Alex strode out of the bedroom at the sound of the front door, a sympathetic smile already gracing her lips as she took in the haggard figure before her. "Hey, you're home ear- Whoa..." Alex stumbled a few steps back, not quite quick enough in bracing herself when Piper pushed forward, wrapping her arms tight around Alex's waist, catching fistfuls of the ratty old band tee that hung loosely around her frame. Piper burrowed her face into the crook of the neck before her, desperately seeking out the solid presence and sense of comfort that could only ever come from Alex. A heavy sigh left her as she settled, deeply inhaling the scent of home. Steady arms wound themselves around the small of her back, and pushed her closer, causing her to feel each reverberation of the chuckle that rumbled through the warm body in her grasp, and with each one, all the problems of her day seeped slowly out of her... Dripping down, down, down like water from her skin, to land in quiet pitter-patters on the floor. A gravelly voice, so hushed and gentle it just skittered around the edges of the stillness that had engulfed them, breathed out the words, "Tough day, kid?"

A quiet hum of agreement could just barely be heard from the girl tucked so tightly into her, but Alex could feel the tickle of vibrations against her neck, causing a soft, almost breathy, huff of laughter to escape, and a fathomless wealth of pure affection to explode within her. Placing a gentle kiss upon the head of her little blonde mess, Alex breathed in the scent that always made her feel whole. With one last sweet kiss, Alex nuzzled against the unkempt hair of her lover, mussed up after the stress of work and anxious fingers running through it just a few too many times... And she smiled, content to just stand there for as long as Piper needed to feel human again.


AN: Thank you for taking the time to read this! I'd really appreciate if you let me know what you think, especially since I wrote this kind of rushed and I just don't generally write fluff so I'm not too sure how well I pulled it off.. Also, if you've read the start of my story "Fall from Grace," then thank you, and I promise I will be continuing it, and I'll have a much longer AN for that. I just wanted to say that I am gonna update it. Hopefully soon. Again, thank you so much for reading this little drabble! I hope you all have a really great day/night/afternoon! ^.^