Well this is very unexpected but this seems like a pretty good final chapter...my brain wanted to end it here so we shall end it here. I might sequel, I might not we shall see or I could start a new AU fic...depends on it really. I am pretty busy at the moment but when its the summer I shall try and do some more...

It was new years and Carla was slowly adapting to letting Esme be left alone with Peter, she had gone to pick up some nappies on her own as they were running low and from that point, she realised that she could do this. Granted she still had nerves when it came to leaving Esme but overall she was learning to adapt to not having her baby by her side all the time. Peter was stepping up as well, Simon had been playing up a bit so they had been watching a movie together for the morning whilst he watched over Esme so Carla could have a drink with her family, she was on speed dial in case Esme needed to be fed as they were very much still exclusively breastfeeding. It didnt upset Peter that they were doing that but he really did want to feed his daughter at some point but both of them were convinced that this was the best for her health and her development.

"Here" Jenny smiles placing a tray of snacks down on the table, Michelle and Carla glance at each other knowing this was going to be the longest couple of hours yet

"Thanks for this Jenny but you really didnt have to go to all this trouble..." Carla trails off, Michelle grabs her hand and digs her nail into her skin as a warning not to say anything funny as she really didnt want to catch Jenny off guard

"Oh, nonsense! We never see you nowadays do we, Johnny?" Jenny questions as Johnny grumbles and looks up from his phone, Carla nods slowly knowing her father was just happy with her living her life "Anyway how's little Esme?"

"Umm yeah she's good...she's currently spending time with her big brother and daddy so I can have a breather from being used as a human cow"

"Oh thats really good, is she feeding ok?"

"Perfectly" Carla nods exasperatedly as Michelle tries to suppress her laughter "Anyway has anything happened here at all...?"

"No, nothing at all really" Jenny shrugs "Oh apart from Gemma going on about the quads, hey! When Esme's bigger you should have a play date-"

"Uh no thats fine, Peter's actually going to be a stay at home dad" Carla informs her not wanting to inflict the pain of quadruplets onto her child

"Oh, really?" Jenny leans forward swirling her champagne in her glass "Wouldn't have thought he's want to"

"Yeah well, he does. He didnt get that opportunity with Si so..."

"How long are you on maternity leave for?" Michelle questions, Carla hums and shrugs

"I want a year out I think, it depends how long I breastfeed for I guess" she shrugs, Michelle nods slowly "I was thinking about stopping breastfeeding when she starts solids but I'm not sure now I like that connection with her"

"I knew someone who breastfed for three years her kid" Jenny nods slowly, Carla looks at Michelle who was suppressing her laughter before coughing and choking on her drink so Carla rubs her back

"I'm not sure what I want, I'm just going to relax and go with the flow I think"

"Yeah, I mean thats the best you can do isnt it?" Jenny slurs as Johnny looks up from his phone "Hey tell your daughter she's the best mum out there"

"Uh? You're the best mum out there?" Johnny questions as Jenny flops her head to one side, Carla and Michelle share a look "Anyway when are you next bringing little Esme around?"

"Probably after her one-week appointment" she shrugs "Which is the day before my birthday"

"Oh what's Peter getting you?"

"No clue, he's being so secretive it's doing my head in" Carla drones eating some crisps as her phone goes off, she sighs and answers "Yes Peter?...Well, have you tried her dummy even though she hates it after Simon introduced it to her on accident?...Changing her?...ok then well I'll be home soon, see you in a bit, bye"

"Gotta go?" Michelle questions, Carla nods picking up her jacket "You see if you bottle fed-"

"Not happening Michelle" Carla drones putting her bag on her shoulder "I shall be off, enjoy people"

Carla headed home and as soon as she entered the house Esme's cries were ringing out around the room so Simon tried to settle her, she smiled slightly at her daughters older brother trying to soothe his sister by pacing the room with her. Soon enough Esme was being fed and Carla was curled up with Peter on the sofa whilst they watched some crappy TV as it was new years eve. They hadn't really planned anything but they were just going to chill and relax at home and just be a family. Esme still wouldn't settle though and Carla was worried that something was up so Peter stepped in and took his daughter and began to sing to her, Carla raised her eyebrows and stifled a laugh.

"That worked" Carla observed as Esme opened her eyes and let out little grunting noises "You can change her"

"Hey? She doesn't need changing"

"Uh yes she does" she points to Esme's onesie which she had messed, Peter groans in annoyance "We should try and give her a bath to be honest"

"What about her cord?"

"We just avoid it" Carla states as Peter nods heading upstairs, she follows and grabs the baby bath to put it in the bath and she begins to fill it up with warm water as Esme continues to cry "Baby girl its really not that traumatic"

"She's only little" Peter defends his daughter as he places her on the changing mat, Carla raises her eyebrows and folds her arms across her chest "I think mummy should give you a cuddle"

"Uh not when she's all messy" Carla states as Peter undoes the onesie and Esme's nappy "Her cord is almost off"

"Yeah it's taking its time though isnt it sweetheart" Peter kisses his daughters tummy as she wriggles slightly "You're going to be so loved sweetheart, you are"

"Aww look Esme daddy's gone all stupid and soppy" she smirks as Peter laughs at his wife "Right let's give you a bath baby"

"There we go" Peter smiles placing his daughter in the baby bath, she stops crying immediately and looks up at her mother "Oh wow...yes look at those beautiful blue eyes"

"She's so precious" Carla whispers kissing her daughter on the forehead as she grips onto her hair "Uh, no"

"I think someone's looking for some skin to skin cuddles" Peter whispers kissing the side of his wife's head, she laughs slightly and nods "You two can cuddle after we've given you a nice wash Esme"

"I love her so much" she whispers pouting her lips, Peter puts an arm around her body and kisses her gently on the lips "She's just...my little girl and we feel complete don't we"

"We do, even though she will borderline be an only child but either way I think I would prefer that for her"

"Yeah me and all" Carla confirms with a small smile, she kisses her daughter again who looks up at her with a confused expression on her face "She's starting to pick up my looks, she's going to be trouble when she's older"

"Wait until terrible twos" Peter smirks, Carla looks panicked all of a sudden "She'll be ok"

"I hope so, gosh how do you even discipline a two year old" Carla shakes her head, Peter chuckles and looks as she lifts Esme into her arms and places her on the changing mat to dry her and apply baby oil "There we go are you all clean now?"

"She's perfect" Peter kisses her on the forehead as Esme pulls faces at them both, Carla dresses her in a new sleepsuit and cradles her daughter

"Oh dear" Carla whispers as Esme begins to cry "Hungry again poppet? You're an eating machine at the moment aren't you?"

"She's trying to grow" Peter tickles his daughter's foot as they walk into Esme's room, Carla sits on the rocking chair and places her feet on the foot stall

"Hungry?" Carla questions offering her daughter food, she accepts and begins to nurse "I'm going to miss this when she stops"

"You reckon?"

"Yeah" Carla nods slowly with a small smile "I love her being close to me and I never want it to end"

"Why dont you just continue then until she weans herself?"

"That could take ages though" Carla points out "I'll definitely stop after two years"

"Well its up to you, they're your boobs at the end of the day"

"Peter" she groans as he laughs slightly watching over his wife and his daughter "Do you want to do something tomorrow?"

"Like what?"

"I dont know, maybe we could take her to see family again, Daniel and Adam haven't seen her in person-"

"Oh great going to see both of the people you shagged-"

"Peter" she scolds as he laughs slightly kissing Esme on the top of the head "She's beautiful, I love her so much"

"Just as you're meant to eh?"

"Its so nice not to have any worries" she breathes out, Peter nods slowly "I can just enjoy being a mum and taking this time out to look after my baby"

"And she'll grow up loving her mama" Peter smiles stroking Carla's hair "We're going to have one bright future you know"

"Yeah I know that" she smiles looking down at her baby "And thats going to be amazing, we're going to do amazing things you know, we're going to go on family holidays, we're going to watch our baby grow and become who they're meant to be, support them through all of the good times and we're just going to love each other because she deserves that"

"And all of those words I will second because you both mean the world to me" he smiles pecking Carla on the lips, she smiles up at him and hums slightly "I would toast to this but...yeah"

"Wouldn't be a good idea eh?"

"Nope" he giggles kissing her on the lips, they both look down at Esme as she looks up at them both "We'll be fine, I just know it"

"I hope so too"