Chap 38
Once they were back in Carla's place and Emmie was settled it was 7pm. Carla and Peter asked Simon, who was playing in his room, to come sit with them on the sofa.
Carla decided to let Peter take this one. She promised not say anything infront of Simon even though she was furious at Leanne.
"Look mate" Peter began as he pulled Simon closer to him on the sofa. "I thought you were happy at your mums I'm sorry if you weren't. You should have told me"
Simon was getting really upset as he cuddled into peters chest.
"But mu... Leanne said if I didn't do what I was told you wouldn't ever want to me to come over. And she took all my pictures of Emmie off my dsi and I just liked showing them to people. Dad I'm sorry I was mean to you and I picked Leanne I was just scared please don't give me away"
Peter was crying at Simons words. What had gotten into Leanne. He rejected her and she took it out in simon. He was furious at her.
"Oh Simon that's never going to happen. I love you more then anything. Your my main man on and don't you ever forget that"
"Carla I'm sorry I was mean to you before... I just"
Carla cut him off. "Don't you apologise si your not in the wrong ok" she went to wipe the tears away from his cheeks and he flinched. "Simon" Carla was shocked. "I was only going to dry your cheeks"
"Simon what did you think Carla was going to do?" Peter asked. Although he didn't really know what to expect as a reply.
"I thought she was going to slap me"
"Why would you think that? Did Leanne hit you?" Carla had to ask. She felt sick to her stomach as Simon nodded and cuddled into her chest crying uncontrollably.
Peter rose to his feet grabbed his coat and shot out the door before Carla could even ask him where he was going. Not that she needed to.
"DAD" Simon shouted after him. "Where's he gone Carla?" "He's just gone to get emmies nappies we left them at Grandads earlier" Carla lied as she took out her phone to ring Peter. She heard his phone ringing in the bedroom.
"Carla it was only one time and she told me not to tell anyone and she said sorry. Am I in trouble for telling?"
"No darling. You never ever get in trouble for telling the truth"
Simon and Carla lay on the sofa until emmies cries interrupted them. "Shall we go and feed madam si"
Simon smiled and nodded a he followed Carla to the kitchen as she showed him how to make a bottle, desperately trying to keep his mind off everything. It was going to be a long wait for Peter to return. She was petrified about what he was going to do. She knew more then anyone he had a temper.