When they were back on the road again it was Cosima who finally put the question, that was unsaid in their heads: "So what is the plan now? Okay they are no longer trying to arrest you for killing Leekie. Going home would be an option for you, though I would not recommend."

It was Cosima who finally put the question, that was unsaid in their heads: "So what is the plan now? Okay they are no longer trying to arrest you for killing Leekie. Going home would be an option for you, though I would not recommend."

"Very true," Delphine answered. "His murderer is still out there and I am too scared to consider to talk to the police."

"Yes," Cosima agreed and grinned. "As long you are 'abducted', you might be safe."

"Oh I could get used to be with such a cute kidnapper," Delphine smiled.

"Then let me drag you to a secret hideaway," Cosima said.

"I like that idea," Delphine answered and now it was only half joking. "We need a hiding place. Let me call Danielle..."

She retrieved her cell phone from her bag.

"No!" Cosima interrupted her before she could switch it on. "You should not use the phone or your credit card," she recommended. "They can track your position then."

"Merde! You're right."

"Use my phone." Delphine nodded and took Cosima's smartphone.

"Danielle is my cousin," she explained. "She is also working for DYAD."

"Can we trust her?"

Delphine did not need to think about it long. "Oui. If I cannot trust Danielle, I cannot trust anybody."

"Ok. That is good. Will she be able to help us?"

"Let's see." She retrieved the number from the search engine and dialed. A minute later she was in the mid of a French conversation, which was impossible for Cosima to understand.

After a few minutes they said "au revoir" and ended the call.

"So?"

"We have a hiding place," Delphine reported. "Danielle is back in France at the moment, so we can have the city apartment until things have been... clarified."

"And the ransom is paid," Cosima grinned.

They went back to the road. While they drove, they discussed their options. "First thing to find out is to clarify if the murder has something to do with DYAD research," Delphine said. "You know. Did Aldous work on something the Proletheans needed to stop."

"What about military interests?" Cosima wondered.

"We investigated plans and risks with intelligence and several national committees." Delphine had a long list of names of institutions and partner companies DYAD was in cooperation with. "There was almost no resistance against our business," she explained. "Surely some religious groups were starting campaigns against 'messing around with God's creations'. But the Nobel Prize helped us to push them back from the public. On the other side investors and interest groups appeared, which had plans that went much further than any ethic committee would ever accept. Like a group of feminists that wanted to enforce equality by genetic means..."

"Oh wow!"

"Aldous never even talked with these. You know, he preferred the classical serving and mothering role of women."

"Though he allowed you to have your career!"

"Easy thing when you own enough of DYAD," Delphine rolled her eyes.

"Good point," Cosima grinned.

"The Neolutions were different," Delphine continued. "They expected much more from DYAD than the boards would ever accept. And they had a lot of money to fund our research."

"Allowing Leekie to have his own money?"

"He had more he could ever spend. He was much more interested in power. It annoyed him that he needed me to have the position he had."

"Which could be a motivation for you to kill him," Cosima commented.

"On the first glance, maybe," Delphine answered. "But I could have dumped him easily without any problems."

They discussed other options. The Prolethean story still sounded best, but Cosima could not imagine that Helena would have been the murder. "She is more the knife type," Cosima said. "Something bloody, dramatic."

"We will find out," Delphine nodded. With Cosima on her side, discussing options, thinking of reasons and listening to her argumentation she appeared a lot more optimistic than somebody would have expected.

The finally arrived at Danielle's apartment. They parked the car in a dark corner of the garage and took their little luggage with them.

The apartment was not very large, but had everything they needed. There was a nicely decorated living room, a well equipped kitchen with a dining table for two, a bathroom and a bedroom with a cozy double bed.

"I guess I could get used to that," Cosima smiled. "Your cousin has a nice taste in style."

"Glad you like Danielle's style," Delphine answered, "because I need to borrow some clothing from her."

"I bet you'd look just hot in just any kind of lingerie you'd wear," Cosima teased and caught Delphine in a hug. "You could even go without undies while we're trapped her, you know," she whispered in her ear.

"You're so cheeky," Delphine blushed but turned her face to kiss Cosima.

Cosima pulled her closer, their kissing becoming more and more passionate. Hands wandering all over their bodies and a thigh rubbed against Delphine's crotch making her moan softly in anticipation as sheer lust spread in their bodies.

"Stop," Delphine finally interrupted them.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I badly need a shower."

Cosima grinned. "Me too. Obvs. So I might join you."

Delphine blushed again and Cosima just took her hand and led her into the bathroom, then silently helped her undress leaving a small pile of clothing on the floor.

A minute later the two women were in the shower, hot water and even hotter touches and kisses running all over their bodies.

"Hmmm sweetie, I love your boobs," Cosima smiled caressing Delphine's chest and playing with her perky nipples. "Your skin is soo soft and smooth."

Her hands moved further down, following the shape of her belly, the hips, her thighs and her bum.

"And woooow - you're all shaved!" The palm of her hand caressed her mound and traced the shape of her soft pussy lips.

"Hope you like," Delphine moaned. "But non. Not shaved. It's a little genetic body modification."

"Oh really?!" Cosima was even more surprised.

"Oui," Delphine smiled. "A present from Aldous for my 30th birthday. He hated to eat me before I shaved, and when he lost his balls..."

She moaned softly when Cosima slipped a finger between her lips and gently massaged her clit. Her own hand wandered to Cosima's crotch and past her patch of pubic hair.

"Shouldn't we wash our bodies and hair before we..." Delphine moaned louder as a finger gently slipped into her moist channel.

"Bed...," she just whispered when she felt the tension rise. She badly needed to come, but she also wanted to enjoy it.

Quickly they headed to the bedroom leaving a trail of water on the floor. Both women fell on the bed instantly hugging together and Cosima rolled the French woman on her back and mounted her, their pussies rubbing against each other's, lips joined in another hot kiss and arms wrapped around each other holding them close.

They rocked against each other for a while, feeling their wetness and moans rise with their lust.

"Merde," Delphine finally gave up. "You almost get me there, but it looks like I can't come... like that."

"So you are more the penetration type?" Cosima grinned.

"Oui." Delphine blushed again, what made Cosima smile a big toothy smile. She rolled on the side and moved Delphine's leg over her own legs, spreading her wide open and pushing two fingers into her soaking wet pussy.

Pumping in and out of her pussy, massaging the soft walls and adding a bit more pressure to her clit when the fingers went deep brought her near the point of new return quickly. Delphine's moans grew louder and her hips rocked eagerly against the thrusting fingers.

She came with a soft cry and Cosima could not help but stare at the beautiful expression in her face, the pink cheeks of excitement and these little drops of sweat from the heat of their love-making.

Then she collapsed on her back, her breathing going fast and Cosima could tell her heartbeat speed up as well. She removed her soaking wet fingers and covered the other woman's sex with her hand.

Delphine pulled her into a close embrace holding her body near as she slowly came down to earth again.

"That was unbelievable," she said with a muted voice.

"Are you crying?" Cosima wondered and kissed of a tear from her face. "Was it that bad?"

"Non! Not at all. I always cry after sex." She smiled through her tears. "You can't imagine how guilty Aldous looked then. As if an orgasm was hurting like hell."

They laughed and kissed and Cosima caressed the soft pussy lips of the French woman again.

"What about you?" Delphine asked. "I think you deserve a little reward."

"You don't need to," Cosima said. But Delphine already rolled on her belly an turned around to move her face beside Cosima's crotch. Her fingers run through the little patch of hair above her mound, traced the shape of her mound and pussy lips until a finger gently slipped inside the slit, exploring het folds and greeting the hardened bud of her clit.

She moved closer and spread Cosima's pussy open, looking at her beautiful sex for a moment.

"Hmmm I love the way she looks," Delphine said and bend her head down to kiss her right between the opened lips.

Now it was Cosima who started moaning in pleasure. "Wow, I didn't dare to dream you were kissing me down there," she admitted. "I guess I'm totally the 'Suck my clitoris' type of girl, you know..."

Both women laughed happily and the Delphine continued kissing and licking the other woman's pussy and Cosima closed her eyes and simply enjoyed the increasing pleasure starting to spread from her center.

A few orgasms later the women were still cuddled together in the afterglow of their love-making. Cosima woke up from her little nap as Delphine moved. "I could kill for some ice cream," the blonde sighed.

Cosima smiled at her, slowly opening her eyes with a happy smile on her face. "Mmm. Okay. Your wish is my command. I'm going to go to the store and I'm going to get us some Eskimo Pies."

"Eskimo?" Delphine just didn't understand.

"Yeah."

"I don't think I know it."

"No?"

"No," Delphine confirmed.

"Prepare yourself" Cosima got out if the bed slipping into the first piece of clothing she found and grabbed her glasses from the bedside table. "You're about to become a craven addict."

"I think I already am," Delphine mumbled looking at the other woman.

Cosima smiled and left.