So, some of you wanted an extra chapter haha.. So I decided to do this one.. It's only short though:)
Fresh start
I kept a tight hold of Lauren in my arms, still crying along with max and Tanya too. All that we'd been through, this couldn't end now, what was I supposed to without her.
I looked down at her and I swear her hand squeezed mine, probably my imagination though because its what I wanted more than anything.
I brought her body close to mine, hugging her tightly, just needing to feel her body close to mine one last time.
"Joey, I think it's best we left, she's gone and your just torturing yourself" max said. "No! I can't, I need her, I love her" I told him. "I know" he said, sitting back down, not wanting to argue. "Darling Lauren loved you too, she'd want you to move on and be happy" Tanya said. I hope she wasn't being serious, there would never be nobody else, I loved Lauren. "What?" I asked. "Tanya!" Max snapped in disbelief. "I love Lauren, nobody else" I told her.
And that's when it happend, I knew it couldn't be my imagination this time, she squeezed my hand and I was certain this time. "She's squeezing my hand" I said panicking. "Joey, it's in your head" max sighed. "No, no it's not" I said, still panicking. Max went to sigh again but was interrupted by Lauren coughing.
"Oh my god" Tanya sobbed. "Lauren, baby? Can you hear me?" I asked. Tanya just stood there frozen to the spot not quite sure what was happening.
"Joey?" Lauren sobbed. "It's okay, it's okay" I told her. "I thought I was dead, joey what's happening?" "Shh" I said not being able to stop the tears.
Before I knew max had even gone anywhere he was running back into Lauren's room with a doctor. "How you feeling Lauren?" The doctor asked her. "Okay, normal I guess" she told him. "That's good isn't it" I asked. "I'm sorry but nothing's changed" the doctor told us. "How can nothing have changed! She's awake!" Max shouted, getting angry.
"She still has the cancer, there's nothing we can do to change that, I'm afraid Lauren was just sleeping before" the doctor told us all. This was like some cruel joke, so we thought she had died and we would have to go through it all over again.
Everyone fell into a silence, taking it all in. "But I feel fine! I don't feel like I'm dying! I'm not dying!" Lauren shouted. I pulled her into a hug, trying to calm her down, it killed me that I couldn't just tell her everything would be okay.
"I don't want to die joey" she sobbed into my chest. I looked over at max and Tanya who were trying to keep it together for Lauren. "I know you don't baby, me either" I told her, stroking her back. "I'm scared joey, I'm really scared" she sobbed. My heart broke as she told me she was scared and I didn't have no words to make it better. I just pulled her so she was sitting on my lap and her head was resting on my chest.
"I love you so much joey, just know that" she told me, then kissing my cheek. "I do, I love you too, more than anything and I always will" I replied, also kissing her cheek. I tightened my grip on her, it was like the tighter I held her, she couldn't be took away from me.
"Wait! Max Tanya!" Sally screamed running down not the hallway, the into Lauren's room. "She's alright, she's gonna be alright" Sally said breathlessly.
So many things had happened today, I wasn't even sure what was going on no more, this could easily be my mind playing tricks on me. This morning I had woken up with the girl I love in my arms, we had made love to each other, then been told she was going to die, we thought she had died and been told she was actually going to die, now this, I don't know what's happening no more.
"W-what do y-you mean" Tanya stuttered. "There's been a mix up with the results, Lauren's cancer hasn't spread, she has the all clear" Sally told us. "For real?" Max asked as smiles painted on everyone's face. She nodded at max, him and Tanya pounced over to us, hugging us both.
"I'm going to be okay?" Lauren cried, looking up at me. "Sure are baby" I said pulling her upwards to sit on my k ee so I could hug her properly.
Max got all Lauren's things into the car as quick as he could and took them home for her, me going with him while Tanya stayed with Lauren. "Ready to go home sweetheart?" Max asked Lauren as we got back to the hospital. "So ready dad" Lauren replied.
We drove until we stopped outside my flat, Lauren's face scrunching up in confusion. "I thought I was going home?" She asked. "You are, well if you want this to be your home, if not then we can just drop joey off" max said. "Really?" She asked. "Babe, we realise your grown up now, you nearly had your life cut short, you need to live your life and do what makes you happy" max told her.
"This is okay with you?" She asked me. "More than okay, it was my idea" I smiled. "Thankyou" she said hugging me. "Off you go then lovers, I expect a visit at least once a week" Tanya smirked. Lauren rolled her eyes and hopped out of the car and into my flat.
"What about all my stuff?" She asked me. "What do you think took me and your dad so long?" I smirked at her. "I love you" she said putting her arms around my neck. "I love you too babe" sighed pulling her into me by her waist.
"Can you believe we've got forever now" she smiled. "Isn't it amazing?" I said kissing her lips, pressing myself into her. She raised an eyebrow, smirking at me. I lifted her up into my arms, her legs wrapping around my waist as my lips attacked hers, I lead us into our bedroom.
This was a fresh start.
There you go:) now this was the last chapter.. Xxxx
