Epilogue

Cordelia woke up to the smell of heaven. It was the smell of her and Misty mixed together and spread all over the sheets. She turned her face into the pillow and took a deep breath before she opened her eyes. She looked beside her where Misty fell asleep a couple of hours ago but the space was empty. Cordelia swallowed turned on her back to get a better view of her surroundings and then she saw her standing on the balcony back towards her. She had no clue that Cordelia was watching her. She took the opportunity to adore every single inch of her. From the delicate lace of veins on the back of her feet over her ankles, her toned calves, her thighs, her butt alas clothed in a pair of pajama shorts, the same with her upper body clothed in a shirt and additionally covered with a shawl. Her forearms' sun kissed skin, her wild curly mass of hair. After two minutes Cordelia decided she had enough and got up. She picked her rumpled shirt from somewhere on the floor and put it on before she joined the woman of her dreams on the balcony. She wrapped her arms around her waist, locking her hands with Misty's on her belly and nuzzled into the space between her shoulder blades inhaling her smell. She heard a grumble from Misty's stomach and felt the vibration beneath her fingers at the same time. Both women began to laugh. Cordelia stood on tiptoe to reach Misty's right ear to nibble at her earlobe, causing Misty to moan.

"See? I'm hungry too. May I invite you to have breakfast with me in town?"

Misty turned around in Cordelia's arms.

"You wanna wear that shirt?" Misty leaned in to kiss her. Her fingers finding the buttons of her shirt and began to slowly undo them while she pushed Cordelia inside the bed room again.

"I thought I could borrow one of yours " Cordelia managed to say between kisses.

"Maybe later!" Misty answered.

It was a few days later when Misty signed a labor contract in Cordelia's office. She recapped the pen with a proud smile on her face and handed it back to Cordelia.

"You won't regret it!" Cordelia said and moved closer to hug her.

"I won't regret anything concerning you and me. You know that."

"Will we meet later today?" Cordelia asked in a whisper.

Misty pulled her closer by her hips and began to chew her bottom lip.

"Of course we will but I have to leave now. I have a lesson to sit in on. Or do you want to distract me at the first opportunity?"

She gently pushed Cordelia away from her and left the office not without giving her girlfriend a teasing wink.

Misty walked down the hallway when Zoe passed her talking to someone at her cellphone.

"Misty!" she heard her call her. She turned around. Zoe was handing her the cellphone.

"Someone wants to talk to you!" Misty took the phone and brought it to her ear.

"Hello?" She spoke to the person at the other end of the phone. She felt Zoe's hand on her shoulder.

"You need to fix this up!" She whispered before she went off.

Later that day Misty exited the registry office of the district with an even prouder smile than in the morning and a brand new ID in her hand. She put it into her messenger bag and pulled her sunglasses out of it. She looked up again and saw him leaning against his motor bike like a cliché. She smiled at him while she approached him. He stood and reached out to shake her hand.

"Hey Misty. How are you?"

Misty put her sunglasses back in her bag. She didn't want to be so impolite and wear them, while talking to him.

"You don't expect me to ride that thing, don't you?" She asked.

"To be honest …" he looked at his bike and turned around to Misty again. "I intended to impress you."

Misty laughed and shook her head.

"Da da dam…." Jonas made a 'Game-Over' noise before he joined Misty's laughter.

"Let's take a walk." Misty suggested. Jonas nodded in approval.

While walking they talked about superficial things as weather and Misty's new apartment and Jonas' music band before they reached the Mississippi promenade. They sat down on a bench. Jonas had bought some ice cream for both of them, which they both were enjoying right now.

Jonas cleared his throat before he spoke.

"Misty, I…Zoe told me what happened to you and … um … well … I …"

"Jonas, would you please speak now." Misty got slightly annoyed.

Jonas took a deep breath.

"I just want you to know, that I would have kissed you a second later the other night." He blushed and shoveled some spoons of ice cream into his mouth.

"I know…" Misty said calmly. "I would have too."

They looked at each other.

"I am so sorry Jonas. I was confused, angry and lost at that night. But I changed. I…You should forget me as fast as you can."

"You're special."

"I'm not, please stop that. You don't know me. "

"And I'll never get the chance to."

Misty brought her hands up in surrender.

"I don't know what else to say."

"Are you happy now, with Cordelia, your girlfriend?"

Misty just smiled at him and he nodded.

"That's all I need to know." He said and rose to stand.

Misty did the same. They stood some seconds in awkward silence not sure whether it was more appropriate to hug or shake hands. They finally hugged in a friendly way.

"Take care of yourself!" Misty said and inhaling his perfume again. She smiled at the memory. She loved Cordelia but damn it she liked that perfume.

They let go of each other.

"Just let me know, when the two of you need a biological father for your baby, okay?" Jonas joked.

"Now, seriously! Stay in heaven! Hell's no place for you."

"Thank you for the ice cream." Misty said, stirring the semi-melted milky liquid in her pasteboard cup.

"You're very welcome."

Misty backed out a few steps before she turned around to walk home. She thought of Jonas advice. She surely would do.

She surely would stay in heaven.

FIN

sequel? let me know.