The Easter break had passed too quickly for both women's liking. Caroline would be returning back to work on Monday, and they had one last weekend to spend together before the madness of private school life took over again.

Not only had it been a wonderful three weeks with the five family members bonding very quickly, it had also been a productive three weeks. Kate's house had gone back up on the market and was gaining a lot of interest and Caroline had agreed with John to lower the asking price on their house to get a quicker sale.

They had also fallen in love with a beautiful 5-bedroom house that was 10 minutes down the road from Kate's bungalow. Caroline was impressed at Kate's impeccable taste and the house was the perfect mix of new and old. Lawrence was sold by the basketball hoop in the back garden and the large conservatory that he declared, "could be a games room slash toy room for Lilsicles."

None of them could find fault and the two women had agreed to make an offer.

Xxxx

Caroline had arranged to have one last dinner party in her beautiful house before they sold it and she had invited the Halifax clan over for joint celebrations.

"A toast" announced Alan holding up his champagne glass as everyone stood around the kitchen island "to our Gillian and our Caroline. To family."

"To family" echoed everyone in the room.

As they brought the glasses together to cheers the doorbell rang twice in quick succession.

"Ooo, you expecting someone else, love?" asked Celia.

"That'll be the strippers I ordered," Gillian piped up straight-faced.

Caroline shot Gillian a 'you haven't?' look.

Gillian mouthed "I'm joking!" whilst shaking her head and chuckling.

Caroline looked around the room and quickly took in all the faces. All the people she cared about and their significant others were present and correct, 'who the hell could it be' she thought.

"I'll get it," offered Kate as she began to stand up from the kitchen stool.

"No, don't worry sweetheart" Caroline kissed the younger woman on the forehead "I'll go, I need you to keep this lot in check...watch out for Peter Stringfellow over there" her eyes playfully shot towards Gillian.

Gillian made a face and signalled with her hands as if to suggest 'who me?'

As her glorious hips swayed whilst she walked down the hallway, the doorbell impatiently rang again. Caroline's mind finally landed on who it could be.

"Jooohn! How lovely to see you!" sarcasm dripping from every word as she opened the door.

John was stood with both hands either side of the doorframe and his stance was hunched and aggravated. The waft of stale booze and cigarette smoke infiltrated Caroline's nostrils, but there was a look of urgency and panic on his face.

"What's wrong? Judith kicked you out again? Absolutely no room at the inn I'm afraid."

"Caroline, shut up!" said John directly "Judith…Judith's in labour" John stood to one side to reveal a sight that had previously been hidden by her very-soon-to-be ex husband's body. The heavily pregnant woman was sat on the bonnet of John's car panting between her contractions.

"And why have you bloody brought her here?" Caroline raised her voice incredulously. "Don't you think the, ooo, I don't know…the hospital!...would have been the best place for her!"

"Yes, I know that you silly bit…"

John's retort was cut off by a stern, wide-eyed look from Caroline. He took a moment to compose himself.

"I was going to drive her to the hospital…but…I may have had a few drinks…to calm the nerves…"

"Before or after she went into labour?" asked Caroline rhetorically. "And you thought it would be okay to drive her this far? But not another 15 minutes up the road"

"I didn't…"

"Think?" interrupted Caroline aggravated, "well, no, that was evident 9months ago."

Looking beaten, "No, I didn't…drive" confessed John.

"What!"

"Caroline, is everything okay?" Kate's voice grew louder as she walked down the hall towards the drama unfolding at the front door.

"Ohh, yeah, everything's smashing." Her sarcasm mode had hit one hundred per cent. "Just, Brainbox here has let his heavily pregnant, extremely vulnerable and, from the sight of her, probably moments from giving birth girlfriend drive herself to his ex-wives house to deliver his baby because he's too pissed and god-damn-bloody-well-stupid to realise he should have just rang a fucking ambulance!"

Kate who had placed a supportive hand on Caroline's hip during her rant, lovingly patted the blonde's side before rushing out to assist Judith.

Caroline went back inside to grab the home phone to ring 999, whilst John sulked on the doorstep like a toddler that had just been told off.

"Ambulance please….46 Conway Drive, Harrogate, HG3 2MC" as Caroline waited for the person on the other end to process the information she thought to herself about how much drama this house had seen in the last two years. She couldn't wait to settle somewhere new with Kate and her family. "…There's a pregnant woman giving birth on my driveway…Excellent. Five minutes. Thank you."

Caroline ended the call and began to make her way outside to assist Kate with Judith.

"Is Gillian here?" asked John meekly pointing towards the red LandRover.

Caroline stopped in her tracks and swung her head back around to address John.

"Yes John, she is. We were having a party actually…our Birthday party!"

"Oh shit" John cursed to himself under his breath.

Xxxx

"Never a dull moment ey, Elliot?" pondered Kate as she climbed into bed next to Caroline and draped her naked leg over the older woman's.

Caroline was deep in thought.

"Penny for 'em?" said Kate as she kissed Caroline's cheek softly.

"Hmmm?" replied Caroline, the kiss waking her from her distraction.

"Your thoughts, Dr Elliot. You're looking quite serious there."

"Ohh" Caroline turned to face the younger woman and stroked her cheek "I was just thinking about my name, actually."

"What, Caroline?"

"Well, yes, that is my name. And, my God do I love it when you say it. Especially when…" Caroline's voice became a bit huskier "…you know."

A cheeky glint appeared in Kate's eye and she hovered her lips over Caroline's and whispered breathlessly "Caroline."

"Mmm" Caroline brushed her tongue over the younger woman's lips and then took them with her own for a long impassioned kiss that was followed up by several small pecks.

"My surname" said Caroline a while after the pair had lovingly gazed into each others smiling eyes.

"Elliot?"

"Well, it's John's name really isn't it?"

"Well, yeah, but it's the boys' name too."

"I know, if I change it back to Dawson then we'll have three different names in the family – Dawson, Elliot and McKenzie. Professionally, everyone knows me as Elliot, but I just want to shake John off completely when the divorce comes through. I don't know what to do."

"You'll have to make an honest woman of me and we can all share a name," offered Kate playfully.

Caroline watched Kate's face intently, a small smile curled at the sides of her mouth, "would you like that?"

"Oh, I was only…" Kate's words drifted off as she shifted uncomfortably in the bed thinking she had made a fool out of herself.

"Hey" Caroline cupped the younger woman's face.

Kate shrugged as their eyes met again.

"Kate, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. We have a child together, I think the very least I can do is make you my wife" she kissed the younger woman tenderly. "…After the divorce finally comes through that is…that's all we need…for me to be put behind bars for bigamy."

Kate giggled.

"That is the most beautiful smile you are wearing, Miss McKenzie" Caroline eyed her lover adoringly.

"That's a fabulous outfit you're wearing yourself" Kate gestured to Caroline's naked body by lifting up the covers and leering.

"Oh, this old thing? Well, it's just my birthday suit!"

"Mmm, yes. Happy Birthday" growled Kate in a husky whisper as she straddled the birthday girl, her hands groping Caroline's breasts and her mouth trailing kisses along her collarbone.

Her hands pushed Caroline's breasts together whilst her thumbs circled the older woman's areola. She watched as the nipple hardened under her touch and she replaced one thumb with her tongue, flicking and sucking. She let her thumb and index finger squeeze the other nipple hard, which elicited an erotic groan from the blonde.

The dark haired woman's hands skimmed down Caroline's sides and found her hips which she held onto. Her mouth kissed between each breast and continued the attack on the older woman's chest.

Both hands moved up over Caroline's stomach and Kate grinned into the kisses and she felt Caroline's muscles dance under her fingers.

She looked up at the blonde beauty beneath her and drank in the delightful sight of Caroline laid in all her glory, head back with a look of complete pleasure on her face.

At the loss of Kate's touch on her chest the older woman opened her eyes to find Kate eyeing her body. She reached one arm up behind Kate's neck and pulled her down into a passionate open-mouthed kiss. Tongues danced over each other as Kate's hands travelled over Caroline's skin.

Kate used the backs of her fingertips to lightly scratch Caroline's thighs on the way to their final destination.

One finger circled just outside of Caroline's wetness and she could feel the older woman's body struggling to cope with the teasing.

Caroline pulled her head to one side and let Kate's lips fall to her neck where the younger woman caressed the skin with her tongue and lips.

Kate gave into the older woman and drove two fingers inside of her slowly causing Caroline to arch her back on the bed.

Kate nearly withdrew her fingers completely, which made the blonde gasp in appeal. In response, the younger woman thrust her fingers back inside deeply, but then quickly withdrew them again. She repeated this until Caroline's hand pushed Kate's hand inside her and held it in place. The dark haired woman got the message loud and clear and began to massage and stroke the older woman's g-spot with her summoning fingers.

Caroline's hips were moving in time with the rhythm and Kate sat back on her knees to watch the birthday girl's orgasm wash over her entire body.

"You're outstanding," said Caroline croakily as she snuggled into Kate's side and placed a kiss on her naked shoulder.

"Happy Birthday…"a filthy grin spread across Kate's face "…Caroline" she finished in her most sultry voice.

A/N - Thanks all for reading, let me know what you think :)