Valerie turned off the alarm and stayed in bed as Cosmia went to take a shower. Only a minute later she decided to roll out of bed and get ready. Dragging her feet to the closet, she changed into jeans and a nice shirt. Just as slowly as before, she went to the kitchen to make a small breakfast of oatmeal.
Cosima leaned her head against shower wall, letting the steaming water fall over her. She sighed as she thought about what could possibly happen at school today. Whether anyone would mention the pictures or not or worse, them getting called into the principal's office. She let her thoughts consume her before turning off the water and getting dressed. She opted for a long-sleeved grey turtle neck and a pencil skirt. She went to the kitchen and saw Valerie fixing something for herself. She went behind her placed her hands on her waist and a kiss on the top of her hair. "Morning."
Valerie spun around and wrapped her arms around Cosmia's neck/shoulders lightly, giving her a proper kiss. "Goodmorning, love. I made breakfast for us." She rested her forehead on Cosmia's and smiled.
A smile blossomed onto Cosima's face as she returned the kiss, leaning her forehead back onto Valerie's. After a couple of moments of just looking into her eyes, she pulled away, looking at the food. "Thanks, babe." She said, moving around their island to sit on a stool. She brought the food close to her and opened up her social media. It seemed as though the picture blew up overnight with even a couple of people sending it to her and asking if it was real. She groaned and turned off her phone and continued eating her food.
Valerie sat down right next to Cosmia and looked over her shoulder at the picture and frowned. She shook her head and ate her food. She was not looking forward to school that day, there was bound to be lots of questions.
"I wish so badly that I could skip but I already know that's going to seem suspicious, and I've used up all of my sick days." She said after finishing her food. "What about you, how are you feeling?" She asked her, pushing her bowl aside and giving her her attention.
"You know I don't want to go either. I still have a couple of sick days left, but as you said, it would be suspicious. Should we stage something soon again? Maybe it would get people off our tails." Valerie asked as she finished her meal. She got off the chair and took Cosmia's bowl as well as her own, putting them in the sink.
Cosima groaned, hating to have to hide their relationship but knowing that they had to. "Yeah," She said reluctantly, thinking about what they would do. "Yeah, I think that's a good idea. They'll probably forget about it afterwards, especially if we deny it like crazy."
"Yeah…" Valerie nodded with a sigh. She came back to Cosmia and weaved her arms under Cosmia's, giving her a hug. No matter how different they acted at school, at least they knew they would never leave each other.
Cosima leaned into her warmth, burying her head into the section between her neck and collarbone. "I love you." She said, leaning up to kiss her. She took her hand and placed it under her jaw and cupped her face with the other hand.
Valerie smiled slightly into Cosmia's lips. "I love you~," She said between two kisses. She leaned a little into Cosmia and let out a small, content breath.
Cosima had placed her hands on Valerie's hips and stood up so that she could be exactly at her height. She gave her a couple of more quick kisses before pulling away and leaning her forehead on hers.
Valerie smiled, but it quickly faded when something came to her mind a sigh escaping her mouth. "We have to go for school… we should probably leave." She stayed in Cosmia's presence though, making no effort to leave.
"We should." Cosima agreed, not moving as well. After a few minutes, she deemed that it was about time that they left so no one could suspect anything. "Okay, let's go." She said, pulling away and moving to get her heels.
"Okay…" Valerie frowned and went to get her shoes as well. Slowly, she gathered her stuff and finished putting on her shoes. "I love you, see after school… good luck." She went to give Cosmia one last quick kiss. No matter how short it was, she enjoyed it. Letting out a sigh she opened the door and went to her car.
Cosima leaned into the last kiss, knowing that she wouldn't be able to do it again until they got home. "I love you too, and good luck too." She said, watching as she walked out. She decided that she should as well and went to her own car. She backed up out of the driveway and drove to school. Once she got to the parking lot she sighed and put her head in her hands, hoping no one would mention anything.
Valerie was already walking inside the school when Cosmia drove up. She made it to her classroom, through the sea of high school kids, without any comments. She sighed as she plopped down in her chair and booted up her computer. It was going to be a long day.
Cosima walked past Valerie's class on the way to her own. She quickly glanced inside, letting out a soft sigh before moving away and into hers. The bell rang and she stood by her desk while shrugging her lab coat on. The students filed in and scattered across the room and she heard a couple of whispers here and there but she didn't listen hard enough to hear what they were saying. "Ok class, today we are going to work on covalent compounds." She started, setting up the lab. She glanced once more into Valerie's room from their shared window before beginning.
Valerie looked up as students started filing into her classroom. She heard many whispers and snippets of conversations from the students. She nervously looked back down to her computer screen, getting the projector ready. She heard the bell ring and let out a sigh. She stood up and moved out from behind her desk. "Good morning everyone! We are going to get right into class today since we have a lot to do today. Please get back into your groups from yesterday and finish up your presentation, you'll have 20 minutes." She glanced to the shared window, unable to see Cosmia, she quickly looked back at her class and turned on the projector.
Cosima heard the bell ring for the next period which was her own planning period. She knew she had to go out of her classroom to the testing room to get study guides for her other classes. She wished that she would be able to stay in her own class the whole day but alas, things never went her way. She waved her students on the door out before leaving the room herself. She contemplated texting her wife but didn't want to interrupt her in case she was doing something important.