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Last chapter: Piper and Alex just continue to sit there, a somewhat comfortable silence falling over teacher and student. And for once, Piper is glad she let someone break down the walls she put around her heart. "Now let's hope she doesn't do what Tim did to me," Piper thinks as she snuggles closer to her beautiful teacher.
Alex looks at her whimpering student in her arms with a worried look in her eyes; the blonde had fallen asleep about 20 minutes after the officers left Litchfield. Piper's head was on her teacher's shoulder, nuzzling into her neck every once in a while. Alex didn't mind; she was enjoying the feeling of having Piper all close and cuddled up to her. Alex just gently placed a kiss on the blonde's hair, and then laid her head down lightly.
A while into her nap, Piper started whimpering, whispering "No, please Larry, please just leave me alone … no, no, no, …" and as Alex looks down at Piper, she sees Piper's baby blues moving quickly behind her eyelids. Alex keeps her arm firmly wrapped around the blonde's frame, and gently squeezes.
"Shhh, Pipes, wake up sweetie, it's just a bad dream, I'm here Pipes, come on honey, …" Alex whispers, hoping that the blonde will wake up. She just continues to whisper sweet nothings, and after a minute or two, Piper's eyes flutter open, revealing baby blues with a look of pure terror and fright in them.
Alex immediately recognizes that look and pulls the blonde closer to her with one arm, gently lifting the other to caress Piper's face.
"Shhh, it's okay Piper, you're safe, I won't let anything happen to you," Alex says sweetly, and Piper seems to calm down a bit. The terrifying look in her blue eyes is gone, and she looks up at the green-eyed brunette with a tiny, grateful smile, tears still present in the corners of her eyes, the ever-present sad look flashing through.
Alex just gently pushes Piper's head back to her shoulder, putting her head on top of the blonde's. Alex knows words are unnecessary in this moment, the only thing Piper needs is the feeling of safety, and Alex hopes that she can provide that for her student. The tears unwillingly make their way down Piper's cheeks as her heads comes to rest on Alex's shoulder. Alex just pulls the blonde into her lap and wraps her arms around her curled up frame, letting her student cry silently. Piper reciprocates by snuggling closer to the brunette, deeper into her embrace, and she mentally sighs as the feeling of safety washes over her.
Both of them snap back to reality when they hear someone knocking on the door. Piper quickly sits back on her own chair while Alex tells the person at the other end of the door to come in.
"Can I talk to you ladies for a second?" It's the principal.
"Sure," Alex replies, looking at her student.
"Are you okay, Piper?" Mrs. Bell asks.
"I'm not sure, actually," the blonde says without looking up.
"I've called your mom at work, she's on her way," Mrs. Bell informs.
"Oh, okay …" Piper says.
"Maybe I should go then, so you can talk to your mom," Alex says, but not moving from her chair.
"Maybe you could stay with Piper? She seems to trust you, and since you found her the first time, you might be of use," Mrs. Bell offers, seeing Piper stiffen at Alex's announcement.
"If Piper doesn't mind, I'll stay," Alex says quietly. Piper only nods while looking at Alex with a tiny, grateful smile.
"Thank you Alex," Piper whispers. Alex smiles big at the blonde in response, hoping it provides some form of comfort. A weird silence falls over the three women as they await the arrival of Carol Chapman.
Carol Chapman walks through the hallways, looking for her daughter.
"Mrs. Chapman?" she hears someone call out.
"Yes, that's me?" Carol smiles.
"Mrs. Chapman, I'm the principal Mrs. Bell, let me take you to your daughter," Mrs. Bell offers while holding out her hand to show the way.
"Thank you," Carol says with that ever-present fake smile plastered on her face.
The two women make their way to the history classroom. Mrs. Bell opens the door for Carol, who steps into the room to see her daughter next to what she supposes is one of her teachers.
"Piper," Carol nods curtly.
"Mom, hi," Piper says quietly.
"And who is this?" Carol asks curiously.
"Mom, this is my history teacher, Alex Vause, she's the one that found me the … first time and she helped me to have him arrested today," Piper tells her mom.
"Oh right," her mom says as she takes a seat across from them.
"Piper, why didn't you tell us what happened yesterday when we saw you last night?" Carol continues.
"You were in such a hurry mom, and I hadn't really processed everything myself so yeah …" Piper trails off, her gaze shifting from her mom to her clasped hands in her lap. Alex was silently watching the awkward conversation between mother and daughter, internally extremely mad at Carol Chapman, who didn't seem to give a rat's ass about her daughter. Her thoughts are confirmed as she listen to Carol's shocking statement:
"Now, Piper Elizabeth Chapman, care to explain why you would have a perfectly decent boy who finally took notice of you arrested?" Alex's head snaps to glare at the older woman while placing a protective hand on the blonde's thigh.
"Are you fucking kidding me? Your daughter was raped, TWICE for that matter, and all you care about is him? What the hell is wrong with you?!" Alex snaps.
"Alex, please, just leave it …" Piper pleads silently before she's cut off by her mother.
"Well Miss Vause, if you must know, we have been trying to get Piper here to go out with boys but she refuses, and now that someone took interest in her she gets him sent to jail! All I want is the best for my daughter," Carol replies. "
You don't care about her, all you care about is image. She's traumatized, probably scarred for a very long time, and all you care about is how it will affect the view your neighborhood will have on your family? You, Mrs. Chapman, have a fucked up sense of life," Alex spats.
"I suggest you try to find some empathy here and try to actually help your daughter," she continues.
"Let's just go Alex, please, …" Piper begs as she stands up, tugging on the brunette's hand that had clasped her own.
"No Piper, I will not leave this the way it is now," Alex says firmly.
"You don't understand our upbringing Miss Vause, so I suggest you do not mingle yourself in OUR business," Carol says pointedly.
"It became my business when I found YOUR daughter, naked on the bathroom floor, stomach covered in sperm, crying her heart out! How could you not have noticed the different clothes when she got home?" Alex nearly yells.
"I called her out on that, she was wearing sloppy clothes and I cannot have her running through the neighborhood like that," Carol says, ignoring Alex's first comment.
"YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS! You, Mrs. Chapman, have a fucked up view on life. Come on Piper, let's go, this woman is not worth your time," Alex says, standing up and pulling the blonde with her out of the history classroom.
"Alex, where are we going?" Piper asks as soon as they step out the door.
"I'm taking you to your home, you're gonna pack a bag with clothes for a few days, and then I'm taking you to my apartment, you can stay with me for a few days until your mom finally realizes what the hell she's doing to her daughter," Alex says firmly as they make their way through the hallways of Litchfield High.
"Alex, you don't have to do that, you'll get into trouble, and believe I'm not worth it," Piper says, lowering her volume as she gets to the end of her sentence.
"Piper, I don't care about that, let them gossip or talk about it, I only want to help you, and believe me, you ARE worth it," Alex says as she stops the both of them and gently lifts Piper's head to look into her eyes. Piper swallows hard, before whispering
"Thank you, Alex". Alex smiles big before turning around and gently pulling the blonde with her again.
Mrs. Bell sees student and teacher making their way through the hallway, and calls out to them.
"How did the talk with your mother go, Piper? Is she taking you home?" Mrs. Bell asks, oblivious to the previous conversation that took place in the history classroom.
"No, she just got mad at me for having Larry arrested," Piper says quietly, her head dropping as she looks at her shoes.
"Are you serious? Do you want me to talk to her?" Mrs. Bell asks sweetly.
"No, I already told her off, and I'm taking Piper to my place for a while, her home is not a good environment to recover from the recent events," Alex offers.
"Oh well okay, normally that's not allowed Alex, but seeing that you were the one that found her, it's okay. I sincerely hope everything will get sorted out Piper, and Alex you can take her home now, no need to go teach today, I'll see you tomorrow," Mrs. Bell says before turning on her heel and walking the opposite way.
"Do we need to stop by your locker first Piper?" Alex asks as the principal is out of earshot.
"Yeah, I'll go grab my things," Piper says quietly, still looking at the floor.
"Okay, I'll come with you," Alex replies sweetly. The blonde and the brunette walk closely to each other, occasionally bumping shoulders. As they're walking, Alex slowly puts her arm around the blonde's shoulders, squeezing as she looks cautiously at the blonde, gawking her reaction. Piper has tears in her eyes, but the comfort of the other woman's arm around her shoulders makes her smile, and she can feel the brunette looking at her, so she smiles as she looks at the brunette next to her.
They silently approach Piper's locker and Piper opens it, pulling out her stuff before realizing that she doesn't have her backpack with her. "Shit, I left my backpack in the bathroom," Piper says quietly.
"Do you want me to go get it? If you don't want to go in …" Alex offers.
"I'm not sure what will happen if I step in there now," Piper replies quietly.
"You stay here, I'll go get it really quick, okay Pipes?" Alex asks.
"Yeah sure, thanks Alex," Piper says with a tiny, grateful smile directed at her teacher. Alex quickly takes the blonde's hand in her own and squeezes it before quickly turning on her heel and disappearing down the hallway.
Piper watches her history teacher take quick strides down the hallway to the girls bathroom before laying her eyes on her mother. They lock eyes, holding each other's gaze for a few moments before Piper has to look away, quickly turning her head towards her locker. Her head snaps back as she feels someone tap on her shoulder.
"Piper, you are coming home with me," her mother says sternly. "You have done enough to bring shame to this family as it is, and I cannot have you staying with your obviously lesbian teacher. She will just take advantage of you," Carol continues. Piper opens her mouth to reply, but before she can say anything, a raspy voice booms down the hallway.
"Are you FUCKING kidding me? I care more about her than you ever will! Yes, I may be a lesbian, but don't you think if I wanted to 'take advantage of her', as you like to call it, I would've done it already? I will say it again Mrs. Chapman, you have a fucked up view on life! Come on Piper, let's go," Alex finishes her rant as she hands the blonde her backpack. Piper can't bear to look at her mother, so she just nods slowly before turning to her locker, stuffing her books in them and closing it again. She turns to Alex, looking up at her teacher with tears brimming in her eyes.
Alex smiles sweetly at Piper, gently grabbing her wrist and pulling the blonde with her as they pass Piper's mom. Alex turns to glare at Carol Chapman, the older woman still having that fake smile plastered on her face. "Damn, Piper's mom is fucked up," Alex thinks as she gently puts her arm around the blonde's shoulders again. A comfortable silence falls over the two women, both wrapped up in their thoughts. They make their way to the parking lot when Alex realizes she doesn't have a car for her and Piper.
"Piper, I came here in a cab this morning, I'll have to call another one to come get us," Alex says.
"No need Alex, I have my car," Piper replies, looking up at the brunette.
Alex just nods as Piper turns on her heel and starts making her way to the parking lot, quickly spotting her car and guiding Alex towards it.
"Nice car," Alex says as they get to the blonde's car.
"Sweet sixteen present from my parents. Only thing they care about is money and image, so of course their good child gets an expensive car. I'd rather have them care about me but since when does it matter what I want huh?" Piper shrugs at the end of her sentence.
"You gonna be okay to drive? I can drive if you want," Alex says.
"You can drive a car? I thought you had a motorcycle," Piper says, eyebrow raised as she's looking at the brunette.
"I might own a motorcycle Pipes, but I have my driver's license," Alex chuckles. Piper doesn't offer a response, she just tosses Alex the keys to her car and makes her way to the passenger seat.
The drive to Piper's home is quiet except for the instructions of the blonde. Alex firmly keeps one of her hands on Piper's thigh, her thumb rubbing it soothingly. Alex slowly parks the car in front of the Chapman residence, squeezing Piper's thigh in a way to comfort her student. Piper glances sideways to see her teacher smiling at her, and she returns it. Alex quickly makes her way out the driver's seat and to the passenger's door, opening it for the blonde and offering her a hand. Piper takes it gratefully, and pulls herself up on the brunette's hand. Alex didn't expect the sudden pull on her hand, and she slightly stumbles forward as the blonde stands up. Piper ends up in Alex's arms, that are now wrapped around the blonde's waist. Piper's hands end up on the brunette's shoulders.
"Sorry …" they both murmur, but not pulling away from the embrace. Piper is the first one to pull away after a few minutes, slightly squirming under the brunette's loving gaze. Alex slowly unwraps her arms from around the blonde's waist, instead grabbing one of her hands and lacing their fingers.
"Let's go," she says quietly. Piper nods as she starts walking, but not letting go of the older woman's hand. They silently make their way inside and to the blonde's bedroom, letting the silence drape them in a blanket. Alex just watches as her student packs her bag to stay over at Alex's for about a week.
"You ready?" Alex asks as Piper closes her bag with the zipper. Piper looks up at Alex and nods.
Alex holds out her hand for Piper to grab, Piper doing just that when she reaches the brunette. Piper secretly enjoys the way Alex holds her hand, firm but at the same time comforting, almost soothing. Silence falls over them once again as they make their way out of the house and towards Piper's car. Alex takes Piper's bag, putting it in the trunk as Piper takes her seat on the passenger's side. Alex closes the trunk and takes her seat behind the wheel.
"Thank you Alex, you really don't have to do all of this," Piper says quietly but not looking up at the brunette.
"Nonsense Pipes, this is not a good environment for you now, and I care about you, so please, let me help you," Alex replies as she glances at Piper quickly.
"Okay," Piper whispers, and Alex nearly didn't hear her as she turned the key in the ignition.
As they arrive at the apartment, Alex once again makes her way to the blonde's side and offers her hand. But now, they don't stumble into each other's arms, but girls secretly regretting that. Alex quickly goes to grab the blonde's bag from the trunk and meets the blonde on the sidewalk in front of Alex's apartment building. Alex gently pulls the blonde with her up the stairs. Alex can feel the tension in Piper's shoulders as they're waiting for the elevator. She silently pulls the blonde into a hug, and Piper immediately relaxes at the older woman's touch. They break away from the embrace as the doors to the elevator open and they both silently get in.
"I wonder what it would feel like to kiss Alex, those have to be the softest lips I've ever seen," Piper thinks. She shakes her head, trying to get rid of the thoughts of kissing her teacher. "She is a lesbian, but she's probably quite the catch anyway, what would she do with a fuck-up like me," Piper's train of thoughts get interrupted as Alex clears her throat. Alex had been watching the wheels in the blonde's head turn, wondering what she was thinking about.
"It's gonna be okay Pipes," Alex says, her voice gentle. Piper only smiles as she turns her head to look at the brunette.
The elevator's doors open on the third floor, and the two make their way to Alex's apartment, the brunette leading the way. Alex isn't sure how much physical contact Piper could handle, so she settles on a hand on the small of Piper's back.
"This is it," Alex smiles as they arrive at the door to apartment 3H. Alex unlocks and opens the door for the blonde, stepping in behind her. Piper takes a few steps into the apartment, taking in her home for the next few days.
"Looks great, Alex," Piper says as she turns on her heel to the brunette.
"Thanks, let's go drop your bag off in the bedroom," Alex says as she passes the blonde. Their shoulders brush in the action, and both of them feel that jolt of electricity coursing through their veins again.
Alex's face doesn't show that she felt it, but her mind is racing. "What the fuck is wrong with me? This girl was just raped for the second time in two days, and all I want to do is jump on her and fuck her into oblivion," Alex thinks as she takes quick strides towards the bedroom. Piper can only think about how good it feels to have Alex touch her. She quickly turns on her heel again before following Alex down the hall.
"You can take the bedroom while you're here, I'll sleep on the couch," Alex says as she drops the blonde's bag on the bed.
"I'll take the couch Alex, I don't want to be more of a burden than I am at this point, please," Piper responds quietly.
"Nonsense Piper, I'm not letting my guest sleep on the couch! Don't you worry about me, the couch is comfy enough for me to sleep on, God knows I fell asleep on that couch quite a number of times," Alex chuckles. She looks at the blonde firmly, and Piper realizes it's not up for discussion.
"Okay, thank you Alex," Piper says as she makes her way over to her teacher. Without thinking about it, she stands on her tiptoes and kisses the brunette on her cheek.
Alex's hand shoots up to touch her cheek, the kiss still burning on her skin. And for the first time in what has to be a very long time, Alex blushes. Alex quickly turns away from her student, but Piper had noticed the reddening cheeks of her teacher, to which she blushes herself. Alex quickly recovers, and turns back to face the blonde with a smile on her face. Piper smiles back as she looks up at the brunette again.
"I'll let you settle in," Alex says before stepping away from the blonde and backing up towards the bedroom door. Alex quickly gets out and heads to the kitchen. She looks at the clock on the wall, realizing it's time for lunch, and as if it's clockwork, her stomach starts rumbling.
"You want lunch?" Alex calls out down the hallway of her apartment before going back into the kitchen and heading towards the fridge to see what she can cook up.
"I'm not sure I'll be able to eat much, but I should try, right?" she hears the blonde say as she's bending over to look into the fridge.
Piper walks into the kitchen to see her history teacher bending over at the waist, head hidden behind the door of the fridge. "Nice ass," Piper thinks before stopping herself. "What the fuck am I doing?!" Piper asks herself as the brunette stands up straight and closes the fridge while turning around to face her. Alex catches her student watching her ass, and smirks a little, but Piper doesn't seem to notice, she's too wrapped up in her previous thoughts.
"Looks like I don't have too much to prepare, but I can run out quickly and go get something," Alex says, pulling the blonde away from her thoughts. Piper's head snaps up as she hears the words "run out" and she suddenly is frightened. Alex notices the terrified look on her student's face, and realizes the blonde really doesn't want to be alone right now. Her thoughts are confirmed when she sees those baby blues filling up with tears and the soft whimper that escapes Piper's lips.
The blonde closes her eyes, and walks backwards until she hits one of the kitchen walls and slides down into a sitting position, pulling up her legs and wrapping her arms around them. Sobs start racking her body as she thinks the brunette will leave her alone. Flashes from the events that happened in the bathroom pop up behind her closed eyes, and she starts wailing.
"No Larry, please, no, leave me alone, haven't you hurt me enough, please, no …" Piper whispers.
"Shit! What have I done?" Alex thinks as she watches the ordeal. As soon as she hears the blonde's whispers and crying, she realizes she's having another anxiety episode. The brunette quickly crosses the kitchen and crouches down in front of the blonde. She puts her hands on Piper's elbows gently, hoping it will show her student that she's still there. Piper stiffens under the sudden touch.
"No, please Larry, I'm sorry, I'll obey you, just please don't do this," Piper continues as tears steadily stream down her face.
"Piper, honey, it's Alex, I'm here, you're safe," Alex softly says, as she slowly moves her hands to the blonde's.
"Pipes, sweetie, Larry's gone, he will never hurt you again, come on sweetheart, it's okay, I'm here, I won't leave," Alex coos. Piper raises her head at hearing the brunette saying she won't leave. Alex smiles as they lock eyes. Tears are still spilling from Piper's eyes, but she seems to relax a little under the older woman's touch. Alex decides to take a leap of faith, and sits down before gently pulling the blonde onto her lap and into her arms.
Piper is startled a little when she suddenly ends up in her teacher's arms, but as soon as they wrap around her frame, she sighs and relaxes. She finally feels safe again, for the first time in not just two days, but a couple of years actually. She absentmindedly smiles as she snuggles closer to the brunette, who keeps whispering sweet nothings in her ear and rubbing her back in big circles. Piper nuzzles her nose in the brunette's neck, and feels the vibrations from Alex's chuckle. "
That tickles Pipes," Alex laughs, and Piper just smiles but doesn't move.
Alex feels Piper's breathing even out, and a few minutes later, the blonde has her baby blues closed and looks finally in peace as she's sleeping. Alex has a goofy smile on her lips, feeling a little better after her words got the blonde to get into an anxiety episode. "Poor thing, she must be utterly exhausted," Alex thinks as she listens to the blonde's light snoring, feeling completely content. Alex realizes there's nowhere she'd rather be right now. Not in a club or bar, some girl wrapped around her, only to satisfy her curiosity of having sex with a woman and having meaningless sex with her. No, she'd rather be sitting on the kitchen floor of her apartment, the blonde wrapped up in her arms.
Half an hour later, Alex is again sitting in the kitchen, her thumb hovering over a certain phone number on her screen. Her thoughts trailed back to just moments before.
20 minutes after the blonde fell asleep in Alex's arms, Alex gently stood up, managing to pick up Piper, bridal style. The blonde wrapped her arms around Alex's neck, stirring slightly. Alex carried her to the bedroom and gently laid her down on the bed, trying to unwrap Piper's arms from her neck, but the blonde didn't budge. She just held on tighter than before, and because of the sudden pull, Alex ended up on top of her student. Piper's eyes fluttered open, and before she realized it herself, her lips were on the brunette's. Piper almost sighed at feeling her teacher's plump lips on her own, and wanted to do nothing but keep kissing her teacher.
Alex was shocked at feeling Piper's lips on hers, but her heart quickly took over as she kissed the blonde back. Her mind was screaming at her to stop, but she couldn't get herself to pull away from the soft lips of her student. The kiss wasn't frantic or hasty, it was soft and exploring. Mouths opened and closed against each other, but no tongues were involved. They kissed for a few minutes until an involuntary moan escaped Alex's lips. Alarm bells started ringing in Piper's head and she quickly pulled back.
"SHIT! I'm so sorry Alex, I didn't … shit, shit," Piper said, not daring to look her teacher in the eyes. Alex had just pulled back, sitting beside the blonde on the edge of the bed.
"Shh, Pipes, it's okay, … go back to sleep," Alex cooed as she gently pushed back a strand of hair behind the blonde's hair.
"You don't hate me?" Piper asked quietly.
"No, Piper, I don't hate you," Alex softly said.
"Just go back to sleep now, I'll just be in the kitchen, okay?" Alex continued.
Piper nods and whispers a quick "okay" before closing her eyes again, the feeling of her teacher's lips still lingering on hers, sleep taking over quickly.
Alex quickly snaps back from her thoughts as she feels her phone vibrate in her hand. Ironically enough, it's the person she wanted to call herself, so she picks up at the second ring: "Hey mom," Alex smiles.
"Hey babe! Thought I'd call you during lunch time," Diane replies.
"I'm not at school right now mom," Alex starts to explain.
"Why not Al? I don't remember you saying you had a free day during the week," Diane asks.
"I don't mom, but something happened this morning," Alex trails off.
"Oh and how's Piper doing?" Diane asks, ignoring her daughter's comment.
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about," Alex says quietly.
"Oh no, that doesn't sound good, what happened to her?" Diane asks, genuine worry shining through her voice.
"Well, remember I told you what happened yesterday?" Alex asks.
"Yeah, did you get the guy arrested?" Diane asks, oblivious to this morning's events.
"Yes, but not before she … Mom, when I saw her this morning, she was being pulled into the bathroom again, and I went to the principal … When we got there, he was raping her again mom," Alex gets quiet at the end of her explanation.
"Oh no … Poor girl … and what happened after you found them?" Diane asks.
"The principal took Larry to her office, and I stayed with her, and she cried her heart out in my arms mom, it was heart-breaking. The principal said to come to the office asap, and as we got in, Larry was still sitting there with a fucking smug smirk on his face. I wanted to beat him up for hurting Piper, mom, he was being such an asshole," Alex starts explaining.
"But the principal called the cops right?" Diane asks.
"Yeah, she had already called the police when we got there, but I'm afraid he did more damage than first suspected mom. Anyway, after Larry got arrested and taken away, the principal called Piper's mom at work and told her about what happened," Alex continues her explanation.
"So I'm guessing she's home right now then?" Diane asks.
"Not exactly …" Alex says silently.
"Alexandra, what happened, and why is she not at home?" Diane asks, her tone firm.
"Mom, that Carol Chapman isn't worthy of a daughter like Piper! She wasn't even worried in the slightest about her daughter. She called Piper out on having that dickhead arrested! She had 'brought shame upon her family, and had the one boy that was interested in her arrested', can you believe it?" Alex rants.
"Oh my God, Al you can't be serious," Diane says quietly.
"I'm fucking serious mom! She was gonna get grounded for having Larry arrested, I could tell. I called her out on her fucked up view on life, and she still had that fucking fake smile plastered on her face," Alex rambles, getting angry at Carol Chapman.
"Oh God, what happened then?" Diane asks.
"Well, I told Piper she could stay with me until her mom finally comes around and starts realizing what a terrible mom she is," Alex replies, slightly trailing off.
"Oh well okay … And did she take you up on your offer?" Diane asks.
"Yeah, she objected at first, but then her mother just kept on telling her to come home with her, and that I was just gonna take advantage of her," Alex explains.
"And what made her say no to her mom then?" Diane asks.
"I guess she saw how condescending her mom was, and she just took my hand and went with me," Alex says, remembering the event from earlier during the day.
"So she's in your apartment right now," Diane states.
"Yeah, we took her car and went to her house to pick up some things before coming here. She's asleep in my bed right now, she had another panic attack earlier mom," Alex sighs.
"Oh no, what happened?" Diane asks, slight shock showing in her voice.
"I wanted to make her some lunch, but I didn't have anything anymore, and I told her I'd just pop out to quickly get something, and she flipped mom," Alex sighs.
"I got her back, but she kept on begging for Larry not to hurt her again," Alex continues. "I pulled her into my arms, and after a while she fell asleep. I carried her into the bedroom and gently laid her down and pulled up the cover," Alex sighs again.
"She still asleep now?" Diane asks, worried about the blonde.
"Yeah I think so. She woke up when I was pulling up the cover …" Alex trails off.
"Al, what are you not telling me?" Diane asks, knowing that her daughter is hiding something.
"She pulled me down with her, and then she … well, we kissed for a few minutes mom," Alex says, getting quieter at the end of her sentence.
"Oh Al, what happened after?" Diane asks, already knowing her daughter is falling for the blonde.
"She pulled away and apologized, but I just told her to go back to sleep," Alex sighs, once again. "She fell asleep again quite quickly, and we haven't talked about it yet," Alex concludes.
"Oh Alex, …" Diane is at a loss of words.
"You know what the weird thing is mom? I fucking enjoyed it! She just got raped, TWICE for that matter, and I'm kissing her only a few hours after! What the fuck is wrong with me?" Alex is nearly yelling at the end of her rant.
"Alexandra! CHILL OUT! It was one kiss, and it won't get you into trouble okay?" Diane says reassuringly.
"I don't know what to do mom," Alex sighs, desperation shining through.
"Just leave it for a while, and you can talk to her when she's ready for it," Diane says, consoling her daughter.
Alex is about to say something when an animalistic scream erupts through the apartment. Alex's eyes widen in shock when she realizes it's Piper. "Al, what happened? Was that Piper?" Diane asks.
"Yeah, mom, I gotta go," Alex says quickly before ending the call and running into the bedroom. Piper is still screaming, throwing her arms around her in an attempt to get whoever she thinks is attacking her off of her. Alex slowly approaches the panicking blonde, but stays back a little this time.
"Pipes? Piper, it's Alex, shhhh, sweetie, it's me, you're safe, Larry's gone, you're safe," Alex says with a gentle voice, but loud enough so the blonde can hear her. It takes her a few attempts, but eventually Piper seems to calm down even though she's still crying.
Alex gently sits down next to the crying blonde who is still lying on the bed, crying. Alex carefully puts one hand on the blonde's forearms, which are wrapped around the cover. Piper flinches slightly, something that doesn't go unnoticed by the brunette. Piper slowly turns towards the brunette, a terrified and sad look on her face as she locks eyes with her teacher. Alex smiles softly, hoping the reassure the blonde that she's here.
"I'm sorry Alex," Piper croaks out.
"Shh, it's okay, Pipes," Alex coos quietly.
"Will you stay with me?" Piper asks, the tears seeming to shine through in her voice.
"Sure," Alex smiles, only slightly worrying at the situation that just presented itself.
"I'll be right here, just gonna change into something comfy okay?" Alex asks as she kisses the blonde's forehead.
"Yeah sure," Piper answers, a faint smile adorning her lips. Alex quickly takes some sweats out of her closet and goes into the connected bathroom to change. Two minutes later, she remerges and puts away her black jeans before slipping under the covers.
"Come be my little spoon," Alex says quietly as she looks at her student. Piper doesn't say anything, she just scoots closer to the brunette before turning around. Alex gently wraps her arm around the blonde's waist, pulling her against her own body. Alex notices Piper's flinch again.
"Pipes, you're cold," Alex says as she feels the blonde's skin on her own.
"Sorry Al," Piper replies quietly.
"No need to be sorry Pipes, you'll warm up," Alex softly coos. She feels the blonde's quick heartbeat when Piper puts her hand on top of hers.
"Relax, sweetie, I'm not going anywhere, you're safe now," Alex gently says in the blonde's ear. She feels Piper sigh, and gently snuggles closer to her, wanting the blonde to feel safe and protected. She feels the blonde's breathing even out.
"You're safe now Pipes, I'm here, you're safe," Alex coos again until she hears the blonde's light snoring. Alex gently strokes her student's hair, the sleep creeping up on her as well. It doesn't take her too long before she falls asleep as well, the events and emotions catching up with her.
So what do you guys think? You enjoyed that small bit of Vauseman? I promise you all, there's more to come. As Piper said it in OITNB, Piper and Alex are inevitable, no matter where they are ;)
Until next time! xx Ellen