Chapter 4

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Alex looks at Piper in the eyes assuring her that everything will be fine. "Pipes, don't worry too much. Everything will be fine." She said trying to hide her worry.

"Please don't say something stupid." Piper closes her eyes and begs Alex. "I know you're okay with them knowing that you killed Aydin but please, I need you and you can feel guilty without putting yourself in trouble." Piper begs with a mix of anger and pleading in her voice. Alex looks at Piper with anger.

"You're really selfish, aren't you? And you think I'll say something stupid? Just so you know, I can take care of myself!" She whisper-shouted to Piper. She still feels a bit dizzy but didn't want Piper to see her weak. And with that Alex exits the room angry forgetting all the sweet nothings they have shared moments ago leaving Piper confused and shocked with what just happened.

Moments after leaving the room, Alex felt immediately guilty for snapping at Piper. She realized that she should've not been harsh with her. Piper was just trying to protect her anyway. She just snapped because she was afraid of what Caputo might tell her and she felt guilty for killing Aydin. She walked until she reached the office beside the rec room, anxious of what will take place.

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Back at the dorms, Lorna, Nicky and Red saw what happened and gave Piper a look that says everything will be fine.

"She's sick. She'll come around." Nicky tells Piper with concern. Piper is now lying down on Alex's bunk confused of what just happened. Her 'foot-in-mouth' disease acting up again. Piper decided to just lie down until Alex comes back. "Don't worry, she loves you." Red tells Piper with a wink. Just the thought of Alex loving her made Piper smile lightly.

"I know you want to control things, Piper but, that's not how it will always be." Red says while reading her book.

"I just want to protect her. That's all." Piper says with sad eyes. She just laid there, closed her eyes and slept.

Inches away from Piper, Lorna and Nicky were still whispering sweet nothings to each other.

"I realized something when I was in one of the buses." Lorna starts talking to Nicky again. "When I didn't see you go out of the prison, I felt that something was missing. A part of me was missing." Lorna says in her Brooklyn accent with tears in her eyes. "I love Vinny but, I love you too." Now tears were flowing down from both Lorna and Nicky's eyes. Nicky not believing the short brunette's confession.

"You know if you're going to do this, I am not letting you go, right?" Nicky says looking Lorna in the eyes. Lorna nods. "What about Vinny?" Nicky asks.

"I love him but, I… I… I'm not in love with him. I guess I just want him because I am pregnant. But what happened in the bus, right at that moment, I knew exactly who I want." Lorna looks at Nicky with loving eyes.

"You know that you're crazy, right? Nicky tells Lorna with tears falling from her eyes while chuckling.

"That's why they call me Lorna La Loca, right?" She responds smiling with tears in her eyes. Nicky and Lorna both looked each other lovingly and leaned in for a kiss.

"You guys going to get married soon too? Red asks teasingly. Nicky's head shoots up embarrassed

"Ma!" Nicky says nudging Red's leg that's stretched out on the bunk. Red bursts out in laughter.

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"Vause, take a seat." Caputo says acknowledging Alex who just got in the office. Alex sat down nervous of what is about to happen. "I need you to listen carefully. I know that you know something about the body buried in the garden in Litchfield." Caputo looks at Alex in the eye. Alex just looked at him straight in the eye not trying to give away anything. "And I know that you are involved in killing the CO." he says carefully.

"Just get to the fucking point!" Alex snaps annoyed at how it felt torture for her being in that room with Caputo.

"Reports came in several days ago about a certain Kubra Balik. It was reported that he sends people in different prisons to kill off their former workers that gave his name away. And while I was reviewing your file days ago, am I right that you previously worked for him?" Alex just nods in response didn't seem to think of where the conversation will go. "Was he trying to kill you? That CO?" Caputo asks. Alex was taken aback by this question thinking that finally, somebody from the system cared.

"Yes. He tried choking me. Good thing Lolly saved me. She went in the greenhouse and kicked the shit out of him." Alex says closing her eyes to relieve the bad memory.

"Okay, we can file for self-defense, so we won't have to extend your sentence. The case against Kubra is strong now that there is evidence from one of his hit mans. One of them surrendered last minute before killing someone from another prison and gave away every information needed by the court. He is now in protective custody until Kubra is sent to Rikers Island for 70 years imprisonment. The hearing is ongoing, and we need you to testify against him." Caputo said looking at Alex. Alex's eyes were filled with fear.

"The last time I testified against him I was nearly killed. What makes you think I'll do that again?" Alex asks anxiously.

"Five New York state prisons are testifying against him. If those five have at least one inmate testifying against him, he will surely be sent away for good. That is why I am asking you to testify. You will be helping New York capture one of the top drug lords in America. In exchange, you will have your sentence shortened." Caputo finishes with hoping eyes. "And as I see your record now," he says looking at the desktop computer in front of him, "You only have two shots and an almost clean record. Not bad. It may be shortened from six years to just a year." Alex's head shot up and eyes widened with what Caputo said.

It meant shorter time to wait until she can be out with Piper starting a family and a normal life. It meant that they can be totally free, and they can live normal non-prison lives. It meant so much things to her and to the love of her life. Until Alex thought of something else. Her powerful stance showing. She likes to take control just like when she was in the drug ring but this time, taking control that will be good for her and for Piper.

"I know where Linda is, and I know how you are involved with her." Alex says to Caputo trying to get to something.

"What are you trying to say?" Caputo's eyes widened in mentioning Linda's name tilted his head on the side trying to listen closely.

"If I tell you that I know who she's stuck with, you can save her from being a pretend prisoner in exchange for a much shorter sentence." Alex says trying to bargain about her sentence.

"Six months and that's it." Alex thought about it. Joe Caputo is a man with an actual heart of gold who loves someone too. She thought that just three months away from Piper is more bearable than a year or six years.

"Okay. I'll testify so I can get out of this shit hole earlier." Alex says full of emotion in her voice. "Oh, and Linda is with Big Boo, she made Linda her bitch. Don't forget the six months." She says nonchalantly. "You're a good person Joe." Alex says half smiling and standing up.

"Thanks." Caputo says with a faint smile. And with that Alex exits the room and then comes back as if she forgot to say something.

"Oh, and I saw your… uh… very veiny cock. It is so… formidable." Alex says chuckling repeating Piper's words, winks and walks out of the room completely. Caputo turned scarlet and now had an idea on how Alex knew about his relationship with Linda.

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Alex had an idea. She decided to buy Piper her favorite snickers bar as a peace offering for snapping earlier and telling off the girl at commissary for flirting with her girl. 'Why not hit two birds with one stone, right?' Alex thought.

When she arrived at the commissary, she saw Wilson attending to other inmates waiting for her turn. "I'll get two Snicker bars, please." Alex says hiding her annoyance. Wilson reminded her of Stella too. She mentally rolls her eyes. Wilson eyes her seductively but she realized something.

"Hey! Vause!" Alex shoots her head up squinting her eyes trying to remember who this girl was. Then snap.

"Wilson? Oh my gosh Wilson! How have you been doing? How long have you been here?" Alex asks curiously happy to see someone she knows.

Marty Wilson was part of the cartel that she worked in. They are a part of different sub groups in the cartel. They were competitive in the drug ring at first but eventually became good friends until they were separated by different jobs.

"I'm good. Still got six years. We haven't seen each other for forever huh?" Wilson says excited to see an old friend in Alex. Alex laughs and shakes her head not believing that she saw an old friend. Alex dismisses the thought that Wilson still has six years while there is a huge possibility that she'll just do six months.

"You have an ugly haircut!" Alex says laughing. She didn't want to tell Wilson that she reminded her of someone she hated. Wilson shrugs and handed her the Snicker bars.

"I guess I'll see you around Vause." She says with a smile genuinely happy to see someone she knew.

"Yeah I'll see you. Oh, and hey Marty, don't fucking mess with my fiancée. The tall blonde you flirted with earlier? Two ramen noodles and a Twix bar? That's my fiancée." Alex says proud of her fiancée and dismissingly laughing looking at Wilson who turned a shade of red due to embarrassment. "Yeah she tells me everything." Alex is now laughing harder. She isn't worried now knowing who flirted with Piper. Alex leaves Wilson dumbfounded shaking her head not believing what just happened and who she flirted with earlier. She learned in her cartel days not to mess with Alex Vause. Alex walked back to the dorm room thinking of how to apologize to Piper.

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Alex was back in their room and she found Nicky and Lorna talking on the left top bunk lost in their own world while Red obviously fell asleep with a book on her chest beneath them. She made her way to a sleeping Piper. She saw how her eyebrows were scrounged together as if she was having a bad dream or maybe it's because of their previous argument. Alex sat beside the blonde and starts caressing Piper's hair trying to wake her up.

"Pipes. Hey." She whispered. "Babe, wake up." Alex started shaking Piper to wake her up and Piper started stirring, her eyes fluttered open. She tried taking in her surroundings.

"I'm sorry." Piper says in a whisper looking at the raven-haired girl. Alex shakes her head.

"No. I'm sorry Pipes. I should've not snapped at you like that." She said avoiding Piper's eyes. "I guess I was just nervous that Caputo called me." Alex says moving her glasses to her head.

"What did he say? Is it something bad?" Piper asks worried while sitting up and letting Alex lie down. Alex smiled shaking her head while trying to lie down on her side, pulling piper to lie down beside her. Now they were face to face. Alex leans in to kiss Piper's lips softly.

"He knows that I killed Aydin." Alex whispered. Piper's eyes widened in fear and was almost filled with tears afraid for her fiancée. "He also said that I can be out in a year. Five years down from my original sentence." Alex says trying to hide her excitement and smirks. Piper's eyes widened once again but this time in surprise and confusion.

"Wha... Wha… Ho… How?" Piper asks confused.

Alex told Piper everything that Caputo said in the office from when he knows about Alex being involved in the buried body in the garden to the hit man who confessed everything and the testifying against Kubra and being able to help New York capture one of the top most wanted drug lords. Alex assures her that she is willing to testify to shorten her sentence and be with her and live a normal life outside of prison.

"I also told him about Linda, her girlfriend and where to find her..." Piper just stares at her and Alex took this as a signal to continue talking. "…in exchange for a much shorter sentence. And I got six months left!" Alex says excitedly searching Piper's eyes. Piper's eyes widened once again but this time with pride and joy and smiles so big at the same time her mouth was agape in shock.

"Oh my god, Alex!" Piper says full of emotions and kissed Alex all over her face repeatedly leaving out her lips. "So, you're going out three months after I go out?!" Piper half states and questions. Alex just nods and leans in to kiss Piper passionately on the lips. They pull away keeping their gaze on each other with loving eyes.

Everything is falling into place for them. Maybe they are about to see themselves at the end of the road settling down as the sun sets. No more fear, no more sadness, and no more drama. Just as those thoughts swirl within them, Alex speaks up.

"Marry me." She looks at Piper in the eyes.

"I am. I asked you remember?" Piper said chuckling.

"No. I mean in here. Inside the prison. Marry me here. We have our prison family here. We can just do it again outside when we get out. I don't need a grand wedding. I just need you to be my wife. I need you to be Piper Vause. You can even invite your family in here." Alex says seriously, searching Piper's eyes. "I don't have any family outside. They are who I consider my family now aside from you." Alex waves her hand in front of her gesturing to Red, Nicky, and Lorna and swaying her hand towards the door as if to tell Piper that she considers the other inmates family as well. Piper can see a hint of sadness in Alex's eyes to the mention of her family outside prison.

"Okay." Piper smiles. "We're going to build our own, Al. We're going to build our family." Piper says smiling at Alex.

"Oh, and who says I want to be a Vause? Why don't you be a Chapman?" Piper asks Alex trying to tease her. "Everyone knows Vause sounds cooler than Chapman, babe." Alex rolls her eyes and laughs.

"Touché." Piper says nodding her head agreeing.

Half an hour later they hear a voice, "Chapman and Nichols, see me in the office beside the rec room now!" Caputo says with a hard voice. Hardly stopping by their door as if running late from something. Piper and Nicky's heads shoot up at Caputo's voice and they looked at each other confused and nervous.

"I guess it's your turn." Alex says looking at Piper who was obviously nervous fidgeting with the hem of her top. "Pipes, everything's going to be okay. Okay?" Alex is now holding Piper's hand squeezing it.

"Okay." Piper says nervously. She sits up waiting for Nicky to go down her bunk. They caught each other's eyes confused as if asking 'What did we do?'

"Hey" Alex said looking at Piper. "I told Caputo that I saw his 'formidable cock'" Alex and Piper looks at each other and bursts out laughing. Alex did this to lighten up the mood. 'We're going to be okay.' She thinks.

A/N: That's it for chapter 4! No cliffhanger for you guys this chapter. I hoped you guys liked it!

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