A/N
I'd just like to address one anonymous review that I received:
"Who gives a flying f*ck what you think? So sad people waste their time filling in the blanks, all it does is ruin what the REAL writers have created.
This is plain stupid."
Clearly I've misunderstood what fan fiction is…
All a bit of lighthearted fun, I can't bring myself to write drama for these two just yet. Other people are much better at that.
Hope everyone else enjoys my 'plain stupid' chapter 4.
The tiny bundle of McElliot joy had arrived the weekend before Easter break. Caroline only had to go into work on the Monday to set the teachers off on their inset day and then she had three whole weeks to devote to her new little family.
She picked Kate and Lilly up from the hospital on the Monday afternoon and drove them back to the house on Conway Drive. They arrived home to find Lawrence playing computer games in the living room, but he jumped up excitedly to greet them all.
"I'll put the kettle on" smiled Caroline as she left the living room treating Lawrence, Lilly and Kate each to a departing kiss.
After checking Lawrence was okay with Lilly, Kate joined Caroline in the kitchen where she found her sorting through the post.
"Caroline. We need to talk…" said Kate, nervously approaching the kitchen island "…I mean, not about bad stuff, but you know…practicalities".
"Practical practicalities?" offered Caroline looking up from the post with a cheeky look in her eye.
"Caroline…" warned Kate with an eyebrow raise, indicating now was not the time for jokes. "Just about what's happening with the house? Am I moving in permanently? Shall I sell my house? What's happening with your divorce? Will Lawrence be okay with Lilly being here all time? There's just so much to think about." Kate let out a defeated sigh and looked worried.
Caroline walked over to the younger woman and placed her hands loosely around her waist.
"Sweetheart, all I care is that I have you and my three beautiful children in my life." Caroline tilted her head whilst smiling in an attempt to convince the younger woman that everything would be okay.
"Well…and my mental mother… and my new father…and my extended, crazy, bonkers family." Kate couldn't help but left out a soft laugh, but then seriousness appeared back in her eyes, which told Caroline she meant business.
"We've got some time over the next few weeks to talk through all this. To talk to Lawrence. Sort out the house. We've got the rest of our lives together, Kate. We've got each other and as far as I'm concerned we can make it through anything." These words made the hairs on the back of Kate's neck stand up.
She looked at the older woman, "you really are magnificent".
Caroline placed a kiss on the end of Kate's nose and brought her hand up to caress Kate's cheek.
"I do try my best".
Caroline and Kate enjoyed a lengthy, lingering, kiss before walking hand in hand to the living room where they found Lawrence playing with his new baby sister in her car seat on the sofa.
Caroline stood behind Kate in the doorway and wrapped her arms around the taller woman and rested her head on her shoulder. A huge grin on each other their faces.
"Yes you are…" said Lawrence in his best baby voice to his younger sibling "yes you are my lil-dawg…my lilly-lilly-lil-dawg…lilsicals…lilly billy…" Lawrence's flow was interrupted by Lilly farting very loudly. "Oh, charming! Thanks, Lils!"
Kate and Caroline burst out laughing which gave the game away that they were stood in the doorway observing the endearing sibling bonding.
"I don't know what you two are laughing at, you'll be the ones wiping her bum."
"Maybe you and…" Caroline paused, hesitant of the words about to come out her mouth "…Little…dog?"
"No, Mum!" said Lawrence exacerbated. "It's Lil-dawg….as in Lilly Dawg. God, you're so sad."
Caroline untwined her fingers from around Kate's stomach and brought them up to make a 'W' uttering in her best teenager impression "whatever".
Kate giggled at the adorable interaction between mother and teenager, which infected laughter to the rest of the room, including Lawrence.
"Anyway, maybe you could take Lilly! …Around to see Granny and Alan. I think they'll be hankering for cuddles."
"Alright, but only if I can stay around Grannies for tea. Raff is coming over to see Alan and they're having pizza and watching the cricket."
"Oft…bloody cheek, what's wrong with my cooking?"
Lawrence shot a quick cheeky wink at his Mum and picking up his sister and her changing bag walked out the living room towards Celia and Alan's flat, "Love ya Mum". Caroline tussled his hair as he walked past.
"Yeah, you better!"
Lawrence paused in the hallway after a couple of steps and looked back at the two women "…and you Kate".
Xxxx
Celia, Lilly, Caroline and Kate had a lovely 'ladies evening' at Caroline's with good food, music and wine whilst the boys (Raff, Alan and Lawrence) had pizza and watched the cricket at Celia and Alan's flat. It was a fantastic evening; the only thing missing was William, but he would be returning in the morning to spend Easter at home and to visit his new sister.
Kate had put Lilly to bed whilst Caroline said goodnight to her mum and checked that it was okay for Lawrence to stay for a sleepover with Raff.
"Oh, it's fine love. You girls enjoy sometime together with that gorgeous little one".
"Thanks, Mum. I love you, you known"
"Yeah, you better!" chuckled Celia, unknowingly repeating her daughter's wit to her own child from earlier. "Night, love"
"Nun-Night"
Xxxx
Caroline entered the living room to find Kate sat in the armchair drinking from her wine glass, she lent down to steal a kiss from the younger woman, which was happily returned by Kate. "She go down okay?" Asked Caroline as she took a seat nearest to Kate on the sofa.
"Like a dream" beamed Kate.
The two women enjoyed a moment of sitting still in each other's company, Laura Marling gently playing in the background. Kate tasted her wine when she felt Caroline's eyes checking out her body. Caroline made her feel so sexy, despite giving birth only days ago. Kate's courage grew and she began to unbutton her shirt.
"Miss McKenzie?" questioned Caroline, not being able to believe her luck.
Kate looked at the older woman and stopped unbuttoning her top and took a sip of her wine. Caroline was disappointed, just one more button and she would have had the most excellent view of Kate's ample bosom.
"You know red wine makes me very…" Kate paused to lick her top lip stopping half way, lingering for a moment then slowing taking her tongue back inside her mouth "…amorous". Kate was intensely holding Caroline's gaze. "And it has been a while".
Unsure whether Kate was referring to drinking red wine or since they had last had sex. It had not been that long since the latter, but with the arrival of Lilly and the awkwardness of sex in the last stages of pregnancy meant that it had felt like forever since the pair were intimate.
Caroline was captivated by Kate's gaze. There was so much passion, want, need and desire all in one stare. She could feel her breathing get deeper. The younger woman was physically taking her breath away. She seductively raised her own wine glass to her lips ensuring not to break the eye contact with Kate.
She took some of the lovely Merlot into her mouth.
"I want you to sit on my face", said Kate boldly.
Caroline had to bring her hand up to her mouth to ensure she didn't spit out her wine in shock at the most unexpected, yet sexy…'so fucking sexy' thought Caroline…words to ever come from Kate's mouth.
She took her hand away from lips and left it hanging in the air just centimeters away from her face. She took a moment to swallow her wine and compose herself.
"That…" Caroline let out a little cough to rectify the husky croak to her voice. "That…sounds intriguing".
The pair held each other's eyes in silence. It was as if they were two cowboys waiting to draw their guns in a shoot out.
"Meet me upstairs in 5 minutes. Bring more wine." Flirted Kate as she turned and left the living room.
"Fuck!" whispered Caroline out loud as she heard Kate on the landing upstairs. She was still breathing so deeply from the astonishing outcome of the evening. She grinned to herself as she turned off the stereo and headed to the kitchen to get more wine and lock up.
Xxxx
Upstairs, Caroline entered the bedroom where she found Kate had set the scene with candles and Joshua Radin playing in the background.
Caroline let out an audible moan as she caught sight of the younger woman sat on the end of the bed in a white silk nightie that complemented her dark skin perfectly. Wine glass in hand Kate tilted her head at Caroline.
"I'm in need of a…top up" toyed Kate with such a suggestive tone punctuating the last two words.
"More than happy to oblige that request" played Caroline, a little unsure as to where the confident flirtatiousness was coming from, but she was bloody enjoying it nonetheless. She walked over to the younger woman and poured more wine into her glass.
"Who said I was talking about my glass?" teased Kate.
Their lips met, at first soft and sensual but the hunger soon took over and the kiss got deeper and deeper. Tongues that started with light flicks were now jostling for dominance in each other mouths. Hands explored each other fervently and before Caroline had chance to realise, Kate had divested her of her clothes and the older woman was stood in all her glory before her lover on the bed. Both women breathed heavily as Kate encouraged Caroline's legs to straddle her hips. Kate laid back onto the bed, teasing the backs of her fingers up Caroline's stomach, over her boobs and around her neck where she linked them together, staring into Caroline's eyes.
"I want you so much," growled Kate.
Caroline needed no more encouragement. Kate had made it clear what she wanted. It was a position she never thought she would have the confidence to do, but right now Kate was making her feel so wanted and so sexy she would have done anything for the woman between her thighs.
Caroline moved up the bed to position herself just where Kate wanted her. She let out a loud moan as she felt the younger woman's tongue dance over her wetness. Kate's pace started off slow and provocative but her strides soon became stronger and more sensual.
"Oh my God, Kate"
Kate moved her hands up to Caroline's buttocks and squeezed and then moved them around to toy with Caroline's hips. Riding Kate's tongue, Caroline grabbed onto the headboard to steady herself as her orgasm washed over her entire body.
She collapsed down next to Kate and laid her head on her chest.
"Wow" said Caroline breathlessly.
The couple entwined their bodies and took a few moments to recover. As they rested in silence the sound of Lilly Grace stirring a little over the baby monitor made both women smile and snuggle closer to each other.
"This is the life," uttered Caroline, only realising she had said it out loud when she heard the sound of the younger woman giggling.
"Isn't it just?"
A/N Massive thanks Kernow66 for the 'wine spitting' inspiration :)
