Chapter 54
Lauren's p.o.v
"Yer i think I'm going to need to believe nothing is going to happen between you and Joey for the next 20 years... At least" Bradley groaned before throwing himself down in the chair, him having got up to grab his jumper from beside me, Stacey picking Lilly up before going over and sitting on Bradley's lap as she giggled at his behaviour.
"Can we please change the subject now, cause this is way too awkward" I said laying my head on Joey's chest and closing my eyes.
"That's probably a good idea"
"Anti Yozzy" Lilly shouted suddenly after staring at me for a few minutes and i smiled at her.
"Hey Lily pooh" I cooed and she giggled before holding her arms up to me.
"Cuggles"
"Yes please" I said before getting up and taking her from Stacey and she snuggled up to me straight away.
"I miss ou" She sighed before giving me a sloppy kiss on the cheek.
" I have missed you too" I smiled as i sat back down next to Joey.
"An Dasmine?" She demanded.
"And Jasmine" I confirmed and she clapped her hands while giggling again and then she turned and looked at Joey.
" Uncie Doe, ou miss me?" She asked turning her head to the side.
"Yes i missed you too, Lily" He smiled before leaning over and kissing her on top of the head and then he winked at me.
"Yay" She exclaimed loudly and everyone laughed and then Lily started wriggling cause she wanted to get down, before she made her way over to Fats.
"Heyo" She said waving at him.
"Hello, Lily" He smiled.
"Want cuggles?" She asked holding her arms out.
"Aww" Fats cooed. "Yes please"
"Kay, no tickles,dou, Dada do tickles"
"Okay" He chuckled before wrapping his arms around her gently when she walked into his arms.
"Ou name?"
"My Name?" Fats asked confused and she nodded. "Oh, I'm Fat boy" He smiled.
"F... Fat... Fats... B... Oy... Fats boy?"
"Close enough" He said smiling brightly as Lily clapped her hands.
"Anti Yozzy, uncie Doe, yook its Fats boy"
"That's right" Joey said ruffling her hair gently.
"Yes... Cuggles" She said trying to climb up on his lap and Joey chuckled before lifting her up. "Dasmine too"She murmured resting her head on Joey's chest before laying Jasmine down next to her.
"Okay... How about Lozzy hugs Jasmine and then she can hug us too?"
"Kay..." Lily nodded before passing me her doll.
"Thank you" I said in a baby voice before hugging her Jasmine doll as i moved into Joey's arms so i could snuggle into his side, him wrapping his arms around me as i rested my head on the other side of his chest.
"Heyo anti Yozzy" She waved.
"Hello... Are you okay? Baby" I whispered.
"Yes... Night nights" She yawned as she rubbed her eyes.
"Your tired..?"
"Es..." She murmured her eyes sliding shut as she sighed.
"Hmm... Maybe we should all join in being cuddled up too Joey" Bradley said and i could hear the amusement in his voice. "Is there anymore room there Lo...?"
"No... Joe is mine and Lily's, right Lil's?"
"es, my uncie Doe" She said triumphantly.
"That's right baby" Stacey cooed.
"Fats boy, going to lay too?" She questioned looking over at Fats for a minute.
"Oh no sweetie, there is no room at the moment, besides Joey doesn't want me cuddling up to him..." Fats said him and Joey both chuckling as he did.
"Kay... Ou can cuggle Dasmine den" She smiled taking her from me and passing her over to Fats.
"Thank you... I will" He laughed before taking it and placing it on his chest after pretending to give it kisses. "There we go"
"Yay" She said clapping her hands again as she laid back down but this time she is facing Fats so she can watch him with her Jasmine doll.
"Hey Lozzy" Oscar whispered from the doorway, about half an hour later as we sat here watching, Just my luck, Abi's choice, but for some reason she hasn't even been down here watching it, Clearly Oscar was trying not to wake Lily so he whispered, which is really sweet, but she is all cuddled up to Joey's chest so i doubt she is going to want to wake up any time soon anyway... I know i don't in the morning...
"Hey, are you alright? Oscie" I asked smiling as i cleared my throat a little.
"Yer... Are you staying tonight?"He asked, his eyes lighting up at the thought.
"Yes i am" I said and he smiled wildly at me and i couldn't help but smile back as he did.
"Yay" He said jumping up and down. " Can we play superheros then? And Joey can do the voice to my book?"
"I'm sure we can do all that, but we have to wait for Joey to stop being lazy and get up first" I said whispering the last part and Joey tightened his arms around me as i did and as i looked around i knew he was awake cause he was smirking as his head was laid on the back of the sofa and he has his eyes closed. "Huh, i think he might already be awake" I whispered.
"Really?"
"Yer... I think i should find out though, Don't you ?"
"Yer" He giggled.
"Okay" I smirked before turning to face Joey and i started tickling him, he smiled as i did , Lily wriggling to get closer to him before her eyes fluttered open.
"Heyo" She whispered.
"Hey Lily" I smiled as i moved her hair out of her face.
"I... Seepy"
"I know you are" I smiled. "And so is Joey, do you want to help me wake him up?"
"Mmm..." She murmured before getting up slightly and she started tapping him on the chest. "Uncie Doe, wakes up"
"Yer wake up!" I smirked before poking him in the chest and he chuckled before opening his eyes.
"I'm awake" He said before rolling his eyes at me and i smirked again.
"I know you are i saw you smiling and smirking before" I giggled.
"Of course you did" He said tightening his arms around me again and kissing the top of my head, just as my dad came back into the room.
"Dinners ready" He said before smiling as Lily put her arms up to him.
"Gandad"
"Come on then, Princess. Lets go and get you in you chair while auntie Lauren and uncle Joey wake themselves up a bit" He chuckled.
"Kay... Fats boy, come" She said tugging on his top as my dad picked her up off Joey chest.
"Okay, baby L ,Lets go" Fats smiled as he stood up before following my dad and Lilly out of the room...
"Come on lazy Lolly, its time for dinner" Bradley said a few minutes later as he tapped my foot as it rested on the coffee table. "And you Joe"
"All right Bradders, we are coming" I groaned sitting up straight.
"I'll wait for you then" He said stopping in the doorway and i rolled my eyes.
"Seriously" Stacey said raising her eyebrows at him. "Leave them alone for a minute Bradley, they have probably had no time alone at all today"
"That's a good thing"
"We are leaving them alone" She said firmly as she tugged on his hand. "We will see you at the table"
"But..." He said, only to groan when Stacey dragged him down the hallway.
"Alone at last" Joey chuckled as he cupped my face. "Does this mean i can kiss you now"
"Yes please" I smirked before sighing happily when he kissed me passionately.
2 hours later...
"Do you want to play superheros with us Fatboy?" Oscar asked as we all sat in my room ready to play.
"Are you sure you want me to play? I don't really know how is goes"
"Don't worry we will show you and you can be my friend, and we have to save Princess Lily and Lozzy from Super Joe, who is going to be the bad guy" He stated.
"Why am i the bad guy?" Joey asked pouting.
"Cause i was at your house" Oscar said pocking his tongue out at him.
"Fine then... I HAVE YOU NOW PRINCESS" Joey boomed as he grabbed hold of me.
"We aren't even playing yet, super Joe..." Oscar frowned.
"But i already have the princess" He pouted before leaning forward and kissing me on the cheek.
"Not for long, J dude... Don't worry baby girl, i will save you" Fats said as Joey grabbed my hand and we ran to the other side of the room and i still had Lily in my arms who was giggling loudly...
3 in the morning...
I slipped out of bed as quietly as i could so i could go and get a glass of water, seen as my throat feels really dry ever since i woke up to my phone falling on the floor. Joey frowned in his sleep as he moved closer to my side of the bed, before saying my name softly which made me smile as i slipped my fluffy dressing gown on before heading downstairs...
"Dad" I said jumping a few minutes later as i turned the light on in the kitchen to see him sat at the table.
"Lauren, what are you doing awake at this time?" He frowned.
"Oh, i need a glass of water... What about you?"
"I'm just thinking... I really have missed you, you know that don't you?"
"Yer... And i know now that you would have told me before if you could"
"Yer i would... And the last thing i ever want if for my babies to leave me , but i have no choice and i really have no idea why your mum is doing this to me"
"Cause she can...She's definitely as lot different from the person i thought she was and maybe if i hadn't been so involved with my friends and everything i would have realized the way she is... A lot sooner"
"Hey, this isn't your fault babe... You should be out having fun with your friends , not having to deal with mine and your mums problems and i want you to know i have honestly tried to stop this... But if i don't do as Phil says, he will tell that womans husband and he will come after you, Abs and Oscar to get to me , at least if you are with your mum you are safe"
"But i don't want to be with her... I want to be here with Joe... And everyone else of course , do you think i should talk to her and tell her i know , she will have to let us stay then, wont she?" I asked hopefully.
"No babe, you can't do that... You have to promise me you wont"
"Why?..."
"Cause she said if i ever tell you or Abs she will go to the police straight away and if i go to prison then i can't protect you, so please Lauren, you have to promise"
"Okay, i promise" I sighed... Us sitting in silence for a good few minutes after that.
"Can i ask you something ?" Dad asked breaking the silence with a sudden smile on his face.
"Sure..."
"Is there something going on between you and Joey?"
"What?" I asked my eyes widening.
"I have seen the small touches between you 2 and you seem a lot closer then you were before..."
"Would you be mad if there was something going on?" I asked nervously.
"Of course not, why would you think that?"
"You said me and Abs are smart cause we aren't interested in any of the boys around here..."
"Yes and you are, but Joey isn't just any boy babe, you 2 have always been so close and Joey has had the biggest crush on you for at least 5 years now, i would have been surprised if you didn't end up together... I just loved the thought of you staying my little princess for a while longer... But Joey is exactly the sort of boy i want you to be with cause i know he will always love you and take care of you which are 2 of the most important things to me when it come to my children" He smiled.
"Really?"
"Yes really... You are my baby, Lauren and all i have ever wanted is for you to be happy, and clearly Joey is very good at making you happy and that is all that matters"
"I love him" I whispered smiling.
"You do huh? Does he know"
"Uh huh and he loves me too"
"Oh, i know that babe and i have for quite a while now"
"Oh..."
"But if he does hurt my princess ever , i hope you know that i will still kill him , just like i would any other boy that hurt you" He said and i giggled slightly.
"I know... But he would never hurt me dad, this is Joe we are talking about after all, he is the sweetest guy ever"
"If you say so" He smirked. "Now come on get some water and then go back to bed, its really late"
"Okay, i love you daddy" I said going over and hugging him as we both stood up.
"I love you too, my little princess, sweet dreams" He said kissing me on top of the head before heading up to bed , me grabbing a glass of water quickly before i headed back up myself.
5 minutes later...
"Where did you go?" Joey asked wrapping his arms around me as i slipped back into bed next to him.
"Just to get a drink... And then i got talking to my dad"
"Oh... Is everything okay baby?"
"Yer everything's good" I smiled before leaning up and kissing him softly.
"Good... Are you sleepy?"
"Yer" I breathed as i rested my head against his chest.
"Lets get some sleep then and we can talk some more about your talk with your dad in the morning"
"Okay, i love you Joe"
"I love you too baby" He said kissing my forehead before snuggling closer to me and my eyes slid shut as he did...
11 in the morning...
"Lauren..." I heard someone say, but i just groaned before turning over and cuddling closer to Joey before frowning... Normally he is the only one that wakes me up. "Lauren" I heard a chuckle and i groaned again before slowly opening my eyes.
"Fats" I frowned as i turned my head slightly and looked at him. "Why are you waking me up, has something happened?"
"No baby girl" He said chuckling slightly.
"Then why are waking me its way too earlier for me to be getting up" I pouted before burying my head in Joey's chest and Fats laughed.
"I'm sorry baby girl, your dad just told me to tell you he is making us some breakfast and it will be ready soon..."
"Oh okay... Well, I'll wake Joey and then we will come down" I smiled my eyes sliding shut as i did.
"Of course you will" He said chuckling again. "I'll see you in a bit" He whispered, me hearing the door shut a few seconds later and i pulled the covers further around us...
Half an hour...
"Oh hey Joe..." I smiled stretching as i moved away from him slightly having just woken up again, and Joey smiled at me before pulling me into him and kissing me softly.
"Good morning baby..."He said before kissing me again. "You hungry, your dad has made us some breakfast hasn't he?"
"Oh erm, yer... Hang on a sec were you awake when Fats came in?" I asked narrowing my eyes at him.
"Maybe..." He shrugged. "But i think it would be a little weird if Fats had come in and seen me watching you sleep"
"Ah, so you admit watching me sleep is weird" I smiled.
"Erm, no... Its perfectly normal especially with how incredible beautiful you are but i don't think he would have seen it that way"
"You are too sweet to me sometimes..."
"I'm only telling the truth" He chuckled. "Now do i get to make out with beautiful girlfriend before we have to go and join everyone else cause i am really missing spending alone time with you..." I waited until he had stoped talking before smiling slightly as i leaned up and crashed our lips together. My hands going to his back and pulling him down so he is laying on top of me and he groaned, someone banging on the door seconds later caused him to jump off me and i couldn't help but giggle as he did.
"Right come on Lolly and you Joey, i think you have spent enough time in there on your own" Bradley shouted through my door and i rolled my eyes.
"He hates us doesn't he? that is the only reason he wouldn't let us stay in here and kiss for longer" Joey said pouting just as Bradley came in the room and i frowned at him as i pulled the duvet around me tighter.
"Bradders , what do you think your doing?, don't just walk into my bedroom" I frowned.
"I didn't think you heard me so i came in here to make sure you are awake"
"Make sure we weren't doing anything we shouldn't be, more like" I snapped.
"Well yes, that too" He admitted. "You are only 15 after all and trust me i know how 15 year old boys minds work"
"I am aware of how old i am , you don't need to keep telling me and we weren't doing anything wrong we were just sitting here talking, but if we were doing something then it would be none of your business" I said my voice raising a little more then probably needed.
"I am only trying to protect you Lo, it is my job after all and as much as i can I'm going to make sure nothing happens between you until you are at least 16" He said firmly and i rolled my eyes again.
"Just get out of my room Bradley" I sighed.
"I will in a minute, when you 2 have gotten out of bed" He stated folding his arms as he stood in the doorway of my room waiting.
"NOW" I shouted and Stacey walked straight in the room as i did and she sighed as she did.
"What are you doing in here? you told me you were going down to see if you can warm up some milk for Lily, seen as she is being really grumpy at the moment... But no instead you come in here and bother Lauren and Joey who are clearly really annoyed with you at the moment" She said folding her arms before sighing heavily and then leaving the room and shaking her head.
"Stace..." He sighed. "Come on don't be mad at me baby, i just want to protect Lauren"
"Well... I don't think Lauren would let Joey hurt her, besides at least they are not doing what we were at 15, then you should be worried" She hissed and my eyes widened.
"Oh gross" I exclaimed as i covered my face.
"Ha... Your brother was so having sex at 15, no wonder he wants to make sure we aren't" He laughed.
"Its not funny Joe... Its disgusting and i so never wanted to know that" I said pretending to be sick and he laughed again.
"Well its a good job we aren't planning on telling him about what we get up too cause i have a feeling he wont want to know that either and of course there is the fact that i think he would kill me"
"He wouldn't kill you Joe, although my dad probably would"
"But he doesn't know about us..."
"Um..." I said smiling sheepishly.
"Lo..." He frowned. "Your dad doesn't know about us right?"
"He kind of guessed last night when we spoke..." I said nervously. "Sorry Joe, i was going to deny it but he looked really happy when he asked"
"So he's okay about us being together?"
"Yer it seems that he already knew you liked me way before you said anything just like everyone else... I really have no idea how everyone knows i mean how did i miss it if it was really that obvious"
"Cause you just saw me as a best friend and although it drove me crazy being so close to you , i still loved the way we were" He smiled as he pulled me into a hug.
"I loved it too... But i love us being together even more,do you think even if you hadn't told me how you feel we would still have ended up together?"
"Of course" He smirked. "Besides there is no way you would have been able to resist me forever, I'm too amazing for that"
"That's true" I nodded before kissing him softly, my eyes sliding shut as i did...
Hey everyone :) I'm really sorry that it has taken me longer then i was expecting to update... but i have had a really bad day today so i thought posting might cheer me up a bit... that is if you are all still interested in reading, i have noticed a bit of a dip in reviews lately so i think some of you might be getting board of it and i might not be writing it as well as i have in the past which I'm sorry for if I'm honest i have been struggling a bit lately ... I hope your not getting board... but i just want to say a big thank you to everyone who has been reviewing cause I'm now up to 400 reviews and that means a lot to me.
So Max is okay with them being together , do you think he is going to warn Joey not to hurt his little princess? And who thinks Bradley is being a little too overprotective ? or do you think he just wants to protect his Lolly? Please leave me a review a let me know what you think i love hearing your feedback... the next chapter will hopefully be next week sometime, that is if you want more please leave a review to let me know... if not i guess i will hopefully see you in my next story...
Thank you to all the guest reviewers of the last chapter for your reviews i hope you enjoy this chapter.
Thank you to MS: for your review I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter :) They certainly do love each other... and it so sweet that its the only story you are reading on here, that means a lot i hope you enjoy this chapter x
Thank you for reading as always and I'll maybe be back next week.
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P.s: I'm just about to go through all my stories and delete some of them cause my best friend doesn't really have time to do them anymore and there are some i don't but i will be keeping A love that lasts a lifetime and maybe one other and of course this one if you guys still want it.
