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Lisa had been having a really nice day until she saw him.
Peter fucking Barlow was leant up against a car, completely nonchalant, and Lisa considered just running away, turning tail and going home and getting into bed and under the covers, anything to avoid the fact that he was back on the street.
Did Carla know? Had she seen him? Was he back with a plan to woo her and win her heart and whisk her off to the Mediterranean, leaving Lisa divorced and heartbroken and alone? Carla had already agreed twice to be his wife, maybe he was going for the hat trick -
or - lisa's reaction to peter being back (it's more funny than angsty i promise!!)
written for swarla summer prompt: 'surprise'
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05 Aug 2026
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It would not be until much, much later— years into loving Carla— that Lisa would truly identify all the ways she discovered she could hurt herself in that first year after Becky. And there were a lot of them.
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02 Aug 2026
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Carla replayed it in her mind over and over— the cold look on Lisa’s face as she’d told Carla to go, the blame she had spat in Carla’s face. It was impossible to reconcile this with her love, her life, the Lisa who had held her hand all those months ago and told her she was never going anywhere.
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09 Jul 2026
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“I get that.” Carla offered. “After Peter left – took me ages to be able to fall asleep on my own again. I can't imagine how hard it is for you.”
Of course Carla had worked out the real reason for her sleepless nights immediately.
“Yeah.” Lisa bit her lip. “It's been three years and I still... I still find it impossible.”
or - lisa hasn't had a full night's sleep since her wife died, and carla offers to come over so she doesn't sleep alone - but how will sharing a bed work, when they're both falling for eachother?
written for swarla summer prompt: comfort!
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04 Jul 2026
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“Doesn’t your husband do most of the work?” Carla asks, eyes widening as soon as she realises what she’s said. She scrambles immediately. “Sorry. I meant… Well. Not that women can’t— Oh god. I’m making it worse, aren’t I?”
“Carla, it’s fine… But there’s no husband. The farm’s mine. I do have a couple of staff who help me out though.”
“Wow… Must be hard work,” Carla says, blowing out a breath.
“Why? ‘Cause I’m a woman?”
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03 Jul 2026