Caroline is in the shower when she hears her phone ringing. "Kate, honey? Could you get that please?" as she is stepping out of the shower, Kate is standing in the doorway looking her wife up and down; holding out the phone. "Beverly" Caroline grabs the towel, wraps it around her and puts the phone up to her ear. "Beverly? How can I help you?" "Caroline, I hope I haven't caught you at a bad time? Anyway, Helena has called in sick, and because we have that cold going around the staff, we are out of substitute teachers, what are we going to do?" Caroline sits on the bed, thinking. "Beverly, I need to call you back" Caroline tells her assistant.
Kate leans in the doorway of the bathroom "What is wrong honey?" she asks with a concerned look on her face; "We have another teacher off sick today, and there are no more substitutes left, I would take over Helena's chemistry lessons, but I have 3 meetings today, including one with the board" Kate looks at her wife; "You may not agree with this idea completely, but why don't I go in today; its our only option" Caroline looks at Kate "One issue, little madam" "Well, maybe between you, me and Beverly, I think we can handle her" Kate says with a smile on her face. Caroline proceeds to call Beverly back, with the plan. "She's in, Beverly would love to look after Flora at the times that I cannot" Caroline tells Kate with a smile. "Great, we'll have to get ready then!" Kate says joyfully.
"Kate, Caroline, hello" Beverly welcomes the couple. By this point Lawrence had escaped the couple after walking through the door. He wouldn't be seen dead walking in behind his mother, stepmother and his half sister. "Beverly, I hope everyone has agreed to the changes?" Beverly nods, "yes, we've somehow managed to make it work" Kate smiles. Caroline ushers Kate and Flora into her office, where Kate places Flora on the floor and pulls out some of Flora's toys, placing them around the baby, on the floor. "Right, so you have her for first period, I then come and sit with her for second and morning tea, while you are in your first meeting, then that is when Beverly takes over until lunch, and then after lunch Beverly has her again" Caroline nods, she is looking forward to spending sometime with Flora, even if she also has to work. Kate gives Caroline a kiss, and she leans down and kisses Flora on the head. As she head to the door, she looks back at both of her girls and smiles.
Caroline is lying on the floor playing with a giggling Flora when there was a knock at her office door, as she is trying to stand she yells "yes, come in" the door opens and Caroline straightens up her skirt, surprised to see a board member standing in the door way. "Todd, nice to see you" Caroline extends her hand to the man, they shake and Todd smiles at her. Caroline leads Todd to her desk "So Todd, we have the meeting at 11:00, I was just wondering why you are here now?" Caroline asks whilst trying to ignore the shrills of laughter coming from her daughter. Todd looks at Flora then back at Caroline confused "Well, um, Caroline, I needed to discuss the scholarships for next year" Caroline nods, she opens the filing cabinet under her desk and pulls out a couple of files, handing them over to Todd. "One thing we need to discuss in the board meeting, it the need for more substitute staff, Kate is actually teaching today, because we where that desperate, and that is why I have my little Flora" Todd smiles.
The bell rings, and minutes later Kate comes rushing through Caroline's' door "Sorry, I got caught up" Caroline smiles, she gives Kate a kiss "no, it's fine" Beverly appears at the door "Caroline, Gerald is here for your first meeting" Caroline nods, and with that she picks up her notes and files and leaves her office, ready to sit through a boring budget meeting; although during the whole meeting, Caroline's mind was elsewhere.
Just prior her second meeting Caroline realises she forgot an important file, she dashes to her office, where she finds Kate playing with Flora, "Hi, sorry, but I forgot a file" she goes to her desk, moving around books and other paper, wishing that she was a little bit more organised, eventually locating the file, she goes to rush out the door, "Love you" she says to Kate, "I love you too, good luck" Caroline leaves the office with a smile on her face.
By the end of the day both ladies were tired, and ready to go home when Caroline's phone rings. She looks at it, Gillian. "Gillian, hello" Caroline rolls her eyes at Kate "Caroline, hey, hi, umm, I really don't know what to say to you, but it's John" "What about John?" Caroline asks and Kate stands up and moves next to her wife, taking her hand. "Oh nothing serious, he is just being an arse" Caroline lets out a heavy sigh and leans her head on Kate's shoulder. "Gillian, I appreciate the phone call, but to tell you the truth, I've had a big day at work, and also he is not my problem" Kate squeezes Caroline's hand to reassure her that she is doing the right thing.
"Caroline, Kate, where were you today?" the girls had hardly walked in the door when they found Celia standing at the foot of the stairs looking concerned. "Hi Mum, Kate had to come and teach today, we were desperate" Celia smiles and asks "And what about our little madam?" "She was well looked after, not only by the both of us, but Beverly helped too" Kate told her. Celia takes Flora out of Caroline's arms and sits down with her cooing at her. "Celia, when did the two of you get back?" Kate asks her mother-in-law, Celia looks up from Flora, "Oh, umm, about 45 minutes ago, Alan, he is in the flat, he is unpacking" Caroline smiles at her mother, "It's good to have you home mum" "You could of called me and told me that you were in a pickle with little madam here, we would've come home earlier to help out" "Caroline shakes her head, "It's fine mum, I enjoyed my time with Flora"
Caroline finds Kate in their bedroom lying across their bed, Caroline lies down next to her, she looks at her wife; "why are we laying down?" Kate smiles and kisses her "I've forgotten how tiring teaching can be" Caroline rolls over and places her arm over Kate, "you know, Mum has Flora right now, we could, you know, have some us time" Kate laughs "I would love to but I am just too tired" Caroline laughs and the two proceed to lay on the bed kissing.
Caroline is awoken by a bang of a door. She didn't realise that she'd fallen asleep, or that Kate did for the fact of the matter, she rises off the bed, trying not to wake Kate up, and she heads down stairs, where she sees Lawrence. "Hello, how was Angus?" he shrugs and heads up to his room. Caroline can feel something playing at her feet; she looks down to find Flora had scooted from the kitchen. She picks up the little girl and gives her a kiss on the head, and Flora snuggles in close to Caroline.
Caroline walks into the kitchen where she finds Celia cleaning up. "Oh, so we are up now?" Celia asks Caroline smiles at her mum, "We didn't mean to fall asleep, we were just that tired" "Supper is in the oven for the two of you, madam has been feed, as well as both Alan and I" "Thanks mum" Caroline places Flora on the floor and she heads to the oven, as she sits down she feels a hand run across her back. "Kate, dear, sit down, I'll get your supper for you" Kate smiles at Celia as she takes a seat across from her wife.
"Do you want me to take madam up and give her a bath?" Celia asks the girls, they look at each other, Kate looks at her watch "No, it's fine Celia, it can wait until tomorrow, one of us will take her to bed soon, but again, thank you for the offer" Celia nods, walks over to Caroline and kisses her on the head "Right I better be getting back to Alan then" "Thank you mum for watching Flora Mum, it really means a lot to us" "that's alright dear, I'm happy to help" and with that Celia walks out of the door.
Caroline is sitting in the armchair with Flora on her lap, she is reading Laura's Star, when she notices Kate standing at the door, she gives her wife a quick grin and keeps reading. Kate cannot believe how lucky she is to have two beautiful girls in her life.