Here's the next chapter, I hope you enjoy and thank you for the reviews, there are lots of twists and turns to come...
Carla and Peter had been married for a couple of days now. They left for their romantic getaway just before the new year, they were going to be spending the days with each other whilst Michelle had Hayley for the week giving them time to reconnect without Hayley needing their attention. Coincidentally the trip covered Carla's birthday as well so Peter had loads of little gifts and plans for them over the next week. They were also in shock with Carla's pregnancy as well and they spent quite a bit of time talking about the baby and how Hayley and Simon would react to a new addition to their family and that made them feel rather nervous.
The new year came and went, it was the day after new year's day and Carla was waking up from her sleep cuddled up next to Peter who was rubbing her tummy gently as she seeks the warmth which was being given off from his body as well as draping an arm over his chest.
"Mm" Carla groans as Peter smiles letting her rest her head on his chest "Morning"
"How are you feeling this morning?" Peter questions as Carla grunts in response "Not good then?"
"No not really" Carla complains "My back kills so I might have a bath"
"Ok, why don't you do that and I'll get you something to eat?" Peter questions gingerly in case she was feeling sick "Something really light, fruit if you want?"
"Yes to the fruit" Carla mumbles as Peter slides out of bed to get her dressing gown for her, he hands it to her "Thank you baby"
"How about I bring it into you whilst you have a bath?" Peter questions as Carla hums in response nodding and heading into the bathroom to have a bath leaving Peter to sort breakfast out for her, he cut up a banana into bitesize pieces as well as apples, then he cut the stalks off the strawberries and places them in a bowl along with a dollop of cream so Carla had some sort of energy before heading back into the bathroom "Hey"
"Hi," Carla says quietly before groaning as she floats in the bath "Thanks for the fruit" she replies taking the fork and eating the strawberries "These are lovely"
"They're from the local farm" Peter replies as Carla smiles at his before closing her eyes causing Peter to run a hand through her damp hair "How do you feel?"
"My back kills, I don't even feel sick or anything it's just my back" she complains as Peter nods slowly watching Carla as she eats her fruit before pinching a slice of banana "Oi!"
"Sorry, you snooze you lose" Peter shrugs as Carla glares at him shoving more fruit into her mouth before attempting to get out of the bath and giving up and yelping in pain "You're in a lot of pain aren't you?"
"Yes," Carla retorts as if it was obvious as Peter takes his shirt off to lift her out of the bath which he does with ease so he didn't get wet from the bathwater.
"Can you stand?"
"Yeah," Carla says as Peter places her down on the floor as she clings onto him "Thanks, I don't know why it hurts so bad, I hope nothing's wrong"
"Maybe we should get you home?"
"I'll be fine Peter, we can just have a chill day. I probably overdid it…well you know how…" Carla trails off with a smirk as Peter rolls his eyes rubbing her back for her knowing they had been going crazy in that department.
"Come on then, let's get you back into bed," Peter says as they walk to the bedroom and snuggle under the covers together, Carla lying flat on her back as it was the only way she got relief from her backache causing Peter to put his hand on her tummy "Stop making your mummy sick"
"Hmm" Carla hums before groaning and shifting around "Can I have some pillows?"
"Yeah, I'll go and get a couple for you" Peter smiles going into the cupboard and picking up a couple of pillows as Carla sits up allowing Peter to place them under her back as she sinks back down onto them "Is that better?"
"A bit" Carla mumbles as Peter pulls the covers over her allowing her to rest her head on his arm as he uses his hand to massage her scalp as she turns onto her side curling up into a foetal position "Can you massage my back?"
"Of course" Peter whispers massaging her back as she moans swatting his hand away "I've stopped"
"I need to be sick," Carla says jumping out of bed and running to the bathroom, Peter following her and holding her hair back as she vomits into the toilet and soon after she leans against the bathtub to recover "Can we go home?"
"If you want?" Peter questions knowing it was probably best to get Carla back in case she got any worse and they wouldn't be able to make it back at all "Come on, I'll help you get dressed"
"I just feel so sick Peter" Carla whispers as Peter carries her to the bedroom and sitting her on the bed and putting her in some leggings and one of his t-shirts "I don't think I'll be able to walk"
"I know, I'll carry you to the car, can you help me pack if I hand you things?" Peter questions lifting one of the cases up onto the bed and handing Carla a bunch of clothes for her to fold.
"Yeah, I'll do it properly whereas you will just chuck them all in" Carla rolls her eyes folding the clothes and putting them in the case as Peter does the same with his, luckily they didn't bring much as they spent the most of the time indoors together lazing around and reconnecting with each other emotionally and physically "Right, that's all mine done"
"Ok, let me double-check the cupboards and grab the toiletries then we can head back," Peter says as Carla nods, her legs dangling off the bed as Peter checks to see if they had everything "I'll go and put these in the car, try not to move"
"It's not like I'm going anywhere Peter" Carla reminds him as Peter heads to put the bags in the car before returning for Carla and lifting her into his arms and to the car, placing her in the passenger seat "My hero"
"Right, there's a blanket for you," Peter says handing her the blanket as she puts her seatbelt on "Let me know if you want to stop off if you feel sick or anything?"
"Sure, let's just get on the road"
Peter drove them both back to the house, the delays were horrendous it took almost double the time but he maintained focus and glanced to Carla beside him every now and then as she slept for most of the journey except when they stopped off at the services. He arrived back at the house at ten that evening and got all the cases into the hallway before returning for Carla who was still asleep, lifting her up and taking her upstairs to bed but in the process, he woke her up.
"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you," Peter says gently stroking the hair away which fell in front of her face "How are you feeling?"
"My stomach and backache so much Peter," Carla says weakly as Peter pouts his lips kissing her on the forehead "Could I have a hot water bottle?"
"I'll go and get you one," Peter says giving her hand a squeeze before heading downstairs and filling the hot water bottle up for her and returning to the bedroom seeing Carla curled up in a ball, "I think we need to get you to the doctors"
"I just want to sleep" Carla mumbles as Peter rubs her back gently as she drifts off into a peaceful sleep before waking again and stumbling to the toilet, Peter helping her as she throws up into the toilet "It's got to be morning sickness"
"I don't know, love" Peter sighs "You need to rest and keep your energy up," he says as Carla flops to the floor whimpering in agony closing her eyes "You can't sleep on the floor, baby"
"I know" Carla replies tearfully "I want another bath"
"Ok then, I'll run you one," Peter says as Carla nods attempting to stand up as Peter helps her so she doesn't fall as Peter's phone goes off, Carla sitting on the toilet seat "It's Michelle, I told her we were coming back"
"Hi Michelle…she's not doing good no…she's just feeling horrible…if you wouldn't mind, we could probably do with your input…I'll tell you when you get here…ok, see you soon" Peter says ending the call as Carla slides back down onto the floor, her forehead rested on her knees, her legs pulled up against her chest so she was in a tuck position "I'm going to need to tell her baby"
"I know," Carla says quietly as Peter turns the bathwater off "I'll keep my vest top on"
"Ok, shall we get you in then?" Peter questions as Carla nods allowing him to help her into the bath as she sinks down into the water "Is that better?"
"Yeah much" Carla nods as the doorbell goes "Mmm you go," she says quietly as Peter nods kissing her on the top of the head and heading downstairs to greet Michelle who was holding Hayley.
"Hey Michelle," Peter says as she hands Hayley to Peter "Did you wake her?"
"Yeah, she's pretty sleepy so she should just go to sleep when you put her down" Michelle nods taking her shoes up as she follows Peter upstairs watching as she places her in the cot "What's up with Carla then?"
"She's pregnant" Peter whispers trying not to make a big deal of the situation, Michelle's hand flying up to her mouth in shock "I know I was shocked as well"
"When did you find out?" Michelle questions excitedly as Peter laughs at her response.
"She told me on the wedding day"
"I knew it!" Michelle exclaims "She did well to cover that up!"
"Anyway she was feeling really good then she started to get this backache this morning she literally can't walk Michelle" Peter sighs as Michelle frowns in response "There's nothing I can really do is there until tomorrow"
"No not really…where is she?"
"In the bath in our room, it's the only way she gets relief from it" Peter explains as Michelle nods heading into their bedroom as seeing Carla groan every now and then
"Hey, babe," Michelle says kneeling down by the bath as Carla forces her eyes open, "Peter's told me everything…congratulations"
"Ta, 'Chelle" Carla replies drowsily before groaning again "I want to get out"
"Ok then, I'll help you," Peter says as Michelle leaves the room to give them a bit of privacy "Ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine" Carla nods drying herself off by taking her tank top off and wrapping her robe around her "Bed now though…"
"Alright, can you walk?" Peter questions as Carla nods walking slowly over the bed and putting her nightgown on and getting into bed "Let me know if you need anything ok?"
"Ok, night Peter" Carla smiles as Peter turns the sidelight off allowing her to get some rest as he leaves the room with Michelle
"Do you want me to stay in case she wakes up?"
"Yeah if you wouldn't mind, I'm shattered from that drive there were so many delays. We could just click a movie on, she'll use her phone to ring me if she wants anything" Peter says as Michelle nods, both of them heading downstairs not really knowing how Carla would cope if this pregnancy was to completely make her bed-bound for the first few months…