"Can I see Lilah today?"
"If so I'm coming with you" Peter says as Carla rolls her eyes, stretching her back out, Peter bringing her in for a hug as she sighs thinking about all the events which had happened in the past month, she was worried about all the stress effecting her baby, she couldn't lose another baby, not now, not when she got so far
"Fine" Carla mutters "Please stop moving"
"Is he annoying you?"
"He always does" she complains "Every single day he needs to let me know he's there and I really don't need it right now"
"I understand, I do, why don't you get ready then we can head off eh?"
"Alright"
Carla and Peter headed off to the police station not really knowing what Lilah would have to say to them about the whole situation and knowing if she handed herself in it would really make Carla question life in general and she would probably more stressed out considering she needed Lilah around. They handed their ID over to see Lilah and headed into the waiting room, a dishevelled Lilah appeared, her usual glamourous façade gone.
"You shouldn't be here" Lilah sighs taking a seat at the opposite end of the table
"What happened, I want the truth I don't know who to believe" Carla rolls her eyes as Lilah sighs again not really knowing if it was right
"I'm guessing Johnny informed you of the stuff which I said to him?"
"He did but right now I don't know who to believe"
"Well it was true" Lilah pauses "all of it was true, I pushed Rob down the stairs on purpose causing him to have brain damage and die in his coma"
"Why though, did he hurt you?" Carla questions agitatedly not really wanting to know but she needed to put her mind at rest for her future self
"Don't the bruises on my wrist clarify that?" Lilah questions holding her battered wrist up as Peter gasps looking at it, the purples and browns surrounding circumference of her wrist
"He didn't…"
"No, god no, I'm sorry I shouldn't have been so cryptic, he just got angry and pinned me up against a wall, I'm find he didn't…you know"
"Good, otherwise I would've filamin killed him, even if he is dead"
"Kind of took that out of your hands even if he did…" Lilah mutters knowing that Peter needed to be there for Carla
"Can I ask you a question?" Carla questions as Lilah nods slowly dipping her eyebrows into a frowning expression
"Sure…?"
"Do you regret it?"
"Yes, I do, it was wrong what I did but I was stressed out with stuff…"
"So it's my fault now, for stressing you out? For wanting to come back to the UK before the birth?"
"No Carla, this was never your fault and please don't think it was either, I did this for you in a way, no matter how crazy it sounds, I did do this for you-"
"How? You killed my only brother which remains in this world, how could you do that to me?" Carla whispers, as Peter clutches onto her hand knowing this was difficult for her
"I killed your brother, yes it was on purpose because I wasn't safe in the predicament I was in, but this meant that you could come back to the UK and have your baby in safety, he was going to kill Peter I couldn't let that happen I tried my best but he started threatening me then I pushed him down the stairs and he died, I'm so sorry Carla, I really am"
"I hate you" Carla whispers "I didn't even get to say goodbye, you took that away from me, I will never forgive you for that"
"I'm sorry, I really am, I am paying the price for this now"
"Not the price I'm paying though, come on Peter we're leaving"
And that was that, Carla and Peter were out of Lilah's life forever.
They both headed home, Carla crying softly in the passenger seat with an in-denial Peter driving the car, they pulled up outside the flat, stepping out and heading upstairs to find Michelle sitting at the sofa, Carla smiled slightly giving her friend a hug as Peter makes them all a drink so that they could talk about today's events.
"You went to see her…" Michelle states in disbelief, Alannah playing on the play mat
"I did, she's a manipulative cow"
"So what Johnny said, was it true?" Michelle quizzes as Carla rolls her eyes heading to the bedroom not really bothering with the whole situation, wanting to take time out for herself and her baby
"Pretty much yeah, I think she was in denial" Peter explains softly as Michelle sighs knowing the stress of this whole situation would not be good for Carla and the baby
"Anything else I need to know?"
"Lilah killed Rob on purpose"
"What? Why? That's unlike her, she was so fond of her patients and her career" Michelle exclaims in shock as well as feeling confused about the whole situation
"I know she was, but apparently Rob had her pinned up against a wall, he wrists were covered in bruises me and Carla we thought that he…you know"
"Did he?" Michelle questions in anticipations, she was very scared about the words which were going to come out of Peter's mouth
"No, he didn't she got away just in time for him to do anything, she ran up the stairs and he followed, she pushed him, he fell knocked his head on the bannister, was in a coma and passed away"
"Oh god, is this going to cause her to relapse or something, she seems pretty torn up" Michelle panics as Peter sighs shaking his head from side to side not really knowing how to answer the question
"I really don't know, we just need to maintain her focus on the baby for now, I feel that would be best, I don't want to force anything with her"
"I understand, so she's severed all contact with Lilah im guessing?" Michelle questions as Peter nods slowly Carla appearing from the bedroom rolling her eyes
"Talking about me are you?" Carla exclaims as Michelle bites her lip, Peter getting up and holding her by the shoulders.
"We're worried about you" Peter laments as Carla laughs slightly shaking her head
"I'm not a china doll, Peter, and I certainly don't like being spoken about behind my back!" Carla shouts stressfully as Peter runs a hand through his hair, Carla going to boil the kettle
"I know you're not, pardon me for caring" Peter mutters as Carla glares at his closing her eyes trying to block out everything
"Peter, I need you to understand you don't need to care for me"
"I know I don't, I just worry, that's not a sin"
"You know what! Just stop this, stop trying to be the hero" Carla sighs leaning over to counters before frowning, clutching her stomach in pain
"You know what I'm going to leave before we fall out over this, call me when you want to talk" Peter sighs grabbing his phone and storming out of the house leaving Carla to cool down with Michelle
"He was just trying to help Carla, please let us-"
"Michelle-"
"No listen to me, we don't want to smother you, that's the last thing we want to do, stop pushing us away, you don't have to cope on your own-"
"Michelle!" Carla shouts as she leans over in pain, Michelle going to stand beside her
"Oh god, does it hurt?"
"What do you think?" she snaps "I can't lose another baby"
"We need to get you to the hospital, come on, let me collect Alannah quick hold on in there"
"Call an ambulance!" Carla shouts as Michelle appears beside her, a puddle of water by her legs
"Oh god, you're ok" Michelle panics phoning an ambulance and phoning someone to take Alannah
"Hold on in there"
"My body was not made for carrying children" Carla cries a hand pressed to her stomach, Ali appearing with Ryan to take Alannah
"I'll take her, Ali you stay" Ryan says taking Alannah off Michelle, and leaving the building with her, Ali standing by Carla
"Get Peter" Carla demands, groaning in pain, Ali rubbing the bottom of her back
"Ok, ok I'll call him" Michelle says as the buzzer goes off, Ali going to let the paramedics in
"We need to get you to the hospital Carla, can you walk?"
"Yeah I think" she mumbles as Michelle follows them
"Ali can you try to find Peter, he's not picking up his phone?" Michelle questions hanging up the phone as Ali nods running away to see if he could find Peter, Michelle heading to the ambulance to go to the hospital, wondering if Carla or her baby could survive this…