Hi guys. Thank you for all the reviews and everybody who stuck up for me against one particular 'guest'. Much appreciated. I honestly laugh at their reviews, because in all honesty I think it is just Larry being sour because he didn't have a bigger role in my story. hahahahaha
36.
"Alex Vause get your fucking ass down here." They hear Piper shouting from the bottom of the stairs.
"I don't think she loves you to the moon anymore." Cameron whispers
"I think you are right." Alex says as she is looking around. "I need to get out of here while she calms down for a bit." She says as she approaches the window. She is really going to escape through a window to avoid a raging Piper, Alex thinks to herself with a roll of the eyes but she doesn't have to rethink it as they hear the blonds angry voice again.
"CAMERON!"
Horrified the boy turns around sprinting to Alex "You can't leave me here."
"You're right, come on." Alex says as she climbs through the window and then helping Camron through it onto the roof as well. Luckily this part of the roof is quite flat and you can comfortably walk towards the side where there's a wooden ivy fence on the side of the wall which they can use to get down and make their great escape.
They were just about to start walking when they heard the bedroom door opening. Quickly Alex pushes Cameron back and they both stand with their backs against the wall silently praying, until they hear the door slam shut. Before they can start moving again a car, which they recognise as Braydon's pulls up the driveway. He stops his car behind the BMW, gets out, inspects the four-wheeler with a smile and as he was about to walk up to the house he notices the two on the roof.
"What are you doing up there." He asks but gets shushed by Alex. "What did you do?" He raises an eyebrow at her with a smirk on his face and then it hits him. He starts laughing pointing at the four-wheeler. "You did that without telling her, didn't you?"
Neither Alex nor Cameron responds to him in any way so he proceeds to make his way to the front door entering the house. The two of them stay put for a while, Alex thinking maybe Braydon can calm Piper down enough for them not to have to make a great escape.
The next moment they hear the front door slamming shut "I am going to fucking kill her." And then the blond appears, turning looking up at them. "Alex Pearl Vause you better get your fucking ass down here right now."
"You really swear a lot today mommy."
Piper takes a deep breath "Cameron James Monroe Chapman, do not even…"
Panicking he tucks on Alex's hand. When she meets his horrified face he speaks. "Alex, she used my full name. That is never good."
But before she can try and calm the boy down Braydon's voice interrupts her "Did you just call him Monroe Chapman." He asks Piper with a beaming smile.
"I haven't changed it yet. I am first trying to get used to it." She answers before frowning again "Don't try and distract me." She snaps at him looking back up to the two on the roof. "Kitchen, now." And with that she walks back into the house.
"If you unhook the trailer real quick and distract her long enough we will have time to get down from the roof and get away." Alex suggests to Braydon, both of them laughing. Cameron on the other hand is shaking in his boots.
"Come on Alex. I'll try and back you up." Braydon reassures her. "Meet us in the kitchen." He says before he looks at his son. "Don't worry my boy. You don't have to come to the kitchen okay. Alex and I will talk to mom."
The boy visibly relaxes. Even though the worst punishment he has ever received in his life from his mother was to sit in the naughty corner for ten minutes or his train set being taken away for a couple of hours he was still careful around her when she was furious, like right now. So he was more than happy to play in his room and wait it out.
Alex on the other hand was not so lucky. So she helped Cameron back through the window before she climbed through herself. The cheeky boy sarcastically wished her good luck as she exited the door, descending the steps to where Braydon was waiting for her at the bottom.
"Why the hell do I feel like a fourth grader who just got called to the principle's office" Alex says to the man as she reaches the bottom of the steps.
Braydon lets out a little chuckle, patting her on the back. "Oh no, don't worry Alex." He pauses meeting her gaze. "This is going to be so much worse." He says bursting with laughter.
"Geez thanks. Is that how you have my back?" Alex retorts "because then I am so fucked."
As soon as they enter the kitchen they meet the fire filled blue eyes of the blond pacing up and down. Alex wants to start talking but Piper beats her to it. "Where is Cameron?"
This time Alex gets interrupted by Braydon "Well technically he is an innocent in all of this Piper. He just accepted a gift. So I told him he can stay in his room. I do not want to undermine you, but…"
Before he can finish Piper interrupts "No, it's fine. You are right. I shouldn't take this out on him." Receiving a thankful smile from Braydon she turns to the other presence in the kitchen. "Are you fucking kidding me Alex."
"Well, to be fair Piper, you said no four legs. You said absolutely nothing about four wheels, I mean come on." Alex replies sarcastically with a little chuckle. Braydon cant help but let out a little laugh of his own at the woman's clever response, much to his regret a couple of seconds later when he is sure if Piper could throw actual daggers with her eyes he would be dead right now.
"This is funny to you? You know how I feel about bikes." The blond stumps her foot.
"Two wheels, understandable, yes, but this is four wheels and so much saver." Alex reasons but Piper just shakes her head negatively. She can see the worry in the blonds eyes, more than the anger so she approaches her with caution. When she is right in front of her she tries to ease the worry a bit. "Look, I know how you feel about it okay. But it is so much saver than an actual bike and I bought him all the protective gear he could possibly need. Plus he is really good at riding. He takes it very slow…"
"For now, until he gets used to it Alex then he will take more risks and I don't even want to think about what could go wrong." Piper interrupts.
"Maybe he will, maybe he wont. I will book him some riding lessons before I go where they teach him all the do's and don't and make him more aware of the dangers and so forth if it will make you feel better."
"I am sure you don't even get something like that, so don't try and bullshit me." Piper snaps
"I will never get onto a two wheeler ever again," Braydon now joins in "but I will get myself a four wheeler as well and go riding with him on weekends. You can come and watch to ease your mind."
"I don't like this. Not even a bit." Piper breaths out frustratingly leaning against the kitchen counter.
Alex proceeds to lean against the counter opposite Piper and cant help but internally chuckle when Braydon comes to stand next to her letting her know he has her back.
Braydon and Alex stare at the woman opposite them waiting for her to speak again, but she just stands there scratching her forehead frustratingly looking down at the ground, other hand on the hip.
"Oh come on Piper. He is a boy. He is growing up. He needs to start doing things other boys do. He needs that push from someone with a bit of.." Alex grunts while pushing her fist into her other hand "… in them you know. I mean you are great in the mothering department but you are just to girly to…" Alex stops when Pipers head snaps up and she folds her arms over her chest glaring at the taller woman, silently daring her to continue that sentence. "Well, let me rephrase. I understand that there was never a male figure in his life to give him that push in the muscular direction. I know there was Larry for a couple of years, but come on Piper, I am sure that guy didn't even have a dick….." Alex gets interrupted by a noise next to her. Turning her head she notices Braydon standing there red in the face trying to suppress his laughter.
Eventually he just cant keep it in anymore and burst with laughter almost doubled over. Raising a hand "Sorry, I am sorry." He tries to compose himself but cant stop chuckling.
A bit annoyed Piper asks "Are you quite finished."
Standing up straight again clearing his throat, he confirms gesturing to Alex "please continue."
"So as I was saying I am sure Larry didn't…." Alex continues.
"We heard you the first time Alex. You don't need to repeat that. But I can assure you…"
This time Piper gets interrupted by Braydon. "Okay, I surely don't need confirmation on that and I am sure Alex agrees." Looking at the taller woman next to him he raises a questioning eyebrow at her.
"Very true. Anyway long story short. He is growing up and needs to start doing boy stuff. You can't keep him wrapped up in a protective blanket for the rest of his life because you are scared. He needs to live the life of a normal five year old. You can't protect him against all the dangers out there for the rest of his life. He is going to get hurt. He is probably going to break some bones in the future. He will get his heart broke. And the list goes on. You can't protect him against all of this."
"I agree with Alex.." Braydon begins.
"Of course you do." Piper says as she stares the two of them down. "When did you become such great friends anyway? You are like tweedle dee and tweedle fucking stupid."
"Just as long as I am tweedle dee" Alex retorts.
Piper ignores the statement with a roll of the eyes before she continues. "I will think about it, he can keep the four wheeler for now, but…."
"thank you mommy." Comes Cameron's voice as he runs into the kitchen jumping at his mother who catches him just in time.
"Don't thank me yet." She warns "Were you eavesdropping the whole time." Piper raises and eyebrow at her son who is now practically hanging from her neck, her arms wrapped around his waist to keep some of his weight up.
"Well, not the whole time, but between earlier and now I did count four swear words from you so you owe me forty bucks and two from Alex so she owes me twenty buck." He gives his mother a cheeky smile.
"Do we now?" the mother asks diverting her gaze to Alex.
"I actually really didn't know anything about this, I swear." She lifts her hands in a mock surrender.
"Actually, that was my idea. I implemented it at my house and seeing as you are the one who said no swearing, but technically is the one who swears the most I told him to do it at his house as well." Braydon confirms with a triumphant smile and this time it is Alex's turn to burst with laughter.
A bit shocked by Braydon's revelation and the fact that apparently she swears the most Piper mumbles "Well I guess it's not the worst thing."
Alex fumbles around in her jeans pocket pulling out a twenty. "Here you go buddy." She says holding out the money to Cameron. He wiggles himself out of his mother's arms going over to Alex to get the money. Turning back to his mother he holds out his hand.
"I was so mad when I got home I don't even know where my purse is." She says turning looking around the kitchen.
Cameron bolts in the direction of the living room and a minute later returns with his mother's purse handing it to her. She looks through her wallet and pulls out a note. "I only have a fifty so I have one swear word credit." She says as she hands the money to the boy.
"Okay," he says as he takes the money looking down at the seventy dollars in his hands. "I am going to get so rich." He smiles before diverting his gaze to Braydon. "I am still going to get you." He says with a devious smile on his face pointing to his dad.
When the laughter of the three adults eventually dies down Braydon is the first to speak. "So," he begins looking down at Cameron "how about you show us how you handle that four-wheeler of yours in the driveway to ease your mothers mind a bit."
Piper wanted to object but the boy takes of running in the direction of the front door. Taking this opportunity she turns back to the other two people in the kitchen. "As I was saying before he came in. He can keep it for now but you better pray that he rides as well as you say he does, because if he doesn't.." she pauses looking between the two and then points to Braydon "you will be the one to tell him the four-wheeler has to go, because your little friend over there.." she says pointing to Alex "will be safely thousands of miles away and wouldn't have to deal with the consequences of her actions and seeing as you two have suddenly become oh so close you will have to step up on her behalf." And with that she turns around and walk in the direction her son ran in just a couple of seconds earlier followed closely by the other woman and Braydon.
Cameron didn't want to push his mother to far so instead of running down the steps to the trailer he waited for the three adults just outside the front door. Piper and Alex remained at the top of the steps while Braydon took Cameron's hand to go and help him get the four wheeler of the trailer. Eventually noticing all the protective gear her son is wearing she mumbles "He looks like the fucking terminator." Causing Alex to chuckle a bit.
While his dad was busy releasing the straps the boy grabbed his goggles and helmet making his way back up the stairs again. "Look mommy. This is my new helmet and my goggles." He says handing it to her.
She bends down to his level. "It's very cool baby. I also like your outfit. You look very nice." She earns herself a beaming smile and then Cameron proceeds to explain every piece of protective gear to her and explaining that he took the green and black outfit because his bike is green and black and that is his favourite colours now.
"Ready my boy?" Braydon asks as he gets the bike on the ground.
"Yes!" he shouts grabbing his mother's hand and pulling her down the stairs. "Come on mommy. You will see, I am very good. Alex said I am a natural." He says, releasing her hand and running over to his dad, jumping on the four-wheeler. Braydon helps him put on his goggles and helmet, careful not to hurt his stiches, which Alex covered with a plaster earlier in the day.
"This is bullshit" Piper says under her breath fidgeting with her hands.
"There goes your credit." Cameron says to his mother with a cheeky grin.
"Good thing he didn't hear your little 'fucking terminator' comment back there." Alex whispers bumping her shoulder against Pipers. "You are going to be broke before you know it Chapman."
Piper can't help but let a little smile form on her lips "I think I might have to negotiate that ten dollar rate with him. Maybe take it down to five."
Before Alex can respond they hear the bike revving to life and turn their attention back to Cameron. Braydon comes to stand next to the two woman and tells the boy he can go whenever he is ready. He very slowly pulls away making his way down the driveway picking up just a little speed then slows down to turn around and head back up the driveway coming to a stop in front of his mother.
"See mommy. I am good."
Only then does Piper realise she has been holding her breath this whole time and releases it to answer her son. "Very good baby."
She is still not happy about it and she knows her son. He won't be this careful once he is used to the bike. It's just because it is all new. She can only hope that he will be responsible and not come home with any broken bones but she is not holding her breath. Deep down she knows that Alex was right earlier and she can't keep him wrapped up for the rest of his life.