This chapter is rated M+ for obvious reasons. Please don't read if you are underage.
Author's Notes: I have one bit of good news and two bits of bad news.
Bad news: This is the final chapter of this story. I feel strongly about letting it end here, allowing the audience to pause at the end to contemplate what has happened and what might happen. Thank you for reading, and if you enjoyed it, please leave a review.
Good news: I hope to outweigh the bad news by telling you that while I was posting Liminal Space, I've written a sequel called, Full Circle. It's done, but it needs some finesse—all 65 pages. It almost picks up where this story left off, so that might make some of you happy. If you're happy and you know it, leave a review.
Bad news: I won't be able to publish the sequel until the end of July. I'm going out of the country with little to no internet access, so you'll have to wait to read that one. Look at the bright side: at least you don't have to wait a year!
Thanks again for the reviews so far. If you have questions, you're best served by private messaging me.
Alex grabbed her girlfriend's hand on their walk back to the cottage, and the blonde rested her head on the taller woman's shoulder. After Piper unlocked and opened the door, Alex jerked her back before she was able to step inside.
"Wait," she said, taking both of Piper's hands in hers. "Have you ever heard of liminal space?"
Piper creased her brow. "No."
Alex tucked a piece of blonde hair behind the young woman's ear as they stood face to face. "It's when you're stuck between two worlds, like being in the middle of a doorway—you're not in, and you aren't out." Alex looked around at their current position in the door frame. "It's like being in a threshold of waiting, and knowing that you have to make a step in either direction. If you step back, you're stuck in the past, and if you step forward, you're thrust into something new...something unexplored. Liminal spaces are everywhere in life; they're inevitable."
Piper licked her lips. "So this is my liminal space?"
"Technically, it's ours," Alex whispered. "But I guess it's more yours since, you know, you haven't been with a woman before."
"Then let's step forward together," Piper replied, reaching up to kiss Alex on the lips.
Alex scanned the younger woman's eyes for any sign of hesitation and saw none. She wanted this as much as Alex did, and that sent her heart soaring. She grabbed Piper's hand as they walked into the house.
Piper leaned against the door. "I'm ready."
The women hugged, and Alex relished in the younger woman's embrace.
"I should, um, take a shower first," Piper said.
Alex smiled. "You do kind of smell like chlorine."
"By the time I'm done, it'll be close to midnight." She wiggled her eyebrows.
Alex looked at her watch and chuckled. "It takes you 40 minutes to shower?"
She playfully slapped her arm. "I said close to midnight."
While Piper showered, Alex changed into the new lingerie she'd bought a couple of days ago. It was a simple plum colored lace halter that left little to the imagination. She'd bought something similar for Piper, only hers was blue. She felt silly for a moment, thinking she'd never purchased lingerie for any of her other girlfriends, nor did she even own something sexy like this before two days ago.
This night was a big deal for both of them, and she wanted it to be special for Piper for several reasons.
As the clock ticked to 11:45, her palms began to sweat. She went downstairs and got a glass of ice water. After a few sips, she heard the shower stop. She'd left the negligée on the bed for Piper to find with a little note that she'd written before she left home.
Alex went back upstairs after finishing her water and ensuring that all of the doors were locked. "Pipes?"
She strolled out of the bathroom in the lingerie, nearly taking Alex's breath away. "Thank you for this."
"Fuck," she huffed.
"And for the note." Piper stepped closer. "I appreciate your offer to take things slow, but I don't think I can wait another minute."
Alex took a deep breath and shook her head. "You're beautiful, Piper."
She reached a hand out to cup Alex's face. "So are you."
Alex closed the distance between them, kissing her lover lightly on the lips. Piper untied the belt on Alex's robe, pushing the material aside and noticing her purple negligée. It was Piper's turn to be rendered speechless.
Alex smirked, and then stepped closer, pulling Piper's body against hers. She traced a pattern down the younger woman's neck and onto the lace above her breasts, letting her lips follow her fingertips.
"Are you nervous?" she asked, dangerously close to sucking Piper's nipple into her mouth through the fabric.
"Mmm mmm." Piper ran a hand down the back of Alex's neck and onto her back. She didn't stop there. She grabbed a handful of Alex's butt and pulled her closer. "I've wanted to touch your ass since we met."
Alex smiled. "Yeah?"
Piper nodded, massaging her ass with both hands now. "Yes."
"Is it everything you hoped it would be? You know, round and all." She chuckled but didn't lose the thick, seductive voice that she could see was turning her lover on.
Piper moaned. "Yes."
The brunette swiped her blonde hair aside and kissed behind her ear and down her neck, moving the spaghetti strap with one hand and holding Piper's body close with the other at the small of her back.
"Is there anything you…" she lost her train of thought when Alex's lips got close to her breast once again. "You wanted to touch since we met?"
"All of you?" Alex tried.
"Can you be more specific?" Piper rubbed her hand up and down her lover's lace-covered side.
"Mmm, let me think." She wrapped her lips around Piper's nipple, causing the younger woman to moan loudly. "These, for sure."
She put her hand on the back of Alex's head, crushing her against her breast. "What else?"
"I remember seeing a sliver of your stomach when you came to my house after running the first day we met," Alex admitted, using her tongue to make Piper's nipple even tauter. "You'd lifted the hem of your shirt to wipe the sweat off your forehead, which exposed your abs. I wanted to touch them."
"You mean like this?" Piper took one of her lover's hands and placed it on her belly.
It was Alex's turn to moan. She lowered the other strap, yanking the fabric down until Piper was completely naked in front of her. Alex dropped to her knees and kissed and nipped at Piper's abdomen. "More like this."
"Ahhh," Piper breathed. "Did you ever think we'd get to this?"
Alex stopped her motions and looked into Piper's eyes. "Yeah. I mean, I wanted it to happen, and I got the feeling you did, too."
"I did. I do," Piper admitted, hands snarled in Alex's dark hair.
The Grandfather clock rang twelve times, and both women smiled until the point of laughter.
"Happy birthday, babe."
Piper's expression sobered as she traced her hand down Alex's head to her cheek. "I know what I want for my birthday."
The older woman stood, and then backed them up until Piper's thighs hit the bed. Her knees bent and she fell backwards.
"Oh yeah?" Alex stepped out of her lingerie, exposing herself to her lover. "What's that?"
"You." Piper reached up, rubbing Alex's thighs with her strong hands. She touched Alex's center, causing the brunette to arch her neck and groan.
Not to be outdone, Alex crawled on top of Piper, kissing her way down the blonde's tight body. She spent ample time on each breast, and Piper's hips jutted off the mattress several times as if hoping for contact someplace else.
"Eager?" Alex smirked as she kissed her way down her lover's side.
"Yeah." She arched her hips up again.
Alex trailed her hand down Piper's center, dragging her index finger through her folds. She smiled when she discovered the extreme wetness between Piper's legs. "So I see." She popped the finger in her mouth, causing the blonde to nearly come undone.
Slowly, Alex moved her mouth down further until she hovered over Piper's center. She reached down with her tongue, parting her folds with the tip and getting a fair amount of juice on her tongue. She wanted more, so she made another lap.
And another.
And another.
She did taste like vanilla.
Three licks, and Piper was screaming her name and scrunching Alex's hair, bucking her pussy into her face. "Don't stop, Alex, God!"
As the blonde came down from her orgasm, Alex lifted her head and smiled. "Good?"
"Oh, my God." Piper panted loudly and nodded. "Can I do you?"
Alex chuckled, wiping her mouth on her upper arm. "You don't have to ask."
The women kissed, using more tongue than in previous kisses. Piper climbed on top of Alex, who was still sitting up, and grinded into her. Alex adjusted her legs, allowing the friction of their centers to match up until they were bucking into each other. She reached a hand between them and rubbed the younger woman's clit until Piper had her second orgasm.
"That's not fair," Piper huffed, taking in deep breaths. "I wanted to do you."
"You can still do me, you know." Alex kissed her neck. "We have all the time in the world."
Piper smirked, shoving Alex down on her back. She crawled down the older woman's body, kissing a trail straight between her breasts, down her stomach and finally, to her center. "You smell good."
It was Alex's turn to arch her hips, longing for contact of any kind. "I'm so fucking wet for you."
"Should I use my finger or my tongue first?" The blonde questioned.
"You pick." Alex pushed a stray piece of blonde hair behind her ear. "But hurry."
"Now who's the eager one?" Piper ran a finger down her center, pulling it out and looking at the wetness on her fingertip. She tentatively brought the finger to her mouth, putting it all the way in and sucking on it like a lollipop. She repeated the motion several times until Alex writhed beneath her. "I'm going to need you to take this to the next level, babe."
Piper smirked, clearly proud of herself. She crawled to the edge of the bed and opened Alex's folds with both index fingers and looked inside her pussy. Without warning, Piper used the fullness of her tongue and dragged it slowly from her opening to her clit.
"Fuck!" Alex yelled. "Oh, Piper…ungh! Right there, right there."
Piper made another pass, this time a little harder. She continued the motion five times before settling on the little nub that made Alex squirm. She bit it gently, and then bathed it with the tip of her tongue. That action made Alex cum harder than she could ever remember. She yelled her lover's name and crushed Piper's face into her pussy, begging her not to stop.
When her orgasm subsided, Alex beckoned Piper up with the crook of her finger. "That was amazing."
"It was." She kissed Alex on the mouth, wasting no time in sharing her taste with the brunette. They continued making out heavily, hands all over each other once again. Alex ran her hand to Piper's pussy again, digging inside to find her opening. She shoved one, and then two fingers inside. "You like that?"
Piper's mouth hung open, and Alex could tell she was on the verge of her third orgasm.
"Ungh, Alex! I'm cuming, I'm cuming, I'm cuming!" She sat on Alex's hand, fucking her fingers harder until the orgasm ran its course.
"I'll never get enough of you," Alex whispered into Piper's ear.
"Good."
They kissed again, and this time Piper positioned her lover where she wanted her—the blonde was on her back, and Alex was on her knees, her center hovering over Piper's mouth. Piper wrapped her arms around Alex's thighs, pulling her pussy down to her mouth. The slurping sounds that the blonde was making, and the feeling of her tongue going in and out of her opening was enough to throw Alex over the edge again. She bucked against Piper's face, almost crying at the pleasure that washed over her.
When her orgasm ran its course, Alex crawled down, lying her whole body over Piper's. She licked the blonde's glistening chin, kissing her with their mingled juices.
"I love the way you taste," Piper commented.
"I love the way you taste," Alex agreed.
They continued making love the entire night, each experiencing at least eight orgasms, until they fell asleep in each other's arms.
At one point, the sun shone so bright through the skylights, Piper woke up. She felt the weight of her lover's thigh draped over her legs and smiled. "Alex?"
"Hmm?" She didn't open her eyes.
"Wake up," she demanded, pushing a finger into her naked side.
"What's wrong?" Alex lifted her head, wiping her sticky hair out of her face.
"Nothing's wrong." Piper smiled widely. "Does this mean we're officially a couple?"
Although it was too early for Alex to fully smile on any given day, she couldn't help it. "Yes, Piper. We are officially a couple."
The blonde kissed her on the cheek and bolted out of bed. "I want to call your mom!"
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Alex rolled onto her back. "You just had your head between my legs and you want to call my mom?"
"She'll want to know that we're officially a couple."
"Come here." Alex sat up and grabbed her lover around the waist, tugging her back into the bed. "We can call my mom later. Right now, I want to bask in the afterglow of sex with you."
"Is that a thing?" Piper asked, smirking.
She kissed her shoulder. "Yes, it's a thing."
The two women gazed into each other's eyes.
"I'm so in love with you, Alex," Piper admitted with a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Good." She kissed her nose.
"That's all I get: good?!" Piper pulled back and gave her an astonished look.
"It would be cheesy for me to say the same thing to you," she complained.
The blonde struggled to get out of bed again, but Alex flipped her over and pinned her down. "Alright, alright!" She kissed her again, deepening the kiss on the third pass. "Piper Chapman, I am totally, completely, head over fucking heels in love with you."
The blonde grinned. "That's more like it."
Something stirred within Alex again, and before she knew it, they were making love again. This would never get old, she thought. If she could have any wish in the world, it would be to make Piper Chapman happy for the rest of her life.
THE END