Alex laughed softly at Nicky and her faulty iron gate keeping her heart shut. "That girl will never learn..." Alex looked down at the signed bottle. She knows only one person that can make lotion in prison. She tilts the bottle and squeezes a drop of the lotion on her index finger, rubbing it in with her thumb. The aroma of oranges wafts throughout her cube. Oranges, they both loved oranges.

Alex and Piper lay together cuddling in bed. It was a rare occasion when Alex didn't have to be completely immersed in her work for the entire day. She had surprised Piper and gone out to get fresh produce for breakfast, preparing and presenting it to Piper as breakfast in bed. A sweet gesture Alex hoped would make up for being caught up in work late into the night.

They cradled the bowl between them, taking turns feeding each other. Piper picked up a piece of peeled orange and slowly fed her lover with a delicate smile on her face. "Mmm..." murmurs Alex as she bites into the orange, chewing slowly.

Piper can feel her body react to Alex's teasing and brushes Alex's hair behind her ear, barely resisting knocking over the fruit bowl to get closer. "You always love when I give you the oranges" Piper whispered softly, connecting with her lover's eyes in a shy gaze.

Alex took a piece of orange and moved the bowl aside. "Is that your way of asking me why, Pipes?" Alex reached over for Piper's hand, tracing lazy circles across her knuckles. "Do you have any idea as to why?" Piper felt her skin flush and tried not to concentrate on Alex's stroking and her seductive voice. She held Alex's gaze, pleading with her eyes for her lover to come closer, to slide inside her skin. Alex tilted her head and rested the orange against her lips. She smiled at Piper and leaned over, tracing the fruit across Piper's lips and positioning her head near Piper's neck. "The oranges remind me of you..." she breathed "...and how you burst against my mouth." Her eyes sparkled as she felt the heat rolling off Piper's body; she loved that she could hear her lover's breath catch and her heartbeat double. Alex slid the orange piece into her mouth and turned Piper's face toward hers. She felt Piper let out a sigh of relief as her lips pressed against Piper's. Carefully, and against Piper's urging, she slowly deepened the kiss, gently exploring her lovers mouth and the need that radiated from her entire body. She loved to take things slowly, knowing that in doing so she was driving Piper crazy. Leaning in further, she ran her hands down Piper's chest and to her hips; she wanted to feel her girlfriend's skin against her own. Her touch was electric and sent chills running down her body. Alex smiled into their kiss and began moving with an urgency Piper was already feeling. She bit Piper's lip and placed her hand against Piper's core where the heat was rolling off in waves. "Let me do this for you Pipes," Alex punctured the orange and let the juices gradually flow from her mouth into Piper's. The soft, drawn out moan in response was almost enough to break through her reserve. But not this time. This time she wanted it to last. It wasn't often that she had this much time to treasure and worship her lover's body. This time was all about Piper...and oranges. As many bursting oranges as she could cause her Pipes to give her.

Nicky rounded the corner into the hallway. "HELP, somebody HELP!" she screamed, Morello right behind her, sobbing. She spots Officer Bennett and races toward him. "Please you have to help...hurry!" Nicky took off in the direction of the exterior doors.

"Hey, no running allowed!" Officer Bennett gets out before chasing after Nicky, leaving Morello crumpling against the wall in hysterics. What the hell has gotten into them? It's Christmas Eve for Christ-sakes. He follows Nicky outside, "You know you are not supposed to run, OR be out here..." he spots the two bodies across the yard and breaks into a cold sweat. It was like being back in the military. Blood everywhere. Chaos. He can hear other prisoners at the door having followed the commotion. Bennett wets his lips and stammers into his radio, rushing to the closest inmate he feels for a pulse and moves to the next one. This is bad; this is very bad.

Grabbing her toothbrush, Alex made her way to the bathroom. There was some activity in the hall but she didn't think much of it, reflecting on the day's excitement and how tomorrow, even though it is a holiday, will be just like any other in Litchfield. She sighed and paused, hearing a familiar voice in an unfamiliar tone. "Morello?" She looks further down the hall and sees her friend in a pile against the wall, body wracking with the force of her sobbing. "Hey, her poster didn't upset you this much did it?" Alex inquired as she walked over.

"Everyone get down, NOW!" several officers bellowed as they sprinted down the hall, triggering the emergency lock down. Everyone dropped to the floor with their hands out. Morello continued sobbing, makeup smeared and running down her face.

"Morello, hey, what is going on? Hey, look at me, what the fuck happened?" Alex tried to get some answers from her. "Do you know what is going on? Why are you upset?" Her friend glanced over with a look of terror on her face and looked away, her crying picking up momentum again. Alex felt a chill run down her spine. What does that mean? Has something happened to Nicky? "Hey CO, what is going on?" Alex questioned the guy who got stuck keeping an eye on them. She rotated so she could see the guy. He was standing there, staring out the doors, oblivious to his surroundings. His face was pale and she saw his eyes widen. "God damnit, what the hell is going on!" Alex yelled in frustration. It was only then that she heard the faint ambulance siren. At first barely audible over the lock down siren and Morello's bawling, it grew louder and louder. Alex pounded her fist against the hallway floor, a knot forming in her stomach. The ambulance siren made her nervous; she just wanted to make sure that her friends were okay.

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