Hey guys, I still have a baby in my belly. so frustrating. today is my due date and I am so excited that we have a release date for season 6 now! yay!

Piper returned home that evening to silence.

"Mom? Dad?" She walked around the house until she found her dad sitting at the kitchen table looking sorry for himself, a whiskey sitting infront of him.

"Dad?" Bill looked up from his drink.

"Did you have a good time at Polly's?"

"Yeah, you know what she's like, never shuts up. I'll be glad to have a bit of peace for a couple of days."

"And how was Alex?"

"Alex?" Piper questioned immediately.

"Yes, you saw Alex didn't you?"

"Oh, um, Yeah, briefly, I just bumped into her, she was on business and I spoke to her briefly about work."

Bill cleared his throat, his voice suddenly raised. "DID I RAISE YOU TO LIE TO ME, PIPER?"

Piper jumped, her eyes widening.

"I-I'm not lying?" She stuttered back. Carol came into the room.

"What on earth is going on here? Why are you shouting, Bill?"

"Piper here has been lying about her whereabouts all week, Carol. I've had it up to here with her attitude. We give her everything and she is getting further and further behind in life. Look at Polly, she has a degree, a boyfriend... Piper here has a dead end job and is having it away with her boss. Oh, who just so happens to be female!"

Carol gasped and Piper went beet red.

"Bill, what on earth are you talking about? Piper isn't of those. I mean, she has long hair and likes chick flicks. She's not going around with a shaved head and one earring. I think you have the wrong end of the stick."

"Well, I don't and i think now might be a great time for us to take that trip in the tour bus and give this girl a bit of responsibility. I think it would teach her a lesson. But you knew all about it though, Piper, didn't you? Because you were already at Alex's house when I was discussing it all."

Piper flared her nose. "Mother, how can you be so offensive? I don't go by a title, for the record and not all lesbians have one earring and short hair. I don't know how you can be so judgemental? Yes, Dad, i heard your discussion with Alex because yes, we are together, if anything it helps our work because we work so well together. I wish you hadn't found out this way but that's just how it is. I love her."

Piper stopped talking at her own admission, she didn't know where that had come from but she had known it for a while. She loved Alex. She wanted to be with Alex.

"You sound ridiculous, this is obviously a phase. You could come on the tour bus with us." Carol said, and Bill raised his eyebrows, obviously not impressed at her invitation.

"I don't want to come on the tour bus with you guys, I have my life here now! I'm with Alex whether you guys like it or not. I'm an adult now. You can go on your tour bus, I'm staying here."

A voice entered the house from the other side of the room. Alex had come to give Bill some information on tour bus options when she had heard the argument, she had also heard Piper's admission to her parents and was shocked that Piper had been so open about her feelings.

"Sorry, If i could have a moment to give my opinion? I know i'm not going to be popular at the moment and obviously this has all come as a huge shock but I also love your daughter."

Alex side eyed Piper whose mouth was hanging open.

"And I would like if you could potentially give us a chance. I don't think two people should be penalised by who they fall in love with. If you don't want to sign the house over to Piper, sign it to one of your son's and Piper has the option to come and stay with me for the duration of your leave if that's something she wishes."

Piper's mouth hung open. "Uh, Yeah, I'd love to Al."

Bill and Carol's faces were a picture. "Um, well, Alex, I'd like if you could give us some time alone so we can finish this discussion as a family."

Alex nodded and Piper stepped towards her. "No, Dad. You can say what you have to say infront of Alex. She's the one who is sorting everything out for you guys anyway and I don't have any secrets from her. If she will have me, I would like to go and stay with her while you are both away. Work will be easier and obviously I want to be there as much as possible."

Piper looked to Alex who was smirking a little bit at the speech.

Carol looked at Bill who looked conflicted. "Well, I guess Danny would want to take over the payments. You of course have to take care of your car payments, Piper."

Bill turned to Carol who was standing with her mouth open, a shocked expression on her face. "Look, Carol, we've wanted to do the tour bus thing since we were young, the kids are grown up now, I'm sick of babying them, it's our time now, let's just put everything in the past and focus on us, the kids will be fine."

Piper knew her father was talking about his multiple affairs and bad attitude.

Alex and Piper slipped out of the house together, walking back to Alex's house in silence and then both turning to each other.

"Do you want to come and stay with me while your parents are away? If it doesn't work out you can go home and if it goes well, well, maybe you could consider moving in?"

Piper looked up, her eyes widening. "moving in?"

Alex's shoulders slumped. "I get it, If it's too soon it's ok. I just think we work really well together, Pipes."

Piper jumped at Alex and embraced her tightly. "Of course I'd love to!"

Spinning her around, Alex walked her backward to the foot of the stairs.

"How about we go break in our bed then?"

Piper giggled into her shoulder. "I think it's the only logical next step."