I'm sorry for the lack of updates...I feel like my priorities have changed and to be honest, whilst Carla isn't on screen I'm finding it hard to be motivated to write, I have a bunch of chapters lined up but I felt like a break was really necessary
If you want a full description of what's going on in the boring old life right now, check out my story Concern...
Otherwise, enjoy...
"What time are we picking 'Chelle up?"
"What time am I picking 'Chelle up you mean, you're chilling on the beach" Peter corrects her as she rolls her eyes throwing a bikini on going to stand in front of the mirror and sighing, Peter going to wrap his arms around her waist
"You alright? You seem down"
"I just don't like how my body's going to change that's all, but I really want this baby as well, it's so confusing"
"I'll be here every step of the way don't worry, are you sure you don't want to come with me?" Peter offers as Carla shakes her head scrunching her nose up
"Hmm I might do actually, looks like it's going to thunder pretty bad" Carla says glancing out of the window grabbing her bag as Peter sighs bringing her in for a hug, chucking her a vest top
"Let's head off then, I can't wait to see Alannah, I need a cuddle with my niece" Carla smiles as Peter holds her hand, leading her to the car and helping her get in as they take the drive to the airport
"Mmm I'm starving-"
"You're always hungry" Peter mutters as Carla glares at him loading chocolate into the basket in the shop which was at the airport before going to pay
"I've been waiting for this all night" Carla groans in appreciation for the chocolate entering her body as Peter rolls his eyes at her obvious craving for the food, Peter leaning in to peck her on the lips quickly before Michelle appears with Alannah in the sling
"Hi 'Chelle"
"Um excuse me, what is that?" Michelle points to her stomach as Carla grins lifting her top up to show Michelle her rounded stomach
"That is your niece or nephew"
"You what? Why didn't you say!"
"Because it was fun having it all to ourselves for a bit, that's all and plus I've known for like two months whereas I only told Peter on our wedding night so" Carla shrugs offering Michelle her bar of chocolate as she takes as bite
"Well I mean, you're obviously quite far along…"
"15 weeks this week" Carla smiles as Michelle rolls her eyes, Alannah whimpering in the sling as Carla strokes her head to calm her down
"Wow you have been busy, so where is this villa this one's shattered, cried the whole flight"
"Her eyes look really puffy, does she want to come for a cuddle with Aunty Carla?" Carla smiles scooping Alannah out of the sling and holding her against her chest giving her a peck on the forehead
"She's starting to hold her head up so you don't need to support it" Michelle smiles as Carla coos over Alannah as Peter helps Michelle with the suitcases and the frame for the car seat
"Put her in then Car" Michelle smiles as Carla places a very grumpy Alannah in the car seat and strapping her in for Michelle, as Alannah starts to cry
"Oh for god's sakes" Michelle groans as Alannah continues to wail loudly, as she straps the car seat ot the car and getting in the back
"Not a fan of the car seat then?"
"No, she never had been, never will be just get on the road"
Michelle, Carla and Peter headed back to the villa, the car journey just aggravated Alannah more causing Michelle to almost be in tears at the fact she wouldn't settle, all of them knew they needed to talk about the situation with Lilah and Rob and that they could be out here for a long time whilst Lilah got things sorted, Carla was scared she was never going to be able to go home to have her baby, she wanted to do all the things expectant mums would do like going shopping for baby clothes, buying the furniture, organizing the nursery, she wanted to do all that but iin her own home with her family around her but she felt like Rob was just doing this out of spite as Carla was the one who put him in prison in the first place
"We're home" Michelle groans, finally relieved to get Alannah out of the car seat holding her close to her chest as her cries soften, Alannah looking at Carla who pokes her on the nose gently causing a smile
"Peter" Carla whines as Peter huffs in response before offering a sarcastic smile
"Yes, love"
"Charming" she scoffs at his expression "Could I have the chocolate?"
"You're going to be sick if you have any more"
"I don't care, the baby wants it" Carla grins patting her bump as Peter rolls his eyes handing her the paper bag full of chocolate, Carla digging into a caramel bar
"I think we all need to have a chat don't you, about what we're going to do about this whole situation back home?" Michelle starts as Carla nods slowly still stuffing her face with chocolate which meant it was really hard to take her seriously
"Did you see Rob?" Carla mumbles through a mouthful of chocolate as Michelle nods slowly in agreement to her question
"Yeah, he looks different, he was very angry immediately thought Alannah was Steve's it was like time stopped for him when he was inside"
"Hmm I bet he had a temper on him"
"Yeah he did, luckily Lilah was behind so she managed to calm him but he was quite scary to be honest, there was definitely fire in his eyes, he wants a fight and I think Lilah knows that, I guess it's why she sent me out here with you guys to get us away so that she could work on calming him down before you guys came back"
"Did he say anything else?" Peter questions as Alannah starts to cry again, Peter taking her off Michelle to give her a bit of breather, propping her up against his chest which settles her a bit more, Carla stroking her hair as she yawns
"He wanted to see you and Carla but I didn't tell him where you were as he was quite angry"
"I'm guessing that's what Lilah meant as revenge and why she gave us the cash so we could stay out here longer as we didn't have to deal with the product of his 'so called revenge' I guess we just have to wait for the go ahead from Lilah before we can go back"
"At least the weather's nice here" Michelle grins as Carla nods in agreement pointing to the sunny weather and the crystal clear blue waters as well as the patio of their villa turning to sand then hidden under the depths of the water
"Yeah, that's why we chose it, always sunny here"
"Is she alright Peter? She seems really grumpy today" Michelle questions as Peter rubs Alannah's back gently to settle her whimpers a bit more
"She's ok I think…oh no never mind her face is scrunching up" Peter smirks as Alannah's eyes start to water, Carla pouting at her planting a quick kiss on her forehead as she continues to whimper
"I'll feed her to see if that'll calm her down, it's like she's a teenager already" Michelle smiles placing her glass of water back down onto the coffee table and grabbing Alannah to feed her quickly
"We'll have all this to come" Peter smiles as Carla rests her head on his lap rubbing her bump gently Peter placing his hand over hers as Carla's mobile starts to ring, raising an eyebrow she gets up to answer it seeing that it was Lilah, she puts her on loudspeaker
"Li?" Carla questions as Michelle and Peter listen eagerly
"I've just had a conversation with Rob, things aren't looking good, did you collect Michelle?"
"Yeah I'm here" Michelle smiles as Carla dips her head into her hands in pure exasperation, Peter putting an arm around her shoulders knowing this must be difficult for her
"Ok, good, Rob's not backing down I'm afraid, he literally just had a go at me and that was that, I tried to reason with him but he isn't having it, he wants Peter to suffer"
"Why don't I go back then?" Peter questions as Carla glares at him knowing that if Rob was capable of murder Peter wouldn't stand a chance
"No it's not a good idea Peter, things will calm down you just need to give me time that's all and it may take a while"
"We don't have a while Lilah" Carla snaps "I'm literally due in less than 6 months' time"
"I know, look I'm trying my best, if things get to a point where we need to start thinking about moving you back to the UK I can put a protection plan in place if I haven't calmed the situation down, please just trust me"
"What are we going to do about ante-natal care? Scans? Check-ups?" Peter questions as this plan seemed farfetched he was scared for Carla and his unborn child and that Carla would have to bring her child up in a foreign country, he didn't want that for her
"You can use my health insurance, I've put all your names down on it including Alannah's I've sent the information through on email, all you need to do is show the email when you go in for treatment, look I need to get going ok? Look after yourselves and let me see if I can calm this situation down"
And that was that, Lilah ended the call
"I just hate waiting around I want to be home in our flat, doing the nursery getting the furniture, this is just annoying" Carla replies tearfully before storming off into the bathroom
"Leave her, she's just feeling the strain" Michelle smiles as Peter nods running a hand through his hair as Michelle smiles at Alannah who had finished feeding
"We alright princess?" Michelle coos as Alannah looks up at her, the big blue eyes staring back at her as Michelle plants a kiss on her forehead
"Which one's our room then?" Michelle questions to Peter who smiles grabbing one of the cases, Michelle doing the same as they head to the spare room
"It's not very big but the travel cot's set up" Peter smiles lifting the case onto the bed as Carla appears in the doorway, going to hug Peter who accepts her hug
"Sorry"
"We understand sweetheart, why don't you get dressed and we can chill on the beach?"
"Ok, are you coming 'Chelle?"
"I might just unpack, stay here with Alannah as she seems pretty tired now" Michelle smiles placing her down in the travel cot so she could unpack
"Alright, we'll be back later, goodnight princess" Carla smiles planting a kiss on Alannah's forehead quickly before her and Peter get ready to go to the beach
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"Is it weird I want to go back to see what Rob wants?"
"Not really, I'm pretty intrigued as well to be honest" Peter smiles swaying Carla form side to side in his arms
"Lilah's hiding something"
"Ey? You think she's lying to you?" Peter confirms as Carla rolls her eyes as if it was obvious
"Yes, it's not the first time is it?"
"I guess not, I guess things don't add up either"
"Exactly" she pauses "and trust me I'm going to find out what is going on back in England"