Chapter 10 - The Club

Alex's POV

We enter the club to see it's packed. The four of us immediately head to the dance floor. Out of the corner of my eye I see Chelsea and Nicky grinding into each other. As Milkshake by Kelis starts playing I feel two arms wrap around my waist. I can tell by the hands that it's Piper. I turn around with a smirk plastered on my face to see I was indeed right. She keeps her hands placed on my hips as I put mine on her neck. She pulls my body against her own and whispers in what can only be described as a sexual voice, "Show me those moves from earlier, babe". We pull back and I take in a sharp intake of breath as she smirks.

I comply and start sexually moving my hips to the beat of the song, maintaining eye contact. I see Piper bight her lip which is one of the sexiest things I have ever seen... Time to take back control I think. I turn her around so her back is pressed against my front. I start grinding into her as I place my hands on her hips and rotate them with my own. She leans back slightly so her head is beside mine and we stare into each others eyes, holding a gaze of what I can only describe as passion and desire, but also another emotion I am yet to name. She wraps her arms around my neck and we stay like that for the next few songs. "I don't know about you, but I need a drink" I whisper into her ear with a husky tone to my voice and I let my teeth briefly nibble on her ear lobe. I smirk and pull away and get Nicky and Chelsea's attention.

"What do you want to drink? It's on me" I shout over the music.

"Double Vodka and coke!" both Nicky and Chelsea reply.

"I'll come with you." Piper says as we make our way to the bar.

"What do you want Pipes?"

"I'll have whatever you're having. I'm just going to go to the loo. Don't miss me too much" She replies with a wink before walking off and swaying her hips, immediately catching my eye. I order 4 Vodka and Cokes and then feel someone grab my ass. I whip around thinking it's Piper but it wasn't. Instead it was a guy, a little taller than myself, broad and very muscular. He has short, brown hair and bright blue eyes and is wearing a simple outfit of jeans and a white top. I immediately felt pissed at the fact this jerk had the audacity to grope me, the fucking jerk.

"Can I help you?" I ask with an attitude whilst crossing my arms over my chest.

"I think I'm the one who can help you" He says with a sly smirk as he approaches me. I immediately freeze up as he starts running his hands over my body. I push him back and explain I'm not interested and not straight. Although, this doesn't stop him. Instead he starts kissing my neck and I can do nothing but freeze from fear. He pins me against the bar and I look around hoping someone will notice me but no one does. I push him harder.

"Stop" I say, trying to keep my voice strong. I start going into a panic attack as he reaches my vagina and makes me touch him. I shred one single tear that runs down my cheek. I feel paralysed. I can't move or speak... This cannot be happening... Not again.

"What the fuck are you doing?!" I hear someone scream as the guy is pulled off me. Piper?

"Fuck off, we're having some fun, isn't that right?" The guy said whilst staggering towards me again. I start shaking with fear and just as he is about to touch me Piper punches him square in the nose, knocking him back a few paces. I audibly gasp, not thinking that she had it in her and not thinking she could knock someone twice her size back. He wipes his nose to see blood gushing from it. He lunges at Piper who moves me out the way and kicks him where it is bound to hurt causing him to bend over in the foetal position.

She pushes him down and sits on him repeatedly punching him in the face as Nicky and Chelsea come over. They start pulling Piper off him but before they can, she shouts in his face, "Don't you fucking DARE touch her again or I will kill you!". She spits on him and stands up in front of me, still with a hard, cold, gaze filled with anger. As she meets my eyes her own turn back to the beautiful pools of blue. I'm too shocked to move so I just stand with my mouth hanging open slightly.

"I'm going to take her home. You two can stay here. I'll message you later." I hear Piper say to Nicky and Chelsea who are also in shock. They just nod and walk off. Piper hesitantly reaches her hand out to me and puts her arm around my waist. As we walk out the door the cold air brings me back to reality and I start to cry... That night... That fucking awful night... The memories start flooding back. Somehow, Piper virtually carried me to a Park bench near by and held me whilst rocking me back and forth. "I'm sorry" I mumble into her hair. She just shush's me until my sobs subside.

"What happened in there Alex? You've never frozen up like that and from what Nicky says, you're used to people flirting with you and you tend to join in." She asks in a soft voice. I look her straight in the eyes and open my mouth but nothing comes out. I have two choices. To lie to this girl and say it was nothing or to tell her the whole truth which could cause me to lose her. I feel like I can't lie to her so I have no choice but to tell her the truth.

"If I tell you, please understand what I'm saying and listen... Promise me you won't leave me..." I ask with my voice shaking with a new fear of Piper Chapman leaving. She nods and holds my hand. "As I've told you before, me and Diane have never been well off and she's worked so many jobs to keep us a float and I also have a job... You also probably remember how I've never told you what I work as... Well... I... I work for a drug cartel... I'm low down so I do local drop offs... I get great money and I need it, Mom needs it." I look into her eyes and see she's still here and doesn't look like she's going to leave. She rubs her thumb over the back of my hand slowly and comfortingly... I remove my gaze from her own and look at our hands as I continue.

"I started drug dealing when I as 16 so I've been at it for two years. About a year after I started - so when I was about 17- I had to do a drop off for this guy. Ryan or something he was called. He seemed cool and he invited me in. Fuck... How could I be so god damn naïve?! I played right into his trap... I went inside and I had never seen anything like it. He had everything, it was awesome... I guess that's how he seduced innocent girls... We sat down and we had a beer and was watching a film, that's when he came onto me. He leaned in to kiss me and I pushed him away. I told him he was a sweet guy and we could be friends but I wasn't interested, not only that, I'm gay. I was different back than. I was weak. A lot weaker than I am now and he wouldn't take no for an answer. I screamed for help and begged him not to do it but... I tried everything... He did it... He fucking raped me Pipes..." I just burst into tears, clutching the blondes top so hard my knuckles were going white. She just held me until my breathing slowed and I had no tears to cry.

"Alex... I don't know what to say... I promise you if I ever meet this dick I will kill him... I'm not going anywhere okay... Sure the drug thing was a shock but I understand... Over these two weeks I've developed the need to care for you and I will and I'll always do my best to protect you, okay? No matter what. " She said in her sweet, calming voice that is like music to my ears.

I slowly removed myself from her warm embrace that was so hard to leave. I looked into her eyes seeing a mixture of comfort, sympathy, anger and... That something else... "We should go, I can stay with you tonight if you like?" Piper asked quietly, not breaking eye contact. I nod in agreement and we caught a cab home.

As soon as we got in we changed into comfier clothes and climbed into bed. We were laying in the dark and I thought Piper had fallen asleep until I felt her turn on her side and whisper to me how she cant sleep. I copied her position and laid facing her. I've never let myself look so weak in front of someone before or so venerable. I'm so confused...

Everything about her intrigue's me, she's beautiful, funny, talented, kind, caring, understanding, comforting... She's perfect... Her voice is a sound I want to hear every second of every day and her body is something I crave to touch every part of... Oh fuck... I like Piper Chapman. "Penny for your thoughts" I hear Piper say in barely a whisper. I look into her eyes and simply whisper "you".

She looks back into my eyes, I can feel her looking right into my soul and I don't mind. I move my hand up her body and rest it on her cheek and she nuzzles into it. I slowly lean in looking for any sign she doesn't want this or feels uncomfortable. I stop as our noses touch and she leans in the rest of the way. Our lips move in sync ever so slowly and sweetly, not rushing for anyone or anything. It was such a simple, short kiss but it confirmed everything for me. I like Piper Chapman.