2 weeks later:
it's been a long two weeks for nick and the connor clan as carla is still in a coma. They still aren't sure whether carla will have brain damage or memory loss; setting the family on edge.
The doctors told the family 2 nights ago that they were taking carla out of her induced coma, meaning she could wake any time now.
"morning babe" nick greets her early on the morning, which is what he's been doing all this time.
"car please hurry and wake up, hayley is missing her mum so much. we told her you've just gone on a little holiday so she started complaining saying she wanted to come. please just wake up for her...and our beautiful daughter."
"she's so beautiful Carla. she has a lot of dark hair; obviously from you...your eyes, mouth and she has my nose. The most perfect baby...and she needs her mummy. come on Car, be there for your two children" He adds.
The doctor informed nick that Carla would probably be able to hear them and that encouraged nick to tell her about his day and all the gossip every evening, just so if Carla did hear maybe she wouldn't panic as much when she did wake up about being in an unsettling environment.
As nick carried on talking to Carla he was sure he felt her finger twitch.
"Carla?" He whispered.
After a few minutes and no change, he thought he'd just been imagining it but when Carla squeezed his head extremely weakly he knew it was real.
"Come on baby" he murmurs. "Open your eyes"
"Take your time" he continues and right on que Carla mumbles quietly which comes out muffled due to the oxygen mask on her face.
"Slowly sweetheart" He smile slightly.
She squints as she opens her eyes for only a second until she closes them again.
She begins to breath heavily and it's as if she starts panicking about her surroundings.
"Car you're in hospital, their was an accident but the kids and you are all okay" Nick reassures her.
She does another quiet groan and finally opens her eyes ever so slightly and looks at nick. There's nothing but fear.
"...it's me" he says.
"B..ba..baby" Carla whispers.
"Let me just get a doctor, don't worry everything's okay" he kisses her forehead gently. He Opens the door and shouts for nurses quickly to come in, as they walk in he goes back to his previous position.
He could tell she was scared. Petrified even. Her eyes were only open a little bit however their was tears and her eyes were following the nurses and they scurried out the room.
"It...hurts" she cries.
"Shhh you're okay now I promise"
"I'm gonna have to ask you to leave whilst we run a few tests of Mrs Tilsley" on of the nurses pipe up.
"Test? What kind of tests? She remembers me and is responding?" Nick questions.
"It's just routine" she shrugs.
"I'll be 5 minutes baby. I'm going to call your dad and Michelle" he smiles and leaves.
"Nick!" Johnny and michelle shout in sync run down the corridor.
"Where is she? I want to see her?" Johnny asks.
"They're just running some tests."
"Tests? What? Why?" Johnny exclaims.
"Just routine..." nick sighs.
"Oh hi, everything okay?" Nick says to the nurse whose just come out of Carla room.
She's been helping Carla and the family throughout these 2 weeks.
"Well she's a very lucky women, it could've been a lot worse. Carla has no signs of memory loss nor brain damage however she's very groggy, confused and extremely weak. Obviously your wife hasn't been in a coma for two weeks so she fatigued from that also the amount of medication she's on makes her drowsy. You can go see her now but I suggest don't stress or worry her or don't ask many questions. Like I said earlier; she's very confused."
"Why'd we stress her out?" Johnny interrupts.
"I mean just don't explain in graphic detail what happened, or ask her lots of questions. She needs rest." The doctor explains sensitively.
"Can we just see her?" Michelle pleads.
"Yeah go through." She smiles.
"Hey you!" Michelle softly says sitting down and taking Carlas hand.
"Wha-..." Carla whispers weakly.
"Don't try to talk baby. Just rest." Nick kisses her other hand.
"Hayley"
"Peters got her, it's okay." He replies.
"Nick...where's the baby" Carla whimpers.
"I promise you Carla; she's in an incubator right now until her lungs are stronger but she's perfect. Just like you."
"I want her" she cries loudly. "My baby"
"Wait until you're stronger" nick tells her.
"No" Carla mutters.
"She looks just like you Carla, beautiful" he smiles slightly.
"Just like Hayley. Nicks don't you have a photo?" Michelle says.
"Yeah look" nick shows the picture of their baby.
"Oh" she cries pulling a shaky hand to her mouth. "She's gorgeous."
"Why don't you try and have a sleep?" Michelle says.
"Bring Hayley. I want her."
"No carla wait till you're better. You can't have you're daughter seeing you like this darling."
"We'll stay here when your wake up car. We're so happy you're awake" Johnny pipes up after staring in shock at his poorly daughter.
Right first of all; I'm SO sorry I haven't updated this fic for so so long. I've had zero motivation and have been busy. I'll try to update this very soon! Leave a review xxx