I've always thought Carla would make a really good Mum, so decided to write a fanfic with Carla as a mother. It will follow the show, but including Carla's two daughters. Her oldest daughter is called Jess and she is 15 and her youngest is called Ivy and she is 10. Also Carla doesn't live in a flat, the three of them live in a house on Coronation Street.

Carla had had a stressful day at the factory and was relieved to be home. She walked into her flat where Ivy was sat on the sofa watching TV.

"Hi Jess. Sorry I'm later home then I said I would be, I'll cook some dinner now"

"Okay"

"What do you fancy?"

"I don't mind"

"There must be something"

"I just said I don't mind, you choose"

"Okay something quick and easy because I'm starving. How about some pesto pasta?"

"Sounds nice"

"Where's Jess?"

"In her room"

Jess was spending a lot of time in her room at the moment and hardly ever wanted to spend time with her Mum.

Carla made a start on dinner before going up to say hi to Jess.

Jess was doing some homework at her desk, so Carla said she would shout her down when their food was ready.

"Are you okay darling?" Carla asked Ivy when she got back downstairs "you seem a bit quiet"

"I'm fine"

"Are you sure? You haven't been yourself lately"

"I said I'm fine, just leave me alone"

"Sorry, I'll just get on with cooking"

Carla sighed, neither of her daughters seemed particularly happy at the moment.

Once the pasta was cooked, Carla shouted Jess down.

The three of them sat in front of the TV to eat, as Carla could tell making conversation with them was going to be a lot of effort tonight.

Once they'd eaten Jess gave Carla a hand to clear up and then the three of them stayed downstairs and watched Holby City together.

"Up to bed then Ivy" Carla said once it had finished "go and get ready and I'll be up in five minutes to say goodnight"

Ivy went upstairs to get changed into her pyjamas.

"Mum I'm not feeling that well"

"Aren't you? What's wrong?"

"I feel a bit sick"

"Hopefully you'll feel better after a good nights sleep, why don't you have an early night?"

"You always say that. I actually really don't feel very well"

"Why don't you come here and have a cuddle with your Mum then?"

"Do I have to?"

"No but it might make you feel better"

Much to Carla's surprise, Jess actually came over for a cuddle. It had been ages since Jess had willingly done this.

"I better go and say goodnight to your sister, I'll be back down soon though"

When Carla got upstairs Ivy was in bed waiting for her Mum to say goodnight.

Carla sat down on the bed next to Ivy.

Carla sat there and stroked Ivy's hair for a bit.

"Mum"

"Yeah"

"It doesn't matter actually"

"What were you going to say?"

"It doesn't matter now, I remembered the answer before I asked"

"Okay then" Carla said but her daughter wasn't making a lot of sense "you know I am always here to talk though if you need to don't you?"

"Yeah I know"

"Okay sleep well Ivy, see you in the morning"

"Love you"

"Love you too darling"

Carla went back downstairs and spent the rest of the evening cuddled up with Jess.

They were both shattered though and weren't too late to bed.

The next morning Carla went to get Jess out of bed.

"Mum I still don't feel well"

"Do you still feel sick?"

"Yeah"

"Well you haven't been sick. So have some breakfast and go to school and see how you get on"

"But I feel really sick, I don't want to go to school"

"Are you saying this because you fancy a day off today?"

"No, I really feel sick. Please don't make me go to school"

"Of course I'm not going to make you if you're not feeling very well. You just don't seem that bad, so I thought you could try"

"I really think I'm going to be sick"

Jess loved school, so Carla had no reason to not believe her and let her have the day off.

Jess was so relieved that her Mum had let her have the day off school. She was meant to have a maths test today, but she really didn't want to do it.

Once Carla and Ivy were ready, Carla took her to school.

She then came back to check on Jess who was still in bed, before heading to the factory.

Carla was feeling exhausted at the minute and couldn't wait for Christmas.

Please let me know what you think x