"ok lauren just relax and she should latch on fine" the nurse said as lauren sat up in bed feeding baby branning

"when can I go home?" lauren asked

"hopefully today" the nurse smiled back

Lauren smiled down at her baby girl feeding, never in a million years did lauren think she would be a mum, but she realised it was the best feeling in the world. She continued to feed her baby when she noticed joey stood at the door watching

"whats wrong?" lauren asked

"nothing babe, just such a beautiful sight" joey smiled

"daddys being a perv" lauren said looking down to her daughter

"im not, ignore mummy" joey said stroking her small head

"we still need a name for this little beauty" lauren said looking at joey

"what about Sophia?" joey asked

"I like it, but I wanted something with the meaning beautiful" lauren smiled

"ok so what about sophia belle branning?" joey asked

"belle?" lauren questioned

"its beautiful in Italian" joey laughed

"sophia belle branning" lauren said looking down at the small baby in her arms "its perfect" lauren said looking up at joey

"our little sophia" joey smiled kissing lauren lightly on the lips

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Lauren was allowed home after a few more hours, Tanya came and picked the three of them up. They made their way back to the square, lauren was so nervous, she was worried about people's reactions to sophia. Joey could sense laurens nervousness and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. They pulled up outside no.5 and Tanya got the bags from the car whilst joey got the car seat, lauren climbed out of the car and came face to face with lucy

"so its true" lucy said not giving any emotion away

"yeah it is" lauren said giving a small smile

"everything ok here?" joey asked looking between the two girls

"yeah its fine" lucy said

"joey can you take her inside I'll be in in a minute" lauren smiled to joey and he done as she asked

"look lucy I don't want any arguments or any bitch fights, I just wanna get on with my life" lauren said

"I understand, im sorry for everything, I just never knew you two would end up like this, I guess I still love joey and that's what hurts" lucy explained

"im sorry lucy" lauren said giving her friend a small hug

"its ok, I'll learn to get over it, we should go out soon and celebrate" lucy smiled

"yeah I'd like that" lauren said, before heading up the stairs and inside

"everything ok babe?" joey asked as lauren walked into the lounge

"yeah its all good" lauren smiled

"good" joey replied before giving lauren a kiss.

"so what have you called her?" abi squealed, as she, Tanya and alice all sat cooing around sophia

"we've called her sophia belle branning" joey smiled

"omg that's so lovely" alice smiled

"right come on mrs, someone needs feeding" lauren said leaning down to take her daughter from her carseat.

Lauren sat on the sofa and began to feed sophia, she heard a knock on the door and saw her mum get up to answer it, joey had gone upstairs to unpack the baby bag and laurens bag. Tanya came into the lounge followed by carol,

"what do you want?" lauren asked

"I wanted to apologise" carol replied

"well I don't want your apology, and I don't want nothing more to do with you" lauren said before looking back down to her daughter.

"I think you should go" joey said coming down the stairs, he had heard what lauren had said, Tanya showed carol the door and joey walked into the lounge to see lauren holding sophia,

"you alright?" he asked her

"yeah im fine" lauren said smiling at him

"why don't we all go for a walk?" joey asked

"no I wanna stay at home today" lauren replied

"ok tomorrow then?" joey asked

"yeah maybe" lauren said focusing her attention back to her daughter.

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Lauren and sophia were upstairs having a sleep, joey made his way downstairs to the kitchen where Tanya was preparing dinner

"everything ok love?" Tanya asked as joey walked in

"not really, im worried about lauren, she doesn't wanna take sophia outside, I think she's scared people are gonna have a go at her" joey explained

"just give her time joey, im sure she'll be ok" Tanya tried to reassure him.


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