A/N: Very quick update for once. Quite long too. Sorry if the smut is terrible. Thank you kindly for all your bloody awesome reviews. The next few chapters will be quite light and fluffy before shit starts to get real and you all threaten to kill me. :-)
If you had told Alex Vause two weeks and four days ago that she'd be waking up on her sofa with an alluring, sexy, millionaire girlfriend who also happened to be her boss fast asleep in her arms, she wouldn't even have dignified you with an answer. And yet, here she was, blinking the sleep from her eyes and unable to move an inch because her companion was pressed flush against her, snoring lightly into Alex's chest. The brunette wasn't complaining; she could contentedly lie here with Piper for the rest of her life. Piper's arm rested across the taller girl's midriff tightly, as if letting go of Alex would cause her to disappear into thin air. She lay for about fifteen minutes, just studying the blonde's peaceful expression and running her fingers absentmindedly through her hair. Piper stirred eventually, groggily trying to open her eyes while Alex grinned at her amusedly. It was adorable to see the usually glamorous woman wearing a slightly oversized hoody, hair sticking out wildly and a dumbfounded expression on her face as she came to. Piper saw the apartment first, and then became aware of the extremely soft pillow she was lying on. The fruity smell of washing detergent filled the blonde's lungs as she inhaled deeply, trying to get herself awake. Finally, she shifted her head slightly to look at her pillow. It was a really fucking sexy pillow, with green eyes and tousled raven hair, grinning back at her slyly.
"God your boobs are soft." Piper mumbles quietly into Alex's chest. The other woman chuckles huskily and continues combing her fingers through the blonde's hair.
"Good morning to you too." She replied, her voice rough with sleep. It was similar to the first morning they shared together, only this time neither of them moved an inch from their little cocoon under the blanket.
"Good morning, girlfriend." Piper grinned winningly up at Alex, enjoying how the term fell effortlessly from her lips. The brunette returned the smile, trailing her hand underneath Piper's chin and attempting to pull the smaller girl towards her. "No way, Al. Morning breath?" Piper grimaced as Alex moved into kiss her before pulling back and narrowing her green eyes.
"Shut the fuck up and kiss me." She demanded, and before Piper could protest Alex had captured her mouth in a sweet kiss, her fingers dancing across the blonde's cheek slowly. Piper briefly thought about stopping before she realised that would literally be impossible, so she returned the kiss in kind, allowing Alex to take the lead. The brunette finds it exhilarating every time their lips meet; Piper's lips are extraordinarily soft and her tongue mixes with Alex's sweetly rather than fighting her. It's slow and languid; Piper's removes her arm from around Alex's waist and leans on it instead, raising herself off the brunette so she can kiss her easier. They stay like this for a few minutes, Alex's fingers tentatively stroking the exposed skin on the blonde's waist before Piper's arm tires from holding her body weight and she falls heavily on top of her girlfriend, knocking the air out of the brunette. Alex is laughing, though, and Piper giggles along with her, contenting herself with pressing her lips against Alex's bare shoulder. The taller girl sighs happily, rubbing her hand up and down Piper's back slowly. It all feels so normal, as if they've known each other and been together for months.
"I would become a morning person if this became a regular occurrence." Alex whispers after a few minutes.
"If what became a regular occurrence? Lying on a sofa while I do all the work?" Piper quips, but it's sarcastic. She doesn't mind having her back stroked while she places kisses on Alex's neck. She loves it, in fact.
"No. Waking up beside you." Alex states as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. It's a bit forward, but it's true. Piper considers Alex's revelation for a moment before nodding her agreement.
"Although a bed and pyjamas would be nice." The blonde adds, before burying her head in Alex's neck again. They lie together for another while, basking in the comfort and happiness of their relationship, before Piper realises something. "Al?" She says from her position beside Alex's ear.
"Hmm?" The brunette replies, feeling giddy from how fucking happy she is.
"What're you doing for Christmas?" It was exactly a week until Christmas Day, and tomorrow Piper's offices would close until the second week of January.
"I'm going to see my parents and family in Jersey for a few days, why?" Alex feels guilty talking about her family to the blonde. It wasn't fair that Piper had little to no family to be with over the holidays. Alex couldn't even begin to imagine Christmas without her parents.
"When're you back?" Piper asks quietly.
"The twenty-ninth." Alex answers, confused as to why Piper is asking a question that she already knows the answer to; she'd booked Alex the holidays herself while in Milan.
"Can you bring your parents here for New Years?" The blonde enquires without offering an explanation as to why Alex should randomly invite her overly protective, WASPy, traditional parents to New York despite spending Christmas with them. Alex stills her hands on Piper's back and turns towards her on the sofa. Piper's eyes are questioning and she looks apprehensive.
"Why?" Alex eventually says. Piper looks away and gathers her breath before looking back at her girlfriend.
"Look, Al." She begins. "If we're going to do this whole...relationship thing, I want to be able to treat you like a normal girlfriend. Go on dates, go for walks, all of that. But I would rather your parents hear about it from us rather than the pages of a gossip magazine. I know it's early to be introducing me to your parents, but they deserve to know through you or me instead of a journalist." Piper explains as Alex nods, understanding the blonde's reasoning. She can't even imagine how angry her parents would be if they saw a picture of her with Piper under some cheesy headline claiming that Piper had found 'the one'. "I usually throw a party at my apartment complex on New Years, but they could come over for dinner with us beforehand? You could bring Nicky too." Piper reasons with her girlfriend. Alex ponders it for a moment before realising it's actually quite a good plan; she can spend New Years with Piper and go out with her without having to worry about what gets printed in the tabloids.
"Okay." Alex breathes, smiling at the blonde who seems to sag with relief. Piper grins widely and is about to lean in for another kiss before the pair are interrupted.
"Hey, not-lesbians." Nicky calls from her bedroom door while walking to the kitchen counter. "It's eight." Both women on the sofa blush and smile sheepishly at each other before Alex eventually stands on her feet, offering her hand to Piper. She takes it, glancing from their entwined fingers up to Alex's eyes with a look of amazement in her blue eyes. Nicky begins to feel sick, but not from her hangover. "Congratulations." Nicky grins knowingly at her best friend and the blonde beside her.
"For what?" Piper asks, confused.
"Vause has finally learnt how to play softball. Batter up!" She teases, Alex rolling her eyes.
"Very funny, Nicky." The brunette responds coldly, annoyed at her morning with Piper being interrupted. But, they both need to work today after the catastrophic fuck up of the week so far and the impending closure for the holidays, so Piper turns to face Alex and touches her cheek softly.
"Relax." She smiles genuinely up at her girlfriend who manages to stop glaring at Nicky (who's still laughing and goes to get Lorna so she can show her what she's missing out on) and instead fixes her gaze on Piper. It's terribly cheesy, clichéd and romanticised, but Alex feels at home when she looks at Piper. She could happily stand here all morning staring into those baby blues, but life must go on. "I'll see you at work. Don't be late." Piper winks, leaning into the brunette's strong embrace.
"Wouldn't dream of it, boss." Alex whispers against the blonde's lips before touching them with her own. It starts innocently enough; chaste kisses with Piper's fingers caught in Alex's hair and the brunette's hands settled on her girlfriend's waist. It quickly becomes heated however, as Piper pushes Alex against the kitchen counter and presses into her body, the blonde's tongue forcing itself into Alex's mouth. Alex's hands are everywhere; Piper's ass, sides, hair, before she settles on the skin exposed where her hoody has ridden up. It definitely shouldn't be happening; in less than an hour they should be in work, Piper is her fucking boss, and Nicky and Lorna are looking on with a mixture of disgust and amusement, but above all this? It feels fucking incredible to both Piper and Alex, and it's reckless and inappropriate (especially inappropriate are the sounds coming from the blonde, because she definitely should be getting ready for work), but they continue making out heatedly against the kitchen counter until Nicky just has to put an end to it; she doesn't want any funny business going on where she eats her damn breakfast.
"That's really hetero, Vause! Try not to orgasm all over the eggs, asshole." She yells, and Lorna punches her in the shoulder.
"You've really done it now, Nicky." She hisses before turning back to the heavily breathing couple in front of them. Piper's hands are caught in Alex's hair, while the brunette's fingertips are resting on Piper's waist, their foreheads together, eyes locked and Alex almost crushed against the kitchen counter. It was probably the most surreal thing Lorna has ever seen; Piper Chapman had been her boss for two years and the only emotions she'd ever seen from the blonde were pissed off and very fucking pissed off. It was Alex surprisingly who broke out of the trance first, blinking and patting Piper's waist before straightening up. Piper followed suit, smoothing out Alex's shirt where she'd groped her moments ago and blushing.
"Bye." Piper whispered sheepishly, embarrassed at how heated things had gotten in front of Nicky and one of her fucking staff members. "Not a word, Miss Morello." Piper warned the smaller girl with a nod and a wave goodbye to Nicky.
"See you later." Alex husked, opening the door for Piper and patting her on the ass as she walked out, gaining a suggestive eyebrow raise from the blonde before she laughed and waved back. She closed the door slowly, reluctant to return to the barrage of abuse she was about to receive from Nicky.
"You're fucked!" Nicky began with, laughing loudly as Alex walked back over to start making breakfast.
"I know." Alex grinned this time. She was both literally and emotionally fucked by Piper Chapman, and she couldn't be happier.
The lead up to Christmas passed quickly, both women kept extremely busy; Piper with work and arranging contacts for the period in which the building was closed, and Alex with arranging her trip to Jersey and her parents' trip to New York.
"They can drive home with you on the twenty-ninth and stay in one of my apartments." Piper reiterated the night before Alex left. The couple were lying hand in hand back in the room where Piper had first let herself go with Alex and cried to her about her mother. There were no tears this time, although both women were quite dismayed at the fact they'd be apart again. They hadn't slept together since the night Piper had asked Alex out (because of various reasons like conflicting schedules and Alex's reluctance to endure any more drubbing from Nicky), but tonight they finally made time for each other and in the morning Piper would drive her girlfriend to the train station and wave her off, probably whilst crying or something deep like that. For now though, the blonde contended herself with the feeling of Alex's thumb smoothing over her knuckles softly and gazing through the glass roof at the unusually clear night above them. The lamp beside the bed was off this time and the room was illuminated only by the pale moonlight streaming in. Alex wore a pair of navy shorts and a white vest top (she'd actually brought pyjamas of her own this time). Piper meanwhile just had on a dark green t shirt that barely covered her ass, not that it really mattered. Although, Alex hadn't seen Piper even close to being naked yet, instead she was constantly teased by the sight of the blonde's long, tanned legs at work and whenever they went out. It was getting out of hand, really.
"I like how most people would say 'in my guest room', but you say 'in one of my apartments'." Alex laughed softly at her revelation. Piper nodded, chuckling too when she realised how it might sound to someone else. Alex had brought Piper out for a meal that night, to a small Italian she'd discovered downtown. The blonde was still feeling the effects from the ridiculously large pizza she'd had no right to even attempt to eat, but she did. It's about comfort, right?
"I am now the proud owner of America's first real life food baby." She groaned, wincing at how sluggish she felt. The past week had tired her out, and Christmas was never something she looked forward to without her mom there. The couple had agreed to give each other their presents after Alex returned from her trip, although the brunette protested vehemently that the thousand euro watch that had adorned her wrist for the past week was more than enough. Piper was obviously dismissive, but promised not to spend so much this time around. Alex moved her hand from Piper's and onto the blonde's stomach, rubbing softly over her t shirt. She relaxed, enjoying how her girlfriend's fingers soothed her almost instantly. It was more than soothing though, having Alex's nimble digits dancing over the planes of her stomach; it turned her on more than she cared to admit, and sent shockwaves rippling through her. Alex could quite clearly feel it too, and as clichéd as it was there was definitely a palpable connection between the pair. Wordlessly, as if the both knew what was to come (or rather, who was to come), Alex kept her hand on Piper's stomach but swung her leg over the blonde, straddling her slightly as their lips met in a heated kiss. Piper's back arched to try and come into contact with Alex, roughly pulling the brunette by the shirt flush against her. Alex's tongue swept over Piper's bottom lip and her hand slipped underneath the blonde's flimsy t shirt and came into direct contact with her bare skin. Piper was surprised at the sudden forwardness of her girlfriend, but she liked it (loved it) and she moaned into Alex's mouth, the familiar taste of mint on her tongue. It wasn't like toothpaste, but it was cool and spine tingling and reflective of the brunette's persona; sexy as hell without really trying too hard.
"Take your shirt off." Alex ordered in the deepest voice Piper had ever heard her use, causing a rush of heat to flash down to the blonde's core. She abided (she would do anything Alex asked if the brunette were to use that voice), peeling off the offending item and throwing it to the side of the bed. Clad in only her underwear for the first time in front of Alex, it occurred to Piper that her girlfriend was probably quite nervous.
"Just do what comes naturally." Piper encouraged her, and Alex took a moment to observe the ravishing woman beneath her. The blonde's messy hair was covering most of the pillow that she lay on, and her skin (pale in the dwindling moonlight of the room) contrasted startlingly with the black satin of her sheets. Her blue eyes were dark and hooded, and her full lips were slightly swollen and parted as she regarded Alex warily. Piper's underwear was matching red lace, barely covering her and Alex struggled to even call it underwear it was that skimpy. She was, simply put but in the most complex way imaginable, beautiful. Alex informed her girlfriend of the fact, her voice laced with admiration.
"You're so beautiful." She whispered, returning her eyes to Piper's face and leaning down to kiss her again. No one had ever called Piper that while in bed. It was always "oh my god you're so hot, or sexy, or fit," but never beautiful. And in that moment, with Alex's wicked tongue delving into her mouth and her talented fingers inching towards her bra clasp, Piper Chapman really did feel quite beautiful. The blonde helped Alex with uncharacteristically shaky fingers to pull her bra off. Piper had no reason to be nervous; she'd been here quite a few times to say the least, but never like this. This wasn't just fucking, this was making love. She was Alex's first, and she knew how big a deal that was to both of them. Piper ran her hand through Alex's raven locks, smoothing the hair off her forehead and marvelling at how stunning the younger girl was without her glasses. It was like a barrier to her mind and soul had been removed when she took them off. Alex grew in confidence slightly as she fastened her lips to Piper's neck, biting softly and drawing one of the blonde's nipples between her thumb and forefinger, teasing and pulling while the older woman moaned softly in her ear, running her fingers calmingly through Alex's hair. Alex was no stranger to sex; she'd been with enough men to know when the other person was enjoying it, but she was clueless when it came to what made women tick. She tried to think back to that morning with Piper in her office, remembering how the blonde had teased her relentlessly with her fingers, rubbing Alex's clit softly and making her beg for it before thrusting two fingers into her hard and fast, an infuriating yet totally understandable smirk on her face. The brunette felt herself become impossibly more turned on as she thought back, pulling harder at Piper's nipples and eliciting a strangled groan from her girlfriend. Contented that she'd left enough of a mark for the blonde to remember her by when she was gone for her trip, Alex slowly moved down Piper's chest towards her breasts, replacing her hands with her mouth and grazing her teeth ever so slightly over Piper's sensitive nub.
"Fuck." Piper was astonished at how Alex was making her feel; every kiss, touch, bite was driving her crazy, and she was sure there was a puddle forming between her legs despite the fact that Alex hadn't even got that far. Every movement from the brunette was serving to turn Piper on more and more, and she had a feeling she couldn't take much more of it. By the time Alex had repeated her movements on her other nipple, Piper was halfway to insanity. She tugged on Alex's hair, unable to speak much more than a few words and brought their lips together desperately. Piper was kissing Alex with everything she had; passion, intensity and love were poured into the kiss as her tongue snaked into the brunette's mouth and Alex's hand slipped further from her chest and towards her underwear. The younger girl drummed her fingers on Piper's flat stomach for a moment, teasing her.
"Don't." Piper warned, but Alex just smiled cockily at her before kissing her again, inching her hand ever so slightly lower. She skipped over the skimpy thong completely though, instead resting her palm on a toned thigh of the blonde, squeezing gently and again moving her lips away from Piper's who groaned, frustrated.
"Be patient, Pipes." Alex encouraged hotly in her ear, pressing a kiss to the spot behind it before pulling back and taking her own shirt and shorts off. Discarding them, she moved both her hands to Piper's thighs and ran her fingers up and down them slightly, before drawing off the final item that separated her from Piper's fully naked form. Panties discarded carelessly, Alex crawled back up her girlfriend's body, palming at Piper's breasts roughly while kissing her hard. "Do you trust me?" Alex had to be sure that Piper wanted this, although judging by her keening moans throughout the night it was quite obvious.
"God, yes, I trust you. Touch me wherever the hell you want." Piper's voice was hoarse with lust by this point and she raised her hips to try and get her point across. Alex chuckled at her forwardness and moved her right hand onto the blonde's waist to ease her back into the mattress. Her fingers lingered momentarily before she dragged them slowly towards the blonde's centre. Her face was just in front of Piper's, lips barely touching and gaze locked. The blonde's expression would be funny under different circumstances, her eyes were wide and filled with desire, her lips wet and her eyebrows raised slightly, silently begging for Alex to touch her. And so she did, running a single finger up and down Piper's slit, marvelling at the wetness that collected there. Piper traced her girlfriend's face with her fingers dreamily, thumb pulling Alex's lower lip down ever so slightly before letting go.
"Hmm, did I do that?" Alex husks as Piper closes her eyes. "Oops."
"No, it was your fucking invisible friend beside you." She hisses, infinitely frustrated as Alex continues to lazily touch her without really doing anything.
"I don't think you're in a position to be sarcastic, kid." Alex drawls, pausing her movements.
"Please, stop it." Piper begs without really thinking, and the brunette draws her hand away completely.
"Fine." She mock pouts at the girl in front of her who's now glaring at Alex angrily.
"No, don't stop." Piper changes her mind, crying out. "Just fuck me Alex, please." She tries to push herself against Alex's long fingers. It's killing Alex as much as it's killing Piper to continue this, so the brunette gives in and enters one digit into the blonde slowly. The woman below Alex shudders, gripping onto the younger girl's shoulders and digging into her with her nails. It hurts, but it's that kind of pain you want again and again. Alex moves her finger slowly, as if testing the waters until Piper moans longingly and opens her eyes again, as if to ask what the fuck is going on here? Alex kisses her then to shut her up, before entering a second finger into her girlfriend and curling her fingers ever so slightly. Alex swallows the blonde's loud groan with her mouth, moving the two fingers in and out of Piper much quicker now, fucking her properly. She decides it would be quite nice listening to Piper's reactions, so she breaks the kiss and moves her lips back down to Piper's breasts, intending to capture a rock hard nipple in her mouth.
"Open your eyes, Piper." Alex's voice comes out so thick she hardly recognises it, and Piper just moans louder when she sees the look of unadulterated desire in her girlfriend's eyes. The blonde rocked her hips against Alex's hand, arching into her mouth all the while. Her body felt like it was on fire; for a first timer, the brunette was absolutely incredible at getting a rise out of Piper. It took all her strength not to look away from Alex's dark green eyes, raking her nails down the other girl's back and groaning when her fingers curled that extra millimetre inside her.
"More, Al. Please." Piper doesn't care that she's begging for it (something she has never done), all she wants (needs) is Alex to make her cum so hard she'll have something to hold onto when Alex has to go on that fucking trip. So the brunette adds a third finger, ignoring the slight burn in her arm and brings her other hand up to pinch the nipple she unfortunately has to neglect, fixing Piper with a lustful stare and crooked grin the whole time she does so. Her thumb inadvertently bumped against the blonde's clit, and her whole body jerked underneath Alex's, a loud moan falling from her lips followed by what was probably supposed to be Alex's name but just sounded like gibberish. Alex left her thumb there, rubbing harshly against the sensitive nub and thrusting with more fervour than before into Piper's tight pussy. It was probably the worst time to be overcome with a bout of shyness, but Alex realised she wanted front row seats to watch her girlfriend come undone, wanted to taste what she tasted like, but she was nervous as to what Piper might think. Placing a kiss between the older woman's breasts, Alex raised her eyebrows as the blonde tried to stop the seemingly constant moans falling from her lips to answer her girlfriend's unspoken question.
"Please." Is all she manages before another tremor rips through her as Alex's fingers curl deliciously, finding that rough spot deep inside her. Piper tries to hold on, she really does, but Alex keeps hitting that spot and the blonde simply lets go, her first orgasm tearing throughout her body, spreading to her fingertips and toes as Alex's name spills repeatedly from her lips, along with a few "fucks" and "oh my gods". Alex doesn't remove her fingers however, simply slowing her movements ever so slightly as the blonde's walls clench tightly around her digits. She presses wet, open mouthed kisses across Piper's stomach, her girlfriend's skin glowing with a thin sheen of sweat. As the older woman relaxes momentarily, the brunette moves her fingers quicker again, thrusting in and out at an unprecedented pace as her mouth reaches Piper's defined hipbone and the V leading to her centre. The blonde's fingers rake through her hair, borderline painfully, but it only serves to encourage Alex as she presses a final kiss to the inside of Piper's thigh before inhaling the heady, earthly aroma of Piper's pussy that causes her eyes to roll back slightly and a moan of her own to escape.
"Open your legs wider." She commands from between Piper's legs, and the blonde complies immediately. Alex kneels at the bottom of the bed, removing her fingers from Piper's core and placing both her hands on the blonde's thighs to hold her in place. Tentatively, Alex licks once up and down Piper's soaking slit, much like she had done with her finger earlier. The blonde tastes sweet, incredibly so, and Alex knows already that she'll never get enough of tasting Piper. The older woman tries to grind her hips against Alex, who gives into her protests and forces the blonde's hips into the mattress, delving into her pussy with reckless abandon. Alex lips, sucks, nips at Piper who moans wantonly above her, one hand in Alex's hair and the other fisting the sheet beside her, the pleasure unbearable. Alex's tongue is quickly joined by two fingers thrusting roughly in and out while the brunette captures her girlfriend's clit in her mouth, tonguing the engorged button momentarily before dragging her teeth across it gently.
"Fuck!" Piper cried, opening her eyes to be met with hands down the hottest thing she's ever seen. Alex Vause, raven hair messy and ruffled, moonlight casting a pale glow on her slender shoulders, between her legs with a devilish smirk on her lips and a knowing look in her eyes that were now basically black. It almost hurt to look at, but Piper couldn't tear her eyes away as Alex's tongue and fingers continued to pleasure her intently.
"Come for me, Pipes." The brunette breathed against her pussy, and two long, hard strokes later Piper was gripping at the sheets and her girlfriend's hair with all her strength, crying out prayers and syllables supposed to sound like Alex's name, a bead of sweat running down her temple. She almost passed out as she came hard, toes curling and head thrown back against the pillow. Piper thought she was on fire, and Alex rocked back on her heels before beginning to make her way back up Piper's body.
"Horrible, wasn't it?" She grinned slyly, wiping her mouth on her naked bicep as the blonde tried to collect herself.
"The worst. You're really bad at that." She slurred, still dazed from her orgasm. Alex chuckled before finally kissing Piper again after what felt like an age. Piper moaned again as she tasted herself on her girlfriend's lips before pulling back and sinking impossibly further into the mattress. Neither of them had much energy left, and although Piper would have liked nothing more than to fuck Alex into oblivion and return the favour, she was simply worn out. Alex just nodded understandingly before slipping her own underwear off and crawling under the sheets. The blonde followed suit, enjoying how Alex's newly exposed skin served to cool her down slightly. The younger girl placed a chaste kiss on her girlfriend's slightly sweaty neck before Piper turned to face her.
"Goodnight, Alex Vause." She sighed happily, already drifting off when Alex's arm went around her waist and pulled her close. The blonde snuggled into her chest gratefully as she always did when they slept together.
"Goodnight, Piper." Comes Alex's reply a moment later, a permanent smile etched on her face.
"Al?" Piper always seemed to do this before they fell asleep.
"Piper?" Alex whispered, combing her fingers absentmindedly through Piper's hair.
"I..." Piper trails off, her heart thumping irrationally quickly and her breath catching in her throat. She doesn't know why she goes to say it and Alex's eyes widen in the growing darkness of the room as she stills her movements. "I'm going to miss you." Piper finally chokes out, heart still thumping as she tries to relax again. Alex senses the blonde's strange disappointment and places an understanding kiss to her forehead before replying.
"I'll miss you so much, Piper." She murmurs. "And I love you, too." Her mind adds before sleep overcomes them both.