Not so long chapter but hope this would keep you sane and wanting more. I am in love and I am truly very happy.

The pizza arrived and they began to relax devouring the familiar tastes without much talk. They smiled a lot, staring at each other's eyes and fought for the last piece like kids. Alex could have had it but she looked not so eager so Piper can have it and the dessert was divine. Piper tried to wipe away the melted chocolates in Alex's upper lip and the touch brought back memories. But Alex was not sure of any of these. All she knew was Piper was her boss and she could be a total introvert tomorrow. And Alex did not even remotely show she was interested but underneath,her body was yearning for Piper's touch. It was a curse to feel things more intensely Alex thought while she started reading the report to Piper.

I could not tell you if I loved you the first moment I saw you, or if it was the second or third or fourth. But I remember the first moment I looked at you walking toward me and realized that somehow the rest of the world seemed to vanish when I was with you."

― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

The day was still young but hours,minutes and seconds passed in each other's company and they lost track of time. At times Alex wondered what must be on Piper's mind when she looked at herlost in thoughts but did not pursue on the subject. After hour or so , Alex excused herself and went to Jeremy's office room because she had the sudden urge to publish a poem.

Love is full of little idiosyncrasies

And really make us all fools

Such a dangerous game

Compromising sanity too

I would rather love like a fool

And I wear my heart on my sleeve

Than live in a cage

Hands tied, blindfolded,

With deceit and pretence

I would rather love and die

Than pretend and live forever

I would choose love

Over and over…

A.V

Just like a junkie running for his secret stash, Alex ran for his poetry and Piper thought it must be her when she heard a chime in her email notifications and checked out the poem by Alex. it was brilliant like any other poems and Piper wanted to leave a longer comment but she knew Alex could come anytime and decided against it.

Alex's thoughts and words always left the readers ponder and yearn for more. That's where her poetry was so good. Unless Alex talk about it, Piper did not want to discuss about the blog but she had lot of things in her mind if they discuss it someday. She simply adored Alex's writings and she wanted Alex to know.

Alex came back after 10 minutes, looking pleased and Piper was just happy to be around her. It was after two more hours that they finished and Piper offered a lift to Alex which Alex accepted because she had her evening shift in the pub. They got into the elevator from the 12th floor and just at the moment Piper pressed P in the elevator for the parking lot, they felt the elevator stop moving with a thud. They tried pressing the emergency button and try calling for help but since no one was working that day, there was not much they can do. Piper asked for Alex's phone since hers was already dead but unfortunately Alex has left her phone at home that day. So they sat down in the opposite corners and waited. No point of panicking because they had to deal with each other for sometime now.

Piper looked at Alex and despite the gravity of the situation, her heart was fluttering like a teenager's. She imagined herself pushed to the corner wall of the elevator by Alex and that mere thought made her feel moist in right places. It was definitely getting warmer inside and she was not aware it was because of the actual rising of temperature or because of the fact that she was unable to breathe in and out the same air as the extremely hot Alex Vause. Alex was aware of the way Piper looked at her and she looked directly at Piper, without breaking the stare she walked few steps towards Piper's direction and both were aware something explosive was going to happen but both were unprepared. Piper thought about all the hours she spent today staring at Alex's full lips and wondered how warm they might feel pressed up against hers. As if she read Piper's mind,Alex slowly pushed her against the wall of the elevator and pressed her lips on to Piper's lips and as their mouths crushed together, Piper felt as if she was walking on air and the kiss was nothing but magical and everything she could ever dreamt of. Her mouth was so warm, the caress of her lips softer than Piper could have imagined and she opened her mouth with a low moan.

" Piper"

She heard someone saying her name and it was Alex. she opened her eyes and looked around, the elevator door opened now and she wondered what had happened. Alex was smirking and she was sitting in a corner of the elevator and she whispered,

" what time is it?"

"It's 6 in the evening."

"How long was I sleeping?"

"More than an hour or so."

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"You were sleeping so peacefully. I did not want to disturb you. And the help came around 10minutes ago. You were saying my name if I heard right. Were you dreaming of me?"

Piper was embarrased about how verbal she could be during her sleep and ignored the question with a mere shrug. Now I have to work again harder to get that hot kiss back, for real this time.

Piper asked Alex where she needed to go and Alex gave the address of the pub. Piper almost asked the reasons for working in the pub from Alex but the silence between them was too awkward. She better come up with a plan to shatter the silence of this hot Poet, Alex Vause, she thought when she drove away from the Donegal Pub, leaving Alex behind.

Piper wanted to leave a solid impact on Alex's blog that night. So she sat down and wrote,

PC84

Love is a magnetic feeling and you feel a strong pull towards the person you think is right. Just like in the poem, I would love and lost rather than wait and ponder. Love is living the life on the edge and living dangerously. There is always the possibility of loosing everything and going back to square one but I believe love is worth it. No one has gained anything without risking. I would rather love one day than living a lie for thousand years.

Those were her true feelings and she was sure that Alex would read them and ponder. Coming home tired and after having her meal fixed, Alex was happy to see the longer comment and felt a sense of frustration in that comment as if it is personally directed to someone. She checked the email address of PC84 and sent a simple "Hi" to see whether PC84 was online through the messenger. The reply was immediate.

PC84

Hi back

A.V

Are you okay?

PC84

Yup

A.V

Yup?

You sound bit off

PC84

You know nothing about me.

A.V

So is this how you shut people away? I was just asking

PC84

You are just name, a faceless person who know nothing about the things I have to face on daily basis

A.V

Is there anything I can do to make you feel better? I mean it

PC84

I like this person, like this person a lot and I have no idea what is going through her mind.

A.V

You have a name and a number. Do you want me to talk to this person.

PC84

That is very big of you but everytime I try something, this person shuts herself up. Probably lots of skeletons in her closet.

A.V

I think you better ask this person what's going on and start a friendship first and see where it would lead you guys to.

PC84

You think I better ask her what's on her mind?

A.V

Yup

PC84

What's on your mind?

A.V

Pardon me?

PC84

You heard me right. What's on your mind?

Alex paused before typing the answer and wondered. PC84 seems to like her a lot it seems and she liked that. But she did not know anything about her. Not even the fact that it's a she or a he. She loved the banter between them and decided to play cool

A.V

Nothing much. Who are you PC84 and why do you like me?