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PIPER POV

Piper can't recall ever having dinner this way. Being happy, and just enjoying the people around you were not concepts accepted by her uptight parents. Here, the evening was filled with laughter and giggles, and an overall feeling of comfort. She can't remember ever feeling so safe in her own home. Here was two people she barely knew that already felt more like family than her own ever has. Because seeing Alex was like coming home from a long trip. Alex's arms felt like everything she never had.

The entire weekend, she savored every moment she saw those bright green eyes and sexy smirk. They never left the house because of her bruises, but she still enjoyed every moment. She laid in Alex's arms at night, though not much happened to her dismay. Not even when her mom was away. Alex wanted Piper to heal, and didn't want to rush anything. Piper knew that Alex was telling her the truth because she knew Alex would love nothing more than to have her completely. She could see it in how the brunette's green eyes darkened with a predatory look when Alex accidently caught her changing. Just her stare had caused the blonde to lightly shiver pleasantly because she knew she was the prey Alex sought and she would love nothing more than to be her meal.

ALEX POV

Alex was nervous when Monday came around because the weekend had been perfect. She spent the entire weekend with her goddess, and despite the circumstances, couldn't help but feel giddy at how great it had been to be with Piper. Her anxiety stemmed from two things – First, that Piper would be afraid of their relationship being known, and second, that Jessica would still be a problem. She couldn't let Piper get hurt again, she had been through enough.

Her mother's words from the beginning of the weekend cycled through her mind for the hundredth time as she and Piper ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast. "You need her, and she needs you", ran like a mantra through her head whenever the blonde wasn't around to shock her senses.

She watched as Piper attacked her cheerios and chuckled when Piper got one stuck onto the tip of her nose. Hearing her laugh, the blonde looked up, oblivious to the obstruction, and frowned. "What is it?"

Her cluelessness was found adorable by Alex who answered with a slight tilt of her head. "You have something on your face." She said seriously with a hint of playfulness.

Piper became self-conscious and blushed. "Where?" she said trying to feel her face for a cheerio without messing up her makeup.

"Right, "Alex said leaning in before she brought her hand to delicately pick the cheerio from Piper. "Here." She finished and brought it up for Piper to see as it rested on the tip of her finger. Piper seemed to be over her embarrassment and was comfortable again.

"I was looking for that." She said nonchalantly before bringing the tip of Alex's finger into her mouth and sucked off the cheerio. Alex felt the awakenings of arousal as the almost innocent gesture reminded her of much dirtier things.

She saw Piper look at her for a moment before the blonde spoke up. "That drives me crazy, you know?" She said as a fact rather than question. Alex just rolled her eyes playfully as a smile came to her lips,

"Which part?" she asked as one eyebrow raised as if she knew she was pretty fucking awesome.

This seemed to dawn as true to Piper who made a show of thinking for a moment as if she couldn't think of anything. She finally answered after Alex sighed in false sadness. A grin crossed the blonde's face as she cupped Alex's face. "Everything." She said before bringing their lips together. "What I was thinking of before you brought up that valid point, is how much it drives me crazy when you give me THAT look." She said as if Alex knew what look she was talking about.

"What?" Alex said crossing her eyes. "This one?" Piper giggled for an instant before she became serious again. Her voice came out smooth and sexy due to being lower than normal.

"No, " she said and then attacked Alex with her lips and tongue almost ferociously. She came back for air and looked at Alex smugly. "THAT, is the look that drives me crazy." Their faces only inches apart, Alex felt the lust clawing through her and then understood. Her all-consuming desire to ravish the person before her was apparently a look, and a look that Piper appreciated. She just smirked at the realization, Alex loved that Piper wanted her.

"And this," Alex said before she brought her lips to behind Piper's ear where she licked and nibbled down her neck to her pulse point until she heard Piper moan causing her to almost moan herself. She rose her face level to Piper's," is the sound the drives me crazy." She finished.

When they concluded breakfast, and placed their bowls in the sink, Alex headed back to her room with Piper to grab their things for school. Luckily, school was almost over, so Piper wouldn't have to hide her bruises for much longer. Alex went back into her closet and grabbed two riding jackets and helmets. When she reappeared, Piper seemed a little startled by the contents in her hands.

"Oh, we're going to school my way today." Alex explained before she continued out the door to be followed by an excited Piper.

PIPER POV

Seriously? To top off her badass persona, Alex Vause had to ride a motorcycle. Piper should be scared. Motorcycles kill people all the time and are extremely dangerous. But all she feels is excited as she climbs onto the already rumbling machine behind her sexy companion. Alex rode a motorcycle. Alex was danger. And Piper loved it.

Piper held onto Alex for her dear life the entire fifteen minutes it took to get to the school. She could feel how the brunette's taught muscles flexed underneath the blonde's hands when she changed gears. The wind in her face, the cars passing by, and the speed should have all been exhilarating, but all Piper could notice was how tightly she was pressed against Alex. Everything else was background. All she saw, all she felt, was Alex.

When they arrived at school, Piper realized that she had a girlfriend now. People would give her trouble. People like Jessica Wedge and her minions. Piper also realized that she didn't give a shit. Here she was, with the hottest person she's ever seen, and she was all hers. "Fuck the haters." She thought to herself and then cringed at the use of the common slang she despised.

Piper wanted to show off Alex to everyone. She was proud to have her by her side.

When they finally arrived at school, they unmounted the bike and put away the gear. Piper was feeling eager to show off Alex to everyone she met. They started to walk from the parking lot to the front door of the school when Piper reached down and enter twined her fingers with Alex's long, soft ones. She turned to Alex and was surprised to see the brunette grinning wildly as Piper smiled right back. She wanted to attack Alex with kisses as she saw the excitement paralleled in her eyes. Instead, she turned back to keep track of her feet and direction, but her smile never faltering. Alex used her thumb to make calming circles as they entered the building. They were heading to the library to hang out with Poussey, Nicky, and Taystee as Alex usually does before school. Piper was surprised as she noticed she wasn't nervous at all, because Alex made her feel invincible.

The blonde was surprised to find that her newfound super power didn't fail her when they neared Jessica Wedge with her "friends". Even as the girls all stared and snickered, and Jessica glared vigorously, she felt nothing.

"Knew you were a dike!" Jessica said in a tone looking for confirmation from her minions who all nodded.

At that Piper stopped, Alex in hand. Her mouth would get the best of her… again. She faced the group and spoke in a disturbingly calming voice, "You're just jealous that you can't have her." Jessica blushed profusely and huffed, speechless. At that, Piper laughed and kissed Alex on the lips whose eyes widened in surprise for a moment before her smirk made its presence in the kiss. Their hands involuntarily held each other tighter. When Piper felt satisfied with the length of the kiss, she again came to face the girls, "It's sad you use homophobia to cover up your rainbow." A few people nearby laughed as Jessica's face became impossibly redder. "You'll pay!" she yelled and then stomped in no direction with minions in tow.

A satisfied smile came to her face as she saw them leave and she came to face Alex again who's face still held the smirk. "Take-no-shit Piper is so sexy." She said huskily as her hand came up from where their hands were held to trail up her arm and the other framed her face. She leaned in to kiss a waiting Piper when she heard someone clear their throat.

ALEX POV

She looked up in annoyance to see her shitty best friend.

She pushed her glasses up as she took a deep breath to prepare herself to deal with the nuisance.

"What the fuck do you want Nicky?" she said to the red-haired girl who looked all too happy to have ruined the moment.

"You were late this morning so I went to look for you. You know with Jessica and what she did last time we were wor-" she cut herself off as she shifted her gaze to a confused Piper.

Alex glared at Nicky who had just caused a problem.

"What is she talking about, Al?" she said while tilting her head in concern. She sent another glare to an apologetic looking Nicky and then turned to face Nicky again.

She sighed before she confided, "Jessica may have gotten to me before… she and her minions found someone to go and beat me up, breaking my arm in the process." Piper's eyes widened as realization hit her.

"I literally just told her to go and fuck off! What if she hurts you again? She knows I care about you!" Piper was panicking at the mere prospect of Alex getting hurt.

"Don't worry, Piper. It was a long time ago and I'm a lot stronger now." She said reassuringly. "But I think we should keep an eye on you in case she gets any ideas."

Nicky had left to leave them to talk and they had wandered to go and sit on a bench near the library.

"I trust you, Al." Piper said with finality.

"I'm glad you do." Alex said with a small smile before she placed a chaste kiss on Piper's lips.

After they enjoyed silence for a few moments, Piper spoke up again. "Class starts in five minutes," she said sadly at the prospect of leaving Alex.

"Before you go, I have a proposal." Piper sat there as she waited patiently for Alex to continue. "How about we go on a date sometime this week? We've had it rough and we deserve it."

Piper's eyes lit with excitement. "How about this Wednesday? I usually don't get homework on Wednesdays."

Alex nodded in confirmation. "Sounds good." The first bell wrung and Piper got up as if on instinct. Alex just chuckled as she lightly shoved Piper in the direction of her class to encourage her to go. "Text me, babe." she said as she got up herself and grabbed her satchel in one swift movement. She kissed Piper quickly before walking away with a pep in her step from the blonde she knew was watching her walk away.