Hey guys, the internet still hasn't been connected here, it's so frustrating. I'm sure Australia is like ten years behind the rest of the world when it comes to connectivity. Anyway, I promised a new story and since I'm already five chapters into this one, I thought I would post it now rather than wait. It's an idea I've had written on a note on my desktop for ages and I finally got around to it. As always, Please review. :)

Lise xx

Piper Chapman had been out of prison for 2 years and 8 months. After the prison riot in Litchfield, Alex had been grabbed and taken to a different prison and Piper had never heard from her again. Nicky had been placed in the same prison as Piper and they had become very close friends. Once Piper was released from prison it was pretty evident that Polly did not want to be involved in the soap business anymore and with her two young boys (One of which she had with Larry) She was busy playing house and being the biggest fan of Larry's writing career.

Piper hadn't let this put her off, though and had convinced Polly to sign all the rights to the soap business over to her by convincing her that it would make up for all the hurt she had caused with Larry. Once Nicky had been released from prison she made her partner and they had been running the new soap company "Picnic Bath & Body" (Piper Chapman, Nicky) for the past year and a half. They specialized They were doing unbelievably well and had managed to get onto the shelves in Barneys.

Piper had searched for Alex for a year after she was released, determined to find her. She managed to find the prison she had been transferred to and had called them but they had stated they had no inmates named "Alex Vause" and that she had either been released or transferred. It had dawned on Piper that Alex had probably been released by now but all her searches had come up empty. It was like Alex had disappeared from the face of the earth. Many a night, Piper had cried herself to sleep. They had just gotten engaged and Alex had been so cruelly taken from her. Nicky had consoled her and told her that Alex would surely be looking for her too and she would just have to patiently wait until she found her. Piper had taken Nicky's advice and ploughed all her energy into the business.

Nicky kept trying to set her up on various dates but nothing had ever come of them. Piper was too interested in waiting for Alex to show up. Every time she saw anyone with dark hair walk past the store, her heart would quicken and she would stop breathing, waiting, longing for it to be Alex. Of course, it never was.

Saturday night, Nicky had arranged a party to celebrate them securing their second big contract, it would guarantee them $50000.

"Piper, did you pick up the cake? There ain't no way I just secured $50000 legally, without eating my weight in the heaviest chocolate cake money can buy!"

Piper laughed at Nicky's sweet tooth, she was always going on about how she never got enough sugar in prison and now had to make up for it by stocking up the flat she and Piper shared. Since prison was pretty crammed in the end anyway, they figured they would be able to share a place on the outside too. Nicky had told Piper that she just wanted her own room to decorate how she liked and Piper could do what she wanted with the rest of the flat.

Piper had a large floral print on the main wall, behind the fireplace. They had placed an average size flat screen TV on the wall and a cosy cream coloured sofa draped with a neutral coloured throw. They had their kitchen remodelled when they had moved in, it was cream coloured cabinets with a thick wooden benchtops and brick style tiles. It all came together quite nicely and both girls were glad to have some comforts rather than their prison bunks and itchy blankets.

It was winter and the temperatures had dropped considerably, people were bustling around the city in a hurry to get inside into the warmth, tourists, who had come to experience the famous winter were also starting to accumulate, bringing more custom to the store.

Piper had been preparing for the party and had rang around all of her phone contacts to invite them, she had also told them to bring their friends or anyone else who wanted to come along. She feared she may have overdone it with the party planning and had hired a catering company. She was worried about how everyone would fit into their flat.

Piper decided she would run out and collect the cake, she figured she would be able to cram it into their already overloaded fridge. She put on her jacket and boots and headed out the door.

"I'm going to get the cake, Nick, I'll be back in half an hour."

Piper loved walking places rather than hailing a cab. She loved taking in all the different faces walking by her and enjoyed the fresh, crisp winter air. As she walked, Alex slipped back into her thoughts, she remembered when they would go on walks together. Winter always made Alex look better, somehow. Piper loved seeing her in a beanie hat and scarf, her long dark curls tumbling down either side of her face. She remembered when once they had been out to dinner in the middle of the city. Piper had begged her to walk home with her rather than hail a cab and Alex had agreed after about ten minutes of Piper nagging her. She was wearing a long black coat and stiletto heels and half way home it had begun to snow, a fresh blanket lay thick over the floor and Piper had taken a photo of Alex on one of the street corners. She looked beautiful, even standing there, freezing to death, her high heels balancing on the crisp white snow, the street lights beaming down. Piper still had that photo somewhere, she vowed to look through some boxes once she got home to see if she could find it.

She arrived in the cake shop, everything looked delicious but Nicky had specified which cake she wanted. It was toblerone and apparently was the "best in the land."

"Hi, I'm here to pick up the toblerone cake. My friend requested it."

The girl was young and dark haired and had caught Piper's eye as soon as she had walked in. The girl smiled shyly at her.

"Um, Sure, I'll just have a look out back for it."

The girl bustled off and Piper could hear her giggling and talking to someone. When she appeared again she had a friend with her who was also eyeing up Piper.

"Here's your cake…"

The girl handed over the large box and looked as though she was building the courage to ask something.

"That's $25 please, oh and um, My friend over here said you looked like that girl from that viral video… you know, the one with the prison riot…"

Piper's face fell. That was the last thing she was expecting. The video with Piscatella had gone viral, the one where she was propped up against a wall wrapped in a shower curtain and had said the famous line; "I'm good with my tongue"

"Nope, that wasn't me, cool to know I have someone who looks like me though, even if it was in some random video you are talking about."

Piper handed over the money and left the cake store as quickly as possible.

She took her time wandering home, though the cake was weighing her down. She didn't quite know what to make of what had just transpired in the store. If that's what those girls thought when they looked at her, was that what everyone else was thinking too?"

Once she reached the apartment door she pushed it open and shouted for Nicky to come and check the cake.

"Hey, Nicky, come and check this cake is the one you wanted. God I had a hell of a trip. Those girls in there recognised me from the prison video, can you believe that?"

Piper walked further into the apartment and found Nicky lazing on the couch.

"Holy shit, I gotta hand it to you, I never thought we would be famous for that, Chapman." Nicky stood up from the couch, stretching as she did so.

"Let's have a look at it then!"

Nicky peeled back the box lid and was almost visibly drooling.

"That's the one! Do you know how many nights in prison I dreamt of this bad boy? I used to literally wake up in a pool of my own drool, I was practically drowning in my own desire."

Piper laughed at her. "Well you know what they say, once an addict, always an addict. Even if you are just addicted to chocolate cake now. We can cope with that. I'll hire a forklift once you get too fat, I could drive you to get more cake on it."

"Sounds like a plan!"

Nicky laughed. "God, Piper, I gotta tell you, we've come a long way since prison. I dunno, I think we are doing well, we work well together. I never thought I would be able to have my own money. My mom just used to give me wads of cash and I'd just blow it all on heroin. Now I'm making my own money and blowing it all on chocolate cake."

"Yeah well, I'm gonna put this in the fridge and whip us up some pasta for dinner, then I'm gonna put that documentary on the TV, You know, your favourite one about the murder scenes. You know, You're really weird, Nicky."

"Yeah, yeah, so I've been told. But nobody got anywhere by being normal now, did they, Chapman?"

"Yeah well look at Lorna…"

Piper's face fell when she realised what she had said. "Oh god, Nicky I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to just come out with that, you know how badly I suffer from foot in mouth disease!"

"Nah, It's ok. I mean, she wasn't normal, was she. Clearly! She happened, y'know. I'm aware. She was the love of my life but she chose to play house. That's fine. I'm moving on. To be honest, I couldn't keep going with the rollercoaster she had me on. I'm better off knowing where I stand."

"Yeah, I guess. I wish it was different for us both."

"Yeah, me too, Chapman, I'm starting to tire of you taking so long in the shower."

Piper mock slapped Nicky on the arm and both girls laughed.

"Hey, what can I say, I just love getting clean. I've always had a thing for showers."