Just a short chapter, shall update tomorrow!
The feel of a faint tapping on her ribcage roused from her sleep. She blinked a few times before turning her head to see her son lying on the bed beside her, his little arms held above his head, his hands fanning out as he looked up at Peter.
'Morning love, he was making a bit of noise so I brought him in here' he said as Henry's little legs battled Carla's side.
Carla groaned a little, not wanting to be awake.
'Can't he go back now? He's obviously settled?' she asked pulling the blanket up.
Peter feigned mock hurt, 'Don't be a spoil sport Car, I thought yesterday was a stepping stone' he said.
'It's six thirty in the morning Peter, I'm tired and I want to sleep' Carla said in annoyance.
'You're mummy isn't much of a morning person is she now?' Peter murmured to Henry who wriggled on the bed.
'Oh leave it out Peter' Carla moaned desperate to go back to sleep.
She felt Peter's hand take hers beneath the covers, his fingers warm and loving.
He smiled at her; he couldn't help but find her grumpiness amusing.
He pulled her hand out from beneath the covers and bought it up to his lips, kissing the back of her hand in a playful manner. She rolled her eyes at his silly behaviour but couldn't help smile.
She tugged her hand away from him, and brought it over to stroke Henry's leg tentatively. Peter smiled at her action, hoping she was slowly learning to bond with him.
'He really is tiny isn't he' she said, observing his little body properly for what was probably the first time.
'He's a little thing, but beautiful don't you think?' Peter said.
'You're really proud of him aren't you?' Carla said not answering his question.
'Yeah I am. I didn't think I wanted another kid after Si, but when I found out he was yours, I just knew he was mine, and I felt so jealous of Dean, and I wanted nothing more than to be a father to him' Peter said.
'You're a great father, you do more than I ever will as his mum' Carla said.
'Hey, that's not true, you're going to be a great mum, you just need to bond with him' Peter said as Carla sighed.
'And what if I can't, what if I can't bond with him, what then?' Carla said.
'You will love, I'm sure of it' Peter said before gently pushing Henry a little closer to Carla, his body nestling up to her.
'…Peter' Carla complained.
'What? I know you want to be a good mum to him, here's your chance' Peter said before getting out of bed and heading into their en suit.