I know this is really short and some of this might not make sense but it will all be explained in the next few chapters.
'Do you know when Mrs Connor is going to be back, Mr Connor?' Sally asks as Liam leans against the wall.
'I don't, Sally.' He replies and she sighs.
'Do you know where she is? It's just I've tried to get in contact with her but she won't answer her phone to me.' She says.
'Somewhere in London, I think. I wouldn't take her ignoring your calls personally, Sally... She doesn't seem to be speaking to anyone except Chelle at the moment.' He replies.
'Really? That's strange. Do you know why she left?' She asks.
'Nope. Michelle thinks it's some kind of delayed reaction to our Paul dying but I'm not sure. This is Carla we're talking about, she's probably just got bored of being round here.' Liam replies as his phone buzzes in his pocket.
'Sorry, Sal... I need to get this.' He says.
'See the next time you speak to Carla, can you find out her plans? I'm sick of running that factory single handedly just because she got bored and decided to fuck off to London for fuck knows how long.' Liam says as he watches his sister get his drink.
'Liam, stop. I know she just upped and left in the middle of the night but I think she misses our Paul a lot more than she let's on and I think that being in that flat was just a constant reminder of him... Give her a break, she'll be back when she's ready.' Michelle replies.
'So what do I do until then?' He asks.
'You be a decent, supportive brother-in-law and you take care of that factory... That's what Paul would've wanted you to do.' She replies placing his pint in front of him.
'I think it's time we go back home to face the music... We can't stay down here forever, can we?' The brunette whispers as she paces around the room.
'Mrs Connor, it's the health visitor.' A voice says followed by a few knocks on the door.
'Mummy will keep you safe, angel.' She says quietly gazing down at the little bundle fast asleep in her arms.