'Carla I'm home' Tony called as he turned the key and retrieved it from the lock of the door pulling it shut behind him. Before he had a chance to call again. She merged from the bedroom. She looked slightly pale but on appearance that was all evidence to her being unwell. 'how you feeling' he asked sweetly.
'fine' she answered shortly and politely. He had moved far enough in tot he room to get a closer look at her now. She looked ghostly White.
'you look pale' he pointed out sympathetically 'you sure your feeling okay?
'I'm fine' she insisted walking straight passed him the the sink to pour herself a glass of water. 'do you want a drink?' she asked in attempt to change the subject.
'sure' he nodded
'wine?'
'perfect' he smiled before turning to the soft to sort his bag of paper for a file he had picked up for her at the office. Carla lent down to the bottom shelf of the fridge to retrieve the wine. As she started to stand she felt a rush in her head. It felt like her brain had been washed with air and was floating away. Her body was trying to stay upright but was struggling with the headless predicament, stammering back slightly she tried to blink but with it made little improvement. She could feel the blackness Dawn and a blanked was washed over her face flossing her vision until she lost compleat focus. Tony looked up and swivelled to face her just in time to see her fall back collapsing to the ground. As she fell the wine bottle flakes in her limp arm hitting the stony floor and smashing to to thousand pieces. The blood red liquid sIdling onto the tiles as the made a deep glugging sound. Carlas body completely limp started to fall with grace. He legs cropped underneath her before her head smacked on the granite offer smooth black worktop. Bouncing off as if in slow motion she was propelled into a motionless heap crumpled on the floor of her apartment. Tony looked on in total shock. He had been frozen for the fall but now he moved to her side quickly. He knelt down pushing her hair from her face
'carla' he called loudly 'can you hear me, wake up for me darling' he insisted. With a slight tremor at her silent response he looked for his mobile remerging around inner trouser pocket. Her retrieved it dialling 999 as fast as he could. it was a blur Ashe explained to the woman his predicament explaining carlas sudden situation before directing the paramedics to the Apartment. When he was donate woman told him to be calm and to leave her still. He obeyed and as he hung up the phone and layer it on the floor her place a guans under carlas head lifting it slightly from the cold stone surface. Suddenly he stopped laying her head back down he gasped as he pulled his hand from it position underneath. It was crimson with blood. The shock the overcame him was broken when the sound of the buzzer filled the apartment. He jumped up still staring at his hand as he answered the phone to the paramedics and to opened the apartment door as 2 med in green and yellow reflective outfits rushed straight ingot he apartment.

'what's up babe' Maria asked staring straight at Liam. They where sitting on the sofa watching tv. Liam was directly parallel to the set. Maria sat legs curled up on tue sofa staring at him.
'huh' he asked only turning to her for a second before his eyes divided back awkwardly to the screen
'what's up' she asked again
'nothing!' he in sited
'babe it's obviously something is really bothering you so whatever it is go and so it. Really don't mind.' liams ears perked up at this and he turned eagerly to face her.
'really u don't mind' he asked
'no' she in sited smiling shaking her head proud she had pleased him
'okay' he modded jumping up and grabbing his jacket. 'I love you' he said. He didn't mean to and it made him pause momentarily it had just come out like word vomit. He couldn't stop it. But he didn't mean it, he may have once but at this moment he was sure he didn't that's why he was on his was t carlas apartment. 'I won't be long just have to sort something' he said in a kore hushed tone. She modded as he closed the apartment door and without more hesitation her ran t the car and in. Turing the ignition on he set of to carlas apartment as fast as his wheels could take him.

Tony took no time to explain to the paramedics what ha happened to Carla, about her illness that day and the blood gushing from a wound in her head he hadn't examined himself. One disappeared for a few minutes before returning with a streatcher to carry Carla. Just as they where prepared t start lifting Carla onto the board her head eyes rolled and her bead sealed into and cast was visibly trying to shake free.
'carla' Tony said bending down beside her and clutching his hand. Her eyes opened to a squint at first blinded by the sharp light of the room.
'wh' she tried to say but the sounds where horse and dry.
'carla' one of the paramecia said 'you've had a fall, were going to take you t hospital but. Need you to lie still so we can put you on a stretcher can you do that?' she asked. Carla was silent. If she was scared she didn't show it she stayed still and the paramedics moved her petit body with ease. The pulled the streatcher int a trolly and began to wheel her out of the apartment closely followed by Tony.

Liam swerved his car in tot eh parking lot of Carla apartment block. He noticed the ambulance and turning into a parking space whit eased two paramedics wheel and stretcher from The building they where closely followed by another person. He jumped put of the car and dashed across the parking lot as carlas body was wheeled into the back of the ambulance. Liam just got close enough to see tony get into the back. From behind the van Tony heard noises I. The distance. He looked around spotting the figure moving. Towards them from dark. It wasn't long before he recognised liams face and scowling he jumped not the back of the ambulance ignoring whatever the loan figure ha to say.
'tony, carla' he shouted panicked but they couldn't have heard him and before he could get any further the parking lot was filled with sirens and flashing lights before the ambulance disappeared onto the road.
'was someone calling for us!' Carla whisper in a voice barely an echo of her usual fierce tone.
'no sweetheart I didn't hear anyone' Tony lied 'week be at the hospital soon' he comforted. scowling again and the thought of Liam turning up at carlas apartment. Why was he there Tony thought angrily. It could have been to check Carla was alright, they where business patroness and all but that didn't sit right with Tony and he wasn't prepared to sit back and do nothing.

Once the doctors in a and e had checked her over Carla was emitted to a cubical at the far end of a long corridor situated in the west wing of the hospital. She sat on the bed seemingly emotionless as a doctor poked his fingers around her head, pushing and tangling her blood stained hair out of the way. After examining it for almost 5 minutes, or what felt like 50, he told her she would need stitches. He disappeared to collect a nurse and the necessary equipment leaving Carla and Tony alone in the silent room. Tony who had been sitting in a chair by the draw curtain Rose slowly and waked over to Carla.
'how you feeling' he asked pushing a lock of hair from her face and tucking it behind her ear the way Liam does. This made her unwillingly pull away slightly. She managed to stop herself from moving completely away but it had been enough for Tony to notice. 'I was worried' he told her sternly. She nodded, refusing to seem weak. Just then the doctor returned a nurse pushing a trolly of medical utensils in his wake.
'all ready carla' he asked. He was a nice cheery man who at any other time would annoy the he'll out of Carla but right now it was just what she needed to relive the tension between her and Tony. She gave a weak smile as indication the go ahead. Tony meanwhile retreated back to his seat by the drawn cubical curtain. He was resting his chin in his hand watching Carla when the chair vibrated. He looked down to carlas jacket which hung from the arm. The paramedics had taken it off and handed it to him in the ambulance. He rooted around in the pocket before finding carlas mobile phone. He tentatively checked she wasn't watching before opening the phone. Immediately the message popped up onto the screen. New mms from Liam Connor. Tony opened the message and read it to himself. 'what's happening x' even a simple kiss was enough to send fury through Tony. The rage which was attempting to bubble over was settled somewhat by Tony pushing the delete button and settling the phone back into the jacket pocket. It Hadn't been long since carla had admitted to Tony that she had once had feelings for Liam and Although he refused to believe that there was anything still going on between them, and she had assured it there wasn't, his mind still sifted back the the footage Rosie had shown him and the rage he felt inside became almost uncontrollable. As far as he could see it Carla would always be his and he would do anything to keep it that ay. When he looked up the doctor indicated to them both that he was done.
'7 stitches' said the nurse
'you did well' the doctor added. Tony thanked them both jumping from his chair before they disappeared from the cubical. just before his head was completely dismissed he added 'ill only be a minute and I'll be back to talk to you both' Carla slumped. Her seating position at that she just wanted to go home.
'it won't be long' Tony assured her noticing her attitude. He walked over and wrapped his arms around her. Kissing her on the fore head. She didn't resist. Although she didn't love Tony anymore it was difficult not together wrapped up in what he did and said he seemed to have a way of manipulating her into getting what he wanted. They stayed in that position until the doctor returned.
'okay carla' he said picking up her notes and looking through the pages. Tony stood to the side of Carla so they where both facing the doctor. He frowned as he scanned each page. 'you don't have any die why this might have happened' he asked looking up to the pai.
'i had food poisoning' Carla suggested
'that could perhaps be the cause' he nodded 'I'd like to do a blood test to be sure though' he added placing her notes back on the bed.
'how long will that take' she sighed
'not long at all il put it on the top of theist you should be out of here in a couple of ours' he smiled. Of course that was no fare tee but it was all they had to go on. Carla obeyed quietly as the nurse came and took what seemed like pints of blood from carlas arm before relaxing back onto the bed.

It was morning when the test results arrived. Carla realised she must have fallen asleep for a few hours and although Tony said he did too she couldn't shake the feeling that he had just been sitting there watching her.
'carla' said the doctor as he returned 'sorry about the time delay I hope you got some sleep but I finally have the results.'
She nodded as positively as she could manage as the more time she spent with this man the more she realised how annoying he really was.
'from the results we can see that you didn't have food poisoning' the doctor said smiling
'right' said Tony moving close in to hear the conversation he was now standing opposite Carla the doctor slightly to her right, an equal distance between them. 'your actually pregnant. Congratulations' he said. The beam across his face confined he was serious. The doctor who stood positively beaming looked from Carla to tony and after a few moments the smile slowly disintegrated until it was completely wiped from his face. 'Ill give you a moment' he said before quickly darting out of the cubical as it to get away from a stampead.

Carla remained her eyes solidly fixed on the spot the doctor had been stood. Tony however moved closer to her. putting his arm n her shoulders he demanded her attention and she looked up to face him. He was,to her surprise, smiling. A grin from ear to ear. 'this is amazing' he said as if telling Carla it was good news. She nodded slowly. 'were going to be parents' he said 'a family'. The words rung through carlas ears. Her hyisical body managed to Sumer a nod and small smile but ther mind was thinking soely Of Liam. What could she say to him she thought knowing what he would ask. Was it his?

They remained at the hospital for just over 20 miniutes. It was time enough for the doctor to return and book Carla in for a scan. The hospital called them a cab and before long they where getting in. It was just gone 7 and Carla would just be in time to open up the factory. To her sup prise Tony instructed the cab driver to return to carlas apartment giving her a dress in full.
'ive got work tony' she said
'no way you go home and rest. I'll stand in again today then we can see tomorrow.' although she was tired Carla didn't see any reason why she shouldn't go to work.
'Tony I'm fine' she insisted ' I can go to work'
'carla you have 7 stitches in your head! You need t go home and rest it's not just you now' this comment made Carla squirm she didn't want to think about her current predicament. She didn't respond instead just allowed the taxi to take her back to the apartment and Tony walk her inside. Once she was in the apartment Tony said his food buys and assured her he would come back to visit her during the day. This made her feel somewhat like a child who had been grounded. Instead of arguing she tured to the fridge and retrieved a bottle of wine luring a large glass before going to take her first gulp. The rim hadn't reattached her lips before the putrid smell made her want to gag. Realising the action she put the glass on the side and walked to the bedroom to attempt to get some sleep and block her problems out for as long as time would let her.