She's... she's Eva's child." Toyah sighed.

Peter sank down into the chair.

"You what?" He questioned. "But how..?"

"Eva was pregnant with Aidan's baby.. She didn't want her.. then Jacqui lost our baby." Toyah revealed. "Peter, I'm so sorry. It made sense at the time."

"What?! For you to lie to me all this time?" Peter stood up.

"Just let me explain." Toyah begged.

"I think you've done enough talking." Peter said as he headed for the door.

Peter walked past a sleeping Suzie in her cot as he headed towards the door. He stopped in his tracks and peeked in to what he thought was his daughter. He gently lifted her up into his arms and walked out, setting her down into her pram.

"Peter come back! Please!" Toyah called.

"I'm taking her a walk." Peter said. "I need to think." he tried not to cry but was failing.

He tried to make a discreet exit from the pub, attempting to hide how upset he clearly was.

Nobody noticed except from one person. The one person who was always able to read him like a book. She also chose to exit the pub and follow him.

"Peter.." she called after him once he was away from the Main Street.

He turned around.

"... are you alright?" Carla asked.

Peter shook his head. "I don't even know where to start." He cried.

"Try the beginning.." Carla smiled as she moved closer to her ex.

"... So basically she's been lying to me all this time.." Peter finished his story. "Oh, and meet your niece."

"Wow.." Carla was shocked and didn't know what to say. "I can't believe she didn't tell you until now.. Why now?"

"I don't know. I guess she couldn't handle the lying anymore.."

"What's happening now with you two?" Carla asked.

"I honestly don't know." Peter shook his head. "I don't know if I can forgive her after all this but then where does that leave Suzie... Carla, I honestly don't know. My heads a mess. I'm not doing the single dad thing and Toyah sure as hell doesn't deserve to look after her on her own after all she's done."

Carla looked over to the sleeping baby in the pram next to them.

"She has Aidan's nose.." She trailed off.

Peter stood up and gently put his arms into the pram and lifted Suzie out. He held her out to Carla. "Here.. she is your niece after all and you haven't even held her."

Carla tensed up. "Oh no.. it's alright." she said quietly.

"You don't need to be so scared." Peter smiled. "She won't bite."

"No.. what if I do it wrong?" Carla looked down, away from the baby.

"Carla, you won't." Peter said. "Honest."

Carla took a deep breath as Peter placed Suzie into her arms. "See.. you're doing just fine." Peter said as Suzie continued to sleep peacefully in Carla's arms.

Carla looked down at the little girl in her arms. She was trying everything to hold back her emotions but failed.

"Hey.. why are you crying?" Peter asked.

"I'm not." Carla looked down.

"Yes you are..." he lifted her chin with his finger.

"Because our little girl would've been four years old..." Carla said quietly. "And now Aidan is missing his chance too."

Peter didn't say anything.

"I'm sorry I messed things up so much." He eventually spoke. "I know how much you wanted her.. I did too."

"She didn't want me.. Clearly." Carla said.

Peter shook his head. "That's not true. She was the luckiest girl in the world to have had you as a Mum, Carla. You would've been brilliant.." Peter said. "I know that just by looking at you with Suzie."

"Don't." Carla said, standing up and placing Suzie back in her pram. She turned to leave... But peter took her wrist.

"We never really spoke about her properly.." he trailed off.

Carla sighed. "Nobody ever did.."

"Sit back down, please" peter asked.

"You know at mine and Nick's wedding..." Carla trailed off as she sat down. "When the truth came out.. Gail told me I wasn't a mother.."

"Carla, I'm sorry.." Peter interrupted.

"I wasn't even able to listen to what she was saying to me. All I could think about was those four words... you're not a mother.. how could she say that?" A tear rolled down her cheek.

"Nick lost a baby too.. I couldn't understand how his mum could just forget like that. Forget one of the reasons that brought me and her son so close."

"You and Nick would've had a beautiful family.." Peter said.

"Don't say that either." Carla struggled. "I messed that up too. I'm so useless peter. I can't even keep my own child safe." She sighed, putting her head in her hands

Peter reached for her hand.

"You did... it just maybe wasn't the right time for us..."

"What would we have named her?" Carla asked. "Did you ever think about that?"

"Sometimes yeah..." Peter trailed off.

The pair sat in silence for a few moments remembering what they'd both lost before Suzie began to cry.

Peter tried to sooth her but it wasn't working. Her cries were getting louder and louder.

"Ssssshhh, Suzie come on." He tried.

"Pass her here" Carla offered, taking her from his arms.

"Hey baby girl, what's all the noise about?" Carla spoke gently to the little girl as she rocked her and within a few moments, her cries had stopped.

"See..." Peter was amazed. "You're a natural."

Carla was silent as Suzie fell asleep in her arms again. "I honestly think if Aidan had known... He might not have done what he did..."

"Possibly not.." Peter said.

"I miss him so much Peter..." Carla finally let out her emotions over Aidan that she'd been keeping bottled up for so long.

"Here, come here. It's alright..." he calmed her.

He moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her. He pulled her into his body while she was still cradling Suzie and rocked them both as she cried into his shoulder.

He ran his hands through her hair as he calmed her. She eventually lifted her head off his shoulder. Their eyes met as she did so.

Peter moved his face closer to Carla's. Their lips were just a few inches apart. He lifted a sleeping Suzie from her arms and laid her down in her pram again. He returned his gaze to Carla. He took her hands in his and she accepted his touch. She moved one hand onto his cheek as she pulled his face closer to hers before their lips joined together.