Yep, so... another update in less than 24 hours. As soon as I laid in bed last night, chapter 5 invaded my mind and I had to write it... Which meant I also had to write chapter 4, so here it is. Reason I'm posting so soon is because I seriously cannot WAIT for you guys to read what's next ahaha sooo, here you go:
"Oh my god, this is amazing!"
Piper smiled at Alex eagerly biting into her sandwich, her eyes closed as she enjoyed the taste. The blonde took a bite of her own sandwich and let out a small moan at the taste "I know, right?!" and chuckled.
They finished their sandwiches in silence, eventually looking at each other's faces that beamed with satisfaction, trading smiles and feeling unusually comfortable with each other's presence.
"Where did you find this place? I'm kind of in love with it"
"Google! I told you I don't know anything in New York. I only come here because it's one street away from the apartment, that way I don't get lost" the blonde smiled, cleaning the sides of her mouth with a napkin, causing Alex to bite her bottom lip "If you end up moving in we can come here often, you know, maybe make it a weekly thing"
"So there's a chance I will NOT be getting the room?" Alex smirked
"Maybe…" Piper said with a smile, but of course she didn't mean it. She had cut ties with pretty much everything and everyone she knew. She now lived in a brand new city with no friends, but being there with Alex looked like they'd been friends for years. "You could always hate it, or hate me, for that matter"
"I highly doubt that"
The building was identical to many others in that street; it was grey with 3 floors and a small staircase that lead up to the front door. It looked welcoming and calm, leafs falling from the trees gave it an extra homely touch, and Alex was quick to see herself living in such a nice place – a definite improvement from her hometown.
Piper grabbed Alex's hand as soon as they reached their building and lead her up the stairs, opening the front door and walking up to the second floor. "It's this one" she said as they reached the door, letting go of Alex's hand.
The blonde opened the door to apartment 2B and revealed a nice living room; the walls were painted a light shade of grey, the window frames and ceilings were white and the hardwood floors were shining like new. There were curtains made of a cloth that looked like tweed, but more expensive (although Alex had no idea what it was called), in a light yellow shade that made the room seem bright. There was a single teal colored couch with arm rests on both sides and wooden legs and it was the only real piece of furniture. It was definitely not new, but it still looked really comfortable.
"So, what do you think? I know I need to buy furniture and there's no tv yet but-"
"It's perfect, Piper" Alex smiled at her and laid her hand on one of the blonde's arms "I love it"
"Come on; let me show you your room"
Again, Piper took Alex's hand, this time intertwining their fingers together, making Alex divert her eyes to their connected hands and almost bump her body into a wall.
The room had a great size. Windows occupied most part of the wall in front of them, and it also had an old style white heater by the floor; the right wall had a small closet built into it. The walls and floors were the exact same shades as the living room. It was empty and Alex felt she couldn't even fill half of it with her stuff. A huge improvement from sleeping beside a snoring Nicky.
"Sooo, do you like it? It's not too big but depending on your bed's size you'll be able to fit it here" Piper said, her left hand leaning on the doorframe, an expectant smile on her face as she watched Alex inside the room.
"I love it" Alex turned around and looked into Piper's eyes "And I'm pretty sure my air mattress will fit just fine"
"Really? Like… a water bed?"
"No" she chuckled "An actual air mattress. I don't have a 'real' bed yet"
Piped nodded, still looking into Alex's eyes. "Do you wanna see my room?" she asked bluntly, causing the brunette to lift an eyebrow "So you can see how it looks like with a real bed in it", the blonde blushed.
"Sure"
Piper turned around, shifting her gaze from the taller girl and walked to the next door in the small corridor, opening it to reveal a room slightly bigger than the last one. Instead of one window, this room had two smaller windows on the same wall, adorned with sliding beige curtains and her heater had been painted silver. It was almost unnoticeable but still a nice touch. The bed was really big and looked like the most comfortable thing Alex had ever seen – a fluffy light grey headboard looked like it'd be perfect as a support for your bed during late night readings. 4 huge pillows were scattered around the bed over white sheets, and a white duvet was messily laying on top of everything. A few small boxes were scattered on top of luggage bags and there were a few books peeking out of them. Using one of the windows for support, there was a blue street sign that said 'Rue Cartier Dowes', probably a souvenir bought overseas.
"I'm sorry about the mess; I really wasn't expecting anyone and I didn't have time to clean up before you came"
"I like it. It smells like you"
Piper blushed and Alex walked further into the room, taking a quick glance at the books as the blonde watched her.
"But I have to say I was kind of expecting posters of teenage boys on the walls" Alex said with a smile that quickly faded as she felt a slap on her arm
"I was just messing with you! I don't even know their songs!"
"That's a relief" she looked at the clearly embarrassed girl in front of her and placed a hand on her shoulder blade and they both smiled "In that case... when can I move in?"
After settling arrangements and signing a few papers, Alex headed to Nicky's studio in order to start packing her things right away, in hopes of moving in with Piper the next day. She didn't really have a lot of things, but she still agreed to let the blonde help her the following morning;
The doorbell rang and Alex was quick to get it, opening the door to reveal Piper, dressed in blue skinny jeans with a few small rips, an oversized cream colored sweater and nude colored flats, a small Prada purse hanging off her left shoulder and her hair was down, falling over the area of her breasts.
"Hey" the brunette stepped aside, giving Piper space to walk inside "I like your hair down"
"Thanks" the blonde blushed and walked further into the apartment, taking sight of a sleeping(and snoring!) person "I take it that's your friend? I believed you called her a human prototype?"
"That's the one"
"You weren't kidding when you said the place was small! Is the rent proportional to the size of the place?"
"No rent. Nicky owns the place" she walked to the kitchen and the blonde followed her close "Her mom gave it to her, I'm pretty sure she hand-picked the smallest apartment she could find just to make Nick upset" Alex shrugged, a little uncomfortable talking about her friend's relationship with her mom "I made coffee, do you want some?"
Piper noticed the change is Alex's mood and sighed in relief when the subject changed to coffee. "YES!" she responded, a bit too eagerly "I mean… yes, I'll have some coffee"
They drank in silence and soon finished packing everything. Piper leaned against the small kitchen's counter while the brunette removed the air from her mattress, before folding it up and throwing it in a luggage bag.
"All set"
By the time they were leaving, Nicky still hadn't moved from the spot she was in bed and Alex decided she'd write a note, sticking it to a beer bottle, making Piper lift an eyebrow and wonder why she chose the beer bottle out of all places. Alex seemed to catch up with her thoughts and replied before Piper could ask "Only place I'm sure she'll find the note"
After a few arguments, Piper managed to convince her new roommate to catch a cab to their apartment, insisting it was rather 'impossible to carry this stuff in the subway', making Alex roll her eyes at how spoiled the girl was. It wasn't that far away from Nicky's place but it'd still cost some money that she didn't plan on spending, but as soon as they arrived and started carrying the boxes and bags full of heavy belongings up the stairs, they were both glad they'd decided on a cab.
Piper placed the last box in the middle of the almost empty living room and looked at her new roommate who was shifting through the boxes and taking out some old books, probably bought at secondhand bookstores, and she couldn't help but think that was SO Alex. She couldn't describe what that meant; they'd only known each other for less than 24 hours… But it was so real, so full of emotion, so… raw. Alex was just… mesmerizing.
I've been getting a lot of amazing feedback saying this story is funny, which is weird because I never intended on it, so I hope you won't be upset if it doesn't really last long haha.
I also made these last two chapters a tad longer, since you asked for it, but I understand they're still short, promise I'm working on that.
So, do you think they're developing feelings for each other in a romantic way? Will they jump into a relationship or maybe just casual sex? Guess away and please review!
ps - i hope you guys are happy that Piper isn't actually a One Direction fan lol I just wanted to create some sort of inside joke between them so I can mention it again later on!
