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Today was the day everyone was waiting for, especially Carla and Peter. It was the wedding day and Peter was so excited about the day ahead as well as Carla. They decided not to do anything about the visiting order from Rob until after the wedding as they didn't want to ruin the pleasant situation which everyone was enjoying. Michelle arrived at Carla's early that morning with Maria ready to get started on her hair and makeup as well as helping her into her dress. Peter had scuttled off to Steve's to get ready there and left Hayley and Carla to it.

"So how do you want your makeup, Carla?" Maria questions as Carla mulls over the makeup palette deciding in her head that she wanted to go for a really natural look.

"Something natural, nude maybe?"

"We have plenty of time to experiment so I'll just try some things out on you then we can decide," Maria says as Carla nods sipping on her orange juice as Hayley stumbles over to her "Hey baby"

"So are you giving yourself away?" Michelle questions as Carla nods in response "Do you want me to walk with Hayley behind you?"

"Actually yes, if she doesn't want to walk you can just carry her," Carla says as Michelle nods watching Maria do her makeup picking up dusky tones wit h her brush and apply them to Carla's face.

"I'm going to get into my dress," Michelle says lifting Hayley up "I'll take Hayley with me so you two can get on"

"Ta 'Chelle," Carla says as Maria continues with her makeup Carla smiling at the result in love with the way she looked "I love this look, Maria"

"I think it really suits you Carla" Maria grins as Michelle appears in her dress, Hayley in hers

"Oh my god! You look amazing, babe" Michelle beams as Hayley squeals in response clinging onto a piece of Michelle's hair "Peter's so lucky"

"Let's get you in your dress," Maria says as Carla nods, all three women heading upstairs to help Carla into her dress

"I was at the boutique the other day I had to get the dress altered a bit"

"Yeah?" Michelle questions "You are looking a little thick around the middle"

"Thanks" Carla scoffs as Maria gasps in response Michelle biting her lip trying to contain her excitement "What?"

"Are you pregnant?" Maria questions as Carla shakes her head in response laughing hysterically rolling her eyes knowing they would assume that.

"No…we are going to think about trying for another after the wedding…I think I just put on weight from all those cocktails" Carla shrugs as Michelle narrows her eyes unconvinced.

"You're looking awfully shifty but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt" Michelle shrugs as Carla rolls her eyes pulling the dress up "It looks even more stunning the first time I saw it"

"You reckon?" Carla questions straightening the dress out as she looks in the mirror "I love it, I think this is the most I've felt like a bride y'know"

"Good" Michelle smirks as Hayley wraps her arms around her neck "Now we need to do your hair then hopefully by the time we're done we should be ready to head down to the registry office"

Maria did Carla's hair, she had it up in an intricate bun, with an arrangement of glittery crystals weaved throughout her hair to add a bit of bling. Carla had her bouquet and Maria was finalising her veil making sure it stayed in place as they waited for the car. Carla was a bundle of nerves but she was so excited about the ceremony as it would finalise her love for Peter and help eliminate bad memories for both of them. She also couldn't wait for their mini-honeymoon next week in Glasgow, everything was packed and ready to go so they didn't have to worry about it allowing them to enjoy married life for a bit instead of stressing about packing.

When Carla, Maria and Michelle arrived at the venue Michelle instantly reassured Carla that things would go smoothly, Hayley's hand was firmly placed in Michelle's ready to try and walk down the aisle, along with a little basket which contained white rose petals to be thrown. Hayley was being very well behaved and Carla was very pleased that she wasn't having a meltdown over the situation, she just hoped the rest of the day went smoothly.

"Are you ready?" Michelle questions as Carla lets out a shaky breath nodding eagerly "Good, now you know the order don't you?"

"Yeah" Carla nods bending down in front of Hayley "Be a good girl for mummy, princess"

"She'll be fine," Maria says confidently as the music starts to play "This is it"

"I know, I'm so nervous" Carla chuckles as Maria drapes the veil over Carla's face as well as sorting out the train, Michelle beginning to walk with Hayley in front which she does with ease showing her how to throw the rose petals, Carla following close behind them down the aisle towards Peter who was being nudged by Steve

"She looks amazing, mate" Steve whispers as Peter raises an eyebrow turning to face Carla as tears fill his eyes at how effortlessly beautiful she looked, "I told you"

"Hello" Carla replies coyly standing in front of Peter as he lifts the veil over her head as well as admiring her dress.

"You look amazing" Peter whispers as Carla smiles at him shaking her head gently.

"You don't look too bad yourself" Carla murmurs as Peter smirks at her causing her to return his smirk.

"Are we ready?" the registrar questions as both Carla and Peter nod turning to face each other "We are here today to celebrate the renewal of Carla and Peter's wedding vows. The meaning of this ceremony is to recommit or amend the vows you made as husband and wife. So if you could please join hands…" the registrar trails off as Peter takes Carla's hands into his.

"Peter, will you continue to have Carla as your wife and continue to live in this marriage?"

"I will" Peter replies with a definite nod of the head causing Carla's heart to warm.

"Do you promise to reacquaint your love to her, and will you love, honour and cherish her in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better for worse, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?"

"I do" Peter confirms as Carla smiles tearfully at him along with a little giggle.

"Carla, will you continue to have Peter as your husband and continue to live in this marriage?"

"I will" Carla giggles as Peter smirks at her, his love growing even more than he thought it could

"Do you promise to reacquaint your love for him, will you love and honour him? Cherish him in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better for worse and most of all be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?"

"I do"

"On your wedding day, you exchanged rings as a symbol of your love and trust you had for each other. For your commitment to each other and happiness, you will have built together. We will now confirm the meaning of the rings you placed on each other's hand when you married. Carla and Peter, if you could join your left hands together so that Peter's is on top and Peter if you could repeat after me"

Peter nods and Carla smiles at him gleefully

"Carla, I wear this ring you placed on my hand as a symbol of my love and commitment to you" the registrar prompts as Peter nods

"Carla, I wear this ring you place on my hand as a symbol of my love and commitment to you," Peter says gently as Carla wipes her eyes with her spare hand at how loving he was being as well as feeling quite emotional about the situation.

"Now with Carla's hand on top. Carla, repeat after me…Peter, I wear this ring you placed on my hand as a symbol of my love and commitment to you"

"Peter, I wear this ring you placed on my hand a symbol of my love and commitment to you," Carla says looking into Peter's deep brown eyes as Peter smiles at her wanting to wipe her tears away.

"I ask that you cherish each other and respect each other as well as always being there for each other, in love, in sadness and in the good times and bad. Carla and Peter, you have renewed the vows you made to each other on your wedding day. You symbolised the union by the joining of both of your hands, the vows you made to each other and the wedding rings you wear and by that, I conclude the ceremony of renewing vows of marriage. You may kiss"

"I love you" Peter whispers as he kisses Carla passionately on the lips as everyone claps in response as well as cheering

"That was beautiful guys" Michelle gushes carrying Hayley on her hip "Go to mummy then princess"

"Oh baby, you did so well today I think you deserve a special treat" Carla beams as Hayley starts to whimper reaching her arms out to be held by Peter which he accepts.

"I'm going to drive with Maria to the hotel now, Steve's going to drive you both following close behind, I'll take Hayley with me so you can have some time alone," Michelle says taking Hayley off Peter holding her on her hip as Carla and Peter turn to face each other

"I love you," Carla says as Peter cups her cheek.

"I love you too," Peter says kissing her gently on the lips as she reciprocates both of them finally able to move on from the past…

Steve drove Carla and Peter to the hotel where the reception was going to be taking place. Everyone cheered when they walked in causing Hayley to burst into a fit of tears causing Carla to groan in response and take her off Michelle to calm her down. After calming Hayley down, Carla and Peter were finally able to share a dance together on the dance floor; Peter's arms around Carla's waist resting on the small of her back and Carla's around his neck as they sway on the dance floor together.

"So then, when can I get you out of this dress" Peter whispers into her neck as Carla smirks in response kissing him on the lips gently

"You have one thing on your mind you know that" Carla grins planting another kiss on his lips as they sway together gripping onto each other's bodies "Plus I don't think the guests would appreciate it if we left them"

"You're such a tease" Peter whispers, his breath hot against her neck as she bites her lip "Why don't you have a drink with Michelle?"

"No…I want to stay here with you"

"Love, this is your wedding night, you can get hammered if you want…" Peter chuckles as Carla shakes her head biting her lip "Fine…have it your way"

"I don't need a drink to have fun" Carla rolls her eyes "Plus I want to be on top form tonight," Carla says suggestively as they kiss passionately on the dancefloor, Michelle groaning at the affection as Hayley walks over to her parents "Oh hey baby"

"Come here princess," Peter says lifting her up into his arms as she yawns tiredly "Oh we are tired"

"She hasn't had a nap she's going to sleep well tonight" Carla replies running her fingers through Hayley's wispy curls which were beginning to form on her head

"Carla" Ken offers his hand out to her as Carla smiles taking his proposal to dance leaving Peter to deal with Hayley "I'm so glad you two managed to give it another go"

"Me too Ken, I know we've both made lots of mistakes on the way but I feel that everything has finally fallen into place and we can put the past behind us and look to the future. I bet you miss Deirdre at times like this…"

"I do, she loved a good wedding" Ken confirms as he walks Carla around the dancefloor then over to Peter who smiles at him "Swap?"

"Go to grandad Hayley," Peter says handing her over to Ken as he takes Carla back onto the dancefloor "I know why you're not drinking"

"Hm?" Carla questions "And why's that?"

"Because you don't want to end up on the floor like last time" he teases as Carla glares at him "It was a bit funny looking back at it now"

"Alright, maybe it was…" Carla trails off as Peter laughs in response, Simon walking over to them both holding Hayley's hand "Hey Si"

"You two are so gross you know that" Simon rolls his eyes lifting Hayley onto his hip as she yawns "She's really tired"

"I know she is" Carla pouts her lips taking Hayley off Simon and holding her against her chest and going to the nearby table to sit with her "She's going to fall asleep on me"

"I'll go and find 'Chelle" Peter says as Carla nods letting Hayley fall asleep on her chest as Michelle appears with a smile on her face.

"I'll take her home, you two have a nice night and don't make too much noise" Michelle whispers into Carla's ear as she snorts in response Peter narrowing his eyes at the banter he couldn't hear between Carla and Michelle

"Bye Hayley, mummy and daddy will see you tomorrow baby, then we can open presents," Carla says as Michelle nods waving goodbye as Peter pulls Carla up ready to say goodbye to the rest of their guests…

After saying goodbye to everyone Carla and Peter made their way up to the honeymoon suite. There were rose petals over the bed and it didn't take long until Peter had Carla pinned up against the wall kissing her passionately on the lips but she pulled away reluctantly and headed to her suitcase taking out a present for Peter who frowned in response.

"Don't freak out ok?" Carla takes his hand as he runs his fingers down her spine as her dress was backless as he holds the present in his hands "Open it then"

"Ok" Peter chuckles unwrapping the box as Carla takes his spare hand and places it on her stomach waiting for his reply; a pregnancy test with two lines, one faint the other bold, the faint one barely visible

"Surprise," Carla says as Peter brings her into a hug kissing the top of her head his eyes wide with shock.

"For real?"

"Yes for real!" Carla chuckles as Peter looks up at her with unshed tears in his eyes "I know it's soon but this is our chance to do this properly"

"I can't believe it…how many weeks?"

"Very early on, maybe five it could even be less" Carla whispers as Peter places the test on the bedside table "So…?"

"So…this is the best present you could give me," Peter says as Carla smiles slightly "Thank you so much"

"Well, it did take two of us…" Carla laughs as Peter kisses her passionately again weaving a hand through her hair "I was actually going to ask you when that was…I haven't got a clue"

"After Deirdre's funeral?" Peter questions "That's about right isn't it?" Peter questions knowing that they hadn't been intimate that often for a few months as they wanted their wedding night to be something to remember

"Yeah, you're probably right," Carla says as Peter grins brushing a stray piece of hair away from her face "You're ok with this?"

"More than, baby," Peter says gently trying to reassure her "This is the best news you could give me"

"If that changes, please tell me"

"Why are you speaking like this?"

"I just feel maybe if we speak to each other more then things might not fail" Carla states as Peter nods leaning in to kiss her as she reciprocates his kiss before Peter pulls away

"Let's talk about this in the morning," Peter says as Carla nods leaning in to kiss him, pushing him down on the bed as he helps her take her dress off ready to rekindle their love together…

Things are never as they seem though...