Infatuation-Chapter 4

Piper took a step back from the mirror. She sighed and smoothed out a crease at the front of her dress. She wasn't sure what you were supposed to wear to a college party, all she knew is that she wanted to look good and she did.

Polly had done her hair in loose curls which sat perfectly at her shoulders and she was wearing a black lace dress that clung to the shape of her body. Brooke and Polly were sat on Piper's bed taking sips out of a bottle of tequila.

"You look awesome, now get over here and take a shot- you're falling behind" Polly slurred from behind her.

Piper met Polly's eye in the reflection of the mirror and smiled. She turned around and took a long swig from the bottle of clear liquid. The fiery substance burnt her throat as she swallowed it, the feeling was welcome to Piper-it helped to distract from the bubbling pit of nerves that was slowly developing in the pit of her stomach.

"I can't believe we have actually been invited to a college party!" Brooke squealed. "That's, like, so amazing!"

Polly agreed before snatching the bottle of tequila off Piper and downing an impressive amount of it.

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"It should be just around this corner", Lorna said. She peered around for a street name before looking down at her phone to check the address that Nicky had sent her earlier.

When the group of girls rounded the corner they could tell exactly where the party was taking place. Groups of students were migrating down the road towards a house that sat in the middle of the street. Walking closer the girls could hear the bass of the music that was radiating from the inside of the house. The big French style doors at the front of the building were propped open and mobs of people could be seen dancing and chatting inside. Lorna led the way towards the doors and into the heart of the party.

In the main foyer of the house a table had been set up with a game of beer pong eliciting a squeal from Polly who grabbed Brooke and ran to join the group of boys who were currently playing. Piper continued to follow Lorna into the living room where a dark girl with long pink dreadlocks was Djing on a small raised platform. It was struggle to get through the living room due to the dense crowd of students who were now filing into the house. Lorna turned around to check that Piper was still close to her and reached out for her hand. Thankful to have someone to pull her through the mass of people Piper clutched onto Lorna's hand until they emerged in the kitchen of the house.

"Lorna! Piper! Welcome to the Mad House"- Nicky was standing in the kitchen holding a tray of shot glasses that were filled with green liquid. "Just in time for the obligatory welcome shot". Nicky lifted the tray of shots towards the girls and raised her eyebrow. They took a shot glass each, tilting the liquid into their mouth. "Handled like true college students" Nicky laughed before putting her arm around Lorna and whispering something in her ear.

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Alex had just managed to squirm away from a group of particularly touchy freshman girls and was on her way to get a well needed drink when she saw her.

"Holy fuck" she whispered under her breath.

Piper was by far the most beautiful thing Alex had ever seen.

That dress. It clung to Piper's small breasts, perfectly emphasising her slim waist and perfect ass.

Alex could no longer hear the music, nor the greetings that were being thrown at her by newcomers to the party- none of that mattered any more. All that mattered to Alex was this perfect specimen in front of her.

"What have I told you about that jaw Vause? You really are a safety hazard" Nicky lent against Alex's arm before taking a swig of the beer in her hand. Alex looked down at her friend whose eyes were dancing with amusement.

"She does look hot though, I'll give you that. Why don't you go and talk to her?" Nicky enquired.

"What… No way. What if I say something wrong?" Alex looked at her friend, eyes wide with bewilderment at the suggestion.

"Since when did you give a fuck about that?" laughed Nicky before sauntering off to find Lorna.

"She's right" thought Alex, she'd never cared about messing up with a girl before- she'd never had any shortage of girls to fall back on. This girl was different though, Alex could already tell.

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"Piper, there you are!" Polly slurred before falling against her friend, her eyes were struggling to focus and she swayed as she spoke. "Those guys were verrryy good at beer pong. I'm a bit drunk", as she said this Polly took a step back knocking a short girl to the floor. Peering around to look at the result of her drunk behaviour Polly threw her head back and laughed whilst the girl struggled to regain enough composure to pick herself up. Piper hissed at Polly to shut up before offering her hand to the girl. The girl glared at Piper's hand in disgust before throwing the remaining contents of her cup into Piper's face.

The harsh burn of vodka in Piper's eyes forced her to back away from the girl and into the front of a stranger. Strong hands grasped Piper's shoulders from behind. "Hey, are you okay?" the hands belonged to a stranger with a sweet, raspy voice that immediately made Piper forget about the stinging sensation in her eyes.

Turning the blonde around Alex's heart flipped over, her beauty was frightening this close up. "Here, we need to go and wash your eyes- follow me", Alex clasped Piper's hand before gently pulling her up the stairs and towards a bedroom. She sat Piper on the edge of her bed before wetting a cloth in the bathroom and returning to dab at Piper's eyes.

"Is that feeling a little better?" Alex asked softly. "It's Piper isn't it?"

Piper nodded, she wanted to speak but the words were stranded at the back of her throat which was now dry with anticipation. Alex's face was lined with concern as she stared warily back at Piper.

Silence washed over the pair. Piper stood up and walked around the large bed room. The whole of the back wall was taken up by posters and photographs of soccer games. In the centre of the wall was a small cabinet littered with various medals and trophies. Piper turned around and looked at Alex inquisitively, "Are these all yours?" she asked- evidently impressed by the collection.

Alex nodded in response to Piper's question. She smiled, "Do you always snoop around stranger's bedrooms?" Alex asked teasingly.

"Do you always invite strangers into your bedroom?" Piper replied.

Alex raised her eyebrow and smirked at the blonde, visibly impressed by Piper's come back.

Piper continued to explore the photos on the wall. "Is this you?" Piper turned towards Alex before pointing to one of the photographs. The photo displayed a small girl grinning widely in a soccer kit that looked way too big for her, she was surrounded by women twice her size.

"Yeah" Alex chuckled. "I was ten in that picture". She sat down on the edge of her bed. "I used to play with my local women's team".

"So it's true then" Piper said, sitting down next to Alex on the bed. "You're kind of a big deal in the soccer world?"

"What… you don't recognise me from the TV?" Alex smirked at Piper before continuing; "I don't know what else I want to do with my life and I really fucking enjoy playing so I figured that's a good start".

Piper nodded in agreement.

"My mom always says that happiness is the route to success" Alex beamed.

"Your mom sounds like a wise lady."

"She is," smiled Alex.

"Do you miss her when you're here?" Piper asked, peering into the dark haired girl's eyes.

"More than anything" replied Alex, "Although it'll all be worth it right? What about you? Do you miss your mom?"

"Mehh" shrugged Piper. "I never really had a connection with my mom."

Alex nodded, not wanting to push Piper to continue unless she chose too.

"She always made me feel like shit you know? Like I wasn't good enough?"

"Well Piper, I may have known you for all of… hm.." Alex peered at the clock on the wall, "half an hour, but I can already tell that that's bullshit. You definitely seem like you're more than good enough to me".

As their eyes met Piper wondered if Alex also felt the desire that was currently manifesting itself in Piper's body. Something about Alex made Piper want to rip her clothes off and throw herself onto the dark haired girl.

Alex's eyes searched Piper's face for a sign that she was also thinking about the incredible spark that just flew between them as their eyes met. Alex dropped her eyes to Piper's lips and felt herself getting dizzy with desire as she imagined what those lips would feel like on hers. Alex moved her gaze from Piper's lips back up to her waiting eyes and slowly started to lean in towards the blonde.

Piper noticed Alex's advances and reciprocated by moving to meet her half way. She began to close her eyes as she eagerly anticipated the taste of Alex's mouth of her lips.

Alex reached up to pull Piper's mouth into hers when Polly stumbled into the room, making them both recoil in shock.

"For fuck sake Holly" Alex sighed out in frustration.

Polly looked up in confusion before she realised that Alex was talking to her. Polly looked expectantly at Piper who was practically glowing red, "Piper… tell her that my name is…" Just as Polly prepared to finish her sentence she lifted her hand to her mouth before turning around and being violently sick in the door way of Alex's room. Alex jumped up in disgust as Piper rushed Polly towards the bathroom.

After cleaning the floor of her room Alex peered sheepishly around the door of the bathroom, "Everything okay?" she asked. Piper was knelt on the floor with one hand holding back Polly's hair and the other hand rubbing circles across her back. Polly was whimpering quietly, her head hanging over the toilet. Piper looked at Alex, "I'm so sorry Al". Alex's heart felt like it was going to burst right out of her chest- Piper's nonchalant use of the abbreviation of her name filled her with an unreal amount of happiness.

"Give me your phone?" Alex asked Piper.

Piper removed her hand from Polly's back and reached into her clutch bag to extract her phone. She cautiously handed it over to Alex who tapped repeatedly on the screen before handing it back to Piper.

"Now you have my number you can make it up to me some time?" Alex suggested, raising her eyebrow in a way that set Piper alight inside.

"I'd like that", Piper replied.

"Me too", Alex beamed.

A/N- Hey everyone! Wow- I can't thank you all enough for your support/comments about this story! I'm loving writing it and can't wait to supply you guys with some Vauseman lovin'. Also thank you so much for your patience, I know that this is a slow burner but trust me I'll make it so worth the wait. I've recently made a twitter account for this fic where I can keep you guys updated with chapter progress and hopefully create some polls so you can have an input on what I write- I'm always open to ideas. Its Infatuation_CSC …thanks again!