Sorry you have had to wait SO long for this,I have been so busy&have really neglected it!Anyway,thank you for your reviews.I know a lot of you aren't happy about Peter,sorry! This story was inspired by Desperate Housewives (when Mike was in a coma and Susan waited for him to wake up) But it won't be much like you enjoy!xx

Carla awoke suddenly from a restless nights sleep,she was sweating uncontrollably from having a terrible nightmare of losing Peter,the man she loved more than life was going to visit him in the hospital that day,as she had been every day for the past 6 months,despite the fact he still hadn't shown any signs of waking up from his doctors had repeatedly warned her that he may never pull through,but she couldn't let herself think of that,she'd never give up on him,never.

She turned up at the hospital at 12:37 and slowly walked into his room,with the same hope she came in with each day,thinking there could be a slight chance he'd woken up but deep down she knew he hadn't,she knew he may never do. As she hesitantly walked into his room,A fake smile plastered on her face,She was greeted by Peter's doctor, .He shook her hand and they exchanged the usual pleasantries.

"So,Miss Connor,as you know,It has been about 6 months now,and your boyfriend still hasn't pulled through..."

"What are you saying Doctor?"

"Nothing in particular,I just want to know how you feel about the situation..."

"How I'm feeling?I'm fine..."

"Are you sure?" Doctor Barnes may not have known Carla Connor for very long,but one thing that was obvious from the first time he'd broken the news to her that Peter may never wake up,was that she wasn't as strong as she made tended to pretend that she was fine and was optimistic when really he knew she was petrified.

"Look Doctor,I know that Peter is in a...critical condition,but he is the only thing in my life that has ever made sense,and if you're suggesting that I give up on him,then there's no chance."

"But Carla..."

" that was me lying in that hospital bed and Peter faced with this decision,he wouldn't give up on me,because he's strong and he fights for what he loves..." As she said this it reminded her of the custody battle they had faced over Simon all those months ago,and how he had never given up. "So there's not a chance in hell I'm ever going to give up on him,Ok?"

" 's just stay optimistic then,and carry on the way we are."

"Exactly what I was thinking,Doctor Barnes."

Carla was walking out of Dev's shop,bottle of red in her hand and the fake smile from earlier in the day had big bags under her eyes from not sleeping much the night before and her cheeks were tear-stained,with mascara smudged under her didn't really care about her appearance,she didn't care about much anymore,other than Peter getting had managed to restrain herself from drowning her sorrows in alcohol though,as she still had the responsibilty of looking after Simon,much to Leanne's annoyance. However tonight Simon was staying with Ken and Deidre so she had the place to her as she walked out of the shop she bumped into who she tried avoiding everyday due to her guilt...Liam.

"Carla...Sorry,I didn't mean to walk into you"

"No...It's fine,my fault,I should have been looking where I was going" There was a moment of silence.

"So...How are you?"

"Um...Ok,How about you?"

"I'm 's Peter doing?"

"Oh,he's...fine" Just as she thought of him,tears started falling from her eyes,she tried to wipe them away quickly before Liam saw,sadly she wasn't quick enough.

"Carla what's the matter?Is it Peter?What's happened to him?"

"Oh like you care!I bet you'd be thrilled if he croaked it,wouldn't you?Then you'd have me all to yourself again,well it's NOT GONNA HAPPEN!"

"Carla,how dare you?It kills me that you chose Peter over me,of course it does,you're the love of my life and I miss you like crazy,but the one thing I want more than anything is for you to be happy,regardless of that's with me or not.I know Peter makes you happy and you must be really struggling to cope,if I can't be your boyfriend,at least let me be your friend and be there for you in your time of need." Carla couldn't hold back the tears any longer,she just broke down.

"Oh Carla,come here" Liam wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the top of her head,telling her everything was going to be ok,if only he could promise this.