Chapter 27

"Mum can I talk to you?" Lauren waddled into the kitchen shutting the door behind her

"of course you can darling… what is it?"

"I've been thinking" she closed her eyes and took a breath in "Can we go and see the social worker tomorrow?"

"if it's what you want?"

Lauren nodded, although she was till unsure what she wanted. "Abi saw Alice yesterday and she told her that Joey's of to University in a month. So he's not going to be around is he ? It's not because I don't love the baby… because I do. If things were different then maybe I'd give it a go."

"But it's not" Tanya sighed weakly

Lauren shook her head "no it's not. I want this baby to have the best life she can have, I can't give her that on my own"

"She? Did you find out Lauren?"

"no…I just know she's a girl" she looked down at her bump with tears in her eyes. "she's moving" Lauren whispered, wiping tears from her eyes.

Tanya swallowed hard, watching Lauren form a bond with her unborn child, was proving very difficult. If there was a way where Lauren could keep the baby and their reputation could be kept, then she'd jump at the chance. Unfortunately there wasn't . "That's what baby's do Lauren. I can call Helen, y'know the nice lady we met last week ?" Lauren nodded "have you looked at the folder she gave you?"

"yep, there's one couple I like the look of, but honestly I don't want to choose, because I'd chose myself every time, no one would ever be good enough"

"so you're just going to let social services decide?" Tanya questioned Lauren, her nodding briefly in response. "you don't want to have a say?"

"if I had a say Mum I'd be with Joey, and we'd be having this baby together. Do you really think this what I want to be doing, that I want to be sitting here with you at 17 deciding which stuck up family are going to be getting my baby?"

"but I thought.." Tanya interjected not really liking the direction this was going.

"well you thought wrong didn't you ?" she got up and left the room, passing Cora on the way.

"What was all that about?" Cora questioned "you can hear her from outside"

"Lauren been stupid again, i'm going to the salon. Make sure she doesn't level the house" Tanya had upped and left before her Mum even had the chance to process anything. The door slammed shut and Cora sighed. The sooner this was all over the better.

first if two updates for today as the chapters link very closely together ... so Lauren doesn't want to go with the adoption not really or is her mind just getting in the way ? Back later xx