There is a couple of weeks fast forward between the last chapter and this one and Carla's now around three months pregnant. Sorry for how long it's been since the last update. As I said on One Year, I've been on holiday and really busy lately.
Nick looks up, shocked as I, surprisingly chirpily, walk out of the bedroom, dressed and ready for work.
"You alright?" I ask him, laughing slightly at his shocked expression.
"Yeah, are you?" He asks, surprised by the sudden change of mood evident in me.
"Better than ever." I tell him.
"You do know, you don't need to pretend with me." He tells me sweetly as I smiles.
"I know but Nick you're right. It's been weeks now and there hasn't been any sign of Jamie. I need to move on instead of worrying and looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life." I explain, sipping the cup of coffee that Nick had made for me.
"Well, I'm glad. But just remember, I'm here and if you do ever struggle then just remember that. You can come to me any time you want. You know that, right?" He walks towards me, lovingly tucking a few strands of hair behind my ears and kissing my lips sweetly.
"Yeah I know." I respond, smiling gratefully.
"I love you Carla Connor." He tells me, looking into my eyes.
"And I love you Nicky Tilsley." I say as he kisses me once again, before I pull away. "I'd better go to work before we get... too distracted." I laugh before heading towards the door.
"Mm I suppose. I'll miss you." He tells me as I grab my bag ready to leave the flat.
"I'll miss you too." I reply, smiling the first genuine smile to form on my face in a long time.
"How's it going beautiful?" I feel a smile grace my lips as Nick walks into the office.
"It's going well. Well, I'd much rather be at home with you and this little one but I've got to face the music at some point, ey?" I tell him, gesturing to my stomach where a small bump has begun to form.
"Mm." He agrees, leaning in and kissing me.
"Carla? Can you check over this- oh Nick hi. You alright?" Johnny says awkwardly as he walks in. The atmosphere at the factory was still tense but we're trying to make things work.
"Yeah, fine thanks." Nick replies, instantly letting go of me and looking at me, waiting for a response.
"Umm yeah sure." I say, looking at Nick for reassurance.
"I need to get back to the bistro anyway." Nick explains. "I'll see you two back at home, okay?"
He kisses me before leaving as I see the confused expression on Johnny's face.
"Two?" He asks, clearly surprised by the insinuation accidentally made by Nick.
"Yeah, two." I confirm as I sit back down at my desk, beginning to check over the folder that Johnny brought me.
"Well congratulations. I had no idea." He tells me.
"Yeah we haven't actually told anyone yet so we'd appreciate it if this just stayed between us for now." I smile, slightly, unable to hide the apprehension in my voice at people finding out.
"You do want this, don't you?" He asks me suddenly as I look up at him.
"What do you mean? I mean yeah of course I do. Yeah." I say, defensively.
"Right." He says, vaguely. "You do know Carla, it's okay if you don't." Johnny continues, reaching for my hand with both a concerned and comforting look on his face, but I harshly take my hand away from his.
"I'm fine. Have you seen the folder for the Matthew's order?" I attempt to change the subject, anxious for Johnny to not discover anything more.
I hope it's okay. Thank you for reading and please leave a review if you have the time. I've been really struggling with Fear motivation lately and reviews brighten up my day and mean that I'm likely to update quicker hopefully. The updates are probably going to be a lot slower soon as I have got a lot of exams, like I said before.