A/N: Hey, everyone. Sorry it took so long to get this posted. I had a minor case of writer's block and so it took me a while to actually get this one written down. Some important stuff happens in this one, so there's that. Here's chapter 10.
Winter Roses
The next morning when Piper arrived to work, Polly was already there getting everything set up for the day. The shorter of the 2 looked up from behind the bar and gave her usual greeting to the blonde as she made her way into their small store. Polly immediately noticed a difference in Piper's mood, as the girl was smiling brightly, a coffee in each hand.
"You're smiling."
Piper rolled her eyes, "I am allowed to do that, you know."
"Yes, but usually when you walk in, you're all 'resting-bitch-face'. I bet it's got to do with Alex. I know you 2 hung out yesterday. Did you decide what you're going to do? Besides fuck each other, even though that's obviously still going on." Polly said, straightening up a display of gently used books.
Piper sat her friend's French Vanilla coffee down before taking a deep drink of her own. She met Polly's big, brown eyes and sighed. "You really are nosey."
"You can't tell me all the crap you told me yesterday and expect me not to ask what happened!" Polly exclaimed, "So spill. I already know you got laid because you didn't deny it. What did you decide to do? Unless all you decided to do was be fuck buddies. In that case-"
"I want to give it a shot." Piper stated, waiting to see how her best friend would react to that fact. Piper wanted her support, even though she doubted Polly and Alex would ever get along.
Polly blinked at Piper, considering her words carefully. "You're sure? Do you think you can.. I dunno.. Handle it?"
Piper shrugged, sitting down on the arm of an old leather love seat they'd bought for their customers to sit on while they read. "I want to be able to. That's got to count for something, right?"
The brunette remained quiet, knowing Piper would say more.
"I mean, I really do like her. There's this weird connection that I have with her. I can't explain it, Pol. She feels it, too. I know we haven't really spent a lot of time together, but it feels like we have. And when we do, it's just like.. That's where I'm supposed to be. Anywhere she is." Piper said, her voice full of conviction. "We did sleep together yesterday. She, uh.. Returned the favor in the floor, then we went to her room. I've never felt anything like that, before."
"Gross."
"No, I mean it was more than physical. Afterwards we just talked about random stuff. I got her to tell me about her friend Nicky. She's trying to open up to me. Maybe it'll help her." Piper finished, picking at the fabric of her sweater.
"So, what's she like, then? Once you get away from all the depression?" Polly questioned, going about her usual routine of tidying up the place before they opened in about an hours time.
"I've already told you."
"I know. But like.. If you're gonna be together, we'll eventually be around one another and I wanna know what to prepare myself for. The only time I've ever seen the girl, she was not a happy camper and I'm sure she probably heard me in your living room." Polly shrugged, "I just dont wanna get jumped, ya know? By some crazy amazon broad, of all people."
Piper took a drink of her coffee and sighed. "You're not her favorite person, that's true. She already knows you're a bitch."
"Hey!" Polly whined, shocked Piper would say that.
"Oh, shut up. You know it's true. Alex just remembers what you were saying about her before you ever met her. I doubt she'd ever go after you, though. She's not that kind of person. Just maybe apologize to her. Try and get to know her yourself. I want you 2 to get along. I'd love that." Piper said as she gave Polly her best Bambi eyes.
"That requires us being around one another. So maybe we all three could hang out at your place sometime?" Polly questioned before having a minature coughing fit. Her throat hurt and she felt so sleepy and conjested. "Gosh, I forgot to take anything this morning. Are you sick, too?"
"My throat hurts but no coughing, yet." Piper replied, setting up the til behind the counter.
"Lucky. I'm gonna go grab some cold medicine real quick, okay?" Polly said, bundling up in her thick black coat, a hat and a scarf.
Piper nodded and continued about getting the store ready to open within the next hour. She thought about how she'd left Alex in bed that morning. They'd been just as tangled as the first time, just as naked. Piper blushed at the memories of what all Alex had done to her the night before. How she'd made her feel so much more than she had realized was possible. The blonde regretted not reciprocating at all during the day or the night, but Alex had told her not to. That it was about Piper. And so Alex had made love to her multiple times throughout the rest of the day. Some times, like the first, were fast and almost rough. Other times.. Piper shivered how Alex had taken her time and watched her with those clear, green eyes as she had come undone over and over.
"What's got you blushing?" A familiar, low and husky voice asked from nearby.
Piper snapped her head to the side, jumping when she realized that the person she'd been thinking so deeply about was only about a yard away. Smiling like a shy little kid, fidgeting with her glasses and trying to hold eye contact.
"Gosh, Alex. How'd you find me?" Piper questioned, smiling and moving towards Alex. The brunette wrapped her arms around her and rested her chin on Piper's shoulder.
"I looked it up. I'm sure you've heard about Google." Alex mumbled, breathing in Piper's honey and vanilla scent. "I hope it isn't weird. I just wanted to see you and finally see this little shop you told me about."
"It's not weird, Al." Piper smiled, kissing Alex's shoulder before pulling away and kissing her on the lips. God, it felt so good just to kiss this woman. "I'm glad you came by. I hated having to leave you there alone, again. You're just too cute to wake up."
"I did wake up. When you left I got cold because you weren't there beside me anymore." Alex murmered, smiling timidly before pushing her glasses to the top of her head and looking around in an attempt to find something else to focus on. Something besides how embarrassing that last statement she'd made had sounded out loud. So much for not coming across as pathetic. Who was she kidding, though? Alex knew she'd probably killed any chance of Piper seeing her as anything besides that.
Piper studied Alex's face, taking note of how obvious it was that Alex was over thinking what she'd said. The blonde looked closely at the dark haired girl, finding it adorable the way she was squinting around even though her glasses were on top of her dark hair. Alex still had her hands resting on Piper's waist, thumbs running smoothly over the fabric there as she looked around. The blonde took the time to admire her.. Alex. And her heart did a weird fluttering thing.
Alex was beautiful.
Her physical appearance was certainly appealing; that long dark hair pulled up into a messy bun, a pen stuck through the silky, ebony twists to keep it in place. She was wearing her worn, leather jacket, a plain white t-shirt beneath it, hinding the ring Piper knew hung from the necklace around her neck. The pants were faded light blue denim, a little worn on the knees and stained with what looked like black ink here and there. They fit her perfectly. On her feet were the scuffed up combat boots she'd been wearing that night. Alex's cheeks and nose were a little red from the cold outside, her lips a perfect natural shade of dark pink. Almost red. Piper wondered at how she'd somehow managed to get Alex's attention at all. The girl could probably have anyone she wanted. Piper knew that Alex wasn't like that, though. Or at least she didn't think she was.
"Want me to show you around?" Piper asked, grinning as she'd successfully startled Alex out of her thoughts.
The brunette flushed and a hand went to her mouth, rubbing at her bottom lip, where just the faintest hint of a scar could be seen. She nodded, "Yeah. Yeah, that'd be cool."
Piper's dark brows furrowed and she reached up, pulling the hand away from Alex's full, soft lips. She traced her thumb over where there had once been a wound, blue eyes taking in the way Alex's lips parted under her touch. Piper looked up and her gaze locked with the taller girl. Alex moved the hand Piper wasn't holding, her gentle fingertips ghosting over Piper's neck before pulling the blonde towards her. Their lips met tenderly, the kiss slow and timid when it happened, though it certainly wasn't the first time they'd kissed. Soon, though, it deepened and Piper had to pull away to breathe. She didn't get far, as Alex caught her; kissing her again, not wanting the blonde's mouth to leave her own, just yet.
After a few more moments of simply standing there in the middle of the little shop kissing, Alex let the kiss come to a natural end and didn't try to restart the fire. The taller of the two hugged the blonde tightly to her and kissed her forehead. She inhaled the scent of Piper's hair and smiled to herself. Alex was content to never release Piper from her embrace, but knew she needed to.
"This is the cutest thing I have ever seen." A voice said from close to the store's entrance.
Both Alex and Piper quickly turned towards where it had come from, spotting Polly standing there with a brown paper bag. Her hair was a bit unkempt, her hat all but falling off her head. Her nose was red, from both her cold and the cold. The shorter brunette made an attempt at smiling at Alex, but the long legged woman simply blinked at her.
Piper kissed Alex on the corner of her mouth and squeezed her hand before pulling away. "I've got everything ready to go. Alex just came by to see Popi in action." She smiled bashfully at her best friend, hoping Polly had only seen the hug and not the mini-makeout.
Polly bit her tongue, wanting to make jokes but not sure if she should in front of Alex, who had yet to smile at her or speak. She was just kind of wandering around the front of the store, picking up random things, looking them over and putting them back exactly where she'd found them, in the same position they'd been in before she'd inspected them. Polly quirked a brow at the blonde and then nodded her head towards Alex in question. Her best friend shrugged before walking towards Alex. Polly watched as Alex met Piper's eyes and smiled at her, warmth radiating from the young woman's eyes. Polly knew by that smile that Alex was already falling fast for her best friend and that it would be more likely that Piper would hurt Alex than the other way around. Still..
"Alex, can I talk to you for a second?" Polly forced herself to ask.
Alex stared at Polly for several long seconds before flitting her eyes back towards Piper. The blonde shrugged and gave her a reassuring smile, even though she was not entirely sure what Polly wanted to speak to Alex about. Alex kissed Piper's knuckles before walking slowly towards Polly. She already had a feeling what Polly may want to discuss.
Polly led the taller girl to her office/store room and sat on the edge of her crowded desk. Alex looked around before sitting in what she assumed was Polly's chair, causing the other woman to have to stand up and turn around in order to face her. Polly was flustered, but Alex didn't give a fuck.
The brown eyed woman eyed Alex closely, wondering if she was now Piper's girlfriend, or still just her friend with benifits. What did 'wanting to try' even mean? Either way, this conversation needed to be had since it seemed like the girl was going to be around for a while. Polly smiled tightly at the long legged girl. Alex was lent back in the chair, right leg crossed over the left at the thigh, her arms crossed over her chest. Her green eyes were almost glaring at Polly from behind the secretary frames. Polly guessed from the way Alex looked right then, that she'd probably gotten in trouble a lot as a young girl. Maybe she'd even stolen the principal's chair, as well.
"Look," Polly sighed, pulling her scarf from where it hung loosely around her neck. She hung it up on the coat rack before taking her jacket off to hang there as well, followed by her hat. "I know we got off on the wrong foot."
Alex remained silent, staring at the tiny brunette in front of her. She didn't want to be in this room, right now. All she had come to Popi for was to see Piper and see the place the young blonde was so fond of. Alex hadn't come with the intention or desire to speak to fucking Holly. And if the girl was trying to apologize, she was taking too fucking long. Alex had planned to suprize Nicky with a visit, and had wanted to be in a good mood. However, that seemed unlikely, as she was already ready to knock the girl in front of her's teeth down her throat.
She shouldn't do that.
Right?
Polly fidgeted with her fingers, having hoped Alex would respond in some way. Instead, the black haired woman had simply blinked at her, green eyes sharp. "So, I wanted to apologize. For talking shit before I even met you."
Alex quirked her brows, finally speaking, her voice light and even. "That it? Can I go, now?"
Brown eyes averted green, "Actually, there was something else."
Alex sighed and motioned for Molly or what-the-fuck-ever her name was to hurry up. She didn't want to lose her temper on Piper's best friend. Then the bitch would probably talk Piper into breaking it off with Alex. Whatever it was that they were. Lovers? Girlfriends?
"Are you and Piper together?" Polly questioned, hoping Alex could give her a straight anser.
Green eyes focused on Alex's hands for a second before she pushed her glasses to the top of her head and shrugged at Polly. "I dunno. Maybe. Don't really see how it's any of your business."
Polly's eyes narrowed. "It's my business because she's my best friend and if you hurt her.."
Alex clenched her jaw, anger begging to be take over.
"If you hurt her, I will hurt you back. Got it?"
Alex stood up quickly and rounded the desk, stopping just when she was close enough to tower over Polly. "D'you really think I'd do that?" She questioned, her voice dark and threatening.
Polly held her ground and glared up at the tall woman. "I don't know. I don't know what your intentions are or how you really feel about her."
"Know this," Alex began, steely eyes focused firmly on Polly. "I don't have bad intentions. I don't want to fuck this up. I don't want you to fuck it up for me just because you think you know me and you think I'm not worth it."
The dark eyed girl waited, knowing Alex had more to say.
"I have no desire to hurt Piper. She makes me happy. If I ever do somehow manage to cause Piper harm, you've got my permission to kick my ass. But I can promise you that I'll get to me first. And whatever you plan to do wont compare to what I'll do to myself." Alex stated, eyes searching Polly's, making sure her words registered in the smaller woman's pea sized brain.
Polly gulped and looked away, sensing the truth in Alex's words. "But you barely know her."
Alex stepped back and sighed, "I know her better than you think. So-"
"Are you falling in love with her?" Polly blurted, eyes going wide once the question had escaped her lips without her permission. Sure, she wanted to know the answer, but she hadn't intended to actually ask the question.
Alex's face softened slowly, her eyes going from narrowed with anger to clear and honest vulnerability. Polly watched as the taller woman played with a dull, metal button on her leather jacket, her face displaying how hard she was thinking about the answer to Polly's rather abrupt question. Finally, Alex looked back at Polly, brows quirked upwards just a fraction.
She nodded.
"Yeah," Alex said softly, watching Polly, waiting for the shorter woman to say something to deter her heart.
Polly knew it was true from the way Alex had looked and sounded when she'd given her answer. This tall, gorgeous, somewhat intemidating and very confusing fuck-up was falling hard for her best friend. Polly decided quickly that this was better than Alex using Piper, even if Piper might only break her heart in the end. Alex rubbed at her lower lip, eyes darting around as Polly continued to stare at her.
"Well," Polly said, "Guess I won't have to kick your ass, then.. Have you told her?"
Alex shook her head, speaking softly. "No. She's not ready to hear that. I shouldn't even be feeling it, yet."
"But you do?"
"Mmhmm."
Polly opened her office door, "Give her a little time. You're already all she talks about."
Alex blushed at Polly's words and looked away. She put her glasses back on and quickly left the small room, not offering the other woman any parting words. She was going to be in the store for a few more minutes, anyway.
Piper heard footsteps and quickly pretended to be busying herself with fixing the coffee machine up so it'd have the hot beverage ready and waiting for when customers began coming in. She looked up and saw Alex walking towards her, the tall woman's face blank of all emotion. Piper offered her a smile and was relieved when Alex returned it.
"She give you the good ol' 'best friend' speach?" Piper questioned, her body automatically leaning into Alex's when the taller woman reached her.
Alex smirked, "Said she'd kick my ass and all that, yeah."
The blonde chuckled, "Please, she couldn't take you if she tried."
"She won't ever have a reason to try." Alex mumbled, eyes locking with Piper's for a brief moment before she looked away, her cheeks burning yet again. She was such a fucking sap! Alex had never been this way with another person before, but with Piper she just.. Piper was different.
Piper's heart fluttered in her chest at Alex's words. A huge smile began taking over her face and she tried to hide it by biting her lips and looking down. Alex pulled Piper close to her and wrapped her arms around the smaller woman. She kissed the blonde's cheek and held her for a few more long seconds before pulling away.
"I'm gonna go see Nicky today.." Alex said, softly.
"That's awesome! I'm sure she'll be glad to see you, Al." Piper said, truly happy that Alex was going to do something besides sit in her room all day. If she was going to go see her friend, that meant she probably wouldn't drink. And counting the day before, that'd make 2 days that Alex was alcohol free.
"I want to tell her about you." Alex stated, the middle finger of her right hand coming up and rubbing at her bottom lip. The hand then went to her glasses and she adjusted them, nervously.
Piper caught on easily to what Alex really wanted to talk about. Blue eyes flitted past Alex to where Polly was very obviously eavesdropping. Polly caught Piper's eye and after a quick glare, the short brunette wandered to the farthest corner of the store so they could speak in private.
"So tell her," Piper said, pulling Alex's hand away from her mouth when she started to worry the faint scar again. "You don't need my permission."
Alex looked away briefly, face trying to remain blank. When she turned back to Piper, her large, green eyes were filled with worry. "What do I tell her? Are we still just friends? Fuck buddies? Are we dating? I know you said you wanted to try again, but what does that mean?"
The blonde hated seeing Alex so unsure of herself. Piper hadn't really thought about it in specific terms, but she knew she didn't plan on dating anyone else while she was trying to make things work out with Alex. So, they were exclusive. And she knew she thought of Alex as more than a friend..
"Tell her your girlfriend says 'hello'." Piper said, holding eye contact.
First, there was shock. But then..
The smile that spread itsellf across Alex's face was brilliant, her eyes alight with a pure happiness that Piper hadn't seen in her before. Piper could've sworn she saw the faintest hint of moisture forming there, but decided to ignore it to take in the way Alex's teeth were showing and her lips were stetched and turned upwards in the most beautiful show of affection. Then, she was being hugged fiercly, her feet lifting off the floor a few inches. When she was sat back down Alex held her face and kissed her firmly on the mouth. Piper responded, her lips moving with Alex's smoothly. The joy seeping from Alex's aura into her own.
Polly cleared her throat loudly before faking a cough. The fake cough turned into a real one and it was all she could do to catch her breath after several seconds of it. Thankfully, once she'd recovered, Polly found that Piper and her tall girlfriend had managed to separate themselves. She wondered briefly if she and Pete looked like that, anymore. All gooey-eyed and lovesick. Polly hoped so, as she was still just as in love with the man as she had been when they'd first met. She knew it was possible to fall in love as quickly as Alex was, because she'd done the same thing.
The brown eyed woman watched as Alex kissed Piper sweetly on the forehead before leaving the store and vanishing into the ever-growing crowd in the street. She hadn't expected a goodbye, but it still annoyed her that she hadn't even recieved a dismissive wave or glance.
"Change the sign while you're over there. Let's get this place opened up." Polly said, walking to the restroom to check her appearance.
Piper flipped the sign in the widow over so that it said 'OPEN' and set their little bell so that it'd ring when someone opened the door. A big, stupid, lopsided grin was plastered across her face and she didn't even care. She was beyond happy, Alex's reaction having melted her heart even more. Also, something about being picked up by the tall woman, even if only for a few seconds, had made her weak in the knees. It reminded her of one of the many times Alex had fucked her the night before. The tall woman had simply picked her up, and carried her to the bed. Just the thought of it gave Piper chills.
"So, she's your girlfriend, now?" Polly asked from behind the blonde, startling the woman and causing her to yelp.
Piper swatted at Polly's arm, but the smile was still firmly in place. "Yes."
"You're absolutely sure it's a good idea?" Polly asked, not just for Piper's sake, but for Alex's as well. She may not particularly like the tall woman, but it was obvious that Alex falling in love with Piper. Polly didn't want to have to see what the woman was like with a broken heart. And, seeing as she lived directly beside Piper, seeing her eventually was basically inevitable.
The blonde's smile faded. "I think it is, yes. I think we could really make it, you know? I told you that we were gonna give it a shot earlier. Why? What'd she say to you? What'd you say to her?"
"Nothing, I just didn't know that 'giving it a shot' meant you'd be in an actual monogomous relationship with her. I guess I thought it meant that you guys were gonna work your way towards it and make it official if things were to flow right." Polly shrugged, wanting to say more.
Piper knew her best friend well enough to know the brunette wanted to speak her mind freely. Piper was actually surprized that she hadn't already gone on a tangeant about it all. "Just say what you wanna say, Pol."
Polly sighed, rolling her eyes. "You hate being tied down. You've never been in a relationship for more than a few months with the same person, Pipe. And it's worked for you, so far."
"Okay..?"
"She's crazy about you. It's all over her face and in the way she acts like you put the sun in the sky." Polly stated, frustration in her voice for even having to say this. She didn't owe Alex anything. She didn't even know the girl. "I just.."
"You don't want me to hurt her." Piper concluded, looking out of the shop windows and into the street. The blue eyed woman had no intention of hurting Alex. She was just so dark and mysterious and such a sweetheart when Piper looked past all the other stuff. And fuck, she was so damned attractive and amazing in bed.
"I'm not saying you would."
"I know that, Polly." Piper walked to the register counter and took a drink of her coffee. "But I also know I already care so much more about her than anyone else I've ever been with. I don't want to hurt her. For the first time in my life, I want more. I think I could have that with her."
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After the long cab ride to the Litchfield Federal Correctional Facility, Alex took a minute outside to gather her thoughts. She had not seen Nicky in a long time, and hadn't written or spoken to her on the phone in a long while, either. She was nervous about how her friend would react to her. Whether she would be mad at her, or say something about how much weight she'd lost. Alex thought of just catching the the cab before it drove off and returning to New York City, but she knew she needed to see her best friend. Nicky deserved a visit.
Alex went inside and got signed in. After emptying her pockets of her cell phone and wallet, she was instructed to wait in the visiting room while they went to collect Nicky. Alex looked around anxiously, seeing that a few other people were already getting to visit with their friends and loved ones. She got lost in her thoughts of what she would tell Nicky, when she was interrupted by a voice.
"Well, if it aint my imaginary best friend."
Alex's head snapped up and she went wide eyed at the sight of Nicky standing there grinning at her. The tall young woman quickly stood up and rushed to the shorter girl, a strong desire to hug Nicky taking over. Alex was relieved when Nicky squeezed her back just as tightly, slapping Alex's back in a friendly manner. They broke apart after someone shouted at them to sit down.
"I asked the guard who it was and when he said 'a tall, hot, biker chick', I knew it was you. Still makin' 'em drool, Stretch." Nicky stated. "Even if you do look like shit."
Alex averted her forest greens from the deep soulful browns across from her. She didn't want to have this conversation. "Thanks, Nick."
"Ma told me she's only seen you 3 times, lately. Once at the diner with some blonde, once when you chugged her whisky and left drunk as a fuck, and once in november when you told her you were gonna write me back and come see me." Nicky stared at Alex closely. She knew her best friend was a very troubled individual, but that didn't stop her from feeling like Alex was trying to forget about her as well as all the bad shit.
"I've.." Alex fiddled with her glasses. She was rarely ever nervous like this with Nicky, but at the moment she felt like she owed the wild haired girl several apologies and she didn't know where to start.
Nicky waited, staring at the dark haired girl while she rubbed anxiously at her bottom lip. That was a new quirk that Nicky hadn't seen before. She noticed a tiny little scar, the skin a fraction darker right there. "What happened?"
Alex's green eyes went wide and she blinked at Nicky. "What?"
"Your lip. Ya keep touching your lip; what happened to it? I can see a little scar. Not blind as a bat like you are." Nicky said, trying to keep her voice light.
Alex's thin brows quirked upward and she looked away, "Got punched. You know how it goes."
"Damn, Vause. Gotta quit fuckin other people's wives." Nicky chuckled. She wasn't glad Alex got hit, but she was happy that at least Alex was doing something. Even if it wasn't good for her physical health.
The green eyed woman forced a smile and shrugged her shoulders. She would rather Nicky think she'd been hit by an angry husband than to have to tell her what had really caused the little mark on the left side of her bottom lip. Alex would tell her.. But not in person. That'd be too difficult. She did, however, want to tell Nicky about Piper. Her girlfriend.
"I'm not, anymore." Alex offered, briefly catching Nicky's eyes.
"What, you celibate now? 'Cause I gotta tell ya, I don't believe that for a minute. You always got a line of chicks waiting for their night with you." Nicky grinned, taking pride in how Alex blushed, a smile spreading across her lips.
"Actually, I have a girlfriend." Alex said, watching as Nicky's smile fell from her face and she looked back at Alex in bewilderment.
"You what? No way. You've never had a girlfriend, Alex. Why start when you're almost 30?" Nicky questioned. She knew Alex was telling the truth, though, by the way the black haired girl was fidgeting with her glasses and looking like she was terrified Nicky would say something mean.
"Her name's Piper." Alex mumbled, "I really like her."
Nicky remained silent, in awe of the person sat in front of her. She truly never thought she'd see the day when Alex Vause had a girlfriend. "You oughtta bring her up, sometime. If you like her enough to call her your girlfriend, she must be special. Hey, you heard anything from Lorna? Ma says she doesn't work at the diner anymore."
Alex explained that she hadn't seen Lorna since before she'd gone away for 10 months. Nicky asked Alex to try and find something out and the taller of the pair promised to do so. They spent the rest of the visit talking about how life was for Nicky in the prison. Nicky knew Alex didn't want to talk about anything major on her side, so spent the next little while avoiding heavy topics in order to keep from upsetting her best friend.
When it was time for Alex to leave, she hugged Nicky tightly and swallowed down the emotions as best she could. It was incredibly difficult to have to leave Nicky there and go back home without her. Alex kept it together until she got into a cab headed to New York City. In the car she cried quietly for her friend. Alex blamed herself in a lot of ways for Nicky ending up in prison. The drug she'd sold was the same one Nicky had been caught with, even if Alex hadn't ever sold it to her, personally.
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A/N: Please review to let me know what you think so far! I love knowing everyone's thoughts on this little story of mine.