Sorry for the lateness of posting... I've been busy writing a new story all day - which I hope to start posting this week (once this story is done). And I've just had some pretty major internet issues... in that I didn't have any! Anyway, (finally) here's the next chapter - I think you'll like it... Enjoy!

Chapter 38: My Girl.

Joey and Lauren walked up to the door of their flat, getting there before their sisters and some of their friends so they could make sure everything was okay before they started moving in. Joey unlocked the door but paused before opening it. He turned to Lauren and then bent down and picked her up in his arms.

"Joey! What are you doing?" She shrieked, drawing the attention of several people.

"It's our first place together and I thought I should carry you over the threshold..." he told her with a smile.

"I thought that was supposed to be when you get married... not moving in together."

"Then I'll do it again then..." he told her, smirking when he saw the shock on her face.

"Is that a proposal?" she whispered.

"No, baby... When I do propose... you will definitely know about it, don't worry." He murmured to her and her face reddened and she bit her lip. He groaned as he saw her do that and he kissed her softly. "Let's get inside and see what we need to do." He pushed open the door and carried her inside.

Lauren wrapped her arms around his neck as he lowered her feet to the floor and she kissed him deeply. "I love you..." she breathed against his lips, smiling before adding, "And when you ask... I'm going to say yes."

He smiled at her and kissed the tip of her nose softly. "We'd better look around before everyone starts turning up with our things." He said gently. He took her hand in his and led her through the flat.

"Will we be able to decorate, do you think?" she asked him softly, already imagining how she wanted things to look in her head.

"I'll speak to the estate agent. I can't see it will be a problem as long as we don't do anything too radical."

There was a knock on the front door that indicated their friends and family were here to help them and Lauren went to open it.

*JL*JL*

Lauren shut the door as Abi and Oscar left, leaning gently against it, the tiredness from the last few hours seeping through her bones. A hand brushed aside her hair and two warm lips kissed the back of her neck, making her moan softly. "Joe... I'm too tired..." she whispered.

"Too tired to christen our first home together?" he breathed into her neck as his mouth moved forward.

"Well, when you put it like that..." she murmured. She turned her face towards him and he pressed his lips against hers.

"I've wanted to do this ever since we got here..." he groaned, both of them short of breath.

"I guess the others would've had something to say about it..." she giggled.

"I'm sure they would." He bent down and picked her up, turning and carrying her towards their bedroom.

"This is becoming a bit of a habit, Joe." She said, kissing his neck softly as he walked with her in his arms.

"It's one I can live with..." He lowered her gently to the bed, lying next to her as his mouth met hers in a tender kiss. His hand brushed down her body and slipped under the jumper she was wearing. Her breath faltered as his fingers moved up to her chest and cupped her breast, his thumb brushing over the lace covered peak.

"God, Joe..." she whimpered. Her hands frantically moved to the top of his jeans and undid them, struggling slightly in her haste to free him.

His hand moved to hers and stopped her from moving. "There's no need to rush, baby." He reminded her, "We have all the time in the world..."

"That's not why I'm rushing, babe... I need you..." she kissed his lips, deepening the kiss passionately, "I want you in me now, Joe." She whispered.

"Well, I wouldn't want to disappoint you, baby." He lifted his hand and brushed the side of her face, spending several seconds just staring at her, "but just this once, I am going to..." he whispered. "I'm going to take my time making love to my girl and showing her how she is the best thing to ever happen to me." He told her, his hands starting to slowly and carefully remove her clothes from her body. Lauren stared at him intently and she bit her lip as his hands grazed her skin. He glanced up at her face, leaning forward to kiss her firmly. "I've told you before what that does to me, baby." He breathed against her lips, feeling her smile slightly against his mouth. "It's just going to force me to take my time..." he teased her. She moaned in frustration and he smirked against her mouth. "You brought this on yourself... teasing me with your lip like that."

"Joey... I need you..." she whimpered.

"All good things come to those who wait..." he whispered in her ear as his mouth caressed the soft spot just in front of it.

"I'm not feeling very patient right now..." she moaned, squirming on the bed as his mouth moved slowly across her cheek.

"Relax..."

"I'm not feeling very relaxed either..." she gasped.

"I'll make you so relaxed you won't be able to move, I promise."

Lauren stared up at her boyfriend, watching his face as he continued to kiss her face softly. She was naked now and yet again, Joey was still practically fully clothed... she'd only managed to undo the button on his jeans and half-lower the zipper. He'd somehow managed to completely strip her of her clothes with barely any effort. His mouth was on her neck now, sucking lightly on the spot she knew he'd found on one of their first times together... the one that made her see stars. His hands cupped her breasts, the heat from each palm burning into her skin. Lauren arched her back as he slowly moved lower until he reached one of her breasts. He started by kissing the pale flesh, his lips caressing the underside, gradually climbing up the peak until he reached the nipple. "Joey..." she whimpered as he pulled it into his mouth, sucking on it hard, his hand moving to caress the side of her boob. Lauren was briefly distracted by the beep of her mobile phone that lay in the bedside table.

"Ignore it," he whispered, returning to his previous task.

"It might be important..." she whispered, wriggling on the bed in an effort to reach for her phone.

"Nothing... absolutely nothing is as important as what we are doing now, baby." He said as he lifted his head and looked at her face.

She could see the truth in his words as he looked at her and if she'd been sitting up she would've swooned. "You're right..." she said, smiling at him warmly.

His mouth returned to her nipple and ran his tongue across it over and over, causing Lauren to moan and roll her head back. He moved to her other one and repeated his actions, glancing up at her face and seeing the desire written all over it. His lips drifted lower several minutes later. He could sense that Lauren was very close to breaking and he knew he needed to move on. He sat up and held his hand out to her. There was a definite pause before she placed his hand in hers and let him pull her towards him. He pulled her upright so she was sitting between his legs, with her back to him. Joey had his legs pulled up so his feet were resting on the mattress and he smiled when he saw Lauren rest her arms on his knees. He pushed her hair to one side and her head fell forward, revealing the back of her neck and shoulders to him. Starting at her neck he pressed his lips to her, much like he had done when she was stood by the door. She moaned and he could almost feel her body trembling with desire. "Do you want to come, baby?" he breathed against her skin.

"Yes..." she sighed.

"Touch yourself..."

"But I want you..." she whined.

He smiled against her skin, hearing the need for him in her voice. He moved his mouth to her ear and whispering, "Touch yourself, baby and make yourself come."

"Can't you do it?" she begged him.

"I'm going to watch, baby." He told her softly. She sighed and nodded her head. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her back against his body, her body leaning against his chest. He kissed her temple and left his lips there. "Do it, baby." He moaned. She brushed her left hand down her body until she reached her clit. She pressed on it hard and bit her lip, her hips shifting slightly. "Slowly, baby..." he reminded her.

"Can't Joe..."

"You can..." he told her, his right hand reaching for hers and gripping it gently. She eased the pressure on her clit and he kissed her jaw tenderly, "Good girl..." Her body was tense as she sat against him but as she started to circle two fingers around the nub she began to relax. "That's it, baby..."

"I still need you, Joe." She breathed.

"You're doing fine on your own..." he told her. "Move your fingers down and tell me what you feel..."

She did as he told her and her legs fell open slightly as she brushed her fingers across her opening. "So wet..." she sighed.

"Brush your fingers inside..." he said. He watched as she did as he'd said. "I want to taste..." he breathed against her neck and he felt the shiver that ran down her spine. Lauren lifted her hand and she moaned when he sucked her first two fingers into his mouth, his tongue sweeping around them, licking them clean and that action alone almost made her come, never mind anything else she was doing. He pulled them from this mouth and kissed her fingertips softly. This time he guided her hand down to her opening himself. She sighed as her fingers grazed past her clit. Joey moved his legs so they were lying on the mattress and Lauren quickly moved her legs so they were resting on top of his. She shifted down slightly and her legs opened further. Joey could tell she was getting into this now. He no longer needed to tell her what to do. Her fingers were running back and forth across her opening and every now and again one would slip inside and she'd sigh. "Does that feel good, baby?" he asked her in a whisper.

"Mmm..." she sighed. Her eyes were shut but they opened as his hand ran up her body and he grasped a nipple between a finger and thumb, twisting it gently. She cried out his name and arched her back, pressing her chest into his hand. His hand released her peak and he cupped the same boob in the palm of his hand, his thumb brushing backwards and forwards across the peak. "Joe..." she whimpered.

"Push a finger inside, baby." He told her, smiling as she eagerly followed his instruction. "Now use your thumb..." he murmured. Her thumb settled on the clit and he felt her tense slightly. "You're nearly there, aren't you, baby?"

"Yes..." she sighed. Her head turned and she kissed the base of his neck gently.

"Another finger..." His voice was barely audible but she heard him. She gasped as she did as he asked. "You can go faster now... I want you to come for me..." Her hand moved faster and he could see the way her body was shaking. He watched as she pressed hard on her clit and he felt her break apart before he even heard her cry out his name, her head rolling back on his shoulder as her hips shifted repeatedly against her hand. She stopped moving, her entire body still as she tried to steady her breathing. "Do you still want me, baby?" he asked in a whisper.

"Always..." she sighed, not moving from where she was laying.

"Can you sit up for me?" he asked. She shook her head and he kissed her shoulder. He lifted her and slid out from behind her, laying her back on the mattress. Her eyes were still closed until he moved off the bed and started to strip. He could feel the heat of her gaze on him as he pulled off his T-shirt. He undid the remainder of his jeans and shoved them down his legs, stepping out of them and kicking them to one side. He looked at where she was lying and saw her watching him through hooded eyes, her hand starting to move slowly in and out of her body again. Her eyes were focused on his groin and he knew she could see the erection that was pressing eagerly against the front of his boxers. "See something you like, baby?" She nodded, her lip between her teeth breaking his calm facade and making him quickly remove his underwear so he stood naked before her. He heard her sigh as she stared at his length, standing proud from his body, her gaze only making his arousal more prominent. He stepped towards the bed and he could feel her eyes watching his every move. Her hand stopped moving as he stood at the end of the bed and then knelt between her legs. He pushed his body forward, using his upper body strength to hover his body over her. Lauren stared into his eyes, the passion reigniting in their depths quickly. One shift of his hips and he was at her entrance, her fingers brushing him as she pulled her hand away. She moaned as he slowly inched inside her, her body already tightening on him just from that one act. He rested his weight on his forearms as they moved either side of her head and he started to move slowly in and out of her body, making love to her as tenderly as he could. She lifted her leg and Joey caught it in his hand, stopping her from wrapping it around his waist. Instead he pushed it to her chest and she gasped as he moved deeper inside her. She looked at him and then moved her other leg so it mirrored her first. Joey watched her face, seeing a small amount of pain hidden in the depths of her eyes. "You okay, baby?" She nodded and closed her eyes. "I need to hear you say it..."

"I'm fine..." she murmured but he didn't miss the wince as he pushed back into her.

"No, you're not." He had stopped moving now.

"Just sensitive..." she whispered, her face flushing at her admission.

"Do you want me to stop?"

"If you do, I may kill you..." she growled... a sound that turned him on and made his hips shift automatically. "Ahhh..." she sighed, closing her eyes and biting her lip.

Joey had to close his eyes when he saw her do that but he forced them open again and watched her face, studying how she was reacting to what he'd just done. He noticed the soft smile on her face and that she'd released her lip. He realised her sensitivity was because she was desperate to come and he decided he'd strung this out enough... it was time to be good to his girl. He pushed his body up and she looked at him in concern. "Don't worry, baby..." He flexed his hips and she gasped. His hands ran down her body and he took her hips in his hands. "Are you ready?" he asked tenderly, wanting to check one last time that he shouldn't be stopping. She nodded, love shining from her eyes. He pulled out of her almost entirely and hovered at her entrance, holding her gaze. She pulled her knees closer to her chest and he felt her body tighten around his tip. He pushed back into her and felt her body spasm slightly. Her body was gripping his length and if the sight of her as she lay beneath him hadn't already pushed him to the brink of coming, what her body was doing most definitely would've done. So much for him taking his time doing this.

"Joe... please..." she whispered. He lowered his head and kissed her passionately, his hips moving and they both moaned into each other's mouths as they both edged closer. A couple of minutes later Lauren cried out his name loudly, her nails digging into his back. Joey was very close behind her with his peak, his face buried into her neck as he moaned her name and after he collapsed on top of her he sucked on her skin at the base of her neck gently. He didn't think he could love anyone more than he loved her at that moment.

TBC

A/N: So that was pretty hot, right? Hope you liked it... let me know.

COMING SOON... TO A FAN FIC SITE NEAR YOU... DIRTY DANCING... Oh yes!

2 CHAPTERS TO GO...