Thanks for all the reviews on the last chapter. Super sorry I haven't updated this in a while. Had new stories in my head, which needed to be written.

Any Glee fans? Check my story 'Fight For Me'

Enjoy :) xx

Two weeks later and Lauren zipped up the last bag. She sighed happily and ran her hand through her long, light brown hair. She was getting out of the clinic and had made the decision to go back home to Joey. She heaved the bag off the bed and flung herself onto it, grabbing her phone as she did.

Sender: Lauren

Joey! Where are you?

She waited a few minutes until she got a reply.

Sender: Joey

Outside, babe. What's with the no kisses?

Lauren rolled her eyes and smirked

Sender: Lauren

Well, where are my kisses then?

A knock at the door broke her game. She grumbled and swung herself up from the bed, heading for the bed. She wrenched it open and just had time to register it was Joey, before he crushed their lips together. He muffled her surprised squeak and walked he backwards into the room, slamming the door shut behind him. They hit the bed in a tangle of limbs, Joeys jacket hitting the floor.

'Joey' Lauren moaned, her fingers raking through his hair. He rolled them over so Lauren was on top and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear.

'I love you' he said, breaking the kiss. Lauren smiled and she rubbed their noses together, before climbing off him.

'Come on, grab that bag and then lets go!' said Lauren excitedly. Joey chuckled and did as she asked...

Two hours later, she arrived back at the house and let herself in.

'Byron? Rich?' she yelled through the house. She sighed in relief as no one answered and rushed upstairs to her room, Joey following her. She walked into her room and saw that all of her possessions where all packed up and ready to be shipped over to England.

'Okay, my Dad is taking are of this... All my clothes are in five suitcases. I have my epic love for you... So, I'm ready to go home' Lauren said. grabbing Joey's hand. Joey smiled.

'Don't you think you should say goodbye to your Mum?' he asked. Lauren pierced him a glare that would've put him six feet under if looks could kill.

'No? Okay, lets go!' Joey quickly said, picking up three of Lauren's suitcases by the handles, flexing his muscles, causing Lauren to stifle a moan.

'Like something you see?' he said, seeing her face expression change and smirking wolfishly. Lauren nodded and grabbed her other suitcase and rushed from the room, Joey chuckling behind her...

'I said stay away from me!' Lauren said loudly, as she stormed into the airport, Joey pushing the trolley of suitcases behind her.

'Lauren, darling please' Tanya protested. Lauren slammed ticket and passport down on the desk and ignored her Mum.

'Lauren...' said Joey tentatively. Lauren glared at him behind her shoulder and pointed to him to put the suitcases onto the belt thing to be weighed.

'I have nothing to say to you! You made your bed, so lie in it' Lauren shot at her mum, who rolled her eyes and grabbed her daughters arm, spinning Lauren round to face her.

'Lauren Branning, you will listen to me right now! What I decide to do with my life is down to me! I am my own person, Lauren. I have a right to make my own decisions, good or bad!' Tanya said, gripping her arm.

'Right, okay. I respect it! I respect your decision to die and leave me, Oscar and Abi without a mother! You won't see me or Abi or Oscar walk down the isle, hold your grandchildren! You know, you always told me and Abi to always to speak our minds... Well, this is me speaking mine! You're been selfish and you know that Abi is going to be jumping down your throat the second I tell your cancer is back and your not having treatment!' said Lauren, grabbing her ticket and passport and storming off through the ticket barrier.

'Joey, get her back here, please!' said Tanya

'I can't, Tanya. I'm respecting Lauren's decision and to be honest, I agree with her. You've got to see it from her point of view, Tanya. She's already seen you go through this once, she doesn't want to lose you from this again. Please, Tanya... Don't you really want your grandchildren to grow wondering where their Grandma is? Or miss seeing Lauren and Abi in their wedding dresses or Oscar in his suit when he gets married? Just think about it, Tanya...' said Joey, flashing her a small smile, before following Lauren through the ticket barrier and disappearing into the crowd, trying to find Lauren...

Lauren collapsed onto Joey's bed three hours later. He landed next to her and laughed.

'You can't be tired after a two and half hour flight' Joey questioned, laughter in his voice. Lauren groaned and rolled on top of him, pressing their lips together.

'I just want to forget... Make me forget, Joey' she whispered against his lips

'Forget what?' he asked, between kisses

'Everything what happened these past few weeks... Like they never existed' said Lauren. Joey puled away sharply.

'I'm not that counseling method on you!' he warned. Lauren rolled her eyes

'For god's sake, Joey. You're my boyfriend, I hope you have other ways of making me forget things, even for a little while' said Lauren, pulling roughly at the buttons on his shirt. He smirked wolfishly and grabbed her waist, rolling her underneath him, silencing her giggles with his lips roughly...

'Thought you said Lauren was coming straight here?' Abi asked her Dad. Max glanced at her over the rim of his beer.

'She is' he said. Max had left two days before Lauren was due to come home, back to Walford, to make sure Abi was okay and get the house tided.

'Well, she's just gone with Joey to his house. Thought you said she a#had something important to tell me?' Abi questioned. Max sighed. obviously, it was going to have to come from him.

'Sit down, Abi' he said, motioning to his left. Abi sighed and sat down.

'What is it?' she asked. Max sighed and clasped Abi's hands in his.

'It's your Mum... The cancer's back' Abi gasped and her eyes slowly filled with tears. She clamped a hand over her mouth, stifling a sob. 'She's not having treatment, Abi' Max continued. Abi's eyes widened on shock. She froze for a minute, before storming for the phone in the hallway. The house was silent for a few minutes.

'MOTHER! HOW DARE YOU!' Abi screamed down the phone...

The next morning, Abi was still mad at what she had found out, but she was even more mad that Lauren hadn't told her. She stormed down the stairs and grabbed her jacket, slamming the front door shut. She breathed heavily and tried to calm herself down. She heard giggling across the Square and saw Lauren and Joey kissing each other goodbye on the doorstep. She watched as Lauren walked the path and towards their house. She smiled when she saw Abi.

'Hey, darling! I'm back. I've got loads to tell you, but first-' Lauren's sentence ended in a shriek as Abi launched herself at her, throwing a slap at her sister's face.

'ABI! GET OFF ME!' Lauren screamed, as she fought back

'WHAT THE HELLS GOING ON HERE?' Joey screamed, as he, Max and Jack rushed over and pulled the fighting sisters apart.

'What the hell was that for?' Lauren shouted at her sister

'HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME ABOUT MUM?' Abi shrieked, trying to attack her sister again, only for Joey to pull Lauren further away from Abi.

'I was just coming to do that now! But you attacked me!' Lauren pointed out

'HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?' Abi screamed

'A FEW MONTHS! The night I called you? I was going to tell, but Mum slapped me and Dads phone broke!' Lauren said truthfully

'A FEW MONTHS? A FEW MONTHS? DID I NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW?' screamed Abi.

'YES! YOU DID! BUT IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, I WAS A BIT MESSED UP!' Lauren retaliated

'THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE!' Abi screamed, before rounding on Max 'HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?'

'A few weeks' said Max. Abi seemed to run out of steam at her fathers admission and she stormed off, down the market and out of sight, leaving Joey, Lauren, Max and Jack slightly stunned at Abi's attack...

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