Chapter 5 – Unexpected Occurrences.

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It was now a week or so after Carla's twenty week scan and she was walking down the street towards the factory. As she came around the corner round Audrey's salon she stopped as she saw a police car parked outside number one. Her heart sank. Since Peter had declared his love for Carla again in the scan room last week, she had fallen in love with him all over again. Not because he had told her that he loved her but the reason being she could see how sorry he was and a part of her wanted to forgive him there and then. Since then, they had been texting each other a little. Peter mainly texting Carla asking how she was and if she needed anything. He was so lovely. Carla had come to the conclusion that both of them needed to sit down and talk properly. Clear the air. To know where both of them stand with each other. She was planning on visiting Peter that morning to ask if they could have a talk that night but her plans were demolished. The police had got there before her. When she spent time with him, like when they were with each other in the scan last week, it made her even more convinced that Peter wasn't guilty of this crime. He wasn't a killer. He would never hurt a fly. As she stopped outside Audrey's, the door of number one opened and the police woman walked out with Peter behind her and then another police man behind him. Then she noticed as he was being put into the back of the police car. He was in handcuffs! Her heart sank. By now, Deirdre was also standing outside number one. As Carla was crossing the road to see what was going on, the police car drove off..

"What the hell's going on?." Carla asked Deirdre who had a worried look on her face.

"They've taken him again. They've found new evidence or something."

"What kind of new evidence?." Carla asked, now starting to get herself worked up.

"I really don't know love. They wouldn't say. You shouldn't be working yourself up with all of this in your condition." Deirdre said.

"It's hard not to Deirdre.." Carla said still not calming down.

"I know it's not love.."

"My husband." Carla paused. My husband. I have to talk to him Carla thought. "The father of my baby keeps being taken in for questioning and they won't tell me what's going on. I think I have a right to know don't you?." Carla asked Deirdre.

"Of course." Deirdre answered. Were they back together? Deirdre thought to herself.

"I mean what if they won't let him out? What if they charge him? I can't bring a baby up on my own Deirdre, I just can't." Carla said as she let a tear roll down her cheek.

"Hey.." Deirdre said. "It won't come to that."

"I really hope not Deirdre. For the baby's sake as well as mine." Carla said as she wiped away the tears from her cheeks.

Around 8.30pm the same night, Carla sat on her sofa with a mug of coffee in her hand. She'd been crying. Why was she crying she didn't know. After the amount of pain that Peter had given her over the past few months, he didn't even deserve her tears but at the end of the day, he was her husband and deep down she still loved him. All she wanted at that very moment was to have Peter there with her. To hug her tight and to never let her go. Her thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of the buzzer. She ignored it. She didn't want to see anyone. Well not today anyway. The buzzer kept going so in the end Carla got up and made her way towards her flat door. Her heart skipped a beat as she saw who was standing behind the door. He was stood there with one of his hands in his pocket and the other hand resting on top of the door frame.

"I bet you weren't expecting to see me tonight." Peter said with a small smile on his face.

Carla didn't answer him. She just wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. She began to cry again.

"Hey.." Peter said pulling back from their hug.

"I've been sat here all night worrying about you Peter. I thought you were going down."

"I know you did.." Peter said.

"How did you know?." Carla asked him.

"I was released about an hour ago. I went straight to number one and Deirdre told me all about this morning."

"Oh right.." Carla said looking down slightly.

"Are you going to invite me in then?." Peter asked Carla cheekily.

Carla just opened the door a little bit wider so that Peter could enter. As he entered, Carla closed the door behind him and asked him "Do 'ya want a coffee."

"Go on then." Peter said with a smile. "Actually. You sit down. I should be making my own coffee and looking after you not the other way round."

"Peter I'm pregnant. Not an invalid."

"I know but I didn't get the chance to do this when Lucy was pregnant with Simon so please. Just let me look after you. So go and sit down." Peter said winking at Carla. Carla did as she was told and went to sit on the sofa. She sat down and rested her hand on her now growing bump.

"There we are.." Peter said a few seconds later as he took a seat next to Carla on the sofa and placed the coffee's down on the coffee table in front of them.

"Cheers." Carla said rubbing her bump.

"Are you alright?." Peter asked as he noticed Carla rubbing her bump in circular motions.

"I'm fine.. It's just this little madam giving me a hard time today that's all."

"Maybe she knows that you're taking to much on.."

"Peter.. I'm nearly 6 months pregnant.."

"Exactly." Peter said cutting her off. "You should be taking it easy."

"I am. It's just today.. It's been a long and hard day."

"Tell me about it." Peter said.

"Anyway.. enough about me. What did the police say?."

"They've cleared me of everything." Peter said.

"What?!." Carla said jumping up slightly. "..and you didn't think about telling me this when you got here?!."

"I wanted to surprise you." he said with a smirk. "The police found a bracelet in the ginnel. It was Steph's bracelet. Looks like it had gone missing the night that Tina was killed. Anyway.. this bracelet didn't have my fingerprints on it. It had someone else's. So, it looks like who ever stole the bracelet killed Tina and that person is definitely not me.." he said with a smile.

"So no more questioning?." Carla asked him.

"No more questioning and no more of anything to do with this whole business Carla. I'm a free man." Peter said smiling at Carla.

"I'm so glad Peter." Carla said as she leaned forward and hugged Peter tightly. She also turned her head and kissed him on the cheek. She pulled away from the hug and looked directly into his eyes and said, "I never doubted you. All them things I said.. I didn't mean any of them.."

"I love you." Peter said looking into her eyes.

"It's not that simple any more is it Peter."

"It is when you know what you want." he said. "I never stopped loving you Carla. You are the love of my life. I've never loved anyone as much as I love you.. and to be honest I don't think I will ever stop loving you.. Tina was one massive mistake that I will regret for the rest of my life.."

"Peter.." Carla started.

"Please Carla. Just one more chance. That's all I want. I know things won't go back to the way they were straight away.. but in time I hope they will."

Carla just looked at him for a few seconds before leaning in and giving him a peck on the lips. She pulled back from the kiss and said, "I love you too."

Peter by now had a beaming smile on his face. "So.. what happens now then?." He asked running his hand up and down her back.

"We take this slowly.. Just because were talking doesn't mean that you can move back in straight away and that everything will be back to normal. I still need time.."

"Of course.." Peter said.

"Oh.. and there is just one more thing.. You can't tell anyone yet that were back together.. Let me deal with this.."

"Alright.."

"Imagine how Rob is going to react with the news.. That's why I need time to tell him."

"It's alright." Peter said. "Hey.."

"What?." Carla answered him.

"I love you Mrs Barlow.."

"..and I love you to Mr Barlow.."

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