I had to make this the last chapter, I'm very sorry about this but I felt like this added more of a cliffhanger effect...
Thank you for all the support, I really appreciate the reviews and the view count, I hope you enjoyed it and I may publish the sequal of this tomorrow, I haven't really decided
24th August 2023
A couple of weeks later and it was Carla and Peters holiday to LA, they were looking forward to being out the country for a couple of weeks. Carla was worried about how the twins would cope on the plane but luckily they paid extra to travel first class which was probably a good move to make the journey a bit more bearable.
The car journey was horrendous with the twins crying most of the journey luckily Johnny offered to take them so that they didn't deafen the taxi driver with their cries. Carla also bought a couple of frames for the car seats so they could be converted into prams which definitely made life easier when going through security at the airport.
They got on their plane around five that evening, Carla choosing an evening flight thinking that Aidan and the twins would sleep the whole journey, they had a meal beforehand which meant that they wouldn't need to buy food on the plane and that everyone would hopefully get some sort of sleep before they arrived in LA
"Right I have your blanket and your iPad" Carla smiles giving Aidan the blanket and his iPad to watch some films
"Thank you Mummy" Aidan smiles turning it on and putting the headphones on, Carla ruffling his hair
"Flo wants a feed Car then she should sleep" Peter smiles trying to silence her whimpers as Carla takes her and grabbing a blanket so she could feed in a bit of privacy
"Hey Is" Peter grins pulling funny faces at her as she smiles reaching her arms out, Peter scooping her up and rocking her gently hoping to lull her to sleep
"Does she want a feed?" Carla whispers as Peter shakes his head rocking Isobel softly in his arms
"We done?" Carla questions to Florence who finishes feeding, Carla stroking her head as she falls asleep in her arms
"Hopefully we can get some sleep as well aye?" Peter chuckles softly as Carla smiles holding Florence against her chest, rubbing her back as she finally falls asleep, leaving Carla and Peter to enjoy some sleep as well
Aidan slept for most of the flight, the girls only waking for a feed or to be changed which Carla and Peter took shifts throughout the flight. Carla and Peter went through security with the twins and waited for their luggage knowing it would probably take ages for them to get the prams set up for the girls, they met Suzie as soon as they got off the plane knowing she had a 7 seater car which was more than big enough for them all to fit in.
"Carla!" Suzie calls as Carla gasps running to give her a hug
"I've missed you so much" Carla cries as the friends share an embrace Aidan looking at them perplexed
"Is this Aidan?" Suzie grins bending down to his level
"Hi" Aidan grins as Carla rolls her eyes at her sons cockiness, Peter rolling the pram containing Isobel back and forth to settle her a bit
"Let's see my two fave girlies" Suzie grins looking into the prams as well as gasping
"Wow…they're much bigger than they were before I'll tell ya that" she grins as Carla nods, putting an arm around Peter's shoulders
"Peter, nice to see ya again" Suzie grins giving him a hug as well as patting his back, as they all walk to her car, Peter strapping the car seats in and Carla putting Aidan's in
"Your house is still as big as it was when we left last time eh Car?" Peter grins unstrapping Isobel, Carla doing the same with Florence knowing they would either start crying if they were in the car seats or sleep ruining their schedule
"Well yeah Peter, I 'aven't moved 'ave I? Right let's have a hold of these two, you must tell me which one's which"
"So this one is Isobel" Peter smiles handing Suzie Isobel "She was the bigger of the two and still is"
"She definitely has Carla's eyes that's for sure" Suzie grins cooing over Isobel as she smiles back up at her, Aidan going to crawl onto Carla's lap as Suzie hands Isobel back to Peter gesturing for Carla to hand Florence over to her
"And this must be Florence" Suzie grins rocking Florence in her arms "She's definitely smaller than Isobel isnt she?"
"Yeah, she's not as podgy either" Carla smiles as Peter raises an eyebrow
"Did you just call Isobel fat?" Peter rolls his eyes as Carla raises an eyebrow in return with a cheeky grin on her face
"Cream?" Aidan questions pointing to the fridge in Suzie's kitchen, Carla frowning in confusion before realising he meant ice cream
"Ice cream…maybe later Aidy, we don't want to ruin out tea do we?" Carla grins Aidan pouts, sticking his bottom lip out receiving a glare from his mother, instantly regretting the decision, shuffling off her lap
"You have him well trained"
"Well you have to set boundaries don't you, otherwise they will get away with murder" Carla mutters taking Florence back off Suzie and pulling funny faces at her
"I got your rooms sorted, I don't know what you've done about travel cots and stuff…"
"Yeah we have them don't worry" Peter reassures her as she smiles, leading them both to their room
"It's the same one you stayed in at your last visit which was like ten years ago, there should be enough rooms for travel cots, there's also a bed made up for Aidan, I pushed it up against the wall so he shouldn't fall out-"
"Don't worry about him he sleeps without the barrier now, he's pretty good at it, haven't found him asleep on the floor yet so…"
"Right, well I can mind him for a bit whilst you get unpacked?"
"Sure he'll probably be quite grumpy the flight was pretty horrible, the girls kept waking him up so don't be offended if he's more interested in his iPad" Carla smiles handing Florence to Peter so she could get the cases
Carla and Peter unpacked, they decided they were going to have a barbeque ion the beach, Suzie hiring out one of the grills which were scattered along the beach knowing that the weather was really nice that evening, well…being LA it was almost always nice which made both Carla and Peter insanely jealous at the face Weatherfield was so polar opposite, they were all determined to have a good time, Carla putting the kids in swimsuits as well as her and Peter wanting to top up their tans.
"Oi!" Suzie shrieks as Carla places a raw rib on the barbeque "You'll probably char that to pieces, hey Peter, has she got any better at cooking?"
"Well the social haven't been around so I'd take that as a good sign" he quips causing Carla to glare, Florence starting to cry, Carla knowing she wanted a feed, Carla shuffling back into the pop up cabana Suzie had to give her a bit of privacy
"So when are you starting these two on solids…" Suzie asks popping her head around the tent after flipping all the meat over on the barbeque
"Soon I think, around October that sort of date I just want to make sure they're ready" Carla smiles rocking Florence gently as she feeds stroking her cheek
"What do you guys want to do whilst you're here then?" Suzie grins getting the rolls from the cool bag as well as the haloumi cheese to put on the grill
"We just wanted this to be the first family holiday with all of use to be honest, chill mainly especially the year we've had, just take some time out, you know what it's like" Carla explains placing Florence in the car seat which was attached to the pram, then taking the seat and placing it in the tent, taking Isobel off Peter and doing the same so that they could eat
"Right what does Aidan want then" Suzie grins as Carla lifts Aidan up so he could see the grill
"'sage, burger please" Aidan grins as Carla nods taking the prongs off Suzie and putting all the things Aidan wanted on a plate for him as well as a helping of salad
"Thank you" Aidan smiles waving at Suzie then planting a kiss on his mother's cheek, Carla setting him down in the tent to eat
"You two can help yourself" Suzie smiles as Carla and Peter do what they're told helping themselves to the meat and salad as well as bread rolls with generous amounts of butter
"Thanks for this Suzie, Car would've burnt it all to a crisp" Peter smirks as Carla prods him with her fork
"He's not much better!" Carla defends herself as Suzie laughs
They all finished their food, Aidan falling asleep in the tent as it was getting quite late, the girls sleeping peacefully in their car seats, Suzie watching over them whilst Carla and Peter went for a quick swim. Peter holding Carla close, Carla smiling at him, her arms wrapped around his neck as they watch the deep reds and oranges of the sun go down, the weather was still hot which added to the mood of the couple, bobbing up and down in the water, obviously in love with each other now more than ever, it was at that point they were both excited to watch their children grow up with family and friends who loved them and with parents who wouldn't change them for the world.
And for anyone else who may leave and join them on the way…