I have no idea what this is and it's so short but yeah.
He makes his way through the front door being greeted by an uncomfortable silence, the room is partially lit by the light streaming through the gaps in the curtains and he can make out Carla's silhouette lying on the sofa.
'Oh so the wanderer returns.' She says quietly.
'I'm sorry. I got a bit distracted.' He admits as she sits up.
'Well it would've been nice if you had let me know. I've not ate since lunchtime because you promised you were making dinner for us tonight.' She says causing him to sigh.
'I'm sorry. I completely forgot.' He says.
'Oh nice to know I'm high in your priority list.' She says slowly getting off the sofa.
'I'm sorry.' He repeats.
'So you've said...' She replies quietly. She makes her way over to the kitchen and opens a drawer before pulling something out and practically throwing it at Nick.
'What's this?' He asks as he sees the tears threatening to spill from her eyes.
'Congratulations, Nicholas. You're going to be a daddy.' She says making her way into the bedroom. She closes the door behind her as tears stream down her cheeks. She's spent the entire afternoon terrified. Terrified of what the future holds for her and Nick, terrified at being pregnant again, terrified of losing this baby like she lost her baby girl.
A little over an hour later Carla makes her way back into the living room. She's had enough of crying, she's had enough of them both sitting in separate rooms when this should be one of the happiest days of their life.
'Nick...' She almost whispers as she hears the quiet sobbing coming from the corner of the room.
'I'm so sorry.' He cries as she sees him sitting on the floor, knees pulled up to his chest as tears stream down him cheeks.
'Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap and I didn't mean to tell you like that.' She says and he shakes his head.
'I'm a mess.' He replies quietly.
'No you're not. So what you forgot you were supposed to be cooking us dinner. It's not a big deal.' She says kneeling down beside him.
'I-I lost my temper with those girls that have been bullying Bethany.' He admits.
'What do you mean you lost your temper?' She asks.
'I shouted at them and threw one of their bags on the road.' He replies.
'Oh god... Why?' She asks.
'They called Harry ugly and they've been hassling Bethany for weeks now. I just snapped and I-I don't know what's wrong with me.' He replies.
'You were just sticking up for your niece, Nick.' She says and he shakes his head.
'No, this was different. I've been getting so frustrated, so easily and it scares me.' He admits and she wipes his cheeks.
'I've had this headache for weeks now and sometimes I feel like smashing my head against the wall would cause me less pain.' He adds resting his head against her shoulder, tears streaming down his cheeks.
'Hey... I've got you. Why haven't you told me any of this before? You know I'm always here.' She says wrapping her arms around him. She holds him tightly in her arms and rocks back and forth.
'I was scared I'd lose you.' He admits and she shakes her head.
'You'll never lose me.' She whispers kissing the side of his head.