Author's Note: This is my first fanfiction! Please review!
There are a few changes in the story from Coronation Street: Most characters are a few years younger but the ages are actually told in the story. Nick and Carla are married and Carla knows about Johnny, who has now left and returned to Tenerife. Most other changes you will be able to see for yourself!
I was sitting in Michelle's back room just having one of our sessions when we put the world to right. She was missing Steve who was visiting Lloyd. Andrea had just had their baby so I was there like she is always there for me. Its funny cause all those years ago when we were teenagers, I would never have thought I would be this close to her still, Weatherfield has brought us closer and both of us know it.
"So" Michelle said, in her tone when she had something to announce. I watched her rummage in her bag, clearly looking for something important.
"Look" she said as she gently slid something over to my side of the table.
I gasped but a happy gasp, if there was such a thing.
"Ohh darling congratulations" I said almost in tears, it was a pregnancy test with 2 blue lines. Despite last year at Kate's birthday saying that she didn't want more children, I knew she did. I think she just wanted to wait until Steve was feeling a lot better.
I moved over to her and gave her a hug. I was so happy for her, I knew her and Steve had being trying for a few months.
"Does Steve know?" I said as I moved back to my seat my hand covering hers.
"Yeah, I found out the day he left. I had to convince him he could still go! He was so excited bless him, he loves being a Dad" Michelle said, happiness in her voice overpowering the tears that were coming.
"Aww how many weeks do you reckon you are love?" I asked still in complete shock for my best friend.
"I think maybe 10 weeks but Im not too sure" She replied.
"Oh is it okay if I tell Nick?" I asked her, Nick my husband of 1 year.
"Yeah of course, but could you ask him not to tell anyone until my scan?" She asked, not feeling awkward as she knew she could say anything to me.
"Yes, oh of course, you know what that Platt family are like!" I said laughing, "Luckily I can call myself a Tilsely!" She laughed along with me.
An hour or so after leaving Michelle's I returned home to the flat. I had to pop to the factory after The Rovers.
"Hey Tilsley" I said as I entered my old flat, now our flat, we had decided that Nick would move permanently to mines and Sarah and Bethany could have Nick's. Sarah aborted Callum's baby not long after she was discharged last year.
"Hey babe" he replied, meeting me in the kitchen.
He came from the back of me and put his arms around my waist, gently planting kisses in my hair and neck. It was nice to have a fella who was substantially taller than me.
"Hmmm what have you done?" I said, this wasn't the normal welcome anymore, now we were an old married couple.
"Just been thinking" he stated, now resting his head on my shoulder, he was going to have a bad back soon leaning down to reach my shoulder.
"Ohh God" I said, sarcastically rolling my eyes.
"Hey" He said gently slapping my tummy.
"Go on then, what you been thinking?" I said turning round to meet his eyes, my back leaning against the counter.
"You know like how we have been married for 1 year now?" He paused, I was wondering where he was going with this. "Well, what do you think about taking the next step?" He said nervously.
I didn't immediately respond which clearly worried him as he frantically replied, "Ohh God sorry Carla, I have really put you on the spot here. Ohh how stupid of me, it's not that I'm not happy with us, but oh babe sorry, just forget I said anything"
I found this really sweet and funny and I had to stop myself from letting out a little giggle.
Wow, just calm down Nicholas!" I said with a hint of laughter in my tone, "I never said no did I?" I said raising my eyebrows to hopefully bring a bit of comfort to my worried husband.
"So do you want to talk about this?" He said, now a little more composed.
"Yes of course!" I said.
I had been thinking in recent weeks how nice it would be to have a Baby Tilsley running around. I wanted to wait for Nick to feel more comfortable after Erica's miscarriage; his loss was more recent than mine. We had both suffered, that wasn't why I hesitated though, it was more because of the news Michelle had given me a few hours ago.
Imagine 2 Baby Connors running around!
"Tea?" Nick asked me from the kitchen.
"Please" I replied as I was settling down to get comfy for the night.
"Right then, let's talk" I said as he handed me my tea in my favourite mug. We both had favourite mugs although he would never admit it.
"Really, so soon?" He said, clearly surprised.
"Well I ain't getting any younger Tilsley, I am 34!" I said, making him chuckle slightly. "Oh and before I forget, while we are on this subject, don't tell anyone especially your crew, Michelle is pregnant!" I said beaming.
"Wow, she must be so pleased!" He said, sharing my excitement. I had briefly mentioned that she wanted a kid with Steve.
"Does this make you change your mind? Not that you have actually said what you want to do?" He said, quickly making a recovery just to be sure.
"Slow down Tilsley, so many questions!" I said moving closer to him, crossing my legs and turning to face him.
"First of all, Michelle being pregnant is making no difference on my decision. Secondly, I think if it is what we both want, then why not!? I said quite excitedly.
"I love you" he said, putting his arms around my waist so I my head was now resting on his chest.
"I love you too" I replied.
I genuinely did love my husband.
He was everything Paul wasn't. He loved me more than himself.
He was everything Tony wasn't. He wasn't going to try and kill me anytime soon, well I hope he wouldn't.
He was everything Peter wasn't. He wasn't an alcoholic who couldn't control himself and more importantly, he wasn't going about with the babysitter who could be his daughter.
He was Nick.
He had been mine for 1 year.
He was going to be mine for the next 50 years.
He was my Nick.