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"Bon Appétit!" cried Piper as she made her way out of her kitchen and over to the couch where Alex was currently sitting.
"What the fuck is this?" asked Alex as she took the bowl of noodles from Piper.
"It's ramen," stated Piper as she climbed over the armrest of the couch, being careful not to spill her own bowl of noodles, and sat down next to Alex.
"This isn't fucking ramen," huffed Alex as she looked down at the stringy noodles in a pool of water.
"Well, that's what it says on the box!" insisted the blonde.
"One day, I'll take you out for real ramen and not this sad excuse," replied Alex as she looked up and smirked at Piper.
"Oh, are you?" asked Piper with interest. "You still owe me a wooing!"
Alex simply cocked an eyebrow and stared at her girlfriend at this. "I woo you all the time, you ass!" She then playfully shoved the blonde. "Just eat your ramen."
"You said it wasn't ramen though," Piper teased back. She loved to push Alex's buttons like this. She was in a good mood. Despite everything that had happened earlier on at work. She just wanted to have fun tonight.
Alex rolled her eyes before turning her attention to the steamy bowl of noodles still in her hands. Leaning forward, Piper pecked the side of her cheek before turning to her own bowl.
A comfortable silence fell over the couple as they ate.
"So...you're really going to talk to Red for me?" asked Piper as she looked over at Alex with curiosity.
"Yeah...Why?" asked Alex through a mouthful of noodles.
Piper just shrugged and looked down into the depths of the bowl. She felt very shy all of a sudden underneath Alex's gaze. "You don't have to," she murmured as she looked back up.
"But I want to," spoke Alex, slowly. "You should be at your art thing." Her eyes studied Piper's face, tracing every inch of her features before landing on her eyes. Her voice was soft and honest. She knew she didn't have much of a chance of changing Red's mind on the matter, but it was worth a shot, she thought. It would at least make her feel less guilty about Piper having to miss her art show. She knew it was a big deal for Piper, and she didn't want her to miss it just because of work. At the end of the day, waitressing wasn't going to be Piper's full-time career.
"Thank you," whispered Piper in reply. She placed her bowl of noodles onto the coffee table, abandoning it as she leaned forward to kiss Alex. What Alex was offering to do was so sweet. She knew it wasn't much, but she found it touching nonetheless.
Alex responded quickly to the kiss. Still holding her bowl in her hand, she brought her free one up to cup the side of Piper's face. Their lips pressed softly against each other, opening and closing.
Time seemed to slow as the kiss escalated like a low tremble.
"Where do you want these?" asked Alex, holding up the now cold bowls of ramen.
"Just put them in the sink," replied Piper as she looked over her shoulder at the brunette. "I'll deal with them in the morning."
"Okay," answered Alex as she moved into the kitchen. She placed the bowls into the sink, which was already filled with dirty dishes. "Chapman, you've already got like ten dishes in here. Do you ever do your dishes?"
"I do," snapped back Piper. "I just haven't gotten around to them yet."
Alex just laughed in reply to this. "Who knew you were such a dirty girl?"
"Keep it in your pants, Vause."
"Don't give me that tone, kid. I know you want what's in my pants." Alex quirked an eyebrow as she slowly enclosed the space between them. "You already did have it once tonight..." A smug grin slowly crept across her features as she pushed her glasses off of her face and reached out for Piper.
Piper locked eyes with her girlfriend as she felt her arms suddenly wrap around her frame. "Shut up," she whispered, pretending to be mad and disgusted with Alex. However, she was feeling the complete opposite as the heat of the brunette's hands pressed into her lower back. She did want what was in Alex's pants. Or even better, she wanted Alex to want what was currently in her pants.
She knew she was going to lose this battle as Alex began to nibble on her ear, and she began to get lost in the sensation of the soft wetness of Alex's tongue circling the metal of her earring as the brunette's lips sucked on the base of the skin. The blonde's eyes rolled back as a low tremor of a moan emanated from her throat. She melted into the taller woman's embrace as she continued to assault her neck.
"That's right," whispered Alex. "Tell me how much you like it...you dirty girl."
Alex blew hot air against Piper's neck as her hands crept up inside her shirt and began to unhook the clasp of her bra. The blonde laced her fingers through Alex's long dark locks as pleasure began to tremble in her stomach. She loved when Alex talked to her like that. She usually found dirty talk to be cheesy and unappealing, but when Alex did it, it was totally different. Maybe it was the deep, rasp of her voice or just her overall hotness. Piper didn't give it too much more thought.
She crashed her mouth hungrily against Alex's, roughly parting her lips and curling her tongue around hers.
They fell onto the couch together, Alex straddling Piper. It was a position they rarely found themselves in. However, when it did happen, it was a treat. Piper loved the feel of Alex's weight on her, pinning her down like it was currently.
Their months continued to open and close against each other as Alex slid one of her legs in between Piper's thighs while her other bent and rested on the seat of the couch. She had one hand on the back of the couch while the other cupped her breast.
It only took a few moments before the friction between them became unbearable. "Fuck me," whispered Piper breathlessly. She wanted to feel Alex's hands all over her body. She had built-up tension in her body that needed to be released now.
The corners of Alex's mouth curled into a lustful smirk at hearing her girlfriend's need. "Dirty, dirty girl," she whispered between kisses.
Her eyes lit up as she eagerly pulled Piper's top up and off of her, pushing her down onto her back in the bodies once again came into contact with each other. Piper let out a low, drawn-out moan as Alex took in a sharp breath as she stretched along her.
Piper lifted her chin and began to nuzzle, lick, and nibble at the side of Alex's neck. Alex closed her eyes briefly at feeling the feverish touches of her girlfriend's mouth.
She stayed like this for a moment, pressing into Piper before pushing herself off of her, staring down at her bare chest. Her palms grazed her nipples and the blonde bucked wildly from the brief contact. She looked at Piper, as if astonished at the response she'd elicited from her, even though this response wasn't anything new. Her mouth slid into a naughty grin before she bent her neck to give Piper's left nipple one slow, agonizing lick.
The blonde pushed her head back against the couch cushions and opened her mouth to moan, but no sound came out. Piper could feel Alex's hand at the top of her thighs, caressing. Her body was on fire by this point. She just wanted Alex just to get it over with and go down on her. Looking up at Alex, she slipped her hands up her shirt and went to unclasp her bra. She momentarily congratulated herself for doing it in one smooth move. She was still kind of getting used to the whole bra clasp thing, even though she had been wearing a bra herself since she was thirteen.
"Take it off," spoke Piper urgently, not caring how desperate she sounded at the moment.
Alex once again smirked as she did what she was told and sat up on Piper. She winked at the blonde as she stared up at her, watching with lustful eyes as she removed her shirt and bra from her body. They stayed like this for a moment, gazing hungrily at one another before continuing.
Alex took the moment to grab the soft cotton shorts that Piper had changed into and roughly pulled it down her legs, taking her panties with them. As they moved back to each other, naked flesh on denim, the feeling was once again intensely electric. They both felt it as they writhed and rubbed their bodies against one another on the couch.
It was all that Piper could do to shut her eyes tightly to try and savour the feeling even more as Alex mouth returned to her nipple again. Teasing, licking, biting, flicking the hard tip of it with her tongue before almost taking the whole breast in her mouth.
Piper pulled Alex back up for another kiss, who was completely laying on top of her, their bodies aligned. Their nipples touched and Alex let out a surprising wild gasp in response. She wasn't usually as vocal as Piper was, but the brunette couldn't help herself at the moment. Covering Piper's mouth with her own again, she rubbed her chest against the blonde's again, allowing for their nipples make contact again and again.
Liquid fire seemed to wash through Alex's loins, making her buck and writhe against her girlfriend's body again. Her leg landed in between Piper's, her thigh pressing into her crotch.
Piper jerked her head back suddenly against the cushions of the couch and cried at the intensity of sensation. Her cunt throbbed between her legs, craving more of the contact from Alex's thigh.
Alex smiled as she brushed her lower regions once again against the blonde's. She flexed her hips slowly, teasing her girlfriend. Piper seemed no longer in control herself as she once again lifted her head and started to lick at wherever her mouth could reach.
Alex's ear, her neck, her collarbone, her throat.
They continued for a couple of moments before Alex began to make her way down the length of Piper's body, kissing the smooth, warm skin of her navel. Piper's eyes were bright, looking at Alex in anticipation as the woman made her way down to her sex.
Holding Piper's gaze, Alex moved her tongue even lower, slowly circling her navel. She could smell Piper's powerful, musky arousal as she put her nose in the crook of the blonde's thigh.
Alex stared deeply into her eyes, constantly watching her response as she slowly ran her tongue all the way up her slit. Piper's eyes grew wide for a second before closing completely. The brunette continued to study her girlfriend's reactions as her lips parted, the pinkness of her tongue sticking out. She waited to listen for Piper's whimpers, but no sound came out. Alex then pushed the blonde's legs apart and start feasting on her, licking her all over her sex. She flicked her clit with the tip of her tongue, finally earning a vocal response from Piper, finally releasing that pent-up groan.
It is low and raw and so fucking sexy, thought Alex.
Alex alternated short and long licks on Piper's pussy, circling her clit then flicking it, sucking on it before taking it into her mouth and rolling it on her tongue. Piper moaned and whimpered. Alex's touch at the moment felt so damn good. Her thighs began to shake as her whole pussy pulsed against her girlfriend's talented tongue.
Alex decided to give her what she needed quickly, not teasing her as long as she usually did. Piper froze for a second, not breathing as she suddenly sat up. Her eyes were still closed as she flexed her hips off of the couch and against Alex's mouth. She let out a low animal-like moan that sounded like it came deep from her belly.
"AHHH! FUCKKK! ALEE-"
Alex eased up on her, the licking turning tender and loving as she heard Piper's breathing slow down somewhat. She hovered over Piper for a few moments longer, making sure she was done before kissing her way up. Piper's eyes were still shut, but there was a small, satisfied smile forming on her lips.
"Oh. My. God," Piper breathed out. Opening her eyes to look at Alex, they were still somewhat glazed. Alex just smiled and kissed her, tenderly.
"Dirty girl," she whispered.
Piper just smiled lazily in response to this. She didn't care if she was a dirty girl or not at this moment.
The couple shared another kiss before Piper suddenly sat up.
"Where's the fire, kid?" asked Alex in amusement.
"No fire," replied Piper as she rose to her feet. She turned around and placed her hands on Alex's thighs, leaning in and kissing her again. "Now take off those pants."
Alex cocked an eyebrow in response to this. She studied the blonde for a second before standing up and doing as she was bid. Her eyes never left Piper's face as her hands went to the fly of her jeans and began to undo them. She took her time, pushing them down her hips, sliding her panties with them.
"Happy?" she smirked as she stepped out of her jeans and kicked them to the side. She was now fully naked in front of her girlfriend.
"Yes," whispered Piper as she leaned forward and pecked Alex on the lips. She then took the brunette by the hand and lead her into the bathroom.
"What are we doing in here?" asked Alex as Piper let go of her hand and shut the door.
"It's bath time," spoke Piper with a smile.
"Bath time?"
"Yeah," replied the blonde as she moved around Alex and leaned over the side of the tub. "It's bath time."
"Okay," murmured Alex as she crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the wall of the bathroom. She wasn't going to argue over taking a bath with Piper. As she continued to stand there, admiring her girlfriend's backside, the room filled with the sound of running water.
Piper loved to take baths, and sharing one with Alex was one of the things she had been wanting to do for a while. The couple had shared brief showers before but never a full-fledged bath. She knew it was a little sad to admit, but she was really looking forward to this.
She poured some bubble bath into the running water. It was a mixture of her own making. Polly had left a bottle of shower of gel here when she had come to visit, and the blonde had a little bit left from a bottle of her own. She had mixed the two remaining liquids together, giving her half of a bottle of a new concoction. The room soon filled with the scent of vanilla and shea butter.
"That smells nice," whispered Alex as she came up behind Piper and wrapped her arms around the blonde's torso.
Piper smiled as she leaned into Alex's embrace. She closed her eyes briefly, enjoying the warmth of Alex's body against her.
"You first," spoke Piper as she turned the water off and gestured for Alex to get into the now-filled bath.
Alex smiled and pecked the blonde on the cheek before slipping her legs into the hot water and taking a seat.
"Come here," she mouthed as she caught Piper's eye and stretched her arms out onto the parallel edges of the tub.
Piper's eyes darkened in arousal as she took in the sight of the brunette in the soapy bath water. With her lower half covered in bubbles and the blue ends of her hair falling down her chest, Alex looked like some sort of mermaid, she thought.
"Come here," laughed Alex as Piper continued to stand there looking at her.
Piper offered a small grin as she quickly twisted her own long hair and clipped it with a plastic black hair clip, which had been resting on the edge of the sink. She used to the clip to hold her hair when she washed her face and did her make-up.
"I'm coming. I'm coming," she murmured as she finally got into the tub and sat in between Alex's outstretched legs.
"I will gladly make that happen," teased Alex, encircling Piper's waist with her arms.
"Shut up!"
Alex just chuckled in response before nuzzling her nose into Piper's shoulder. She placed kisses along the edge of it, breathing in the notes of vanilla. This was nice, she thought. She never considered herself a bath person. She had never really seen the point in sitting in a pool of her own filth, really. However, she could get used to this, having a wet, naked Piper between her legs.
Music from the jukebox vibrated against the walls as Alex made her way towards Red's office. It was the middle of her shift, and she was supposed to be going on break, but she was taking this time to talk to her boss. She knew Piper didn't want her to talk to her, thinking it was going to make it worse. However, she knew Red better than she did.
Alex thought she had a chance of persuading the stern Russian woman in letting Piper have the night off on Saturday. Sure, they might be a little short-staffed without the blonde working that night, but Alex knew they would manage. Nicky and Mercy were both working that night and could easily handle the busy Saturday night crowd that occupied the bar. They had done it numerous times before, and they could again.
The brunette chewed slightly on her bottom lip as she knocked on Red's door, which had been slightly ajar. She waited a moment before pushing it open and sticking her head inside the small office place.
"Hey, Red," she spoke, her eyes falling onto the vibrant red hair spiking from the top of the older woman's bent-over head.
"Vause!" stated Red as she looked up and appeared over her glasses at Alex.
"Can I talk to you?" asked Alex nervously as she took a small step into the office. She once again couldn't help but feel like she was entering the principal's office or something. She had known Red for years, and they had never had a real problem before with each other. Alex wanted to do good by Red. However, she thought that she was being unfair to Piper by not allowing for to have Saturday off.
"Sure," stated Red as she removed her glasses and allowed them to hang from the purple braided cord around her neck. She leaned back against her chair, crossing her arms over her chest and looked up at the brunette. She had a pretty good idea already why Alex was here but waited for her to explain her case.
Alex shoved her hands into the back pockets of her jeans and stared at the other woman for a second.
"Look," she began. "I know you're upset about me and Piper dating. And are punishing her for that by not allowing her to have Saturday night off. Even though she booked it off way beforehand."
Alex paused briefly, waiting for Red to say something. However, she didn't. The Russian woman just stared coldly at Alex, waiting for her to go on.
"It's her big night," continued Alex. "I don't know if you know this. But she's an artist. I don't mean that in like a loose term. She is fucking talented. And she was looking forward to Saturday. It's her first big art exhibit. That's why she first moved to the City. To be an artist, and I don't think you're being fair, you know..."
Red just raised a stern eyebrow at this.
Alex was quiet for a moment, unsure if Red was going to say something or not. She wasn't really sure where she was going with all this talk about Piper's passion and talent, not having really prepared what she was going to say to convince the Russian woman to change her mind. The brunette knew she could be pretty manipulative and convincing when she wanted to be. However, Red was a different story.
"Go on," gestured Red towards Alex.
"Ok..." replied Alex. "I know you say that our first priority when working at Coyote is Coyote. And I understand that completely. I do. Work is important. You don't grow up with a mom who works four jobs just to put food on the table to not understand how important it is to keep a job and earn money. However, you do have to take some time to play too. You know, work hard. Play hard. right?"
"You've always been flexible with people's schedules and allowing them to take off days when needed. Like when Big Boo requested each Monday off, so she could take Little Boo to obedience school. Or last year, when Nicky decided to go back to school to try to be an electrician...even though that failed miserably."
Red couldn't help but smile at the thought of Nicky trying out a career in the trades. It had only lasted for a few months, but it had been a long few months as they all put in their effort to pick up the slack.
"The point is...you've been supportive of all our other interests, " continued on Alex. "And allowing Piper to have Saturday off would be doing just that."
"So you think I should give special treatment to your girlfriend, just because her interests lie somewhere outside of the bar?" asked Red slowly. "That's she's going to be some sort of famous artist, and we should all bow down to that?"
"No. That's not what I fucking mean at all. Sorry," added Alex as she realized she swore. "I'm saying...she should have Saturday off because she requested it off...like a week ago."
"Yes. She requested it off. That doesn't mean she gets to have it off. You know that, Vause. Days requested off aren't guaranteed. And Chapman's request just got denied. Tricia asked for the day off first, and it's first come, first serve. You know that," added Red again. She was getting bored with this conversation quickly.
Alex reached up and adjusted her glasses. She pursed her lips debating on how to respond to all this. She did know the first come first serve request rule that Red had in place. However, like most rules, she thought it should be broken every now and then.
"Look, if you really need an extra hand on Saturday, I'll gladly pull a double and serve and wait tables at the same time," offered Alex after a moment of silence passed between them. It wasn't like she hadn't done it before. When she had first started to train as a bartender, Red had made her continue her waitressing duties until someone had been hired to take over the load.
Red studied Alex for a moment before replying. "You must really love her." It wasn't a question at all but a very bold statement. However, it was a statement that wasn't too far from the truth. The older woman had known Alex for a few years now and had seen her strut and flirt with any beautiful woman that came through the bar doors. Like Nicky, Alex was a player and, to be honest, wasn't really good at relationships. However, she could see just by the way that Alex was trying so hard to convince Piper to have Saturday off, that this relationship wasn't just a fling. The brunette, even if she didn't admit it, loved her.
Alex couldn't help but smirk and looked down at her feet at this. Her nerves once again surfaced in her stomach. This time she wasn't nervous over Red but over what she had said. Was it really that clearly written on her face that she was falling for Piper? That she did love her, even though she hadn't exactly admitted it to herself yet.
Piper hummed along to the song playing currently from the jukebox as she began to move the mop across the floors.
The last customer had just left, and they were now officially closed for the night. It was just her, Red and Alex left at the bar. Everyone else had gone home earlier. Piper figured she and Alex were still being punished for what had happened yesterday. She wondered how long it would go on for?
They all worked in silence for a few moments as Piper made her way around the bar, mopping the forever-sticky, wooden floors while Alex counted the tills. The couple hadn't spoken a word to each other throughout the night. They were avoiding each other, not because they were mad at one another. Not like last night. But because they wanted to be respectful towards Red and to show her that they did care about keeping their jobs.
The blonde looked briefly up at Alex as she felt her eyes on her. She was itching to ask her how her talk with Red had gone. She hadn't heard either way if she still had to work Saturday or not. She was assuming that nothing would change the Russian's mind on the matter, regardless of how many double shifts she offered to work and such.
"CHAPMAN!" cried out Red suddenly as she appeared from the back.
Piper couldn't help but jump slightly at this. She immediately tore her eyes away from Alex and onto the fiery redheaded woman staring at her. "Yes, Red?" she asked as she took a step towards her boss.
"I forgot to tell you that I reconsidered your request," explained Red.
"Request?" asked the blonde nervously.
"Yes. Some things have changed regarding Saturday, and I no longer need you to work," replied Red.
"What?" cried Piper in confusion, making sure she had heard right. "I don't have to work Saturday?! I don't understand."
"You no longer need to work Saturday," repeated Red with a slight smirk on her face.
"But...you said...you said we were short-staffed...I don't understand...what happened?"
"There's nothing to understand," stated Red, simply.
"Thank you!" cried out Piper as she dropped the mop and enclosed the space between her and Red. She embraced her boss suddenly in joy at hearing this.
"Enjoy your art show," said Red briskly as she patted Piper on the shoulder.
"Thank you," whispered Piper again as she pulled away from the hug.
"Don't thank me, Chapman. Thank Vause," explained Red as she looked over at the brunette who had her head bent over, still counting a wad of bills. She had decided to take Alex up on the offer of having her serve and waitress on Saturday night.
Piper shifted her attention away from Red and over to Alex at this. "Alex?"
"She offered to work your shift," spoke Red before disappearing back into her office.
Piper waited until Red was gone before moving towards Alex. The brunette, who had heard their whole conversation before hand looked up and locked eyes with her girlfriend.
"You took my shift." The blonde's voice was barely above a whisper as she stated this. She was a little overwhelmed that Alex had willingly offered to take her shift, so that she could be at her show.
"Don't get all emotional on me," spoke Alex with a smile. "I don't think I can handle that." She knew she was being a wise ass, but she didn't want Piper to make a big deal about this.
Piper was quiet for a moment as she stared at the brunette before shoving her in the shoulder. "Your an ass!"
A wide grin spread across Alex's face at this. She liked when Piper got feisty.
The couple continued to stare at each other for a second longer before Piper was leaning over the bar and kissing Alex quickly on the lips. "
Thank you," whispered the blonde as she pulled away. "You ass!" Her eyes gleamed with amusement as took a step away from Alex and went back to her mop, which was still lying on the floor.
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