If Carla had to choose which one of Michelle's themed pub nights she was looking forward to the least, it would have definitely been this school disco one. She had been dreading it for days and when the evening eventually arrived Carla was tempted to make some sort of excuse and stay home.
The idea of revisiting her school days was not something Carla really wanted to do. Whilst she did have a few fun times with Michelle and their other mates, School not an easy place for Carla to be. She found it difficult to juggle all of her schoolwork with looking after Rob and on top of that she had to deal with all of the crap their Mum put them through on a daily basis.
Peter on the other hand, had really enjoyed his school days. He might have skipped a lot of them but that was simply because he just couldn't be bothered to actually go rather than because he hated it, all in all he was quite popular and had rather an okay time at school.
The Rover's was in full swing when he arrived and Michelle had kept her promise, offering everyone a free drink if they were dressed in school uniform. In keeping with the school theme the free drink was a bright blue alco-pop, it was the kind of drink you'd drink as a teenager and think you were hard core. Beth thought that this was a bit of a cop out and said that she was expecting to be able to choose the free drink.
Michelle, who had dressed a grey pinafore dress with a white shirt underneath and a straw hat with a ribbon around it smiled as she saw Peter enter the pub he was dressed in a white shirt and tie and as he approached the bar, She supportively handed him Lemonade.
"Here ya go Peter, thanks for coming and there's your free drink" Michelle said smiling at him rather excitedly, Peter thought it was just because she was having a good night, he had no idea that Michelle had a secret agenda.
"Thanks." Peter said nodding at her, Michelle looked around and then asked
"I don't suppose you've seen Carla on your travels ave ya?" She asked as Peter began to sip his drink, He shook his head at her
"Nope" He said, "I thought she would have been here already"
Peter stood and chatted to Steve and Michelle for a while about their school days, Peter talked about bunking off and Michelle talked about getting in trouble for accidentally on purpose forgetting her P.E kit and she hated any physical activity during her school days. Michelle then talked about the parties that her and Carla used to sneak into when they were teenagers and hinted that she had an exciting idea for the evening, one which Carla would definitely remember from those days but when Peter asked her what it was she just gave him a mysterious smile and said was waiting for Carla to come before she wanted to reveal all.
As more and more people arrived it was clear that the evening was going to be a success, Michelle had made a special playlist full of classic school disco tunes and they were blaring out of the jukebox reminding people of their youth.
She was even giving out free glow sticks and free packets of crisps like they used to have at school disco tuck shops. She handed Peter another lemonade and when the door opened, They were both hoping to see Carla stood there only it was Zeedan and Alya they came in side by side and made their way over to the bar, both of them in exactly the same school uniform only Zeedan's was a lot more on the scruffy side.
"Are you actually wearing a real school uniform?" Peter asked them with an eyebrow raised.
"Yes" Zeedan said a little bitterly "It's our old one, me Dad actually kept all of this, Can you believe it?"
"Hey it came in handy though right? I'm amazed we still fit into it though." Alya said although her skirt was a little on the short side it did still fit her. Michelle looked at her watch again and sighed it was almost half past nine and Carla still hadn't made an appearance, She was wondering if Carla might of decided not to come because she really didn't seem too keen for the whole thing the last time they had spoken.
"So where's Carla then?" Zeedan said looking at Alya who shrugged
"Why are you asking me?" She asked as Beth came over to order some more drinks for her and Kirk
"Well she's your boss." Zeedan said "I so hope she's dressed up, She is gonna look so hot"
"Don't you find it a little pervy, Y'know the whole school girl thing?" Steve said Peter nodded because he had been thinking the same thing and had had a conversation with Carla about it in the week but Zeedan shook his head
"Nope all I care about is how short Carla's skirt is gonna be" He said smirking as he loved to wind Peter up about Carla, Peter just kept silent knowing Zeedan was just looking for a reaction.
"Charming" Alya, said a little disgusted by her brother's comment even though she knew he fancied Carla like mad.
"She is definitely coming tonight right?" Zeedan asked Michelle a little peeved because seeing Carla in her school uniform was the only reason he had agreed to come along in the first place. Michelle shrugged and got her phone out
"I hope so" She said and she got Carla's number up on screen so she could call her, As she did this, a tall blonde guy entered the pub, It was Marc Matthews, he was the one who had finally made an order from Underworld, This was the same man that Carla had been sat with last month when Peter had got back from Portsmouth. Peter rolled his eyes when he saw him, whereas Alya and Beth both grinned at each other as Marc made his way over to them grinning, it was as if he knew just how good looking he was and he knew the effect he had on the women of Wetherfield… well all the women except Carla who at first was a little taken by him but now showed him no real interest.
"Hello ladies" Marc said, his cockney accent making him stand right out in the pub full of northerners.
"Hi" Alya and Beth giggled at the same time, as if they really were school girls, Peter rolled his eyes again not understanding why all the women seemed to think this Marc was some sort of god. He was dressed in a grey suit and this made Peter think that it was a bit uptight of Marc to not to have dressed in some sort of school uniform. Peter knew Marc had made more than a few appearances in the pub that week and that he had definitely seen the posters that were up on the wall. He seemed to follow Carla around like some sort of lost puppy and even though she had said otherwise a part of Peter felt like maybe Carla might have liked having him around after all. Marc smiled at Michelle when she looked up from her phone
"Hey… what can I get ya?" She asked bemused
"Can I get a rum and coke please?" He asked,
"And where is your school uniform may I ask?" She said a little irritated that he was there, She didn't want him to spoil her master plan of getting one up on Steve and making Peter and Carla see sense.
"I had nothing suitable to wear really, my wardrobe is hardly full of tatty school uniform… but hey why don't you think of me as a hot teacher instead?" Marc smirked
"Well if you had of been my teacher I would have defiantly had a one hundred per cent attendance." Beth said grinning, Marc laughed modestly as Michelle handed him his drink.
"Cheers" He said handing Michelle a ten-pound note "Keep the change" He said and he took his drink over to a table. As he sat down at it Peter looked at Michelle.
"Who invited him ere?" he asked, Michelle shrugged and Liz who had been at the bar and listening to the whole thing said
"It's a pub Peter he doesn't have to be invited in ere"
"I know… I just hope he doesn't think he's making this place his local, I mean I don't think he even lives anywhere near here." Peter said watching Marc. Liz looked at Michelle confused
"Ave I missed something?" She said not understanding why Peter was so bitter towards Marc because everyone else seemed to love him, Michelle rolled her eyes decided to set Liz straight.
"Well Marc over there seems to be very fond of our very own Carla Connor and lets just say that a certain kind of but not really ex husband of hers, doesn't like it one little bit" Michelle said grinning
"Oh I see" Liz said amused.
Peter was not amused and he normally would have shot back at Michelle with a quick comeback but he was momentarily diverted by the look on Zeedan's face. His mouth actually dropped open and when Peter turned around to see just what Zeedan was staring at, he was glad that he wasn't in the middle of sipping his drink because he probably would have chocked on it.
Carla was stood in the doorway, even dressed in school uniform she still looked drop dead gorgeous. She was reluctantly dressed in a white shirt, blue tie, and a black skirt with black knee high socks. She had her long brown hair tied up in two schoolgirl ponytails and had a pair of huge silver hoops in her ears.
"Wow… it's like you've been through a flamin time machine…" Michelle said because Carla almost looked exactly like she had done in school.
"Hardly" Carla said as strolled over to the bar
"and what time d'ya call this anyway?" Michelle asked as Carla met Peter's gaze properly, They had both gone out to dinner with Simon and even bowling again since the sleepover at Ken's but neither one of them was brave enough to mention the fact that they wanted to do it again.
"Alright" Carla said winking at Peter flirtatiously. He didn't know what else to do but nod foolishly, Carla raised one eyebrow and looked at Michelle who was just relived to see that she had turned up so she could get her plan into action "Right where's me free drink then?" Carla asked trying her best to keep cool but she could practically feel Peter and Zeedan's eyes all over her body.
"There ya go." Michelle said handing Carla the glass bottle that was filled with blue liquid, She winced at it and then looked back at Michelle
"What's this?" Carla asked appalled
"Its ya free drink…Come on you used to love these when we younger." Michelle said
"Yeah when we were like thirteen." Carla said making Liz laugh.
"Thirteen? No wonder you have a slight drink problem" Liz said a little boldly, although Carla didn't mind too much and shook her head disappointedly at Michelle.
"I'm not being funny Chelle but I were rather expecting a glass of wine or something."
"Yeah so were I" Beth butted in, Michelle rolled her eyes at Beth
"I never stipulated that it would be a free drink of your choice."
"Yeah well you never stipulated that it would be this rubbish either" Carla said sniffing it before taking a small sip "God it tastes like one of them melted ice pops, y'know the ones we used to get down corner shop during summer" She said grimacing "I mean you can barley taste the alcohol."
"Yes well it's all part of the school disco experience." Michelle started and she was beginning to look excited again when she remembered what she had planned. Peter who still hadn't said anything watched as Michelle handed Carla a packet of the space invaders crisps
"Awww I remember these." Carla said feeling nostalgic now, she opened the packet and tried one of the alien shaped crisps, It was clear by the look on her face that they didn't taste like they used to either "Erggghh it tastes like cardboard." She said swallowing it anyways because it would not have been polite to just spit it out like she had wanted to.
"Yeah I think they've always tasted that way." Peter said finally getting his voice back,
"Oh so he does speak" Carla said grinning at Peter
"Well I'm not gonna lie I was a little speechless when I first saw ya." Peter said taking a deep breath because even in school uniform she looked so attractive.
"Why? I told ya, I'd dress up if you did." Carla said with a hint of a smirk on her face
"And how did you know I'd be dressed up?" Peter asked because he hadn't actually confirmed that he would be dressed in school uniform.
"I just did" Carla said as she took another sip of the drink that Michelle had given her, she winced as she swallowed it down again and then shook her head
"Yeah I can't drink this" She said handing it back to Michelle she then looked back at Peter and smiled "So... What are these amazing plans you've got then Chelle? Are you gonna get us playing music bumps and pin the tail on the donkey" Carla asked
"Very funny but you're on the right wavelength with the games, All will be revealed later." Michelle said and Steve raised an eyebrow at her as she served a drink to a customer
"Uh oh, I'd watch out if I were you." He said cautiously to Peter
"Oi be quiet you" Michelle said nudging him "Right I'm gonna go and ave a drink with Carla." Michelle said leaving the bar and pointing at an empty table, Peter watched as Carla made her way over to it with Michelle.
"I bet the whole school uniform idea doesn't seem so pervy now eh" Zeedan said watching Peter's gaze "She looks so fit, I can't actually believe it." Zeedan said. Peter didn't say anything on the matter and continued to drink his Lemonade but he was definitely on the same wave length as Zeedan.
"Your stalker's over there by the way." Michelle said as she sat down opposite Carla, Carla looked in the direction that Michelle had been looking in and spotted Marc who was still on the phone.
"Yeah he said he was coming." Carla said unenthusiastically "He's literally called me everyday this week."
"About what?" Michelle exclaimed
"Oh all sorts of trivial crap and then if he doesn't phone, I usually end up running into him in ere or somewhere near by." Carla said "Y'know I think he might ave got the wrong idea, I mean I know I went to dinner with him that time but it were just business and I've not done or said anything to make him think that I like him in a romantic way ave I?" Carla was rather glad that he hadn't noticed that she had arrived yet and kept her back turned so he couldn't spot her as easily.
"Ave you thought about telling him to back off a little?" Michelle asked, She hadn't actually realised that Carla found Marc this irritating.
"Well I would but he's actually put a lot of money our way and he was going to introduce me to some more potential clients so I don't want to be too harsh with him." Carla said sighing
"Is it really worth it though? I mean if he's that annoying maybe you should just cut your losses." Michelle suggested but then she laughed "Hey you should ave seen what happened when he walked in ere, Peter did not look happy to see him at all, I think you've got yourself a little love triangle going on" Michelle joked
"Oh give over Chelle" Carla said unimpressed with Michelle's version of a joke "Anyways me and"
"Yeah, yeah, I know you and Peter are just friends, you can spare me the well rehearsed speech Carla… Although I think after tonight you might think otherwise" Michelle said with a wicked glint in her eye.
"What you on about Chelle?" Carla said suspiciously but Michelle just shook her head at her.
"You'll find out soon enough." She said mysteriously.
It was a little later that Michelle revealed what she had planned, she gone to the bar and had picked up an empty bottle of vodka that she had been saving just for tonight, She carried it over to a table where Alya, Garry Carla and Leanne were sat. They had been swapping school stories and Leanne was just in the middle of telling them about being kicked out of high school when they saw Michelle and what she was carrying.
"That better not be for what I think it's for" Carla said frowning Michelle who had excitement in her eyes smirked at her
"Who wants to play Spin The Bottle?" she asked loudly, Carla groaned as Zeedan came rushing over, he had almost tripped over his own feet as he got to the table.
"Me!" He cried practically throwing himself into the booth next to Carla, She shuffled up next to Leanne so he wasn't so close to her.
"Watch it you" She said to Zeedan as he grinned happily
"Hmmm I don't think Kal would be too happy if I joined in with this so I'm out" Leanne said getting up and smugly and leaving Carla sat with Zeedan
"Leanne" Carla said peeved that she had gotten out of it so easily "Michelle do we ave to?"
"Yes we do, come on we used to play this all the time when we were young" Michelle said leading Zeedan to look even more excited
"Oh did you now? Well what are we waiting for? Come on let's get started." Zeedan said he then turned and winked at Carla "I'm feeling lucky" he grinned
"Oh give it up bro" Alya said feeling embarrassed for her brother and his desperate attempt for Carla's attention.
"Don't get too excited Zeedan it's not what you think, We used to play the truth or dare version of Spin the bottle not the kissing one" Michelle said almost laughing at Zeedan's eagerness.
"Right well I'll buy a drink for anyone who dare's Carla to kiss me when it lands on her." Zeedan said thinking this was an ingenious idea.
"And any of you even think of it, I'll kill ya" Carla warned with her eyes wide as Michelle gazed around the pub as if she was looking for someone, Carla narrowed her eyes at her "What are you up to Chelle?" She asked but Michelle ignored her as Marc came over
"Can I play?" He asked keenly, He had had rather a lot to drink by this point and Michelle wasn't pleased with his appearance at all. This wasn't part of her master plan but what else could she say to Marc, She nodded reluctantly and said
"Yeah"
"Good" Marc said winking at Carla sitting down opposite her and next to Alya who smirked at Carla.
Alya and the rest of the factory had been saying that Marc had a thing for Carla for weeks now. He had been in and out of the factory pretending he wanted to "keep an eye" on the order he made but all of the factory girls and Sean said it was because he liked Carla, She didn't think so at first but as he sat opposite her smiling eagerly, she was beginning to think that maybe Alya was right.
"Carla I must say you look incredible tonight" Marc said tipsily as Carla sat before him she smiled at him quickly before watching Michelle who was still gazing around the pub
"Where is he?" she said to herself and Carla narrowed her eyebrows at her.
"And just who are you looking for Michelle?" she asked but Michelle grabbed Steve as he made his way past her
"Where's Peter?" She hissed quietly so Carla couldn't hear her, Steve just shrugged at her and said
"I dunno?" he said and he continued off to the bar, Michelle sat down next to Zeedan and said they should get the game started although she was a little annoyed because part of her plan had been to get Peter to play.
Michelle spun the bottle around and it started with Nick who had joined the game at last minute. He had chosen truth and Michelle asked him if he'd ever get back with Leanne and Nick admitted that he would jump at the chance. Then Nick spun the bottle and it pointed to Zeedan who said Dare and winked at Carla, She gave Nick a look of warning and Nick said he dared Zeedan to go and ask Tracy Barlow to dance. Zeedan reluctantly did so and that ended up in Tracy coming to join the game.
Peter, who had been outside having a sneaky cigarette, returned as Tracy squeezed into the booth where they were all sat.
"What's going on over there?" He asked, Steve sighed and then finally realised what Michelle had been trying to do.
"What a cheater" He exclaimed shaking his head at how stupid he had been to think Michelle was going to play fair.
"Who?" Peter asked still baffled
"They are playing truth or Dare" Steve said outraged "Oh that Michelle thinks she is so clever, that's why she was looking for you, She wanted you to play"
"Me?" Peter said watching as the game continued
"Yeah" Steve said wondering if he should tell Peter more, Peter looked at Marc who was sat opposite Carla "You're not gonna go over there are ya"
"Hmmm I think I'll stay here thanks" Peter said because he really didn't like the idea of sitting so close to Marc as he really disliked him.
"Good" Steve said smugly.
Eventually it was Alya's turn she spun the bottle, She whirled it round excitedly and it pointed at Carla.
"I'll take a dare" Carla said smiling confidently because she wasn't afraid of much and she was sure Alya wouldn't think something too crazy for her dare. Alya smirked mischievously at Carla and said,
"Okay... I dare you to kiss..." Zeedan looked hopeful and Carla gave her a look of warning
"I'm your boss remember" Carla warned
"Marc!" Alya said excitedly, Carla was relived it wasn't Zeedan but she was a little apprehensive about kissing Marc. Michelle could have kicked Alya and sighed heavily when she realised Peter was just a few feet away and he was watching the entire thing.
"Alright pucker up Marc" Carla sighed because she wasn't one for turning down a dare, Marc looked a little sheepish but definitely up for it. Michelle bit her lip as Carla reluctantly leant over the table. She heard loud cheers from Nick and Garry as her lips just barley touched Marc's.
It was a quick peck, nothing more but it was still enough to make Peter turn green with envy. He looked at Steve who was also watching the game of truth and dares.
"That's why Michelle wanted you to play… " Steve said awkwardly trying to make Peter feel a little better about the situation.
"Oh" Peter said. He knew there was nothing to the kiss between Carla and Marc, she even had her eyes open for god's sake but the thought of another man's lip touching Carla's even for a second still made him feel insanely jealous, He stayed with Steve and when Michelle eventually returned to the bar she tutted at Peter irritatedly.
"Fun game?" he asked a little bitterly and she shook her head at him
"I was looking for you for ages! Where were ya?" She said shoving Peter who sighed
"I was outside" He said
"Steve… why didn't you send him over?" Michelle asked
"I tried, he said he didn't want to, I couldn't force the man." Steve said "And anyways don't think I aven't clocked on to what you were trying to do and that's cheating" Steve said
"How is it cheating?" Michelle said smirking Peter looked at them both rather confused as to what was going on, Steve decided to clear things up for a bit
"She was trying to get you and Carla to kiss" Steve said, Peter raised an eyebrow at Michelle
"Really… and Why would you do that?... I mean me and Carla-"
"Yeah, yeah trust me Peter I've heard it all already tonight" Michelle said sighing because she knew Peter would say that he and Carla were just friends and she was just fed up of hearing that line. She glared at Steve and made her way back to the game frustratedly.
Eventually the game had died down and the participants just enjoyed the rest of their evening. Marc kept insisting on buying the table more drinks and was carrying on, as of they were all best friends. When he got up to buy a round for the fourth time Carla frowned
"He's getting a bit full of himself isn't he?" She said, Alya just shrugged at her with a grin
"I'd be full of myself if I'd ave got a kiss from you" Zeedan said getting up from their table and leaving Alya, Michelle and Carla sat with Leanne who had returned to the table as the game was now finished and she was safe from having to do anything embarrassing. Carla sighed and looked down at her fingernails.
"Oi cheer up you, it must be nice to have a good looking guy queuing up to kiss ya." Leanne said Carla looked over at the bar longingly to where a certain someone was stood and sighed
"Yeah... except it's not the guy I wanted though" She muttered, it had come out a little louder than she had planned and it had made Michelle's face lit up
"Well we can always start up another game of spin the bottle and get him to play." She said eagerly but Carla shook her head,
"Don't even think about it Michelle."
Whilst Carla was a little disappointed that Peter hadn't of joined in with the game she was glad as well because if she ever did kiss Peter again she definitely didn't want it to be in front of everyone or whilst they were both dressed in tacky school uniform.
Peter had made sure that he stayed put at the bar with Steve because he literally felt as if he couldn't stand being anywhere near Marc especially as he seemed to get drunker and drunker as the night went on.
It got to almost eleven when people started going home and thanking Michelle for another fun night down the Rover's. Carla had begun to sense Michelle was annoyed about something but she hadn't had the opportunity to ask her until they were sat alone at a table.
"Right go on then Chelle, what's got your knickers in a twist?" Carla asked
"Nothing" Michelle said a little defeated that her plan hadn't worked, She had thought it was fool proof but as the night was almost over, she began to realise that Peter and Carla were not going to kiss.
"You sure? Cause I'm not gonna ask ya again?" Carla said sternly, Peter came over and sat down opposite the two of them, he looked at the frown on Michelle's face and smirked, Carla narrowed her eyebrows at him
"And what are you looking so pleased about?" She asked
"Has she told you what she was up to yet?" Peter said nodding towards Michelle who actually scowled at him.
"No" Carla said turning to look at her best friend "Chelle?" Michelle just sighed and looked at Peter.
"This little game of truth of dare she organized…" Peter began "Well Michelle knows you're incapable of saying no to a dare and was planning to get you to kiss me." Peter said amused, Carla looked back at Michelle a little stunned, and then she laughed
"Well that didn't quite go to plan did it?" Carla said, "I knew you were up to something though."
"I only did it because I thought you two needed a push in the right direction that's all." She said defensively although she wasn't completely telling the truth.
"How many times do we need to say it Michelle? Honestly, Me and Peter are really trying to be friends and people like you are making it so difficult." Carla started but she couldn't help but crack up halfway though "Seriously Chelle what were you thinking?" Carla said as Peter started laughing too
"Honestly… I had a bet with Steve that I could get you two to kiss before the night is over." Michelle admitted, Carla stopped laughing at her friend and said
"Really Michelle? do you not know me at all?" She was shaking her head disappointedly at her best friend.
"Yeah Shame on you Michelle" Peter said nodding, as if he was telling off a little child. Michelle ignored him
"Look I'm sorry Carla okay." She said as Carla shook her head at her again only this time she had a smirk on her face.
"You don't understand…I'm your best mate Chelle n if you'd have just been honest then I would have probably kissed Peter for ya…" Carla said and Peter wondered if she was being serious or not. He was starting to wish Michelle had just been honest after all.
"Really?" Michelle said "Well the night's not over" She added looking at Carla hopefully. Carla folded her arms and sighed as if she was thinking about it all for a moment.
"Honestly Chelle, after all the sneaky games you've tried to play… you've ruined it." Carla said smugly, Peter chuckled a little half-heartedly and shrugged at Michelle.
"Fine" She cried "But I was only trying to help, from now on you two are on your own."
"Good" Peter and Carla said in unison, they both started laughing again and Michelle had had enough of their mocking. So she got up and went to help Steve and Liz as they began tidying up empty glasses and crisp packets.
After they had stopped laughing, there was a frustrating few minutes of silence between Carla and Peter as they sat alone, The pub was almost empty now, there were a few people at another table in the corner and Lloyd was still sat at the bar with Andrea but everyone else seemed to have gone home. Carla wondered just how much of the game Peter had witnessed and if he had witness the tiny kiss that she had shared with Marc. Eventually she cleared her throat and asked Peter
"So how come you didn't come over and join in with the game then?"
"Well I think you know how I feel about Marc and I didn't quite fancy being that close to him to be honest." Peter said to Carla, he was not quite looking her in the eye properly though as he said it.
"Did ya see I had to kiss him" She asked awkwardly, watching Peter for a reaction, He just nodded casually as if it was nothing.
"Yeah I saw, poor you, bet you hated it." He said, he hadn't meant it to come out like he was being sarcastic, he just didn't want to talk about the kiss. Carla misunderstood, sighed and got up out of the booth, She looked back at Peter before walking off "Carla I didn't mean it like" he started but she was already on her way into the toilets.
When Carla had come out of the cubicle and washed her hands she decided she was going to go and talk to Peter about Marc, She wasn't entirely sure what she was going to say but she knew she definitely didn't want him thinking that kissing Marc had meant anything to her. As she flounced out of the ladies she practically crashed into Marc, She thought that he had gone home but there he was in front of her, He smiled at drunkenly and put an arm around her,
"Marc" Carla said recoiling a little because the amount of alcohol on his breath was an all too familiar feeling for her.
"Carla, You are so beautiful" Marc slurred practically putting all his weight onto her.
"Yeah thanks and all that but I've been meaning to talk to you" Carla paused there was really no point in having this conversation with Marc whilst he was like this and the way he was looking at her made her feel slightly funny. "Marc come on, I think you should go home."
"No I don't want to go home, I want to be with you, I honestly can't stop thinking about you Carla." Marc breathed and he put his other arm around Carla so that he was practically hugging her, "You look so damn sexy in your school uniform" He said it a way that now made Carla feel a little nervous. Suddenly Michelle appeared next to them.
"A little help?" Carla said pleadingly to Michelle, Michelle gave Marc a little shove and took one of his arms,
"Come on Marc"
"Oi let go of me you." He said but he was so intoxicated he had no strength to stop Carla and Michelle escorting him over to the nearest table. He sat down and rested his head on the table as if he were going to sleep.
"What was he doing to ya?" Michelle asked looking at Carla concerned,
"Nothing, he's just hammered that's all" Carla said although she was still a little freaked out. She wasn't sure what to do as Peter came over, he looked down at the drunken Marc and then raised an eyebrow at Carla and Michelle.
"He should probably go home, you got his address Carla?" Michelle said Carla went into her phone and found Marc's address in one of their emails as Steve then came over, he looked at Marc who was still slumped across the table.
"What happened to him?" Steve asked amused, Michelle shook her head at him
"He's totally wasted" Michelle said giving Marc a little poke, Carla frowned at her as she did so.
"Chelle… what are you doing?" She asked as Michelle poked him again and then gave a little chuckle and shrugged, Carla started laughing too "Just leave him alone Chelle." She said and she looked at Steve
"D'ya fancy taking him home?" She said Steve frowned at her a little
"and what am I supposed to do, just guess where he lives?" He said
"Oh just drop him off a few miles away from ere n he'll be fine" Peter smirked
"Not funny." Carla said and she showed Steve the address on her phone, he sighed
"Okay that's only twenty minutes or so" Steve said and then went out back to get his keys. It was a struggle to get Marc to leave the pub though, he tried to get away from Steve and it took some help from Lloyd to get him into the cab but they managed it in the end. Once they had left Michelle looked at Carla who looked at little distracted
"You sure you're alright babe?" Michelle asked she wondered if Marc might have scared Carla a little, Carla was more concerned about what Peter was thinking and said
"Yeah course, He were just drunk that's all" She insisted and she gave Michelle a reassuring smile.
"Right well I guess I better be going, Me Dad's probably wondering where I am?" Peter joked winking at Carla as he said it hoping that she would see he was okay with her and not annoyed about the kiss. "Bye" He said to her, She nodded at him but she wasn't sure if she wanted to say goodbye just yet.
"Bye Peter, thanks for coming." Michelle called as she went behind the bar and continued to tidy up.
"Bye Michelle" He said "Sorry for not playing along well enough" He added as he walked towards the door, Carla took a deep breath and said
"Peter" He turned around and looked at her, She smiled at him a little self-consciously
"I didn't like kissing him… not one little bit." She said firmly. Peter grinned at her and nodded as she said "Y'know just so you know"
"I know" Peter said smiling "I bet you wish I had played that game after all" He joked before heading towards the door,
"God you don't half fancy your self don't ya?" Carla called after him, Peter turned back to look at her before leaving and said
"Not as much as I fancy you though." and with that he just left the pub, leaving Carla stood still. She knew it was a silly little comment but she couldn't help but grin stupidly at it and when she turned round she found Michelle staring at her.
"I'm not saying anything." Michelle said and she got back to tidying up the pub.
Wow, I cannot tell you how much I disliked this chapter
I don't actually know why but I just found it so hard
to write compared to the ones before & after it.
I hope you can't tell.
I also hope you don't feel as if I'm dragging
out Peter & Carla being "friends" either
:)