"Seltzer water please, thank you." The waiter nodded and left to get their drinks. Valerie returned the eye contact, a little smile on her lips. "At least I know there's something to look forward to after school."
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"There definitely is," She agreed, with a toothy grin. "So what do you want to do this weekend?" She asked her, remembering about their upcoming anniversary.
"Oh! I'm not sure! Maybe we should take some vacation time and miss the Monday and Tuesday after so we can go on a longer trip?" Valerie offered with a smile just as large as Cosmia's.
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Cosima nodded as the waitress came back with their drinks swiftly. She made a mental note to tip her extra once they were done. "Sounds like a plan. I was thinking of going on a transatlantic cruise, it's almost only 4 days so that fits in perfectly." She said right before the waitress asked for what they would eat.
Valerie smiled, taking a sip of her drink before pointing to a meal on the menu in fear of butchering the name like she butchered the last names of some of her students.
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"The same thing please," Cosima asked, watching the waitress walking away. She laced their fingers together, leaning closer to Val and cursing the fact that the table was blocking them from one another. She kissed Cosima's fingers, not knowing that somewhere through the window, a camera was taking pictures of them.
Valerie's smile lingered, "Maybe we should've gotten a booth." She said seeing Cosmia lean forward. She would have done the same is Cosmia hadn't done it first and realized they couldn't. It probably wasn't the best idea to sit by the window, but Valerie didn't think about that.
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"Yeah, do you think we could move?" Cosima said, not knowing that the photos were already taken. "Do you think it would seem weird now that we're already seated?"
"Mmm I'm not sure… we could always ask." Suggested Valerie. It would definitely be worth it to move to a booth. Even if it costed extra.
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The waitress from earlier came back with their food and Cosima asked if they could move to the booths.
"Of course," She answered taking their food and leading them to a section. Cosima took Valerie's hand and pulled her along with her.
Valerie had a big smile on her lips. She kept ahold of Cosmia's hand once they got to the booth and sat down. She thanked the waiter and she left. Val then scooted right next to Cosmia, giving her a small kiss on the cheek. "… I love you…"
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"I love you too." She said genuinely and whole-heartedly. The waitress put their food down before leaving them to their own devices. "Only a couple of days left until or trip but until then, I have a surprise for you tomorrow afternoon."
"Oh? I'm looking forward to it!" Valerie said before sitting up straighter so she could eat since she was very hungry. Taking a bite, a big smile formed on her lips. "This is so good!" She said after swallowing her bite.
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"Really?" She asked rhetorically before taking a bite as well. And to no surprise, Valerie was right. "Mm, you're right, this is to die for." She said, covering her mouth slightly since her mouth was full.
Valerie nodded with a little smile and another bite. This was exactly what she had needed after a long day of dealing with high school kids. "This was a great idea, I'm so glad we came here."
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"It is," She said. They sat in comfortable silence while munching on their food and occasionally taking sips of their drinks. Once they were done, Cosima put down their shared debit card - the one they used for an outing like this so they wouldn't argue about who would pay the bill- and waited as the waitress gave them their receipt. Cosima took her coat and Valerie's hand before going to the parking lot. She was suddenly disappointed when she realized that they had both driven there separately. "Aw man," She sighed, turning to face her wife. "I guess I'll see you at home?"
Valerie sighed. "Yeah, see you there, love." She lifted her and Cosmia's hand, kissing it before letting go. She stepped backward giving her a slight wave and turned around after. Making her way to her car, she blew Cosmia a kiss.
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Cosima watched Val walk away and blew a kiss back to her. Once Valerie got in, she also went into her car and started driving home. She had made it there first, taking a shortcut there but not to far behind Val. She opened the door and brought in her teacher stuff before putting on the couch and watching her come in through the door.
Valerie walked through the door, two bags in her hands for school. She kicked the door closed lightly, setting her stuff down. After she set the bags down she immediately went straight to her wife and wrapped her arms around her, a smile on her face.
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Cosima walked towards her, meeting her halfway before putting her hands on her waist, slowly leaning in for a random kiss. "Hey," She said, as a smile lighting up her face.
(sorry for the short response)
"Hi," Said Valerie before kissing Cosmia back, her lips lingering. She closed her eyes. This was what she had been waiting for all day. She needed this more today than she had all week, it had been a rough day for her.
(Oh it's okay!)
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Cosima put her arms around her shoulders, deepening their kiss but breaking away after a long moment for air. "Do you want a massage? I can feel knots just all over your back." She said, moving her hands up and down her sides.
Valerie took a breath and smiled. "That would be wonderful, that would be perfect after a day like this one." She stepped back a bit. "I'm going to go change into something more comfortable first."
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"Okay, babe." She said, watching her walk off before taking her items to her home office. They had a shared room with their desks and work stuff that they put in there. She also took Valerie's bags to the room before taking off her lab coat and sneakers.
Coming out of their bedroom, Valerie looked around for Cosmia. She then went into their office and hugged her from behind. She had changed into short-shorts and a baggy-ish tee shirt. She also let her hair out of her tight bun.
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Warm breath was blowing onto Cosima's neck, she smiled before putting her hands over Valerie's leaning back into her. "I'm going to go get the oil, get situated wherever you feel comfortable, I'll bring the towel." She said, turning around in her arms and kissing her cheek quickly before pulling away.
"Okay. I'll be on the bed if that's okay with you?" Valerie asked as Cosmia went to get everything. She guessed that she would probably fall asleep in the process, so why not get set up on their bed? Valerie loved Cosmia's massages, they were better than anything that she could pay for.
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"Of course." She called out, grabbing her needed items before finding Val in their room. She put the towel under where she would be laying and went to the side of the bed. "After you, madame." He said in a silly French accent, goofily smiling.
Valerie giggled a little while getting herself situated. She lied down on the towel, face down and let out a breath. She then closed her eyes, ready for the million-dollar massage that she was about to receive.
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Cosima got onto the bed and straddled Valerie's lap. The cap of the oil bottle made a loud clicking noise into the silent room before Cosima put some in her hands. She pulled Valerie's shirt up with her dry hand before rubbing the oil on both. She started up near her shoulders, clenching her fingers around it before slowly moving down using a chopping motion.
