Sighing in annoyance with herself as well as the hate within her body she didnt know what to do now considering everything that he had now done. Glancing to where Peter was getting ready she sighed biting her lip wondering where he was going to go or what he was going to do today because she knew what she was going to do, internally wallow in her self pity because of all her mistakes. Grabbing her phone from the side she flicked through it in a way she was hoping she would have had some apology from Adam for rubbing Sarah in her face like that only wishing that she didnt care, it was odd because she loved Peter but the way Adam was so caring towards her when she lost her son she was confused. Maybe she was just trying to replace Peter via the genes within his gene pool.

Soon he left her to it noticing she hadn't said a word to him over the conversation they had the other day, since then all it had been was sex, making up, more sex and holding each other; barely any words were said. Getting up she put on a pair of skinny jeans and a white blouse before grabbing her bag and leaving the house. She saw Peter drive off for his shift at streetcars leading for her to eye up the solicitors and as if by magic her feet took her there and she practically entered the room like a cat on speed.

"Woah calm down, I could have been in the middle of something here!" Imran states, she just glares at him making him feel rather uncomfortable "Do you have an appointment booked?"

"An appointment?" she spits clearly irritated by everything in her life "Do I look like I have an appointment?"

"Well, you'll need to make one, at Barlow Legal Services the cost of a consultation is around-"

"Do you ever wind your neck in?" she snaps he raises his eyebrows at her attitude "Is Adam here?"

"He's currently busy and you will have to make an appointment-"

"Can't you get it into your thick skull that I dont want a flamin' appointment!" she shouts as Adam steps out of his office trying not to laugh at her

"It's fine Imran" Adam rolls his eyes opening the door for her to go into the office which she does offering a glare to Imran, Adam apologises and enters the office as well "About yesterday..."

"I was expecting an ounce of decency but no, didnt get it did I?" she chuckles "Jumping from bed to bed, you really are a piece of work-"

"You're the one who cheated on your shiny new but old hubby so you can't exactly sit on the moral high-ground" he states, she shakes her head

"I also happen to know that you were with Sarah when our little fumble happened do I dont think you get off that easily" she smirks, he just looks expressionless because he really didnt care

"So what are you going to do with that then?" he questions sitting down at his desk, she sits down on the other chair which was available in the room

"Dunno really" she shrugs "Might tell her might not-"

"Well I might tell Peter about us"

"And risk killing him?"

"I think you need to understand that there's more to your relationship which is worth saving compared to mine and Sarah's"

"So you're using her? To get back at me because what...?" she replies rather blankly questioning his motives

"Because" he whispers standing in front of her and linking his fingers through hers as she sighs slightly, "I think you want more-"

"I dont want more" she snaps "I want to keep my relationship with Peter because I love him-"

"You didnt do a very good job at that did you, there's a difference, Carla, I know that Sarah still loves Gary you see, she doesn't love me-"

"So you're going along with it for what? Free sex?" she questions incredulously, "I thought me chucking that stapler at you would have knocked some sense into you"

"Thank god you missed" he mutters, a small smile dances over her face "Partly-"

"At least you're honest-"

"The other part however she's company" he states, she raises her eyebrows "To be honest I dont have another part"

"Didnt think so" she comments causing him to roll his eyes, she unlinks her fingers with his "Look we can't...it would kill Peter, kill me, kill you if Peter found out, I cant take the risk"

"Tempting though" he smirks, she shakes her head unwilling to fall under his spell "Especially as Peter treats you like a patient because of everything you went through, i dont see you in that way, I think you're perfect the way you are"

"Really?" she responds sarcastically, he smirks at her taking in her body

"I always thought you were super fit" he grins, she shakes her head trying to control the blush which rose to her cheeks "Beautiful"

"We cant Adam, once was bad enough" she states as he cups her cheek and brushes his lips against hers gently, she reciprocates and sighs slightly before pulling away "We can't"

"You just did" he whispers brushing a strand away from her hair as he kisses her again "You see you can..."

"No" she shakes her head stepping back and closing her eyes "I need to go, it's not happening, once was bad enough... I'll see you around"

"Carla!" he calls as she leaves the room causing him to sigh and return to his desk replaying what just happened here in his head

The appeal to go into work wasn't there because Sarah was there and she couldnt bear the fact that she saw what she saw the other day, she couldnt unsee it anyway. Walking along the streets she decided that she would just go for a walk to clear her head as she needed to do this for her own sakes, then she clocked it, Peter, in Victoria Gardens with Daniel who was trying to coax a bottle out of his hands, she sighed slightly and made her way over to them and offered them a small smile in return.

"Hey" she responds softly "Baby what's going on?"

"I just found him here, he was going on about you and some hotel where you were with a guy and he left his wallet...oh hi Adam"

"Yeah hi," he smiles glancing to Carla who was trying to avoid his gaze and help Peter "What's going on?"

"I was just saying that I found him here with a bottle he was rambling on about Carla and this guy she was with at a hotel"

"Baby I told you nothing happened, you're just being paranoid" she reassures him he just looks at her and places the lid back on the bottle "There"

"You'd know all about that" he snipes, she sighs slightly shaking her head trying to hold it together

"Hey you have no right saying that to her, she's trying to help you" Adam sticks up for Carla who internally panics knowing that really could give it away

"Sorry" Peter whispers cupping Carla's cheek and pecking her on the lips "I'm sorry"

"You dont need to apologise, I think we need to have another discussion about it not that I can remember much as I was six sheets to the wind" she chuckles slightly trying to make light of the situation, she passes the bottle to Daniel "Shall we get you home and we can have a chat?"

"Yeah ok, I'm sorry if i..." he starts, she shakes her head pulling him up and holding him close for a bit "I just want to go home"

"I'll pop in and see Tim for you" Daniel suggests as Carla nods mouthing a thank you to him as she begins to walk Peter home, she glances back to Adam who was shaking his head gently leaving her to feel rather on edge

She went to the pub and made them both a brew they sat down in the back room but Peter was jittery and uncomfortable with everything leaving her to question whether he was ok. Knowing Peter as well as she did she knew when something was eating him up so she gently took his hand and led him upstairs into the bedroom so they could talk privately about everything without the possible interference of Johnny or Jenny.

"Its obviously eating you up"

"Then be honest with me" he whispers knowing he was right he knew Carla and he knew when she was lying "Please do the right thing please; did you sleep with someone at that hotel?"

"Yes" she gulps as a pang of guilt hits her "I regretted it as soon as it happened, I was angry at you at us…hurt that you pushed me away and…I wanted to hurt you as soon as it finished I couldn't wait to get out of there"

"Why did you lie? Is it someone I know?!" he interrogates getting clearly wound up, she shakes her head

"No it was just a guy who was in the bar" she whispers trying to control her tears "He meant nothing, it meant nothing, please believe me when I say that"

"You still lied to me-"

"I was trying to spare your feelings" she bites her lip "Please Peter dont do this to yourself it was just meaningless, it doesn't matter"

"It matters to me, how could you?!" he questions, she sighs slightly closing her eyes trying to stop the tears pooling in them but all her attempts proved fruitless

"Please Peter dont do anything stupid, if not for me for Simon, please"

"Just get out of my sights" he mutters, she gulps grabbing her bag and sighing, she leaves the room and then leaves the pub trying not to alert Johnny and Jenny over the whole thing, deciding that going to sit in the cafe was the best bet for her

"Hi Carla, what can I get you" Nina smiles as Carla sighs mulling over the cakes which were on display

"A coffee and an iced bun would be great ta Nina" she smiles slightly as Nina nods gesturing for her to sit down which she does, Carla rolls her eyes as Adam enters the room "Great" she mutters to herself

"Hello Nina could I have a coffee and oh why dont you chuck in a chocolate chip muffin as well?" he grins as she nods taking the plate and coffee over to Carla, Adam approaches her "Mind if I take a seat?"

"Nope not at all" she rolls her eyes biting her lip "Why do you even want to sit with me considering I almost chopped Imran in half, you also had no right sticking up for me in the gardens earlier talk about being obvious"

"He had no right to speak to you like that" Adam sighs, Carla rolls her eyes picking up her coffee and tearing a bit of her iced bun off and eating it

"It's not your place to tell him that though"

"Come off it Daniel was thinking the same-"

"Even so he kept his gob shut" she raises her eyebrows, Adam sighs in response smiling at Nina placing his order down on the table, Roy appears from the kitchen leaving Carla to smile at him, "I told him-"

"About us?" Adam hisses, she shakes her head "Then what did you say?"

"I had to tell him it was driving him mad, I just kept it really vague saying that I just slept with some random at the bar, you dont need to worry although he is probably seeking solace in a bottle of scotch right now-"

"So what are you doing here then?"

"Its gonna push him over the edge if he sees me, all the scenarios he's going to make up in his head it's better if I stay well clear for now"

"How caring of you" Adam rolls his eyes, she just glares at him "You do realise he could die, well he probably already is"

"I know that but what else do I do, it's a situation where if I am around him he's going to get worked up until he cools down and probably drink then if I'm not around him he's going to do it any way but he's less likely to do it if I'm here so I think this is the safest bet dont you?"

"I guess, yes" he sighs "Look I'm sorry about earlier I was out of order"

"It's fine its the least of my worries now" she bites her lip "I should probably show my face at the factory, it's just embarrassing with Sarah there-"

"Yeah, I'm sorry about that as well, if I had known you were on the other side of the door..."

"Adam it's fine, seriously, it annoyed me but I'm over it now" she states "You should probably get back to wherever you need to be"

"If you need me, let me know" he smiles, she nods slowly unsure of his intentions as he gets up and leaves the situation, Roy takes a seat opposite her

"What?" she questions glancing back wondering where Nina was "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Curiosity," he remarks, she pulls a face before raising her mug up to her lips "Did you have sexual intercourse with Adam?"

"That's a very personal question Roy Cropper" she replies clearly annoyed by what he was insinuating, Roy looks at her expecting an answer "No"

"I saw the questionable exchange you had with him"

"We were talking about Peter" she responds sadly, Roy looks at her "We argued, I told him I cheated"

"With Adam?"

"No" she shakes her head "I didnt sleep with Adam-"

"If you are lying then I will very much believe our relationship will be tarnished"

"You know what I've had enough of people sticking their noses in my business" she snaps getting up and grabbing her jacket "If you want to eavesdrop learn to do it properly"

"Carla!" Roy calls as he hears the door slam shut leaving him to sigh, what else could he do but return to work?