"If I could, then I would

I'll go wherever you will go

Way up high or down low

I'll go wherever you will go"

-'Wherever You Will Go' by Charlene Soraia

"Get in the fucking fort!" Alex said, pretending to be irritated. Piper sat on Alex's bed, working on her homework, "Or what?" she asked, looking up through her lashes. Alex poked her head out from beneath the hanging blanket, "I won't kiss you for the rest of the day." Piper snorted, "Now we both know you can't hold to that, I'm too cute remember?" Alex rolled her eyes, not wanting to whine, "Come on, I've been working on this for the past hour, you can do your homework in here." Piper shook her head, "No, because if I go in there, I won't do my work." Alex grinned, "I'm that irresistible huh?" Piper bit her lip, looking back down at her notebook, "No, you're just that much of a pain in my ass." "And what a lovely ass it is." Alex said from her spot on the floor. Piper picked up a pillow and threw it at her, "Seriously, I need to get this done." Alex nodded, crawling towards the bed and snatching Piper's notebook, diving under the fort. She let out a laugh as the blonde huffed, "Real mature, stealing my shit just to get my attention, what are you a cat?"

Alex smirked, knowing she couldn't see her, "I purr only for you baby." Piper blushed as she climbed off of the bed and ducked beneath the blanket ceiling of the fort, "Happy?" "Very." Alex rose up off of her elbows and kissed the tip of her girlfriend's nose. Piper shook her head, "I hate that you're so cute, how am I ever going to get things done with you around?" Alex smirked, "You knew fully well that you weren't going to get any work done when you came over." Piper leaned back on the pillows as Alex flopped down next to her. "I have a proposition for you." The taller woman said.

Piper wrapped a piece of Alex's hair around her finger, "I'm listening." Alex smirked, "So, I know that winter break isn't for another month, but I was wondering, my Aunt hates me but my Uncle loves me, and they have this old cabin up in Vermont that they don't use, thought we could go and invite everyone else to come with us." Piper thought for a moment as she twirled Alex's hair, "Ok deal, but then you have to come with me to my family's Thanksgiving." Alex rolled onto her side to face her, "Deal, but then you have to spend the rest of the weekend at my mom's." Piper grinned, "Deal." Alex kissed her, "Look at us; making compromises like real life adults." Piper smiled, "I'm sure Pete will love being the only man there."

"Do you have everything ready?" Piper asked into her phone as she raced around her dorm room to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything. She was nervous about her family meeting Alex, she was nervous about meeting her mom, and she was nervous in general about sleeping in the same bed as Alex and having to keep her hands to herself. She didn't particularly want their first time sober to be where family ears could hear.

"Yeah, stop worrying and come get me before you pull all of your hair out." Alex said on the other side of the phone. "Problem?" Nicky asked from her spot on her bed, skimming through a magazine. "Piper's just worrying is all." Alex said as she hung up the phone and picked up her duffle bag. "Well wait until you meet her mom." Nicky said, not looking up from the page. "Why, what's her mom like?" Alex asked, starting to sound skeptical. Nicky shrugged, "Oh Carol, yeah she and I don't exactly meet eye to eye, but just imagine all of Piper's worst flaws amplified to the third degree and you have that doll faced bitch." Alex raised a brow, "Doll faced?" Nicky nodded, turning the page, "Yeah, you should see her makeup, and she has these like beady little eyes, she gives me the creeps." Alex fought the urge to laugh as she heard the door open, turning to find Piper standing in the doorway with Polly standing behind her, "Take her please before she starts ripping my hair out." The brunette said before turning and leaving. Alex looked to Piper who was currently biting her nails and fidgeting from one foot to the other. "Yeah, have fun with that." Nicky mumbled as Alex and Piper both left.

"Ok, just don't take anything she says too seriously, and she thinks that this is a phase that I'm going through, liking girls and all, but it's not and if she says anything hurtful just brush it off." Piper went on and on, prepping Alex on meeting her mother. Alex nodded, rubbing Piper's arm, "Babe, it's okay, I'm not going anywhere." Piper sighed heavily, sagging her shoulders slightly, "Don't say I didn't warn you." She turned and knocked on the door.

"Piper, darling you don't have to knock; you lived here once too you know." They were greeted with a plastic fake smile from none other than Carol Chapman. "Mom, this is Alex Vause, my girlfriend." Piper said, introducing her mother. Alex put her hand out to shake as Carol eyed it before saying, "Yes well, it is a bit chilly out, why don't you girls come inside, your father's in the study." Piper nodded, walking into the large and empty foyer. Alex dropped her hand, following the blonde inside as they headed down a hallway, entering the last room on the left. "Daddy, you really need to put a leash on her." Piper said in greeting. Bill Chapman swiveled in his chair to face his daughter, "Now you and I both know that your mother would never wear a collar unless it was adorn in diamonds." Piper grinned as she hugged her father. "Pippy, how's my favorite girl?" Alex raised a brow as Piper smiled standing up, "I'm doing great Daddy, there's someone I'd like you to meet." Bill looked around his daughter to see the tall woman standing awkwardly in the doorway, "Ah yes, the wonderful Alex." He stood, walking over to her and shaking her hand, "I apologize for anything my wife has done to you already." Alex smiled, "It's alright sir, I'm just glad to be here with your daughter." Bill smiled lightly, "Yes well if my daughter likes you, I'm sure I will too."

Piper looked between the two of them before saying, "I'm going to go find Cal, I'll be right back." She touched Alex's elbow before leaving the room. She found him in the kitchen with his mother and another woman. "Cal." She greeted as she came over to stand in front of him. "Hey Pipes, this is Neri, my girlfriend." Piper smiled, shaking the girl's hand. "It's nice to meet you Neri." Carol stood over the counter, arguing into her phone, "Yes Celeste we're waiting on you, you're the one that has the food after all."

Piper rolled her eyes as she turned back to face Cal. "So how've you been?" He asked her. "I'm good, there's someone here I'd like for you to meet, her name's Alex." He smiled, nodding. Piper was about to lead him towards the study when her mother spoke up, "Piper can you help me with this wine bottle? It won't open." Piper nodded, walking over to wear Carol stood. She took the bottle from her, tugging on the corkscrew. "Piper, I hope this is just a phase with that girl, what ever happened to that nice boy you were dating?" Piper shook her head, "His name is Larry, he and I broke up back in August, you know that, and that girl's name is Alex and I love her." Carol scoffed, "Please, love is such a silly thing; you and him could be back together by Christmas when you come and visit." Piper spoke up, "Yeah, about that, I'm not coming home for Christmas." Carol nearly choked on her water, "What do you mean, of course you're coming home for the holidays."

Piper shook her head, pulling out the cork with a pop, "No mom I'm not, Alex's uncle has a cabin in Vermont, and all of us are going to go up there for the week." Carol rolled her eyes, taking two wine glasses out of the cabinet. Piper reached up grabbing another one for her girlfriend, she could feel Carol glaring at her. "Polly's going to be there?" Piper nodded, "Yes, and you need to get over this whole act, okay, I'm your daughter and I'm not perfect nor do I want to be." Carol shook her head, "I never said I wanted you to be perfect." Piper poured two of the three glasses, "Could've fooled me." She said as she picked up the glasses and left the room.

"So Alex, you're not planning on breaking my little girl's heart are you?" Bill asked. Alex's eyes widened, "No, no of course not." "Do you love her?" he continued as he skimmed his bookshelf, as if looking for something. Alex gulped, "Yes, but I haven't told her yet." He nodded, turning to face her, "Yes well, she loves you, a father can tell that much." Alex bit her lip as she heard Piper's voice, "Well look at that, my two favorite people in the whole world talking it up like old pals." Alex turned to find the blonde walking towards her, kissing her on the cheek and handing her a glass of wine. "Everything alright?" Alex asked, catching an irritated tone in her voice. Piper nodded, "I'd like you to meet my brother Cal and his girlfriend Neri." She turned towards the doorway to find a male version of her girlfriend and a brunette. "Hello, I'm Alex." She said, holding her hand out to shake.

Cal pushed her hand out of the way and pulled Alex into a big bear hug. "Cal, please." Piper said. Alex laughed, "It's okay Pipes." Cal pulled back, his hands still on her shoulders, looking into her face, "You did good sis, bringing home a looker." Piper grinned, "As did you." Alex shook Neri's hand as they all stood around the room. The front door slammed shut and you could feel a storm brewing, "Grandmother must be here." Cal said with a smirk.

AN: Hey guys, this chapter again is on the shorter end, but I figured that the events that I'm planning to go down during this holiday would be best taken in parts. So here was part one, I hope you enjoyed it, and can't wait to meet Celeste. Also, I had gotten the idea of them going away during winter break from a review, so if you guys would like to see something, leave it in a room and I will take it into consideration.

-Marissa