Chapter 3 – Unexpected Occurrences.

Sorry that I've left it a bit long guys. I was planning on updating a bit sooner, but I've been very busy these past couple of days. Anyway it's here! I hope you will enjoy this fic. I really wanted Carla to have the baby in the soap but the storyline did not go the way I wanted to as well as the way other people wanted it to go. Anyway Enjoy :-) xxx

It was now nearly 7pm the same night and Carla was pacing the floor of her flat. She wondered if it was a good idea to invite Peter around that night. What was she going to say? What if he had the wrong idea? What if she couldn't resist him if he happened to kiss her? All of these questions were going round and round in Carla's head. She was soon taken from her thoughts when the buzzer went. She picked up the phone and said "Come Up," down the reciever. She soon heard the familiar sound of Peter's feet coming up the flat stairs as she went to unlock the door and then walked back towards the kitchen units.

"Hey.." Peter said with a small smile looking at Carla as he closed the door behind him.

"Hi.." Carla said looking down.

Now this was awkward. The both of them hadn't been alone, well properly anyway since Peter had told her that she had been having an affair with Tina. Both of them didn't know what to say and certainly didn't know which one of them should start the conversation over..

Carla soon broke the awkward silence by asking Peter "Do 'ya want a coffee," before turning back to the kettle as she was planning on making one for herself anyway.

"Yeah. I'll have a coffee thanks." and with this he decided to take a seat by the kitchen table, not wanting to stand there with his hands in his pocket looking like a complete and utter idiot.

About a minute later, Carla bought the coffee through, gave it to Peter and took a seat herself. She didn't take a seat next to Peter though. She went to sit on the sofa.

"So.. how have you been keeping?.." Peter asked trying to start a conversation.

"Let's cut to the chase 'ey Peter." Carla said making eye contact with him for the first time in weeks. "I've invited you here to talk about the arrangements of our baby. Nothing else." As Carla said this Peter got up from the kitchen table and decided to take a seat with Carla on the sofa.

"Listen Carla," he said as he tried to take her hand in his but she pulled it away from him.

"No you listen to me Peter." Carla said as she stood up. "There's not a chance that I will take you back. Not ever! I can't get the image of you and Tina out of my head. It makes my skin crawl, but despite all of this, she didn't deserve to die."

Peter then started to get angry and he stood up to the same level as Carla. "What and you think I killed her?!," Peter questioned Carla as you could hear the anger in his voice.

"I don't know who else it could be Peter," Carla said looking at him straight in the eye. "I mean, good motive wasn't it. Killing her so that I would never find out about your affair.

Peter had had enough by now. He took his seat back on the sofa and put his head in his hands.

"Of course, I would of found out in the end anyway. Everybody get's caught out In the end. Me and you of all people should know that."

"I did not kill Tina." Peter said in now a rather calm way.

"Maybe not, but the police seem to be taking a lot of interest in you lately."

"Look Carla.. I thought we were here to talk about the baby."

Carla realised he was right, so she calmed herself down and took a seat on the sofa but making sure that she was as far away from him on the sofa as possible.

"Yeah. We'll I've decided. It was wrong of me to tell you that you wouldn't have anything more to do with the baby. It's you baby as well as mine, and I am willing to let you be a part in our baby's life."

Peter just looked at Carla and he let a tear fall down his face as he said, "Thanks."

"On one condition."

"Anything."

"You fall off the wagon again.. and I mean it. No more chances. Simon has seen you fall of the wagon over and over again. Even though Simon isn't mine, it breaks my heart to see him when he see's that his father is drunk again. So I'm never letting that happen to our baby. Once chance Peter. Blow that and you'll know what will happen." and with this, Carla got up from the sofa and walked towards the kitchen sink. She leat on it with her back towards Peter.

"I promise you 'Car. I won't fall off the wagon. I have to much to live for now." Peter said and instantly he regretted it as his words came out in a wrong way as Carla reacted.

"Was I never enough for 'ya?."

Peter got up from the sofa and walked towards the kitchen area. Carla's back was still towards Peter. He walked right behind her and he whispered into her ear.

"You were more than enough."

Carla turned around to face Peter and they were now inches apart.

"Looks like it doesn't it Peter 'ey." she said looking into his eyes as she started to get tearful.

"I never stopped loving you Carla and I don't think I ever will." Their faces were now inches apart. Carla could feel herself melting under his touch. She tried so damn hard to resist him but she thought that she wouldn't be able to any longer.

"I love you 'Car." and with this he leaned in and gave her a peck on the corner of her lips. He pulled away and just looked into her eyes. He could see that the sparkle was still there. The way she looked at him. She was fighting it.

"It's that simple Is it? Think you can just swing your magic wand and everything you've done will dissappear." Carla said.

"It's not simple Car. I'm not stupid but when it's still there.. Why are you fighting it?" and with this Peter leaned in and kissed her full on the lips. A deep and meaningful kiss. Carla didn't stop herself for a few seconds but she soon came to her senses.

"What do you think you're doing?." Carla said pushing him away.

"I thought.." Peter said..

"Well you thought wrong didn't ya Peter," Carla shouted now kicking herself that she and Peter had had a brief "Moment."

"Look.."

"Just go Peter." Carla said. "Please. Just go."

Peter didn' t want to stress Carla out. Especially now that the baby was on it's way so he just listened to her. He picked up his coat which was on the back of the kitchen chair, looked at Carla one more time and then just left the flat.

As soon as Peter was out of that door, Carla broke down in floods of tears. How could she of been so stupid. Kissing Peter? Moving on from Peter was going to be hard. Very hard indeed because deep down.. She still loved him...

AAAAA! Throughout writing this chapter I have been resisting the urge to get Peter and Carla back together! I love their characters and I think they have great chemistry in the show. Really don't want them to be apart in the long run that's why i'm struggling a bit now :-P. Anyway please review! Let me know what you think.. and thanks for reading :-) xxx