Leanne chose not to stay at the hospital, it would only cause tensions to rise if both her and Peter stayed, so it was only Peter that slept in a chair by Simon's bedside over-night. Carla came-in early that morning to see how both Simon and Peter were; Leanne had told Peter the previous night that she would be in to visit when she could today.

Carla smiled sweetly as she quietly slipped herself into the room with permission from the Nurse, to find Peter asleep in the chair next to Simon's bed. Peter was quietly mumbling to himself in his sleep, which Carla was finding quite cute. She smiled cheekily as she reached into her handbag for her diary, ripping out an old-page with dates-on that had already passed-them-by. She screwed the paper-up then threw it at Peter from the door, hitting him directly on the cheek.

This made Peter jump as he awoke from his slumber. Carla giggled, slightly quieter than she usually would as she was aware that Simon could possibly be conscious and she didn't want to wake-him-up if he was just sleeping. "Morning Handsome." She said, practically singing it as she walked-over to Peter.

"Oh, Heyyy….." Peter trailed-off, slightly croaky as he had just woken-up.

Carla stood behind Peter and wrapped her arms around him lovingly, softly moving her hands across his chest. She gently kissed his cheek and then smiled at him. "I missed you last-night." She whispered to him.

"I missed you too." Peter replied tiredly.

"But I'm glad you stayed, because if you didn't, then I wouldn't have got to watch-you having a little mumble in your sleep when I walked-in just now." Carla teased, trying to cheer-him-up a bit.

Peter smiled and looked away, slightly embarrassed. "Oh was I?" He asked, a little red-faced now.

"Yes you were. And it was sooo adorable. You little cutey you." Carla continued to tease as she played around with Peter's cheeks.

"Ah get-off." Peter laughed as Carla moved-away from him as she walked around to the front of him, and then sat on his lap, wrapping her arms around the back of his neck and looking-at-him directly in the eyes.

"Ah was that a smile? And maybe even a laugh?" Good. I've missed that handsome smile of yours." Carla complimented Peter.

"Oh I wouldn't say handsome…..But I just wish that I could see Simon smile at me again…..It would make my day Car, just to see him look at me, tell me that he's alright. That's all I want." Peter said sadly.

"Heyyy come-on. He'll be alright." Carla re-assured Peter as she gently stroked his cheek with her right index-finger. "I love you." She whispered then kissed Peter on the lips.

Simon's little-eyes opened slowly as the poorly little-boy came-around. "Dad?" He called quietly, unable to shout from where he had been asleep for so long.

"Si?" Peter said, as he pulled-away from the kiss with Carla.

"Dad." He repeated, more confidently this time.

"Ah Mate!" Peter said as a really wide-smile grew across his face. Carla moved-off-of Peter's lap so that Peter could go and see his son.

Peter walked-over and took his son's hand. – His good-arm. "Oh it's so good to see you again mate, to hear your voice." Peter said shakily, with tears in his eyes as he carefully lifted his little hand and kissed the back of it.

"Are you crying?" Si asked his Father.

"I am son." Peter said, as Carla came-over and placed her arm on Peter's shoulder.

"Why?" Simon asked.

"Because he's happy Simon." Carla replied, she was so pleased that Simon had come-around, she had-had her doubts, but for Peter's sake if nothing-else, Carla was so relieved that Simon was awake and seemed to be his normal-self.

"Listen Mate, I suppose I should ring Leanne!" Peter said, trying to appear happy for Simon, but he just wanted to cry, not because he was sad, but because he was so happy that his son was gonna be okay.

Leanne had soon arrived at the hospital to see Simon, so Carla encouraged Peter to come-out with her for a bit, to give-him a break from the in-hospital' feeling.

"Why don't we go out for lunch ey?" Carla asked Peter happily as she hugged-him.

"Oh no love, I wanna be here for Simon." Peter replied as Carla placed her hand onto his cheek.

"You look tired." She told him softly. "What time did you get-off to sleep last-night?"

"Oh I dunno, it must've been late….." Peter trailed-off.

"Well maybe you should go back to the flat for a bit ey? Have a rest." Carla suggested.

"I don't mind staying with Si, Peter." Leanne said with a smile on her face as she came-out of her conversation with Simon, as Si lay awake contently.

"No. I wanna be with Si today Carla. He needs me more than I need sleep." Peter told Carla, but Carla was still worried about him. He looked over-tired and completely worn-out, but she couldn't tell him what to do, not when his own son was involved.

"Alright then Darlin', but look after yourself ey?" Carla told Peter quietly before she kissed his cheek. "I'm off then. Call me later yeah?" Carla said sweetly before she then headed out of the room and went back to the flat to get herself ready for work.

"So Si how are you feeling?" Peter asked as he approached his son again, standing next to Leanne as Simon lay in bed.

"Oh I've been better, but I'll be fine!" Simon said happily as the Doctor walked-in.

"Hello Simon." The Doctor greeted-him with a smile on her face, before she turned to look at Peter and Leanne. "I take it you're Simon's parents?" She questioned.

"Uh Yeah." Peter answered.

"Well I'm his step-Mum." Answered Leanne at the same-time as Peter had spoken.

"But she's Mum as far as Simon is concerned." Peter told the Doctor sweetly.

"Right. Well I'm gonna do a few exercises with Simon now, see if we can get that arm of his working…..Okay Simon?" The Doctor double-checked as she flicked between Peter and Leanne, and Simon.

The Doctor had soon done this with Simon and had managed to get some movement in his left-arm, which Peter and Leanne were relieved about.

"We'd like to keep-in just for a couple of more days. Just to see if we can get that arm any more mobile." The Doctor informed them as she took them aside, out of Simon's ear-shot.

"But he's gonna be okay overall?" Peter asked.

"Yes. It looks that way. There'll be a scar from the cut on his head, but that's about it." The Doctor replied before she walked-off with a genuine-smile, glad that she could please the apparently happy-family.

"He's gonna be alright Peter!" Leanne said happily with a tears in her eyes before she jumped at Peter, kissing his lips and then hugging him.

"Woah!" Peter chuckled as he hugged Leanne back, hoping that the kiss was out of pure excitement and nothing-more. Peter loved Carla, he wished that he didn't, but he did, and despite cheating on Leanne, Peter refused to do the same to Carla when she had helped him so much, and vice-versa.

But Simon had seen the whole thing...

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