Chapter 15

"Pregnant" he whispered, his attention turning back to Lauren "oh Lauren why didn't you tell me, you silly girl ?"

"Excuse me?" the doctor inquired

"She is gonna be okay though, like she's alright and everything isn't she ?" Joey questioned panicking slightly as he still tried to absorb what he's been told.

"She'll be ok, it'll take a while, but she'll be ok" he assured him "we need to monitor her, get some fluids and food into her she's very underweight by the looks of things, she needs a good night's sleep too, doesn't look like she's had one for a while."

Nodding his head in understanding, Joey thanked the doctor and watched as he left the room. Glancing at Max and Tanya as he saw them stood outside the door, he stood up, leaning down to kiss Lauren's forehead before walking out to them. He was shocked, god he'd just discovered he was going to be a Dad, but nothing else seemed to matter, only Lauren. He didn't care about anything else and was angry with the two people who were meant to be looking after her.

He sat in the chair opposite Max and Tanya "I know" he stated folding his arms across his chest glaring directly at them, challenging them to question him.

"know what?" Max inquired, raising an eyebrow at Joey. His heart pounded triple speed as he realised what Joey had found out.

"why you locked her in her room" he stated "I know she's pregnant. 5 months Pregnant with my baby"

"What?" Tanya questioned, shocked "it's yours ?"

"I'm all she's been with, who's did you think it was... despite what you think, Lauren ain't like that" he informed them, Max Groaning in frustration, he really didn't want to imagine his daughter with anyone never mind Joey.

"but she's been with other people when she was out drinking till all hours..." Tanya shot back, naïve of her to think it was anyone's other than Joey's really.

Joey shook his head "ye she might have been drinking but she came to me, she called me and cried for hours on end because she thought she was going to relapse. Because she was trying to cope with the death of her brother; who meant the world to her by the way, because you pair were too busy trying to decide if you wanted a divorce or not. My Mum sat with her, held we she cried all because you pair didnt"

"she was being reckless... we're just meant to believe you are we Joey? That our 17 year old daughter is pregnant with her cousins baby?"

"well for starters we're not cousins, just because my father wants to play happy families, doesn't mean I do! And why are you so ashamed of her, you didn't even know it was mine so… like what were you thinking? She's unstable at the best of times and then you go and do that"

"it was in her best interests…"

"she was suffering from exhaustion, dehydration and malnutrition. She could have lost the Baby" Joey yelled "I bet that's what you were hoping for wasn't it... that's she'd miscarry and oh problem solved"

"Joey..."

"No I hope you're both happy with yourselves. You two are wrong in the head , you've risked the life of your daughter and your grandchild for that matter all for the sake of your reputation. If you've done anything to hurt Lauren or our baby, I'll make your lives a living hell"

"Is that a threat, Joey?" Max asked

"No, it's a promise" he replied before turning on his heel and making his way back into Lauren's room.

so Joey's not a happy boy , who blames him though ? I definitely don't ! He's protecting his girl... any one pick up on Sara's involvement ? Max and Tanya haven't... Yet. How will Lauren react when she finds out Joey knows ? Back tomorrow xxx