It was Monday and Carla was walking arm in arm with Peter to the bistro to do a shift knowing she had to show her face. Carla stopped walking outside Underworld noticing Lilah's car, glancing to Peter who had an eyebrow raised she released her hand from his and walked over to the building heading inside where the workers were in the middle of a meeting.

"No way…" Carla starts shaking her head in disbelief at the current situation

"Hello Carla" Liam smiles as Carla glances to Lilah who was biting her lip feeling mighty awkward

"You're out then?"

"I am and what better place to start then at the place where it all began"

"No… that was the markets…how did you even get the money?"

"I may have had some help…"

"I shoulda known you would play a part in this!" Carla shouts at Lilah who just holds her hands up in surrender

"Just chill Carla I'm just making sure my patient had the best start in his new life…come on you know what it's like to start from nothing"

"Let me guess he's staying with you?"

"Um Hello? I am here y'know and no I have a bedsit in town if you must know" Liam mutters as Lilah smiles at him to reassure he was doing well

"Come on Carla…" Peter sighs trying to drag her away as she glares at him

"So I'm guessing you offered him the two hundred thousand for that share then?" Carla questions to Lilah who just shrugs nonchalantly

"Wait? How did you…?" Liam starts as Carla laughs shaking her head

"I offered the asking price I was there when that so called mystery buyer offered the shares-"

"Wait she was there?" Liam replies incredulously as Carla shakes her head

"You never change do you?" Carla points to Lilah before storming out of the factory, Peter following her

"Carla!" Peter calls after her

"Leave me alone Pe'er!"

And that was it, she was gone

"Come on 'Chelle" Carla mumbles pressing the buzzer to her flat as a dishevelled Michelle appears

"You look rough" Carla observes as Michelle lets her past groaning in response

"Alannah has a temperature and has been unsettled all night" Michelle groans as Carla sighs bringing Michelle into a comforting hug

"Is she alright?"

"I think so she's had some medication so she's finally getting some sleep…what was it that you wanted?"

"Lilah-"

"Oh what's she done now" Michelle groans rubbing her head in exasperation

"Only given your brother the shares to Underworld I was chasing" she retorts sarcastically running a hand through her hair as well as taking in Michelle's shocked expression

"What? Liam's out?"

"Apparently so, I'm guessing that's why she left the group chat"

"How do you feel about Liam being out then?" Michelle questions as Carla sighs knowing she heard the same tune off Peter

"I love Peter if that's what you're aiming at" Carla rolls her eyes as Michelle raises her eyebrows before Alannah starts to cry

"I can go if you want?" Carla offers as Michelle nods curling up on the sofa as Carla returns with Alannah

"Hey beautiful " Carla smiles rocking Alannah gently as her cries soften, Michelle catching up on her messages

MESSAGES: Peter

09:20 PETER: Is Carla with you?

09:25 MICHELLE: Yeah don't worry I'll calm her down for you just head off to work then I'll send her there when I take Alannah out for a walk

09:30 PETER: Thanks 'Chelle

"Right I'm going to get ready and we're going to take her out for a walk to see if that will calm her down" Michelle smiles giving Carla's shoulder a gentle squeeze as she goes into the bedroom returning with a tracksuit on knowing she would most likely not be going out for more than an hour

"Shall I put her in?" Carla grins as Michelle rolls her eyes, Carla placing Alannah in the pram then getting the blanket to go over her so she doesn't catch a chill

"Are you pushing her?"

"Of course"

"You need to help me lift it down the stairs" Michelle grins as Carla rolls her eyes, helping Michelle lift the pram down the stairs

"Let's head off then" Michelle smiles grabbing her jacket as Carla pushes the pram towards the bistro, Liam smiling at the sight from the Underworld steps

"One Carla for you" Michelle smirks at Peter who was behind the bar, Peter going to give Carla a hug

"I'm sorry for snapping…it was just annoying that Lilah went behind my back…again but I guess that's Lilah" Carla shrugs shoving her coat behind the bar after receiving Peter's hug

"You can get me a coffee whilst you're there waitress" Michelle grins as Carla rolls her eyes going to make Michelle a cappuccino as Liam enters the bistro

"Carla-"

"I don't want to hear it"

"Please I swear on my sons life that I had no idea" Liam sighs as Carla's expression softens, Carla looking at Peter who just shrugs going back to making sure the bottles of spirits are lined up in a meticulous way with all the labels facing away from the bar

"I believe you I just thought that me and Lilah were making progress… You know after the whole 'you're alive' thing at the cemetery"

"How about I buy you a drink then we can talk?" Liam asks hopefully as Carla sighs

"I don't know I'm meant to be working…"

"You can go love I don't mind you two should probably have a catch up" Peter smiles kissing her on the side of the head

"Alright fine but just the one then I really need to do a shift as I haven't done an honest days work in weeks" Carla smiles getting a pint from the beer pumps before grabbing herself a lemonade and heading over to the far corner of the bistro with Liam

"So what do you want?" Carla gets straight to the point

"I have an offer for you…call it an apology? Yeah I guess it is an apology" he replies placing a hand on Carla's as she pulls hers away sighing at the contact knowing how Peter may cut to conclusions

"And what is this offer?"

"I want to offer you the PA job at Underworld because as you know I really can't stand Sally…"

"I mean I appreciate the offer but I don't know it would be nice as this place doesn't really suit me but I would have to run it past Peter and think about how things may affect my recovery"

"You don't have to decide now…I probably will give you a month to decide then it gives me a chance to show Lilah I'm really capable of it before she starts her new case-"

"Hopefully it won't be anyone I'm related to this time eh?"

"Yeah…I'm sorry she did that to you and I laid those flowers with those horrible cryptic messages on my grave…in a way I kind of blamed you for what happened to me and I know that was completely wrong for me to do that…"

"I understand I still blame Peter sometimes for the way I ended up the most recent time I got sectioned but I know deep down it's just a part of who I am now and I need to accept that"

"What a pair ey?" Liam grins tilting his head to the side as Carla nods taking a sip of her drink

"So how are you finding it being back in the driver's seat at Underworld?" Carla smirks as Liam shakes his head at her need to be nosey

"It's alright I'm pretty good at it but it's like muscle memory isn't it really…once you own that place it's in your system forever more…it doesn't matter if you've been away from it for many years" he shrugs taking a sip of his pint as Carla laughs in agreement wondering what it would be like if she went back there

"I'll think about it ok…it's a maybe alright?"

"Ok then…I'll see you around"

"You two were talking for a while" Michelle rolls her eyes as Carla smiles biting her lip, Peter looking at her expression perplexed

"Ok what happened?" Peter sighs as Michelle raises an eyebrows causing Carla to tilt her head back in embarrassment

"He offered me the PA job at Underworld-"

"He did what!" Peter exclaims as Carla groans in response knowing the reception she would get

"He did it as an apology for Lilah's behaviour I mean I don't blame him…he was manipulated into it as well as me" Carla shrugs before walking off to take a drinks order for one of the tables

"You have got to put a stop to this you know…" Michelle starts as Peter sighs

"I know that…I will... just... give me time"