They soon fell asleep through exhaustion of the experimentation and exploration of each other's body. Their limbs stretched and sore. The darkness crept in through Cosima's window with the street lamps outside casting a yellow glow around the room, shadows bounced across the wall. The dumped clothing scattered around the room, the lingering tangled smell of their arousal pungent in the air. A cool breeze prickled Delphine's exposed skin that was not underneath the blankets, she lifted her arm, eyes closed still sleeping. Her arm curled in the blankets turning her body to the side pulling the heavy duvet up around her neck, as Cosima's head fell from her chest grunting a wake with the blonde's movements. Cosima's eyes nipped, moving Delphine's fluffy hair up the pillow so she could be the big spoon. She shut her eye's again drifting back into sleep, however every time she breathed little hairs tickled her nose, so she patted the hair away from her face again. She huffed rolling away from the blonde to the cold side of the bed, pulling as much covers as possible from her. She shut her eyes again, letting sleep take over her body. As she felt the bed move, the feeling of stiff nipples, and soft skin press into her back with an arm circle over waist and a leg twisting over her hip "Chéri" Delphine murmured sleepily.
"You woke me up" Cosima said snuggling into the body at the back of her.
"I'm sorry" She said nuzzling into Cosima's neck.
"It's alright, we should probably get up anyways" Cosima said tipping her head back landing a kiss on her chin.
"No" Delphine said tightening her grip on her waist, pressing on her soft stomach. A large sound of wind broke out as Cosima vibrated with a large cackle
"That is disgusting; I felt that on my leg." Delphine shouted moving away from the small scientist who was still in fits of laughter
"Oh it sinks, Cosima" Delphine held her nose, moving out of the bed as brunette flipped over on her back still creased.
"Hey, I told you. I fart in bed, you were warned" Cosima shouted her laughter dying down as she wafted the covers around, trying to get rid of the smell.
"Delphine, come back to bed, the smell is gone. DEL-PHINE" she cried from the middle of the bed, reaching over to the side table to pick up her glasses.
The blonde didn't return after a few minutes, she moved from the bed huffing as the cold evening air touched her body, picking up a t-shirt from the floor and slipping it on to find the blonde crouched down looking through Cosima's fridge. She flicked on the lights making the blonde stand up to her full height turning to look in her direction.
"Tea?" She said taking the milk out.
"Yeah" Cosima smiled moving back into her room, slipping on clean underwear.
Delphine came back to the bed with her tea in her hand for Cosima, as they sat on top of the covers, letting the soothing hot liquid run down their throats. Smiling at each other inbetween sips
"I can't believe you did that" Delphine chuckled shaking her head.
"My girlfriend eats from the bin, and farts on me. How did I get this lucky" Delphine joked
Cosima snorted, swatting her knee "Hey, your girlfriend also made you come, like seven times last night"
Delphine grinned, putting her cup down sitting knee to knee with Cosima "I love her very much. Je t'aime tant" She leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
She hummed out of the kiss "I love you too"
"So I know there's only like six hours of the day left but do you want to do anything?" Cosima asked shrugging her shoulders.
"I can't think of anything. I just want to be with you"
Cosima cooed squeezing around her "Big bad boss Delphine is just a big softie" giggling the blonde swept her hair over to the other side of her head as her hands started to assault the brunettes ribs with tickles that made Cosima fall back into the pillows.
"You are a brat" Delphine said playfully.
"Okay, okay. I give in" Cosima shouted with Delphine blowing raspberries on her neck hands tickling the ribs. The raspberries on her neck turned to kisses and the hands turned to teasing her breasts. She enjoyed the sensation, pulling at the French woman's bottom caressing her supple cheeks moving her body further on top, her legs open for her thigh to slot in. Delphine left her neck to kiss on the mouth soundly, tongue rolling into her waiting mouth. The muscle moving with ease as it brushed against Cosima's, just as the two bodies started to grind together a loud grumble emerged
"I swear that was just my stomach that time" Cosima announced as Delphine chuckled rolling off her
The brunette rolled to the side, cupping the blonde's cheek with her hand as her lips skimmed over Delphine's capturing her bottom lip in her mouth sucking on it, letting her tongue graze against the blonde's. The two women were soon enraptured with each other again, when her stomach grumbled nosily. Cosima's cheek flushed red.
"I think your body wants to eat" Delphine said
"I want to eat you" Cosima teased
"Later" Delphine smiled slyly rolling over and swinging her legs off the bed remembering to get away before Cosima traps her.
"You don't have very much" The blonde called through.
"Yeah, Sarah probably ate most of it. We could order in?" Cosima called back smiling when Delphine appeared at the bottom of the bed.
"Okay" She wondered away again.
Cosima went over to her desk and started up her laptop, the bathroom door was shut so that's where Delphine disappeared too. She did not know what take-away the blonde would want so just brought up several tabs with different restaurants that she had ordered from before. She was focused on her task she didn't even notice Delphine until she wrapped her arms around her tucking her head in her neck
"What do you want?" Cosima asked listing the various options, the blonde untucked her head and sat crossed legged on the edge of the bed listening.
"Pizza and we could get ice-cream" Delphine said, her stomach now aching for food.
"Good Choice" Cosima replied ordering the food from her laptop, finally turning around to see the blonde in soft pink fluffy sweater with a large moon and stars that had a cheesy slogan next to it and matching pink star cotton bottoms.
"You do know that you are thirty years old" Cosima grinned. She stopped wearing pyjamas in her teens but Delphine had a wide range.
"I like them. I bought you a pair too" Delphine quirked her eye brow at Cosima "They are in the bathroom, and I think you should put them on" She kissed down her neck, cheeks and then lips.
"Okay" Cosima bite down on her bottom lip pushing the chair away from the desk to the bathroom, to find the pyjamas neatly folded on the toilet seat lid.
"I feel like I'm ten again, having a sleep-over with a girl I have a crush on, wearing my best pyjamas hoping to impress her" She said coming out of the bathroom down flashing her hands at her side "Dah, dah" Cosima sang with a Cheshire cat grin "Are you impressed?"
"Bien sûr" Delphine replied wrapping her arms her waist pulling her into her body, as the brunette wrapped her arms around her neck, "très très mignon" Delphine spoke kissing her cheek.
"Now Delphine, answer me honestly, do you have a pyjama fetish?" Cosima spoke in a serious tone until the last word mouth slanting up into a cheesy smile.
The blonde scrunched her nose as she began to laugh "Oui, I have been caught"
"I knew it…but they are comfy and warm so I could get into it" Cosima said nonchalantly kissing her fleetingly
"So since I watched all those horrible Disney films, I think you should watch a film of my choice tonight" Cosima said
"But as the guest I should get to pick, non"
"Under normally circumstances, yeah…but c'mon" Cosima pleaded untangling herself from the blonde and grabbing her laptop to open up NetFlix sitting on the bed.
"Look, here's a good one" She pointed out to Delphine
"It's nearly three hours long, non" She dismissed looking at the screen to see if there was anything that stood out to her "What about that one" she exclaimed
"It's a cartoon, Delphine." She groaned
"Fine, you can pick…but just nothing too scary ok, I don't want to have nightmares." She moved off the bed.
Shit, how could I be so stupid she thought as her face paled, worry glancing over her features "Not those kind, Chéri" the blonde reassured.
Cosima rubbed the top of her scalp, nodding with a tight smile continuing to browse through the different options. The blonde came back into the room a glass filled with juice for herself and Cosima when the door knocked.
"Pizza time" Cosima sang throwing her laptop on the bed, moving to the door.
She brought the large pizza through both girls humming at the smell of the food, both commenting on how amazing it tastes, Cosima then lifts her laptop so they both can see, clicking play.
3rd of January
After spending the morning wrapped in each other, the girls reluctantly moved from the bed to the bathroom. And back to the bedroom again, it wasn't until the afternoon she managed to get Cosima out of the door. The first stop was the supermarket after seeing Cosima's bare fridge and cupboards Delphine took the dreaded girl shopping, knowing that she would live off of takeout food. The brunette picked up various different items throwing them in the cart; it mostly consisted of instant noodles and junk food, after that was completed they made their way to the next stop.
Delphine's car was the only car visible. The raging water crashing down on the white hard land, and the clouds white and misty. Small flakes dusting the car windscreen. The howling of the wind rattling against the windows. The small buzzing of the car radio and the condensation painting the thick glass of the car. Cosima turned from watching the waves crash on to the shore toward the blonde who smiled tentatively at her, her hands slipping on her thermal leather gloves on. Cosima fixed her hat in place, stepping out the car. The salt crisp windy air filled her lungs, her body leaning into the harsh wind to keep balanced, a warm hand slipped into her own mitted hand as they walked down the gravelly path towards the beach. The sea air hitting their faces as they gripped on to each other against the wind.
"You know, this is more romantic in movies" Cosima bellowed
"Oui, I agree" Delphine shouted back as a gust blew harshly around their bodies
"Do you wanna go back?" Cosima asked
Delphine nodded turning around they marched back to the car with their heads down pushing forward into the invisible force. As soon as Delphine's car was in sight Cosima picked up her pace and soon they were both running.
Once back in the warmth and safety of Delphine's car the pair started laughing. They watched the stormy sea from the car, pushing back their seats with the car heaters burning.
"So much for my good idea" Cosima said disappointedly eyes flickering from the view and Delphine's face.
"Maybe another day, we can bring a picnic and even bring a kite" Delphine said, trying to bring Cosima's mood back up.
"Oh, yeah that sounds fun. And we can go looking for crabs and stuff" Cosima smiled at the scenario that she was creating in her mind.
Delphine nodded and placed a kiss on her cheek before she started the car.
When they arrived back at Cosima's apartment the pair stripped off their winter wear. Cosima made her into her tiny kitchen, if you could even call it that it. She tied her dreads back in a loose knot that sat on the top of her head as she took out a large mixing bowl and flour. The brunette carried on making and preparing in kitchen as Delphine changed into more comfortable loose clothing. The blonde's nose sniffed the air as a pleasant scent made its presence known; curious to see what Cosima was up too she slipped on the pink pyjama jumper.
The familiar voice sang along to the radio as she piled dishes into the sink, flour dusted her pink cheeks and dotted her chin, empty egg shells sat on top of the bin and cocoa powder scattered around the counter.
"What are you doing?" Delphine asked
Cosima smiled placing her hands on her hips turning around with a sly smirk on her face "Well since, it's our last day before we start the daily grind again; I thought we could take the edge of"
Delphine quirked her eyebrow towards the brunette humming
"Is there an extra special ingredient to these cakes?"
"Yeah, I promised I was going to get you baked one day and since my first idea totally sucked" she gestured with her hands up in the air shrugging.
"Do you think we should be doing this, I mean, I will have to go soon and I don't want to be driving high, you know?" Delphine said cautiously
"It's still early, we have loads of time" Cosima rolled her eyes, head shaking as if to dismiss her thoughts
"Okay, just don't let me do anything stupid" Delphine warned
"Me? Never" Cosima grinned enveloping the tall French woman in her arms.
The pot making her body temperature rise as she stripped off the loose clothing, dressed in thick grey socks and one of Cosima's sleeping t-shirts that stopped just after her bum cheeks. Cosima told her only a couple of bites but did Delphine listen, after protesting that she didn't feel any different she consumed more than she should have, before Cosima managed to get the plate from her.
Music and colours filled the apartment as Delphine's skin tingled, her mind free and fuzzy. Almost as if she was floating her limbs moving in slow motion with heartbeat racing as a bead of sweat trickled down her back. The only anchor was gripped around her pointing finger, the tanned ring finger contrast against her own pale skin. She twisted her hand; she felt the dark hazel eyes following her movements closely. The pale digit traced along the inside of Cosima's palm lines. The slightest brush of her skin, the brunettes' chest thundered and clapped. The French woman twisted her body to the side with a signature smirk, eyes crinkled. Cosima lay still on the bed as her heart hammered and lungs holding the same breath. Delphine shifted her fingers along the deep lines embedded in her smooth skin, lightly caressing and encircling her wrist.
"Your skin…" Delphine began as her eyes idly moved from Cosima's hand to her eyes "It feels different"
Her own fingers started to walk along the arm, brushing and sweeping along the now, goosebumped skin. The small fine hairs on the brunettes arm pricked Delphine's finger as they stood tall, her hand stopped with the ministrations, mid-air. Cosima finally exhaled the breath she was holding, her eyes falling shut, the blonde shifted closer, curling up next to her like a cat.
Cosima's arm fell on top of Delphine's chest and the blondes fell upon the dreadlocked girl's chest. She felt the steady beating of Cosima's heart beneath her hand. She pulled at Cosima's arm tugging it down to her heart, which awoken Cosima. Feeling and hearing only the sounds of each other's hearts pulsing and beating in a fast paced rhythm, her breath hitched. Her voice thick with emotion "I love you" Cosima said her voice echoing as if it was travelling through the whole of time and space.
"je t'amie" she whispered back. The heart beat decreasing, falling into a steady pace, the couple stayed curled around each other, in their perfect bubble listening and feeling only each other. The apartment however was still full of colour and music, but that did not stop them from drifting in and out of sleep, until finally their eyes became too heavy to fight.