Cosima woke up to an empty bed. A part of her felt cold and empty, she had never pictured Delphine as a girl to just leave in the morning without warning. She rolled over and noticed a paper on her night stand. She picked it up and read it.

Bon matin Chérie,

You were sleeping and I did not want to wake you.

I had a few things to do this morning.

Have a nice day, I will talk to you later.

Bisou x

Delphine

The message made Cosima smile but she still felt a little sad, she had wanted to wake up in Delphine's arms and have her to herself for the day.

Cosima got up and headed for the shower. A cold shower was the perfect thing to change her mind.

She didn't have any classes for the day and there was nothing she could do during the day. She had tried texting Delphine and asking if she wanted to come over later but she had not received a reply.

It made her sad. She wondered if last night had really ruined everything for them. If this was the end of their friendship. Or if it was the beginning of a new relationship? She didn't know.

Cosima received a text later that evening, after she had spent the day skyping with her parents and catching up with some old friends, from Delphine excusing herself for not replying earlier.

Her phone rang moments later and she replied moments later, "Cosima."

"You answer just like my father did when he was a detective."

"Ha" Cosima laughed. "How are you?"

"Good, tired."

They made small talk, until Cosima decided they couldn't avoid the subject.

"About last night-" She started.

"I do not regret anything about last night." The french woman said.

Cosima grinned and tried to bite down her smile. "Yeah, me neither, obvs."

"Would you like to come over, like tonight or sometime this week?" Cosima asked.

"I do not know if I can, but I will see you tomorrow in school, oui?"

Cosima smiled, "Oui."

"Bye Cosima."

"Bye Delphine."

They hung up. Cosima couldn't help but keep the smirk on her face, she loved hearing her voice and she loved speaking with her. There wasn't much she didn't love about Delphine.

When Cosima went into school for her classes the next day, she was anxious to run into Delphine. She had craved feeling her lips on hers all night and she really needed to see her. She just needed to make sure she was really there.

She was in a lab, checking some results out with Scott right behind her when Delphine walked in. Scott frowned and Cosima smiled.

"Bonjour chérie."

Delphine moved next to Cosima and placed her lips on hers, sharing a small kiss. Cosima closed her eyes and smiled against her lips.

Scott stood behind them, "Wow, yeah." Before leaving them be.

"How about I come over later?"

Cosima grinned and bit her lip, "Yeah."

Cosima was nervous for the whole day, she remembered how messy her apartment had been left before she left for classes this morning. She tried thinking how long it would take her to clean it all up, then she remembered she was out of actually good food, meaning they would probably need to order in.

There was nothing actually wrong with her apartment though, it had always been this messy when Delphine came over, yet she had always managed to ignore it. Delphine like it, it was how Cosima was and she didn't want her to change that.

Delphine knocked slightly and opened the unlocked door, finding Cosima smoking a joint at her desk. She turned around, startled and coughed.

"Hey, god, sorry." She was about to put out the joint when Delphine shook her head.

"Sorry I am early, it is okay. You can finish it." She took off her coat and placed it on a chair. Then she walked over to Cosima and placed her lips on hers.

"Bon soir Cosima."

Cosima mumbled on Delphine's lips, who could taste the pot on the smaller woman's lips. "I brought dinner." Delphine said, lifting the bag she was holding with her other hand.

"Really? Awesome!" Cosima smiled.

They made their way to the kitchen and Cosima took out two plates and two wine glasses for them.

"I also brought wine." She removed the bottle from the bag and Cosima laughed.

"You didn't forget anything." She grabbed the bottle from the frenchwoman's hands and poured them some wine. She handed the glass to Delphine and she stole a kiss at the same time.

It still felt so different to Cosima, she would have never thought that she'd be here, kissing the most beautiful woman she had ever seen and drinking some wine in her apartment. It was something she never wanted to change. She loved her presence.

It continued for a few weeks, Delphine would come over for dinner and as much as they had tried to study sometimes, it always ended with them making out and sometimes it leading to Cosima's bedroom. Delphine never stayed overnight though, there was always a reason for her to leave.

It bothered Cosima a bit, not that Delphine wouldn't stay overnight but it felt like Delphine was keeping something away from her and she couldn't figure out what. When she confronted her about it, a few months after they had started dating, it hadn't turned out as they both had planned.

Cosima was sitting on her counter as Delphine cooked them some dinner, recalling the tales of a lab accident she had experienced in High School.

"I do not believe that happened." Delphine said as she mixed the sauce on the stove.

"It did, I swear." Cosima moved her hands around and placed one on Delphine's arm. "The poor kid was traumatized, dropped out of chemistry right away."

"I would have to if that had happened to me." Delphine said, taking a spoon and dipping it in the sauce she was cooking. She brought the spoon to Cosima's lips and waited for her reaction.

"Mmmh," She smiled and passed a finger over her lips. "This is delicious!"

"It was my mother's recipe." Delphine smiled. She continued to prepare the food and finished off by putting it in the oven.

When it was ready, they both sat down in Cosima's chicken. Delphine waited for her girlfriend to taste the meal she had just prepared for her.

Cosima closed her eyes as she took the first bite of her meal. "Oh man, this is amazing!"

"Je suis contente que t'aimes ça." Delphine told her.

"I love it when you speak french." Cosima told her.

"Oui?"

"Yeah," She took another bite and Delphine started to eat too.