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The next day came and both Carla and Peter were cuddled up in bed together. Carla woke up with a killer hangover and groaned in response causing Peter to awaken and get her a couple of paracetamol and a strong coffee before she fully awoke from her sleep. Her eyes were forced open down to the harsh light which was peeking through the curtains as well as Hayley's cries through the baby monitor.
"What even happened?" Carla questions weakly glancing around her surroundings "My head kills"
"Let me deal with Hayley then we can talk" Peter whispers kissing her on the top of the head as he goes to sort Hayley out, returning with her a short while later
"Hey baby girl" Carla whispers hoarsely as Hayley crawls over to her to snuggle up to her "I love you princess"
"So then let's talk about yesterday" Peter bites his lip trying to suppress his laughter as Carla shoots him a look "Don't look at me like that it wasn't that bad"
"So then…I'm guessing I got very drunk?"
"Yeah, you went out dress shopping then you came back here with the girls and raided the spirit rack then I arrived with Hayley and you were all drinking the Sambuca and Vodka"
"Great" Carla mutters hiding her expressing by drinking her coffee "What else happened?"
"Well you then ran to the bathroom to throw up then Steve came to collect everyone and then I carried you upstairs and put you in the shower as you had sick in your hair and on your body. I got you dressed then sorted the bed out for you and then you went to sleep"
"Even better" Carla moans downing two paracetamol "Oh my god you had to clear up all the mess, I'm so sorry Peter you shouldn't have had to do that…"
"Carla it's fine, you apologised enough last night plus you were very cute if I say so myself" Peter reassures her as Carla bites her lip really cutely again "I love you"
"I love you too" Carla whispers "What are you doing today?"
"I took the day off, so I could be here with you knowing that you probably wouldn't be able to function properly without me," Peter says as Hayley stands up on the bed before falling onto Peter who hugs her gently.
"Hmm I don't really feel up to going to work" Carla turns her nose up at the thought "I could really do with another shower though, I feel grim"
"Alright, I'll go and feed Hayley brekkie as well as Si then us three can spend the day together, what do you say to that?"
"I would love that, thank you, baby" Carla smiles sliding out of bed and collecting the towels which she was laying on and folding them up ready to be washed "You be good for daddy, Hayley"
"She's always good for me, aren't you princess" Peter beams lifting her up into her arms at which she radiates a squeal "Have a good shower?"
"I will"
Carla had her shower whilst Peter fed Hayley downstairs. She got dressed into a pair of joggers and a tank top as she was feeling quite hot as her body was still regulating temperature oddly since her expedition into drunkenness. She ran a brush through her hair and decided to leave it in gentle waves as they probably wouldn't be going anywhere today. Carla then went downstairs and leaned against the door to the kitchen taking in the sight of Peter feeding Hayley her food which put a smile on her face.
"Is she being good?" Carla questions as Peter smiles at her watching her pour another strong coffee as well as putting a slice of bread in the toaster and grimacing at it.
"She's being good, aren't you Hayley?" Peter grins kissing her on the forehead as she eats her fruit "We might need to give your face a wash though"
"Hmm, when do we not?" Carla chuckles taking a seat at the kitchen table "As long as she's being well behaved then I can't complain really"
"Me neither" Peter smiles wiping Hayley's face "Shall we get you out then? We can all cuddle on the sofa today as a family, have a duvet day"
"I would like that, I do need to check the accounts today as well so I'll pop up to the study to do that quickly, you can get the sofa sorted cant you?"
"We can, I can get her dressed out of her sleepsuit as well" Peter grins as they all head upstairs, Carla carrying on up to the study and logging into her laptop to check the books again as well as to make sure Johnny or Aidan authorised the payments for this month.
"What the…?" Carla narrows her eyes looking at the outgoings for this month and seeing a figure for twenty grand going out of the account causing her eyes to widen and go to the stairs "Peter!"
"What?" he appears at the bottom of the stairs as Carla beckons him up causing him to frown "What's happened?"
"Please tell me that doesn't say twenty grand and I'm just blind?" Carla sighs pointing to the figure as Peter looks at the number "It's twenty grand isn't it?"
"Yes…that is a two and four zeros" Peter informs her as she groans in response "Is that a problem?"
"Someone's been fiddling with the books again by the looks of things and trust me I am not happy" Carla states as Peter raises his eyebrows knowing Carla could have some sort of angry meltdown about it.
"Why don't you just stop Johnny and Aidan accessing the account?"
"That's a good idea actually, I'll change the password…nice work, baby"
"You see I'm not all stupid" Peter grins as Hayley reaches her arms out to Carla wanting to be held "Let mummy work sweetheart, she'll be with us shortly"
"I will poppet, you two go downstairs and I'll join you soon"
Carla rang the bank and told them the situation she was in to see if they could give any insight as to where the money was going but as Carla thought they told her nothing useful and that the money had been withdrawn in cash not even transferred which made her very suspicious and annoyed as she really didn't have the energy to be dealing with it all today.
Around two hours later Carla joined Hayley and Peter on the sofa and lied on top of his body as they snuggled under the duvet for the rest of the day, Hayley sharing the space on Peter's chest with Carla. They watched childish movies to entertain their daughter and before long she was already asleep and so was Carla, this made Peter cherish this moment with all his heart as they were very rare but he grew annoyed as there was a ring at the door causing Peter to sigh in annoyance as now Hayley was awake and very unhappy. He went to answer seeing Aidan's angry face at the door.
"What?" Peter replies bitterly as Aidan folds his arms across his chest
"Is Carla in?"
"Yes, but she's sleeping-"
"I can deal with this Peter" Carla yawns appearing from the living room "What do you want Aidan?"
"Why have you blocked mine and dad's access to the current account?" Aidan questions as Peter puts an arm around her shoulders to give her a bit of support.
"Because there was a twenty grand transaction on the current account when I checked this morning and if it's not me it has to be one of you as it was only us three which had access to it, Aidan"
"Can I see this figure?"
"Sure come in and take your shoes off as I don't want you ruining my carpet" Carla states bluntly as Aidan takes his shoes off and follows her upstairs to the attic where her laptop was.
"Nice place" Aidan admires it as Carla chuckles in response "No, really, I love it at least Peter doesn't have to put up with your work littered everywhere"
"Wow, how long did it take for you to come up with that one?"
"Not long" Aidan replies cheekily as Carla gets the books up on her laptop for Aidan to have a look at him also frowning at the twenty grand withdrawal "Have you phoned the bank?"
"Yes, they said that it hasn't been transferred but taken out in cash which is just odd"
"Yeah…it's weird as well because Kate and I have noticed that dad has been acting rather shiftily, hiding post and stuff"
"Oh really?" Carla questions as Aidan nods "Thank you for that information. I just don't see what it could be, blackmail seems plausible?"
"I guess so, but who would be blackmailing him, my dad has many enemies and there would be too many to pinpoint" Aidan sighs sitting on her desk as Carla hums in response chewing on her pen.
"Leave it with me, I'll be back at work tomorrow let me know if anything needs authorising yeah?" Carla questions as Aidan nods in response
"I'll post some invoices through the door after work, I'll also keep an eye on dad as well"
"Thanks, Aidan, I kind of knew something else might pop up after the last time" Carla nods "Go on, get back to work and see if you can fathom some orders up to replace that twenty grand"
"Yes, boss" Aidan salutes as Carla sees him out "Speak later yeah?"
"Of course, see ya Aidan, " Carla says shutting the door as Peter appears offering his arms out for her so she could hug him.
"Everything ok?" Peter questions as they walk back into the living room and snuggle under the duvet together
"It's looking like it's Johnny, I don't think it's Aidan if it is then he is damn right good at lying as well as acting" Carla scoffs as Peter runs a hand through her hair "I just don't want to think about it. I want to enjoy the day we have together"
"Good idea"
So that's what they did, they enjoyed the rest of their day snacking on food and cuddling with Hayley. They also did some walking practice with Hayley and she managed to actually walk really well which meant that they would have to go shopping for some things to baby proof the house with now she was more mobile. There was then another ring at the doorbell that afternoon causing Carla to groan in response knowing it was probably another visit from Aidan or this time Johnny but she was pleasantly surprised that it was Michelle.
"Oh…hi?" Carla questions allowing her to come in as she takes her shoes off "What are you doing here?"
"Well I am here to offer my duties to you" Michelle grins as Carla narrows her eyes suspiciously causing Michelle to chuckle "Oi! I think you'll like what I have to offer!"
"Ok then, shoot" Carla sighs as she boils the kettle, Peter appearing with Hayley crawling close behind him as she stands up using Michelle's leg to grip onto.
"Hello princess" Michelle lifts her up onto her hip "Anyway, Steve gave me this voucher for my birthday, it's going to run out tomorrow and we have no cover so I was wondering if you two want it as I know none of you were working today"
"Michelle that's really sweet of you but it's bit short notice for us as we would need to find a babysitter" Carla bites her lip and glances to Peter who nods in agreement.
"Well I was thinking I could take Hayley for you"
"But don't you have to work?" Carla questions knowing it was the whole point in Carla and Peter having the voucher in the first place.
"Well, yes" Michelle states "But she'll just be sleeping upstairs in our room"
"Ok then, why not" Carla laughs as Peter brings her in for a hug placing a delicate kiss on her head "As long as you're sure Michelle?"
"I wouldn't have suggested it if I wasn't" Michelle beams "I'll go and pack a bag for her and get out your hair, can I steal her car seat from your car?"
"Yeah here's the keys, just post them through the door after you've finished" Carla smiles handing her the keys as Michelle walks off upstairs
"A romantic night out then?" Peter questions as Carla nods slowly in response "What a turn this day has taken eh?"
"It has indeed" Carla smiles "I guess I best get ready"
Michelle took Hayley back to the pub giving Carla and Peter an opportunity to get ready together. Carla was wearing a short tight-fitting red dress and Peter in a smart white shirt and trousers. They were both looking forward to this time alone and to reconnect with each other on a more intimate level considering it was hard with Simon and Hayley around. Peter drove to the restaurant. It was stunning, the tables were spread far apart giving them more privacy and the decorations were very unique and somewhat natural. There was a tree in the middle of the dining hall as well as an artificial lake by the tree with a series of rocks which had was trickling down them, LED lights down dangling down individually from the ceiling to light up each individual table and to top it off there was a series of wine and shot glasses on the tables ready to go along with cutlery.
"This is amazing" Carla beams excitedly as they are both shown to their table, Peter pulling Carla's chair out for her "Such a gentleman"
"Anything for my stunning fiancee" Peter smirks as the waiter places a couple of menus down on the table and points out what they could order under the voucher before leaving them to order
"This is amazing all the food seems so good" Carla groans in appreciation "Trust me I will be thanking Michelle for this"
"Me and all, it does look good" Peter smiles before his eyes light up "They do squid here Carla"
"They do?" Carla questions glancing through the menu her mouth salivating eagerly "Oh my god they do, I'm ordering it"
"I'm going for the crispy pork belly I think" Peter smiles as Carla smirks at him placing her menu down as the waiter appears ready to order.
"Can I have the Chilli Salt baby squid, please?" Carla questions as the waiter nods writing it down and turning to face Peter.
"I'll have the crispy pork belly, please" Peter smiles as the waiter nods writing his order down.
"Would you like any drinks?"
"Could I have a lemonade?" Carla questions as the waiter nods writing down the order before turning to Peter.
"I'll have the same please" Peter nods as the waiter writes it down as well.
"Your meal will be with you shortly, if you need anything don't be hesitant to call one of us over"
"We need to do this more often" Carla whispers as Peter takes one of her hands and kisses it gently in response "I love you so much"
"I love you more than anything in this world," Peter says as Carla smiles at him "So we're getting close to the wedding"
"We are I'm actually so excited to be marrying you again" Carla grins as Peter smirks at her "Also what are we going to do about stag and hen nights?"
"That's a point…we could just do something between the two of us? Maybe have a collective house party?" Peter asks as Carla scrunches her nose up not really wanting a bunch of people in her house
"I kind of just want it to be between us, have a romantic night in just us two before the big day" Carla contemplates as Peter smiles widely at the thought, he genuinely wanted the same.
"Toning it down in your old age are we?"
"Hardly" Carla scoffs "It's just that I kind of want it to be special and intimate between us two"
"I'm just teasing, love" Peter grins nudging her under the table with his foot, "I think it's a great idea, I'm sure Michelle would have Hayley"
"We don't need to think about it until further along down the line" Carla nods as the waiter appears with their food.
"The crispy pork belly?"
"Here" Peter smiles offering a smirk to Carla who laughs slightly at him "Thank you"
"The chilli salt baby squid then"
"Thank you" Carla smiles at the waiter who nods before leaving allowing them both to dig into their food "This looks delicious"
"It does, we need to get Michelle a present after all this"
"We do" Carla states before placing a generous amount of food on her fork and eating it "This tastes delicious"
"So does mine" Peter agrees as Carla chuckles "So, what do you want to do when we get back then now we're baby free for the rest of the night?"
"Hmm, maybe we could have a late night in the hot tub?"
"Oh yeah, that's a good idea" Peter grins as Carla smirks at him as they both eat their food in record time because it tasted so good "That was delicious, hungry were you, love?"
"Starving, probably because of all that vomiting last night" Carla chuckles "I can't believe I was so bad"
"It's understandable though isn't it? You had barely been drinking for the good part of a year" Peter shrugs as Carla nods in agreement "And I know what you're going to say so don't say it"
"Psychic now are we?"
"I am" Peter nods licking his lips as Carla runs the heel of her shoe up his leg "Carla"
"I'll stop" Carla smirks as Peter rolls his eyes "Are we having dessert?"
"I don't think I need dessert when I have you" Peter replies cooly as Carla raises an eyebrow tapping the side of her nose.
"I'm guessing we're skipping dessert?"
"We sure are" Carla states as they both grab their coats and make their way out of the restaurant with their lips connected all the time until they got to the car "Hurry up and drive home"
"Alright, we understand you can't keep yourself under control" Peter chuckles as Carla rolls her eyes allowing him to drive her home which they finally arrive around fifteen minutes later both of them practically running into the house; Peter shoving Carla up against the wall and kissing her passionately "You are so beautiful"
"And you are so handsome" Carla moans into his kiss as he drags her upstairs into the bedroom for a more efficient way of getting dressed before they got in the hot tub for the remainder of that evening…