As she stepped out of the car she placed her hand on her bump and sighed, it felt good being back here. After everything that happened last time she was surprised that she liked being back, for some reason she preferred being on the cobbles, she liked the rollercoaster.
"Welcome home." Michelle smiled rubbing Carla's bump she was now 8 months and she was due in 2 weeks time, "Welcome home, you came with me." Carla laughed "You ready?" Michelle said grabbing hold of her hand and attempting to walk towards Victoria Court, "As ready as I'll ever be." Carla said taking a deep breath and walking towards the door with Michelle.
"So how does it feel, being back." Michelle said sitting down beside Carla who was looking at nursery idea's, "It feels good, I feel whole again you know." She said causing Michelle to smile, "I've missed the factory, the flat." Michelle interrupts, "The people." She said whilst looking at the photo of Carla and Nick on the side.
She had only spoken to Nick on a couple of occasions ever since she left and they were only about the baby nothing was ever said about them. "I've accepted that it's over." Carla said dishearteningly, "No you haven't, and neither has he." She said placing a hand on her knee, "You don't know that you've been with me." Carla laughed whilst standing up and walking towards the photo, "I have more friends than you, I have more updates." She said whilst dancing around the sofa, "Michelle what are you nine. Me and Nick are done." She picked up he photo and held it in her arms and placed it face down on the table before walking into the bedroom.
"I'm going to check on the Rovers Car." Michelle shouted before leaving, "Okay." She screamed back before the door slams, she was no longer scared, she was Carla again. As she heared a knock at the door she assumed it was Michelle, "You always forget your keys." She laughed dangling them in front of her, "I was getting ready for the bath." The door closes and she spins around it's Nick.
As she stood near the sofa, with no make up on, her hair in a loose bun and wearing only a towel that fell over her bump nicely, she blushed. It was the first time she'd seen him in months, all her feelings came rushing back to her, they hit her. She hit a brick wall she had no idea what to say.
With his heart racing he took a deep breath, she was back, she was in front of him, the love of his life and his baby, he never stopped loving her, he never would. He walked over to her and placed a hand on her bump, "I came to see how you both are." He said smiling whilst looking up in her eyes. She was back, he no longer saw fear and disappointment like he did when he told her many months ago. But he still couldn't forgive himself.
"We're good." She whispered as she felt uncomfortable with the situation, for months she had wanted his touch and for him to place a hand on her bump like the old times. When they were happy.
"How are you?" She said whilst walking into the bedroom to quickly put something on, "I'm good, you don't have to get ready. I mean if you were doing something I can come back. I just wanted to see you. Hear your voice." He looked down at floor, all he wanted was to walk over and grab her. But he couldn't. She wasn't his Carla any more.
As she walked out of the bedroom wearing her dressing gown and some pyjamas he looked her up and down, she was beautiful. Her pyjamas were tight against her bump, it was so big now he could remember when she left, she had nothing there.
"Your big now." He laughed as she walked over to the sink with her hot water bottle, "Yes, well it will be over soon." She said looking down at her bump and smiling, "I can't believe that in a couple of weeks it will be here." She smiles contently and sits down.
"I've missed you." He said sitting down beside her, "I've missed you." She whispered as he placed his hand on her knee. As she gazed in to his eyes she could feel it, she was giving in to temptation and she couldn't, she couldn't jump back in to bed with him on her first night back it wouldn't be fair on him or her. She needed to stay strong for the baby, she'd spent months getting her head straight and now she wasn't going to throw it all away. Even if she really wanted to.
The door suddenly swung open, "Carla I forgot my-" Michelle paused and raised her eyebrows at Carla, "I best be off." Nick said as he stood up and walked past Michelle who surprisingly smiled at him, she'd finally got over him setting it up and realised he was still the same Nick. The Nick that made Carla happy and helped her when she needed him most.
She slammed the door and skipped over to Carla, "What was happening when I walked in." She said whilst sitting down, "Nothing." Carla insisted, "Okay then, what would've happened if I hadn't of walked in?" Carla gave Michelle a stern look, "Michelle nothing is ever going to happen. Just leave it." She stood up and walked into the bedroom to get her bathroom stuff, as she walked back out she found Michelle holding the photo of her and Nick, "Choose happy, enjoy today. You should listen to these little things you put around here." Michelle laughed as she placed it back on the side and walked to the kitchen.
"Can please just accept the fact that me and Nick are over." Carla screamed, "Your having his baby you'll never be over." Michelle said taking a sip of wine and sitting on the sofa, "Michelle this is hard enough as it is without you making a joke about it okay?" Carla said walking over to her angrily, "So you agree." Michelle said smiling, "What?" Carla said with a puzzled look on her face, "You agree that you still love him." Carla walked away and slammed the bathroom door in anger, "See." Michelle shouted as she sat on the sofa laughing.
