To say that Piper Chapman was absolutely petrified of Larry learning of her past life would be an understatement to say the least. She was fucking wrecking herself on her way home from Alex's mothers' apartment. Every possible scenario playing out in her head ended badly. Divorce? There was no way Larry and she would end on good terms. No fucking way. She was going to break Larry's heart. Her husband. And she didn't feel half as bad, about breaking his heart, as she should. She wasn't doing this for herself; she was doing this for everyone she loved, including Larry and Alex.
Somewhere in her twisted mind, she is happy. Happy that she now has a second chance with the love of her life, Alex Vause. Happy because she is going to have the life she has craved for a long time; not the stereotypical WASP life that society has put her in already. Happy because she's undeniably in love with a woman.
The inescapable kind of love.
Piper's hands become clammy with a thin layer of sweat, as she pulls into the driveway of her and Larry's home. Her heart rate and breathing picks up as nerves wash through her entire body.
'This is it.'
It takes a moment before she finally stumbles out of the Range Rover and make her way towards her home. Her legs begin to feel weak and her body begins to tremble. A massive weight hanging over her shoulders. She's really doing this. Piper Chapman is leaving her husband for Alex Vause - her ex-girlfriend, whom used to be a drug importer. The set of keys shake in her hands, which are barely stable enough to insert the key into the lock, but she manages it. Her breathing picks up and beads of sweat begin to form on her sun kissed skin.
The door creeks as she slowly pushes it open, and what Piper sees next frightens her.
Larry sits stiffly on one couch. Fahri standing on the opposite side of the room. One of Kubra's most trusted men. His arms are crossed across his puffed out chest. Control. Why is he here? When Piper steps through the house, Fahri turns toward her, looking rather smug. Her state of nervousness dissipates and anger begins to course through her veins.
Could this get any worse?
"Piper! Nice of you to finally join us!" Fahri said rather sarcastically with a big grin on his face. "Take a seat next to Barry." He motioned with his hand, like as if this was his home. Piper looked back and forth between Larry and Fahri. Her feet felt like they glued to the floor. She wanted to run, but there was really no way of getting out of this.
'What if he told Larry before I could?!'
After much deliberation, Piper quickly made her way over and sat down next to Larry. She had no idea of what was about to happen. Either way, no good was going to come out of this. It was painfully obvious that her husband was going to learn of her past. This was definitely not the way she planned on Larry to find out. Nothing was ever simple. Her plans of sitting Larry down and having a civil conversation with him were thrown out of the window. Fahri slowly paced back and forth in front of Piper and Larry, plotting his interrogation. The blonde sat there in anticipation, too scared to even look at her husband. It was clear Larry didn't know yet because he took Piper's trembling hand in between his own.
"So, let's get straight to the point here," the man squinted at the pair. "Where the fuck is Alex?" Fahri hissed through gritted teeth, expecting an answer from the blonde. Larry looked at Piper, confused. He had no fucking idea what was going on here. Why was this random man asking the blonde about Alex?
"Alex?" He whispered quietly to Piper, however, the other man heard Larry clearly. "I think you've got the wrong house, she lives next door." Piper opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. There was just so much to say right now, she didn't know where to start. She felt bad that Larry was put in this position. Fuck, this would not be happening if Alex didn't get involved with these people and drugs.
"Ah... I'm guessing Barry here doesn't know about Alex," he laughed smugly. Larry didn't dare to correct the man, who exuded power and control of the situation at hand. Instead, Larry look even more confused than before. How did this guy even know Piper?
"Fahri, d-don't do this. Please. I don't know where she is!" The blonde lied, wanting to protect the brunette. She didn't want Alex to get hurt. She didn't even know if the brunette was safe right now.
"Bullshit!" The older man shouted, making both Larry and Piper flinch. "I watched you leave this house with her hours ago." The blonde began to panic. Larry turned quickly towards Piper, confused, expecting an explanation.
"Piper, I thought you went out to see Polly? What the fuck is going on here?"
"Oh shit! This gets better and better," Fahri laughed. "Are you going to explain to him, or do I have to, Piper?"
After Piper left, Alex felt uneasy about letting the blonde go home by herself. Majority of the people she worked with in the drug cartel knew who Piper was and she could be an easy target for them to get to Alex. She couldn't put the blonde's life in danger like that. She had to be safe. Fuck, why didn't she think of this before she let Piper leave? Alex couldn't exactly go chasing after the blonde as she didn't have her car. She began to panic, how the brunette could let her leave, alone, was beyond her. Alex ran her hands through her raven locks, trying to think, quickly. Luck wasn't really on her side today.
Eventually, she called the only other person who she could fully trust and knows about this part of her life - Nicky. It took a while for Nicky to answer her phone, but she eventually did after three rings. "Hey Vause, what is it with you and disturbing me when I'm fucking busy?!" Nicky answered, annoyed and emphasising the word 'fucking'; obviously up to her normal antics with Lorna.
"Jesus Christ, what the fuck is wrong with you?!" Alex paused as she grimaced. "Actually, don't answer that…"
"So, is there a reason why you're disturbing me right now?" Nicky butted in.
"Yes. I've got an emergency, could you do me a favour, please?!" Alex begged with urgency in her tone. Something she would never do, but Piper could be in danger; she had to beg. She had to make sure the blonde was safe, so she could get back to Alex in one piece.
"Fuck," Nicky sighed. "What is it? And make this quick."
"Okay. I'm at my Mom's place. Piper just left to go home. Most of the cartel know who she is and she could be in danger if they recognise her. Oh, and Larry might go off on one if he finds out about us. Could you wait outside her house and make sure she's safe?" Alex spoke fast, not taking any breaths in between sentences.
"Ah, fuck..." Nicky sighed on the other side of the phone, then it went silent for a moment. "You owe me, Vause."
Alex felt a sense of relief wash over her panicked state. She knew she could count on Nicky and she was God damn lucky to have the wild haired woman in her life.
"Let me know what happens and don't do anything stupid."
Nicky laughed. "Don't worry, you can trust me. I'll get Blondie back to you in one piece."
Larry looked like he was about to have a mental breakdown when Piper was forced to explain her past relationship with Alex. Fahri watched on in enjoyment at the misery he was putting the blonde in. Evil. Wicked.
What Piper failed to explain, was that she and Alex had rekindled their love towards each other and had fucked each other until the early hours of the morning. In their bed. Last night.
'Fucking coward.'
The one thing she came here for, and she couldn't even tell him.
"Y-you was a lesbian?" Larry stuttered in disbelief.
"At the time, yes." Piper replied in monotone. Just then, her phone began to vibrate in her pocket and luckily it was on silent, too. She slyly pulled it out of her pocket, out of Fahri's view, and read who the caller was. Alex. She quickly swiped to answer the call, to let the brunette listen in on what was going on.
"You smuggled drugs?" The pitch of Larry's voice became high. "You knew Alex all this time and didn't say anything?" Piper rolled her eyes at him. She really wasn't bothered to have this conversation now, especially with Fahri in the room.
"Oh my... Now this is what I call entertainment!" Fahri laughed wickedly. Piper shot him a glare. She was fed up of his bullshit already. "Now, Piper... Make this easy for all of us. Are you going to tell me where the fuck Alex is?"
The blonde's jaw clenched. No fucking way was she going to tell him. She wasn't going to put Alex in danger. "Fahri... I don't know where she is. I'm telling you the truth!" She pleaded. As soon as Alex heard the name 'Fahri' mentioned over the phone, she shot up. Panic. She had to get to Piper. The blonde was not safe with this man. She knew exactly what this man was capable of.
"Listen, I don't know who you think you are, barging into our home like this, but if she doesn't know where Alex is, quit questioning her." Larry said exasperated and angry.
Big mistake. Fahri's patience was beginning to run out. He reached into the inside pocket of his bomber jacket and produced a small barrel gun. "Don't make this harder on yourself, Piper. You know I'll shoot!" He grinned as he pointed the gun in their direction.
"Don't shoot. Please! I've got Alex's number. Take it. Call her and find out for yourself because we don't know! Just, please don't shoot us!" Larry quickly shouted.
Piper turned to look at him, shocked. What the fuck is wrong with him? Larry was beginning to agitate the blonde and her infamous temper was beginning to boil over. Slowly building within her, just about to explode. She'd had enough of him already. He was only making the situation worse.
Fahri laughed at his pathetic attempt to get out of this.
BANG. BANG. BANG.
Three loud knocks on the front door.
"Keep your fucking mouths shut," Fahri said through gritted teeth, waiting for the unwanted guest to leave. Piper and Larry obeyed, not wanting to get on the wrong side of the man with the gun. The knocking didn't cease, instead the knocking continued. "Piper. Ask who it is," Fahri instructed.
"Wh-who is it?" Piper shouted towards the door. Scared. She would do anything just to make sure he didn't shoot.
"Jehovah's fucking Witness. Now open the fucking door."
'Fuck. Nicky! What the hell is she doing here?!'
"Who the fuck is that?" Fahri questioned the two, with a raised brow.
"I don't know!" Piper whispered, shaking her head.
"Isn't that the girl from next door?! Nicky?!" Larry butted in. Piper so wanted to punch his pathetic little head in right now. So, so much. The blonde sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"I'm not going anywhere until you open this door, Piper!" Nicky shouted. The blonde desperately wanted Nicky to leave. She shouldn't be dragged into this too. It was unfair on her, Piper thought.
Fahri was visibly annoyed as he breathed out heavily. He turned towards Piper and Larry. "Don't fucking move." Both nodded their heads simultaneously, as he left the front room and headed towards the front door, leaving them alone.
"I'm disappointed in you, Piper," Larry said under his breath.
"Yeah? And I hate you. I fucking hate you, Larry," Piper hissed and turned towards him.
"What the fuck did I do to you?" Piper didn't answer, instead she shook her head in disbelief, looking away. This guy was really beginning to get on her last nerve and she couldn't hide the fact that she was angry and pissed off at him.
Silence.
"Oh... I get it now... Do you still love her?" He asked with disgust.
Piper didn't answer. 'You fucking coward!'
Her silence was a good enough answer to him. "Wow. What the fuck..." Larry turned away with his hands over his face. Piper was sure he was crying. Fucking pussy.
Fahri looked through the peep-hole. "Fucking crazy bitch," he laughed under his breath at the sight of Nicky's untamed hair. She looked like no threat to him. He held the gun behind his back as he unlocked the door to reveal the shorter woman.
Alex grabbed her jacket and ran out of the small apartment. She had to get to Piper before something devastating happens. Even if she didn't have her car or motorbike, she was going to get there. She locked the front door of her mother's apartment quickly.
Alex ran. Panting for breath. She wasn't going to get to Piper any time soon if she carried on. She had to get a car or some mode of transport. Just something, anything, to get to the blonde.
She reached the end of the road. Just then, a car was slowing down at the junction. Alex leaped into the road, to bring the car to a halt, in which it stopped.
"What the hell are you doing?!" The driver shouted through the window. Angry at the fact that he was a mere inches of running her over.
Alex ran over to the driver's side. "I need you to drive me somewhere, please."
"No!" The scrawny man shouted as his face scrunched together.
Alex really had no patience right now, so she punched the man right in the nose, through the window. A rush of adrenaline hit her as she opened the car door, pulling the man out and punched him again, until he was out cold on the floor.
She stared at the man in horror. Did she really just do that? She looked down at her fist. Shaking. Terrified. Not for the man. For Piper. For all she knew, the blonde could be dead. She knew what Fahri was capable of and he was dangerous.
Feeling impulsive, the brunette quickly jumped into the car and drove off. She really didn't give a fuck if the police caught her later on. She just had to get to Piper and make sure the blonde was safe and in one piece.
If something was to happen to Piper, Alex would be the one to blame.
"Just say it, Piper. Tell me that you don't love her," Larry begged. Tears began to run down his pathetic looking face.
Before Piper could open her mouth, a loud thud came from the hallway and Nicky came rushing into the front room, with a hockey stick in her hand.
She smirked. "Jehovah's Witnesses' gotta do what they gotta do."
Piper stared at the woman, mortified. What the fuck just happened? The blonde didn't have long to think as a loud noise pulled her back into reality.
BANG. A gunshot.
A/N: I'm not that evil for ending it there, right?
I struggled writing this chapter and changed it up so many times, hopefully you guys liked it! And I'm sorry it took ages for me to update as I've been super busy.
Also, I'm trying my best to get rid of Larry ASAP. It'll come, just bear with me guys. (Don't hate me).
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