They had to wait another 20 minutes before they got any more news, the two consultants entered the room and Lauren looked up at them.
'Mrs Branning I am Dr Anderson from Obstetrics and you've already met my colleague Dr Michaels from Neurology' Dr Anderson introduced himself 'Dr Michael's consulted with me on your case because you are five months pregnant and …'
'What?' Lauren looked at him 'No I'm not pregnant' Lauren told him shaking her head 'You must have got the wrong patient or the test results have got mixed up' she said
'Are you sure that you aren't pregnant?' Dr Anderson said to her
'Yes I haven't had any symptoms. I've still been having my periods' she told him
'Okay, then we'll arrange for an ultrasound scan just to be sure' he replied
'How long is this going to take?'
'I'll try and be as quick as we can' he smiled at her
They left the room again and Lauren lay back against the pillow and closed her eyes. Covering her face with her hands as she felt the tears stinging the back of her eyes.
Meanwhile at the club, Joey was supposed to be going through the books in the back office, instead he was staring at the picture of Lauren that he had on his desk, thinking back to happier times, when he thought about her his heart beat faster in his chest, he would get excited at the prospect of seeing her after a long day at work, he would smile when he heard her telling the kids off or telling them how proud she was of them, he was still in love with Lauren , of that he had no doubt and he had let some silly infatuation that he had with a woman nearly half Lauren's age nearly wreck his relationship with his wife, with his soul mate, suddenly everything became crystal clear to him, he was being unfair, he was being sneaky and he knew that if the circumstances were reversed he would be just as upset as Lauren was. More so probably if he was brutally honest. He sighed and he traced Lauren's face with his fingers and he smiled, he couldn't stand the thought of anyone else touching Lauren, he knew that she felt the same way about him. He felt guilty about what he had put her through and he vowed to make it up to her.
Once he figured out how to.
He knew that he had been a fool, more than a fool, he had been an absolute moron.
He heard someone come in and the door close and lock behind them. He looked up and part of him hoped that it was Lauren, but it wasn't it was Hannah standing there, wearing a tight extremely short black dress, low cut and heels. He swallowed and he looked at her.
'What are you doing here?' he asked her 'I thought I made it clear that I couldn't see you again' he said and he licked his lips
'I thought we could have one last lunch together' she said and she held up a picnic basket.
'That's not a good idea' he told her as he phone rang, he glanced at it and he saw that it was Lauren calling him. 'I have to get this, can you please leave' he told her
'Hey' Joey said as he answered the phone 'I was hoping that you would call after you got my voicemail'
'I didn't listen to the voicemail … Joey I need you…'
'Red or white Joey?' she heard a woman's voice in the back ground
'Are you with her?' she asked him and he heard the tone change in her voice 'you know what Joey forget it I don't need you' she snapped at him and she hung up the phone
'Lauren … babe' he frowned and he turned to look at Hannah 'What the hell did you do that for?' he glared at her
'I was just asking you if you wanted red or white wine that's all' she said innocently 'I didn't know that it was your wife on the phone'
'You may have just ruined the chance that I had to get back with her'
'She kicked you out?' Hannah said and she smiled 'Well that changes the game a little she said and she walked over to him and slid her hands up his chest and circle them around his neck and leant in for a kiss. Joey frowned and he pulled back and he grabbed her wrists and pulled them off his neck
'Is this all this is to you a game?' he asked her 'My marriage is at stake here'
'Oh come on honey' she smiled at him coyly 'You wouldn't have been so eager to go out with me if things were happy at home, in the bedroom' she said to him 'you were the one that asked me out first remember?'
'Yeah I remember and clearly I made a mistake and now I am asking you to leave' he told her with a frown and he walked to the door and he unlocked it and he opened it. She licked her lips and she looked at him and she pick up the hamper and she walked through the door
'You regret this' she told him
'I already do' he said 'But not the way that you mean' he said and he slammed the door in her face.
He crossed back to his desk and he picked the phone up and he dialled Lauren's number but she wouldn't pick up the phone.
He sighed grabbing his car keys and he left the club. He went to the house and the gallery and then to her office but she wasn't there, they hadn't seen her there all day. He frowned wondering where she could be. He drove back to the house and he waited there in the car.
Four hours later, Lucy and Tanya pulled up behind and beside him. He saw Lauren in the front seat of her mother's car and she got out and she walked to the door. Her mother and Lucy followed her. Joey climbed out of the car
'Lauren?' he frowned seeing how pale she looked, that she had clearly been crying, he swallowed 'Lauren what's wrong honey?' he asked her
'She doesn't want to talk to you Joey' Lucy said as Lauren and her mother disappeared into the house
'What are you doing here?' he frowned at her
'Supporting Lauren' she told him 'Look Joey, I know that you and I have had our differences in the past and I know that you don't like me and I don't blame you, but I am going to give you some advice. Lauren's told me about you and Hannah and I was in the cocktail bar with Peter when you called her and blew her off and she wasn't happy about it' she told him 'In fact she had the same look that I used to get when I thought of a way to try and break you and Lauren up' she said and she looked down briefly 'Lauren needs you Joey, she loves you, but if you don't feel the same for her then you need to let her go'
'Of course I love her, I told Hannah that I didn't want to see her again, she just turned up at my office today when Lauren called..'
'I know Lauren told me' Lucy said 'She was heartbroken Joey' she took a deep breath 'She's not going to let you in tonight' Lucy said to him 'but Tanya and I are working on her so…'
'Why are you helping us?' he asked her his suspicions aroused
'Because you and Lauren belong together' Lucy told him softly 'Took me long enough to figure that out but it's true, she makes you happy and you make her happy'
'I did' he said 'Not sure if I do now' he told her and he sighed 'Look can you give her these?' he asked her and he reached into his car and he pulled out a bunch of pink carnations.
'Yes I will give them to her' she told him with a smile. 'Be careful of Hannah okay?' she said to him.
'Thanks Lucy'
AN: So it would appear that Joey has come to his senses, but is Hannah going to take no for an answer?
Is Lauren going to let him back in to her house, into her life?
Lucy is an unlikely ally, perhaps she wants to make amends for all the trouble that she had caused for the couple in the past.
Thanks for all your reviews
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