Cosima woke to soft kisses on her cheek. "Good morning, mon amour." Cosima groaned and slowly opened her eyes. Delphine was beside her and the smell of crepes filled the air.
"Good morning. Did you make breakfast?" She squinted at Delphine, she couldn't see without her glasses.
"Oui, it's your favorite." She handed Cosima her glasses. Cosima moved to get out of bed, but Delphine stopped her. "No, no, today is breakfast in bed."
Cosima smiled. "Why?" She wasn't quite awake yet and was a little confused.
Delphine stared at her and lifted her eyebrow in curiosity. "It's your birthday. Did you forget?"
"No, I thought it was tomorrow." Cosima said. Delphine set the plate of food in her lap.
Delphine laughed. "Well it's today, chérie."
"Okay, so what are we gonna do today?" Cosima asked as she ate her breakfast. Delphine sat next to her.
"We're going to celebrate." Delphine said simply.
"That's not very specific." Cosima said pointing her fork at Delphine.
"I know." She smiled at Cosima and got up. "I'm going to take a shower. Hurry up and eat so you can join me."
Cosima ate the rest of her breakfast with record-breaking speed and then followed Delphine into the shower.
After their shower, they got ready for whatever Delphine had in store for Cosima. Delphine insisted that they wear something comfortable. "So you're really not gonna tell me what we're doing?" Cosima asked.
"Nope." Delphine replied back slipping on her shoes. Cosima sighed.
A little while later and they were heading out the door hand in hand.
"Please?" Cosima begged as they drove down the highway. Delphine just shook her head.
A little under an hour later and they were arriving at a large building with signs reading 'Star Trek' written across them. "Delphine?" Cosima looked at her with wide eyes.
"I remember how much you love the show and that you mentioned there was a convention this week, so I got us tickets."
Cosima's smiled from ear to ear and then she leaned over and kissed Delphine quickly. "This is the best birthday present ever!" She hopped out of the car and practically pulled Delphine to the entrance. Immediately upon entering they were greeted with a cardboard cut-out of Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Cosima approached him, tears in her eyes. Delphine remembers when she came home a few days ago, Cosima was sobbing into her pillow. When she asked what was wrong, Cosima told her about the actor's passing. She had held Cosima close as she cried.
Now as Cosima stood with her hand pressed against Spock's in the traditional Vulcan greeting, Delphine knew that she made the right decision bringing them to the convention. She placed her hand on Cosima's shoulder. "Want me to take your picture?" Cosima simply nodded and wiped her eyes.
After that, they walked around the convention with Cosima telling Delphine everything there was to know about Star Trek. From Kirk and Spock to Klingons. Cosima even promised to watch every season of the show with her. They even got to meet Patrick Stewart, he was a very nice man.
After a few hours of walking around the convention, they left. "Hey, thank you for today. I had a lot of fun." Cosima said.
"There's still one last thing." Delphine said. "But first, we need to change."
"Really, what are we gonna do now?" She asked.
"We are going to dinner." Delphine replied. They headed back home and changed into something nicer. Cosima in a black dress and Delphine in a dark red one.
An hour later and they were arriving at a park. A small gazebo set in the middle of the park, surrounded by beautiful lights. The walkway was also lighted. "This is amazing." Cosima said. Delphine smiled and linked their arms together and led them to the table under the gazebo. Once they arrived at the table, a waiter arrived and poured them some wine and another one set down plates of prepared food. Cosima was impressed.
"I can't believe you did this." Cosima said once the waiters left.
"Well, I just wanted you to have a good birthday and being director of DYAD allows me access to all sorts of money so I just thought..." She trailed off.
"Wait, you're spending DYAD's money on me?" Cosima asked incredulously.
"Oui." Delphine said as she sipped her wine.
"That is totally awesome."
"You are totally awesome." Delphine replied. Her accent making the phrase sound foreign. After dinner and dessert, Delphine pulled Cosima in for a dance.
"You're quite the romantic, aren't ya?" Cosima said as violinists began to play while they danced.
"I am for you, chérie." Delphine said. Cosima just rolled her eyes and Delphine smiled down at her. "Joyeux anniversaire, Cosima. Je t'aime." "I love you too." Cosima replied back. They relaxed into each other's arms as they danced into the night.