The shrill sound of the phone woke both Carla and Peter up, Carla groaning in response, they were heading home today and the fact that she was woken up early was really going to contribute to her mood, probably negatively and Peter knew this from the moment that phone call went off, Carla reaching over to answer it noticing it was Michelle, surely Michelle knew it was 4am where they were, but Carla decided to answer it Peter groaning in response holding onto her body under the covers of the bed.
"Michelle it's flamin' 4am here…why do we need to get back, it's our honeymoon in case you haven't realised…what about Lilah?...what about her new patient?...no, you're lying, it can't be he's inside he's not due out until…you cant be serious…well we'll be on the next flight out of here…revenge? He has a nerve…oh this just gets better, you know what Michelle just tell Lilah I'll speak to her when I get back yeah?...bye"
"Don't even start" Carla huffs walking out onto the balcony, the moonlight illuminating the sea ahead of them, Peter wrapping his arms around Carla's waist, his hands coming to rest on her stomach which was more rounded now and looking a bit fuller, and in there was his baby growing nice and healthily
"What's happened, what's Lilah done now?"
"Well first it was Liam, that was bearable…but this really takes the biscuit I'm telling ya!"
"Calm down baby, think of this one tucked up nice a snug in here" Peter smiles turning her around as she sighs wrapping her arms around his neck planting a soft kiss on his lips as she smiles
"Hmm you're right, out little miracle ey?"
"So what's going on back home then? What's got you so riled up now?" Peter smiles as Carla raises an eyebrow, her face lit up by the glow of the moon dancing across the villa
"Rob's Lilah's new patient"
"What! He murdered someone, that's hardly a victim of crime is it, I'll swing for her and him for that matter!"
"Baby, please don't get angry, the local's aren't happy but Lilah's going to try and calm things down before it gets out of hand so please can we just enjoy each other's company and enjoy being pregnant before we go back to more stress"
"You're 15 weeks now, you need to put this one first" Peter smiles rubbing her stomach as she nods in agreement dragging him back to bed for a few hours
Carla didn't sleep that much, she was worrying about Rob and the implications of what this meant for her and Peter as well as her baby for that matter, she wondered what Lilah was playing at and she wondered how she could be so naïve for accepting Rob as a patient as well, there were so many questions that needed to be answered and she couldn't wait to answer them, that was until her phone went off again when Carla and Peter were chilling on the beach by their villa
"It's Lilah" Carla bites her lip as Peter shrugs leaving it up to her to decide whether she wants to answer it, so she does
"Lilah?" Carla sighs, Peter massaging sun cream into her skin as she smiles at the contact
"Carla you need to stay out there for as long as possible ok?" Lilah drones down the phone causing Carla to put it on loudspeaker for Peter to hear
"Why? Michelle told me about Rob, why were you so stupid to go with him?"
"That's not the problem right now Carla, you need to keep yourself and Peter safe, I'm landing a cash deposit into your bank accounts as I speak" Lilah explains as Carla groans in response hating the fact everything was so secretive
"What's going on Lilah? This is ridiculous, you do realise I need to get back to the UK to have my baby?"
"Yes I know that" Lilah snaps before sighing "Look I'm, not meant to be telling you this as it's highly confidential but Rob he's out to get Peter that's why I need you to stay out there, I need to speak to Michelle ok, because I need to get her and Alannah out to you guys as well, he wants revenge and he'll go out of his way to get it"
"What sort of revenge Lilah?" Peter questions as she sighs again obviously annoyed at the persistence to get information out of her
"Look, he was a murderer that's all I'm going to say ok? I'm transferring two hundred thousand between you both, a hundred each, Michelle has a hundred as well"
"So what are you going to do then?" Carla questions incredulously as Lilah groans in response
"I'm going to throw all my eggs into one basket and get him better so you can come home, it's going to take a lot of effort but I reckon I can do it in the short time frame, if not I'll think of a plan, don't worry I'm still fully supporting you, I need to go and get Michelle to pack some bags then I'll send her on her way"
"You know what, I just want to enjoy our honeymoon so do whatever you want Lilah" Carla snaps ending to call groaning in response as her and Peter lay on the sun loungers by their pool, Peter tapping his so Carla could lay beside him
"We'll be fine sweetheart, we will we have this little one who's safe in here we just have to get through this rough patch with Lilah and Rob then we'll be alright, and Lilah knows what she's doing doesn't she? She did a good job with Liam I'm sure she'll do an even better one with Rob"
"I hope so otherwise this baby will end up without a father" Carla drones as Peter holds her close rubbing her stomach gently as Carla sighs just wanting to be in her own country and bringing her baby up around people she loved but instead they were in a foreign country without the support network she wanted
"How are you feeling anyway" Peter smiles as Carla rolls her eyes at the attention, Peter holding the back of her head as he leans in to kiss her gently
"The same as yesterday, the day before, and the day before that so-"
"Pregnant?"
"Exactly Mr Barlow, pregnant"
"I can't wait to meet them, hold them, love them I never got to do anything like this with Si" Peter smiles as Carla laughs at his eagerness before smiling gently at him as they sunbathed together in complete harmony
"Me too, I just wish Rob wasn't hell bent on revenge then maybe we could all make amends"
"Hmm why don't we go out, take your mind off it? We could go into town and grab a bite to eat, or we could chill on the beach?"
"Beach, definitely beach"
Back in Weatherfield…
"Do you mind I have a baby trying to sleep here and you're not helping" Michelle drones down the phone allowing whoever it was up as she went to collect Alannah to settle her back down
"Rob?" Michelle whispers as Lilah follows rolling her eyes
"Michelle how lovely to see you, and who's this? Steve's spawn?" Rob replies as Lilah groans running a hand through her hair in exasperation
"Rob you need to calm down-"
"Don't tell me to calm down Lilah!" Rob shouts immediately waking Alannah up as she cries leaving Michelle to shush her gently
"What do you want Rob?" Michelle persists as Rob laughs hysterically wondering what she could possibly mean
"I want to see Carla and Peter, now if you don't tell me where they are, we can do this the easy way or the hard way"
"Well I don't know where they are, they haven't been around here for almost a month now" Michelle lies as Rob glances to Lilah who just shrugs as Rob storms out of the flat Lilah biting her lip going to check the doorway of the flat to make sure Rob wasn't lurking around
"I need to get you out of the country" Lilah states as Michelle laughs sarcastically handing Alannah to Lilah who rocks her gently in her arms
"What? You have got to be kidding? You do realise I have a three month old baby that needs her family around her"
"She will, look Carla and Peter are staying out in the Maldives at their resort for a while longer while I sort them a more permanent solution, you need to go out and join them, it's better that all three of you are together then separated this way I can control things and then when Rob gets better you can all come back-"
"I don't exactly have endless amounts of money Lilah…"
"That's where I come in, look Carla and Peter have two hundred thousand which I deposited into their accounts and I put a hundred in yours I need you to do this to keep yourself and child safe, please Michelle if you stay I lose the control, please, I have a passport here for Alannah"
"So you've been taking pictures of my daughter now?" Michelle exclaims swiping the passport off her and seeing Alannah's picture there and sighing, wondering if it was best to head off knowing that Rob was basically an ex-convicted murderer who knew what he was capable of?
"Fine, give me that" Michelle swiping the envelope off Lilah and seeing tickets to the Maldives before going into the bedroom to grab the cases and chucking endless amounts of summer clothes into the cases as well as grabbing Alannah's changing bag and the frame for the car seat
"Is she ok?" Michelle questions Lilah who was rocking Alannah humming to her softly as her eyes look up at Lilah's face
"Yeah, she's getting tired" Lilah smiles stroking Alannah's soft tufts of brown hair as she shifts around in her arms, Lilah getting her phone out to ring Carla
"Hi Carla…yeah she's coming with Alannah…no he's not going to find out stop stressing…we've had a run in with him, he wanted to speak to you and Peter…he's not going to don't worry, my priority is keeping you all safe…alright yeah keep well yeah, bye"
"Ok, well they're going to meet you at the airport, all you have to do is text them when you arrive alright?" Lilah smiles strapping Alannah into her car seat as she stretches her limbs out, Michelle placing a blanket over her to keep her warm as she gives Lilah a peck on the cheek
"I'll drive you" Lilah smiles carrying one of the cases down to her car and loading it in, Michelle strapping Alannah into the back, Lilah driving them to the airport…