(Imagine Person A being at a party as they receive a snapchat from Person B, that shows off their bare chest and/or stomach and Person A gets so flustered and surprised that they accidentally choke on their drink.)
Alex had been at the party all of thirty six minutes before her phone buzzed.
SNAPCHAT FROM PIPES
Her eyebrows furrowed in slight surprise. This was unexpected. Piper had not said so much as a single word to her when she slipped out the door an hour ago. They'd had a disagreement before she left. Not so much an argument or a fight. But enough that she hadn't expected to hear from the blonde for the rest of the evening (enough that she'd been expecting to return home to an empty bed or cold shoulder).
She'd promised to spend the evening in. After a month long stint of various meetings stateside she'd finally earned some free time to focus on Piper. Free time she'd promised to cash in on tonight. Until Fahri called. It's one party, Vause He'd said just make an appearance. Fuck you, Alex Piper had muttered don't bother hurrying back. She'd closed the door behind her with a sigh.
Her gaze flicked up from her phone, scanning the room around her before she thumbed open the app and brought up the image.
A picture of Piper blinked onto the screen. She was lying in their bed, sheets falling lightly across her stomach, her eyes were dark (Alex noted a slight touch of anger and hurt still lingering in them), and her chest was bare. Alex choked on her drink.
The picture disappeared quickly, a text message coming in in it's place as Alex's eyes lingered on the now empty screen.
- having fun at your party?
Taking a breath, Alex ran a tired hand down her face.
not particularly. -
She made her way across the room to where Fahri stood with a handful of important clientele and partners. Her phone had fallen silent, small grey lettering stating that Piper had read her last message. The hint of lingering emotions still shining in her eyes and lack of response told Alex all she needed to know. Fine. Let her stew some more, at least she won't be returning home to an empty bed.
She was two minutes into the conversation when her phone buzzed again.
SNAPCHAT FROM PIPES
Normally this is when Alex would thumb the notification away, click her phone locked, and refocus on the discussion taking place around her. But tonight was different. Tonight she was feeling guilty for leaving Piper to her own whims on such short notice. Tonight she was intrigued by Piper's diversion from her usual radio silence. Tonight Fahri was present and, really, what was the point of putting too much effort into a conversation she couldn't care less about when he was around to do it for once?
She pulled open the app.
Another topless picture of Piper greeted her, the sheets had fallen to her hips, her hand rested gently atop her chest, thumb dangerously close to a budding nipple. Alex bit the inside of her lip, careful not to allow the thoughts currently rolling through her mind (and the heat suddenly rolling between her legs) to show on her face. A chunk of white text decorated this picture, settling just before Piper's hips.
that's too bad
Swiping her tongue across her lips in contemplation, Alex shot a quick text back.
what are you doing -
She caught Fahri's gaze from the corner of her eye and pocketed her phone nonchalantly. He raised a silent eyebrow before returning his attention to the conversation. She swirled her drink, taking a sip in hopes of alleviating her suddenly dry mouth. Her phone buzzed again.
SNAPCHAT FROM PIPES
She opened it with a flick of her thumb, eyes darting to the faces around her before returning to the screen.
nothing
The white block of text sat in a similar position across Piper's lower stomach. Her hand however had moved from her chest to below the sheet, disappearing from Alex's sight at the wrist. Her blue eyes stared defiantly into the camera, a mix of rebellious taunting and challenging dare. Her teeth sunk just slightly into her bottom lip, which was partially turned in as she sucked lightly at it.
Alex growled.
Piper. -
Her reply was instantaneous and Alex was filled with the sudden sense that she was losing.
- Alex.
It was a losing game to begin with though.
Another notification filled her screen and she thumbed it open, shooting another quick glance around the circle.
Piper's fingers were in her mouth, her body twisted deliciously in the sheets. All puckered lips and the faintest hint of teeth peeking out as she sucked on the seemingly damp digits. Alex's nostrils flared. She licked her lips.
Taking a steady sip of her drink she continued to study the picture as the timer ran down. She contemplated her decision. The conversation droned on around her and suddenly Alex was aware of just how little she cared about what these people had to say. Fahri shot her another glance.
"Girlfriend trouble?" He murmured lowly, so as to not disturb the on-going discussion.
"Something like that." Alex muttered, still studying her phone.
don't start something with me you aren't going to finish, Piper. -
A warning. If she was going to make the decision to place her attention on this conversation, then the blonde had better understand that she's playing with fire. She would not tolerate Piper winding her up while her attention should be on business only to leave her hanging the second she gives in. A petty play of revenge that's occurred in the past. Piper's never been above playing dirty whenever she feels she's been wronged. She held onto her phone this time, silently awaiting Piper's response.
- the only one here with a current track record for coming up short on empty promises is you, Alex.
Oh. So that's how it's gonna be. Fine. If Piper wanted to play this game, Alex could play this game. Downing the last of her drink and setting the empty glass on a passing tray, her thumb flew across the keyboard, typing out her reply.
you're going to do exactly as I say or I stop responding to your messages. -
do you understand? -
A pause, the slightest hesitation as the blonde weighed her words.
- yes.
Good.
Another tray of drinks came floating past, quietly proffered to the chatting group. Alex took a glass.
what are you doing? -
An image came in in response. Alex flicked it open as she took a quick inventory of the group before returning her attention to her phone.
Same position. Piper on her back, bare-chested, sheets around her waist. Her hand had moved from below the sheets to her ribs. Fingers lightly dancing just under her breast. Her thumb skimmed the underside. Her mouth was open, her eyes half-lidded. Alex could imagine the gentle rise and fall of her soft breaths. Other than the steamy gaze though, she was resoundingly unaffected.
- waiting.
Alex bit back a smirk, hiding her mouth behind a well-timed sip of whiskey.
good girl. -
touch yourself. -
above the waist, only. -
"What's got you so enraptured, Vause?" A voice within the group asks. Her gaze flicks up to meet curious eyes.
Vance. A newer contact who's ego would soon get the best of him. As far as she knew he hadn't made too many friends in the business with his cocky attitude and haughty opinions. She reckoned he'd be gone by next month. He was currently regarding her with a smug grin, all too content to be calling her out in front of her superior. But Fahri's never cared for him. And Fahri's currently smirking knowingly beside her.
"A modest dispute regarding a small fortune passing through under qualified, untrustworthy hands." She spoke smoothly.
"Hm." He murmured, slightly thrown. It had been statement designed to do just that. For Vance seemed to need a reminder that she was in fact his superior and could have his accounts looked into at any given moment.
"Oh, don't worry." She smirked. "You should be fine. Just... precautions. You understand."
Fahri hid a smirk behind his glass. Vance hid a scowl behind his own. Alex's attention returned to her phone.
She'd been holding herself back up until this point. But Vance's sudden interruption had drawn the last of the patience she had for the conversation, and, consequently, the last of her desire for games. Confident that she wouldn't be interrupted again, and content that she'd given Piper enough time to sufficiently rile herself, she shot off another message to the blonde.
are your nipples hard? -
- yes.
show me. -
Alex's phone vibrated with another snap. She took another sip of her drink. Piper's chest arching slightly out from the mattress, her nipples straining outwards towards the camera, as if desperately seeking Alex's attention. Alex bit her lip, exhaling quietly as she saved the image.
play with them. -
She swirled her drink, nodding lightly at the conversation around her as she awaited Piper's response. No one around her suspected the majority of her attention was on anything other than business and she applauded herself for her outstanding poker face. Her phone vibrated again. She sucked down another mouthful of whiskey as she thumbed open the new video.
Piper's fingers rubbed lightly before squeezing her nipples sharply, and Alex suddenly found herself lamenting the lack of privacy that kept her from turning on the volume, because she knows what kind of sounds are pouring from Piper's lips right now as her fingers begin to tug rhythmically at her chest.
- Alex
I know, babe -
"Mm." Alex moans lightly. The man beside her shot her a quick look of confusion but Alex ignores him, keeping her attention focused on her phone.
A new video came in. Piper's phone leaning from the night stand now as she uses both hands to tug at each nipple. Her back arched off the mattress again as her thumb and middle finger squeeze each of the buds, her index fingers rubbing lightly over the tips of them.
god, Pipes -
She chewed her lip thoughtfully, attempting to keep control of her breathing. Though the only person who'd be able to note her slight affection (heavier breathing, unfocused gaze, barely perceptible fidgeting) was Fahri, and his attentions were once again on the conversation at hand. He'd always been good at allowing her privacy. Even while surrounded by a crowded room.
- Al
She rolled her thumb across the screen of her phone, absently wiping at faded remnants of smudged fingerprints.
you're doin good, babe -
does it feel good? -
- yes
how good? -
Piper momentarily falls silent and Alex takes the opportunity to rove her gaze around the party once more. Her glass is running low.
Another video comes in and she watches Piper trail her fingers down her chest to her hips, sneaking teasingly between her thighs to tangle in the sheets there. Her mouth falls open in what Alex can only assume is a gasping moan. Alex watches as her fingers press against the sheet between her thighs. The timer runs out and the video disappears, immediately replaced with a new text.
- I'm so wet Alex
I know, baby -
touch yourself for me -
She downs the last of her drink as a new video comes in.
Piper's hands are between her legs, the sheet having been kicked away. Her hand moves slowly. Deliberately. Alex grits her teeth as she strains to catch better sight of Piper's actions. Her head is thrown back, neck arched, mouth open as she softly exclaims.
It's all Alex can take.
She excuses herself quietly, depositing her empty glass on another tray. Fahri eyes her silently as she murmurs some garbled excuse (I'll be back), moving through the crowd and ducking quickly out the back doors to the empty balcony. She pulls up the facetime app and immediately dials Piper's number. She picks up on the first ring. Her eyes were hooded and her breathing was shallow and Alex could tell she was good and worked up. She was close.
"Pipes." She whispers.
"Al..."
"Are you touching yourself?" She kept her voice low as she leaned her forearms against the railing, her back facing the doors.
"Yes."
"Show me."
The camera spun for a moment, the ceiling, the sheets, the creamy skin of Piper's thighs all rolled across the screen before the image settled between Piper's legs.
Her fingers move slowly, disappearing within herself as Alex watches. Her thumb reaches up as she pulls back out, swiping tenderly at her clit before she pushes her fingers back in. Alex can hear her soft grunts and groans now, timed with the quivering of her legs and the thrust of her hips and she bites her lip in attempt to stifle her own groan. Piper's cunt pulses around her finger and she pulls it out completely to push a second in. Alex drinks in the sticky wetness coating her hand as she moves against herself.
"Alex..." She hears her gasp breathlessly.
"Pipes..." She whispers back, "let go, babe."
Piper explodes with a muffled gasp, her fingers still buried deep within herself, the walls of her cunt sucking greedily at her fingers. Alex bites back her own groan, free hand rising to rub across her chin. Piper's thighs continue to shiver at the edges of the screen as she attempts to recollect herself. The world could fall apart around her and Alex's gaze would stay glued to her phone. Eventually the camera tilts, bringing Piper's face back into the screen. She pulls her fingers up, studying them thoughtfully before dipping them into her mouth.
"Mm." She moans quietly, eyes falling closed momentarily before reopening to meet Alex's.
"Hey kid." She murmurs gently, well aware of the soft grin alighting her features.
Piper smiles sleepily back, "Hey."
They stay quiet a moment, holding each other's gazes and smiling fondly. Alex murmurs a soft declaration of admiration. Piper's eyes are growing heavy and she can't quite bring herself to end the call. Suddenly she's cursing herself for leaving the apartment at all.
"Are you gonna be back soon?" Piper mumbles sleepily.
"Yeah, kid." Alex whispers back. "Before you even know it."
A genuine smile blooms across the blonde's face and Alex's heart all but melts.
"Go to sleep, Pipes." She whispers. "I'll be there when you wake up."
She's pocketed her phone and slipped quietly back into the building when it vibrates one more time.
- I miss you.
She can't quite stop the aching sigh that slips through her lips. Running a hand down her face, she raises her thumb to begin typing out a new message before hesitating. Her hand paused against her jaw as she chases a thought through her mind, eyes still staring at the text message.
"Fuck." She muttered quietly. She needed to find Fahri.
Piper was asleep by the time she finally slipped back into the apartment. Pausing in the doorway of their bedroom to watch her, curled across the center of the bed, head resting gently on Alex's pillow, Alex's heart swelled. Her cell phone was beside her, still open to the text screen, displaying their last messages to one another. I miss you. Alex pushed down another wave of guilt as she stripped herself of her outer clothing and slid into bed behind the blonde, wrapping her up in her arms and tugging her into her chest. Her fingers ran gently through the hair at her neck, moving it to the side and dropping a tender kiss to the exposed skin.
"Alex?" Piper stirred slowly.
"I'm here, kid." Another kiss to her shoulder.
"'m sorry." Piper murmured sleepily.
Alex suppressed another wave of guilt, burying her face in Piper's shoulder. "If you could go anywhere in the world, where you go?"
"What?" Piper's sleep clogged mind struggled to work through the question. "I dunno... Paris."
"Paris?" Alex murmured.
"Yeah." Piper sighed.
She dozed off once more as Alex pulled her phone from the bedside table, tapping out several messages before clicking it off and sliding it away. "Our flight leaves tomorrow at ten."
Piper hummed softly and Alex stroked her arm. Her brows furrowed. Eyes blinked open.
"Wait, what?" She turned her head slightly to face Alex.
"I told Fahri that after tonight I'm taking two weeks off. A real two weeks off. No emergency calls. No small favors. Just me and you. Whatever you wanna do. Wherever you wanna go." She traced Piper's cheek gently.
"Are you serious?" Piper whispered.
She couldn't stop the small chuckle that slipped through her lips at the blonde's sleepy, imploring gaze. "Yes."
Piper's lips were on her own before she could say anything else and Alex laughed happily into the kiss.
"Thank you." Piper murmured, barely separating their mouths.
Alex raised her hand, trailing it lightly down Piper's cheek as she gazed into her impossibly bright eyes. They studied each other silently, Alex once again aware of her melting heart.
"I love you." She murmurs softly, tucking a strand of hair behind Piper's ear before connecting their lips once again.
Piper smiles against her, her unspoken response echoing loudly through the grin. I love you too.
They lay quietly, faces pressed close as they share their lung-fulls of air, hesitant to move apart, holding each other's gaze as long as possible before sleep finally wins out. Their parting smiles the last thing they see before waking for their new adventure.
Don't ask me why I have a thing for snapchat/texting stories I honestly couldn't tell you why. All I know is that yes, this is the third one I've written and no, it probably won't be the last.