A/N: I really appreciate all the feedback I'm getting, so here is a longer entry for you guys!

9/6/14, 11:16 AM

To: Piper
Subject: Fetish

Kid, I am telling you, after last night, I won't be leaving America any time soon.

Well, not until Monday anyway. I need to fly out to London to settle a business deal with a certain indie alternative band. I'd tell you who they are, but I signed a contract so I need to keep my mouth shut. Wouldn't want me to get sued, would you? Don't worry, though, I won't be gone for too long. Two days tops.

I was thinking about taking you to this little Italian place that I like. You do like pizza, right? 'Cause if you don't, we're gonna have a huge problem, kid.

So to answer your question...

First point of discussion: The glasses may say otherwise, but I am not a dork.

Second of all, the email thing is not a fucking fetish of mine either, you crazy woman. That conversation is for another time, I promise you. And don't you dare deny the fact that you want to know because you wouldn't have brought it up in the first place if you didn't. ;)

With my line of work, my phone never stops buzzing and it gets to the point where I tend to ignore calls and messages from my clients because I'm just so fucking stressed. When I'm on the verge of killing someone out of sheer frustration, I leave my work phone with my assistant so he can deal with all my shit and I continue working on my laptop. Some clients who have become friends, however, are smart enough to contact me on my personal phone. It can get annoying after a while, so I usually just switch my phone to airplane mode but still have it connected to the Wi-Fi.

I guess it all boils down to the fact that I'm not a big fan of text messaging either. The experience is too...I don't know—fleeting? You can call me pretentious or whatever, I don't care. You see, when you're texting, you're more concerned with what you're receiving and less concerned with what you're sending. With emails, at least, you're expected to take the time to formulate whatever it is you want to say—a luxury that you don't always get to enjoy over the phone. There's no rush. Your messages tend to be more well-thought of. I also like things straight to the point. When you're on the phone with someone, you're expected to go through all the niceties and small-talk, and I want to avoid that as much as possible. To be fair, you can still be blunt on the phone, but that's just gonna make everyone think you're a bitch, and I can't afford to scare away any potential clients. I'm also not the clingy type, so I'm not gonna force others to talk to me when they don't want to.

For the more obvious reasons, calling and text messaging costs you money. I travel a lot and that shit is expensive. I'm not a fucking cheapskate, though, mind you. I just want to spend my time and money where they're worth.

I also feel like people are inclined to reveal more information in email rather than over the phone. It's more sincere and it's more personal. And if it makes you feel any better, I don't just send lengthy emails to anybody (apart from official business matters, of course). I do, however, make sure that I keep up with my mom, a few close friends and, now, you.

I want to get to know you better, Piper Chapman. I would like to do that the right way, and I really hope that you would let me.

Going back to the fetish thing—you know what I really think? I think that you're the one with the fetish. Hmm, I bet you don't even remember the nature of the things you were whispering to me last night, after one too many shots.

Seriously, though, if you really want to hear my voice so much, you don't have to ask. That's why I left you a little something in the left pocket of your blazer. You would have found it earlier if you had bothered to check and if you weren't so hungover.

Remember, it's your call.

Alex

A/N: I hope I did not disappoint you guys with this update. I wasn't sure if it was good enough for publishing, but do let me know what you think of it nonetheless. It's very difficult to write about the characters' tone and emotions without being able to narrate how they are acting in real life (e.g. moments when Alex is smirking, when Piper is laughing, when they're joking, when they're sarcastic, etc.), so I hope you guys understand the struggle I'm going through. If you have any questions or suggestions for me, please let me know in the reviews or send me a private message. The next update will be up as soon as I get enough feedback from you guys!

S/O to VillageVoice412, impavid fool, 8isgreat08, and IrishCourtney for reviewing the previous chapter! Cheers!