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After cleaning up in the kitchen and locking the restaurant, Alex walks Piper home. The two share flirty glances, swing their intertwined hands back and forth and giggle like teenagers.
"Well, here we are Pipes," Alex said taking Piper's face in her hands. She kissed her gently on the lips, the nose and finally on her forehead.
"You're not coming in? I think I owe you one." Piper winked. Alex chuckled as the girl tried to look sexy but instead looked innocent and impossibly charming.
Piper ran her fingertips through Alex's soft, dark hair and adjusted her glasses.
"I've got some errands to run, babe. I'm sorry. But I can't wait to see you tomorrow."
Piper nodded, pouting, but she understood. "I..." Piper began to say, realizing just in time what three words were about to slip from her mouth. "I had a really great time tonight. Call me when you get home, please."
Alex agreed, kissed Piper one last time and began to walk away. Piper reached out and tapped Alex on the behind flirtatiously before heading inside.
Piper unlocked the door to her apartment but not before gently banging her forehead against its wood surface. "Stupid, stupid," she said under her breath. Her feelings for Alex had blossomed quickly; more intensely than she had anticipated. She had nearly confessed her love for the woman after having known her for barely two weeks. Alex was amazing, this was true. Charming, beautiful, gentle and caring in a mysterious way that Piper felt was reserved just for her. But could it really be love? Or did she just really love the way Alex made her toes curl?
She undressed and climbed into bed planning to shower in the morning. For now, she wanted to bask in the warm feeling of sex and memories of Alex's tongue between her thighs.
Alex stood outside of Piper's building, reached into her pocket and pulled a cigarette from her pack. She wasn't a regular smoker, just when stressed and after sex; both of these factors were current for her. Just as she lit it up, her phone rang.
"Hello?" she said, answering the call.
The man on the other end of the line needed to see her now. He had a delivery for her to make to Turkey. She would need to leave first thing in the morning and would be gone three days. Alex tried to lie her way out of it claiming she had an exam she needed to write the next day that she couldn't miss.
"Can it wait?" she asked. As he began to yell, Alex held her phone away from her ear. "Okay, I'm on my way. I just have a few things I need to take care of."
As Alex walked home that night, she thought of Piper. She thought of the way she felt about her; the way she smelled, felt and tasted. Alex particularly liked the way she sounded, the out-of-breath way she yelled her name. And then she thought about how innocent Piper was. She had been honest with her about her job but knew that Piper hadn't taken her seriously.
She racked her brain trying to think of a way to make it up to Piper for leaving so unexpectedly. As she packed her suitcase to leave for Turkey, a brilliant idea came to mind. She logged onto her laptop and hoped her gesture would be enough to make apologies.
