Just a short one ;)
Chapter 10: Can't take my mind off you
'Not usually you who gets the cakes in' Anne smiled as Carla handed her change over.
'I needed some fresh air, can get a bit too much in there sometimes' Carla said, taking the cakes from the counter.
'I can imagine, anyway have a nice day love' Anna said, giving Carla a smile before turning to serve another customer.
As Carla walked out of the cafe, she bumped straight into Peter and Leanne.
'Hey, Carla!' Leanne said smiling.
'Hi, listen I can't stop..' Carla said, briefly meeting Peter's gaze and then looking away.
'Oh, okay, sure we can't tempt you for a coffee?' Leanne asked.
'No, really, I'm snowed under today' Carla said.
'Okay, well how about you come over for a glass of wine tonight?' Leanne pushed.
'Maybe, listen, I really must dash, can't keep that lot waiting you know!' Carla said turning to leave.
As Leanne entered the cafe, Peter hung back just for a second, gently pulling on the sleeve of Carla's coat, forcing her to stop and turn back around.
'What?' she asked him, hissing slightly.
'Are you okay?' Peter asked her.
'No, I've got a million and one things to do, my heads all over the place' Carla said.
'Okay, okay' Peter said, putting his hands up defensively, wanting nothing more than to wrap his arms around her.
'Can I come over, to the factory a bit later?' Peter asked her.
'Oh, living dangerously I see' Carla said.
'Come on, don't be like that' Peter said.
'Like what, I need to go' Carla said.
'I'm going to come over, around 4ish, Leanne's going shopping and Thursday is always a quiet day in the bookies' Peter said.
'Fine' Carla said.
For a moment Peter didn't care who saw, he reached out, taking her hand for just a moment, and gently stroked at her soft skin.
'I'll see you then' he smiled, and she could almost feeling him kissing her goodbye