Back to normality?

Chapter 44

An hour later, Peter noticed her eyes flickering before a hand came up to rub them; seeing her hazel eyes staring up at him, he smiled and kissed her hair.

"Hey, did that help?" He asked as Matilda squirmed in his lap.

"A little, I guess" she answered as she sat up and pulled Tilly close to her.

"Still feel out of sorts?"

"A bit" she admitted.

"Why don't we do something? Try and take your mind off it?"

"The film didn't exactly do that, did it?" She quipped, but with a small smile.

"We could play a game? Get Si to join in?"

"Not sure I'm mentally there for that"

"Okay; what about another walk?"

"I guess"

"Come on, the fresh air will do us all some good; we can stop and see Roy if you want?"

"Maybe" she said, lifting Matilda to her hip to get her ready.

As they stepped outside Victoria Court twenty minutes later, Tilly happily in her pushchair, Peter put a hand upon hers resting on the handle.

"We don't have to stay out long or go anywhere specific"

"I'm just so tired Peter" she sighed, rubbing her eye before they started walking.

"I know; we've only got another week until your next appointment with Scott. Let's see how you go; Michelle and Kate can hold the fort at the Bistro for a few days. We haven't had much time together, alone, for a while, have we?"

"I did miss you both last night"

"And we missed you but you needed a break; you've spent weeks planning for yesterday and getting yourself worked up. Now it's over, you can try and relax a little..."

"Hey" Michelle said as she came out of Roy's. "Did you get any rest?"

"A little; I thought you were going to the Bistro?" Carla answered.

"Its pretty quiet in there, Kate can manage; I'll go back tonight. Can't tempt you two to a table?" She smiled.

"I'm not so sure it'll be a good idea"

"Might do you some good love" Peter said.

"Or it could set me off again"

"We can ask Si to babysit"

"I don't know" she sighed. 

"I'll save a table for you just in case" Michelle said. "Where are you off to?"

"Just a walk, see if we can get Carla here to feel a bit better" Peter answered, wrapping an arm around her shoulder.

"You still feel off?" Michelle asked, noticing Carla was starting to look a little pale to go with the bags under her eyes.

Carla nodded and grabbed the bottle of water out of the holder, taking a sip.

"Maybe you should go home? You looking a little pale"

"I'll be okay" she whispered.

"Wanna get a drink?"

"You just left there"

"Doesn't mean I can't go back in"

"Okay" she gave in.

Sending the Connor women to take a seat, Peter ordered the drinks and a slice of toast before joining them; as Roy placed the toast on the table, Carla gave him and Peter a funny look.