"She's got you high and you don't even know yet"

-'She's Got You High' by Mumm-ra

"So wait, she just kissed you?" Polly asked from her side of the room. Piper flopped down onto her bed, taking comfort in the softness of her duvet. "On the cheek." She clarified. Polly nodded, "Right, I forgot we are in a Nicholas Sparks movie for a minute there." Piper rolled her eyes, "You mean his books." Polly shook her head, curling up underneath the covers of her bed, "No, he has movies." Piper changed into pajamas, turning to face her illiterate best friend, "His books are better, but not like everyone says they are." Polly sighed, "Sorry, you're going to have to save this conversation for your book nerd girlfriend." Piper smirked, "She is not my girlfriend." "Yet." Polly said.

"Polly, don't be ridiculous. I just got out of a relationship not even a month ago, what makes you think I want to be tied down again?" Piper asked, turning to face the wall in a sad attempt to get some sleep before classes the next day. "It's always the quiet ones that are the kinkiest." Polly said. Piper scoffed, about ready to respond when she heard the soft sounds of the brunette snoring. Piper shook her head, flipping her pillow over to the cooler side before settling back down into the mattress.

"I mean you said it yourself Vause, Rick Allen could totally beat Alex Van Halen in any drumming contest, easy." Nicky said from her spot atop her desk. "Very true indeed." Alex remarked as she flipped to the next page in her book. "So what's up with you and Chapman anyways?" Nicky asked her. Alex looked up from her reading, fighting the urge to smile at the name, "What do you mean?" Nicky rolled her eyes, "You two were googly-eyed for each other last night, which is fine, but I got to warn you." Alex cut her off, "If I hurt her, my ass is grass?" Nicky grinned, "Close enough."

"Well now that you have your friend business out of the way, what's she like?" Alex asked, returning back to her book. She always found it easy to talk and read at the same time. "Well, she's not the easiest person to get along with, but she's cool. I met her back in freshman year of high school, just don't piss off her friend Polly, made that mistake once, I'm still refusing to kiss her ass for it." Alex chuckled, "Noted. So like what does she like?" She continued to ask. Nicky looked up then, "Piper is hard to nail down for one thing, she is pretty easy going, goes with the flow of things, she had a boyfriend at one point, he was a drag, worse than Super Bitch if you can believe it." She hopped off of the desk, sitting backwards in the chair instead. Alex nodded, "So what, she's bisexual then?"

Nicky smirked, "You could say that, she and I shared a drunken night once in Junior year. Yeah, just don't bring it up to her; she thinks I was too drunk to remember anything." Alex raised a brow, "So what, you guys fuck or something?" Nicky chuckled, "Nah, just a little tongue in throat action, for someone who is a WASP, she sure knows how to kiss." She stood then, grabbing her jacket and turning back to the taller woman, "But remember, I'm classy so I don't kiss and tell." Then she burst out laughing before heading out the door on her way to work.

Alex waited all of two minutes before tossing her book to the side and grabbing her jacket. She was overdue for a caffeine induced coma.

"Do you want anything while I'm gone?" Piper asked Polly as she slipped on her shoes and jacket. It was a windy September, the air cooling down faster than usual, even for Massachusetts. "No I'm good." Polly said as she checked her email on her laptop.

Piper walked the short distance to Mod's, finding solace in the quiet afternoon. She got a coffee to go, settling herself down under a tree to read for a while.

"Truly Piper, we got to stop meeting each other like this." Piper quickly looked up from her paperback to find Alex standing over her, a coffee in her hand along with a book to mirror her. Piper moved to stand, "I'm sorry, is this your spot?" Alex chuckled, "Nah, I just saw you over here, thought I'd say hi." Piper sat back down against the trunk of the tree, "Oh." Alex smirked, "So, hi." "Hi." Piper said, shutting her book. Alex looked to the cover before shaking her head, "Don't stop on my account, I was just going to read too. Mind if I share this tree with you?" Piper shook her head, "No not at all." She scooted over some so Alex could sit.

Alex crouched down beside the blonde, stretching her long legs out like a feline. Piper tried to focus on the text in her book instead of the length of Alex's legs. Alex watched the blonde bite her lip as she tried to read.

"Problem?" Alex asked a few minutes into the awkward silence that followed. Piper shook her head, biting her tongue and trying to focus on the words on the page. Alex sat up, continuing to eye the blonde as she tried to hide behind her book. Alex smirked, crossing her arms over her chest, "Okay." Her eyes flicked to the title of the book she was reading from, "Faulkner." She mumbled, nodding in approval. Piper looked up, "Have you read this one?" Holding up A Rose for Emily for her to see. Alex shook her head, "One of his short stories right?" Piper nodded, impressed, gorgeous and well read. She noticed Alex smirk, her eyes widening, "Did I just say that out loud?" Alex bit her lip, "You may have."

Alex watched Piper's face turn multiple shades of red and chuckled, "Personally I like Light in August the most out of his works, very moving." Piper sputtered, "Yeah, that's a good one. This one though is about this woman who is a part of an antebellum Southern aristocracy, so when she falls in love with this Northern laborer, her father forbids her from marrying him because he is below them in status." Alex nodded slowly, "Sounds like every sappy turn of the century novel." She faked a southern accent, "But Daddy I love him and you can't keep me away from him!" Piper giggled, "That's usually the case yes, but this one opens with her funeral." Alex raises a brow, "I'm listening." Piper smiled before continuing her explanation of why Faulkner was a literary genius.

"Same time tomorrow?" Alex asked as they reached her door. Piper nodded excitedly, "Tomorrow then." Alex began to open her door as Piper headed down the hall, when she turned, "Hey Piper." Piper turned. "Gorgeous huh?" Alex said, grinning. Piper blushed, "Shut up." Alex chuckled before heading inside her dorm.

Nicky was sitting on her bed upside down, her legs against the wall as she threw skittles up into the air to catch with her mouth. "Have fun ambushing Piper?" she asked. Alex dropped her unread book on her bed, slipping out of her boots as she went. "I didn't ambush her." Nicky turned right side up and nodded, crumpling her wrapper and tossing it into the small trashcan, "Sure, you totally didn't follow her." Alex shook her head, "Nope." "Cause that would be creepy." Nicky continued, eyeing her suspiciously. Alex smirked, refusing to meet the shorter woman's eyes. "Just be careful with her, her last breakup didn't end well." Nicky warned. Alex nodded, "Not to worry, I'm just having fun with her. I don't think it'll get too serious." Alex picked up her book and flipped to the page she had underlined last.

"I don't know Polly, she's just so amazing. She's well read, I mean she knew who Faulkner was!" Piper said, lying on the floor of her dorm. "Who?" Polly asked from her spot in front of her vanity. "Exactly, now where was it you said you were going tonight?" Polly finished putting her earrings in, "Pete asked me out to a dinner and a movie." Piper smiled, she had always liked Pete. Polly and Pete had met back in senior year, he now lived in a flat about five miles from Smith.

"Tell Pete I said hi." Piper said as Polly grabbed her purse. "Tell Jane Austen I said hello too." Polly said. Piper raised a brow, "Really? What makes you think I'm going to see her tonight?" Polly rolled her eyes, "Please, there's no way you are going to stay hold up in here for the rest of the night. It's Friday Piper, and I know you more than I know myself." Piper nodded in agreement, "I'm going to go see Nicky, and if she just so happens to be there, then great." Polly opened the door, heading into the hallway, "Sure, whatever you need to tell yourself to get some." Piper gapped, "It's not like that Polly." Polly smirked, raising a brow as Piper continued, grinning, "Yet." Polly chuckled, "That's my girl, now I'll see you later. I don't expect you to wait up for me anyways."

Piper smiled, "Cause knowing you, you won't be coming back tonight anyways." Polly waggled her brows before leaving. Piper waited all about five minutes before texting Nicky that she was stopping by.

So that's chapter three guys, let me know what you think. Please review; they help keep me invested in the story.

-Marissa