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Tanya rounded on Max, as Lauren walked out of the front door with Joey and slammed the door shut.

'Why the hell did you say that for? We might've lost our daughter now thanks to you!' she shouted at him. Max, still aware that Alice was stood near them, sent her away.

'Alice, go check on Abi and Make sure she's okay' he said, not taking his eyes off his wife. Alice rushed up the stairs, leaving Max and Tanya to sort their problem. Max walked into the living room, Tanya following and shutting the door.

'So come on then. How did you stumble up this? Did you catch them in bed and think nothing of it?' he snapped at her. Tanya sat down and ran a hand through her hair, sighing.

'The night of the crash… Lauren told me everything, but she made me swear not to tell you because she knew how you would take it!' she said, looking up at Max

'I don't care if she wanted to keep it from me! She's my daughter and he's my nephew and its wrong! I let him in our house and put a roof over his head and he repays me by sleeping with our daughter, who is also his cousin!' shouted Max, breathing heavily.

'She loves him, Max! And he loves her! These last few weeks of Lauren going out of control are because of me and Derek!'

'How does Derek play a par tin this?' asked Max, after a few minutes silence. Tanya sighed.

'The night of the crash… Lauren was driving the car because he and Joey were running away to be together… they crashed and Joey lied to the police to protect her, as Derek had told Lauren that if she told the police she was driving, she would go to prison… After that, Derek knew that I knew everything about the relationship to truth of the crash and blackmailed me into keeping Joey and Lauren apart' said Tanya

'How?' asked Max

'I had to do everything Derek said in order for him to keep the statement he made about the crash, saying that Joey was driving, otherwise, he told the police the true or Lauren would facing prison sentence' said Tanya. She looked back up at Max, who looked visibly stunned…

Joey looked at Lauren in shock, his head going from Lauren to Derek and back to Lauren.

'Joey, it wasn't me! I swear it wasn't me!'

'Then why are your hands covered din blood?' Joey asked her. Lauren stayed quiet

'Lauren?' asked Joey, wanting an answer

'I can't… I can't say'. Joey pursed his lips, and then seemed to suddenly snap into reality, as he suddenly took control over the situation.

'Wash your hands! Now!' he said, grabbing her and pulling her to the sink, turning the tap on. They watched as the blood washed away down the plug hole. He handed her a towel and she dried her hands.

'We've got to get you another t shirt' he said, seeing the blood on the shirt. He grabbed her hand and their bag and headed for the stairs, shutting the kitchen and the front door as they did. He pulled her upstairs and into Alice's room, switching on the light. He unzipped the bag and pulled out one of Lauren's shirt and chucked it to her. She caught it and got changed, Joey stuffing the blood stained t shirt to the bottom of the bag.

'Joey, I'm scared' Lauren said, as she sat on the edge of the bed. Joey immediate sat down next to her and pulled her to him.

'It'll be okay, I promise, but you need to tell me what happened' said Joey. Lauren shook her head and bit her lip

'I can't, not yet. I need time' she whispered. Joey sighed and made a mental note to question her later.

'Right, we've got to do something. We've got to act normal and we need to phone the police and an ambulance' said Joey, getting to his feet, but Lauren pulled him back to her and crushed their lips together in a passionate but rough kiss. He pulled away when air became an absolute need.

'Ready?' he asked, trying to calm his thoughts down and himself down, before straightening himself out. Lauren nodded and got to her feet as well, nodding. They headed back downstairs and Lauren stopped as the reality of what happened hit her like a ton of bricks. She staggered back, just as Joey started dialling for the police and ambulance

'I'm sorry, Joey' she said, before wrenching the door open and running from the house as full speed.

'LAUREN! DON'T DARE! GET BACK HERE!' Joey screamed. He dropped the phone and rushed after her, not knowing Alice was about to head home from the Branning residence…

Alice walked out of the Branning house and down the steps, hearing faint shouting in the distance. She looked round and shrugged her shoulders and headed home. She put her hands in her coat pocket as she shivered in the freezing night air. She carefully hurried along the pavement to her house and up the pathway, stopping when she noticed the door wide open.

'Hello? Anyone here?' she shouted, carefully edging inside the house. She checked the living room and listened.

'Hello?' she shouted. She quietly headed for the kitchen, swinging the door open and coming face to face with a sight that would forever be embedded forever in her mind…

Max and Tanya weren't speaking. They were in their own little worlds, thinking over the last few hours, when urgent banging broke their trance. Max frowned and opened the door to Fatboy.

'You've got to come! It's Derek…' he said. Max and Tanya frowned, and then they spotted rapid response and an ambulance outside of Derek's house. Max suddenly broke into a run and past the police, who had just arrived.

'Sir! You can't go in there!' one of them said, holding Max back

'THAT'S MY BROTHER!' he shouted, managing to break free of their grasp and rushing into the house, through to the kitchen, seeing Alice shaking like a leaf and Derek in a pool of blood, been treated.

'Time of death…10:32pm' said a medic. Alice let out a heart wrenching screaming and Max fell back against the doorframe in shock…

Joey didn't have a clue where he or Lauren was. Joey had managed to chase her, but he lost her when he needed to stop and catch his breath. The sound of someone sobbing reached his eyes and he followed the sound, eventually coming face to face with Lauren.

'Lauren! Lauren, please you have to tell me what happened!' said Joey, dropping to his knees besides her, relived that she was okay.

'I didn't kill him…. I didn't' said Lauren. Joey sighed and was about to lose his patience with her, when he saw something what made him freeze.

'What's that on your neck?' he asked pushing her hair out of the way, over her shoulder to reveal hand prints round her neck. Joey looked horrified and looked at Lauren, who just crumbled and burst into tears.

'He tried… he tried to stop me leaving the house. I was so scared. He threw me against the table and wrapped his hands round my throat… I hit him, but he wouldn't let go of me and I panicked…' she trailed doff, her breathing getting shallower.

'Lauren, please. I have to know... your doing so well…' Joey whispered, cradling her face in his hands. Lauren's eyes suddenly fluttered shut and she went limp in his arms.

'Lauren? Lauren, wake up! LAUREN! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?' he shouted, fear lacing his voice. He grabbed her bag and emptied the contents to see a broken vodka bottle and an empty tablet bottle. His hand went to her wrist and pulled up the sleeve of her jacket.

'Jesus... Lauren, please don't do this!' he sobbed, applying pressure to her wrist, before digging around in his pocket for his phone, only just having signal.

'Ambulance please! It's an emergency! My girlfriend... I think she's tried kill herself' cried Joey, gathering Lauren up in his arms and kissing her head, praying that the ambulance could track them down...

All will be revealed soon :D Meanwhile, R&R X