Cosima awoke with the terrible taste of dryness in her mouth. It tasted like dry cotton and she nearly choked but instinctively reached for a cup of water next to her bed, assuming there would be a cup of water there. Her body hurt every time she moved, she was so stiff.

Looking around the room she saw she was the only one there. She was in a hospital and a lot of wires were hooked to her arms, and across her nose. She had no idea what day it was, or how long she had been asleep from that powerful cure. Hopefully it worked.

The door opened and Scott walked in with flowers. Instead of wearing his lab coat he was wearing his regular clothes. He looked different somehow, his hair looked longer and he looks like he's growing a beard. "Oh Cosima, thank god!" He hurriedly ran to Cosima's side and hugged her carefully.

Cosima smiled, "Where's Delphine?"

"Right behind me," he said. He looked at her worriedly and Cosima felt a twinge in her stomach from the way he was looking at her. He looked like he knew something was wrong.

Right as he answered her question Delphine walked in, holding a plate of food. Scott quickly took it out of her hands because she was most likely going to drop it once she saw Cosima.

"Cosima," Delphine whispered. She quickly ran to her and hugged her even lighter and with more care than Scott did if that's possible. Her face was scrunched up with passionate relief and resounding joy. She kissed Cosima's face all over the place. She kissed her forehead, her cheeks, her chin, her nose, her lips. Cosima chuckled and pulled away.

"You guys are acting like I've been gone for years. How long has it been?" Cosima asked.

Scott and Delphine exchanged looks of worry. Cosima's stomach plummeted. This is what she suspected was wrong.

"Cosima... You've been in a coma for seven months..." Scott said. He looked at her with tears in his eyes. Delphine was looking at her hands, avoiding Cosima's and Scott's gaze.

Cosima's eyes widened. She rubbed her face with her hands and ran her hand through her hair in disbelief. She couldn't believe it. Seven months? Seven months of her life is gone now because of a stupid cure she doesn't even know worked or not. She didn't know how to react. She wanted to cry but she also wanted to punch a hole in the wall.

"Seven months. I felt like I was asleep for hours." She put a hand over her mouth to stop her lips from quivering.

"I'm going to call Sarah, Helena and Alison. They've been here every week for the past seven months," Delphine said. She gently kissed Cosima on the head and left the room.

Scott sat next to her bed. His lips were quivering too. "I thought I killed you Cosima." Tears fell out of his eyes and he sniffled. Cosima put a hand over his and smiled sadly.

"But you didn't Scott, and that's all that matters." He nodded unconvincingly. She couldn't imagine the guilt he must feel. She knew he couldn't understand the grief over how much time she lost from being stuck in a bed for seven months either.

She only remembered dreaming about her first day in college. The day she learned she couldn't trust anyone at all, even people who became her friend. That's where her search led to DYAD, then to her clones. And now she's here, waking up from a coma. No memory of the last seven months. She blamed DYAD. They're the ones who started this all. She wouldn't even have been in a coma if it weren't for them. As she squeezed Scott's hand in reassurance she made a promise to herself in her head that she'd shut that place down if it's the last thing she'll ever do.

Delphine came back in the room and Scott left to give them some time alone. She sat in Scott's chair and Cosima could see she's been crying. Her eyes are puffy and her face is flushed and pink.

"Hey, you okay?" Cosima asked. She rubbed Delphine's hands with her own and she could tell how much Delphine missed her. Delphine gratefully rubbed her hands back and squeezed them, not wanting to let go.

"Define okay," Delphine chuckled. "But yeah, I'm a lot better now that you're back." She kissed Cosima's hands and Cosima caressed Delphine's beautiful face. She couldn't believe Delphine stayed by her side this whole time and didn't leave her. Seven months of waiting for someone who might never wake up sounded unthinkably heartbreaking.

"So the cure... What are the results?" Cosima asked reluctantly. A part of her didn't want to know. She lost a portion of her life because of that damn thing. Delphine's face brightened.

"It worked thankfully. It helped your cells fight the sickness in you. We just needed our test subject to wake up," she beamed. She watches Cosima's reaction go from hesitance of asking the question to joy of receiving good news. If the cure didn't work Cosima just might've died inside. Aside from waking up to Scott and Delphine, this is the second best news she's ever heard. It definitely beats getting her degrees in science.

"But about the cure, now that we have it and you're cured, we need to keep it out of DYADS hands. If they get it they'll keep making clones and who knows what else," Delphine added. She looked worried about it. Cosima nodded in understanding. She would not let that happen. She would rather die than give them the cure. Those bastards didn't deserve it, they deserved every bad thing that's going to come at them.

"Your sisters and niece, and pretty much everyone are coming right now, are you okay with seeing them right now?" Delphine asked, suddenly worrying she should've told them to come later.

"Yeah definitely, I'm ready to see them," Cosima replied. She smiled at the image of them all being in the same room. They both didn't say anything for a moment. Cosima scooted over in her hospital bed and Delphine climbed in. They snuggled each other like what seemed since yesterday to Cosima, but was seven months ago for Delphine.

"I'm surprised you stayed with me this long... While I was basically gone. And I'm surprised no one pulled the plug either..." Cosima's voice caught. The lump in her throat is huge. She looked at Delphine's face, her big brown eyes were looking at her. Her hand was drawing tiny circles on the shoulder of Cosima's hospital gown.

Delphine didn't seem to be emotional about the situation anymore. Now that she had Cosima back in her arms nothing else mattered.

"I would never leave you Cosima. I'm with you until the end. You know no one would ever pull the plug. Not unless you were suffering or we knew for sure you weren't coming back." Delphine looked sympathetic and puppy like as she said this. Her curly hair nearly taking up all of their head space. She was so happy to have her Cosima back, and Cosima was so happy to have her puppy back. Delphine looked so supportive and happy it made Cosima's heart soar. To know she had someone who was such a huge bright spot in her life is enough to keep her from breaking down at the hospital. She knows once she's home she would let it all out though, and she hoped Delphine would be there too.

From having a memory about not being able to trust anyone to waking up and having Delphine in her arms, Cosima happiness overcome her. She smiled her first huge smile and passionately kissed Delphine for the first time in seven months. It's a kiss filled with so much emotion. There's reuniting, love, lust, passion, trust; and a promise of a bright future with the love of her life to continue.