I hope you like it. I think it's kinda long but oh well.
"What are you doing dressed and out of bed? You need to be taking it easy sweetheart." Nick gently leads me over to the sofa.
"Nick I'm pregnant, not an invalid." I sigh in annoyance.
"I know I just want to make sure you're okay." He says sweetly, running his hand through my hair as it just heightens my feelings of guilt. "What do you want for breakfast?" He offers.
"No, don't worry. I'll grab something on the way." I start to get up from the sofa before he stops me.
"On the way to where?" He gives me a disapproving look.
"Work?" I say, casually as I continue to go to the bedroom as Nick, once again, blocks my way.
"Why are you going to work? You only fainted yesterday and you are carrying our baby." I can hear the worry in his voice but it just annoys me more.
"Nick I can't afford to take anymore time off, especially for stupid reasons like that. And you do realise I'm only two months pregnant. What am I meant to do? Start my maternity leave now?" I say, trying to keep calm although I know I'm snapping but I can't help but snap.
"Carla, we can't take any chances, especially given everything that's happened in the past-" he suddenly stops as he sees the hurt etched across my face.
"So you think I'm incapable? That's what you're saying." I instantly put words in his mouth, unable to contain my feelings.
"No, of course not. I didn't mean it like that, darling." He tries to put his arms around me as I shrug them off.
"I know exactly how you meant it." He continues to give me a look of confusion and I know I'm overreacting but I still don't stop. "I lost my baby girl therefore I'm too incapable, too weak of having a healthy baby."
"No Carla wait." I hear Nick's pleas as I grab my bag and leave the flat, hastily heading over to the factory.
"Are you not clocking off for lunch then?" Aidan asks me as I sit at my desk in the office, Aidan, Kate and Johnny standing near by.
"Yeah I probably will once I've finished this." I tell him, referring to the work I was currently trying to get through on the computer.
"Well we were all planning on heading to the rovers for a bite to eat, care to join?" He asks me as they all look at me.
"No, I've got a lot to-" I start as Johnny interrupts.
"Look Carla I know you have a right to be mad still but we all do work together and we are all family. Come on, join us?" He pleads as I see Kate's hopeful face and realise that I have to try and move on.
"I can't right now. I think I should probably pay Nick a visit, I was a bit of a cow to him this morning to be honest. But I'll definitely come another time, just not today." I answer honestly as they all smile, seeming satisfied with my answer.
Not long after they left, I decide to go and find Nick, so quickly leave the factory, locking up before I go.
As I walk down the street, I'm so distracted mentally preparing how I'm going to apologise to him when he only cares until I suddenly crash into someone.
"Sorry, I was miles away-" I start to apologise before I look up, only for my eyes to meet Robert's.
"Something on your mind?" He asks, smugly as I scowl before attempting to walk past.
"Someone needs to learn there manners." Robert scoffs at me as he blocks my way.
"Leave me alone. You got what you wanted, didn't you?" I say, ngrily reffering to the bistro.
"It took a lot of effort to get it though." He says with a grin on his face as I look at him, in confusion. "Oh... did Nick not tell you?"
"Tell me what?" I can't help but feel unsettled at his tone and his overbearing, gloating manner.
"You'll have to ask him." He says, walking off.
I quickly rush over towards to Victoria Court flats, anxious to know just what it is that Robert was talking about. So many different possibilities go through my mind as I wonder whether Nick knows more about Robert and I than he's letting on.
Opening the door I come face to face with an apologetic Nick.
"I'm sorry about this morning." He instantly says to which I would have stopped him and apologised myself but I still have Roberts words sounding throughout my ears as I decide to just be straight with him, for once.
"Why did you sell Robert half the bistro?"
Silence.
"I- I told you. He made a good deal." Nick tries to reason with me but I can see it in his face. I know he's not being truthful and, though I've still got so much I haven't been honest with him with, I can't help but feel betrayed.
"That's not the impression I got off him," I tell him as he looks shocked.
"You spoke to him?" He asks, agitated.
"Yes." I reply bluntly as I fear the emotions he's showing our jealousy. No. They can't be. He can't know. He would've told me.
"I didn't want to tell you this and then I was going to, I swear but you didn't need anymore stress." He starts to ramble before I cut him off.
"Nick, just tell me."
"I didn't want you to worry." He pauses as I stare at him, fearing the worst. Knowing that there are so many different things that he could say and so many of them would end up with me being alone again with a baby I don't even think I want.
"Nick." I beg him because I can't deal with it anymore I just need to know what it is.
"Robert hired Jamie."
Thank you for reading. I know that ending was really bad but I had no idea how to end it TBH. More will be explained in the next chapter which should be a direct continuation. Please leave a review if you have the time to let me know what you think of the story so far, what you'd like to happen and about the whole Robert hiring Jamie thing.