I would just like to say a massive thank you to all those who have reviewed. These really help me write knew chapters and update more often. I am so shocked to see that some of those reviewing are some of my favourite authors on this site and I'm amazed that youse all seem to be enjoying :) anyway here is the next instalment. I hope you enjoy.

So I'd just like to take the time to reply to a review left. I take all reviews positive / negative on board so first of all I would like to thank that reviewer for the constructive critism aswell a thanking all other reviewers and followers / subscribers an those who have favoured. I apologise to anyone else I have confused with the timeline of the story. I didn't want to Drabble on for pages about background so I tried to summarise it as best I could. Lia is 3 - almost 4. Simon is 11. I hope that clears that up and of course if anyone has any other questions please feel free to ask me. Also with fanfiction it's hard to please everyone and I suppose it's a scenario that plausible on some levels that Carla was pregnant when Liam died and not Maria. Anyway I refuse to comment about my age or any other personal information. So I have decided to continue with this fic in the hope that some still like it so if you do let me know and if you don't feel free to let me know also :) thanks again

Chap 3

Saturday morning

Peter was pacing up and down the flat. He had tried to contact her should he go over? Would that be to much? He didn't want an argument. He wanted to apologise in person. Before he could change his mind he grabbed his coat and keys and set off.

Buzzzzzz

"Mamma mamma mamma door" Lia shouted from the sofa where she was curled up watching her DVD. Carla came from the bedroom after just getting a shower dressed in only a dressing gown. She thought it might be Michelle as she picked up the receiver.

"Hello"

"Hi... It's me"

"Hi Peter... Come up"

As the door closed Carla had her back turned making a coffee. She didn't know how to play this; she could ignore the situation and see what happened or confront it head on.

Lia ran over to Peter motioning for him to pick her up as her arms clung to his neck. She kissed his cheek as he tickled her tummy.

"Missed you" Lia announced as she cuddled into Peter. "Hey I missed you to munchkin" Peter said as he put her down so she could return to her film.

There was an awkward silence between the two before Carla handed Peter his coffee. "I don't want to do this in front if little ears" Carla said before nodding her head towards Lia.

"Ok. Shall I call back when she's asleep?"

"No. We need to do this now... Before I lose my bottle" Carla stated matter of fact as Peter laughed "excuse the pun aye?" Peter said hoping to break the ice a little.

Carla walked over towards her bedroom and Peter wasn't sure whether to follow or not normally he wouldn't think twice.. He had stayed over plenty of times before and a couple of times in her room. That was just the sort of relationship they had and now he feared he'd ruined it all but as she looked back he decided to follow her.

She sat on the bed and he stood by the door.

"Come sit beside me will ya don't be daft" she said as she tried to lighten the mood.

"Carla... Im so sorry. I was so out of line I shouldn't have done what I done I crossed a line and I.. I'm not sorry i did it... I'm sorry I picked that exact moment to do it..."

"Shhhh Peter please. Relax it's ok"

"It's ok? So your not angry? I mean I"

Carla cut him off mid sentence. She raised her finger to his lips to stop him from speaking and as she gently removed her finger she ran it down his chin along his jaw onto his neck while she slowly moved her lips closer to his before finally allowing them to rest on his.

His lips responded to hers almost immediately as her hand rested on the back of his neck his hands moved one to her lower back and the other hand joined her hand on his thigh. He allowed his lips to savour the feeling of hers the soft delicate feeling as he inhaled her scent fresh from the shower. Their tongues danced together in a soft sensual rhythm.

After a few minutes their kiss came to a mutual end.

"Well that was unexpected" Peter whispered as they sat with their foreheads resting against each other.

"Good or bad?" Carla smiled.

"Good" came peters reply immediately. "It's just I've visioned this scenario so many times and I thought I'd really fucked up yesterday Carla.."

"So how long have you been imagining kissing me then?" Carla asked as she stepped across the room.

Peters throats was dry his hands were clammy he was nervous as hell.

"Carla I didn't mean it like that I'm not a perv or anything I just can't help notice how beautiful you truly are. Your my best friend. I don't want to ruin what we have. I don't

Know where we go from here"

"Well..." Carla began.

Lia came running into the room.

"Mummy I'm hungry" she announced as she bounced up onto the bed unfazed by the fact that Peter was there as she was so used to him.

Carla laughed. "She sure can pick her moments" Peter just laughed.

I'd love to have a few hours to myself.. Go get sprayed get my hair and nails done. Just be free for a few hours. Carla thought subconsciously. She needed time to think.

Peter noticed the pile of ironing in the corner of the room, the messy kitchen earlier he knew all to well how hard it was to get stuff done with a kid running around.

"Tell ya what. I have a brilliant idea" Peter announced. "Why don't i take Lia with me to collect Simon and we can go to the park and have some lunch... Pizza maybe, you can come collect her later when ever suits you... You Have a rest today" he smiled. His smile that melted her heart. He was so sweet.

"Would you like that Lia?" Lia nodded.

Half an hour later and she had the flat to herself. She rang her favorite salon in town who could fit her in at 1.30. She spent an hour cleaning an tidying before setting off.