Cosima enters her cottage, pulling out her phone as she lays down on the bed.

C: Hey, we just got back from Kentucky.

D: Welcome home, champ.

C: Thanks! And thank you for tucking me in last night.

D: You're welcome. I couldn't let you fall asleep just anywhere, could I? Who knows what crazy race fans out there would try to take advantage of the Kentucky Derby winning jockey.

C: Very true :) So, how's tomorrow at 5?

D: For what?

C: For when I'll pick you up for our date.

D: You want to go out tomorrow night?

C: Yeah, why, do you have another date? Am I gonna have to fight for you?

D: No, I don't have another date. I'm just surprised you have everything set up so soon.

C: I told you I was already planning it and I really don't want to wait another day to go out with you. So will 5 work?

D: Yes, 5 will be great.

C: Awesome! I'm gonna put the finishing touches on everything during the day and then I'll pick you up at your door.

D: Sounds good! Where are we going?

C: You'll find out tomorrow.

D: But how will I know what to wear?

C: Just wear jeans. It's not fancy.

D: Okay, see you tomorrow.

C: I can't wait ;)

The next day, Cosima spends the morning prepping for the date. Once everything is set up, she goes back to her place to shower and get dressed, pairing red skinny jeans with a sleeveless, black and grey patterned shirt and grey ankle boots. As she's puts the finishing touches on her eyeliner, she glances at the clock. It's 4:58.

"Shit," she takes one last glance at herself in the mirror and rushes out the door. She runs up the path to the house and knocks on the door.

"Wow, right on time," Delphine grins as she opens the door.

"Yeah, of course I am. I don't want a waste a minute of our date," Cosima says as she tries to slyly catch her breath. She looks Delphine up and down, she's wearing a black, sleeveless top, dark blue skinny jeans, and brown boots that end just below her knee, "You look great!"

"Thanks, so do you." Delphine closes the door behind her and they begin their walk down the path. "Where to?" Delphine asks as she leads the way towards her car.

"Hold up, I'm driving tonight," Cosima states.

"Um, you don't have a license and there's no way I'm letting you get behind the wheel of my car on these roads."

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

"What?"

"Follow me," Cosima turns and heads for the stables with Delphine following behind. When they get there, Polonium is waiting outside, already saddled up. "After you," Cosima points to the horse.

"We're going on horseback to our date?" Delphine asks as she approaches the horse.

"We are."

Delphine looks around, "Where's your horse?"

"Right here," she motions towards Polonium. "We're riding tandem this evening, m'lady." Cosima offers assistance and Delphine hops up on the horse. Cosima follows suit, sitting in front of the blonde, "Hold on."

Delphine loosely wraps her arms around Cosima's waist.

"You should probably hold on a little tighter than that. I don't know if you've seen me ride before, but I like to go fast."

"So I've heard," Delphine laughs as she tightens her grip.

Cosima smiles at the feel of Delphine's hands around her waist. She grabs the reins and taps her right foot lightly against Polonium's side, "Giddy up."

Polonium gallops off, Cosima directing him around the back of the property and onto a path that runs through the woods along a creek. Cosima slows the horse down to a gentle trot.

"Where are we going?"

"You'll find out when we get there. Don't you like surprises?"

"Sometimes. Depends on the surprise."

"What was last good surprise you had?" Cosima asks.

Delphine thinks about it for a few moments, "Probably the Mustang on my sixteenth birthday."

"You weren't expecting it?"

"No, I was expecting to get Papa's old Peugeot 205. That thing was about 20 years old, but he wouldn't get rid of it, and he kept threatening to give it to me when I got my license. He'd say, 'Delphine, this is a strong, French car. It served me well all these years and it will do the same for you.' So, when I woke up the morning of my birthday and he called me outside, I expected to see the Peugeot waiting for me on the driveway, instead it was the Stang. It turns out he was running a long con on me cause he knew how much I did not want that Peugeot."

"That's funny, but what a great surprise."

"Yeah, it really was."

"So, that was the last good surprise? That's nearly 9 years ago."

"I can't think of any other surprises I've been that excited about."

"Well, my plans for our date aren't Mustang level, but I'd rather not spoil it for you."

"Okay." Delphine looks around, "It's really beautiful in the woods this time of year."

"I bet it's ten times more beautiful than usual."

"Why's that?"

"That's the effect you have everywhere you go."

Delphine blushes and is thankful Cosima's back is to her so she can't see the reddening of her cheeks. She pinches Cosima's side.

"Ow, what was that for?"

"I just felt like it," Delphine answers nonchalantly as she repositions her arms around Cosima's waist.

Cosima grins as she signals Polonium to go faster and the horse takes off on a gallop. After another 10 minutes, they exit the woods into a grassy clearing.

Delphine looks around, "Wait a second, are we at the park?"

"We are," Cosima confirms.

"How did I never realize the woods leads here?"

"Maybe you don't explore enough."

"Maybe I don't. Good thing I agreed to a date with Christopher Columbus, then, huh?"

"Agreed?" Cosima turns to face Delphine, "More like lost a bet and had no choice."

"I consented to the bet, didn't I?" Delphine asks, to which Cosima shrugs. Delphine reaches her hand out to graze Cosima's cheek, "Cosima, I didn't feel obligated to go out with you today, I wanted to. Okay?" Cosima nods and Delphine bops her on the nose, "Good, now tell me what we're doing here?"

"You'll find out in a minute," Cosima turns back around and they continue on further into the park, the gazebo coming into view.

"Wow, I've never seen the gazebo covered in lights like that before. I wonder if someone's having a party there," Delphine muses.

"Yeah, party of two," Cosima responds as they stop beside the structure and she jumps off the horse, extending her hand to Delphine.

Delphine takes her hand and Cosima helps her down, "No offense, but I don't think you could reach that high."

Cosima sticks out her tongue. "Well, I might have had some assistance, but I dictated the placement of all the lights."

"It's really lovely," Delphine smiles as Cosima ties Polonium up to a post.

"Shall we, mademoiselle," Cosima extends her arm.

Delphine hooks her hand around Cosima's outstretched arm and they walk up into the gazebo. There's a round table in the center with two place settings and several lit candles, illuminating the space. Cosima pulls out a chair and Delphine sits down. Cosima sits across from her, "So, I decided instead of going to a crowded restaurant, we'd come here, where you used to hole up to study in peace, so we could have some privacy to talk and get to know each other better."

"Cosima," Delphine smiles, "we've been out to eat before and we've known each other for weeks. You know a lot about me already."

"Yeah, but that was friend type stuff, I want to know what Delphine on a date is like."

"I don't know if date Delphine is that much different than regular Delphine, honestly."

"Excuse me ladies," Cal interrupts. "I have your wine."

"Thank you, Cal," Cosima grins. Delphine is visibly perplexed to see Cal. "Cal and Sarah are our servers for this evening. Cal is the one who hung the lights."

"Cosima pointed to where they should go," Cal adds.

"How'd she rope you into this?" Delphine asks as Cal fills their glasses with red wine.

"This was all Cosima and Sarah, I just do what the ladies ask of me."

"Yeah, he does," Sarah agrees as she steps into the gazebo, a plateful of salad in each hand. She puts them down in front of the girls.

"I may have told Sarah about our little bet while Felix was sleeping on the drive to Kentucky. We got to talking and then I kinda included her in the bet."

"Oh yeah, how so?" Delphine wonders.

"This one mentioned the kind of date she was planning for you, but that she needed some assistance pulling it off, so she bet me that if she won, I'd help."

"What was in it for you?" Delphine wonders.

"I told her if I lost the race, I'd wash the bus for her," Cosima admits.

"Yeah, of course I figured, what are the odds she'd actually win the race, so I'd at least get a bus cleaning out of this whole thing, but here we are," Sarah shrugs. "I don't mind. Cos here's a pretty cool chick, I hope you realize that, Frenchie. And I hope you enjoy the salad, though that's all Cosima's doing. We'll be back with the main course in a bit." With that, Sarah and Cal leave the gazebo.

"Your famous salad again, huh?"

"Yeah, well, it's really the only thing I can make. I'm pretty culinarily challenged."

Delphine takes a bite, "It's a good start. Maybe one day I'll teach you to make crepes."

"Yeah?" Delphine nods. "I'd like that. Alright, talk to me, tell me something I don't know about Delphine Cormier."

"Hmm," Delphine thinks. "What do you want to know that you don't already?"

"What's your favorite color?"

"Probably black. Maybe white. I guess a tie between black and white."

"Your favorite color is black and, yet, you got mad when Felix painted your my little pony black?"

"Hey, I like the color, but not for my doll."

"Ok, fair enough. Hey, why don't you ask me a question and we can go back and forth?"

"Alright, what's your favorite color?"

"Red."

"I figured that was your favorite when you had your nails painted red by Krystal. And you do wear a lot of red," Delphine motions to Cosima's jeans.

"And you wear a lot of black and white. Ok," Cosima continues, "if you could go on vacation anywhere, where would you go?"

"I've always wanted to take a safari in Tanzania, visit the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. There are so many amazing animals to see there. I was actually thinking about doing a veterinary exchange program there in the spring."

"Oh, man, that would be amazing. You should totally do it. And take tons of photos."

"I definitely will. Is there someplace you've always wanted to visit?"

"Now I kinda want to steal your answer, but I've actually always wanted to go to Japan."

"Why, so you can order a California Roll?"

Cosima sticks her tongue out, "No. I went to college with a guy from Japan and he used to talk about the awesome waves there compared to California, so I think I'd like to take a surfing trip there one day."

"You surf?"

"Yeah, a little. We used to catch a few waves before class. It's a lot of fun."

"I've never tried."

"Well maybe I can teach you to surf one day in exchange for those cooking lessons."

"Deal," Delphine smiles.

"Now you ask your own question, since you just keep throwing mine back at me."

"Hey, it's just because yours are so good."

"Yeah, yeah, come on, give it to me, Cormier."

"Okay, what is your biggest phobia?"

"Oooh, hmm, I'd say snakephobia."

"You're afraid of snakes?" Delphine asks with surprise.

"Yes, I hate them. They're just so long and slithery," Cosima cringes. "I don't want them sneaking up on me and trying to bite or choke me."

Delphine laughs.

"My phobia is funny to you?"

"No, it's not funny, it's just, I'm sure there are plenty of snakes in the woods we just traipsed through."

Cosima's eyes go wide, "Seriously?"

Delphine nods, "This is the country, Cosima."

"Shit, maybe we should take another route home."

"I think we're safe atop Polonium. Besides, most snakes won't attack unless provoked."

"I hope so. Well what are you afraid of? I assume it's not animals or reptiles, or else you're going into the wrong line of work."

"No, I'm fine with all animals, reptiles, even insects. My biggest fear is probably change."

"What do you mean, like coins?"

Delphine giggles, "No, I mean me changing, veering from the expected path."

"Oh, duh, I'm an idiot. What scares you about change?"

"I think I just always had this idea of who I was and what I wanted and I kind of always stuck to that path, afraid that if I made one change, everything would fall apart. I always did what was expected of me, what I expected of myself. But I think I may be ready to embrace change."

"Yeah, why's that?" Cosima asks.

"Pardon us," Cal says as he and Sarah re-enter the gazebo and clear their salad plates. He then places the main course down in front of each of them. "A little surf and turf for you this evening. We have a 6oz filet mignon paired with a lobster tail and garlic mashed potatoes."

"Wow, this looks great," Delphine enthuses.

"Cal prepared it all," Cosima explains.

"He's an amazing chef," Sarah adds.

"I may have made it, but the menu was all dictated by Cosima." Cal picks up the bottle of red wine and refills their glasses, "Bon appetite."

"Merci." "Thanks." Delphine and Cosima say in sync as Cal and Sarah leave them.

"Are you cool with this food? I was trying to think of stuff I thought you'd like. If you don't, we can go grab something else."

"Cosima, it's perfect, really. I love all of this," Delphine says as she dips her fork in the lobster. She takes the bite, "Mmm, parfait."

Cosima grins and begins to eat as well. "So, um, what were you saying about being ready to embrace change?"

"Oh, just that I'm ready to open myself up to new experiences, mindsets, things like that."

"I see."

"Cosima, can I ask you something personal?"

"Sure, shoot."

"How did you know that you were interested in girls?"

"I think I've always known. It wasn't like a big epiphany or anything. When some of my friends started crushing on boys, I realized I felt that way about other girls. I can appreciate a hot guy, don't get me wrong, but I don't want to sleep with them or anything." Delphine nods her head in understanding. "Why do you ask?"

"I don't know, I guess I've just been wondering lately. I've always liked guys, only guys. Since I was a pre-teen, I've only ever dated guys. But now, I don't know. I mean, as a scientist, I know that sexuality is a spectrum, and I thought I knew where I fell on that spectrum, but now I'm not so sure."

Cosima has been watching Delphine intently, though Delphine eyes have looked everywhere but Cosima's. "Why aren't you sure anymore?"

Delphine finally looks up at Cosima, "Because of you."

"Because of me?"

"Don't act so surprised, Cosima. You've been trying to get me to admit my feelings for you since you told me how you felt."

"Yeah, I know I have, but now I want to hear it from you, what you're feeling, rather than me trying to get you to admit something you may not be ready to admit."

"I like you, Cosima," Delphine says simply. "I don't know why or how this happened, but I know that what I feel for you is more than friendship. And when I think about you, I think about things I've only ever thought about with men. And I'm confused about it, and I was hesitant to face it, but when you came up with the idea for the bet, I thought this is the perfect opportunity to find out what's really going on between us. I mean part of me knew you might not win and I'd be off the hook, but another part of me wanted to be on the hook. And then when you won, and it was going to become a reality, I momentarily panicked because I realized we were actually going to do this. And I thought about backing out because I wasn't sure I could handle facing it. And Krystal made a good point, that I couldn't run from this forever, that we were still going to be around each other and these feelings weren't suddenly going to disappear. And then, yeah, that stuff with Shay did kind of annoy me. She kept touching you and I felt this irrational jealousy, like nobody else should be touching you." Delphine stops and puts her hands over her face in embarrassment at what she just admitted, "I'm crazy, I know."

Cosima reaches across the table and grasps Delphine's hands, pulling them away from her face. "You're not crazy. And I shouldn't have teased you about being jealous of Shay, even though I knew you probably were. Hey, if someone was touching you or dancing that close to you, I'd have been just as jealous, so I get it. And I understand you being scared about all this. I mean, I'm ecstatic you're telling me all of this, and I want to see where this goes between us, but we can move at your pace, okay? Whatever you're comfortable with, that's fine with me. I just want to spend time with you and be honest about what we're feeling."

"I want that, too," Delphine smiles.

"Great!" Cosima smiles back. "Right now I'm feeling like we better finish our dinner cause we have somewhere to be at 8 o'clock." Cosima lets go of Delphine's hands and they continue their meal.

"That was divine," Delphine declares after she swallows the last bite on her plate.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it," Cosima smiles sweetly as she stands up and extends her hand to Delphine. "Will you accompany me to the next part of our date?"

"I will," Delphine takes Cosima's hand and rises out of her chair. They step down out of the gazebo, releasing their handhold.

Sarah hands Cosima a basket, "Have fun, kids."

"Thanks, Sarah," Cosima says. "And give our compliments to the chef."

They begin to walk through the quiet park, "What's in the basket?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

The tranquility of the park is soon replaced by the murmur of voices as they arrive at a field filled with people.

"Did you invite all of them on our date?" Delphine inquires.

"Yes, I figured you might be more comfortable with the entire county here," Cosima jokes. "No, it's Classic Movie Mondays in the park."

"Oh, I forgot about that. I haven't been in years."

"I thought with the weather being so pleasant, it would be a nice way to spend the night." Cosima picks a spot under a dogwood tree and pulls a blanket out of the basket and spreads it out on the lawn. They make themselves comfortable and Cosima takes a bottle of wine and two glasses out of the basket, along with a bowl of chocolate covered strawberries, and sets them down between them.

"What movie are they showing?" Delphine asks.

"Back to the Future. Have you seen it?"

"No."

"Really?"

"I've heard of it, of course, I've just never watched it."

"Wow, okay, I guess that makes sense."

"Makes sense how?"

"You'll see." Cosima pours the wine and hands Delphine a glass. They each take a few sips and eat a couple strawberries before settling in as the movie begins.

Cosima looks over at Delphine, who is sitting with her legs crossed and her hands resting on the blanket to her sides. Cosima glances at Delphine's left hand, then at her face, then back at her hand, her mind internally debating her next move. Finally, she places her right hand next to Delphine's left as she refocuses her attention on the movie, trying not to look too obvious about her intentions.

Delphine feels the slight brush of a pinkie against her own and looks down at her left hand, noticing how Cosima's pinkie is grazing hers. She smiles knowingly and links their pinkies. Cosima, electrified at the sensation, peeks at their hands before taking the opportunity to flip her hand over, palm upright. Delphine immediately takes the hint, linking her fingers through Cosima's and giving her hand a gentle squeeze, which is immediately returned. They smile at each other before returning their attention to the screen, their hands remaining linked throughout the rest of the movie. They use their free hands whenever they need to pick up their wine glasses or grab a strawberry.

When Doc delivers his final line in the movie, Delphine laughs and turns her head towards Cosima. "Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads," she repeats.

"I couldn't help it," Cosima insists and Delphine shakes her head. "Did you like the movie?"

"Yeah, it was really good. Now I want to see the sequel."

"Maybe we can rent it on itunes or something later this week, and the third one," Cosima suggests.

"I'd like that."

"Cool!" Cosima notices everyone around them cleaning up. "I guess we should," she motions towards the crowd and Delphine nods, their hands separating as they stand up. They fold the blanket and pack it back in the basket along with the glasses. They throw out the empty wine bottle and start walking back across the park towards the gazebo where Polonium is tied up. Delphine reaches for Cosima's free hand as they walk, holding it snugly in her own.

When they arrive at the gazebo, it is all cleaned out, though the lights are still strung up outside. Cal is feeding Polonium a handful of oats and, when he sees the girls, he nods and leaves them alone. They step into the gazebo, still hand in hand.

"That's a great view of the full moon," Cosima gestures towards the sky.

"Yeah, it's a lovely night, the sky is so clear," Delphine agrees.

"Hey," Cosima turns towards Delphine, "if you had the opportunity to go back in time, would you? Do you think you'd try to change things?"

"I don't know. On the one hand, of course if I could prevent something bad from happening, I'd probably want to, but then, on the other hand, changing one thing could cause a domino effect and alter everything that came after, and maybe not for the better. It's kind of a catch-22, you don't know what overall impact your action is going to have on the future. Maybe what happened, even though it was terrible, was meant to happen to lead to whatever came next. Would you?"

"Oh man, I think it would be hard to resist not trying to improve something, especially if it caused mass devastation, but then there are the little things that may have impacted your own family negatively that you'd want to try to change. You're right though, I mean as much as I sometimes say I'd wish I'd done this or that, or I wish I could have stopped that from happening, you don't know what the universe's intentions were behind an event and what you're going to end up causing. It could actually make things worse somehow in the long run. I guess I'm kinda glad time travel doesn't really exist so I don't have to make that decision, cause it would be a tough one."

"I would like to visit an earlier time, though," Delphine adds. "Paris in the 1920s was such a vibrant time. My grand-mère told me many stories of that decade, the influence of art and jazz, it was just such a wonderful time to experience the city. I kind of wish I could go back and experience all of that. What I wouldn't give to be able to spend time at the Moulin Rouge back then." Delphine looks down at Cosima, who is staring up at her, "What is it?"

"Nothing, just the look on your face when you talk about that period, it's nice, you really seem enthralled."

"I guess I am. What about you, what decade would you want to visit?"

"Maybe the 60s, embrace the whole hippie lifestyle, go to Woodstock. Get involved with protests and human rights campaigns, all the social issues of the time, all the marches."

"Ah, so you want to embrace your inner rabble-rouser."

"Maybe. I mean growing up in San Francisco, there's such a rich history of protests and human rights campaigns. Those people did so much, suffered through a lot of it, to give us the life we have now. I'd like to have been a part of making an impact on the future like that."

"Yeah, but you're making an impact now."

"How? By riding a horse?"

"Yes, by riding a horse," Delphine insists. "Cosima, you're now one of just a handful of women to have won the Kentucky Derby. Maybe there was a little girl at home the other day who watched you win and was inspired to take up the sport because she wants to be like you. And, yeah, that may not be the same as fighting for equal rights, but it is influencing the future, maybe not in a change the world kind of way, but it's still important."

"I still can't believe I actually won," Cosima admits. "I mean I still think this, tonight, that's what's really responsible for the win."

"I doubt that, but I'm happy it was in the mix," Delphine smiles.

"Yeah?"

"Oui, I've had a great time with you this evening. I always enjoy your company, but I appreciate that you really went out of your way to make this night special."

Cosima smiles back, "I'm happy you're happy."

Something catches the corner of Delphine's eye and she turns towards the sky, "Look, a shooting star." Cosima glances in that direction just in time to see it whiz by. "Make a wish!" Delphine shouts giddily. They both momentarily shut their eyes.

"Ok, I made one," Cosima says.

"Me too."

They open their eyes, finding themselves looking directly into each other's.

"What did you wish for?"

"You can't ask that," Delphine admonishes, "it won't come true if I tell."

"Come on, that's dumb. What if it's a wish that's easy to fulfill, you just need to tell someone? Otherwise nobody can help you achieve that wish."

"It's not dumb, it's just the way wishes work."

"How do you know that's the way they work? How many wishes have you made that have come true?"

"I don't know, not many I guess," Delphine admits.

"Exactly! So, if you just told someone, it would be more likely to come true than not."

"Going by that same logic, wouldn't it just be easier if I fulfilled my own wish?"

"Um," Cosima thinks about that question, "I guess, but only if you're wishing for something easily achievable on your own. In which case, why would you even need to waste a wish if you could have done it all along?"

"You're right," Delphine states. "So, I guess I just wasted a wish."

"Oh yeah? So you wanna tell me what you wished for then?"

"No."

"Oh come on, if it's so easily attainable, what's the big deal?"

"I didn't say it was easily attainable, but I could just do it."

"Then do it."

"Fine, bossy, I will." Suddenly, Delphine's hands are gripping Cosima's cheeks, pulling her up to her height, and bringing their lips together.

Cosima moans at the sudden impact, before fervently responding to the lips brushing against her own.

When they finally break apart, Delphine gently lowers Cosima back to her normal height, their eyes opening simultaneously. "Wow!" Cosima exclaims.

"Yeah, wow," Delphine agrees.

"Was that your wish?"

Delphine nods shyly.

"Well that makes my wish pale in comparison."

"What did you wish for?"

"A second date."

"I think that wish will come true, too."

"Awesome!" Cosima pumps her fist. "I guess this is a night of wishes granted."

"I guess so."

"That was nice."

"It was," Delphine smiles.

"Now I wish I had a DeLorean that could take me back in time."

"Why's that?"

"So I could relive our first kiss again and again."

Delphine blushes, "You don't need a time machine, Cosima."

"No?"

Delphine shakes her head, "Instead of repeating history, we can just keep making history with even more kisses."

"I like your way of thinking," Cosima says as she wraps her arms around Delphine's neck, pulling herself up and meeting Delphine's welcoming lips with her own.

Polonium looks over at the girls kissing, then lowers herself to the ground, settling in for a nap, not expecting them to come up for air anytime soon.