Chapter six
Delphine woke up with a start. It had felt like she had only been asleep a few minutes. She looked at the clock it read 09:35.
"Shit!" She shouted as she jumped out of bed and ran towards the bathroom. "I'm going to be so late. I am so not going to be making a good first impression!" She screamed at the body in the bed.
"Hey Del, chill it will be alright. You shower I will call you a cab. You won't be late trust me." Cosima soothed to the stressed woman. Cosima picked up the phone and ordered the taxi for 10:15am which would give her plenty of time to get ready and still have a coffee before she left.
"Del, the taxi is booked so don't stress OK! I will ring Rachel and let her know you may be a little late."
"No Cosima, I do not want to be known as the boss's niece's girlfriend getting favours! If I am going to be late I will be late on my own." Delphine sighed. "As much as I enjoyed you being here last night, it was probably the worst thing that could have happened."
Cosima smiled, "Well you wasn't saying that when we were screaming just a few hours ago."
Delphine's stomach jumped at the thought. Cosima knew just how to affect her. "Cosima stop it I have to get ready!" She almost shouted.
"OK spoilsport. Would you mind if I stayed here today, be here for when you get home later?" Cosima asked.
"You know you can stay whenever you want. I would love you to be here when I get back later." Delphine said tenderly.
"OK just so you know we are going to have a fabulous meal. I will even cook it myself." Cosima teased.
"Oh best have the Accident and emergency department on standby then!" Delphine teased back as she started to dress.
Cosima lay in the bed pulling a face, she didn't like her cooking being teased, and she had always thought she had been a good cook. Well she hadn't killed anyone yet. Delphine noticed that Cosima had gone quiet.
"Hey babe, you know I am only joking. I would love to be spoilt by you with your cooking." Delphine said as she walked over to the bed. She leant down and tenderly kissed Cosima until she felt the smaller woman's mouth smile beneath her kiss. "Ok you feel better now babe?"
"How about you just sack work off and we just stay here so you can make your nastiness about my cooking up to me." Cosima said seriously.
"Aww Cherie, I wish I could but we have been through this, how about I make it up to you tonight in a very special way." Delphine winked as she sauntered away wriggling her hips for emphasis.
"God woman you are going to be the death of me!" Cosima sighed. "But it looks as if I may have to take matters into my own hands right now!"
Delphine turned just as Cosima put her hand between her legs, the cheeky smile as she rubbed her other hand over her chest. "See what you are missing out on now!" Cosima whispered.
Delphine stood watching Cosima, her own desires threatening to overtake her body. She let out a moan as Cosima spread her legs so she could see everything she was doing. The smile never leaving Cosima's face.
"Oh God!" Delphine whispered as she tore her eyes away from the scene playing out in front of her. "You don't play fair Cosima!"
Cosima laughed before a moan escaped her lips. "What's fair? You're leaving me to go sit in a boring classroom, at least now when you get bored you have something to think about!" More moaning escaped the smaller woman.
"I won't be able to concentrate on anything now Cosima."
Even though Cosima didn't reply she knew her plan had worked. Delphine was so worked up and feeling horny that she would either rip her clothes off or join her. Or she would put herself through the agony of imagining things all day to the point of distraction. No matter what Cosima had won. That was what she was sticking too.
The taxi beeping its horn brought Delphine back around and out of her lust filled thoughts.
"Cosima I am going now. I will see you this afternoon but I will text or call you on my break OK babe!"
Delphine was met with a chorus of moans in reply as she went through the front door.
"Merde she is such a brat!" Delphine cursed under her breath.
Delphine arrived at the DYAD offices with a couple of minutes spare. She let out a sigh of relief when she found out that there were a couple more people running late. She took the opportunity whilst she was waiting to text Cosima. As she took her phone out she hadn't realised that she had received a picture message from Cosima already. They had only been apart for 10 minutes. Smiling to herself she opened the message.
Just wanted you to see what you were missing by leaving me on my own
The text read and as the picture downloaded she realised that Cosima had sent her a topless picture. Delphine couldn't stop the blush from rising in her cheeks and she looked around nervously to see if anyone was watching her.
Delphine tapped the reply icon and began to tap out her message.
You are such a brat! Now I really won't be able to concentrate at all on anything today. X
Delphine shut her phone off and put it in her bag. She had to think of bad things to get the thoughts of her naked girlfriend out of her head for the day.
The door burst open and in walked the trainer.
"Hello all, my name is Siobhan Sadler. I am here today to go through Health and Safety with you! I know a lot of you were told it was The Role of a Support Worker today but Ethan that does the training has been called away. So rather than delay your training it was decided that we would do this!"
"So today we will go through the general Health and Safety Policy, what is Health and Safety and all the little parts of it like COSHH. Any questions?"
The man sat next to Delphine raised his hand.
"Yes!" Siobhan said pointing to him.
"Erm yes well, how long is this course? I did Health and Safety recently in my previous job so would I need to do it again?" He said as he got more flustered.
"This is a 3 day course. It is different from a lot of courses because it focus' on lone working, as that is what a lot of you will be doing. Ok what I suggest we do just so we can get to know each other is say our names and something unique about ourselves. Let's start with you!" Siobhan pointed at the red faced boy.
"Erm Hi, yeah my name is Tony and I am a big RP fan." The boy said.
"Hey, my name is Delphine and I have my degree in immunology." Delphine said smiling brightly. This continued around the room with everyone.
"Hey Delphine, it's nice to meet you. So what made you choose to be a support worker?" Tony whispered the blushing continuing.
"Hi Tony, I didn't choose it. It chose me. How about you?" Delphine asked, grateful to have someone to talk to.
"I used to work in a Care Home with people with Dementia so it just seemed natural to continue that really." He replied brightly.
"OK guys, shall we get ourselves into pairs and we will begin." Siobhan said.
Cosima had dozed off after she had replied to Delphine's text. She was woken by her phone ringing. Reaching for her glasses she looked at the screen. She saw that it was her best friend Felix calling.
"Hey Fe, what's up? You don't usually call me before 3pm."
"OK now tell me when were you going to tell me that you were screwing someone?" Felix joked.
"Well no shit Sherlock I thought you might have noticed seeing as we hadn't met up for a few weeks." Cosima laughed.
"So how is loves young dream going?" Felix asked with genuine affection.
"Oh it is going amazing dude. I am so definitely in love with her." Cosima gushed.
"Oh God pass me the sick bucket!" Felix said as he made fake gagging sounds.
"Oi fuck off dude! So how have things been between you and Colin?" She asked.
"Oh you know same as always. Good one minute, then my arse getting busted and him going off on one. Then good again. You know I wouldn't have it any other way, stop changing the subject. Tell me all about this dream girl." Felix demanded.
"Her name is Delphine. I met her at the Dyad offices that day when the interviews for my new Support worker….."
"Fuck Cosima she isn't your new Support Worker is she?" Felix shouted down the phone.
Cosima's silence was enough to confirm this to Felix.
"Cosima you know how much trouble you could be in." Concern etched in Felix' voice.
"She doesn't know it is me she is looking after. I haven't told her." Cosima said quietly.
"When are you going to tell her?"
"I have tried so many times but I don't want to ruin what we have, and by telling her it will." Cosima's voice started to crack.
"Hey love; you really do love her don't you?" Understanding filled the words.
"Yeah, I do. I'm scared Felix what do I do if she rejects me and doesn't want to know me?"
"Hey if she loves you too she will understand you know. Just be honest with her, for all you know she may just quit the job so she can be with you. Has your family met her yet?"
"Yeah well kind of. Sarah has spoken to her on the phone, they don't know either. You know what they would be like if they found out."
"Fuck Cosima you don't like to keep things simple do you!" Felix joked.
"Do you want to meet for lunch Fe?" Cosima asked.
"I can't I was actually just ringing to see if you wanted any pot? I'm going up north to get some of the good shit. I will be gone a few days."
"Yeah fe I think I will. I have a feeling I am going to need it." She laughed nervously.
"OK darling, listen tell her before it's too late alright. You know where I am if you need me OK?"
"Thanks Fe that means a lot."
"Listen I will speak to you tomorrow, but please do it! Love you bye."
"Love you too, take care."
"Always." Felix hung up the call.
Cosima knew that Felix was right but she just didn't know how to do it. Every time she thought about mentioning it she either bottled it or ended up having an anxiety attack. She knew she couldn't carry on like this. She would end up making herself seriously ill.
It was lunch time and Delphine had disappeared so that she could call Cosima. She didn't realise just how much she missed the woman who had so dominated her life the last few weeks.
Taking out her phone she switched it on, she gave the network time to connect and the messages come through. She scrolled through them. She had received a few from Paul. Giving her dates that he would be away so that they could arrange the stay around that. She had a message from Rachel asking for some more ID as her passport was out of date. Then there were the 20 messages from Cosima. She smiled as she opened up the file.
Hey baby, hope you enjoyed the show this morning there is plenty more to come xx
So I am guessing the training has started. I miss you already. Come home xx
Now this is really bad, I didn't think I could miss someone so much after so little time x
I really need you here. I need to feel you in my arms. I love you xx
Delphine continued to read on and felt her heart swell more and more for the woman. After a few seconds she tapped the green phone icon and waited for the call to connect.
"Hey babe! How things going today. Are you bored yet?" Asked Cosima enthusiastically.
"Not yet sweet but I have made a new friend. His name is Tony, he is such a dork but he is lovely. You would like him. He is into all those role play things you like to keep up with."
"Ah that is so awesome, we should totally get introduced! Anyway I don't want to hear about him, I want to hear about you. I have really missed you."
"I missed you too Cosima. So what have you been up to today? Apart from sending me naughty pictures." Delphine giggled into the phone.
"Oh not much really, I'm still in bed, was hoping that you would have told them that you were that bored you had to come home and make love to your exceedingly sexy girlfriend who you left in a high state of arousal this morning, and no matter what she does it doesn't seem to be diminishing at all."
"Cosima! Behave I am in public." Delphine scolded playfully.
"Oh wow wait that's even better!" Laughed the other girl. "Now I am laying here completely naked and all I can think about is your hands all over me." Cosima whispered huskily into the phone.
Delphine couldn't help but blush.
"So I am thinking Delphine that when you finish at 5 you get a taxi home and I finish the show I started for you this morning." Delphine could hear the wide smile in Cosima's voice.
"How about we finish this call I go and eat, but I would rather eat you. I get today over with and then you come meet me and we go to Battersea. I want to show you something."
"Hmmmm Miss Cormier look at you being all masterful. I like it!" Cosima joked.
"No really Cosima there is something I would like to show you." Delphine made her voice sound as mysterious as she could.
"Alright then, so what time do you want me to meet you?" Cosima gave in.
"I think I will be out of here by four else the course isn't going to last the three days. So I will get the train there for five. So how about we aim for five?"
"OK but I have warned you I am always late so I am always sorry." Cosima laughed.
"Well I best go and carry on, but Cosima I do have something I have to tell you."
"Erm OK?"
"Don't sound so scared. I just want to tell you that I love you and I miss you."
"Aww Delphine you are entirely too sweet to me."
"Anyway have to go, I am being summoned by Tony, so I will see you at five bye! Delphine hung up with a smile. She had been thinking about surprising Cosima for a few days. Cosima had done so much and given her so much she felt like she needed to do something in return. She had already got all the stuff in the locker at the train station. It was a case of hoping that she got there before Cosima did else there would be no surprise.
Walking back inside Delphine spotted Mr Leekie who waved at her in a polite way. Delphine waved back, she didn't expect him to walk over towards her.
"Why hello Miss Cormier. It's nice to meet you outside of the refines of an office."
"Mr Leekie, hello."
"Have you heard any more about your placement yet? You should be getting the information through the post within the next week. It is quite a complex situation. At the moment we have not been able to get hold of the lady in question so we have had to do a care plan without her input. So you may end up hitting a brick wall with some of the tasks on the plan. She is quite stubborn." Aldous explained. Never once saying Cosima's name.
"How come I am not allowed to know her name yet?" Delphine asked noticing the lack of name mentioned.
"We like our users to introduce themselves; it's kind of like a see if you click exercise. It helps them be in control of things, rather than we take that control away."
"Oh," Delphine still thought it was a bit strange, but didn't say anything at all it was best to stay quiet.
"I will let you go Delphine. We see great things ahead of you with us at DYAD."
"Thank you." Delphine blushed as she hurried away.
The rest of the day passed in a blur, Delphine's mind wondering about Mr Leekie's reasoning of not saying any names, but most importantly her mind kept drifting back to her plan for Cosima. Delphine had done everything she could to keep this from Cosima to the point of distraction. Luckily all the calls she had received had been to her mobile rather than her house phone.