Alex put her hands on Piper's cheeks and lifted her head. She looked at Piper's eyes and slowly brought her lips on Piper's.

Piper sighed and responded to the kiss. She had missed Alex's lips.

"Do you want to come to my place and solve the case together?" Alex asked finally as she pulled back.

"Sure. Let me just get my stuff", Piper said and went to get her laptop and notes.

They went to Alex's car and Alex insisted that she would carry Piper's bag. Piper laughed but gave it to her. Alex was such a gentlewoman.

Alex opened the door of her apartment and let them in. They took their shoes off and walked into living room. Diane was sitting there, looking at TV. She turned to watch if Alex had brought Piper with her. She smiled widely as she saw the blonde standing next to Alex.

"Hey mom, I brought Piper", Alex said.

"I can see that", Diane laughed.

Piper smiled a little and wondered if Alex had told Diane about what had happened. Probably, because they were so close, and Diane probably had noticed their weird behavior.

"Yeah, right... We are just going to work in kitchen. Say if you need something", Alex told her mother and went to get her own laptop.

"How are you?" Piper asked Diane kindly.

"I'm fine. Or as fine as you can be after a car crash. My knee is aching, but I'll manage", Diane said smiling. She had been lucky. "How about you? You and Alex good again?" She continued.

Piper turned slightly pink. It was a little strange to talk about her and Alex's problems with Alex's mother. "Yeah, we're good", Piper smiled.

"Good. Keep it that way", Diane said smiling.

Piper nodded. Then Alex came with her laptop and some other stuff.

Piper and Alex moved into a kitchen and spread their things onto table.

"Okay, where should we start?" Alex asked as she opened her laptop.

"I think we should find out if the crash was intentional. It's hard to believe that someone would want to hurt your mom, but it looks like it when the other driver just drove away", Piper said as she put the video on.

"You are right, but it would have been extremely difficult to plan and got the timing right", Alex observed.

"Yeah... Do we make it that your mother isn't in any danger?" Piper asked.

"I don't think she is, but never can be too careful", Alex said.

Piper nodded. "Okay, how do we find this person? Intentional or not, she broke the law."

"I don't know. The license plate shows only the last two numbers. Any ideas?"

"How badly the other car damaged?" Piper asked.

Alex put the right time and showed the screen to Piper.

"Look", Piper said as she pointed the screen. "The other car damaged pretty badly too, she would need to take it to auto repair shop or somewhere."

"You are right. She couldn't even take that very far", Alex said smiling.

"Now we need only call every place where she could have taken it", Piper said as she started to find places from her laptop.

Rest of the evening went by calling dozens of different places but without any luck. Nowhere was bought a red Mercedes with the license plate's last numbers 4 and 8.

"Girls, take a break. You have enough time to figure out who she is", Diane said as she walked into kitchen with her crutches.

Alex rubbed her face and checked the clock. It was already past nine. That's probably why some of the people they called sounded so irritated.

"Maybe we should call it a day", Alex yawned.

"Yeah, maybe we should", Piper said and shut her laptop.

"Do you want to spend a night? We need to sleep on the couch though", Alex asked, hoping that Piper would say yes.

"Wouldn't be the first time", Diane reminded smirking. Alex just glared at her mother.

"Sure, why not. I don't mind sleeping on the couch", Piper said smiling.

"Why don't you take the bed? I can sleep on the couch", Diane said. She didn't understand why Alex didn't let her sleep on the couch.

"No! You don't need your back aching too", Alex said sternly.

Diane rolled her eyes. "Fine, have your way then! I'm going to go to bed. Piper, if your back is aching in the morning, you can blame only Alex."

Piper laughed. She loved Alex's and her mother's banter and their close relationship. "I'll manage."

Alex went to change her clothes and got Piper a night clothes too. She grabbed her alarm clock too, so her mother didn't wake up to that again. When Alex had changed her clothes, she went to bathroom to brush her teeth.

Soon she came back into the living room and gave Piper the clothes. Now Piper in turn went to bathroom to change her clothes.

"I said it would be fine, didn't I?" Diane said to Alex smiling.

Alex grabbed a blanket and smiled back at her mother. "Yeah, I guess you did."

"You two have something special. She is definitely a keeper!"

"I know", Alex said as she sat down onto couch.

"Okay, I'm going to sleep now. Have a pleasant nigh", Diane smirked, remembering how closely they need to sleep in order to fit onto couch.

Alex rolled her eyes. Her mother was always teasing Alex when she had a chance. "Good night mom."

Diane went into Alex's bedroom and soon Piper came back with Alex's night shorts and too big T-shirt.

Alex smirked as she held her arms open. "They look much better on you."

Piper sat on Alex's lap and hugged her. "I like wearing your clothes. They smell like you."

Something swelled in Alex's chest. She couldn't help but kissed Piper softly. "You are just the cutest."

Piper smiled widely at that.

"Okay, what time do you want to wake up?" Alex asked as she took the alarm.

"We don't need to", Piper smiled slyly. She looked at Alex's confused expression until continued. "Caputo said we can work from home, so you can be with your mom."

"I don't even know how you managed to do all that, but thank you for helping me so much", Alex aid gratefully as she put the alarm back.

"No problem", Piper whispered and brought her lips on Alex's again.

Alex kissed her back passionately, showing her gratitude. Alex lowered herself, so she was laying on the couch and Piper was on top of her. They continued making out like teenagers, hands roaming around other's necks, backs and thighs.

Alex pulled back first. "Let's get some sleep."

Piper smiled mischievously. She knew why Alex had to stop, Alex's self-control was running out. Piper rolled off of Alex and snuggled on her side. "Good night Alex."

"Good night Piper", Alex responded as she put the blanket on top of them and wrapped her arms around Piper's waist.

Alex woke up when something or rather someone was on top of her. She opened her eyes and saw Piper looking down at her smiling.

Piper pecked Alex's lips. "Good morning."

"Morning", Alex said as she reached out for another kiss.

Piper however just grinned and leaned back.

"Tease", Alex grumbled.

Piper teased Alex for a while with little pecks on her lips until kissed Alex properly. She went down on Alex's neck and kissed and sucked slightly it, unaware of the pair of eyes that were watching them amusedly.

"We have also food Piper, so you don't need to eat my daughter", Diane said from the kitchen where she was drinking coffee. There was a direct line of sight from kitchen to living room's couch.

Piper's eyes widened and she sat upright. She turned around to look at Diane, turning bright red.

Diane couldn't but burst into laughter when she watched them. Piper looked like a deer caught in the headlights and Alex was glaring at her mother, obviously annoyed by the interruption. "Just kidding. Don't mind me", Diane said between her laughter.

Piper turned to look at Alex mortified. Alex couldn't help but smiled too. Piper was adorable. Alex pulled Piper back on top of her and kissed behind her ear. "I like when you're eating me", she whispered.

Piper only reddened more, if that's even possible anymore. "Alex!" She whisper-shouted.

Alex laughed. "Okay, get up. Let's get coffee", she said as she lightly slapped Piper's thigh.

They walked into kitchen, Piper still blushing furiously. She knew that Diane really didn't mind and was just joking but she still felt very embarrassed.

Alex get two cups and poured herself and Piper the coffee her mother had made.

"Thanks", Piper mumbled as she took the cup from Alex and sat down opposite of Diane. Diane was still smirking but hid it behind the newspaper, so Piper wouldn't be so uncomfortable.

They were drinking their coffees when Alex's phone rang. It was her work phone. Alex excused herself and went to talk to the living room.

Diane of course couldn't help herself. "So, do you often eat Alex for breakfast then?"

Piper blushed furiously again. "Wha- No! I don't... It's not..." She stuttered.

Diane laughed hard at this. Maybe she was just evil, but she really enjoyed teasing. Now she had found a new target.

Alex came back and took in the scene. Piper was blushing hard and her mother was laughing her ass off. "Mom! Don't tease Piper", she commanded. "Okay, we gotta go Piper, one of the shops called that red Mercedes was brought there. We should check it out."

Piper rose quickly, thanking Alex in her mind for saving her from the uncomfortable situation.

"Ah, the duties call", Diane smirked.

"Oh Piper, do you want to borrow a shirt?" Alex asked, remembering that Piper didn't have any spare clothes.

"Yes, please", Piper smiled at Alex's thoughtfulness.

"Okay, you can just go to my room and find something fitting. They are all probably too big", Alex said chuckling a little.

Alex waited until Piper had left the room until opened her mouth. "What are you doing? You are going to scare her off!" She ranted to her mother.

"Alex, relax! She isn't going to go anywhere. I just really can't help myself", Diane said smiling.

"Could you at least try?" Alex pleaded. She didn't think that Piper would run off but didn't want Piper to be always uncomfortable with her mother.

Diane smiled at her. "Don't worry, she learns to like me."

Alex rolled her eyes. "She already likes you. Don't blow it up."

"I won't", Diane reassured.

Then Piper came back. She had her jeans what she wore yesterday and Alex's dark blue sweater. It was slightly big but when Piper rolled the sleeves up to her elbows, you didn't really notice it.

"Ready to go?" Alex asked Piper.

"Yes."

"Bye mom!" Alex said as they left.

"Don't take my mom seriously. She just loves teasing people", Alex said as they were on her car.

"It's fine, I'm just not used to it", Piper smiled.

"So, what did she say to you?" Alex asked curiously.

Piper blushed. "I'm not even telling you."

Alex laughed. "It had to be pretty bad then."

"It was embarrassing."

"Well, get used to it", Alex chuckled. They had arrived in front of one of the auto repair shops. Alex parked the car and they hopped out.

They went to talk to the owner and he showed them the car that was brought there earlier.

Piper and Alex compared the red Mercedes to the pictures of the crash. The license plates matched and the damages were same. This was the car they were looking for.

Alex got the information about the car's owner and went to the car again. Alex had told the owner of the shop to call them if he heard something about the driver.

Piper checked the car's owner information on her laptop. Her name was Sophie Weber and she had been accused of drunk driving before. She had gotten her driver license only recently back.

Alex had become tense. She was going to meet the person that hit her mother by a car. Even if it was an accident, she didn't stay to help.

"Are you okay?" Piper asked gently.

"I don't know... It's just... I was wondering if you could do the arrest? I really don't think I can go through it without strangling her", Alex said as she glanced at Piper.

Piper's eyebrows raised from the surprise. Alex always kept her emotions in check and didn't let anything to disturb her work. But of course this was very sensitive topic. "Uhmm, yeah sure", Piper said a little unsure. She had never arrested anyone. Of course she knew how to arrest somebody, but she just thought that she would make an ass out of herself.

Alex looked at Piper when she heard her hesitation. "Look, I'm sorry that this came so quickly and you didn't get the time to prepare for your first arrest, but it's going to be fine."

Piper was both excited and scared. "Okay... We still need to ask her questions, right? Are we going to ask them there or take her directly at the station?"

"Yeah, we can just ask there. You got all the evidence?"

"Yes, I got them", Piper said.

"Okay good. You ask the questions too?" Alex asked, hoping that she didn't even need to talk to Sophie.

"Sure. Uhmm... You sure you want to come?" Piper asked, doubting now if it was so good idea to convince Caputo to let them work on the case after all.

"Yes", Alex said as she parked the car. They got out and stood in front of the two-storied house.

Piper glanced at Alex once more, who gave a reassuring nod. They walked to the door and Piper knocked.

Soon, a young looking red head opened the door. "Hello?"

Piper showed her badge. "Hello. I'm Piper Chapman from the NYPD and this is my partner Alex Vause", Piper started. "We have a couple of questions."

"Oh? Is everything okay?" Sophie asked innocently.

Alex felt the urge to punch her. Piper glanced at Alex's tense body and answered. "We'll find out soon, can we come in?"

"Right, sure", Sophie said and let them in.

They went into living room and Alex and Piper sat onto couch while Sophie sat opposite of them on arm chair.

"So, where were you two days ago around 9am?" Piper asked.

"I was probably coming home from work. I had night shift."

"Where are you working?"

"At the bar named Dragon", Sophie said, acting innocent.

"What kind of car do you drive?" Piper asked as she took her purse closer so she would get the pictures quickly.

Sophie probably realized what was going on. "Uhmm... Red Mercedes. I took it to the car repair shop this morning. Is something happened?"

"This one?" Piper asked as she showed the picture about Sophie's car in the repair shop.

"Yes."

"What happened to it?" Piper asked tilting her head. This was pretty easy after all.

"I hit a post with it", Sophie explained laughing a little.

Alex almost got up and attacked the girl. She was so full of shit.

"A post?" Piper asked furrowing her brows.

"Yes."

Piper showed Sophie the pictures about the crash. "This post?"

Sophie's eyes widened. Fuck. She hadn't thought about traffic cams. "That's not me. It could be anyone", she tried to defend herself.

"Oh? Let's see. The cars match, the license plates match and see the driver here? She also has a red hair, like you. Also, you lost your driver license a while ago because of the drunk driving and got it just recently back", Piper said satisfied. Sophie couldn't get out of this.

Sophie looked beaten. "Look, it was an accident! I didn't stay to help because the polices would have only taken my driver license again", she said.

Piper got up. "Sophie Weber, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you", she said kind of proudly. Her first arrest had succeed.

Sophie got up and let Piper put her the handcuffs. Her shoulders slumped as Piper guided her back at Alex's car.

"Well done kid", Alex praised as they walked out of the station. Thye had taken Sophie there and filled the reports. Caputo was pleased with the pair and asked how Alex's mother was being. He had given both of them couple of days off which they were very grateful.

"Thanks", Piper smiled.

"Okay, I'll take you to home, so you can freshen up. Then I'm going to take you to eat somewhere. To celebrate your first arrest", Alex said smiling.

Piper laughed a little. "What if I refuse?"

"You won't", Alex said confidently.

"You're right. I won't", Piper said as she climbed in Alex's car.

Alex drove Piper home and told her that she would text the details later. Then Alex went to the grocery store to buy something for her mother to eat.

She bought pasta, bacon and all kind of other stuff and went to home.

"Hey mom!" She shouted from the hallway.

"Alex, you're back already", Diane said surprised. She was sitting on the living room, reading some magazines.

"Well, Piper and I are quick. We caught the woman by the way", Alex stated proudly as she went to put the groceries in the kitchen.

"Well done honey. How did you felt?"

"Actually, I let Piper to do the arrest because I didn't trust myself that I wouldn't strangle her so... But it felt good to take her to the station and throw her into jail", Alex said.

"I'm proud of you two. Was that Piper's first arrest?" Diane asked.

"Yeah. She handled it very well even if I didn't give her much a notice. I actually thought that I would take her to eat somewhere to celebrate it", Alex said as she sat down next to her mother.

"That's sweet", Diane said and thought about something for a while.

"What?" Alex asked suspiciously.

"You could take her somewhere nice and regard it as an apology too. You know for the whole 'pushing away' thing", Diane proposed.

Alex thought about it. "You are right, that's a good idea. Thanks mom!" Alex said. She had already the perfect place in mind and went to make a reservation. Luckily, she knew the owner, so she could get the reservation in so short notice.

She smiled as she went to text Piper.

[Alex] -Be ready by five o'clock, I'll come to pick you up then ;) Dress nicely! Xx

Had she just really sent Piper kisses? Alex shook her head smiling. Piper was making her soft.

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