Infatuation- Chapter 6
"I can't believe we're in here on a Saturday", Lorna sighed as she dropped her pen and stretched her hands out in front of her.
Lorna and Piper were sat in the library surrounded by empty coffee cups and open books. Their college workloads were slowly starting to increase meaning that Saturday's were now often spend in the library as opposed to at home nursing hangovers.
Piper finished the page she was reading and looked up from the colossal book layout on the table in front of her.
"Let's take a break" she suggested as she sat back in her chair and stretched her arms out above her head.
"Agreed, I'll get more coffee- it's my turn," Lorna announced, smiling sweetly at Piper before drawing her chair back and leaving the table.
Piper stuck a green post-it note to the top of the page she was on before gently shutting her book and picking up her phone. She looked down at the screen to see a message from Alex, they'd known each other for a few weeks now but Piper still felt a mix of surprise and pleasure whenever Alex messaged her. It was somewhat comforting to know that Alex was thinking about her enough to want to speak to her.
Alex: Hope the studying's going well. Still up for later?
Piper smiled, Alex may be one of the most popular girl's at college but her evident vulnerability was endearing.
Piper: Yes, of course. I'm looking forward to it.
Alex: Great! I'll pick you up at 6?
Piper: Sounds good, see you later :)
Piper wasn't lying, she was looking forward to their date but she was also terrified. She really didn't want to mess this up.
"You look deep in thought" Lorna chuckled as she slid a coffee cup across the table towards Piper.
Piper looked up and smiled slightly at Lorna before clasping the cup with both of her hands and raising it towards her lips to take a sip.
"You thinking about tonight?" Lorna asked innocently, her lips curling slightly into a soft smile.
"What… I… What about tonight?" Piper stammered, already feeling the heat rushing to her cheeks.
"You're seeing Alex aren't you, that's what Nicky said?" Lorna looked genuinely confused by Piper's flustered state.
"Well I… yeah I am" Piper confessed.
"Lucky ducky! How are you feeling?"
Piper contemplated brushing off the conversation about Alex but there was something endearing about Lorna that made Piper believe that she was trustworthy.
"A little afraid" Piper admitted. "Just don't want to mess up something that hasn't properly began, you know?"
Lorna nodded understandingly.
"I've never been on a date with a girl" Piper murmured shyly, staring down at her coffee cup as she spoke. "Not that her gender is important or anything. I just don't know if I'm… gay."
"You don't have to be anything Piper, just happy", Lorna reached across and placed her hands on top of Piper's before smiling across at her.
Piper grinned at Lorna. "Thank you Lorna, I really mean it".
"Don't sweat it, now let's get back to work so we can get done here and get you all dolled up" Lorna replied.
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"I just can't believe it okay?"
"Nicky, I said just drop it" Alex rolled her eyes at her bushy haired friend.
"I just can't believe that you, Alex Vause, are taking a girl on a date. An actual date. I mean what the fuck is happening. Next Voldermort will be knocking on the door trying to sell Girl Scout cookies" Nicky stated in disbelief.
"Aren't you happy for me?" Alex laughed.
"I mean of course I am, but shit… I just can't believe it", Nicky looked over at her friend in amusement. "Seriously though Vause, you look awesome. Have a great night okay? Send Chapman my love." Nicky winked at Alex before leaving the room.
Alex looked in the mirror and took a deep breath.
Come on Vause you can do this.
Alex looked at herself in the mirror, she was wearing black jeans with rips on the knees and a black vest top which dipped down to reveal just a hint of cleavage. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as she contemplated her first ever date.
Alex set off on the short walk to Piper's dorm. There was a slight breeze in the night air but it was a comfortable temperature. Alex's brain buzzed with activity as she went through the plan for the evening again and again in her head. As she reached Piper's area of campus Alex pulled out her phone.
Alex: I'm about 2 minutes away :)
Piper replied almost immediately, making it obvious that she had been waiting for a sign that Alex was close by.
Piper: Awesome, I'll come down to meet you.
Alex exhaled and psyched herself up for her imminent reunion with Piper. She looked down at herself one more time to check that her appearance hadn't dramatically changed since she left her house.
"Isn't it my job to check you out?" Piper had appeared from around the corner and was eyeing Alex amusingly.
"Well, there's an offer I'd never decline" Alex quipped back.
She took a step forward so that she could better take a look at Piper. Alex breathing faltered. Piper looked stunning, her hair was braided and lay effortlessly over one shoulder. She was wearing black leggings and a grey top that covered her arms and fell down to cover the tops of her thighs.
"Wow… You look so beautiful Piper", Alex exhaled.
"You don't look so bad yourself" Piper replied, she was trying desperately to downplay the compliment that Alex had served her.
"Why thank you. So then m'lady are you ready to join me on our first date?" Alex suggested as she bent her knees slightly, bowed her head and offered her hand to Piper
Piper laughed as she took Alex's hand.
"So what do you have planned for tonight?" Piper asked as Alex intertwined their fingers together.
"Now, that is a secret. Just trust me, okay?" Alex smiled towards the blonde before stroking Piper's index finger with her thumb softly.
Piper hummed her agreement and smiled shyly at the floor.
They walked for a few minutes in a silence that wasn't at all uncomfortable- the physical contact between them acting as an unspoken communication that they were both happy.
They had reached the soccer stadium when Piper broke their silence.
"We're going to play soccer?" Piper questioned.
"Not quite" Alex laughed, "I'm going to show you something".
As they reached the turnstiles Alex let go of Piper's hand and ducked under the barriers. She smiled from the other side and held her hand out- gesturing for Piper to join her. The blonde looked around uncertainly before following Alex under the barrier and into the heart of the stadium.
Piper followed closely behind Alex as they crossed the soccer pitch and started to ascend through the stands. As they reached the top of the stairs Alex stopped abruptly causing Piper to collide awkwardly into the back of her. Alex spun around and held her little finger out to Piper.
"What are you doing?" Piper queried.
"You're about to visit a very special place so before we enter I'm going to have to ask you to pinky promise that you're not going to tell another soul about its whereabouts", Alex smirked as she further extended her little finger towards Piper.
Piper looked at Alex questionably before sighing and lifting up her little finger.
"Okay, I promise" she laughed.
Alex locked their little fingers together before grabbing onto Piper's hand again and leading her to the edge of the stadium. They reached a fire exit which Alex pushed open, letting Piper enter first before following and shutting the door behind her. The door led to a small platform on the outside of the stadium, steps led down to the ground and a rusty metal ladder led to the roof.
"Please don't tell me we're going up there" Piper laughed.
"Uh huh" Alex confirmed as she led the way up the ladder. "This also is the perfect opportunity for you to check out my ass, which I know you've been dying to do".
"Very well thought out plan" Piper replied as she gazed up at Alex swiftly making her way up the ladder and onto the roof.
When Alex was firmly on the top of the stadium she gestured at Piper to climb up and extended her hand out to help steady Piper on the roof.
"Now close your eyes" Alex instructed.
Piper complied, although her mind and heart were both racing as she tried to figure out what it was that Alex had planned. Alex let go of Piper's hand before moving behind her and holding onto her shoulders in order to guide Piper to their final destination. When they stopped Alex let go off Piper's shoulders and Piper could sense her moving away.
"You can open" Alex spoke out quietly.
Piper open her eyes and scanned her surroundings. They were stood on a flat section of roof that ran perpendicular to the half way line of the soccer pitch below. The sky made an amazing back drop as the sun had just begun to set leaving an array of pinks, purples and oranges in its wake. On the roof of the stadium lay a tartan picnic blanket with two large cushions.
Piper looked across to Alex who was nervously biting her bottom lip whilst trying to gage Piper's reaction.
"Is this all for me?" Piper whispered.
Alex nodded.
"Al, I don't know what to say… this is breath-taking."
Alex smiled at Piper before taking her hand once again and helping her to take a seat on one of the cushions.
"You hungry?" Alex asked.
Surely she doesn't have food up here too? Piper thought. She nodded all the same.
"Good" Alex replied, she bobbed out of sight for a second before returning with a bag. "I had a friend drop some supplies off just before we got here".
Alex took a seat on the cushion next to Piper before opening the bag and pulling out a pizza box. She placed it on the blanket between them.
"Open it?" Alex asked, her green eyes filled with amusement.
Piper obeyed and slowly opened the box. Inside was a mouth-watering looking pizza which was split with an array of toppings straight down the middle. On the top half of the box was a message written in black marker pen. 'I hope this first date isn't too cheesy- gettit?'
Piper laughed before looking over to Alex, "You're ridiculous".
Alex smiled and shrugged her shoulders in response, she grabbed a slice of pizza before laying back on the blanket and admiring the sunset. Piper copied her and they both sat in silence for a few minutes devouring their first pieces of pizza.
Piper propped herself up on her elbow and peered across at Alex, "I can't believe you went to all this trouble" she said.
Alex looked across at Piper, "Do you like it? I wanted to make it something you would remember. I know you like pizza and I know you like sunsets so…" Alex gestured to their surroundings, "Pizza and sunset".
"The perfect combination"- Piper joked back. "You know this is the first place I saw you right?"
Alex raised her eyebrow at Piper, "Really?"
"Yeah, I was probably stood directly underneath where we are now" Piper laughed.
"Wow, I mean I obviously knew that which is why I chose this spot," Alex looked across to Piper and laughed.
Piper joined in the laughter before sitting up to take another piece of pizza. "So why did you choose this spot? We could have had pizza and seen the sunset anywhere?"
"True, but I love it up here. Whenever I have a bad game or I need time to think I head up here and think about all the amazing times I've had in this very place. The majority of my happiest memories are in this stadium and when I was thinking about where I wanted to take you on a first date I thought that this would be another happy memory to add to this place. So next time I'm sad I can head up here and think about how happy I was in this moment, with you".
Piper's heart felt as though it was it was going to explode, she had never ever been treated like this before. Her eyes scanned Alex's face for any sign of humour but there was none, Alex was being sincere. Piper scooted across to Alex and lay down next to her, resting her head on Alex's chest. Alex found herself wondering if this evening was even real life anymore- she hadn't imagined it would go this perfect.
After around 15 minutes of blissful silence Alex spoke up "Watching the day turn to night like this reminds me of camping with my mom."
Piper could hear the smile in her voice at the mention of her mom.
"We used to go camping out in the country every summer. We used to take a small tent- only just big enough for the two of us. We'd take long walks in the day and go swimming in the lakes and then at the night time we'd just lay outside and watch the sky for hours and hours."
Piper looked up at Alex's face which was etched with wonder from her sudden bout of nostalgia.
"That sounds amazing" she smiled. Seeing Alex look so happy sent shockwaves of emotion through Piper.
"Al?" Piper looked up into Alex's face.
Alex drew her eyes away from the setting sun and looked into Piper's blue eyes. She smiled softly and tucked a strand of blonde hair behind Piper's ear.
"Yeah?" she replied quietly.
"Tonight was perfect, thank you."
Alex looked down at Piper whose face was glowing in the fading sun, her blue eyes were filled with evident gratitude. Alex brought her hand down to Piper's cheek and stroked in softly with the tips of her fingers. Her skin was soft and warm, the touch of it sent sparks of electricity from Alex's finger tips to her chest. Alex watched with satisfaction as Piper's eyes partially closed as a result of her touch. Alex continued to caress Piper's cheek before cupping her chin gently and bringing their faces closer together. Piper opened her eyes and stared up into Alex's, her eyes flitting between Alex's eyes and lips. Piper could feel Alex's heart hammering against her chest and they scanned each other's faces waiting for someone to make the first move.
Piper gave in first as she brought her hands up to guide Alex's head closer to hers. She moved slowly, her lips smiling slightly before they became connected with Alex's. Piper felt as though fire was burning through her entire body, she ran her hands into Alex's hair as their lips met for the first time. Alex felt passion rock her body as she put all of her efforts into concentrating on what Piper's lips felt like on hers. After a few seconds the pair parted and lay with their foreheads touching, their eyes locked on each other.
"Your welcome" Alex whispered.
A/N- I hope this chapter was everything you were all hoping for! I had so much fun writing it- I apologise for the severe sappiness but I love writing things like this! Once again thank you, thank you for all your support- I love nothing more than hearing what you think about each chapter so please feel free to leave a review/ message me/ follow me on Twitter- Infatuation_CSC . Stand by for the next update- plenty more Vauseman to come!