The next morning Carla woke up to the smell of toast and coffee. She stayed in bed because she knew what that smell meant. Ten minutes later peter came back into the bedroom with a tray. Je sat on the bed next to Carla and gave her the tray, and as she smelt it was toast and a cup of coffee.

'Morning baby' Peter said kissing her head.

'Morning sexy' she smiled back at him.

'Listen I was thinking about our wedding and that we haven't set a date yet. It would be nice to get married before the baby arrives.' Peter suggested.

'Well I don't want to look fat in my wedding pictures but that doesn't give us much time baby I'm ten weeks I'll be showing very soon.' Carla told him while sipping her coffee.

'I know but I want to marry you as soon as I can. I don't want anyone else getting their hands on you.' peter laughed as he kissed her cheek and jumped up and left the room before she could answer. Carla just giggled and rolled her eyes and the man she loved.

An hour later and Carla was now dressed and drinking her coffee around the table while peter washed up the dishes. 'Carla when can we start telling people, I don't want to push you but I know everyone will be excited for us.' Peter asked.

'Peter I don't want anyone to know yet, I want to keep it a secret for as long as I can until I'm as big as a house and people notice.' Carla joked.

'Baby you could never be as big as a house you are tiny and you'd still be beautiful to me' Peter said as he made his way over to her and kissed her head. 'Right I'm off love; I'm just going to the bistro to see Simon.'

'OK baby' Carla said as she flicked through her magazine.

Michelle: Hey Carla how are you and the baby? How far gone are you?xx

Carla: hello sorry Michelle I was going to text you yesterday but forgot me and peter were busy if you get me ;) I'm ten weeks and everything is ok. Xx

Michelle: Oh good and a little too much to picture thanks! But then again why not at least someone's having fun xx

Carla didn't answer because her phone started ringing it was rob. She wanted to tell him about the baby but thought she would speak to peter first as he wouldn't like it if she told him not to tell anyone and she had told her brother especially because peter and rob didn't always see eye to eye. But both their hearts were in the right place. She answered but kept the baby a secret, for now.

Meanwhile, peter was on his way to see Simon, it was a Saturday so he wasn't at school, he was at the bistro because Leanne had no one to watch him so he stayed with her. Simon didn't mind this because he got free drinks and desserts when he wanted.

'hey mate how you doing?' peter asked his son after walking through the doors. Simon was sat at a table on his own with his ds and a glass of coke.

'DAD, I'm good I'm just playing Mario' Simon said excitedly. Peter sat down at the table and had a chat with Simon. He too really wanted to tell Simon about the baby but he had promised Carla.

Peter spent most of the day there and when he left it was dark. He took out his phone and text Carla.

Peter: hey baby I'm on my way home now xx

Peters phone then beeped he looked down at it while crossing the road, a car spun round the corner and was going so fast it didn't have time to stop, it hit peter sending peter flying. The car just drove off leaving peter laying there unconscious, his phone lying next to him open on the text.

Carla: Don't be long, we both miss you xx

Carla was on the sofa on her laptop looking at baby clothes, wondering where peter had gotten to. She then notice blue flashing lights coming from the street through the window. Her heart sank, she jumped up to look out the window and saw a man lying on the floor with the ambulance next to him and the paramedics surrounding him she couldn't make out who it was but she didn't like this feeling. She had tears rolling down her cheeks and she ran down the stairs and out the flat door. She ran across the road and towards the man but the police wouldn't let her through. She then saw the leather jacket and new it was peter she was screaming at the police officer 'Let me through that's my fiancé, let me through let me through.' The paramedics put peter on the board and put him in the back of the ambulance. 'let her through she can come with us' the paramedic said to the police officer.

Carla still crying uncontrollably got into the back with peter and grabbed his hand. 'I'm here baby I'm here.' She said trying to wipe her tears away.

Now at the hospital they had taken peter and Carla was sat in the family waiting area. She had called Michelle to come and be with her and she had called Deirdre. Michelle had picked up Deirdre and they had come together. Michelle ran over to Carla and took her in her arms.

'He'll be fine' Michelle said. 'He wouldn't want to miss out on the baby would he' Michelle whispered into Carla's ear which made more tears come out thinking that peter may never get to meet his child. 'Ok ok come here' Michelle said comforting Carla.

An hour later and a doctor came into the room. 'Mrs Connor?'

'Yes that me' Carla stood up and walked over to the doctor quickly she wiped the tears from her face and listened.

'Mr Barlow has many injuries but he is very lucky that it is nothing to severe. He has a couple broken ribs and a minor head injury. He has a lot of bruises and a broken arm but it looks like he's going to be fine. You can go in a see him now but he's still asleep and needs lots of rest.' The doctor said.

'See I told you he has something to fight for doesn't he babe' Michelle said winking at Carla.

Carla and Deirdre walked into peters room. Carla tried to hide the tears falling from her eyes. Her peter was laying there all battered and bruised and she couldn't do anything. She sat down on the chair next to peter and held his hand. Deirdre sat on the other side waiting for any sign of him waking up. She was rather curious of what Michelle had said something to fight for. But she had to be there for peter so she just shrugged it off.

She stayed there all night and fell asleep on the chair next to him. The next morning peter awoke wincing in pain. He looked around and knew where he was straight away. He hated hospitals and he hated them even more when he was the one that is in need of one. He turned to the side and saw Carla asleep in the chair. It hurt him to move so he called to her gently. 'Carla… Carla baby wake up' he said again wincing in pain. Carla woke up, shot up to her feet and kissed him on the lips. 'Ow' peter yelped.

'Sorry baby I couldn't help it I was so worried.' Carla told him. 'You gave me a scare'

'I'm sorry baby! I'm going to be fine, did you really think I wasn't going to be? I have a baby I would like to meet' Peter smiled.

'I know that's what I was scared about I didn't want our baby to not have a daddy.' Carla told him.

A couple of days later and peter was allowed to go home. Carla was there early like she had been every day. Simon had visited a couple of times but Leanne didn't really want him there all the time and peter understood that.

'Come on then let's get you home so I can look after you properly.' Carla told peter while picking up the last few bits of his stuff. In the car home peter was very quiet. Carla noticed but didn't want to ask him until they were in the privacy of their own home.

Half an hour later and they were in the flat and peter was sat on the sofa while Carla made the coffee. 'You ok baby' Carla asked him. Peter turned around to face his fiancé 'Yes I'm fine just a little tired.' Peter told her.

She walked over to the sofa with the coffees she placed them down on the table. She would normally lean on him and make herself comfortable but she knew she'd hurt him if she did that so she just sat next to him. Peter sighed. 'Carla I only have one broken arm'

'I know I just didn't want to hurt you that's all' Carla told him. Peter lifted his good arm up for Carla to cuddle into. She looked at him to make sure it was ok, peter gave her a little smile which meant its ok and she leant into him and smiled. She was happy to have him home.

Two weeks later and peter bruises on his face were nearly gone and he was a lot better he still had his arm in a sling but he was able to move a lot more. Carla was now 12 weeks and had her scan the next day. Peter was so excited.

'I can't wait for tomorrow we actually get to see our baby for the first time.' Peter told Carla as they lay in bed. Carla had her head on his chest.

'I know' Carla said quietly.

'Hey are you ok?' Peter asked her/

'Yes baby I'm fine, im just a bit nervous.' Carla sighed.

'It's normal for first time mums to get nervous, even mums that have had children get nervous baby.' Peter told her.

'I know I'm just being silly' Carla looked up and gave peter a kiss on the lips 'I'm just going for a shower.'

Peter was unsure on how Carla felt but he didn't want to push a reaction out of her so he left it. He knew she would come to him if she needed to.

Half an hour later and Carla was ready to leave for work. She kissed peter goodbye and made her way to the factory. Peter ate breakfast and went down to the bookies. He struggled with only one hand but he was getting more used to it.

At the factory the girls had gone to lunch and Michelle and Carla were in the office.

'You ok?' Michelle asked Carla.

'Yeah I'm fine we have our scan tomorrow' she told Michelle.

'good that exciting isn't it' Michelle asked.

'Yes peters very excited' Carla replied.

'You don't seem as excited what's up?'

'Nothing I'm fine in just nervous, it all becomes very real when you see them on the screen. ' Carla told her. 'It means we can tell people and then it becomes even more real, if people know that's all they'll talk about and ask about.'

'They will just be happy for you that all' Michelle tried to comfort her friend.

'I'm just being silly that's all' Carla told Michelle but it sounded like she was just trying to convince herself.