Sometimes it last in love, but sometimes it hurts instead.

An hour later, Carla had returned to the factory after switching her phone off and storming out. She couldn't cope with this, not now! But she knew that by storming out like she had on Michelle would resort in the Spanish inquisition. AS she entered the office she could see Michelle was not happy, she was sat there with her knee length boots resting on the edge of her desk whilst chewing the end of her pen in disappointment. "Go on then lets here your excuse as to why the hell you just stormed out, when I was only wondering how you were!" Michelle asked. "I just can't deal with this, not right now and especially not today!" Carla snapped back. "But Car you're going to have to sometime. You have moved on, you're with Peter now." Michelle replied knowing that this wasn't the case.

Carla knew that she wasn't going to be able to get away from it this time. After all this time it wasn't a dream and she couldn't wake up from it. As if on cue Peter walked into the office, and she knew she wouldn't have to talk about this know. He walked over to the love of his life and planted a tender loving kiss on her cheek, "hey baby, you alright?" he asked in his usual sexy husky voice. Carla just took a deep breath before saying "Yes Peter I am fine why on earth wouldn't I be, that rapist is dead, I have you, I have MY factory back and you didn't get sent down. So yeah I am fine so now will everyone stop asking me?" Peter looked at Carla in complete shock, he couldn't understand why she was being so cold towards him this past week. Carla had gone to the toilets, leaving Michelle and Peter speechless.

"Peter do you know what day it is?" Michelle asked. "No should I? Oh my God it's not her birthday is it? Oh no it can't be that's next month..." Peter replied slightly confused. "No its..." Michelle started to say just as Carla returned. "You two talking about me again? What's the problem I've said I'm fine, I'm actually really good for a change!" Carla stated. "Are you sure Car because I know how hard today is for us lot." Michelle responded just to make sure. "I'm going to head off I have got some work to do at the bookies and I'll leave you two to have a chat. See ya later Chell and I love you baby" Peter said as he left the office kissing Carla on his way out.

"What do you mean 'I know how hard today is'?" Carla questioned Michelle who was now stood right in front of Carla still looking concerned. Michelle could see that Carla knew deep down what and who she was on about but she did not want to let her guard down and risk getting hurt again, because last time she did that she got raped... "Car it's our Liam's 4th anniversary of his death." Michelle replied nearly whispering, as she was nearly in tears. Michelle was right; Carla knew exactly what she was on about, because with just the mention of his name she broke down in tears, collapsing on the floor in a heap. Michelle quickly grabbed hold of Carla and embraced her. The two Connor women sobbing on each other, as Carla tried to talk it was as if she had no voice, her mouth was opening but no sound was coming out.

Half an hour later when the pair had composed themselves, Carla was ready

to talk, "I have been trying to put it in the back of my mind but I just can't, it's like he won't let me and it's not like I want to forget about him because I don't; I just want to move on. He was and is still the love of my life." Carla sobbed, "I will always love him no matter what. Yes Peter has my heart now but he can never have it all, Li..." Carla paused as if she couldn't say his name "Liam will always have a part of it no matter what. Every night I go to sleep, I have the same dream; the night me and Liam spent our first night together and I know you don't really want to hear this as he is your brother, but who else am I meant to talk to?" Carla wondered. Michelle didn't particularly mind because she knew that Carla made her brother happy and when Carla spoke about Liam it was like the old Carla again, a certain smile returned to her face and she seemed more bubby. "I honestly don't mind babe, because you made each other happy it's just a shame things turned out the way they did hey? So go on tell me about this dream, but please let's keep it PG as yeah I am his sis." Michelle joked giving Carla a little wink, allowing her to let out her infamous dirty giggle.

Carla and Michelle decided to head of back to Carla's flat to continue this conversation with bottle of wine and some food...