Author's note: I know it's a bit weird time to publish since I said I would publish on Saturdays but I managed to write this and didn't want to wait another week. I'm sorry it's so late again, I'm like the worst balancing between schoolwork and writing. :/
Enjoy!
"I'm positive that I'll never get over that play."
Piper chuckled as they stepped out of the theater. "Yeah. It was certainly fascinating."
"It was so... oh my god, I actually don't have words right now."
"It had to be good then."
"It was", Alex nodded as she wrapped her hand around Piper's waist and placed a light kiss on her cheek. "Thank you."
Piper smiled at Alex's sweet gesture. "Of course. But I have an important question."
"Yes?"
"Where do you want to eat?"
Alex laughed. "Should have known that you were thinking about food. But to answer your question, I'm fine with everything."
"No. This is your day, so you get to decide", Piper told her.
"Okay then", Alex smiled as she looked around. She spotted few restaurants around the area but one specifically caught her eye. "You wanna eat Mexican?"
Piper nodded excitedly. She really was hungry.
"I can't believe you thought you'd make a shitty girlfriend", Alex chuckled as they were sitting at the table in the Mexican restaurant.
Piper took a bite of her burrito. "You can't blame me! I've never had a girlfriend before."
"What about Larry?" Alex laughed.
"He doesn't count. He was literally head over heels if I said that we could study together", Piper said with an eye roll.
"But for real, you haven't been in any other relationships?" Alex asked with curiosity.
"No... I mean, Larry was my first boyfriend and after him I didn't really couldn't explore my sexuality when half of this town were homophobic bitches. And in Litchfield I didn't even want to try so I just slept around with a bunch of people", Piper confessed, somewhat ashamed of her lack of experience with proper relationships.
Alex nodded in understanding. "That's understandable. I'm honored to be your first girlfriend. And for the record, you're doing great so far."
Piper ducked her head to hide a soft blush that was spreading on her cheeks. "Thanks."
"And I'm not saying that out of responsibility. You truly have been amazing", Alex added before diving into her own food.
"You've been pretty awesome too, has that been reached through practice?"
"Is that your not-so-subtle way of asking if I've had lots of girlfriends?" Alex laughed.
"Yes."
"I haven't. The school and work have kept me busy, so I've opted to keep it simple. Like one-night stands. And it's Litchfield. There aren't too many options, but I've had a few."
Piper hummed. "If you're so busy... How do you have time for me?"
"Nobody is too busy, it's just a matter of prioritizes. And recently... you've become my number one priority."
Piper looked at her girlfriend adoringly. "I love you."
Alex's eyes widened at an unexpected sentence at the same time as Piper's widened out of horror.
They were both just staring at each other for a while before Alex broke into a soft smile. "Really?"
Piper considered about denying it. But how can you accidentally say something like that if you don't mean it? "Well... yeah", Piper said as she raised her chin, almost like daring Alex to tease her.
But of course, Alex wouldn't do that. "Well, that's a coincidence. I love you too."
"What?" Piper asked, almost panicked. "You don't need to. I mean to say it back, just because I said that- I didn't even mean to say it, it just-"
Alex cut Piper's rambling with a finger placed on her lips. She waited that Piper's attention was fully on her before she repeated. "I love you."
Piper heard the sincerity in Alex's words but felt the need to double-check. "Seriously? You're not just saying it to make me feel better?"
"Yes, seriously", Alex nodded, wondering if Piper's disbelief was just caused by the suddenness of the conversation or if it had something to do with her past. She promised herself to remind Piper that she loved her daily from now on, either through actions or simply telling her that. Alex was soon distracted from her thoughts when her attention focused on the widest smile on Piper's face.
Suddenly Alex remembered the promise she had made herself a long time ago. The promise of getting Piper to smile like in the picture with her grandmother. She would say that she had reached her goal.
Piper got up and went to sit next to Alex on her side of the booth. Alex already figured where this was heading and smiled when Piper leaned into a passionate kiss. Neither of them was a big fan of heavy PDA, but this was a special occasion.
"We should eat our foods before they get cold", Alex whispered against Piper's lips.
"Right", Piper smiled as she moved back to her own place, opposite to Alex.
"Oh, I was supposed to ask but I forgot, what did you think about the lead actor?" Alex asked suddenly.
"Hamlet?"
Alex nodded. "Yeah."
"I think he was really great. He managed to play his part with such an elegance that he really resembled the Hamlet who was written by Shakespeare. Sometimes the actors don't meet the actual character who was originally written and that kind of ruins the play", Piper explained passionately.
Alex listened her girlfriend with a proud smile on her lips. She really admired Piper's love towards literature. "That's true. I really liked the way he managed to get the audience to feel his emotions. He played his scenes so well and passionately. It was impressive for sure."
"Yeah", Piper nodded in agreement.
The rest of the dinner they spoke about the Hamlet and theaters along some other things.
"Do you want something for dessert?" Piper asked when they had eaten their food.
"Are you on the list?" Alex smirked as she leaned over the table seductively.
Piper laughed. "Not in this restaurant. But we'll see when we're back at your place."
"Can't wait", Alex whispered before took the menu and looking through it. "I think I've never eaten Mexican ice cream... wanna try some?"
"Yeah, that sounds good", Piper nodded.
"You would have sounded better."
After eating the delicious dessert, Alex and Piper decided to drive back to the Litchfield because they didn't come up with anything else to do in Hartford.
"So, where are we going?" Alex asked once they were close Litchfield.
"I really don't know. Do you know any nice places where we could go?"
Alex thought about it for a while. "I found this one place when I was little. It's by a little river, there's a bench and I used to go there a lot just to watch the flowing water."
"That sounds perfect", Piper nodded, curious to see the place.
"It's near to our house, so I guess we can leave the car there and walk?"
"Yeah."
They drove the last five minutes quietly, listening to the random songs playing on the radio before Alex parked the car.
"Do you need anything from the inside or are we ready to go?" Alex asked as she climbed out of the car.
"I don't need anything but I thought that I could drop off my purse. Also, I don't have anything else with me but I guess you could lend me some clothes when we'll get back?" Piper checked.
"You won't be needing any clothes tonight, babe", Alex winked as she started walking towards the house.
Piper chuckled as she went after her. "You're feeling very confident. Just for that I should-"
She was cut off when Alex spun around and pulled Piper into a breathtaking kiss. It was almost as soon over as it had started.
"You were saying?" Alex asked as she pulled back and smirked at Piper.
"Just that we should go before I decide to take you instead to my favorite place in Litchfield."
"Which would be?" Alex inquired as she opened the front door.
"Your bed."
Alex laughed as she dropped her purse onto the nearest counter. "I'm sure it is."
Piper followed her example with a goofy grin on her face.
"Ready to go?"
"Yup."
The girls stepped outside once again and Piper laced her fingers through Alex. "Lead the way."
They walked about ten minutes in comfortable silence before they reached the place.
Piper looked around. There was a small river flowing on their right side and like Alex had promised, there was a bench next to the river. It wasn't exactly woods but there was lots of trees. It was beautiful in all simplicity.
"I know it's not much..." Alex said as she led them to sit on the bench.
"It's beautiful", Piper reassured as she sat down next to Alex.
"I liked the peace and quiet",
Piper nodded in understanding.
They just sat there, watching the river and talking about anything that came into their minds. They also spoke more about the Hamlet play just because there was so much to talk about it.
There had been one family and one jogger that had passed them but otherwise, there was peaceful.
After around half an hour they decided to go back to the house before it gets dark.
When they were walking back they passed a small basketball court where two boys were playing. Piper noticed when Alex glanced longingly towards them.
"Do you miss playing?"
"Yeah... it was such a big part of me when I was in school. Sometimes it felt like basketball was the only reason I managed to get out of the bed", Alex chuckled.
"Do you want to ask them if they'd want to play against us?" Piper asked with raised eyebrows.
"Did I just hear the most unsocial person to suggest doing something social?" Alex laughed.
Piper gently pushed Alex shoulder in mock hurt. "Heyy! It's not socializing if we play against them. And I like winning, so..."
"You like winning?" Alex grinned. "How are you so sure we'll win? Do you even know how to play?"
"I'm tall and fast. Isn't that enough?" Piper asked but continued as she saw Alex to furrow her eyebrows and open her mouth. "Okay, I know it takes more than that but it's enough for now. And more importantly, I have you. So, we're going to win. If you can play anymore", she teased.
"Is that a challenge?" Alex asked with quirked eyebrows.
"Yes."
"You're on", Alex smirked as she started walking towards the court.
When they got closer, they saw that the boys were probably around 14. The other was taller than the other but Piper and Alex still pretty much towered over them. The boys turned to look at the girls questioningly as they saw them getting closer.
"Do you want to play against us?", Alex asked once they were in earshot.
The boys looked at each other before the other one nodded. "Sure, why not?"
"Who can reach first ten baskets?"
"Ok", the boys grinned as they went to the other side of the court.
Alex made a quick warm-up and Piper just copied everything that she did.
"Ready?" The taller boy asked and threw the ball to them when he got an affirmative nod. "Ladies first."
Alex smirked. This was going to be fun.
The teams were pretty equal. The girls were taller but they weren't exactly wearing appropriate clothes for playing. Alex and Piper ended up winning, Alex scoring eight of the ten baskets. After a couple of shots they noticed that Piper's aim was really bad but she managed to get two in when standing close the basket. She almost always opted to pass the ball to Alex and see that almost cocky but so damn attractive smirk when she scored.
The boys were pretty good too and managed to score six points but Alex blamed her clothes for that.
"We would've won if you two weren't that goddamn tall", the shorter of the boys complained jokingly.
"Keep telling yourself that", Alex joked right back. "But this was fun. Thanks for letting us tag along."
"Sure. Maybe we'll see you around and we can do a rematch", the other boy said.
Alex nodded. "That'd be fun. But we gotta go now, see you around."
The boys waved their good byes before continued playing. Alex and Piper started walking back toward the house.
"Well, that was fun", Piper stated.
"Yeah. Especially when you missed your shots by three feet", Alex chuckled.
"I guess that it took more than just quickness and height", Piper grinned.
Alex wrapped her hand around Piper's shoulder and pulled her close. "You were perfect."
"More like you were perfect and I was wise enough to pass the ball to you instead of trying to score myself", Piper laughed.
"Perfect", Alex repeated smiling widely.
Soon they were already at the house and Alex opened the door. "I think I'm going to grab a shower. Want to come with me?"
"Do you even need to ask? I mean I have two options, I could go shower alone... or then with my hot girlfriend? It's a really tough choice."
"Keep that up, smartass and you're not coming with me", Alex said with raised eyebrows.
"I wish we were coming", Piper grinned seductively before started to drag Alex towards the shower.
Alex just shook her head and let Piper lead her.
When they got to the bathroom Piper pushed Alex against the sink and kissed her passionately.
"Eager there, are we?" Alex chuckled against Piper's lips.
Piper didn't even bother to answer as her lips continued their journey from Alex's lips to her neck.
Alex tilted her head back to give Piper more room and tangled her fingers in her hair. "I thought we were supposed to shower?"
"Can't help if you're so damn distractive", Piper mumbled against her neck as started lifting Alex T-shirt off.
Together they managed to get Alex clothes completely off before Alex pushed herself off of the sink and started to concentrate on Piper's clothes.
They managed to get her naked pretty quickly regardless of their fumbling hands and inpatient wandering lips.
When the girls were both naked and their clothes were scattered all around the bathroom floor, they managed to get themselves under the shower. Alex grinned against Piper's lips and Piper was about to question why before she felt the freezing cold water hitting her back.
"JESUS FUCK, that's cold!" Piper squalled as she squirmed out of the reach of water.
Alex laughed, she knew that the water was going to be cold at first so she had positioned them that the water would hit Piper but not her.
"Asshole!" Piper exclaimed in faux-anger as she realized that Alex had made that on purpose.
"It's warm now", Alex said as she went under the shower and pulled Piper with her.
"That was so not cool", Piper pouted.
"Awws, babe. Let me make it up to you", Alex responded as she kissed Piper softly on lips and caressed her sides.
Piper relaxed under her girlfriend's touch and moved her lips in sync with Alex's.
"This day has been perfect", Alex said against Piper's lips.
"I know a way I could make it even better", Piper whispered right back as her hands came up to caress Alex's beautiful breasts.
Alex let herself enjoy Piper's skillful hands for a while before taking her wrists in her hands. "Let me take care of you first", she said as she placed Piper's hands on her shoulders and pulled Piper flush against her. "Let me thank you properly."
And how could Piper say no to that? She moaned as Alex pushed her against the cold wall and slipped her tongue in her mouth.
Alex let her hands wander around Piper's body. From her hips up to her chest where Alex spend a little while playing with Piper's firm breasts.
"I thought you were supposed to thank me?" Piper asked, becoming a little inpatient.
Alex grinned as she pinched her nipples. "What do you want?"
"You know what I want", Piper groaned.
"Tell me", Alex insisted as she dragged her right hand's fingernails down Piper's torso.
"Just fuck me, Alex", Piper pleaded.
Alex gave her that annoyingly attractive smirk before kissed her deeply and slipped her hand between Piper's folds. "Wow. You're dripping and that has nothing to do with the fact we're under a shower."
"Alex", Piper whined. "Stop teasing me."
Alex just chuckled before slipped two fingers inside.
Piper moaned out of pleasure and arched her back before bringing her own hand between Alex's legs. "I want you to come with me."
It wasn't the greatest angle but they made it work. It didn't take long before Piper fell over edge, Alex immediately following suit. They held each other through aftershocks and started washing themselves after they felt their legs would be able to carry them again.
"Well, that was fun", Piper grinned as she ran her soapy hand over Alex's muscular shoulders.
"It was", Alex agreed as she copied Piper's actions. "What are your plans for the rest of the night?"
Piper thought about it for a while before a devilish smile appeared on her face. "Can you bake?"
"What?" Alex laughed. "It's almost nine o'clock and you want to bake?"
"Yes. I'm graving some snack. And I need to test your baking skills."
"Are you going to dumb me if I'm bad?" Alex joked but turned serious as she saw Piper's face fell.
Piper, however, smiled soon again and wrapped her hand possessively around Alex. "Like I would ever let you go."
Alex smiled widely back at her before turning the shower off. "Let's go to bake."
They dried themselves off and went to get some comfy clothes from Alex's room. Piper lent Alex's pajama shorts and a T-shirt that was too big for her and Alex went within similar clothes.
"So, what do you wanna bake?" Alex asked as she opened the cupboards. "I don't even know if we have any ingredients."
Piper seemed to ponder for a while before she got an idea. "I know this one great cookie recipe. It doesn't need much, so I think we're fine."
"What do we need then?"
"Sugar, flour, butter, baking soda", Piper enumerated from memory. "And then do you have any syrup... and cocoa?"
Alex put the ingredients on the table and after a while of searching, she managed to find an abandoned syrup bottle. "Can syrup go bad? I have no idea how long this thing has been there."
"I don't think so", Piper laughed. "But if it's bad then we'll be suffering tomorrow together."
Alex glanced at the bottle doubtfully but placed it on the counter. "Alright, then what?"
"We need to melt the butter. Not like it will be completely molten but it has to be soft."
Alex just looked at Piper for a while before pushed the butter towards Piper. "Great. You can do that part, anything else?"
"You could mix the flour, cocoa and baking soda. And could you preheat the oven to 350 degrees?"
Alex nodded. That she could do. "You need to give more instructions. How much I'm supposed put everything?"
Piper placed the butter on a heavy saucepan and put it on the stove. "Two cups flour, one teaspoon baking soda and 1/3 cup cocoa."
After a while, Piper took the half melted butter off the stove and turned to look at how Alex was doing. She laughed as she saw Alex to mix the ingredients carefully in a tiny bowl. "Didn't find anything larger?"
Alex turned to look at her with a pout and Piper noticed that Alex had flour on her eyebrow. "I thought that it didn't need anything bigger. Turned out that I suck at estimating amounts."
Piper laughed again and wiped the flour off Alex's face. "Do you have an electric mixer?"
"Yeah... it should be here somewhere..." Alex said as she opened the cupboards and drawers.
Piper measured the sugar and syrup in a larger bowl before adding the butter as she waited for Alex to find the electric mixer.
"Yup, here", Alex said finally when she had found it and gave it to Piper.
Piper put it into a bowl and went to plug it in. Immediately when she had plugged it in it started mixing with a full force. Piper being not ready, the ingredients started flying out of the bowl on her and Alex.
"What the fuck?" Piper exclaimed at the same time as Alex shouted her to turn it off.
It took a couple of seconds before Piper found the button where you could turn it off. "Jesus christ! Who leaves that thing like that?"
"That'd be probably my mom", Alex chuckled as she tried to wipe the mixture out of her clothes.
"Jesus", Piper repeated as she continued her task with a smaller force.
They continued baking and soon the cookies were in the oven. Both girls were covered up in butter, syrup and flour after Piper had asked Alex to pour the flour mixture into the other bowl. Alex hadn't known that you were supposed to pour it carefully and in bits so she had just dumped the whole thing into the bowl and the flour had coated already messy girls and counter.
"I think we need another shower", Piper stated laughing.
"Are you sure that the cookies won't burn?"
"Yeah. They need to be in the oven for 20 minutes. We'll make it if we're fast."
They went to the shower and managed to get back just in time to take the cookies out.
"Look at this mess", Alex chuckled as she looked around the kitchen.
"We can clean up tomorrow. I'm so tired", Piper said.
Alex nodded. "I agree. I'll just put the butter back in the fridge."
Piper took two cookies and tried to cool them out, so they could eat them. When Alex turned back at her she gave her the other cookie. "Careful. It's hot."
Alex took a small bite and moaned. "This is really good."
Piper nodded in agreement but was mostly focused on the sounds that were coming out of Alex's mouth. When they had eaten their cookies Piper couldn't help herself anymore and took Alex's hand and led her to her favorite place in Litchfield.
A.K.A Alex's bed ;) Thanks for reading and like always, please review and tell me what you thought. I'm kind of conflicted with this story because I'd like to continue this because you've liked it and given so much positive feedback but I don't want to force it, so it could maintain its level, you know? There might be another chapter(s) if I come up with a good idea. If not, thank you for reading this story and all the positive reviews. Love you!
-Iina