Hello everyone!

Thank you very much for the reviews on the last chapter, they were much appreciated! Here's the next one and I should hopefully have another update on Sunday! I've also included Rob in this chapter as a one-off (just purely because I love his and Carla's relationship too much) Enjoy!

It was a cold January night and Nick had decided to head back to The Bistro after walking the streets for hours, thinking.

He was in his own world when he approached his business. But out of the corner of his eye, he swore he saw something on the cobbles in the distance.

As he got closer, his heart dropped.
"Carla?" He said, in no more than a whisper.
He then realised it was definitely her.
"Carla!" He screamed out.
"Carla, can you hear me?!"
Nick reached into his pocket for his phone. "No... No.. No..." he said, as he put his other hand on her head to realise she had blood coming from it.
The ambulance was on its way. Nick started crying as he ran his fingers through Carla's hair. "Please be okay..." he whispered.

Johnny was walking along the street when he saw Nick sat on the road.
He got closer and realised something had happened Carla. He dropped his chips and ran towards them.
"What's happened?!" He said, in a panic, kneeling down.
"Get away Johnny!" Nick shouted, pushing him away.
"I'm her dad, Nick. Like it or not, I do care about her"

"I'm coming with her" Nick said once Carla was in the ambulance.
Johnny ran to get Michelle from the pub as the ambulance headed towards the hospital.

Later, Nick, Michelle, Johnny, Aidan and Kate were sat in the waiting room. Nobody was happy about Johnny being there but he wasn't moving.
A doctor came out of the room Carla was in.
"Mrs Connor has got a serious head injury at the moment. She's not woken up yet so it's very touch and go at the moment. We're doing everything we can but I would prepare yourselves for the worst."
Michelle started howling and Nick stared into space. No. He couldn't lose her. Not now.
"Can I see her?" He asked.
"Not at the moment sorry."
They all sat in silence. How did this happen?
Johnny was the first one to speak. "Look, I know they're not on good terms right now but should we ring the prison to let Rob know?" He suggested.
Michelle looked up. "He is her brother after all"
Johnny nodded and took his phone to make the phone call.
"They're taking him here." He said when he returned.
"What do you mean they're taking him here?!" Nick said, angrily.
"Nick. It's his sister. He needs to come. She might not..." Johnny said.
"No! Don't say that!" Nick shouted.
A nurse emerged from the room again.
"We've stabilised her for now but she's still very critical. One of you can go in at a time"
"Nick, you go." Michelle said.

Nick started crying again at the sight of his fiancée when he entered the room.
"Carla, sweetheart.." he whispered, taking her hand as he sat down beside her. He looked down at her engagement ring finger. "Where's your ring? Oh Carla please don't have taken it off. I still love you.." Nick sniffed.
He stroked her hair again with one hand and kept her hand in his other hand. "Please wake up babe" he said again.
A doctor entered the room. "Are you Mrs Connor's fiancée?" He asked as Nick nodded.
"Okay, I've just come to say that at the moment because your fiancée isn't awake, we are unable to run full tests on the baby." He said.
Nick looked at Carla and looked at the doctor again. "What baby?"
"Oh. Erm, we ran some tests on Carla when she came in and she's pregnant. Not very far gone. Didn't she know?"
Nick shook his head.
"I'll give you some time." The doctor said as he left.
Nick moved his hand to Carla's stomach as he cried. "Come on Carla, please be ok"

The door opened again but this time it was Rob. "Nick mate, I'm sorry. I only have limited time here..." Rob said as he was led in by the police. Nick had to leave to let Rob come in. Nick bent down and kissed Carla.
Rob stood by his sister. He would never forgive himself if she didn't make it. They used to be so close.
Rob took her hand. "Hey sis.. Look I'm sorry, really, really sorry for the way I spoke to you when you visited me.. I love you really." Rob said as he started to cry. He was silent for a moment as he held Carla's hand.
He noticed a small movement of her eyes. She was starting to wake up. "She's waking up!" He shouted into the ward. Nick pushed past everybody and ran into the room. She really was waking up. The doctors ran into the room too. "Can everybody wait outside please!"

Half an hour later the doctor walked out. "She's awake. I'm also pleased to tell you there isn't any signs of long lasting damage. She might feel a bit of pain the next few days but that's perfectly normal. She's definitely a fighter" the doctor smiled at the family.
"Can I have a word please?" Nick asked, going to one side with the doctor.
"Can you do the tests on the baby now?" Nick asked as the doctor nodded. "We'll be starting them now."

Rob entered the room first as he was only allowed to stay for a bit.
"Rob? What are you doing here?" Carla asked.
"Look Carla, I'm sorry. Sorry for everything" Rob said, taking her hand again.
"I'm sorry too. But I didn't have a choice..." Carla said sadly, looking down at Rob's hands which were in handcuffs then looking at the police officer standing beside him.
Carla started to cry a bit as she looked at her brother again. "Hey, don't cry.."
"Rob, I'm pregnant." Carla blurted out. "The doctors just told me. They're running tests."
"Wow.. With Nick?" Rob asked and Carla started to howl.
"That's the thing, Rob. It's all such a mess. I got really drunk after finding out about Johnny and I slept with Robert.." Carla cried.
"Wait.. Robert, Tracy's man?" Rob asked as Carla nodded. "Then he blackmailed me. And that's how tonight happened. He demanded I met him at the bistro and soon after he left, masked men stormed in and stole my engagement ring right from my hand." Carla cried even more.
"Oh Carla.." Rob said. "It's not even like I can give you a hug because of these" He said, with annoyance in his voice, gesturing down to his handcuffs.
"Rob, that's your time..." The police officer said.
"Hey, see when you're better, come and see me. Please" Rob asked as Carla nodded. "I will, promise. I love you" she said, as Rob bent down to kiss her. "I love you too big sis" Rob said as he was made to leave the room. A tear rolled down Carla's cheek as the door shut behind her brother.

Soon after, the door opened again. "Hey..." Nick said, as he sat down beside Carla.

There we have it! Next time, there will be lots of Narla, promise! As always, please feel free to leave a review because they are always very much appreciated, thanks!