A/U: Hello everyone! I absolutely love Orphan Black and as soon as I finished watching the final season I couldn't wait to write a Cophine story. This is AU even if some clones from the show will be mentioned. I don't intend for this fic to be really long, I guess maybe three or four chapters but I still don't know even if I have a good part of it already written.
Also I'm Italian so English is not my first language, and neither is French, so I'm sorry for any mistakes you might find.
Okay, this author note is over so please, enjoy the story and let me know what you think!


Two months before.

It was the night of their four years anniversary, and the most fabulous date they had ever had since they started dating was coming to an end. Cosima had cared for every single detail of their night, everything had to be absolutely perfect for the love of her life, because she was going to ask Delphine the question. The dreadlocked girl had started planning the date weeks before the actual day. She had booked a table in one of the most expensive restaurants in Toronto, the same one they went to when Delphine had gotten her promotion as Interim Director of the DYAD Institute last year after years of hard work and valuable research in the lab, some of which alongside Cosima.

The younger scientist had also asked Felix to adorn their bedroom with candles and rose petals, and to prepare the bottle of fine Champagne Cosima had purchased for the occasion in a bucket of ice while they were dining. Her friend had been more than happy to comply and help the girl get even closer to Delphine, Felix knew how much Cosima loved her girlfriend and he wanted their night to be perfect.

The ring Cosima had bought was, in hers and Alison's opinions, perfect for Delphine. Simple but sophisticated, it had reminded her of her girlfriend since the first moment she had laid eyes on it. It consisted of a simple band made out of white gold with a particularly shaped diamond set low in the middle and a row of two smaller diamond accents on the band, on each side of the main diamond.

Cosima had gone all out on this date, and maybe she had spent a bit too much considering her income, but so far she hadn't been disappointed. Delphine was worth every single dollar and, if everything went according to the plan, she would soon call her her fiancée.

Now, after Cosima had paid the bill, they were heading back to their apartment. The dreadlocked girl was pretty on edge, her hand had the steering wheel in a death grip and the blue box in the pocket of her tux felt like it was burning a hole in her left leg. Even though she knew there was no way in hell Delphine was going to reject her, she couldn't help being nervous. It wasn't every day she got to ask the love of her life for her hand in marriage.

"Hey." Her girlfriend said as soon as they reached their destination, "Are you okay? You look tense." Delphine raised her right hand and caressed her cheek tenderly.

"Yeah… Um, totally okay." Cosima smiled her toothy grin, reassuring the blonde that everything was perfect.

"You know you still need to tell me what this was all about." Delphine smiled back at her before grabbing her purse and getting out of the car, quickly followed by Cosima.

"Sure, don't worry babe." The brunette reached her girlfriend side and slipped her hand in hers, interlacing their fingers for the short walk to their apartment. "You'll know soon enough."

"Did you get a promotion?" The French tried to guess but Cosima's only response was to shook her head and silently wonder if Delphine expected her to get a promotion. She was aware that there was a significant difference between their wages, but Cosima managed to cover her part of the bills pretty well.

"Do I need to have a reason to treat my girlfriend to a nice dinner?"

The blonde furrowed her brow, "Oui. If you chose that restaurant you definitely have a reason, mon amour."

Cosima just lifted her girlfriend's hand to her lips and laid a soft kiss on her knuckles. She didn't intend to give anything away on what she was about to do.

When they finally reached the apartment, Delphine unlocked the door and Cosima followed behind her quietly, knowing the blonde was about to go straight to their bedroom to change, right where Felix had set everything up. A surprised gasp left Delphine's mouth as soon as she entered the room, Cosima wasn't disappointed either even though she knew what to expect. A dozen of candles were lit all over the room, spreading their soft scent and casting a romantic glow on the rose petals that adorned the surface of the bed. The bucket of ice with the expensive wine inside was carefully set on the bedside table, along with two wine glasses and a bouquet of twenty-four red roses. The whole atmosphere was made even more romantic thanks to the moonlight seeping through the curtains of the French window that lead to the small balcony right outside. Cosima smiled at her girlfriend's reaction and silently thanked her friend for helping with all of this, she owed Felix big time as he had postponed his date with the morgue guy he was seeing to set this up.

"Cosima, what is… Oh Mon Dieu!"

Delphine had finally turned around, after taking the beauty of it all in, to find her dreadlocked girlfriend kneeling on one knee in front of her with a blue box opened in her hands, a shiny diamond ring resting inside. Cosima was smiling up at her, beautiful in the black tux she had selected, but the blonde could see it in her eyes that she was nervous. Suddenly it all came back to her, from her girlfriend's sneaky behavior in the last two weeks, to the fancy evening they had just had. Tears started gathering in her hazel eyes as the importance of what Cosima was about to do settled in.

"Cosima…" She gasped once again but the other girl held up a hand to stop her from talking.

"Delphine I…I…" Cosima started but she too was very sentimental, "Man I had this speech so ready just five minutes ago!" In fact she had spent all the trip back home repeating in her head what she was going to say, the so well prepared speech she and Alison had rehearsed many times before, but having Delphine actually in front of her, so beautiful and emotional, had her stuttering and unable to remember a single word beside I love you.

"Cosima I…" Delphine started once again but the younger scientist had to do this on her own, or she wouldn't ever be able to forgive herself if she screwed up this moment.

"Delphine please, I need to do this right." Cosima took a deep breath then started speaking from the heart, looking straight in her lover's eyes. "I know we've been through so much. I know I'm not perfect and I know I sure as hell am not exactly how you'd want me to be. I know I still make a lot of mistakes and sometimes I know I push you too hard, but despite everything you still accept me as I am. You still love me and you still put up with me and my bad habits, my cheekiness, my smoking pot even when you've told me a hundred times you'd like me to stop. You love me in spite of my imperfections and I love you so much for it, Delphine. I love everything about you, you made me the happiest woman in the world and if I were to die tomorrow my only regret would be not having met you earlier in my life. I hope I can make you half as happy as you make me. I love you."

Cosima took one last deep breath before dropping the question which was burning a hole in her heart, "Delphine Gabrielle Cormier, veux-tu m'épouser?"

Of course the answer was a very emotional "Yes" followed by a full night of sweet love-making which surely assured Cosima of how much exactly Delphine loved her back.


Five weeks before.

"Oui maman." Delphine agreed. She had been talking to her maman since she came out of her office at DYAD. She had spent the last fifteen minutes listening to her mom telling her that she should go visit them soon and that it had been far too long since she went back home. The blonde was sure Cosima was already home, as the brunette now worked less hours then she did, waiting for her to come back with dinner. After all she had promised to buy Chinese take-out.

"Nous pouvons venir le mois prochain." She stated as she unlocked her recently purchased, metallic grey car, "Oui, nous. Cosima et moi." She rolled her eyes at her mother's surprised tone when she'd used the plural. The scientist guessed her fiancée would want to come along, she was always bugging her about going to France on vacation and she was pretty sure she and Cosima could both get two weeks off the next month. "D'accord. Au revoir maman."

Delphine put her phone back in her purse, then she got in her car and started driving back to their apartment, after making a quick stop to get their dinner.

"Bonsoir, ma chérie." As she had imagined she found her girlfriend sat on the couch reading a book while waiting for her, the television switched on even if she wasn't paying any attention to it. "I brought dinner." She held up the bag with their Chinese. "Cantonese rice, your favorite."

Cosima smiled and got up to approach her girlfriend, she slipped her arms around the older woman's waist and stood on her toes to kiss her briefly. "You know me so well, Dr. Cormier." She stated in her best sultry voice. She then took the food bag from her girlfriend's hand and headed to the kitchen, where she had previously set the table.

They both sat down to eat, Cosima moaning at the taste of her meal, "Man I love this stuff." She said, toothy grin in place and dorky attitude. These moments were some of Delphine's favorites, she was constantly reminded of how much she loved her fiancée just by watching her do the simplest things.

"Cosima?" The blonde started after they finished their dinner and moved to the couch to watch some TV. Delphine had to ask Cosima if she wanted to go to France with her, she was sure she'd really like to come along, but she doubted she would be as enthusiastic when she told her they'd have to spend at least a week with her parents. The last, and only, time her girlfriend had met them she seemed to get along pretty well with her mother but she wasn't sure she could say the same for her father.

"Yes, honey?" The brunette lifted her head from Delphine's lap, where the older scientist had been gently combing her fingers through her dreads.

"I spoke with my mother earlier today." She started taking Cosima's hand in her own, "She complained that it's been more than two years since I last visited. So…" Delphine smiled, "I was thinking about us…" She caressed her fiancée's face softly, "Taking a vacation to France next month."

"Woah! Really?!" Cosima lifted herself completely to a sitting position, cheeky grin already shaping on her face.

"Oui. We could take two weeks off." She explained, "Maybe spend one in Paris and the other one with my parents, in Lille."

Cosima had conflicting feelings about this vacation. Of course she wanted to spend a romantic week in the city of love with her fiancée, but on the other hand she wasn't particularly looking forward to staying with Delphine's parents. Well, to be fair she was mostly referring to her father. She had met Alfonse and Gabrielle Cormier only once before and that was three years ago. Delphine had introduced her as her girlfriend, the blonde had often spoken of her on the phone with her parents but probably seeing her in person, with her dreadlocks and her very West Coast style, had been a bit of a shock for the wealthy and proper French couple who had never thought of their daughter as a lesbian in the first place.

Gabrielle was a sweet woman though. She instantly saw how Cosima and Delphine were at ease with each other and how much in love they were but, unfortunately, she couldn't say the same for her father. Alfonse Cormier was somewhat old-fashioned, he barely acknowledged Cosima's presence for the whole time of his staying in Canada. He didn't seem interested in her at all and to the younger scientist it was clear that he didn't deem her worthy of his daughter. Cosima tried her best all the same, she respected that man in spite of his behavior toward her because she knew how important he had been, and still was, to her girlfriend. He was the reason Delphine had managed to realize most of her dreams and she was aware that without him, the blonde wouldn't be the same person she was so in love with.

Therefore the dreadlocked girl swallowed and decided she could endure a week in the company of Mr. Cormier. Not only that but she swore she was going to try and prove to the man that she could indeed be what his daughter needed, like she had been proving to everyone for the last four years.

"I'd love to come with you."

Delphine moved her head closer to Cosima and she leaned in, resting her forehead against hers, "I love you." She whispered before closing the short distance between their lips. Her girlfriend's lips were soft as usual and so loving, they were able to transfer all of Cosima's gentleness through that simple act.

"Dude, this will be great!"

The blonde woman could only smile at her companion's excitement, "Oui." Delphine switched position to lean back so that her head was resting on Cosima's lap this time. She closed her eyes for a bit while her girlfriend proceeded to brush her fingers through her curls. She then took the younger woman's free hand in her own and brought it to her lips, she laid soft, gentle kisses on her palm, then her knuckles and lastly on the inside of her wrist. "I was also thinking that maybe we could use this occasion to tell my family we are engaged…" Delphine trailed off waving her own hand in the air.

Cosima furrowed her brow slightly. She thought Delphine had already told her parents about their engagement, as it had happened weeks ago. A bad feeling was starting to settle in the pit of her stomach, she didn't want to think like that but, what if Delphine was having doubts? What if she had changed her mind and wanted to wait instead? Cosima was ready to go along with her girlfriend choices, no matter what, but she wanted her to tell her the truth. "You haven't told them yet?"

Delphine sensed the change in her Cosima's voice and lifted herself from her lap to face her properly. "Non. I would have told you if I had." She simply stated. She didn't think it was a big deal, but after seeing the flicker of hurt that for a moment was present on the other woman's face she decided to explain. "It didn't feel right to tell them over the phone. Mon amour, you know I have a close relationship with them, even if we are an ocean apart." She reached for her girlfriend's left hand and kissed her engagement ring. "You met my father, you saw how he is. He will probably be upset because you didn't ask him for my hand, I couldn't just tell him I'm getting married over the phone!" She laughed.

Delphine had meant her last statement as a joke but Cosima couldn't help but feel even more intimidated by that man than she already was. What would happen if he was too disappointed in his daughter's choices? She was sure he wouldn't even bother to hide it. The dreadlocked girl could already imagine the scene in her head. She could picture Delphine excitedly telling them they were going to get married, her mother congratulating them while her father scowled at them the whole time, before lashing out at her about her terrible decision. She had never met Delphine's brother though, she only knew he was a lot younger than her, nineteen or twenty years old, but she could only hope he didn't share the same views as his father.

"Oh… Okay then." Cosima tried a smile but probably it looked a lot more like a grimace.

"Hey," Delphine placed a hand on her jaw and gently turned her face so she could look her in the eyes. "It'll be okay, ma chérie."

Cosima smiled again, this time much more genuinely, and she leaned in to kiss her fiancée. In the end she figured nothing could go terrible wrong, she may never get Mr. Cormier's approval but she still had his daughter's affection, and that was the most important thing to her.

"Je t'aime." She whispered against their barely parted lips before engaging in another, more passionate kiss.


The day before.

On their last night in Paris they came back to the hotel when it was almost midnight. Their first week in France had been nothing short of perfect, Delphine had showed her fiancée around every corner of the city, and Cosima had thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. They probably spent a lot more of what they were supposed to, between the fancy hotel room and the romantic restaurants, but the blonde woman didn't care about any of that. The look of wonder on the dreadlocked woman's face more than made up for it.

They visited many locations and museums –Cosima particularly loved the Louvre, obviously – but her favorite moment had been on their second day in France. She and Delphine had just finished the two hours line to get to the top off the Eiffel Tower, it was a sunny day but the weather wasn't warm at all especially with the wind blowing like crazy. However once the younger woman had taken a look to Paris from above, she fell in love all over again. They spent a ridiculously long amount of time enjoying the view and each other's company, alternating between looking down and looking at the map of where the various cities in the world were located in regards of the Tower displayed at the top, making plans on which ones they wanted to visit next. To top it all Cosima even got a kick out of peeing in the bathroom located on the top of the Tower, while Delphine just smiled lovingly at her girlfriend's dorkiness, not believing her luck at having found such an amazing dreadlocked angel to spend the rest of her life with.

Of course during the whole week Delphine was the one who talked with other people, either to get information, to order food or to buy souvenirs, Cosima just limited herself to simple "Bonjours" , "Au revoirs" and "Mercis" muttered in a terrible American accent. At first the blonde woman had been a little disappointed at her girlfriend's lack of interest in learning her mother tongue, but then she gave up after trying several times to teach her only to have Cosima tell her only the words that the blonde used during sex. All of that ended with an upset Delphine and a smirking Cosima, quite pleased with her imitation of the French woman's moans.

The day before, when Delphine tried for the last time to convince Cosima, saying that she couldn't tell her parents only "Plus fort!" , "Encore!" and "Baise moi!", the younger scientist had retaliated that Delphine could translate for her just as she had done the whole week, adding that "What would be the purpose of having a French girlfriend if you were not going to use her to ask for more crepes?". Upon hearing that statement Delphine had scoffed before deciding to give up completely.

Anyway, now they had just come back to the hotel after their last dinner in Paris. Delphine had chosen a nice, romantic restaurant not far from the Eiffel Tower. It wasn't fancy-looking like some of the places where they had eaten during the week, but it had a cozy atmosphere that they both liked. After the exquisite dinner they had decided to take a stroll along the Seine so they could admire the beauty of the city at night one last time before moving on to Lille the next day.

Once back in their room the blonde woman was surprised to find a bottle of Champagne waiting for them in a bucket of ice along with two crystal glasses.

"And this?" Delphine lifted the bottle out of the bucket, examining the label and looking rather pleased with the quality.

Cosima smirked and approached her fiancée from behind, slipping her arms around her waist. "I might have ordered it earlier today." She used a hand to brush the blond locks out of the way so that she could lay a soft kiss on the side of her girlfriend neck.

The older scientist moaned, "That was really nice of you." Her eyes fluttered shut and she tilted her head to give the other woman easier access to her skin.

"Yeah," She brushed her lips along her neck, "And you know what?" The dreadlocked girl trailed her hands up the blonde's sides and Delphine shivered, as Cosima expected.

"What?"

Cosima licked the shell of her ear before whispering in her best sultry voice, "I asked for it in French."

Delphine opened her eyes and turned around to face a grinning Cosima, "Vraiment?"

"Well yeah… I tried." She said, "I repeated it in English though. Just to be sure, you know…" she gestured with her hands as she usually did.

"It was really sweet of you to try, mon amour."

Delphine cradled the younger woman's face in her hands, staring lovingly in her dark eyes before leaning in to kiss her. It began with soft brushes of their lips but when Cosima pulled her even closer, Delphine couldn't resist anymore. She trailed her tongue along her girlfriend's bottom lip, asking for access, while her hands tugged at her dress, trying to pull it over her head.

Cosima moaned and Delphine used this opportunity to slip her tongue inside her mouth, quickly engaging in a sensual dance as soon as she touched Cosima's. The kiss quickly became heated with no control from either of them. Cosima was surprisingly submissive towards the taller woman, and quickly knotted her fingers into Delphine's blonde locks.

After a minute Delphine pulled away, and stared at Cosima who was now biting her lip. "I want you, ma chérie." She whispered into quiet room, just mere inches from the dreadlocked girl's lips.

Cosima just nodded and immediately began pulling at Delphine's dark blue dress, fighting to take it off. Luckily, it didn't take much time and soon her fiancée's lace underwear was revealed to her. Cosima took a moment to take in the view of the flawless body in front of her, she'd seen Delphine naked hundreds of times but still she couldn't help but stop and stare each and every time it was displayed. She tentatively raised a hand to trail the edge of the bra Delphine was wearing, feeling the smooth material underneath her fingertips, "Man I love when you put this on."

Delphine chuckled, "I know you do. Now will you please take off your dress? I feel underdressed."

Cosima quickly pulled the blonde down for a quick kiss before unclasping her bra, "Now you are underdressed." She then guided Delphine towards the bedroom, all the while laying soft kisses on the back of her neck and shoulder blades, kissing every mole and freckle she found there. Once her fiancée sat on the bed, she too peeled off her dress and underwear before straddling Delphine's waist, her panties the only thing between them.

Cosima made Delphine lay on her back, then she began kissing her neck, biting and licking and surely leaving bright red marks in her wake. She grinned to herself before proceeding down Delphine's pale chest and to one of her breasts. The younger woman flicked her tongue out at one of her fiancée's nipples and smiled at the subtle hiss of pleasure that sounded from her. Delphine didn't have particularly large breasts, but it didn't bother Cosima as she kissed and sucked around its entire surface, and especially the nipple, until Delphine's moans were the only sound she could hear.

The taller woman bit her own lip and wriggled with excitement and pleasure under Cosima's touch. When her hands finally reached Delphine's hips, she stopped and looked her fiancée in the eyes, reveling in the way they were semi-closed in arousal. "Please don't stop." She whispered as she gently grabbed Cosima's dreads and pulled her up for a kiss.

With that, Cosima slowly slid her right hand down Delphine's pubic bone, running her fingers through the neatly trimmed curls she found there. Slowly, the shorter woman reversed the direction of her hand, letting her middle finger press against her clit. She felt Delphine tremble with pleasure as Cosima's mouth found its way back down to the pale breast until her tongue found her place on the nipple, flickering it, before drawing it completely in her mouth.

"Merde!" Delphine's breathing grew heavier and faster as she grabbed handfuls of Cosima's long, luscious dreads and rocked her hips up and down, as the younger scientist inserted two fingers between her lower lips and expertly stroked her inside. Her girlfriend's fingers and mouth knew exactly how to move and touch her to push her to the edge in a matter of minutes. The fact that she was already on edge thanks to the teasing that took place at the restaurant surely didn't help with making the experience last longer.

"Cosima!" Delphine exclaimed as her body was flushed with heat, in a matter of seconds she felt her orgasm approach and then engulf her. Her whole body stiffened and her fingers gripped her girlfriend's shoulders until her knuckles grew white. Cosima kept up her efforts, helping her come down from her high until she felt Delphine's body relax completely against the bed. Cosima stayed still for a few seconds then, when she felt Delphine was ready, she pulled her fingers out and slowly raised them to her mouth, taking her time licking Delphine's essence from her fingers, slowly enjoying her unique taste while her fiancée recovered.

"Okay mon amour," Delphine raised from the bed and pushed her girlfriend flat on her back, reversing their position so she could be the one on top. "Your turn."


After Delphine had worshipped every inch of her girlfriend's body, they were both resting on the bed, leaning against the headboard, enjoying the bottle of Champagne along with the direct view their French window had on the Eiffel Tower. Delphine was in awe, she'd spent many years studying and working in Paris before moving to Canada but she'd never experienced the City of Love as intensely as she had this last week. Being in Cosima's company had somehow changed her view of the city and had given her once again the confirmation she didn't need that the dreadlocked woman was indeed the love of her life.

Although they were sweetly cuddling on the queen size bed in post orgasmic bliss, Delphine resting her head on her fiancée's chest and caressing the soft skin on her stomach as Cosima combed her fingers through her blond locks, the older scientist could see that the shorter woman's mind was wandering somewhere far away from their hotel room. She could actually notice her brown eyes staring blankly into the air, clearly not seeing her surroundings.

"Hey." Delphine raised her head, trying to meet her girlfriend's gaze, "Are you okay?"

Cosima blinked rapidly a couple of times, a bit startled by the sudden sound of her lover's voice, "Mh what? Of course I am." She sat up a little straighter, "Why?"

"Okay…" She reluctantly said, "You seemed a little distant." Delphine hesitated, still not sure about Cosima's answer.

"Yeah I was just thinking about stuff, you know…" She shrugged but Delphine was under the impression that her girlfriend looked almost tense. Maybe it was the way she was now fidgeting with her fingers, or the way she was once again staring out of the window without really seeing what was on the outside.

"Cosima." The way her name rolled off Delphine's tongue made Cosima shiver and the blonde woman certainly noticed. She knew what effect she could have on her girlfriend when she said her name like that, articulating every syllable. "You know you can tell me, ma chérie."

"I'm okay, it's just…" she trailed off, moving her hands in her usual passionate way. "I may or may not be a bit nervous about tomorrow".

"Oh." Delphine wanted to start telling her things to make her understand there was nothing to be nervous about, however Cosima beat her and spoke first.

"I know I already met your parents once but it was different back then," She sat up completely before moving on, "We were in Toronto, at our home, familiar ground, you know?" she tried to smile but it didn't quite reach her eyes, "Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to be able to get to know them better, but meeting them in their house and meeting your brother for the first time, I-I just… Shit, sorry Delphine. I don't know how to explain what I'm feeling right now and I know you must be confused by-"

"Okay, okay." Delphine sat up too, grabbing both of Cosima's bustling hands in her own, trying to calm her down and stop her rambling, "I get it, mon amour. I get you." She let go of her right hand to stroke her cheek with her thumb, then leaned in to capture Cosima's lips in a short kiss. "I understand why you are feeling nervous, just remember that you are not alone, Cosima. My parents won't be as terrible as you are imagining them right now."

She could totally see her fiancée making up absurd scenarios in her head where her parents reject her and forbid her from seeing Delphine ever again. Maybe she was forgetting that Delphine was an adult, she had her life and a promising job in another country and she didn't need her parents' permission to date someone. "And as for Blaize," She continued in order to comfort her love even more, "You don't need to worry about him. If anyone is going to be happy to finally meet you, it's my brother. The last time we talked on the phone he couldn't shut up about when I was going to introduce you two."

Finally a small but real smile made its way on Cosima's face, and it made Delphine quite proud of the work she had done in reassuring her girlfriend. Cosima, satisfied with Delphine's words, at least for now, settled back onto the bed and slipped her arms around the blonde woman, pulling her closer.

"Thank you." She mumbled into Delphine's hair, breathing in her addicting scent while she could finally feel her eyes starting to close, ready to sleep.

"You're welcome, ma chérie." Delphine smiled against her naked chest, closing her eyes and letting the sound of Cosima's heartbeat lull her into slumber.


A/U: So, this was the first chapter. Let me know if you want more! Have a nice day everyone!