18th May 2013. Surprise... thought I'd finish the day off properly... Enjoy!

Chapter 55.

Lauren dozed in the front of the car as Joey drove through the streets back to their home. She was feeling very relaxed and had been ever since Joey had done what he did. The car stopped but Lauren didn't have the energy to move. It turned out she didn't need to because Joey opened the car door and lifted her into his arms.

"I'm going to take her upstairs, mum. We'll see you in the morning."

"Night, Joey. Give my love to Lauren when she wakes up."

"I will."

Lauren was only barely aware of the conversation going on around her. She nestled into Joey's arms, feeling his mouth kiss her forehead. He lowered her onto their bed and then he began slowly removing her clothes, "I can undress myself..." she murmured, her eyes still closed.

"I want to..." he whispered to her, sitting her upright and pulling the top off her arms and body. "Mum told me to give you her love."

"I heard, I think..." she smiled as she lifted her eyelids and peeked out at him.

Joey undid her jeans and gently eased them down her legs, Lauren assisting by lifting her hips off the mattress. His hands pulled her socks off her feet and he began to tenderly massage them with his hands, like he'd been shown how to do by Poppy. His wife moaned quietly as he worked on her feet. "Is this nice?" he asked her.

"Mmm..." she whispered. Her eyes opened and she stared at him as he worked. Joey glanced at her and saw the desire in her eyes. "You're wearing too many clothes, baby."

"I'll sort that in a minute." He promised her.

He lifted her foot and kissed the ball of it gently. She giggled, trying to pull her foot away from him. "Stop it," She laughed. "I need you, Joe..." she added softly, her voice filled with desire.

He stood up and quickly stripped off his clothing, "I need you too." He replied. He moved up the bed on his hands and knees, moving so he hovered over her. "How do you want to do this, baby girl? I want you to be comfortable... because this might take a while." He smirked at her before dipping his head to kiss her.

"I don't mind..." she whispered, lifting her head and kissing him.

"Well, let's get the rest of these clothes off you..." he said, shifting his weight back onto his lower legs and easing her into a sitting position too. He gently undid her bra and dropped it on the floor. His hands cupped each breast. They were bigger now and more than filled each palm. They had also increased in sensitivity since her pregnancy began. Normally he would spend more time on them but they were both more eager to get to the main event. He moved his hands to her knickers and lowered them slowly off her hips and down her legs. They were both now naked. "Roll onto your side, baby girl..." he said gently, helping her move. He lay behind her, his hand cupping bump softly. "How is this?" he whispered in her ear.

"Lovely..." she moaned.

His hand moved lower and brushed over her clit, feeling her hips twitch against his, "So very sensitive..." he whispered to her.

"Only for you." She responded, echoing his earlier words to her.

It wasn't long before he pushed himself into her, her top leg now resting on his legs so he could move in and out of her easier. She whimpered as he moved into her, "Okay?" he checked softly.

"Yessssss..." she hissed. "Oh, god, Joe... so good."

"We've only just started, baby girl."

The movement of his hips were slow and deliberate, easing in and out of her. Time seemed to slow for both of them as he tenderly made love to her. Lauren could feel her peak in the horizon and as desperate as she was to reach it, she didn't want this to be over. It had been a long time since it was like this between them. This was magical; it felt like just the two of them left in the world. There was no one trying to hurt them. No Uncle Derek. No Abi. Just the two of them. And bump, of course.

Like with all good things, they must eventually come to an end though and she felt Joey's cock throbbing inside her. His breath was heavy against her neck and it was this combined with the feeling of him pulsing inside her that pushed her over the edge.

"I love you, Joey..." she whispered. "I love you so much. I'm sorry for what I've put you through today."

"You don't need to apologise anymore, baby girl. I've already forgiven you. Let's just move on from it and learn." He wrapped his arms around her waist, his hand settling on her stomach. Bump shifted beneath his large hand again and Lauren chuckled.

"I think we may have woken bump up."

"It does feel a bit like bump is a bit unhappy with us." He agreed as there was a volley of small taps against his hand. "Feels like we've got a little footballer on our hands, baby girl."

"Yeah, if he's anything like his charmer of a dad, we've got a baby Beckham on the way."

Joey brushed his hand across her soft skin and bump eventually settled back down again. "Let's get some sleep, baby." Lauren didn't respond and he realised she'd already taken his advice. He kissed her shoulder lightly and closed his eyes.

TBC

A/N: So there you go... all is well in the life of Mr and Mrs Branning... for now anyway. Back tomorrow... and I mean it this time! :-)