"Alex, this is silly!" Piper sighed Thursday evening.
"No it isn't. look you said yourself Tasha is more than capable of filling the order, you like her trust her and now her weird hair colour is returned she seems happier I admit it. We have the booking for tomorrow night and while I am not sure the need is the same, I want us to go. But if we get this don't first we can just relax."
"Relax? Alex if we get this don't first we will arrive at hotel collapse into bed and sleep until Monday morning! Not sure if that was what you had in mind, but it certainly wasn't what I had planned." Piper winked at Alex who scowled back hating to admit Piper was right once more.
"What have you got on at work next week then?" Alex asked trying to come at the problem from a different angle.
"Well we have to finishing filling the order and I want to go through the paperwork with tash and also I had an idea for a new scent..." Piper trailed off, then she scowled at Alex. "You are trying to make me see I will be working late all week. So maybe we move my stuff gradually. There's no rush is there?"
Alex shrugged "No, no rush. I just like the idea of coming back Sunday night to 'our' place not my place with some of your stuff in."
Piper nodded. Since Alex had made the suggestion she move in with her the night before, piper had thought of little else. But her thoughts had been directed at the romanticised waking up each morning in each other's arms, or cooking together and even just going home to see Alex waiting. But Alex was as always thinking of the practical aspects. She was right that if they did as Piper was suggesting and only moved some of her stuff, she would be constantly needing to return to the apartment for things she had forgotten. But the idea of doing it all that evening made her groan in frustration. "I don't need everything now she tried to reason, I didn't have half this stuff when I moved here so I am sure I can survive a few days without it."
Alex sniggered. "Piper we both know that you have accumulated more clothes than you could possibly wear, and that whatever you leave behind will be the very thing you will need come Monday morning... so let's just pack it up now, get it shifted then you can unpack at your leisure."
Piper nodded reluctantly. "Do you think Nicky will mind?" She asked the question that had been nagging at her for a while.
"Why should she, it was her saying she didn't want me to screw this up."
"I know but if the flat is empty..." Piper shrugged. "I mean I can still pay the rent on it I guess."
"Well why not see if Tash wants it?" Alex smiled. "She said last night she hated renting, Nicky would be fine with it I'm sure. Could solve everyone's problem."
"You are right." Piper grinned. She gave Alex a tight hug. "Ok let's pack!" Alex laughed as she watched piper begin to throw armfuls of clothes haphazardly into boxes. Reaching for her phone she called Nicky to run the idea passed her and to see what her reaction to her next suggestion would be. A few minutes later she turned to see Piper had emptied her wardrobe and was now throwing armfuls of underwear on top. Moving to join in, Alex helped finish with Pipers clothing before checking the remaining drawers. Satisfied the bedroom was done she said "let's get these sealed quickly."
"Why?" Piper asked confused at the speed Alex was sticking tape onto the boxes.
"Because pipes I persuaded Nicky to come help I and don't want her rooting through your underwear!"
"Maybe we should do the bathroom too," Piper laughed" because if she sees the amount of massage oil I have stored there she will ask question but if she also sees the toy you insisted on using on me the last time we stayed here she be teasing you for weeks."
By the time Nicky and Lorna arrived it was only the main living area and kitchen to do.
"We come baring gifts!" Nicky grinned shoving a large pizza box at Alex and rummaging through draws for a corkscrew to open the wine she was clutching. "Glad to see you haven't packed the essentials." she commented causing piper to snigger and Alex to glare at her. The four friends sat for a while eating and drinking talking about the move.
"So you think tash would be interested in leaving her place?" Lorna asked. "She seemed to have some fun stories about the people she lives with."
Piper shrugged. "She has mentioned a few times how while they are nice people she really craves space. I think she will jump at the chance."
"And her and Alex could go on bike rides together!" Nicky smirked.
"Yes they could," Piper nodded before winking and adding, "But I am not sure Alex bike could keep up with Tash's."
"Hey watch it!" Alex growled, "or I will be inviting tash to live with me!"
Laughing Piper began gathering their plates and glasses and issuing instructions as to what needed packing.
"We aren't packing all of it?" Nicky questioned.
"No," piper grinned. "Firstly, Alex has a fully stocked kitchen, even if she doesn't use it, but if tash does move in it will save her some money if she doesn't have to buy everything new. All I need are the personal items from the living room like photos and books. Same for the kitchen."
"This won't take long at all," Nicky shrugged "I thought it was going to be a big job." She looked questioningly at Alex before realisation hit. "You hadn't thought it through had you. Let me guess you did the bedroom to stop me snooping and hadn't thought about what was left. Serves you right!" she chuckled. Within the hour Pipers belongings were stacked neatly by the door. With Nicky promising to send a van in the morning and Alex agreeing to supervise the move, piper turned to look at the empty room.
"I was in a bad place when I moved here. But it seems so long ago now. You rescuing me from the unit, helping me paint." she smiled fondly at the memory.
"Your mother arriving and us escaping on the bike!" Alex laughed. "You going to send her a change of address card?"
"Err no!" Piper laughed. "She would take one look at your address and be inviting herself round."
"Our address!" Alex corrected. "And I am guessing seeing you had moved in with me would not go down well."
Piper shook her head, "probably not, but I don't care what she thinks."
"I don't want you to cut yourself of Pipes."
"I am not." Piper reassured her. "If she needed me she knows where the unit is. She has my cell number. Don't worry about her, she won't even notice I have moved." Piper reassured Alex.
"Ok." Alex accepted. "So which box is essential for tomorrow and this weekend?" she asked. Then grabbing the boxes Piper indicated she left the apartment and headed to her car leaving Piper to lock up.
Once back at Alex's house Piper grinned. "You do realise it is going to take me a while to feel I actually live here." She gazed at the kitchen in delight, "but I am going to have so much fun!"
Alex snorted, "Yes but believe me the only place you are having fun tonight is the bedroom. I suggest we go make use of the bath and then get some practise in for tomorrow night."
Piper laughed, "I will practise with you any time you want!" she agreed following Alex out of the room.
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"So you think you will be ok?" Piper asked for what must have been the tenth time that morning.
"Piper I will be fine, it is one afternoon, I promise I will not ruin your business in that time!" Tasha laughed. "I have the details to set the alarm. I have your list of jobs to finish and I am sure if there are any problems Polly can talk me through them over the phone, but there won't be!" she added hastily seeing piper about to interrupt. "You go have a great weekend with Alex and you can check up on me Monday!"
Nodding Piper checked her phone once more. Tasha was right, she was more than capable, having proved in the few days she had been at the unit she was indeed a very welcome addition. What pleased Piper more than anything though was how, since the previous night at the bar, she had relaxed a great deal more whenever Alex's or in fact anyone form barneys name was mentioned. As she looked at the young woman now concentrating hard on the job at hand piper smiled, she was worrying for nothing.
The sound of a motor bike engine filled the air and Piper groaned, muttering "you are kidding me!" under her breath. When Alex entered carrying 2 helmets and wearing full leathers Piper shook her head. "Hardly clothing fit for the plaza!" she said.
"Yes, well I have something I wanted us to do first."
"Something we couldn't do in the car?" Piper continued to frown.
"Don't sulk Pipes, you know you love the thrill of the bike and clinging tightly too me." She winked at Tasha who was watching the exchange in amusement. "What I thought we could do is drive out to have lunch with Beryl, Tasha can come too, she will love the drive on her bike and it will get Beryl off my back as she is messaging me daily to check things are still ok. Then we can go to the hotel. I thought you might like to try out the spa there," she grinned, "a couple's massage maybe before dinner?"
Piper sighed, "you know I can't resist either beryl of the thought of a massage!"
"Yes, well I was hoping my charm would feature in there somewhere too!" Alex laughed, "but before we go we need to stock up?"
"Alex my clothes are at home, it was all packed."
Alex leant forward lowering her voice. "Even the strawberry scented products?" she winked.
"Oooo… err… no…" moving to desk she normally worked at she opened the drawer and pulled out a few bottles. Shoving them in her bag she looked at Tasha. "So? Fancy a bike ride? I can guarantee good food the other end!"
Nodding Tasha quickly finished what she was doing and soon the three women were climbing on to the waiting bikes.
By the time they had arrived at beryl's Piper had relaxed, the worries of the unit far behind her and as she grinned at Alex she said "ok, maybe this was a good idea."
"Well," Alex admitted "I may have messaged your apprentice here to check on how many times you had threatened to pull out of the weekend, and when I realised you had hit ten I knew a diversion was needed."
"Conspiring against me already!" Piper laughed.
Once inside the couple were quickly engulfed in the arms of the small woman who flew round the counter squealing happily. Tasha laughed as, disentangling herself, piper left Alex to fend off the old lady and explained quietly where they were and the reason, before leading her to a table giving Alex and beryl a few minutes alone. By the time Alex returned, slightly flushed but smiling Tasha was questioning piper about their location and how she had enjoyed the ride.
"Oh Pipes protests," Alex joined in, "but she loves it really."
The conversation and gentle teasing lasted throughout the food beryl brought them with her joining for a short while to catch up with piper and to introduce herself to Tasha. Brushing away the money Alex pulled out to pay she pulled Piper to one side telling Alex to go play with her bike for a few minutes.
"Is everything ok?" Piper asked concerned at the serious expression on Beryls face.
"Yes piper, everything is more than ok. I just wanted to say to you what I did to Al. I wanted to remind you to cherish this time. It is new and exciting and easy to get lost in the moment. But make sure you take time every now and then to pause and remember how lucky you are to have found each other. And remember to show it!" Reaching up to kiss piper's cheek she grinned. "Now be off with you before she decides that bike is in need of more attention. You have a weekend of romance planned I hear. She smiled at Pipers' flushed face and pushed her towards the door issuing orders for them all to return soon.
Making sure Tasha knew the return journey, Alex and Piper waved her goodbye also so she could return to work and climbing on to Alex's bike made their own way into the city.
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"Alex this is wonderful!" Piper sighed a few hours later as she glanced across at the tall woman lying in an identical position in the quiet spa room, now empty apart from the two of them. "I feel totally relaxed. In fact, I am not sure I want to move at all!"
Alex smiled lazily across the massage tables, "well I took the precaution of ordering dinner in our room. I had a feeling we might not feel like getting dressed up and being social. So you don't need to get dressed Pipes, just move enough to get back to our room."
Glad the lift to the private suite Alex had booked was near the entrance to the spa Piper let herself be guided back to the room and was surprised when re-entering the room to see a table laid, candle lit and food waiting.
"You arranged all this?" She gasped stunned Alex had gone to so much trouble.
"I wanted you to relax this weekend." Alex smiled linking her arms round piper's waist and kissing the back of her neck. "No talk of work, of families, of anything other than whether I can pour you some wine and what time we should order room service for breakfast!"
Guiding piper to the table Alex sat her down, poured them some wine and uncovered their food.
"This feels decadent!" Piper grinned, "eating in a fancy hotel wearing nothing but a robe."
"Well," Alex smiled "I had hoped you would be open to eating dinner in the not too distant future in something even less, like a bikini perhaps?"
"Really?" Piper grinned; "you want to go on holiday?"
"Yes. Well I did." Alex sighed. "I had wanted to book it a while ago but now it might be more a mixture of business and pleasure."
"Oh?" Piper grinned "I thought we weren't talking business."
Alex chuckled "yes I know, and we can talk about that part later, but I thought a week in the Maldives sounded like something that could be fun!"
"Wow." Piper gasped eyes wide. "Yes it would, white sands, blue seas, sounds perfect."
"Well," Alex grinned standing to remove their empty plates, "now I know you like the idea we can forget it for now and concentrate on tonight."
She held out her hand pulling Piper to her feet. "First," she smiled, "I think we need to loose this!" she untied the belt holding pipers robe together and pushing the soft material off her shoulders to the floor. Kissing Piper gently she continued then we need to move to the bed, she guided the pair of them until the back of piper's calves hit the bed forcing her to sit down.
Following her onto the bed Alex held the kiss, laying piper back so her head was resting on the soft pillows, she lifted her so she was more central on the bed then returned to gentle kisses stroking her hair and watching as piper closed her eyes; letting her hands trail up to Alex's shoulders pushing her robe off to then trailing her fingers up and down Alex's sides.
When she felt Alex's lips n her neck she groaned twisting to give her more access feeling her lips moving down towards her collar bone. She let her hand gently cup pipers breast circling her nipple, not quite touching, feeling piper's hips shift as her desire grew. Ignoring her own arousal Alex let her mouth follow her finger kissing and licking gently flicking at the now hard nipples before sucking first one then the other into her mouth. Pipers hands were now tangled in Alex's hair holding her close wanting her to continue as Alex let her hand stroke down piper's slim body, over the soft swell of her belly to her smooth legs, stroking gently not letting her fingers touch pipers centre even though now piper was lifting her hips twisting trying to gain contact.
"Alex please," she whispered softly feeling Alex's finger close, knowing she would be able to feel how wet she was already. "Alex I need you!" she pleaded.
"What do you want Pipes?" Alex asked softly knowing the answer from how piper arched her body but needing to hear piper tell her.
"In me... I need to feel you in me!" she gasped.
As Alex entered Piper gently, Piper threw her head back groaning at the sensation, "harder!" she gasped and groaned again as Alex entered another finger, pushing in deeper, watching pipers body fighting for control.
"Cum for me baby!" she whispered as she leant down sucking her breast into her mouth and using her thumb to flick at Piper's clit.
The sensation overpowering her, Piper let go her back arching her shout catching in her throat as she called out, her body shaking.
Alex released her mouth from Piper's breast kissing gently up her neck to her mouth. Her hand still between piper's legs, she kissed her gently holding her tight as the tremors rippled through her body. As pipers breathing returned to normal Alex hugged her close. Burying her nose in piper's hair she said "I think now would be a good time to use your strawberry shower gel in that lovely double shower I noticed then you can tell me what it was that beryl said before we left."
Piper grinned "From your performance just now I think you had the same message!" she grinned "but let's have that shower then I can show you."
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a/n: Thanks for the kind messages and continued support for this story. Hope this chapter made up for me not posting last week. I had the best inspiration and help for this chapter. She knows who she is! (Thank you baby ;-) ) A x