Thank you for the reviews, I hope you're still liking the regular updates. I felt like this chapter was very weak but I didn't want it to be too long so I decided to end it where it was, I hope you enjoy nonetheless :)


A couple of days later and things were going far from smoothly Carla was very distant which made Peter very concerned. Cath and John had offered to have Evie for the evening so they could spend some time with each other without having to deal with Evie. It was weird for Peter, Carla was so attached to Evie but she just seemed so down, even Evie's smile wasn't enough to put a smile on her face, well a convincing one anyway.

"Are you sure you're going to be ok having her?" Carla questions bouncing Evie in her arms as Cath chuckles

"Of course, I can't wait to spend some time with this little munchkin" Cath beams as Evie smiles at her "Just go and have some time for yourselves"

"Alright! Bye baby girl" Carla pecks Evie on the head, Peter doing the same as they both head out into town

"So where does my beautiful, stunning wife want to eat?" Peter questions as Carla cackles at the compliments she was receiving, linking arms with Peter

"Hmm how about we relive some memories?"

"Memories aye? So what do you have in mind?"

"Sushi and seafood restaurant, I'll ring for the cab if you search for the restaurant?"

"Hmm ok, you've twisted my arm" Peter smirks smacking her arse as she giggles wrapping her arms around his neck and smiling mysteriously at him

"Unless of course we just skip the meal entirely and get a hotel, just us two?" Carla whispers as Peter sways her gently in his arms

"We could text Cath saying we're grabbing a hotel and ask her to look after Evie for the night?"

"We could…she has bottles made up, there's nothing stopping us" Carla smirks as Peter shakes his head taking her by the arm and pulling her towards a local restaurant as Carla cackles

"Peter" Carla whines pouting her lips as she yanks him back into her body and pressing her lips into his, sucking gently and nibbling on his lips

"Carla, you're going to kill me…if you continue to try-"

"And seduce you? Oh baby, is the heat too much for you to handle?"

"You're too much to handle"

"Am I? Oh, I'm sorry I can stop if you want me to?" Carla questions innocently rubbing her hand suggestively along his thigh "Although you wouldn't get much satisfaction"

"Hotel, get a hotel room now" Peter groans as Carla grins triumphantly grabbing her red lipstick and smothering it on her lips blindly in the moonlight causing Peter to run his thumb along the plump mounds of her lips, his thumb stained a bright red colour

"You don't usually use bright red lipstick unless-"

"Unless I'm trying to seduce you, I know" Carla smirks, her eyes fluttering down towards the floor as she takes a step forward to stare up into his eyes

"I will literally take you in an alleyway in a minute" Peter whispers into her neck as Carla bites her lip walking back into the wall pulling Peter with her as she giggles narrowing her eyes in the darkness as Peter sucks tenderly on her neck as she rests her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes as Peter's lips make short work of her neck, Carla's eyes fluttering open briefly causing her to jump back

"What?" Peter whispers tilting her head up so her eyes met his Carla opening her mouth but it all happened so quick, and there it was Peter's lifeless body lying on the floor and an angry-looking Rob staring directly at Carla...


"Where the hell are they?" Cath questions bouncing Evie up and down in her arms to settle her "Poor Evie's starving"

"I'll nip out and get some formula" John smiles as Cath nods, John leaving the boat to go and buy formula

"It's ok poppet, Mummy and Daddy will be home-"

"Cath call an ambulance!" John shouts bringing a wounded Peter in from the dock, Cath grabbing her phone and ringing for an ambulance

"Oh god!" Cath cries "Yes ambulance please…"

"Peter where's Carla?" John questions as Peter slips in and out of consciousness as Evie cries in Cath's arms

"Case…Carla's case" Peter whispers as Cath nods glancing to Evie as Peter nods, heading downstairs into Carla's case and rummaging through it and finding a tub of formula

"Oh Carla you're a lifesaver" Carla whispers kissing Evie's head as she heads upstairs grabbing a bottle to feed Evie, scooping spoonful's of formula into the bottle and filling the bottle with boiling water and placing it in cold water

"Shh it's alright sweetheart" Cath whispers bouncing Evie up and down in her arms as paramedics enter the boat with a stretcher for Peter

"What happened?" The paramedics question as John runs a hand through his hair

"I don't know, he's a friend and he was staying with us with his wife, Carla he came back here with those injuries but Carla wasn't with him" John explains as the paramedics nod holstering Peter's body onto the stretcher

"I'll stay here with Evie, John, you go with him" Cath exclaims as John nods allowing John to go with Peter

"Come on then sweetheart let's see if you want this" Cath whispers testing the bottle on her wrist and manoeuvring Evie so she was settled in the crook of her arm, rubbing the teat of the bottle against her lips

"Come on" Cath whispers humming to Evie as she finally accepts her bottle "There we go, don't worry Mummy will be home soon"

John was sitting in A and E waiting for news on Peter, he was called in around an hour ago to see Peter who was much brighter now he was dosed up on pain killers even if he was rather drowsy. John was nursing a watered-down coffee when Peter's eyes fluttered open his eyelids still heavy from being under sedatives.

"John" Peter whispers as John looks at him "Carla"

"Where? Where is Carla?"

"Rob" Peter croaks as John raises his eyebrows, Cath entering the room with Evie huddled in the sling which she took from Carla's bag

"Hey gorgeous" Peter smiles as Cath takes Evie out of the sling and placing her on the bed so Peter could rub her tummy gently

"Where's Carla then?"

"With Rob" Peter states as Cath's eyes widen stroking Evie's head tenderly "You need to find her"

"Mr Barlow? Is this a bad time?" A police officer steps into the room as Cath scoops Evie up to hold her so she wasn't in the way

"No, not at all"

"I'll just go and change her for you" Cath smiles as Peter nods ready to talk to the police

"Can you tell me about how you received these injuries Mr Barlow?"

"I was out with my wife, Carla Barlow, her brother was let out of prison we had safety officers living with us back up in Manchester, we were deciding to go away for a mini-break and we told the coppers and they said that we would be safe and wouldn't need security, but he must've followed us down here he hit me and assaulted me, I don't really remember what happened after but I know that he has Carla"

"Ok thank you, Mr Barlow, we will inform Greater Manchester Police on this information, take care"

"Everything ok?" Cath enters glancing to Peter as Peter nods shuffling up the bed so he could speak a bit better

"It's fine, can you put Evie on my chest?" Peter questions as Cath nods placing Evie on his chest "Hey beautiful. Is she feeding ok on bottles?"

"Yeah she's fine, we'll probably need more bottles but we can get those whilst you're in here" Cath smiles as Peter nods tears filling his eyes as Evie looks up at him, the sight of Carla's eyes staring up at him causing his heart to break, he just wanted Carla home and he wouldn't do it without a fight…