"Sylvie, come on, just pick a damn color! It's only your guestroom; no one will be looking at it!" Alex huffed, folding her long arms against her chest. She rolled her eyes at the shorter brunette. "This is so fucking boring" Alex sighed quietly and leaned her head against a metal shelf.
"It's an important decision! If you would ask me to move in with you, we wouldn't have this issue, and yes, my parents will be looking at it when they stay over for the holidays." Sylvia raised an eyebrow, challenging Alex. She waited a moment before nodding her head in victory and returning her attention to the never ending color samples. Alex's silence was the only conformation she needed to know she has won the argument.
"Slyv-, we have been over this, I am just not ready yet." Alex protested softly, feeling guilty. They had lived together over 8 years ago, and abruptly broke up when a certain blonde woman charged into Alex's life, leaving her completely and utterly enamored.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I am just messing with you Al." her voice was uninterested in Alex's excuse. Alex winced slightly at the nickname. Piper had been the only person to call her that and every time Sylvia tried, it felt wrong and uncomfortable.
Alex brushed one hand through her long black hair. It glided easily through the silk strands. She pushed her thick rimmed black glasses up on her head, before fiddling with an object on an end cap of the painting isle.
"Larry, I am not saying it will never happen I just need some more time, alright?" a familiar voice traveled from the next isle.
Alex's head snapped up, recognizing the voice. Her swift hand pushed her glasses down on the bridge of her nose. She leaned away from Sylvia and peered into the next isle. A man glanced at Alex's peeking face before smiling politely. The blonde had her back turned to Alex, studying the expression of her boyfriend.
"Why are you smiling?" She voice was confused; she turned around to see no one. Her eyebrows furrowed together.
"Oh, there was just a person there, she moved before you looked." He explained quickly.
"Ah" Piper went back to looking at items on her shelf.
Alex froze against the end cap. Her heart was about to jump out of her throat. 'There is no fucking way that was Piper.' She thought to herself, knowing that she would recognize her voice and hair in a heartbeat, there was no doubt that it was Piper.
'Do I say hi?' she wondered quietly. 'No, I have Sylvie here and she is obviously with someone, why would I say hello. It's been 8 years!'
"Alex? Hello earth to Alex?" Sylvia called out, staring at the taller woman. "You look like you saw a ghost, you alright?" She moved closer to Alex with a few bright paint samples in her hand. She rested one hand on her shoulder with a worried look on her face.
"What?" Alex shook herself from the thoughts.
"You alright space cadet?" Sylvia joked while turning her attention to the paint brushes next to Alex.
"I… I um… I just think I saw someone I knew, that's all." Alex tried to convince herself that it was it.
Piper heard the raspy voice travel as she made her way to the end of the isle. Her head shot up, listening intently for the woman to speak again.
'That's not… no it's not Piper, why would you even think that is who it was.' she scolded herself silently, creeping to the end of the isle. She felt her hands clam up as she rounded the corner. She decided to change directions, not wanting to right about her thoughts. 'I can't face her, not now… not ever…'
"You alright Piper?" Larry called out as they turned the isle.
"Um… I think I just need to use the bathroom, I'll be back in a few minutes okay?" Piper walked briskly to the bathroom, not looking behind her. She knew her voice was loud enough to catch the other woman's ear. She rushed into the small bathroom and held onto the counter for support. The bathroom was a dull blue with grey tiles. There were two small stalls and a counter which held hand soap and a white sink.
Piper ran the water and splashed some onto her face, trying to calm herself.
The door creaked open slowly and Piper froze. She held her breath and closed her eyes.
She opened them slowly, peering into the mirror. Behind her was none other than Alex Vause. Piper stared incredulously for a moment. Her eyes raked over the taller woman's black flowing hair, onto her low cut black v neck. Piper's mouth fell slack from the site. It had been years since she had seen Alex and the same breath taking beauty as she had when they first met.
She spun around to find Alex with her signature smirk playing at her taut lips.
"Maybe this is a bad time to say hi." She spoke quietly, with a forced sense of collection in her voice. Her voice was deep and raspy which made a chill run through Piper's spine. She fought the urge to bring the other woman into a bone crushing hug. She had spent years trying to glue her heart together after they broke up.
"Hi…" Piper breathed out, taking in the beauty in its fullest. The pair of green emerald eyes did the same to Piper. They drank each other in slowly. Alex's eyes settled on the curves of her porcelain face. She admired the natural curve of jaw, which Alex had loved to place soft, sensual kisses.
Piper licked her lip softly; she couldn't help herself from staring at the curves of the brunette's body which were hugged through her tight clothing perfectly.
They stood silently, raking each other's features over slowly.
"How... how have you been Al?" Piper broke the silence
Alex smiled lightly at the nickname. It flowed from her tongue perfectly. It felt like home to Alex. She sighed contently before answering.
"I have been alright, what about you Pipes?" She winced at the painful small talk. She craved the blonde in the worst way, but couldn't bring herself to move from her position.
Piper shifted her weight around nervously.
"I have been better" She blurted out before turning a slight shade of pink.
"As have I." Alex replied quietly in agreement, knowing Piper had felt the same about her still.
She moved closer to the blonde, feeling utterly decomposed. Her hand stretched out to caress the blonde's cheek softly. Alex admired the color under her fingers. Piper closed her eyes and repressed a noise of appreciation. Her skin burned passionately under the touch of Alex. She felt her heart melt as electricity flowed through her veins. Piper suddenly wondered how she made it 8 years without the touch of Alex Vause.
Alex brushed the pads of her fingers slowly down her cheek, onto her jaw. Piper inhaled deeply, enjoying the contact. For a moment she forgot where she was and who she was with, she focused on Alex. Her mind went back to 23 and nothing had changed. She was traveling the world with the love of her life and she was happy. Alex's fingers lightly brushed the dark circles under her eyes. She could tell Piper hadn't been sleeping much and wished to tell her to take care of herself better. She stayed silent, exploring the features of the blonde woman before her. Piper instinctively reached her hand to place it on top of Alex's. She didn't pull back, but guided her down her face, to cup the back of her neck softly. Alex pulled her in slowly, eliminating the space between their two radiating bodies. Piper didn't resist as Alex guided her lips to collide with Pipers. Piper's mind clouded with memories of the two. They made love in over thirty foreign countries. Piper remembered the feel of Alex's lips on her own. She craved the touch. She wanted to taste the brunette again. Piper knew it was wrong but her mind and heart told her to give in. She felt like recovering drug addict who was about to experience heroin for the first time in almost a decade. The high was indescribable, and undeniably exciting.
Piper closed her eyes slowly, anticipating impact. Alex crushed her lips against the blonde's softly. They stood still for a moment, shocked at the contact, before moving into habitual opened mouth kisses. Alex brought her other hand to Piper's cheek and held her gently in place. Piper wrapped her arms around the brunette tightly, holding on for dear life. Alex brushed her tongue along Piper's lip as they kissed. Piper opened her mouth slightly to allow access to Alex's eager tongue. The pace quickened as Alex found a rush of desire flow through her. She pushed Piper against the counter, before removing her hands to lift her up. Piper pulled her In between her spread legs to create contact again. Alex pulled back slightly, staring into Piper's lust filled eyes before crashing her lips back into the blonde's with such intense passion it could have ignited them both on fire.
"Oh Al…" Piper moaned out softly under the furious lips of her ex-lover.
"Piper…" Alex responded back, rubbing one hand gently up her thigh.
"I really shouldn't… I have a… uh… boyfriend." Piper tried to choke out as Alex's lips moved to place sensual kisses along her jaw and neck. She sucked gently at Piper's neck, making a small noise escape her lips. It had always been Piper's weak spot. Piper could feel herself building desire, particularly showing the proof in her panties. Larry was slipping from her mind quickly, his place being filled with Alex.
"I have a girlfriend…" Alex responded between kisses, her tone implying that it did not bother her. Her tone was indifferent, she could have been comparing baseball cards; she knew Piper had a guilty conscious, but Alex was determined to make the blonde scream her name.
Piper's fingers grasped at the long black hair. Piper gained control, slightly pulling a fist full of hair down, making Alex's chin pop up. Piper took the moment of opportunity to press their lips together. Piper decided she was giving up and letting Alex control her body now. She melted into Alex, letting go of all hesitation.
Alex sensed her eagerness and tugged at the blonde's jeans, pulling them off completely. Her shoes fell to the floor beside the two and Alex's lips remained on Piper's. She let her fingers graze the lace panties; she used her middle finger on both hands to pull the fabric off seductively. She felt the wetness spreading on the fabric and smirked into Piper's lips.
At once, all of the feelings the two women once had, poured into their bodies and filled them with desire to make up for lost time.
Alex slid off the black panties and pushed back into Piper to continue kissing her passionately. She let one hand move to the blonde's center. She brushed two long fingers against Piper's moist slit.
Alex cocked an eyebrow at the pleasant surprise.
"All this for me?" her voice full of sexual desire.
"Yes… please… I need you inside me… please fuck me!" Piper whined out, needing contact.
Alex wasted no time coating her fingers in Piper's juices and entered the blonde slowly. Piper's head fell back in pleasure. Alex lips caressed her neck and exposed collar bone. She increased her pace slightly, pumping the two fingers inside while her thumb rubbed small circles into the blonde's clit. Piper moaned quietly and bucked her hips, pushing Alex further inside. Alex could feel Piper's soft walls clench around her curled fingers as she hit Piper's weak spot perfectly. Piper breathing hitched and she couldn't help from moaning out. Alex lifted her free hand under Piper's blue loose fitting shirt to knead her breast. She felt Piper's hard nipple under her fingers, making Piper's eyes roll back.
"Oh god, I fucking missed this, oh Alex" Piper closed her eyes and rode Alex's fingers.
Alex pushed faster and harder inside the blonde. Piper moved her hand to grip Alex's shoulder for support. She felt herself building inside quickly. Larry had never been able to get Piper off like Alex had. She had faked one too many orgasms with her boyfriend. Alex's hands worked furiously as Piper reached her climax. She was about to scream out when Alex put her hand over the blonde's mouth.
"Shhh"Alex cooed quietly, as the blonde shook underneath her, riding out her glorious orgasm. She finally calmed down and laid her head against the brunettes shoulder.
Alex pulled her fingers up and licked both slowly; tasting the blonde like she was brownie batter. Piper kissed Alex softly. She moaned at the taste of herself on Alex's lips.
"Fuck." Piper breathed out, trying to recover.
Alex smirked and helped Piper get dressed. She squeezed her bare ass before Piper pulled on her tight jeans.
"I missed you Piper." Alex spoke softly, pulling the blonde into an embrace.
"I missed you too Alex, so fucking much." She admitted into the brunette's shoulder.
Alex walked out of the bathroom with Piper following behind. She picked a marker up from a shelf and wrote her number on the blonde's arm. She winked and gave her another passionate kiss to her lips before walking away to find her girlfriend.
"You better call me Piper Chapman." She smirked and disappeared around the corner.
Piper made her way in a daze to Larry.
"Damn, I was about to call a search rescue team Pipes…"
"Sorry Lar- lost track of time I guess." She spoke quietly, feeling guilty for her spontaneous cheating. They moved to the cash registers to cash out. She glanced down the row of cashiers to see a pair of green eyes boring into her. She smiled as she realized Alex had been watching her. She moved her eyes to the woman next to her. Piper's expression faltered as she recognized the shorter brunette.
Sylvia. Piper frowned at the site. Alex moved towards the door, staring at Piper the entire time. She passed by the blonde, locking eyes with her before disappearing out the door. Sylvia was towing her out and Alex put her hand up to her face mimicking a phone.
"Call me" She mouthed before smirking and leaving the building. Piper rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Pipes, why is there a phone number on your arm?" Larry eyes the number sprawled across her tan arm.
"Oh I ran into an old friend on my way back from the bathroom, she wanted to catch up and I didn't have any paper so…" Piper tried to stick to the truth the best she could.
Larry nodded, clueless and they left the store.
Piper couldn't get Alex out of her mind; she still could feel her fingers inside her. Piper craved more, wanting to taste the tall woman again. She pulled out her phone and called her best friend for advice. Larry had walked to the corner store to pick up milk after they got home.
"Hey Piper" Polly answered the phone after two rings.
"Pol- you are never going to believe what happened." Piper squeaked in excitement, she tried to contain her emotion.
"Spill it" She recognized the voice of her best friend when something juicy happened, mainly in her love life.
"I uh… ran into Alex at the store today." Piper bit her lip, waiting for a response.
"Super cunt?" Polly spoke loudly "No way! Did she talk to you?"
"She uh, did a bit more than talk to me…" Piper bit her lip harder, feeling sense of excitement and guilt mix in her.
"Piper… do not tell me you fucked her…" Polly asked in shock
"Well, technically she fucked me, sooo…" Piper smiled at the memory.
"Oh my God!" Polly cried out. "How long were you together before that went down? Or maybe I should say before she went down. Where was it? Where was Larry? God you are a stupid lesbian!"
"Hey now! I like boys too… It was at the hardware store, Larry was in the isle, and so was her girlfriend, or well ex-girlfriend/new girlfriend? I don't know; it was the one who lit a bag of shit on fire on my door step, I think they are back together. Anyways, I heard her voice in an isle and I knew she saw me so I told Larry I was going to the bathroom, she followed me and well… two minutes later I was screaming her name." Piper shrugged her shoulders.
"Wow. Two minutes was all it took for you to hop back on the lesbian train?" She laughed loudly. "I am sorry, the sort of lesbian train." She corrected herself.
Piper smiled and giggled. "God Polly, I know it was wrong and fucked up, but I haven't come like that in… years!"
"Well I am glad you are thinking with your libido again, it always does make the best decisions for you, huh?" Polly joked lightly
"Shut it Pol. Ugh! She wrote her number on my arm, should I call her?"
"Piper, you have a boyfriend… I mean do you want to call her?"
"I know, I know, but Alex just… she is just Alex. Part of me wants to call and the other part of me knows if I do, it is inevitable I will fall back in love with her. I created a nice life after her and I am not sure I want to fuck that up. Ugh I don't know what to do Pol."
"Piper, listen, I want the best for you, which ideally would be Larry. He is safe, predictable, could give you a family and he loves you. As your best friend, I can tell that you will always have a love for Alex. She is your one person that no matter how hard you try, they will always end up back in your life. Like you said, it's inevitable. I can see your happiness when you're with her, so you have to choose. It's either your mind, which tells you to play it safe with Larry, or your heart, which will lead you to super cunt time after time. I think you know what to do, you just don't want to deal with the consequences of it."
"Pol, when did you become Doctor Phil?
"Right after I helped you recover from that bad break up with Super cunt. That shit ruined you Piper. Just be careful, if she hasn't changed, history will repeat itself, and if she has, are you sure it for the better?" she reminded her.
Larry opened the apartment door, returning from his shopping trip. He smiled brightly at piper, setting down the bags of groceries.
"Thanks Pol, Larry is back, I'll call you later alright?" She rushed her goodbyes and ended the call
Piper put the milk in the fridge before stepping outside of their apartment with her phone. She took a deep breath before dialing the number written on her arm in black sharpie. She listened to the phone ring a few times before it was picked up,
"Hello?" A raspy voice spoke out.
"Maybe this is a bad time to say hi?" Piper asked shyly.