In this story, it continues from the 24th May 2016 episode so the 25th May 2016 episode (the one where Gail slaps Carla) never happened. Also, Callum is dead but his death had nothing to do with the Platts.


Nick walks back into his old kitchen and out of the back door. His tears were still stinging his eyes, making them look completely red. His chest felt so tight like his heart was about to get squashed. His breathing became louder and more rapid. It's been ages since Nick has had a panic attack and he is right on the edge of having one again. As he slides down a wall, he closes his eyes and tries to control himself while wishing his brain injury would stop making everything ten times worse.


Meanwhile, Carla sits in her dress uncomfortably as she stares down at the table. She knows that she has ruined everything; her chances to have a perfect wedding, her chances to have a perfect marriage, her chances to have a perfect husband. Yet deep down... she is desperate to fix it. Through all the clouds of self-hate and guilt, there is something telling her not to give up, not to give up on the life and the love that she and Nick deserves.

"How could you? How could you be so selfish?", Carla looks up as Gail's painful questions fire into her ears.

"He loves you so much and yet you go behind his back and sleep with his own chef!", Gail shouts at Carla while the remaining guests sit there awkwardly listening.

"Mum, just be quiet, you're embarrassing yourself", David whispers

"What, what are you on Carla's side now?", Gail shouts towards David

"No, but Nick isn't a saint you make him out to be, remember when you kept his secret about him sleeping with my wife?", David whispers which make Gail become quiet.

"I am sorry Gail, I'm so sorry", Carla says as tears escape her eyes.

Gail just rolls her eyes back while David gives Carla some needed advice:

"You should really be saying that to Nick. Look, he does really love you and eventually, he will forgive you and trust you. He's a smart guy and he doesn't see things black and white, unlike me. Just tell him everything that happened and explain to him how much you love him. He will understand"

Hearing this, Carla decides that David is right and she starts to make her way towards Nick.


Finally, he's now able to calm himself down. However, he still feels too overwhelmed to stand up and go back inside the bistro. Nick managed somehow to stop himself from having a full-on panic attack but he has no idea how he did it. Perhaps the fresh air and the fact he didn't have anyone crowding his space had something to do with it.

"Nick?"

He turns around and he saw his newly wedded wife right in front of him.

"Are...are you ok?"