Epilogue

Delphine drags herself through the front door to the place that she used to call home. The day has been draining. In fact, the whole week has been a horrible time. Watching a person that you love die is one of the worst thing that you can experience and what is even worse is going to the funeral and returning home to find that you will no longer see them around the house, never hear them in the morning making coffee, never have another phone call from them telling you that they love you and can't wait to see you. Delphine thought of all the things that see would never do or have happen as she collapsed on the couch that not too many days ago held the one that she loved. She will be leaving for the airport soon, returning home now that the funeral was done and the week had ended and her flight was approaching fast, faster than she anticipated. She thought that she would have more time here, more time to say goodbye to the place she called home but the time had come. She was running out of time to get home, she needed to be back where everything was good and she can remember what is was like to be in a place of love and acceptance without the pain of this loss. A car honked out the front, Delphine split the blinds to see that the car was the taxi she had called to take her to the airport. She gathers her bags and locks the front door as she leaves.

Delphine arrives after a long flight and is even more exhausted then when she left. She stands waiting at the pick up bay, Siobhan said that she would be there to get her and take her back to her apartment. She spots S pulling up and she hefts her bag onto her shoulder as she walks towards the car. Delphine sits in the passenger seat of the car and lent her head against the headrest, closing her eyes and breathing a heavy sigh of finally being back at home.

"How was your flight, chicken?" Mrs. S said as she pulled out onto the highway.

"Fine." Delphine replied without feeling. Siobhan must have recognised that Delphine didn't want to talk and said nothing for the remainder of the trip.

The next thing Delphine knew, the trip was over and she was once again at home. The one place her heart aches to be back at the place that she and Cosima got when they decided to get somewhere together where they could be alone without Felix or someone interrupting them all the time. Delphine dragged herself out of the car, ignoring the calls of assistance from Siobhan. Delphine waved behind her and shoved the front door open. She makes it barely two steps before getting bowled and landing on her back with someone on top of her, wrapped around her, holding tight. Well, holding her as tight as she could with the large bump between them.

"Why did you away so long? Do you want to come home to me?" Cosima said as she buried her head in the hollow of Delphine's neck, kissing the soft skin.

"I'm sorry mon amour. I had to stay and make sure that maman was coping now that père is gone." She whispered and breathed in the sweet scent of her love, pushing to a sitting position still keeping Cosima wrapped around her. "Oh, I missed you so much."

"Obvs, I know, I missed you like, way more." Cosima said as she moved her hands to cup Delphine's face and pull their faces together until the air between was less than a hairs width. The time that they had spent apart was far too long and the pair struggle to be without the other. Neither was sure who closed the gap between them but there was no room for anything between them. By the time, the two pulled apart they were both breathing heavily. Cosima was the first to break the silence. "I'm sorry I couldn't go with you. I missed you and I wanted to be there for you."

"I know but you were here, looking after our bébé. You might not have been there but you were there for me every step of the way."

"I know, I have been feeling your baby kicking like, all the time and none of my clothes fit." Cosima whined a little looking down. Delphine smiled and kissed her little wife.

"I know, mon cher. I see that you took liberty of my wardrobe while I was away."

"Well, I won't apologise for being a whale. Whose great idea was it to have me carry our baby?" Cosima asked getting slightly agitated at life.

"Hey, don't bite my head off. You are healthy and have gained a suitable amount of wi and you were the one that said you should carry our baby." Delphine responded quickly knowing that if she let Cosima go, she would continue on this rant for hours.

"Oh yeah, bloody hormones affecting my entire body. Ehhhhhhhhh." Cosima huffs and turns to walk further into their house. Delphine follows close behind dragging her suitcases behind her. Cosima led the way to the bedroom, crashing on the bed. Delphine unpacked as Cosima watched on, when she finished she turned to see Cosima barely awake, rubbing her belly. Delphine joined her on the bed wrapping her arms around her and whispered in her ear.

"I don't know what I would do without you."

"Well, you won't ever have to find out, will you?" Cosima asked poking her tongue between her front teeth and turning to look at Delphine.

"I don't know, will I?" Delphine asked back at the brunette.

"No, obvs. You are totally stuck with me, Mrs Niehaus."

"Happily stuck, Madam Cormier." Delphine stated back to Cosima.

mon amour = my lovebébé.= baby

mon cher = my dear

Thanks to all of you for reading this, I have enjoyed writing this story. This is it for this story, thanks again for those who have read from the start.