Caroline had only made it half way back to Harrogate when the silence was too much. Curiosity had gotten the better of her. Inhaling deeply she braced herself and pushed the unmute button.

The radio once again sprung into life and with the very first note the memories hit her, she could instantly picture the evening and knew exactly why this had been the first song.

Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz-

"You going to stay tonight?"

"Sure. Is John not…?"

"Oh I haven't a clue where John is"

Caroline turned on her heel and into the kitchen. She flicked her head signalling for Kate to follow her.

"Thank you for the bubbly, I'll just pop it in the fridge to chill until dinner is ready." Caroline said as she quickly pecked Kate on the lips again and crossed to the fridge.

"Can I get you a drink? I've got red, white or errrrrm something called norseberry squash? Lawrence thought it was hilarious and I wasn't quick enough to take it out of the trolley." Caroline chuckled shaking her head.

"Errrm just plain old red is fine for me thank you" Kate said smirking back. Caroline poured her a glass and handed it to her with a little wink. "Thanks"

Caroline headed over the hob to stir the chilli that had been simmering away. Wiggling her hips to the radio as she went.

"Errm..Caroline?"

"ummm yup?" Caroline had just put the spoon to her lips to check how the chilli was getting on.

"Not that I don't love seeing you in your natural habitat, and of course there is no judgement here, but I didn't really have you down as a Gorillaz fan!"

Caroline let out a massive heart warming laugh, grabbed the wooden spoon and started singing into it.

"I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad, I got sunshine in a bag, I'm useless but not for long, the future is coming on…."

Kate too started laughing, Caroline had never felt so relaxed and carefree before. She knew in that moment that she was a goner and this woman would always have a part of her heart. She was shimmying around her own kitchen singing into a cooking utensil and couldn't have cared any less who saw.

"Wow, my own little concert. I feel very honoured. This will be etched in my memory forever haha. I expect nothing less every time I come round"

"So you think you'll be invited round again then? Very confident aren't you?" Caroline quipped back before crossing the room and grabbing the sides of Kate's face, pulling her into an almost explicit lip lock.

"Uh hum" They were suddenly pulled from their endeavours by the very distinct clearing of a throat. "I'm very sorry mom, Kate, but I've got the scrabble if you are still interested? Lawrence will be down in a second."

Kate went bright red and tried the hide her face behind Caroline. She wanted the ground to swallow her up. She managed to control her embarrassment just enough to say.

"Yes Will that would be lovely, if you go and set up in the living room I will be right through."

Will turned and left the kitchen as quickly as he could, clearly just as embarrassed as the two ladies.

"I can see you are going to be a bad influence on me, Dr Elliott." Kate joked as she nudged Caroline's shoulder on the way out of the kitchen.

"I don't know what you mean Miss McKenzie, I'm just hungry that's all" She said with a wink. "and you are distracting me from finishing dinner by demanding concerts and kisses."

"Hmmmm well I best leave you to it then otherwise none of us will get to eat." Kate grabbed her glass and headed along the hall to the living room.

"Oh and just for the record I am definitely cool enough for Gorillaz, however I have two teenage sons and they are always leaving their CD's in my player!" Caroline shouted down the hall. The distinct sound of Gorillaz and Caroline's singing still in full flow.

[Present]

Although the wounds were fresh and she had only left the hotel 40 minutes ago, Caroline found herself singing along.

"I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad, I got sunshine in a bag, I'm useless but not for long, the future is coming on…."

She was certain she had to make things right with Kate. The same feelings as that night, the first night that Will had known about their relationship and had be fine, were still there if not stronger. The rest of the night had been an absolute bloody nightmare, what with Judith turning up, but Caroline knew from that moment in the kitchen her life was restarting.

Caroline found it ironic that the first song on the love mix CD had actually served to help her see the error of her ways.

"I have been fff-bloody useless, but not for much longer, I have to sort myself out if I want an actual future…I need Kate and I do want this baby." Caroline said to the empty car as the last bars of the song played. She once again braced herself for the next track and the inevitable flood of painful and bittersweet memories that came with it.

Note 1 – Thanks for reading. I hope you liked the second instalment. I am quite enjoying creating little memories for C+K and I hope I am doing them justice. Thanks to all the people who left kind words on chapter one and thanks for all the song suggestions. I hope you will like the 'memories' that I create from the songs I choose. Until next time…

Note 2 – I was thinking of creating a Youtube channel with a playlist of the songs I choose. I will post the song on the day I post a new chapter, so you can listen along with Caroline if you want to. Good idea? Thanks again.