This is very short, I apologise.

She could feel the colour drain out of her, there was no way Frank was responsible for Peter's attack, surely? She was fed up and that was an understatement, she was fed up of all of this all she wanted was a simple life but she was convinced this had been the most dramatic pregnancy anyone had gone through. She just stared at the pictures and was soon brought out of her daze by her daughter moving, she sighed slightly and folded the pictures and shoved them in her bra, she was ready to make her excuse to leave.

"Oh, there you are!" Frank chuckles, Carla smiles slightly, wincing as she sits down, Michelle narrows her eyes wondering if Carla was ok

"Sorry I took my time" she murmurs "Pregnancy stuff and all that, she's doing my head in cant wait to have her out"

"Oh right now you're here we can tuck into these pizzas" Frank states, Carla nods slowly not really wanting to be here, she wanted to be at home, analysing the photos bit by bit to see if anything linked, that's what she wanted

"Are you ok Carla?" Michelle questions, Carla bites her lip "Is it the baby?"

"Yeah she's just making e feel quite sick actually" she lies, she hated using her daughter in this way but right now she couldn't stand to be around Frank "I might just grab a taxi home"

"I knew this was too much for you" Michelle sighs knowing that Carla was probably masking her discomfort very well as she didn't want to come across weak but the baby came first and Michelle knew that "Come on let's get you home"

"Yeah thanks" she mumbles slightly watching as Michelle calls a taxi, she rubs her bump trying to keep up the pretence of something possibly wrong, Michelle enters the room "Did you get a taxi?"

"Yeah" Michelle smiles taking her hand, Carla squeezes it slightly before returning to rubbing her bump, she hated using her daughter like this, as an excuse "She has a lot to answer for doesn't she?"

"Dont we all" Carla mutters "But yeah she's being a right little pain, I just want to get home and curl up under the duvet and all that"

"Do I need to give Peter a ring?" Michelle questions, Carla shakes her head, she didn't want to worry him, not when he was trying to recuperate in hospital still "Ok then we'll just get you home and into bed"

"Sounds good to me"

Michelle got Carla home, she could sense something wasn't quite right as she was very distant not really interested in the conversation she was trying to make, mind you Carla was probably annoyed with the constant head pecking anyway, she most likely just wanted to shut out the world right now. As soon as Carla got in she walked into the bedroom and got undressed, she removed the photos and looked at them in greater detail, she sighed slightly and walked back into the living room the pictures armed in her hands.

"What's that?" Michelle frowns, Carla just passes her the photo, she just sits down on the sofa "Why do you have pictures of Peter?"

"Frank had them, that's why I needed to get away" Carla states, Michelle, frowns "Look at the date"

"What about it?"

"Frank was taking pictures of the night that Peter was attacked, of Peter specifically"

"So?"

"Well, it's odd isn't it?" Carla rolls her eyes maybe she was just being paranoid "Frank being in the same location, taking pictures of him"

"I guess it is yes...so you think that Frank was responsible for Peter's attack?"

"I dont know 'Chelle, I'm so tired and exhausted over this whole thing, I just want to settle down and have my baby, start to get things ready for her and then this is thrown my way"

"I know, love, you haven't had it easy have you?" Michelle smiles slightly allowing Carla to rest her head on her shoulder "Why dont you get into bed and I'll deal with this tomorrow eh?"

"You dont have to-"

"I offered" she smiles running her fingers through Carla's hair "Go on get into bed you look shattered"

"Hmm ok" Carla sighs standing up and padding to her bedroom, she settles down into bed hoping that she could get a somewhat decent night sleep...

It was the next morning and Carla didn't want to move so she decided she would just take the day off, one because she didn't feel entirely well, the baby was giving her really bad backache right now and two, she really didn't want to come face to face with Frank so she sent a message off to Michelle saying she wouldn't be in. She curled up with her blanket around her body, she was sending texts off to Peter to keep her entertained, she was watching TV and snacking on foods her body and baby would tolerate but she was soon interrupted by someone who she didn't expect to be interrupted by; Leanne.

"Oh my god! What happened?" Carla questions rushing over to Leanne who was holding Michelle close, Carla holds her seeing her friends dishevelled state

"Frank" Leanne mutters thrusting the photo's forward, Carla sighs "He attacked her, I was heading to the factory as I was going to have lunch with him at the bistro they were arguing on the doorstep of the factory"

"I knew you shouldn't have gone" Carla sighs slightly holding a trembling Michelle in her arms "Right we need to ring the police"

"I'll do it" Leanne smiles slightly, Carla nods watching her call the police, she glances to Michelle not really sure of what to say to make her feel better

"Shall we take a seat 'Chelle?" Carla questions, her friend just shakes her head "Ok, we'll stand"

"The police are coming" Leanne smiles awkwardly "Shall I make us some drinks, maybe some water for Michelle?"

"Yeah? The glasses are in the cupboard by the sink" Carla smiles slightly, Leanne fills a glass with water and passes it to Michelle who drinks it which helped her calm down, the buzzer goes off

"I'll get it" Leanne smiles as police officers enter, all Carla could do was hope that this didn't have a lasting effect on her friend, her business and most of all her daughter

It was a long afternoon, Michelle did as well as she could explaining the events of what happened, Carla was told to stay at home by Michelle anyway so it was up to Leanne to support her. Michelle told them everything as to what Frank did and Leanne gave a statement as to what she saw and that there was enough evidence to arrest Frank under the suspicion of attempted sexual assault. The officers then dropped Michelle and Leanne back at the flat, Michelle informed Carla that she told the police about Frank possibly being involved in Peter's attack which they promised they would look into. Carla then phoned Ciaran to come and collect her, they all sat and spoke briefly about what happened and that was that. Michelle left with Ciaran leaving Carla alone again with her daughter for company, all she could do was hope that this wouldn't affect her in more ways than one...