The next morning, Cordelia was awoken by a soft weight on her chest. She tried not to give away her new found consciousness, choosing to remain motionless with her eyes still closed tightly shut. A few seconds later she felt little fingers begin to touch her face, slowly making their way up to her eyes. One eyelid was pealed open, only to be met with a mirrored brown eye staring back at it.
"Mamma, are you awake?," a quite voice asked. Rather than answer verbally, Cordelia wrapped her arms around her daughter and pulled her under the covers with her. She cuddled her to her chest and began to stroke her unruly curls. Her daughter sighed and burrowed into her mother's night shirt. These are the moments that Cordelia treasured; early mornings before the rest of the house was awake when she could just be with her daughter. She knew that she would eventually get older and these moments would become nonexistent. Until then, she was going to make the most of them.
"Hey little one, I wanted to talk to you about something this morning," Cordelia said quietly, not wanting to disturb the atmosphere of the room. Her daughter peaked up at her with questioning eyes. "You know how I went out to eat last night with Misty, right?" Her daughter's eyes brightened at the mention of the other woman's name, but she only nodded in response. "Well, we had a really good time and she wants to see both of us on Wednesday. Is that okay with you?," Cordelia asked. Her daughter nodded her head quickly, "That is very okay with me," she answered. Cordelia grinned back at her and hugged her a little tighter, "So, what do you want to do today?," she asked.
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Later in the day after spending her morning with Olivia, Cordelia found herself in her office working on more fundraiser paperwork. There was still a lot to be done, but she was finally making a dent on what needed to be completed; that is, until Madison opened her office door and made herself at home in one of her office chairs once again. "Is this going to become a normal thing now Madison?," Cordelia inquired. Madison smirked back at her, "It is as long as this Misty chick is in the picture. The little brat wont shut up about her downstairs and how she is seeing her again on Wednesday. I'm guessing this means the date went well," she asked.
Cordelia groaned and laid her head in her hands, "It wasn't a date. It was just two friends going to dinner together," she responded. She then started to blush when her thoughts shifted to Misty calling their next meeting a date and she couldn't help but think that their dinner was more than just friendly conversation. Madison, of course, took notice of the Supreme's reddened state. "So if it wasn't a date, Cordy, why are you turning such a lovely shade of red," Madison asked with a knowing smirk on her face. Cordelia sighed and thought over her options. She could continue to insist that it wasn't a date and that all future encounters would not be dates either, but that would just garner further questioning from the actress sitting across from her. If she told her about their last conversation before she walked home, she would be in for even more questioning, as well as Madison wanting to be actively involved in her love life. God knows that the two of them could not be anymore different when it came to love and relationships. Now placed between two options, neither of which really appealed to Cordelia, she chose the lesser of two evils.
"Fine. Last night wasn't a date, but Wednesday might be," she begrudgingly stated. Madison's eyed grew wide, then she snorted. "I always knew you had a thing for women," she laughed. "Ever since you wanted to touch me in the hallway, I knew that something was a little different about you," Madison continued. Cordelia groaned again before she glared at Madison, "You know that was only because I was trying to catch my mother in an offense against the coven. And I'm not necessarily into women, there is just something about Misty that I'm drawn to. I haven't really figured it out yet," Cordelia stated. This finally seemed to get through to Madison.
"You know I'm just messing with you right? I want to believe that we are friends after everything that's gone down around here and I really do want to see you happy. Especially after that douche Hank," Madison said. Friendship may be a little bit of a stretch, but they definitely didn't hate each other. Since the fallout with Hank and everything that happened with Fiona, Madison and Cordelia had formed a strange understanding with one another. The rest of the coven didn't really get it, and neither did the two blonde women, but whatever it was, it worked. "So," Madison continued, "tell me about this woman that has bewitched our dear old Supreme," she said in an overly sweet tone.
Cordelia gave her a shy smile and looked down at her hands that were resting in her lap. She fiddled with the few rings that she was wearing before finally looking back up at Madison. "For one, she is absolutely stunning," Cordelia stated. "She's gorgeous, but not in a way that says that she's trying to be. She is just being her and I think that's what I find so beautiful about her. Her hair is this untamed mess, but it's kind of endearing. Her eyes are incredible. God there is just so much about her that I'm attracted to," Cordelia said. She stopped for a second to think about what she was going to say next. "It's not just the physical though, like we really seem to be connecting. Her soul seems to be just as beautiful as she is. I don't even know how to describe that part of her," Cordelia finished. Madison had silently listened to everything Cordelia was saying and she couldn't help but smile. She really was happy for the other woman because she seemed to already be falling for this mystery woman.
"Well damn Cordy, why are you waiting until Wednesday to see her again?" Madison asked. "Wednesday is the day that she closes her shop a little early and you know I only have a couple classes in the morning that day. Wouldn't seeing her before then be a little soon? We only just went out last night," Cordelia added. Madison sighed, "Fine, do it the old fashioned way. Just don't let the kid get in the way of you having some alone time with your woman". Cordelia looked shocked, "That would never happen! We are meeting in a park which is a very public place. Plus I haven't even known her two weeks and she's not my woman," Cordelia stuttered out. "Chill lady, that's not even what I was implying, God. I just meant that you need to get some more info on her and this would be a great time to do it...And you think I'm the crass one," Madison rolled her eyes. This caused Cordelia to blush again. Madison stood up and made her way to the office door. She stepped outside but leaned back in to make one final comment. "I am glad that you're thinking like that again though, Cordy," she said with a wink as she turned around and closed the door behind her. Cordelia let out an exasperated sigh and laid her head on her desk, closing her eyes as she did so.
Just then, her phone that had been sitting on her desk dinged. She slowly raised back up and reached for it. She saw Misty's name above a new text message. The message simply read, "I had a great time with you last night and I can't wait until Wednesday :)". A huge grin spread across Cordelia's face. She really did have it bad for the Cajun woman. She quickly typed out a reply to the other woman, setting her phone back down and getting up to head downstairs. Across town, the curly haired blonde's phone buzzed, causing her to look down.
Cordelia: Wednesday can't come soon enough :)
Thanks to all of you that have been reading! I'm glad that all of you are liking this story and all of your comments are greatly appreciated. Wednesday will finally be here in the next chapter :)