Hi, I keep making fanfictions I can't finish but this ones going to have zero drama, just family fluff and happiness as writing drama all the time can be quite exhausting

"Is he ok?" she breathes out, Ken's hand placed on her shoulder as she looks down at her ring which was sitting on her finger

"The operation went well"

"Well...as in?"

"There weren't any complications" the doctor informs her, Carla breathes out as the tears smart her eyes, Ken brings her in for a hug "Peter is currently in recovery"

"When...I mean...can I see him?" Carla asks looking up at the doctor, the doctor flashes them all a smile

"We'll be bringing him back up soon, he's currently sleeping off the anaesthetic" the doctor informs them both before leaving them to it, Carla breathes a sigh of relief

"He's ok" she nods closing her eyes

It had taken them ages to get here, all the upset and all the stress. All of the arguments somehow seemed like they were worth it because they ended up here. Mistake after mistake on her behalf and his to an extent but all of those mistakes contributed to their future, the future which was now sealed in the form of Peter's health; a new liver. This was their chance and she was going to grab it with both hands and she was going to do her best to make this relationship last because she loved Peter too much. She had been waiting here for hours, refusing to go home when people suggested that she did as she wanted to be there for him when the operation was finally over, she was determined to be there for him. In sickness and in health as well as be there for the lengthy recovery which he would have to endure.

"Carla" Ken brings her out of her thoughts she gasps as Peter's bed is wheeled back into his room, she immediately enters and so does Ken

"Is he?" Carla questions the doctors who were hooking Peter up to a drip, she takes a seat in the chair and takes his hand

"He's really groggy he's just had a major operation. It's likely that he will just want to rest but you're welcome to sit with him" the nurse smiles before leaving the room "I'll give you some space"

"Hey" Carla whispers kissing his hand as Peter opens his eyes "It all went well baby, it really did. I'm so proud of you. Never forget that"

"H-Home," he says quietly, she tilts her head to the side "T-Tell 'er dad"

"He's right you should go home and rest Carla you've been stressing all day and you look exhausted"

"No, I'm not leaving you" Carla whispers squeezing his hand as he winces "Are you in pain? Do you need more painkillers, you'd think they would give you more-"

"Carla" Peter rolls his eyes, she pouts her lips "Go home baby"

"But-"

"Home," he says, she just groans in annoyance "Make sure you have a good rest ok? I just want to sleep so it's pointless you being here"

"I'll be back later ok? Evening visiting times and then we have a deal"

"Ok, fine" he nods as she leans over to peck him on the lips "Make sure she gets home"

"I'll give you a lift Carla," Ken says, Carla rolls her eyes blowing Peter one last kiss before leaving the hospital room

Ken gave Carla a lift back to the street. She immediately went home and relaxed for a bit just watching a movie on her laptop whilst she took time out to have a shower and just refresh herself. Carla fell asleep halfway through the movie and woke to the sound of her phone, she frowned in tiredness and confusion until she picked up the phone. The biggest happy grin was plastered on her face until she realised what this meant, it was like everything was going well today it really was and she was so happy because this meant that she and Peter were going to get their future they should have decided on this time last year. Deciding to get dressed into some comfy clothes she went over to number one to throw a bag of stuff together for Peter and then went back to the hospital. She entered the hospital room and he was awake and still feeling rather groggy so she placed all of his stuff inside the cabinet which was there knowing he was going to be there for a while as he recovered.

"You seem happy" he whispers looking into her eyes, she leans forward and grasps his hand in both of hers "What?"

"I had a call through this afternoon" she bites her lip in an attempt to contain her excitement "You know that house we put an offer in on and the estate agent was convinced they wouldn't accept because our offer was stupidly low"

"Hm?" he questions already sensing where this was going "What about it?"

"Well I had a call from the estate agent saying that they wanted to accept the offer"

"Seriously?" Peter says before wincing, she shakes her head as if to warn him not to get too excited "The three-bed?"

"Yeah" she nods "The one you loved because it had the big garden and the stupid little shack in the bottom of the garden you wanted to convert into your man cave, yes that one"

"So we've gone from stupid little boat to stupid little shack?"

"That's not the point" she smirks shaking her head "The point is we're not in a chain, we've got the mortgage sorted and things might happen within the next month which is exciting as they've moved into a new build the people who used to own it so it's empty"

"I can't believe it" Peter says in disbelief "We're really doing this?"

"We've been so lucky baby, so lucky" she laughs slightly at how amazing the situation was, "Are you allowed to eat yet?"

"I'm meant to be resting but I just can't sleep in here it's not the same without you beside me"

"Oh baby" she pouts her lips before letting out a sigh "I'll stay as long as I can alright? Then I'll go home and get everything sorted with the documents for the house for the remainder of the evening. I feel the same as well with the fact you're not next to me and you probably won't be for quite a few days as well"

"We'll cope," he says quietly, she smiles gently and nods "I love you, Carla"

"I love you too" she nods with a small smile as a nurse comes into the room with some more painkillers "Are you still in pain baby?"

"Yeah I'll be ok though, made of tuff stuff" he grins, she shakes her head gently squeezing his hand before taking a ring box out of her bag and then taking his ring out of it, she slides it onto his finger "Perfect"

"Hmm" she nods with a smile, she kisses his hand "Hopefully things will get better from here ey? New place, we can start acting like a family can't we?"

"Yeah we can and I can't wait"

Carla went home after she was told to leave by this horrible nurse which she and Peter shared looks over as she was leaving the hospital. He found it quite funny at how narked his wife was as she just wanted to be with him and in a way he was sad that she had to leave him to it. When she entered Roy's she sat down with Nina who had Seb around causing Carla to immediately feel like a third wheel so she took her work downstairs into the café to do it there as she didnt want to intrude. This made her lust over having a place of her own with Peter, their own space where they could just be them and not worry about anyone else but them and on occasions Simon if he was to stay. Out of curiousity she picked her phone up and looked at the picture of their new home. Mod-cons, plain colour scheme that would be easy to work on as they had the money to get the place refurbished, an open-planned diner and kitchen and three good sized bedrooms, the main bedroom had an ensuite and the other two had a Jack and Jill bathroom between them and it just made her even more excited.

"You seem awfully happy Carla" Roy observes hanging up his apron, she rolls her eyes looking over her papers

"Well you would be too Roy if your husband is on the road to recovery" she grins as Roy sits beside her "I'm guessing you're avoiding the lovebirds upstairs"

"Indeed" Roy nods, Carla smirks at him "May I ask what you are doing?"

"Well don't tell anyone but we made an offer on a house, it was just a random offer didnt really mean much but it turns out it did so the estate agent rang me before I left to go to the hospital and it turns out they're willing to accept mine and Peter's offer"

"That's good" Roy nods with a small smile

"Yeah we can finally put all the negativity in the past and just move on with our lives you know and just look to the future"

"Happiness suits you"

"I'm not sure how to take that Roy" Carla comments, Roy just nods and gets up "I guess we'll just have to see what happens won't we?"

Carla was lying in bed unable to sleep, she was just so excited about the future, she picked up her phone and saw a text from Peter saying that he was bored as well and unable to sleep. She immediately face timed him and soon enough the call went through. They just spoke a bit about everything and how they were both excited for the future. Carla spoke about colour schemes and how she wanted the house painted causing numerous eyerolls from Peter but he didnt mind as this was just Carla being Carla and he wouldn't change her for the world.

"I wish you were here with me" she sighs slightly shaking her head, he pouts his lips

"I wish I was there too," he says quietly with a sad expression, she nods "We'll have our own place soon won't we?"

"Yeah we will, fingers crossed-"

"We seem to be doing a lot of that," he says raising his hand, she smiles as his fingers were indeed crossed "But it seems to be working doesn't it?"

"Yeah it does and hopefully it will continue to work" she confirms with a grin "I'm just worried though"

"About?"

"Well maybe I was the cause of you ending up in hospital"

"Carla" he chuckles slightly, she blushes furiously and bites her lip "I have needs too"

"Yeah but you weren't meant to be doing any vigorous exercise" she laughs slightly, he just giggles childishly "You didnt tell the nurses that-"

"That we had sex before I was admitted?" he laughs in response, she pouts her lips and shakes her head "No I didn't, shame they kept me in eh?"

"Yeah because knowing you, even with that lowered libido of yours, you were obsessed with me in that wedding dress"

"Well it was rather nice"

"Nice?" she scoffs with a laugh, "I think we both know it was more than nice baby, definitely in your eyes" she giggles, he bites his lip

"I just wanted you to have the wedding night you deserved-"

"Yeah, almost three days late because you collapsed on our wedding day didnt ya?"

"I thought you weren't going to hold that against me" he grins at her, she giggles even more "Shut up otherwise you'll wake Roy and Nina"

"Sorry" she stifles her laugh "But yeah that was a night to remember"

"You see even on death's door I can give you a good time in that department. If this took a turn for the worse you should have put it on my gravestone"

"Enough with the death jokes mister" she scolds gently, he rolls his eyes "We're looking to the future now, no looking back. Recovery now"

"Yes nurse Connor" he rolls his eyes, she pouts her lip "Oh do I get to see you dressed up in a nurses outfit-"

"Try that and you'll be straight back in that hospital bed" she glares, he laughs slightly before wincing, "I think on that note we should end this call before your stitches open from laughing too much"

"Fine," he says still trying to stifle his laughter "I'll see you tomorrow yeah?"

"Of course," she says quietly tilting her head to the side "Goodnight baby"

"Goodnight" he whispers before ending the call, Carla sighs quietly before snuggling down into the comfort of her bed, somehow she was able to sleep with ease now

A week later and Peter was making a slow and steady recovery. His incision was getting better and Carla had been a great support and his prime source of entertainment. Peter was coming home today and Carla was excited to be finally getting into some sense of normality. She had taken today off work especially for this occasion wanting to be there to be the one to drive him home and get him settled at number one. She also had a meeting with the estate agent today and the mortgage brokers to get moving on the house front so they could get settled as soon as. Carla was helping Peter pack his bag at the hospital whilst he was sitting upright in the orthopaedic chair which helped the pain he still had from his incision.

"Are you sure you're ok to be leaving?" Carla questions hesitantly, Peter nods just wanting to get out of here "Ok well you're taking it easy and I mean easy Peter. Bed rest ok?"

"Only if you get dressed as a nurse"

"I'll put you back in that hospital bed if you continue" she glares before smirking "Plus I don't want you getting all worked up in that department"

"I know...sex is completely off-limits until I fully recover-"

"What on earth have I just walked into" Daniel grimaces as Peter grins at him "I don't want to know actually. Anyway dad sent me here to drive you both back"

"Seriously?" Carla deadpans, Daniel nods "I guess I can be all over my husband in the back can't I?"

"That sounds like music to my ears"

"Enough of...whatever that was are we going or?"

"We need to go to the pharmacy to pick up his meds but after all of that we can get you home and into bed mister" she pokes Peter on the head, he pouts his lips "If you're good I might even treat you to your favourite chocolate bar from Dev's"

"She's so persuasive isn't she Daniel?" Peter gushes before laughing, Daniel rolls his eyes knowing he definitely pulled the short straw here

"Are we going then?"

"Yeah discharge papers are signed and we're ready to head off" Carla beams, Peter takes her hand and kisses it "To our new beginning eh?"

"God save me" Peter grins, Daniel just laughs slightly taking the bag whilst Carla helps Peter into the wheelchair "Let's head home"

After going to the pharmacy and picking up Peter's medication they made their way home. Daniel driving them instead of Carla now so she could make sure Peter was comfortable in the car knowing how much it hurt after an operation of this kind. Peter was just happy to breath in the fresh air and couldn't wait until they were finally in their own home. Ken greeted them when they got in and Carla suggested that Peter just went upstairs to bed as he looked pretty exhausted so she went up with him and got him settled in the sheets and he watched as she examined the medication time table that was in Peter's medical folder.

"You don't have to know it off by heart love"

"I want to be supportive" she says quietly before flashing him a smile "Do you want anything?"

"A brew would be great"

"Here," Daniel says walking into the room with a cup of tea

"Psychic family" Carla grins as she takes the tea off Daniel and places it on the bedside cabinet, Daniel leaves them to it as Carla's phone goes off, she frowns picking up the phone "It's the estate agent, I can call them later-"

"No, now" he says with a small smile watching as she answers the call, he takes in the conversation as it finishes "So?"

"Everything's being processed this week" she beams excitedly "Obviously its going to take a few more weeks before we move in and get it all sorted which means we need to do furniture shopping which we'll have to do online because there's no way you'll be up to it"

"You don't know that"

"I thought you were going to be taking this recovery stuff seriously"

"It's just boring though" he sighs in response, she pouts her lips and nods sitting on the edge of the bed "I could do with some cuddles though?"

"Cuddles?" she chuckles slightly, he nods slowly shifting over slightly, she gets into bed with him and rests her head on his chest being careful not to cause him any pain "It's good to have you home baby"

"Yeah I'm happy to be home" he says into her head "Are you staying tonight?"

"Depends if you want me to, I don't want to hurt you" she pouts her lips, he kisses her on the back of the head

"I'll just nudge you if you do baby" he grins, she just laughs slightly and bites her lip "Are you ok? You seem kind of distant...withdrawn if you like?"

"I'm just thankful that you're ok and that we have a real chance of doing this baby because we've waited so long for this haven't we?"

"We have" he kisses her on the top of the head, she yawns tiredly "Tired?"

"Hmm very" she sighs in response "I suppose I should start taking care of myself eh now I'm basically a full-time carer for you"

"You need to work" he observes, she nods slowly "To afford the mortgage"

"Yeah but I can work from home can't I?" she grins, Peter massages her scalp causing her eyes to flutter shut "Hmm that's lovely baby, keep doing that"

"Sleepy" he kisses her on the head as he strokes her hair, massaging her scalp every now and then "You can sleep if you want"

"Not if you're not sleeping I'm not," she says quietly kissing his arm as it was clasped around her body

"I'll sleep as well" he whispers into her head, she hums slightly and pulls the duvet over her body before yawning "We're getting old"

"Not funny Peter" she pokes him on the arm, he laughs slightly as they settle down for a mid-afternoon nap...

Soon they woke up and Carla was straight on making entertainment for Peter so they played some games such as cards to keep him entertained. She then went to the shops and picked up some snacks for them as Peter seemed to have an appetite all of a sudden and when she had returned Peter was sitting upright in the armchair which was in his room as he felt like he needed to sit upright more. Carla gingerly sat on his lap at an angle that wouldn't cause him pain, Peter's idea of course. He was so happy that she was here today for him and that they could spend time together as ever since the wedding as he had been so exhausted and she had been working so this really was special for them.

"Here" she grins feeding him a square of her chocolate, he takes a square then feeds it to her causing her to giggle "Stop, I'm going to get all fat"

"You're the one who's feeding me more than you are yourself" he chuckles, she grins up at him and bites her lip shoving more chocolate into his mouth "You're trying to choke me now!"

"No, I'm not, you should be appreciative" she giggles slightly kissing him softly on the lips "Are you looking forward to moving"

"Yeah. I wish I could do stuff though like help with the DIY"

"Because that would go swimmingly wouldn't it?"

"Hey I have you know I fixed one of my dad's shelves"

"A shelf compared to skirting boards, painting and wallpaper. There's a different baby" she giggles, he kisses her on the forehead "You're hardly a handyman are you? The place will fall down if you attempt to do anything"

"Wow thanks Car" he jokes, she giggles against his neck and pecks him there "Now Nurse Connor I was wondering if I could go for a walk?"

"A walk to where?" she questions, he sighs slightly "Cabin fever already?"

"Hmm yeah sorry" he shrugs, she pouts her lips and gets off his lap passing him his jacket

"We can go but as long as you take it really slow ok?" she agrees, he nods in response standing up and allowing her to put his coat on "Will you be warm enough patient Barlow"

"Don't call me that" he cringes, she giggles slightly and bites her lip

"It's only fair baby" she smirks taking his hand and leading him downstairs, Ken greets them both "Hey Ken, this one's getting cabin fever"

"Going stir crazy" Peter sighs in response sitting down in the armchair, Carla grabs his shoes and puts them on his feet "Thanks baby"

"No problem its what wives do for their partners when they're recovering from their operations" she smirks grabbing her coat as well, Peter stands up "Shall we go then? I say we go to the peace gardens"

"Sounds good" Peter nods linking his arm through hers as they walk out of the door, she looks across the road and leads him over it slowly "Can we sit?"

"Of course" she smiles as they sit on the bench outside Audrey's, she takes his hand "Are you in pain?"

"Yeah it's just when I walk but I can't tolerate being in there"

"Oh baby" she whispers resting her head on his shoulder, she kisses him on the cheek "It'll get better darlin'"

"I hope so, it's going to be a long road to recovery isn't it?"

"It will but you have so much support" she assures him "You're never alone"

"I just can't wait until we're in our own place, in our own environment with you and Si when he comes back. I just want privacy you know"

"Well you never know if I keep on top of the paperwork for the house it could be within the next month," she says, he nods "We just have to hope and pray that everything is ok and then we can move in and I can start making the place my own. You're still recovering mister"

"Fine" he mutters standing up, she stands up as well and takes his arm "Do you want to stop off for a coffee?"

"I'm good unless you want one?" she questions as they pass Roy's, he shakes his head as they continue the slow walk to the gardens and sit down on the bench "All good?"

"Yeah thanks for this love I just really needed to get out of there" he sighs, she pouts her lips raking her fingers through his hair and kissing him softly on the cheek

"I know baby, sometimes it just feels like the walls are caving in on you doesn't it?" she rests her head on his shoulder, he nods sadly "Soon it won't be as cramped eh? With our own place and all that"

"I would drink to that but I think alcohol jokes are too soon"

"Yeah too soon" she nods with a grin, he laughs slightly "We should get you back before your dad sends out the search party hm?"

"He'll probably be asking us to watch The Great Gatsby tonight by the way"

"Oh joy" Carla mutters, Peter laughs slightly "I wonder if we could sneak upstairs and watch our box set we didnt get around to finishing?"

"Oh, that does sound good" Peter smile dreamily "Maybe you could model your wedding dress again-"

"Hey what did I say?"

"Oh come on"

"No I'm not having you get all worked up when you're meant to be recovering baby, sorry" she smirks, he pouts his lips "We'll have time for all that ok?"

"Yeah I know" he says "Doesn't stop me wishing does it?"

"Well keep your mucky thoughts to yourself mister" she kisses him softly on the lips

"Am I too hot to handle?"

"The arrogance of it" she smirks rolling her eyes shaking her head "I'll leave you to figure that one out"

"What if I can't?"

"I'm not spoon-feeding it to ya, we haven't reached that level of carer yet" she links her fingers through his, he laughs slightly and bites his lip "Plus you're on the mend now and you will continue to be if you take it easy so I'm making the executive carer decision to say it's time to go back home"

"Fine" he huffs slightly annoyed, she helps him stand up and takes his hand linking her arm through his as they make the slow walk back to the house...