Elodie came back, holding three movies in her hands. Delphine told her to wait in the living room, that they would put the dishes away and come join her. Delphine removed their plates from the table and Cosima helped out, bringing her share to the sink. Delphine rinsed the plates and cups, placing them carefully in the dishwasher and Cosima, who stood not far, watched her closely. The house was extremely clean, compared to her place. No toys laid around and Cosima figured either Delphine had cleaned it all before she came or Elodie had learned to clean up after playing with her toys.
When Delphine was done, they made their way to the living room, where Elodie sat, waiting impatiently for them to join her. When she noticed that they were finally ready, she lifted up the three movies she had picked and showed them to her mother and her newfound friend.
"Je sais pas lequel écouter." She admitted.
"Voyons voir alors." Delphine said, picking up the movies her daughter had picked out.
"The lion king." She read the first one and then picked the second. "Cinderella or Frozen."
Elodie nodded and Cosima smiled, "Which one's your favourite?"
Elodie shrugged, "I like la belle au bois dormant, but maman et moi we see it hier."
"Attention Elodie, tu mélanges ton français et ton anglais, ma chérie." Delphine told her.
"How about we watch Cinderella? We saw the other ones last week." Delphine suggested. Cosima didn't say a word and waited for them to agree on a movie.
"Oui!" Elodie jumped onto the couch and Delphine put the movie on.
Cosima was sitting on the couch and Elodie got up and ran into her room. By the time Delphine had put the movie on, she was sitting next to Cosima and Elodie came back with a teddy bear in her hands.
"Tu viens ici?" Delphine asked, moving over to make room for her daughter but she shook her head.
"Non, I sit next to Cosima." She said, her accent thick.
"Really?" Delphine asked and Elodie nodded. "D'accord."
Cosima made room for the little girl and smiled at Delphine as Elodie sat down next to her. She crossed her legs and stared intensely at the television. Delphine mouthed to her girlfriend that Elodie really like her. Cosima just smiled and all together, they watched the movie.
By the end of it, Elodie had fallen asleep on Cosima, her head resting on her lap and Cosima had snuggled with Delphine, her arm resting around the shorter woman's.
"I never thought I'd be spending my evening watching a Disney movie with you." Cosima said.
"I'm sorry." Delphine replied.
Cosima shook her head, "Don't be, it's the best evening ever." It made Delphine smile. She looked over at her daughter, who was sound asleep on Cosima.
"I will put her to bed." Delphine said, getting up.
"Alright."
Delphine picked up the sleeping girl, being careful not to wake her up, and carried her carefully back to her room. Curious, Cosima followed, wanting to check out Elodie's room and explore the rest of the house.
Delphine placed Elodie in her bed, her room painted purple with lots of books and toys laying all around her room. Cosima stood at the doorway, trying not to intrude Delphine tucking her daughter in.
Elodie was sound asleep and Delphine kissed the top of her head and then got up and smiled seeing Cosima at the door. She walked out and Cosima followed, but right before, she closed her daughter's bedroom door slightly.
When they were back in the living room, Delphine brought her hands to Cosima's face and place a soft well needed kiss on her lips. They parted ways when they both needed air and Delphine smiled, "I've been waiting all night to kiss you."
"Yeah, same." Cosima smiled.
They made their way back to the couch and they laid there, holding each other's hands and this time, it was Delphine telling Cosima stories.
After finishing one of her stories, Delphine looked into Cosima's eyes, and after waiting so long to finally ask it she said, "Cosima, do you want to stay the night?"
Cosima smiled, biting her bottom lip, pretending to think. "I would love that."
They both laughed and shared another kiss. It sure wasn't the last kiss they would share that night.
Cosima woke up the next morning to an empty bed but smiled, the sheets smelled like it. She frowned, noticing how weird that might be and got out of bed, putting her clothes from last night back on. She walked out of Delphine's bedroom and noticed Elodie's bedroom door wide open with no one inside.
She followed the voices into the kitchen and smiled seeing Elodie at the table, eating her breakfast and chatting to her mother in french. She didn't understand much of their conversation, only bits and pieces.
"Bon matin Cosima." Delphine greeted her as she joined them at the table.
"Cosima, you're still here!" Elodie exclaimed, in french.
"Yes." Cosima smiled.
Delphine smiled at the woman in front of her. Elodie babbled on about the story of the dream she had last night and Cosima tilted her head, trying to understand what the girl was saying. When she finished her tale, Delphine reminded her that she still needed to get dressed before daycare.
Elodie pouted, saying she wanted to stay home with her and Cosima. Delphine shook her head and explained to her that she needed to go to daycare and that Cosima had to go to school too.
"Oui?" Her eyes brightened as she looked at Cosima.
"Yup." Cosima pitched in. "I go to school, just like your mommy. You wouldn't want to be late to daycare would you?"
Elodie shook her head and ran to her room when she finished her breakfast.
Delphine smiled and sat next to Cosima, "Thank you." She placed a soft peck on her lips, parting just in time as Elodie ran back in.
"Maman, je mets quoi?" The little girl asked.
"Attend, je m'en viens." Delphine said, following Elodie back to her room. "There's a croissant in the oven if you want." Delphine told Cosima before disappearing in the hall.
Cosima, intrigued, walked to the oven and opened it only to be welcomed by a warm croissant sitting there, waiting for just her.
She took the plate that was on the counter and put the croissant in it and then sat at the table, eating.
When Elodie and Delphine came back out, they were both fully dressed. Delphine said something to Elodie, who waited by the door while Delphine came back to see Cosima. "I will be right back. Oui?"
Cosima nodded, "I'll be here. This croissant is amazing by the way." She smiled and Delphine kissed her cheek before walking out the door why Elodie, who waved goodbye to Cosima.
Cosima explored around Delphine's home while she was gone. She looked around the books in her bookshelf and smiled when she found a photo album. She picked it up and brought it to the couch with her. She sat down and opened it to the first page. She smiled seeing a younger Delphine. From the look of the pictures, she looked as if she had just finished high school. Indeed, when she flipped the page over she was greeted with pictures of Delphine during her graduation and during her prom.
Cosima smiled and flipped through some more pages. There were pictures of Delphine in College and some of them of her with some friends. The next page though, were pictures that really grabbed her attention. The first one of the top corner was of Delphine holding a sonogram picture. Cosima guessed it was at the very beginning of Delphine's pregnancy. The next picture, Delphine was showing off her baby bump, some friends surrounding her.
But not once did she find a picture of Delphine with Elodie's father.
Cosima awed seeing pictures of Delphine with her growing baby bump. There were some pictures of a baby shower people had thrown for her. Then, she found a picture that she thought was amazing. Delphine sat in a hospital bed, her curly hair tied up in a messy bun on the top of her head, a few curls falling out, holding a small newborn baby in her arms, wrapper in a soft pink baby blanket.
Cosima removed the picture from the plastic it was in and stared at it. It brought a smile to her lips, Delphine looked exhausted yet happy to be with her daughter.
The next pictures were of Delphine but mostly, it was Elodie through the years. Cosima enjoyed looking at the pictures of Delphine and Elodie. On Elodie's first birthday, both the child and her mother were covered in cake. Cosima could only wonder what had happened. In another picture, Elodie was dressed in her mother's clothes, from the blouses to the high boots, with glasses and her curly hair falling loosely around her head.
Cosima closed the book when she reached the final page of the photo album and let out a satisfied sigh. She wished she could have been there for all those moments but she told herself, she could be in all the future moments they would have. She was in, all the way. She couldn't bear to lose Delphine and she loved little Elodie so much already.
Elodie, Cosima noticed how much she resembled her mother. From the curly hair, though it was a light brown colour, to the sea green eyes. Even her attitude was an exact replica of her mother. Elodie was a mini Delphine and Cosima loved it.