A New Beginning • Emmerdale

Chapter 6: "I have done something bad"

KENNEDY'S POV

I had grown pretty close with Joe after everything I had told him two weeks ago. Debbie understood everything and we both sat with mum to try and explain. She on the other hand, didn't believe a word. What a surprise.

I had been staying with Joe seeing as I had no where else to go, him and Graham welcomed me with open arms allowing me to stay as long as I wanted. Debbie still wasn't 100% approving, but she was slowly warming up to it.

I was walking through the town with my hands in my pockets, I had spent the last two weeks getting to know all my other relatives in the town.

I kept my head down looking at floor while kicking the ground with my shoe, when I walked into something hard, falling backwards.

"Woah" I hear a familiar voice say and feel his arm grab me quickly stopping me from falling "you get clumsier by the minute don't you" he chucked.

"Very funny Joe. Thank you though" I brush myself off, fold my arms and find myself looking at him again. God he is just so handsome.

"Seeming as we are both here, fancy a drink? My treat" he smirks raising an eyebrow.

I smile back nodding walking into the pub with Joe following not far behind me. We sit at a small table across from each other.

"What can I get you guys?" Rebecca smiles at us, pen and paper at hand.

"I'll have a pint, you choose" he smiles at her "Ken will have a vodka and coke" Rebecca writes down what Joe said and walks away to grab our drinks.

"Just a Coke would've been fine"

"Oh come on" Joe rolls his eyes "just try it"

"Fine" i sulk

Not long later Rebecca brings over our drinks, placing the pint in front of me and the vodka and coke in front of Joe, we smile at her as she walks away. We quickly swap our drinks chuckling slightly.

After a good hour or two, we decide to head back to home farm.

"You didn't need to buy all those drinks for me you know" I say as we were walking back to Joe's place.

"I know, but I wanted to" he smiled

I blushed slightly looking at the floor, seeing him smirk at me through the corner of my eye, only making me blush more.

As we reached Home Farm, Joe put the keys in the lock and opened the door letting me go in first, I head straight to the sofa jumping on it. I kick my shoes off and place my feel on the coffee table.

"I'm so tired and hungry" I groan

"I'll order us some food in. How does pizza sound?"

"That sounds amazing, I could eat a while one right now" he chuckles and leaves to the kitchen to call a pizza place.

He walked back in, joining me on the sofa a few minutes later. I look at him giving him a slight smile.

He gently takes my arm, rolling my sleeve up. I feel my body tremble and cringe looking at all the scars and bruises on my arm. His thumb slowly running all over my arm.

"I cannot believe this actually happened. I'm so sorry you had to go through all this" he said quietly, his voice slightly cracked. "I wish I could've been there for you"

"Hey, you're here now. That's all that matters" I say comfortingly, placing my hand on top of his that was resting on my arm.

Joe looked at me then down slightly, looking as if he was wanted to say something. He moved closer a little bit, placing his other on my cheek. My heart stopped for a minute. A shock of electricity burst through me as I felt him press his lips against mine, I take my hand off his placing it on the back of his neck pulling him closer.

Just as he went to deepen the kiss the front door opened.

"Jo- sorry to interrupt" Graham said looking at us smirking.

My eyes widened realising what had just happened.

"I'll um- I've got to go, I'll leave you guys to it" I say grabbing my coat rushing out the front door.

"But the piz-" I hear Joe say before I shut the door.

I lean up against the wall outside Home Farm closing my eyes thinking. "Why the hell didd I let that happen" I shout at myself. I text Debbie asking her to meet me at the Woolpack.

"Hey! What's going on?" Debbie says as I meet her outside the pub. We walk inside taking a seat at a table.

"I have done something bad" I say putting my hands over my face.

"What happened??" She says sternly

"Me and Joe. We kissed" i mumbled

Debbie's eyes widen for a second then they relax. "I may not 100% trust him for myself yet. But how do you feel about him?"

I shrug " I don't know Debbie. I want to like him but I'm scared"

"Go with your heart" she pokes my heart

I nod "thanks Debbie" I smile at her.

"Let's go" she says walking me outside "now go tell Joe what me going through your mind"

"What if he doesn't listen?" I say my voice a little shaky

"Why wouldn't he?" She replied a bit confused

"I kind of ran out on him after" I say looking at the ground.

"Ken" she said letting out a small laugh "just go and tell him, he will understand" she nods at me "go" she said playfully pushing me away

"Fine" I give up, walking back towards Joe's, my legs getting more and more shaky the closer I got.

I stand outside of the door for a few minutes before pushing it open and walking in, finding Joe on the sofa where I left him, with two boxes of pizza on the table in front of him.

His head shoots up as he lets out a sigh of relief. "Kennedy" he breathes.

"Hey.." I say quietly, sitting with him on the sofa.

"I'm sorry I ran out" I gulp

"It's okay" he says

"I need to tell you something" he says.

My heart leaps into my throat as he coughs clearing his throat.

"Listen.." He begins.