Robert put his hand on the door handle and pushed it down. He quietly crept in, shutting the door behind him, as Nick and Carla were still sat with their baby.
Nick heard footsteps behind them and presuming it was the midwife, he turned around but got the shock of his life.
"Get out" he ordered, causing Carla to turn around and come face to face with Robert.
Robert was fixated on the little baby.
Carla gripped onto Nick's top as she let out a heavy breath.
"I said get out."
Robert looked up at the couple. "I just came to see my baby. A little girl I see." He said, taking a step towards the baby in the incubator. "She's beautiful."
"Nick, make him stop, please..." Carla whispered.
Robert moved towards Carla and Nick, before making his way further towards the baby. He reached a hand out, as if he was about to touch the baby's hand.
"Don't. Don't you dare touch her!" Carla ordered, moving in front of Robert to protect her daughter.
"She's mine. I have a right to hold her hand." Robert smirked, putting a hand on Carla's arm as if he was about to shove her out of the way.
"No, no you don't touch her or the baby. Get off!" Nick warned.
"Leave now.." Carla said.
"I just came to see my daughter.. And I want to be a part of her life. And that starts with helping pick her name."
Nick moved an arm around Carla. She was just holding it together.
"I also want a DNA test done. To prove to you that you're not her dad." Robert looked at Nick.
Carla noticed something out of the corner of her eye and started to edge herself towards it as Robert tormented Nick.
"I am her dad." Nick argued back.
"Hah, I think you'll find you're not. I mean look at her, she's definitely got my nose." Robert said.
Carla had reached the call bell for the midwifes. She took it in her hands and pressed harshly down on the button, again and again.
Nick could feel himself beginning to lose his temper with Robert.
Midwifes then came storming into the premature unit, thinking something was wrong with the baby.
"Can you call security and get him out now please?!" An emotional and frightened Carla asked.
"No! You can't call security on the baby's own father!" Robert argued but before he knew it, he was being dragged out by a security guard.
Another security guard followed them out but Nick stopped him. "Can you make sure he never gets down here again?" He asked as the guard nodded.
He turned back to see Carla, holding her daughters hand, with a tear falling down her face.
"Hey.. Come here" he wrapped his arms around her neck gently from behind. "We should call the police on him."
Carla shook her head. "We can't Nick! He was cleared. He's a free man now and according to the law, has done nothing wrong."
Carla sighed. "Why is he so convinced that she's his?"
Nick thought for a minute. "I don't know... But maybe we should do a DNA test."
"No way. I'm not giving him the satisfaction.. Listen we'll speak about this later. Let's just enjoy the time with our daughter." Carla said, as they both went back to admiring her.
"About that DNA test..." Nick said, once they had returned back after seeing their daughter.
"I said no Nick. We are not going to Robert and getting his DNA.."
"Carla just hear me out.." Nick started, taking her hand. "We don't need Robert's DNA. We'll use mine and then that way it'll come back positive, proving Robert wrong.. Then he'll leave us alone."
Carla sighed. "Okay..."
A midwife popped her head around the door shortly after.
"Carla, you're free to go home tomorrow" She smiled.
"Excuse me? Is it possible to get a paternity test done?" Nick asked and the midwife shot them both a confused look but agreed and said she'd get one done straight away.
"I haven't had a chance to tell Rob yet.." Carla realised, while she reached for her phone.
"I'll give you some privacy to speak to him, want anything to drink?" Nick asked, heading towards the door as Carla nodded.
Rob was lying on his bed in his cell, staring at the wall. He was thinking about his sister and why she hadn't been to see him in so long. When a police officer arrived at his cell and told him he had a phone call, he smiled hoping it was Carla.
"Hello?"
"Hiya Rob, look I'm so so sorry I haven't phoned or been to see you" Carla apologised.
"What's happened..?" Rob asked. "It's not the baby is it?" He said, with worry in his voice.
"Well yeah it is actually. Congratulations Uncle Rob, you've got a new niece." Carla smiled.
Rob was speechless on the other end of the phone. "Wow.. But it's early isn't it?"
"Yeah she was, but she's alright"
Rob smiled as he clutched the phone to his ear. "Wow, I'm so pleased for you sis."
"Listen, I'm getting out of hospital tomorrow. I'll come and see you as soon as I can and I'll take a photo of her.." Carla explained as Rob was silent for a moment.
"Carla?" He started. "I know it's a lot to ask but can you.. Can you take her in too please when she's stronger? Just once. I'll request a private visit so it'll just be me and you with nobody else around. I don't want you to take her every time. I'm just talking once while she's still so young she won't remember. I just want to meet her.." Rob explained as Carla thought.
"I'll talk it through with Nick.. It won't be for a while though.. She needs to get her strength up." Carla said.
"Carla, my times up. I'm so pleased for you and Nick and I can't wait to see you" Rob said.
"I promise I'll come within the next few days. Love you" Carla ended the call.
Minutes later, Nick came back with some drinks. "Is he pleased?"
Carla smiled. "Aww yeah, he's dead chuffed.. But he wants me to take her in when she's stronger.. Nick, all he wants is to meet and hold his niece, just once."
Nick took Carla's hand. "Yeah okay... But only when our little girls up to it.."
Carla smiled. "Thank you" She said, kissing Nick.
An hour later, the midwife came back with the test Nick had requested.
"Let's get Robert off our cases for good" he smiled at Carla as he took the test and handed it back to the midwife, for her to send it away.
"You thought about any names yet?" Nick asked Carla later that night.
"Hmm, a few. I really like Lily."
Nick nodded. "That suits her. Lily Hayley Tilsley?"
Carla gasped as she looked at Nick. "Hayley?" she said quietly.
"Yeah.." Nick smiled. "I think her middle name should be Hayley. Hayley would be so proud of you right now if she were still here."
"Lily Hayley Tilsley it is then." Carla smiled. "I do love you Nicky Tilsley"
"And I love you too Mrs Tilsley to be and our little Lily."
Please leave any reviews as they make my day! I got a few suggestions for what to name the baby so I put them into a random generator and Lily won! Hope you enjoyed!