Chapter 1 – Unexpected Occurrences.

So here goes with the first chapter guys! As I've said before, please review! I want to know what you all think..

3 weeks. It had been 3 whole weeks since Carla's world came crashing down around her. The night of Tracy and Rob's engagement party. She really could not believe it when Peter turned round in the back room of the rovers and told her.

"For the last couple of months I've been having an affair."

She should of listened to Peter at the time. She should of sat down. She really did not expect that revelation. She felt sick. She thought they were happy. Peter told her over and over that it was not her fault. How could she not feel as if it was her fault? She had given him everything. She had stuck by him all of that time when he fell off the wagon over and over, she had even given him 50% of her factory. Something that she had kept on building up over the past few years since Paul and Liam died. She loved him so much and she thought he loved her too. Clearly not..

Carla wanted to know who she was. "The Other Woman." "The Lucky Lady." What did she have that Carla didn't? Was she better than her? Younger? All of these questions kept going round and round in Carla's mind.

"So come on then.. Who's the lucky lady," Carla said as she stood there with her arms folded in front of her looking directly into Peter's eyes.

"The lucky lady was Tina." Peter answered her truthfully looking back at Carla.

Tina. Tina McIntyre. Tina of all people. The young girl that Carla had confided in over the past few weeks and maybe months as she got worried about Peter. The girl that she trusted. The local barmaid. Her step-son's babysitter. Tina. Peter was old enough to be her father for god's sake but after thinking about it, who would not fancy Tina? She was beyond gorgeous. She didn't have a chance against someone like Tina.

"I swear to you Carla she did all the running but all I wanted was you.. and our baby."

Our baby. A baby which was conceived by a "happily" married couple even though it's dad was playing away with the local barmaid. Even though she may of not wanted the baby to start off with. Wanted to get rid. After seeing her little baby for the first time on that monitor in Weatherfield General, she knew that she loved that baby with every bone in her body. Hearing her baby's heartbeat. "Strong and healthy heartbeat," as she remembered what the Sonographer told her. It made Carla's heart melt and she never thought she would feel like this. She never wanted kids. Never even dreamed of having any. Somehow to Carla, it felt as if it didn't fit into her lifestyle. As far as she was concerned, the factory was the only "baby" in her life but somehow, knowing she was with Peter, it felt different. She wanted this baby. As she sat there in the abortion clinic with Michelle, her best friends of many years, she knew it wasn't the right thing to do. As she toyed with the plastic container that held that pill she knew instantly she couldn't do it. She couldn't kill an innocent baby. A baby which she and Peter had created through passion and love. She was carrying his child. The only sad thing about this whole situation as she sat on a bed in the hospital having her scan was that Peter wasn't there. Another thing that she would hold against Peter. He wasn't there to see his baby in the scan for the first time. This made Carla think. Where was he at this time? Was he with Tina all this time? Having a quick fumble? Or was he in a bar drinking. Somehow to Carla at his very moment she didn't care. He wasn't there and he seemed as if he didn't care at all.

So when did all of this start? Was it before the wedding? Or maybe after? Was it A few weeks ago or a good few months back? She needed to know. Was it in their bed? Or in a nice hotel?

"When did it start Peter?" Carla asked her husband starting to work herself up. She looked at him directly waiting for her answer.

"I kissed her on our wedding night but you have got to believe me Carla I did not sleep with her on our wedding night, I wouldn't do that to you."

Was that supposed to make her feel better. Did he feel it was ok just to kiss her on their wedding night? All this time Carla had felt that she had the best time ever on her wedding night little did she know that her husband was kissing her so called "friend". Fair enough, she had had a little bit too much to drink, but that should never lead to him leading astray ON THEIR WEDDING NIGHT and kissing the local barmaid.

Carla sat there on the sofa in the flat that she had shared with Peter looking at the wall deep in these thoughts going over the past few weeks in her head. At this time three weeks ago, she never expected Tina to be dead. After her confrontation with Peter in the back, she had ran out to the bar but Michelle had stopped her.

"TINA MCINTYRE I AM GOING TO KILL HER." Carla shouted as Michelle tried to hold her back.

Michelle told her to calm down over and over as it wasn't good for the baby. She eventually calmed down, but she explained to Michelle what had happened and that she needed to talk to Tina. In the end Michelle had to let Carla go. After all, it was something Carla had to sort out..

As she walked over the cobbles towards Tina's flat, she could feel the anger build up inside her. As she reached her flat, she stood back, looked up towards the balcony and shouted..

"TINA! GET DOWN HERE NOW."

As she didn't see or hear any response, she looked at the flat door and noticed it was slightly ajar. She walked towards the door before stopping right in front of it and then she decided to walk in. As she climbed the stairs of the flat that Tina shared with Steph, she had all of these questions going around in her head. What she was going to ask Tina. The biggest question of all was why? Why Peter? Why did you have to sleep with my husband? Carla then realised that she had reached the top of the stairs. She paused for a little while before entering.

"TINA!"

Still no answer. She walked around the flat and checked every single room to check if she was there but she was no where to be seen. For some odd reason, Carla found herself attracted to the balcony. As she walked towards the balcony and placed her hands on the railings. She looked up towards the sky and she just asked herself "Why me eh?." As she took her eyes from the sky she looked down towards the cobbles below her and there she was. Tina. Lying on the cobbles under the balcony. Was she dead?

"Tina?"

Carla said in a now rather calm manner. As she said this Leanne passed.

"Oh my god"

Leanne gasped as she covered her mouth with her hand.

After calling the police and the ambulance that night, Carla had been taken in for questioning. The police had taken her clothes in for examining. At this very moment, Carla looked as if she was the one who was going to be charged with the murder of Tina McIntyre. She had every bit of evidence against her. Carla had "found her" lying at the bottom under neath the balcony, and she must have a piece of hair that belonged to Tina on her clothes because she remembered hugging her the same night before Peter's revelation. It well and truly looked as if Carla had committed the crime at this point but it wasn't her. After a few days, maybe a week, Tina had lost the fight. She died. The head injuries that she had received was massive and there was not a lot that the doctors and surgeons could do to save her. She was deteriorating. On the 2nd Of June 2014, Tina McIntyre was pronounced dead. Carla had attended her funeral. She honestly didn't know why she did. She had been sleeping with her husband for god's sakes but she did it out of respect. Of course her lover had turned up in style, clutching a large bottle of vodka in his hand. At this very moment, the only thing that Carla wanted to do was run away. Run as far away as she could and as far away as she could from Peter. She wanted nothing more to do with him and she didn't want him to have anything to do with their baby. Their baby would have a better life without him as far as she was concerned. He had let Simon down over and over and over in that little lad's life and she wasn't going to let him do the same thing to her baby. Even though she wanted to go, she know she couldn't. Her life was now here. Her friends, her family and her business. Anyway why should she have to do the running away business? It was Peter who was in the wrong.

A week or so back, Carla had been dropped from all of the questioning and the accusations. The police were now pointing the finger at Peter. The man that had maybe killed his lover so that his wife would not find out about their steamy affair. Even though Carla hated Peter at this moment, she knew deep down that Peter would not commit such crime.. Or would he? Peter had become a man that she no longer knew. He was a stranger to her and she wanted nothing more to do with him..

All of the questioning from the police, the lack of sleep and the begging from Peter had taken it's toll on Carla the past few days. She had only recently been discharged from the hospital. She had been taken into the hospital about a week back. On that Friday, she had been experiencing some stomach cramps. She had been up till the early hours of the morning after being released from the police station and cleared from any more questioning. She hadn't slept properly for a good few days/weeks now. She woke up from her small nap on that frightful Friday afternoon. To start off with she thought it was only indigestion but at the time went on, the cramps still didn't ease off. In the end, she decided to call Rob. Her little brother. Her knight in shining armour these past couple of weeks. He soon arrived and took Carla straight to the hospital. She honestly thought at that stage that she was going to loose her baby. She began crying..

"Hey.. Calm down. Everything is going to be OK. Trust me." Rob said as he comforted his sister.

"You promise?" Carla asked him tears streaming down her face.

"I promise." and with this, Rob kissed her on the forehead and gave her one big cuddle.

After all of the panicking and worrying Carla was in the clear. She had been checked over by a senior midwife and had been given another scan. A strong and healthy heartbeat. Carla began crying again but of course these were now tears of joy. Her baby was alright. The midwife described the stomach cramps as something very common in pregnancies but if she was worried about anything else, then all she needed to do was come in again. Carla thanked the midwife as she left the hospital with a big smile on her face. The only smile that she had given for the last 3 weeks. Even though she had Rob there when she was worrying and scared of loosing the baby, she knew there was still something missing and she knew exactly what it was or who he was should she say. Peter. Peter Barlow. No! She had to forget about him. He had blow his chance of being a part of his baby's life when he was copping off with Tina and then Carla suddenly came to her senses once again. She didn't care about anything or anyone else. Her baby was OK and at this very moment, her baby was her main priority..

Well guys, that's the first chapter for you! Hope you all enjoyed it! I certainly enjoyed writing it anyway. Please let me know what you think and if you want to give me some advice or some ideas then I'm always grateful. Thanks again for reading! xo