It was a new day and Carla slept through the rest of the night while Lilah and Peter made genuine conversation for the rest of the night until they both fell asleep. Carla woke up first and entered the living room and nudged Lilah to wake her up.
"Hey, you" Lilah smiles
"Hi" Carla says
"On a scale to one to ten how are you feeling?" Lilah asks
"About a 7" she says confidently
"Well that's better than yesterday" Lilah says impressed while giving a warm smile
"Anything can be better than yesterday" Carla says while laughing "I don't know what to do about today though" she says
"What do you mean?" Lilah asks confused
"I don't know whether to go into work" Carla says
"Maybe a duvet day is better" Lilah suggests
"Yeah maybe but I don't want to be left alone in case something happens" Carla says getting paranoid
"Right, lets just take each moment as it comes and not think about things unless we need to ok?" Lilah proposes
"Yeah right ok" Carla smiles in agreement "I guess we better wake Peter up"
"Wait, I have an idea which might put a smile on your face" Lilah says while heading towards the kitchen and grabbing a glass of water
"Here, flick this on him" Lilah says
"You've got to be kidding me? Do you treat everyone like this?" Carla giggles
"No, only when I'm trying to cheer someone up, go on flick it on him" Lilah says while Carla starts flicking water on Peter
"Do you mind?" Peter says while laughing as Lilah and Carla can hardly contain their laughter
"Sorry Peter, I thought it would cheer her up and by the looks of things it did" she says while laughing
"Are you teaching her to be twice as cheeky than she already is?" Peter asks
"Oh, Peter there's nothing wrong with a bit of cheek every now and then" Carla giggles
"Well I'm glad you disturbing my sleep put a smile on your faces" He says while laughing and going towards the bathroom to have a shower
"Um where do you think you're going?" Carla asks
"Narnia" Peter smiles sarcastically as Lilah and Carla both roll their eyes
"Well if you're going in there can I come with you?" Carla asks with puppy dog eyes
"Gosh you two love birds are knocking me sick" Lilah says "I might need a bucket"
"Shut up you" Carla says while nudging her
"Don't worry I'm not judging" she shrugs
"Have fun don't be too noisy to put me off my toast" Lilah says while placing bread in the toaster
After Carla and Peter finished their shower they grabbed some of the toast that Lilah created and joined her on the sofa. Lilah was tapping away on her laptop catching up on emails and looking at the accounts.
"Get in there!" Lilah shouts
"What the hell are you on?" Carla asks while laughing
"Sorry, monthly wages for all my shares have just come through, an increase of 5% in average profit across all of my shares" she beams
"That's pretty impressive" Carla says impressed "How much do you get a month then?" Carla asks inquisitively
"Depends really, last month was a really good month so I managed to bag 30k across all my shares. If it's a bad month it can be between 15-20k" she shrugs
"Wait that's your monthly wage?" Peter asks shocked
"Yes, from my shares though not my dad's business but the majority of my salary comes from my shares" Lilah explains "Right so what are the plans today then?" she questions
"Well I need to open the bistro" Peter says "What do you want to do Carla?"
"Duvet day but I don't want to be on my own" she says
"I would take the day off but I need to be there, we're short staffed right now so" Peter says
"Ok I have one meeting in town today, how about you come with me Carla and then after we can go to mine if you want and chill there, get away from this place?" Lilah suggests
"Ok sure" she smiles feeling a little unsure
"Right let me get ready" Lilah says heading off to the bathroom and returning a while later ready to set off for her business meeting "Come on then lets go"
Lilah and Carla take the short drive into town and head to the bank where Lilah was meeting her bank manager and short while later Lilah was done and they returned to the car while Lilah made a call to her PA.
"Could we go back to mine?" Carla asks starting to feel anxious
"Sure" Lilah replies while starting the car
They arrived at the flat and got out of the car, Carla unlocked the door and they both made their way up the stairs towards the flat.
"Go get your duvet then, I'll make the drinks" Lilah says as Carla disappears into the bedroom to get her duvet and places it down on the sofa. Lilah then hands Carla her drink and sits in the arm chair beside her
"So, how are you feeling now?" Lilah asks
"About a 5" Carla says
"Do you know what's changed from earlier?" Lilah asks
"Well going out stressed me a bit" she shrugs
"That's understandable but at least now you can say that you've done it and nothing happened to you" she says calmly
"Can I ask you a question?" Carla says
"Sure?" Lilah says confused
"Do you miss your baby?" Carla questions gently
"Everyday, some days you think you're going to wake up and she's going to be there but then you're hit with memories then you realise it's just a dream" she shrugs
"Did you ever think about having more children after, you know" Carla asks carefully
"It crossed my mind and if I were to get pregnant then yes I would probably keep it because I think if that were to happen my little girl wanted that for me she doesn't care if she's replaced because she would want me to be happy" Lilah says quietly "What about you?" she asks
"Me? I never saw myself as the mumsy type but then I got pregnant with my little girl and it completely changed me and I actually felt whole for once in my life, I only saw myself having children with Peter as he is such an amazing dad to his lad Simon" Carla says
"I can imagine him being a good dad, he's so supportive and understands you really well" Lilah says "You didn't answer my question"
"I don't know I would love to have a baby with Peter but I'm just scared of it going wrong again" Carla says fearfully
"Do you know the cause of your miscarriage?" Lilah asks delicately
"Stress, there were so many things going wrong at the time" She says
"Such as? You don't have to tell me, you can tell me to stop being nosey if you want" Lilah laughs
"No, no its fine" she says reassuringly "Well Peter was having an affair with a girl half is age while I was pregnant and then he revealed the affair to me on the day of my brother's engagement party. She was then murdered and then the blame was put on Peter and he got sent to prison for it until my brother confessed to murdering her and then I shopped him to the cops then our marriage broke down" she says reflecting on the past
"So what's stressful in your life now?" Lilah asks
"Well, my paranoia flaring up being a nuisance as well as my anxiety but I love working at the bistro" she says
"Maybe it just wasn't your time?" Lilah asks
"Maybe, but you have made me think though" Carla states
"Have I?" Lilah questions
"I think I want to make things official again" Carla says
"What do you mean?" Lilah says
"I think I want to marry Peter again" Carla says boldly
"Is that a good thing?" Lilah questions
"It's a great thing" Carla giggles
"Go for it, girl power and all that" Lilah says
"I think I will" she says getting off the sofa and putting shoes on
"Uh, where do you think you're going?" Lilah says taken aback
"To ask Peter to marry me" Carla says excitedly
"Woah ok I didn't mean do it instantly" Lilah says laughing
"Please come with me" Carla begs
"Sure why not" she shrugs her shoulders as they begin the short walk to the bistro.
"Hi Peter" Carla says going over to hug him
"You seem in a good mood" he says kissing the top of her head
"I am, in a really good mood. Want to know why?" Carla says
"Why's that then?" he questions
"Because I want you to marry me" Carla says boldly
"Woah, ok, could you excuse me for just one moment" Peter says making his way to the office and grabs a small box as Carla follows him into the office
"The thing is Carla I was already planning on proposing to you" he laughs
"What?" she asks confused "When?"
"Well I was going to do it when the time was right but you beat me to it" he laughs
"Sorry" she dips her head
"So Carla Connor, will you marry me?" he says kneeling down in front of her
"Yes! I would love for nothing more" she says loudly as he slides the ring onto her finger
"I'm telling you something, I'm definitely making myself scarce tonight" Lilah says hovering in the doorway "Congratulations"
"You don't have to Lilah" Carla says worried about coping on her own
"I don't really want to hear all your love making, thanks all the same" she smiles sarcastically
"Right shall we tell the family then Peter" Carla asks excitedly
"Come on then" Peter says guiding her out of the bistro as Lilah follows
"I'm gonna head off now, I need to get back traffic will be a pain" Lilah says
"Alright, and thank you for everything" Peter says
"Come here you" Lilah says as she gestures for Carla to hug her "If you need me call me no matter what time. Go and enjoy your engagement"
Carla and Peter are walking down towards the Rover's ready to tell Johnny and Jenny their news before a black cab pulls up in front of them, at first they think nothing of it and carry on walking until a similar voice calls Carla's name. They glance towards the cab and they are shocked at who they see. Why were they here?