A/N: OKAY SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW, I HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO POST. ITS AN AU CROSSOVER WITH OUR ORANGE GIRLS AND THE LUCKY ONE. IT ACTUALLY CAME TO ME IN A DREAM AFTER WATCHING THE LUCKY ONE AND ORANGE BEFORE BED, I STARTED WRITING IT AND JUST RECENTLY GAVE IT TO A FRIEND TO READ... DECIDED I WOULD POST AND SEE WHAT YA'LL THINK :)
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THIS IS ALL MADE UP, CHARACTERS ARE NOT MINE, I OWN NOTHING OITNB OR THE LUCKY ONE.
THANKS :)
"Mom!"
"Yes Benjamin," Piper said walking into the kitchen.
"Can you play with me, please?" He had set up his chess set.
"Honey I am going to finish up the laundry then I will. Until then can you please practice your violin?" She asked her son.
"But mom!..."
"Please Ben, I would love to hear you play," she smiled placing her hand on his head.
"Okay, but just one song," he huffed and ran to his room to grab his violin.
Benjamin was almost eight years old, he had a full head of blonde curly hair. He was a sweet, but shy boy. He didn't like to play his violin in front of people, just his mama for the most part but even then he didn't love it.
"Fine I got it Mom" He said setting up his music on the stand.
"What are you playing for me?"
"Theme from Ode to Joy... Beethoven," he said as if he were going to play a concert.
"Very nice. Lets her it" Piper said as she took the laundry out of the dryer and headed to the couch to fold.
Ben began to play, and stopped a couple bars in. She could see the frustration on his face. "Come on you got this, you sounded great, just a hiccup that is why we practice."
He took a deep breath and continued playing. It really amazed Piper how good he was for his age; and for only playing for a few months. She thought how he would probably play a lot more, if his father wasn't so against it. She almost hated that man, she shook the thoughts out of her head and listened as Ben finished his piece and then clapped when he was done. "Bravo Benjamin, that was wonderful."
"It was... Okay" He said.
He glanced out the window and saw a woman with dark hair walking by the kennel, "Mom. Someone is here."
"Who?" She asked
"I don't know I don't recognize her, she is pretty and has glasses." he told her.
Piper looked out the window to see a gorgeous tall dark haired woman wearing jeans a black wife-beater tank top with a leather jacket over looking around the property; Piper couldn't stop starring.
"Mom, are you gunna go see what she wants?"
"Huh, oh... yes, yes, I am. You stay here Ben, I will be right back."
She walked out the front door and the screen made a loud banging sound behind her, and the dark haired girl turned around and they made eye contact. To Piper it felt like an eternity before the brunette reached her. "Hello, can I help you with something?" She asked.
"Actually you can, I was looking for... Ellie?" She spoke.
"Oh, Ellie is my grandmother; she owns this place but I am afraid she is at church choir; can I help you with something? I am Piper."
"Piper huh?" She smirked, "I am Alex, and we- well I, had some questions about renting some space on your land you have here. You see I am an... importer, and the space here would be very beneficial."
"I am sorry we don't do that here." She said "Thank you for stopping by though."
"Well here is my card, I am very interested, I would only need like half an acre, my offer is on the back of the card, call me if you change your mind." She said pushing her glasses up.
"Okay Alex, thank you."
"No thank you Piper, very nice to meet you." She said, and turned to walk away.
Piper watched as she got to the end of the property and got into her car, a red Audi 3. She thought it was weird someone would want to rent space at their home and business, there was a lot of room but... she flipped over the business card and read the back.
$50,000- two months.
She almost threw up, she flipped the card over and read the front.
Alex Vause
(917) 555-6890
She went to go throw it in the trash but she hesitated and looked at the back again, and she put the card on the fridge and went to find Ben.
/
"So did you get them to agree?" Farrhi asked Alex as she pulled out of the driveway.
"No, she said they don't do that" She put her phone on speaker and turned right out of the driveway.
"Its fifty fucking thousand dollars'" he said raising his voice.
"I know, I know," she said.
"Look Vause we NEED that space, we got 220 Kilos coming in... GET IT DONE!" Then click, he was gone.
"Fuck," she said, as she pulled into her hote,l handing the valet her keys, she walked straight for the front desk. "Hi, my name is Alex, and I was wondering do you by chance have the number for Green Kennels?" She smiled and turned on her charm.
"I believe I do" The eighteen-ish-year-old girl smiled back.
Hooked and sunk She thought to herself.
"Ah yeah, here it is... and this is the Greens Home number as well" She said.
"Thanks for your help, darlin', I really apreciate it." Alex winked and walked away.
"You're very welcome."
Alex got into her room and dialed the Kennel number first, No answer just the hot blonde's voice on the answering machine. She hung up and called the other number.
"Hello," a little voice came on the phone.
"Hi, is Piper there?" She asked.
"Yeah hold on," He said. "MOM PHONE," she heard him shout.
"Thank you Ben, I got it" She said and then came on the line, "Hello."
"Hi, Piper... this is Alex, Alex Vause." She paused.
"Hi Alex... I am afraid I havent changed my mind, or talked to my grandmother yet, I am sorry."
"Actually that is not why I am calling, I am here on business as you know; and don't know anyone in town, I was wondering if you wanted to join me for dinner tonight?"
"Um... sure actually that would be... fun" She sounded hesitant but Alex was glad she said yes she knew she could turn on her Alex Vause charm and win her over.
"Okay great, I will pick you up... what time works for you?"
"Uh, probably around six? And why don't I pick you up I will already be out." She said.
"Okay that will be fine, I am staying at the Marriott here in town."
"Perfect, I will see you then" She said and then hung up the phone.
"Perfect" Alex said to herself and then shimmied off to get ready.
"HOW MUCH?" Ellie asked Piper again.
"Grams, I have said it three times it is not going to change." She said.
"What do they want to do here?"
"I have no clue, all she said earlier was she imports and needed the space."
"Well, figure that out tonight please... this could be good for us Piper."
"Grandma, I don't know why you would want to do that."
"Piper you do know, just... figure it out, okay?" She said.
"Yes Grandma." She walked over to where she was sitting at the kitchen table and kissed her head. "I gotta go, you're sure you are going to be okay tonight?"
"Yes, I am fine, the stroke was almost a year ago and it was minor." She said.
"Benjamin come on we gotta get you to your father's."
"And honey, have fun please... you look very nice." Her grandma said with her eyebrow raised.
"Ma, please." She said shaking her head, "It was one girl and I was in college and pissed off at..." Ben came out then "You know who."
"Well never the less huh." She said, "Ben come hug your grandma."
Ben ran over and hugged Ellie and then they were out the door, "Violin baby." She said.
"No, not at Dad's." He said.
"Buddy you need to practice."
"Fine" he said running back into the house, she started the truck and he jumped in a minute later violin in hand.
"Mom?" He asked.
"Yeah baby?"
"What are you doing tonight?" He asked.
"I am going out to dinner with that lady who came by the house." She smiled.
"Is she nice?"
"I am not sure yet, she seems nice... she wants to talk... business."
"Oh okay." He nodded.
"You bring your book?"
"Yes, two."
"Good, what about your glove; you know Dad is gonna wanna throw."
"I hate ball, ma."
"I know I am sorry." She said, "Just a little while... for dad."
He nodded, she pulled up and he was waiting outside for them. She felt her stomach tighten, she really didn't like this man. "Hurry up kid" He yelled.
She kissed Ben, "I love you Benjamin, have a good time."
"I will mom, I love you too." He jumped out of the car and she watched as he ran over to his father then waved and pulled out.
She got to the hotel where Alex was staying and she parked and went inside. They planned to meet in the lobby.
"Hey" She said when she saw her.
"Hi" Alex said, "So I am going to drive, is that cool?"
"Sure, that's fine." She nodded.
"Okay cool, this way."
"Nice car" Piper said getting in.
"Thank you." Alex smiled.
Piper felt her heart melt a little, Why? She thought to herself.
"Where are we going?"
"A place called The Dock, you heard of it?"
"Ah yeah, I have... I grew up here." She laughed "Not a very big town."
/
They arrived at the restaurant and sat down, Piper ordered a beer, and Alex ordered a whiskey neat.
"Really?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, I drink like an old man, I am aware of this. So, the little boy who answered the phone?" She inquired.
"That would be Benjamin, my son." She nodded.
"Son, wow..." The waitress brought over their drinks and they ordered food.
"Yeah I had him... well young; he will be eight this year."
"And how old where you when you had him?" She asked.
"Nineteen" She said.
"Which makes you twenty seven, Me too."
"How do you have so... much.. at only twenty seven." Piper asked sorda surprised.
"How do you know I have... much?"
"Look at you, what your drive, what you wear... its just...pretty clear." She shrugged, "Plus you offered us fifty thousand dollars for two months..."
"That was... the company. But yeah I guess you could say I have a lot... its the business I am in."
"Which is?"
"I am in importer." She said adjusting her glasses.
"I know this, what do you... import." She asked.
"I work for an international drug cartel." she said.
Piper just looked at her... then she laughed.
"Seriously?" Piper asked.
Alex laughed some more, "Don't be crazy... nothing illegal."
"Well my grandmother is interested." She said, "But I am still a little hesitant."
"Why?" Alex asked.
"I don't know, it just seems, weird."
"Well look, it will be just me on the property for the most part and maybe a client or two but that is it. I am going to put on my own shed that will leave with me when I am done." She smiled, "Simple."
"Which will have what in it?"
"To be completely honest... money. Look think about it, but we choose your place cause it seems, safe." She shrugged. "But like I said think about it... now lets drop the business and have some fun, yeah?"
Piper nodded, "Sounds good."
"So you have a son... are you, married?" She sipped her whiskey.
"No, not anymore at least."
"Were, though?"
"Yeah until about a year and a half ago, it just... didn't work." She shrugged.
"I am sorry to hear that." Alex smiled.
"Don't be, he was a jerk..."
"Is that where Ben is tonight, with the Jerk?"
She nodded, "Yeah until Sunday."
The girls ate, drank and talked for hours, "I guess we better go." Alex said.
"Yeah you are probably right." She said sounding disappointed.
"Why don't you come back to my hotel we can have a drink in the bar there?"
"Sounds good." Piper said.
Alex had originally just wanted to get the deal closed for work, but she was finding herself wanting to know Piper, really know her.
"Great, come on."
/
"No way" Alex laughed.
"Way, I swear... butt naked."
"Oh I would have liked to be there." Alex said biting her lower lip back.
"What... Really?" Piper raised her eyebrow.
"Uh, yeah... your... gorgeous."
Piper leaned over and kissed her without thinking.
"My room?" Alex asked.
Piper nodded with a smile.
Piper opened her eyes wrapped up in the sheets, Alex was asleep next to her; she laid there just looking at her studying her features, and remembering the night before.
"Who are you" She said in a almost less then a whisper. She glanced at the alarm clock on the nightstand table, 7:54 AM. "Shit" She said quietly.
she instantly began to panic she had to go but she didn't want to wake up Alex. But she also didn't want it to seem like she was sneaking out. She got up quietly and fished her clothes off the floor, and found a pad of paper.
Alex,
I didn't want to wake you but I had to get to the kennel. I had a great time last night. Call me.
555-2123
-Piper.
She placed the note on her bedside table where she would be sure to see it, and she slipped out of the room quietly. On the ride back home she ran the previous night through her head. In no way did she ever imagine that would happen, though she didn't regret it by any means. She could still smell Alex on herself, which made her feel her soft touch. It was sweet and gentle mixed with passionate and hot all at the same time, she could remember every feeling every touch. She looked down at her arms and saw goose bumps. The memory snapped from her head when she pulled into her drive she saw Ellie outside with the hose. She got out and ran over to her to take it from her; "Grandma, what are you doing?"
"Just giving the dogs some water dear, how was your night?"
"Grandma, where is Logan?" She asked. Logan was the young man who worked at the kennel.
"Its Saturday Piper it is his day off."
Piper nodded, she had completely lost all track of days... she couldn't get Alex out of her head. "Saturday, right. Look I am sorry I was out all night... here let me."
"Why don't you go change love, I got this really. I will just give the dogs water I wont walk them..." Piper looked at her as if to say 'I don't believe you.' "You have my word." She said.
"Okay, I am going to shower... very quickly, Don't you do it, Grams." Piper turned around to walk inside.
"Piper" Ellie called for her.
"Yeah Grams?" she turned around.
"Is she a... nice girl?"
Piper smiled and nodded, "Yeah Grandma, she is a wonderful girl."
"Well that is good, I am glad you had such a... nice time."
Piper turned around and felt herself blush, Ellie was always very open to just about everything, and since she had raised Piper since the age of nine, she pretty much confided in her Grandma about everything that went on in her life. Ellie had known about Rebecca; Pipers fling in college and she told her, 'You love whom you love darling. Its not about the gender its about the person.' Plus Ellie would have rather seen Piper with anyone but Keith at the time.
Piper got out of the shower and picked up the long sleeved shirt she had been wearing from the night before and smelled it, it still smelled like her. she slipped it back on and pulled out a clean pair of yoga pants and pulled her running shoes outta the closet.
"You gunna run em?" Ellie asked as she walked out the front door.
"Yeah, I wanna clear my head." Piper said holding onto the fence so she could stretch out her hamstrings.
"That girl on your mind?"
Piper smiled and nodded a little.
"Well, she must be something then." Ellie smiled.
"I don't know..." Piper shrugged, "Though this business plan sorda sounds like a good idea..."
"Really, you were so against it yesterday."
"Well Grams, people change their minds."
"That they do Piper, that they do. So tell me what are they going to do here."
"Alex said it would mainly be her on the property."
"Oh I am sure that doesn't bug you..." Ellie smirked.
"And that there might be one or two others at times but she would always be here with them. She is going to put up a shed that will go with her when she leaves... that was about it, she choose this place cause it seems... safe." She said.
"And you didn't get any weird vibes?"
"None" Piper said and headed over to the kennels. She let out six big dogs, two german shepherds, a chocolate lab, a black lab, a golden retriever and a husky and leashed them all put three on one side and three on the other and took off on her run. All six dogs she had were power houses and well trained so they kept a very steady pace. Her mind wondered as she ran, she wondered why she didn't tell her grandma that Alex would be keeping money in the shed. She would know it was for something illegal She thought to herself, and then she wouldn't want to do it. And that was the last thing piper wanted, she wanted Alex to be close for the next two months. She knew in her gut it probably was something illegal but for some reason she didn't care... She knew she should but she didn't.
"Come on Jake" She said to one of the Shepherds who was starting to slow. "Just two more miles boy you can do it." She wondered how Ben was doing for a moment then her mind wondered back to Alex, those eyes, those hands, those lips.
A couple minutes later she came around the corner back to her house and let the leashes go, she knew they knew to run straight and not veer left. She put them back in their kennels and made sure they had food and water before heading inside.
"Good run?" Ellie asked, she was sitting at the table having some tea.
"Oh shit Grams you scared me... Yes good run."
"Why don't you, come sit." She nodded to the empty seat at the table.
Piper walked over and sat down.
"So this girl, Alex. You like her?"
"Grams!"
"Piper don't play dumb with me, do you think we should do this or not?"
Piper nodded, "I kinda think so... and yeah I like her she seems nice."
"Seems nice? As I recall you spent the whole night with her, I would hope you think she is... nice." Ellie smiled.
"Okay grams I am going to go do laundry, you need anything thrown in?"
"No, and you may wanna wait on that laundry." Ellie smirked.
"Why?" Piper asked.
"Because, a certain beautiful brunette is here."
She looked out the window and saw Alex getting out of her car, "Crap what is she doing here?"
"I would imagine coming to see you..."
Alex got to the screen and knocked, Ellie answered the door. "Hello." She smiled at her.
"Hi you must be Ellie." Alex said holding out her hand, "I am Alex Vause"
"Hello Alex, I take it you are here to see my grand-daughter?"
"Yes Ma'am" She nodded is she here.
"Hi" Piper said coming around the corner.
"Hey" Alex smiled as soon as she saw her.
"I am going to go, I will take this and load the washer." Ellie said taking the laundry basket from Piper.
"Thanks Grams, but you don't" Before she could finished her sentence Ellie was out of the room.
"Hi" Piper said turning back around.
"Hi... again." Alex smiled.
"I didn't expect you to come by."
"Well I didn't expect you to leave with out saying goodbye." Alex raised an eyebrow.
"I am so sorry I just had to get back to run the dogs and make sure they were taken care of, our other staff doesn't come in on the weekends and its my responsibility and-"
"Woah, slow down there speed racer its cool. I just wanted to come by, I hope that is okay."
"Of course" Piper smiled. "Do you want to... uh go for a walk or something... I could show you the property?"
"Yeah sure, After you."
Piper walked out the front door and Alex followed, "So I had fun last night." Alex said.
"Yeah me too."
"Good, I am glad. I was wondering if you wanted to go out tonight, maybe for drinks or something... get to know each other better?"
"Sounds good to me" Piper said trying to stay calm though she was totally freaking out a little. How did someone like Alex want to spend time with her. "If you answer me a question first."
"Anything" Alex said.
"Last night, when you said... what you did. Its true isn't it."
Alex nodded, "Yes."
Piper didn't know what to say she just nodded.
"Look I get it, its a total turn off I am sure, and I get that the renting space here is totally out of the question probably, but-"
Piper shook her head, "No, its not."
"Its not?" Alex asked.
"No, we want to rent to you. But I have a few conditions." Piper said.
"Okay..."
"No drugs here, I have child and that is not okay." Alex nodded, "And my Grandma can never know what is up."
"Okay, deal, anything else?" Alex asked.
"Yeah this thing between you and me, whatever it is... it cant get serious, I cant have a relationship with someone who does what you do with Ben around."
"I don't do serious so we are good." Alex smiled, "We will have fun it will be great, I promise no drugs here, I meant what i said last night; It will mainly be just me here and if anyone else comes I will be here too."
Piper nodded, "Okay sounds good."
"Perfect, so I have to run I have some work to take care of. But I will be back to pick you up around seven, is that okay?"
"perfect"
"Great, I will see you tonight. Bye for now Piper, please tell Ellie goodbye for me?"
"Will do, see you later Alex." Piper said as she watched Alex walk away, then turn around and come back towards her. "For get something?"
"Yeah" She pulled Piper in and kissed her letting her hands run up into her hair. When she pulled away she smiled and brushed a piece of hair out of pipers eyes, "See you tonight, Kid."
Piper was breathless, "Th-thanks, See you tonight."
Alex walked away and got in her car and Piper watched as she pulled out of the driveway before turning around and walking inside.
/
Alex drove away and picked up her phone.
"Hello" he answered.
"Its done." Alex said, "We will get the space."
"Good, when can we set up?"
"By tomorrow." She said.
"Okay good work Al, thanks." Click.
"Yup bye" She said to the dead line.
She decided to go to the mall to get a new outfit for tonight, she didn't know why but she really like this Piper, there was just something about her. She found herself thinking about her, which she never did about anyone, but there was something about Piper that left her wanting more.
A/N: Okay, I have more, and I will continue to post if you want it... So let me know!
Thanks for reading, and for your continued support with A Beach In Tahiti dont worry I will not forget about that story, will post a chapter of that tomorrow :)