It was a Kit Porter version but it was our song unmistakably Dr Hook: Years from now and it sounded gorgeous in her dulcet tones as and wrapped me in her arms and we moved to the rhythm.

I got lost in my wife’s eyes as I let the lyrics wash over me. And once it got to the chorus I felt the tears roll down my cheeks.

I know the world that we live in can be hard now and then

And it will be again many times we’ve been down.

But still love has kept us together the flame never dies

As I look in your eyes the future I see.

Years from now

Wanting you years from now

And loving you years from now

 As I love you tonight.

The song continued and when the music stopped I blushed as I realised that the applause and wolf whistle were indeed directed at us and that they were so loud as Kit was joining in down the mic she had previously been using to sing.

——-Kit——

Watching them dance as I sang took my breath away the moved in a way that was so sensuous and tender it was hard to explain but the seemed to move to one heart beat. Once Rachel started to cry it was all I could do to finish but once I had I saw that both were smiling through the tears and as the music stopped we all erupted.

Cheering the courage and passion of these two women, the love that we were witnessing and I think also ourselves for helping to get them back into a place where they could look at each other and feel happiness not only heartbreak.

I could see Rachel blush as we behaved like a football crowd so got some music going over the sound system and went over too them with some drinks to try and rescue them from the rabble that had engulfed them.

“Kit that was perfect thanks so much I know you don’t normally sing anymore. If I can ever repay you”

I cut Andy off before she could finish.

“Hey bay girl just you promise me that you guys are gonna get through all this and that I’ll be seeing you together for a lot of years and you can consider your debt paid. If you let it go after all this I might have to hit you upside the head like I do with Bette when she misses the obvious You two were made for each other no matter what has happened you couldn’t dance like that if there was nothing to save now.”