I hopped off the train at Walford and I was on my back over to my house when Abi ran over to me crying her eyes out.
" What's Wrong, Abs?"
" It's mum and dad" Abi replied, sobbing as she mentioned their names
" What's happened?" I asked, panic rushing through my body.
" Dad has a wife!" Abi yelled angrily
" What!" I was shouting too at this point.
" He has a wife. Her name is Kirsty. Uncle Derek brought her here." Abi's voice had softened a little.
I couldn't believe it. Uncle Derek brought her here. The man who I thought had changed, who was turning a new leaf.
" Where is mum now, Abs?" I asked
" She's left. She packed a bag and went to Jane's." Abi replied.
" I'm going to Jay's. I can't stand to be anywhere near our house so I will stay at Jay's overnight" Abi added
" Okay, but I will come and find you in the morning." I told her. As much as I wanted to comfort her myself, I knew the only person she would want right now is Jay.
Abi walked away and I watched from the gardens to make sure she got into Jay's safely. I sat on the bench staring at the tree in the middle of the sqaure. It was dark but the streetlights helped you see. I was broke out of my trance by my Uncle Derek, he sat beside me and told me it would be alright.
" Alright! Alright!" I shouted. " How is it going to be alright?. You just brought my dad's secret wife to Walford. How could you do that to us?. To me?" I questioned. I couldn't believe that he would stoop so low. I thought he was the one who would protect me and look out for me, but no, he's just like my dad. Messing with everyone's head.
" I never done this in spite of you Lauren. Your dad is the one to blame for all of this. If he didn't get married in the first place then we wouldn't be in this mess, would we?" He chuckled. He had an evil grin on his face, it was something that I had never seen before, until now.
" Ohh yeah before I forget, I talked to Joey and he told me what you did to his mum." I said, regretting the words as soon as they came out of my mouth.
" What did he say?. You know he's a manipulative liar. He probably wanted to get into your knickers and wanted to get you away from me." Derek replied, that evil grin appearing like it did two minutes earlier.
" What!" I shouted " Joey is my cousin, that would be disgusting" I added. I wasn't disgusted though, he never felt like a cousin. And that kiss. Well that was something else, something i'd never felt before. I was about to walk away until Derek grabbed my arm and pulled me back.
" Don't be nasty little girl. I've been all Mr Nice until now"
I pulled my hand out of his grip and ran to the tube station. I waited for a train to come, the last one was due in five minutes. I knew where I was going to go but I didn't know how the person would react to me being there.
I paid for the taxi and knocked on the door quietly, due to it being one o'clock in the morning.
" Who is it?" I heard the person ask from the other side of the door.
" Uhmm... It's Lauren. Your cousin." I replied
Joey opened the door, his eyes were barely open and it was obvious that I had woken him out of his sleep.
" Sorry" I said. I started to cry; the events of the night catching up to me. Joey put his arms around my body and stroked the back of my head.
" It's okay" Joey replied, wiping the tears away from my face.
" What's happened?" Joey added, grabbing my wrists gently. I winced in pain when he touched my right wrist. Joey lifted the sleeve of my jumper up to my elbow and he inspected my wrist. " Who done this to you?" Joey asked, with a hint of anger through his voice.
" No-one. It was a mistake" I lied
" It doesn't look like a mistake. Who done this?" Joey asked me again, getting angrier this time.
" Your dad" I replied, quietly
" Derek!" Joey shouted " I'm gonna kill him"
" No!. Joey please, don't. I'm pretty sure my dad is gonna kill him anyway." I said
" Why?. What's he done to your dad?" Joey asked, curiously.
" Well that's why i'm here. My dad has a secret wife. He never told anyone except from Derek. Derek brought her to Walford and now my mum has left with my little brother to go live with her friend in Wales. What am I meant to do ?. I can't leave Walford now. I'm gonna have to look after Abi from now on." I cried. How did my life get so messed up in the space of one night?
" Come here" Joey motioned for me to sit next to him on the two seatered couch. I sat next to him and he put his two arms around my waist and put my head on his chest. We lay there for a couple of hours, in selence and darkness. It should have felt wrong, cuddling your cousin like this, but it didn't.
I eventually broke the silence, wanting to change the subject.
" So, I never pegged you as someone who would have a girlfriend" I said, breaking the silence between us.
Joey sat up and looked at me confusingly.
" Why not?" Joey asked. " Anyway it's not serious" He added
" Well from what I heard, you were a ladies man." I said. " And how's it not serious?" I asked.
Joey was laughing to himself at my ladies man comment.
" It's just a bit of fun. Just like all the girls I go out with." Joey replied
" So what's her name?" I asked
" Lucy" Joey replied
" No second name?" I chuckled
" Haha very funny. I don't know her second name. I'm not really bothered to be honest." Joey said
" Wow!. You really don't commit do you?" I asked
" Nope. The only commitments I have is; to my mum, Alice and work." Joey replied. I knew he was being serious as there was no emotion to his voice.
" I wish it were that simple for me" I replied, yawning.
" You tired?" Joey asked
" Yeah, I should go" I replied
" No it's fine. Take Alice's room. You can borrow a tee-shirt from me." Joey said, smiling.
" Okay, I will just text my dad and tell him that i'm staying at a mate's from college." I replied, smiling back at him.
I text my dad and then turned my phone off. I walked back into the livingroom, Joey had already got me a clean shirt to put on.
" Here" He said, throwing me his shirt.
" Thanks" I replied
Joey's P.O.V
I threw Lauren the tee-shirt and she thanked me for it. I thought she was gonna go change in the bathroom but I was shocked, and a little turned on when she started getting changed in front of me.
She took her jacket off first, and then her top. She then proceeded to take her jeans off aswell. I stood at the door watching her every move. Her body was perfect; curvy but not fat, skinny but not boney. I was too busy checking her out to notice that she was smirking at me.
" like what you see?" She asked, cockily
Lauren broke me from the trance her body had put me in.
" Yeah, I was just admiring... the couch" I replied. Couch?. I question myself, why in the hell did I say couch?
Lauren chuckled to herself and put the tee-shirt over her body.
" Show me to Alice's room?" Lauren questioned
I agreed and took her hand, walking up the stairs.
Sorry if there are spelling mistakes. I kinda rushed this chapter. Hope you like :)