'She's so perfect.' Carla whispers as she smiles down at her daughter, not even an hour old, cradled against her chest.

'Just like her mummy.' Nick replies smiling. He leans down and places a kiss on his girlfriend's forehead as he perches on the edge of the bed.

'She still needs a name.' She says and he laughs.

'I can't believe we've not named our child yet.' He mumbles causing her to smile.

'Florence... Florence Arabella Tilsley.' She suggests and he smiles at her.

'Our little Florrie-Belle... It's perfect,' He says. Smiling, she gently strokes Florence's cheek with her finger.

'Welcome to the world, Florrie-Belle.' Carla says before yawning.

'Why don't you let me take her and get some sleep? You look exhausted.' Nick suggests.

'Is that your way of saying I look like shit?' She asks smiling.

'No, you look beautiful, Car... But you do need to get some sleep. It's just after 6am and you were in labour for a long time. We'll still be here when you wake up.' He replies.

'Okay... But you can't leave.' She says and he smiles.

'I'm not going anywhere, sweetheart.' He replies. He takes their daughter from her arms and watches as she slides down the bed and curls up under her covers. A few minutes pass before she's fast asleep curled up on her side.

'Hi, baby girl... It's great to finally meet you.' Nick says getting off the bed and carrying Florence over to the window.

'I was so convinced you were a boy but a part of me always hoped you would be a little girl You are definitely your mummy's double. Your mummy is really strong... She's one of the strongest people I know actually, and if you have even half of her strength then I know you'll be alright in life.' Nick whispers kissing Florence's head.

'Hey, sleepyhead.' Nick says smiling as Carla's eyes flicker open and she glances over at him.

'Hi, what time is it?' She asks.

'Just after nine... The nurse is going to bring you toast in a little bit.' He replies and she glances at Florence in his arms.

'Do you want to go see mummy?' Nick asks as Carla pushes a button to raise the back of her bed. He gently places Florence in her arm and smiles as she kisses her baby girl.

'Carla...' He says getting her attention.

'Hmmm?' She asks.

'I love you.' He says and she smiles.

'I love you too.' She replies.

'Can we get her dressed?' Carla asks.

'Course... What do you want to put on her?' Nick says making his way over to the bag they brought in with them.

'The Winnie the Pooh outfit... It's the first thing we bought.' Carla replies causing him to smile. They hadn't started buying things for the baby until at least 22 weeks. He carries the outfit over to the bed and places it down.

'Do you want to?' He asks and she shakes her head.

'You do it... I'm going to text Chelle and Aiden. What did Flo weigh again?' Carla asks passing the baby back to Nick.

'6lbs 2oz.' He replies as he places the baby on the bed. Carla grabs her phone and takes a quick picture before beginning to write her text.

To Chelle, Aiden (9:16am) :

[IMAGE] Meet Florence Arabella Tilsley! Born at 5:34am weighing 6lbs 2oz. She's absolutely perfect ❤ xx

From Chelle (9:20am) :

Omg! Congratulations, Carla... She's beautiful! How are you feeling?xxx

To Chelle (9:23am) :

Thank you. I'm feeling good. I'm a bit sore but I suppose that's to be expected. Can you tell Roy for me? Show him a picture? xx

From Chelle (9:25am) :

Of course I will! Tell Nick I said congratulations xxx

'Chelle says congratulations... You're really good at this.' Carla says smiling as Nick dresses Florence as if he's done it a thousand times before.

'I feel like I'm going to break her... She's so tiny.' Nick admits. Carla smiles as her phone buzzes beside her.

From Aiden (9:32am) :

Congratulations. She looks beautiful, Car x

To Aiden (9:34am) :

Thank you... You can let the girls at work know if you want but only once Michelle has told Roy xx

From Aiden (9:36am) :

Will do xx

'Hi, Carla... How are you feeling?' Nurse Mitchell asks as she makes her way into the room.

'Good... Really good, actually. ' Carla replies smiling as she cradles Florence against her chest.

'Well, doctor has obviously checked you both over and he thinks if you're feeling up to it you could go home this afternoon.' Nurse Mitchell says causing the new mum to smile.

'Really?' Carla asks and the nurse nods her head.

'If it's what you want I can have your discharge papers ready for around 1pm.' Nurse Mitchell replies.

'That would be great.' Carla admits and the nurse smiles.

'I'll get that all ready for you then.' She says before leaving the room again.

'Nick... Nick...' Carla says trying to wake her boyfriend who is fast asleep on the chair next to the bed.

'Mmm...' He mumbles sleepily.

'Nick, we get to go home today.' She says and his eyes open.

'Today? Seriously? But she's not even 24 hours old yet?' He asks and she smiles.

'I know but the doctor has said we're both fine and ready to go home... I can't wait to be in our own bed where we can properly cuddle as a family of three.' She admits and he smiles.

'Okay...' He mumbles running his hands over his face.

'They said we can go home around 1ish.' She says and he nods his head.

'Okay... I'll take some of our bags down to the car and bring up the carseat. Then I can watch little miss while you get dressed.' He replies and she nods her head.

'Okay, on your way back up could you pop into the shop and grab some chocolate?' She asks.

'Of course.' He replies smiling.

'Welcome home, Florence.' Nick says smiling as he carries the carseat through the front door. He places the carseat down on the floor in front of the sofa as Carla sits down.

'This is it...' She says as Nick sits down next to her.

'The start of the rest of our lives.' She adds smiling.