Piper is sitting on the bed painting her toes when she looks up at Alex.

"Al, let's go out of town next weekend."

Alex sets the book she's reading down and moves her glasses to the top of her head. "Where?"

"The beach. It's summer. We have to go at least once. We can take a day trip, get a hotel…I've got a new bikini that you haven't seen." Piper smiles at Alex

"Now you're talking." She says, winking at Piper and moving closer to her.

"Maybe ask Nicky and Lorna if they want to come…get some alone time." She says slowly, leaning to kiss Alex.

"Oh, alone time? Well now I'm sold." She grabs her cheek and pulls her in, taking her lips in a searing kiss.

"We can pack up the car, head out Friday night, spend all day Saturday at the beach, and come back Sunday." Piper says, like a little kid who is really excited

"Uh no. We can rent a car. I don't want sand in our car." Alex says

"You and your cars…"

"Oh come on. You know we will never get the sand out of it."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fine. We'll rent a car."

The next Friday, Alex is packing the rental car up, Piper is double checking all the bags, making sure Ella and the babies will have everything they'll need.

"Okay, last bag is in the car." Nicky walks up behind Alex in the door way.

"Let's get this vacation started!" she says, and Ella runs over to her so she picks her up. "You ready for this, El?" she asks

"Yeah!"

"Alright, high five." And she holds up her hand for a high five. "Hey, we can take Ella, if you two just want to take the babies. I can put her seat in the car." Nicky says to Piper and Alex

"El, you wanna ride with Aunt Nicky?" Alex asks her

"YES!" she says, jumping around

"Okay, I'll get the seat and move it into your car." Alex says, walking out of the apartment.

"Pipes, you need help taking them all down?"

"Uh, yeah, can you take Addie and I'll get Aiden. El, hold my hand, okay?" and Ella grabs her hand. They walk out, Piper locks the door, and they walk down to the cars out front.

"Okay, El, get in. You're good to go." She lifts her into the seat and buckles her in, giving her a kiss. "Be good."

Piper kisses her goodbye and shuts the door before going and making sure the babies are in and happy.

Alex pulls off the curb and they head out of town for the beach.

"You excited?" Nicky asks Ella, looking at her through the rearview mirror.

"Yeah! Gonna swim, and sandcastles…" and she starts ranting on about everything she plans on doing. Lorna is watching how Nicky lights up around her, hanging on every word she says, like it's the most fascinating thing she's ever heard. She can't help but smile, because Nicky Nichols has come a long way since she first met her.

"What are you looking at." Nicky finally asks, switching between Lorna and the road. "Creepin me out with all the staring."

"It's just. I love you is all." Lorna says, and grabs Nicky's hand, and brings it up to her lips for a kiss. Nicky smiles. "I love you too."

They drive for a couple of hours before Alex turns into a very nice hotel roundabout, and gets out of the car to check in. Nicky follows them in, leaving everybody else in the cars out under the awning. It's late, since they didn't leave until after work, putting them there at 9:30.

Piper turns around to check on the babies, who are fast asleep thanks to the movement of the car. "Works every time." She smiles to herself.

Alex and Nicky walk out a minute later, starting to put luggage on rolling carts, and then getting the babies and Ella out before they go and park a couple of yards away.

They head up to the room. Nicky and Lorna are across the hall from Piper and Alex.

Piper puts the babies down on the bed, letting them sleep, until they can get their travel beds set up. Alex sets up the pull out couch for Ella, making sure it's to her standards, as Ella watches, making sure she tucks everything in the way she likes it.

Piper sets up the travel beds, and puts the twins down for the night.

"Story!" Ella says, patting the bed next to her for Alex. Alex grabs a book, lays down, and Piper lays next to Ella, rubbing her back so she'll fall asleep a little quicker.

After half an hour, Ella isn't the only one asleep, and Alex gently nudges Piper awake.

"Pipes, let's go to bed." She grabs her hand, helping her up, and pulls the sheet over Ella, kissing her goodnight.

Piper slides off her jeans, keeping her t shirt on, and Alex changes into shorts. They crawl into bed, Alex snuggling herself up behind Piper and pulling her in, kissing her neck. "Night, babe.

"Night." Piper says softly, before falling back asleep.

Alex wakes to Aiden starting to stir, and she picks him up, quieting him so he doesn't wake the rest of the group. She feeds and changes him before putting him back down, knowing he'll be okay for a while longer.

She settles back into the bed next to Piper, who moves a little when the bed shifts.

She turns so she is facing Alex, and drapes an arm over her, snuggling into her side. Alex wraps her arm around her, and places a kiss on the top of her head. Piper tiredly sighs, and wraps her fingers in Alex's shirt, before opening her eyes and looking at Alex.

"Morning." Alex smiles down at her

"Morning." She says quietly, in her sleepy voice. "What time is it?"

"9. Aiden was fed, and changed. Addie is still sleeping, and so is Ella."

"What would I do without you?" Piper smiles, sitting up.

"No idea."

"Well we probably need to get up, and get everybody ready and fed before we head down." Piper says, getting up.

"Someone is ready to go."

"You want to see that new bikini, don't you?" she smirks at Alex.

"Ooh, got me. Alright. Let's go." And she gets up quickly.

"El, time to get up." She says, quietly rubbing her to wake her up.

Ella just rolls over and puts her hands up for Alex to picks her up and carry her to her bed, like she does every morning.

"You're about as a morning person as Mama." She says, picking her up and laying her head on her shoulder before putting her back down on her bed. "If you want to go to the beach, you have to stay awake." She says to her, and Ella opens her eyes a little. "There you are. You want to go right?" and Ella cracks a little smile, and Alex tickles her. She picks her up and puts her feet on the floor. "Go have Mama help you brush your teeth" she says, and Ella scampers off to the bedroom.

Alex sees Addie starting to move, and she picks her up.

"Good morning, Addie." She coos, rubbing her back. "You hungry?"

Piper helps Ella brush her teeth, making sure she actually scrubs and rinses.

Ella opens her mouth, looking at Piper, "Good?" she says in words that don't even sound like real words.

"Looks good." Piper says, after looking for a second. "Go and get your bathing suit."

Alex is changing the babies on the bed, putting Aiden in little swim bottoms and a t shirt and Addie in a little shiny green and blue bathing suit. "You guys look so cute." She says, getting her phone and snapping a few pictures before Ella comes running over, with a bathing suit in one hand.

"Help me!" she says, and Alex grabs it from her, helping her wiggle her way into it. "Beautiful." Alex says, kissing her on the cheek.

Alex hears Piper cough a little from across the room and she looks up.

"Ya like?" she says, leaning into the doorframe.

Alex's eyes rake over what is in front of her. Piper is standing there is a dark teal bikini, which make her eyes pop, and her sun kissed skin is glowing. Her hair is slightly blonder than usual, from the summer sun, and it takes everything Alex has to not take her right then. If the kids weren't there, she probably would have. "Damn." Is all she says.

"Good?"

Alex nods, walking over towards her.

"Are you sure you had 2 babies less than a year ago?" she asks, putting her hands around her waist.

"Well it's not what it used to be…"; she thumbs over her scar. "But.."

"But it is amazing. Still. Actually better, I think." Alex says, pulling Piper into a kiss. "Yeah, definitely better." she finally says.

"Better than the black bikini?" Piper smiles

"So much better." And they're interrupted by a knock at the door.

Alex let's her fingernails drag across Piper's waist, "Later..." she growls out, before turning to answer the door.

Nicky walks in, "Damn Chapman. Still got it going on 3 kids later." Nicky laughs

Piper pulls on a white mesh cover up. "Thanks, Nick." She smiles, a little embarrassed.

Alex slaps Nicky's arm.

"Hey, I was just complimenting. That's all." She says.

Lorna steps in, putting an arm around Nicky's waist. "Yeah, that's all you better be doing." She says.

"Ready to go?" Alex asks, no one in particular.

"Yeah!" Ella says, running to the door. Nicky and Alex grab all the bags and towels and Lorna and Piper carry a baby each, before heading down to the water.

Couldn't fit it all into one chapter, so this is part one, and hopefully I'll get part two posted tomorrow. Thank you for all the great reviews on the last chapter. They're amazing to get, and I can't thank you enough. Hopefully you all liked this chapter. There's definitely more to come for this little weekend get-away, so stay tuned. Thanks again for reading and reviewing! :)