Peter sighed as he paced the waiting room floor ignoring the glares that his brother-in-law was sending his way. "You know if Carla looses the baby it's all your fault. " Rob seethed as Peter bit the inside of his cheek slightly. "You think I don"t know that. God why hasn't anyone come to tell us anything!" Peter said running his hand through his hair as Rob sipped his lukewarm tea anxiously fretting about his sister. "Perhaps Carla's decided that she doesn't want you to know anything. I mean what use are you anyway, cheating husband, useless father. That little one doesn't need you." Rob stated as Peter leaned against the wall and felt angry tears of helplessness not knowing how his wife and unborn baby were. Perhaps he shouldn't have come to the hospital but it had been driving him crazy sitting at number one listening to Deirdre try and calm him down and state that it was hardly surprising Carla was having some problems with all the stress she was under.
Michelle gently stroked her hand through her best friend's dark hair as Carla sobbed again, her eyes wide with terror as the nurse tried in vain to detect a heartbeat. "It's gone, my baby." Carla sniffed as the sonographer sadly shook her head, a sympathetic look on her face. "I'm so sorry Mrs Barlow." She ventured as Carla bit her trembling lip. "It's probably for the best." She said as Michelle shook her head. "It's alright Car, you can be upset. Whatever has gone on between you and Peter, that's still your baby. What happens now?" She asked as she gave Carla's hand a gentle supportive squeeze. "Well the body should start to contract itself in a hour or so and naturally miscarry but we can issue a tablet to speed the procedure up." The nurse stated as Carla whimpered a little as her abdomen ached.
Michelle took a deep breath as she left the small room, Carla sleeping against the pillow, her cheeks tearstained after her ordeal. Stepping out into the waiting room Michelle shook her head sadly at Rob who looked distraught at the news. "What's he doing here?" Michelle said in a accusing tone as her eyes flickered to where Peter sat, head in his hands. "He just turned up Chelle. I did tell himhe probably wasn't welcome but well I didn't think Car would appreciate me making a scene." Rob said as Michelle nodded knowing that the last thing Carla would have wanted was Rob and Peter embroiled in a physical fracas in Wetherfield general. "How is she?" Peter ventured from where he was sat. "Oh you remembered you have a wife Peter, suddenly care about her do you! Well she's heartbroken, you might not have loved her but she adored you, hell she was going to have a baby with you. She's asleep now, but she's devastated. They gave a sedative after the baby was born. She was almost 16 weeks. She had a little girl." Michelle said as Peter wept.
"Can I see her?" Peter asked as Michelle snorted. "You really think Carla wants to see you? Right now you're the last person she wants to see." "Please just ask her when she wakes up if I can come and see her. I promise I'll do as she asks, if she wants me to go then I will." "Oh because you've been so brilliant at keeping promises in the past haven't you mate!"Rob spat as Peter ignored him. "Please Michelle, I know you probably don't want to do anything for me right now but...pl" "I'll ask, but don't be surprised if she wants nothing more to do with you Peter. " Michelle said as Rob looked insensed at Michelle. "What are you doing." He asked as Michelle turned to him. "It's not up to us Rob, it's Carla's call. She won't thank us for making decisions on her behalf. " Michelle reasoned.