Back to normality?

Chapter 61

Having had a restless nights sleep, Carla awoke early in Saturday morning; grabbing a coffee, she sat on the sofa, blanket over her and Coco snuggled into her side as she looked at her phone. Seeing Michelle was active on the online chat, she sent her a message asking if she was awake before her phone vibrated.

"Hey, you okay?" Carla asked, keeping her voice quiet.

"Not really" Michelle answered. "You?"

"Not really"

"What am I gonna do Car? This could be my last chance but...I'm so scared"

"I know you are and we will get through it together; I can't talk here. Peter is already suspicious and he knows I lied..."

"You didn't tell him?"

"I said I wouldn't but Chelle, he wouldn't talk to me last night then we argued"

"I'm sorry" she sighed. "Can you come round?"

"I'll come as soon as he's awake if I can; I don't know what we have planned today"

"Okay"

"I have to go" she said, hearing a door open, before hanging up.

"Who was that?" He asked, switching the kettle on.

"Just Chelle"

"You were pretty restless last night"

"Couldn't sleep"

"Feeling okay?" He asked, grabbing his coffee and sitting next to her.

"I'm fine; just couldn't settle"

"Summat to do with whatever you can't tell me?" He asked.

"Peter..." she sighed. "Do you trust me?"

"You know I do"

"Then...trust me when I say, I am fine and I will tell you when I can; all I can say is it's nothing to do with me, okay? Right now, I'm not triggering, I'm not having sad thoughts or feeling off; I'm just trying to be a good friend, okay?"

"And if it gets too much?"

"You'll be the first to know; I don't want us to argue or be like we were last night. We have a wedding to plan, don't we?" She said, entwining her fingers with his.

"All the more reason to not overwhelm yourself but...I'll back off, for now"

"Thank you" she said, kissing him before they heard Matilda crying from the nursery. "I'll go, get her breakfast ready?"

"Okay"

With Matilda happily eating her breakfast with Peter, Carla got dressed and headed over to Roy's, picking up bacon sandwiches for them; as she came out, she saw Michelle about to enter.

"Hey, you okay?" Carla asked.

"Yeah, just fancied some fresh air"

"I have to get back but I'll text you  once I know the plans for the day" she said before heading to towards home.

"Car..." Michelle said, causing Carla to turn round. "I don't want to come between you and Peter or for this to come between us; if it's already causing you problems, then tell him"

"Chelle, when you decide to tell people is up to you; Peter's agreed to back off for now but I honestly don't know how long I can hold him off for"

"We both know that it's not going away so tell him but only him, no one else" she said before walking away.

Having seen her from the window, Peter opened the front door as she appeared; taking the sandwich off her, he joined her at the table, Matilda still in the highchair.