I don't know what it is about this story, but I'm eager to get to the good stuff .
I don't own these characters, I just like playing match maker.
After everything I had seen today, an empty loft wasn't something I had expected and it filled me with cold sense of fear as I looked around. Nothing seemed out of place, but with everything we had been through, I wanted to be sure.
I settled myself on the bed, as I pulled my phone out, dialing Felix. "Bloody hell, where are you all?" I asked, relief flooding through me when he said they were at the corner diner. "Christ, you couldn't have left a note or something? I'll be down there in a few." I sighed and hung up, shoving the phone into my pocket once more.
"Arsehole." I grumbled as I flopped back on the pillows. As I laid there, I couldn't help but bring hers to my chest, hugging it tightly as the morning's events flashed through my mind. Burying my face into the fabric, I let out a shaky breath, before inhaling her scent, letting it calm me, before pushing up and off the bed, wiping my face just in case.
I took one more look at the rumpled blankets, before exiting the loft, locking it back up, before making my way to the diner. I shoved my hands into my jacket pockets as I walked, keeping my head down against the cool air, letting out a sigh only to watch the way my breath curled in the wind.
By the time I reached the diner, I was chilled enough to be grateful for the warmth inside as I spotted Kira and Cosima. I smiled softly, sliding into the booth, across from my daughter. "Morning love, how did you convince Uncle Felix to buy you pancakes?" I asked, sipping at my mug of tea, letting it warm me up,from the inside out, letting my gaze shift to the woman next to her for a moment.
"I didn't, it was Auntie Cosima's idea." Kira grinned, taking a bite of her pancakes, letting out a happy hum.
I watched Cos shrug it off with a chuckle before sipping at what looked like coffee. "Well, that was nice of you." I smiled, as Felix sat down, nudging me gently. I returned it, before spotting the pancakes on my clone's plate. "Are those blueberry pancakes?" I asked, pointing at her plate.
"Yeah, they are, do you want them? I'm not all that hungry." She said, pushing the plate toward me. I smiled at her gratefully and poured syrup on them, before I started eating, sighing contentedly.
We sat in comfortable silence, us eating and her watching us. I would glance up every now and again, just to catch her looking at me with that small, almost calculating smile. After I finished, I pushed the plate away, leaning back in the booth, bring a hand up to rub my face.
There were things we needed to talk about, but Kira certainly didn't need to be involved, but I didn't feel comfortable leaving her with Mrs. S quite yet. I bit my lip, before pushing Felix out of the booth ignoring his scoff as I dialed Alison, walking toward the bathroom.
"Hey, Ali, do you think Kira could stay at your place with Donnie and the kids?" I asked, leaning against the wall. After recent events, we all decided we could trust Donnie.
"I think that would be okay, but why?" She asked, making me smile just a bit, it sounded as though she had just been doing her dance work out. I could hear the dvd in the background.
"There are things we need to discuss and Kira doesn't need to be involved, but Felix should know as well and I'm not sure how I feel about leaving her with Mrs. S." I paused, as she murmured something to Donnie.
"Alright, you can bring her over after eleven, Donnie has to go drive his mother to the doctor." She replied, and I nodded knowing she couldn't see.
"Okay, see you then, yeah?" We hung up and I pushed off the wall, headed back to the booth. A smile on my face. "Kira, we're going to go see Auntie Alison later, and she said you can spend the day with Uncle Donnie and your cousins." I said, after sitting down once more.
Kira smiled, nodding her head. "That sounds fun, can I bring my dolls?" She asked, before finishing off her chocolate milk.
I ignored the confused looks I was getting from Felix and Cosima as I nodded my head. "I bet they would just love that, why don't we go home and pack up your knapsack with some of your toys so you can show them." She smiled at me, looking excited.
I pulled out my wallet, laying down enough for the bill, before giving the other two a look. They both rolled their eyes at me, before we left. Kira insisted on me carrying her on my shoulders, but I didn't mind, after everything, moments like these were hard to come by.
I set her on my shoulders, holding her legs gently as we walked down the street, her hands on either side of my head. "Look, Auntie Cosima, I'm taller than Uncle Felix!" She giggled, squirming a bit.
"Careful, Monkey, you're not allowed to fall." I said, shaking my head a bit, my heart thudding as Cosima brushed her arm up against me, just slightly, but it was like an electric shock, leaving me feeling warm inside.
"Sorry, mommy." Kira mumbled, letting her fingers run through my hair. I chuckled softly as most of it ended up in my face, having to spit out a few hairs here and there.
By the time we got back to the loft, my hair was a mess, but Kira was happy and that's all that mattered. "Down you go." I murmured as I set her down, shaking my hair out as I stood back up. She padded off inside, going directly for her small stash of toys in the corner.
Felix followed her in, leaving me and Cosima hanging around the half open door. "How are you feeling?" I asked, leaning up against the brick wall, keeping my gaze trained on her.
"I'm alright, my chest is a little tight, but I think it's the steps." She shrugged, readjusting her cannulas. I bit my lip as she got a little closer, our bodies a few inches apart. "What about you? You seem a bit distracted."
I sighed softly, offering her a half smile. "Well, between what happened last night and this morning and what Marion showed me and Helena being gone, I just have a lot on my mind, but I'm okay, you're safe, they're safe..so I'm alright, promise."
Our eyes met and I smiled shyly, chewing on the inside of my cheek as she brought a hand up to my cheek. She was no longer cold like she was this morning, but delightfully warm, it was so easy to lean into her touch, to feel completely at ease with her.
"You don't have to be scared or embarrassed or shy, or whatever, with what's happened between us, because I'm not going away and even though it's complicated, I want to try and figure this out, with you.." She paused, bringing herself impossibly closer. "If..you want to..that is."
I let out a soft snort, before I grabbed the front of her jacket gently, pulling her to me, pressing my lips to hers. The rush I had felt from earlier hit me in the gut, as our lips moved together, her hand trailing from my cheek, down my neck, to grip my shoulder gently, her tongue sliding over my lower lip, sending a flash of heat to my core.
My lips parted and she brushed her tongue against mine, forcing a soft sound from my throat, as my hands let go of her coat, one moving to her waist, the other to cup her cheek. I wasn't entirely sure how long it lasted, what could have been mere moments, felt like hours when we broke apart, our faces flushed.
"Of course I want to, Cos, you already know I love you." I whispered, biting my lip gently, my eyes finding hers once more.
She gave me that toothy grin, her eyes sparkling as she shook her head. "That's the first time you've said that to my face." She pointed out, making my cheeks burn.
I rolled my eyes, pressing a kiss to her forehead, before glancing at the door, which had somehow ended up shut. My arms wrapped around her, holding her close, my chin settling on her shoulder. "You don't have to be smug about it." I mumbled, breathing her in.
I never wanted to forget the warmth of her in my arms, the way she felt, the way she smelled, we may not have known each other for very long, but she had slowly become a rather large part of my life, a part I didn't want to live without.
She chuckled softly, her breath washing up against my neck, sending shivers down my spine. "I didn't mean to, but now that you mention it." She teased, as she pulled away gently. "We should go in before Kira thinks something is wrong."
I nodded and pulled open the door for her, closing it once more when we were in. "Uncle Felix said he's going to take me to Auntie Alison's" Kira informed me as she zipped up her knapsack, leaving it next to the couch.
"Oh is he now?" I asked, giving my brother a look. He simply rolled his eyes, shrugging it off. "Well, you have to be there some time after eleven so that gives you about an hour before you have to leave." I said, settling myself on the floor, letting Cosima have the couch.
"I can take her to the park, before heading over, that way it gives you a little time to clean up last night's mess before Alison shows up, that way she doesn't throw a tissy." Felix interjected, smirking at me as Kira grinned.
"Oh, can he? Pleeease?" She whined, looking up at me with her big brown eyes. I tried, I really did, but ended up caving. "Yay!" She cheered, kissing me on the cheek before she grabbed her bag, slinging it over her shoulder, looking up at Felix.
"See you lot later." He winked, before leading Kira back out the door.
"Fucking tosser." I mumbled, leaning my head back against the couch, glancing up at her. "So, what's this make us?" I asked, letting out a soft sigh as she brushed the hair from my face.
"Well, we don't have to put on label on it, if you don't want to, there's no need to rush things." She said, smiling at me before she got up, making her way over to the bed. I followed soon after, plopping down next to her as she opened up what looked like a children's book.
"Mr. Duncan gave this to Kira, it has the genetic sequence I've been looking for, it has my cure." She said, tracing her fingers over the scrawled numbers and letters, just looking at it made my head hurt. "You won't have to lose me, Sarah..so we can take things slow."
Once my I wrapped my mind around it, I couldn't help but smile. There was a cure and she would be better. I took her hand in mine, tracing shapes in her palm as I thought about it, shrugging my shoulders after a moment.
"I'm not really sure, how we'll explain this to Kira, or even to Alison, and even though I know we have all the time in the world, I don't think I want to wait to call you mine, you know?" I said, looking up at her, as my hand stilled.
"I'm sure Kira will understand, if we sit her down, and don't worry about Alison, she went through the same thing with Beth, which is why she was so angry when she first met you, and why we don't bring Beth up much, they were in pretty deep." She said, my jaw dropping.
"No way, Ali does not seem like that kind of soccer mom." I said, trying to contain the giggle that was working it's way up from my chest.
Cosima shook her head, laughing softly as she intertwined our fingers, squeezing gently. "When she first told me about it, I didn't judge, I mean how could I, but I always wondered what would make her so attracted to someone who looked just like her..but since I've met you, I think I know what she was getting at." She shrugged gently, flashing me a sheepish smile.
I ran my free hand through my hair, biting my lip gently, before looking at her once more. "Cosima Niehaus, would you do me the immense honor of being my girlfriend?" I asked softly, my cheeks going pink.
She just flashed me that grin she had the first time we met and pulled me close, our lips a fraction apart as she whispered "Yes." Before kissing me.
Before I knew it, she had me pressed against the bed, our jackets on the floor, her hand snaking up my shirt slowly, tracing shapes along my stomach, sending shivers down my body, heat pulsing through my body, pooling between my legs.
My hands trailed up her back slowly, before tangling into her dreads, bringing her closer, nipping at her lip gently, the sound she made, making me shiver. "Fuck, Cos.." I murmured as she moved to kissing my neck.
I could feel her chuckle softly, as she nipped at the base of my neck, bringing a soft sound from my throat. "So cute." She murmured, pulling away slowly, smiling down at me. She was so beautiful, I didn't care if we were supposed to look exactly the same, she was far more beautiful than me, or any of the others.
"Mm, and you're fucking gorgeous." I murmured, letting my thumb run across her lips as she rolled her eyes.
She opened her mouth to speak, only to cover it, a hard cough, shaking her body. She sat back, leaning over the bed as she coughed into her hand, each one making my heart hurt. "Cos.." I said softly, rubbing her back as she tried to breathe, I didn't know what else to do. "Are you alright?" I asked after she had caught her breath.
"I'm fine, don't worry." She waved me off and I rolled my eyes, noticing the blood on her hand and her chin. I sighed softly, pushing off the bed, heading into the kitchen, wetting a washcloth with warm water before returning.
"Hold still, love." I muttered, first wiping her hands, taking her chin in my hand as I washed away the blood. Her eyes on me as I erased the evidence of her sickness from her skin. "There we go." I whispered, pressing a kiss to her forehead.
Yup! I ship soccercop! I mean who wouldn't? Have you seen the way Ali reacts to Beth being dead? Come on! Hope you enjoyed it!