Chapter 10
"Come on then Vause, dish the dirt" Nicky said as she hung upside down over the edge of the sofa throwing a tennis ball up in the air and attempting to catch it.
"There's no dirt to dish Nicky" Alex laughed as she sat cross legged on the chair opposite to Nicky.
"You know what I mean Alex, is she good in bed? Chapman I mean? I bet she is" Nicky mused as she threw the tennis ball in the air again.
"I wouldn't know" Alex replied.
Nicky swore violently as the tennis ball fell through the air and hit her on the nose. She pulled herself onto the sofa and spun around to face Alex, her brown eyes were wide with disbelief.
"You still haven't slept with her? No fucking way!"
Alex shook her head; "Nope". She smiled genuinely at her friend.
"Why do you look so happy about that?"
"Because sex isn't important right now Nicky, we just want to get to know each other and see where things go"
Nicky stood up and shook her head, "Oh my god, I don't even know who you are anymore"
Alex laughed before launching one of the cushions from the chair at her friend. Nicky caught the cushion and picked up the tennis ball that was still rolling around the living room floor.
"So things are good between you two now then?" Nicky asked as she took a seat on the sofa once again.
Alex nodded. "Things are good" she smiled. "Really good actually."
Nicky smiled; "I'm glad, I guess that means I have to let her off now for temporarily breaking your heart?"
Alex laughed, "Yes, it does mean that. Plus she didn't break my heart" Alex added defensively.
Nicky smirked; "Hey, I'm not complaining! I've never seen you play as well as you did that game! Maybe Piper should shack up with a guy more often".
Alex raised her middle finger at her friend before starting to laugh.
Nicky smiled at Alex's laughing fit, it felt good to see her friend so happy again.
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"How many words are you on?" Lorna asked as she rolled over on the grass and stretched her arms out by her side.
"3,000, half way there" Piper sighed before placing her laptop down on the ground in front of her and leaning back on her elbows.
"Urgh, this is so boring- I thought college was supposed to be fun" Lorna moaned as she lifted her phone above her head and tapped out a message, she chuckled to herself before putting the phone back on the grass.
"What's funny?" Piper asked, smiling at her friend's infectious giggle.
"Oh, it's just Nicky being silly" Lorna replied, rolling over again so she was now on her front facing Piper.
Piper grinned and nodded. "Can I ask you something Lorna?"
Lorna smiled at her friend and nodded; "Of course".
Piper sat up straight and lowered her voice; "How long was it before you and Nicky… you know?" Piper's cheeks were practically glowing red as she looked at Lorna with wide anticipating eyes.
Lorna smiled sweetly; "Until we slept together?"
"Well… yeah" Piper replied as she awkwardly brushed her blonde hair out of her eyes.
"It's okay Pipes, you don't have to be embarrassed. It was probably about a week after we met"
Piper nodded slowly.
"Why do you ask?" Lorna enquired.
Piper sighed. "I've never done this before Lorna, this is all new to me- I want to take it slow and make sure I'm completely comfortable before me and Al get to that point. Well, if we get to that point."
"Pipes, relationships move at their own pace. There's no right or wrong time to have sex with someone, you'll both know when the timing is right- don't stress yourself out over it" Lorna smiled.
"What if I'm not enough for her?"
"Piper you can see from the way that she looks at you that you are more than enough for her, now stop being silly" Lorna smiled reassuringly before returning her attention to the essay in front of her.
"You're right" Piper replied, though not sounding convinced.
The pair fell back into comfortable silence as they began tapping away at their keyboards again.
They had been sat outside on the grass for the best part of two hours, both Piper and Lorna found that moving study locations helped them to concentrate when they had a big essay due in. The campus grounds were particularly empty with only a few other students studying in small groups. There was also a small gaggle of girls playing with a soccer ball not far from where Piper and Lorna were lay. One of the taller girls overestimated the power she placed on her kick of the ball resulting it in rolling to a halt just next to Piper.
Piper jumped as she noticed the ball in her peripheral vision. She turned around in the direction the ball had come from and grinned as she saw Poussey running towards her.
"Yo Freshman" Poussey smiled as she picked up the ball.
"Hey Poussey" Lorna grinned as she looked up from her laptop once again.
"Hey guys I'll catch up with you later" Poussey yelled over her shoulder before placing the ball back on the ground and sitting on top of it.
"What's going on A-Team?" Poussey asked as she spun the cap on her head around cooly so it was now facing backwards.
"Oh nothing we're just studying" Piper smiled.
"Urgh boring" Poussey yawned jokingly.
"Do you not have work to do?" Lorna laughed.
"Nah" Poussey over exaggerated the shake of her head. "Soccer is more important, yano?" She winked at the girls and patted the ball that she was currently sat on. "Surprised you two could drag yourselves away from your girls long enough to study".
Lorna and Piper grinned back at Poussey. "It's truly heart-breaking to have been separated for a whole day but I'm sure we'll cope" Lorna replied.
"What can we say, we're strong women" Piper added.
"Too right, you must be strong to handle those two" Poussey laughed. She stood up and started to kick the soccer ball against a nearby tree.
Piper and Lorna returned to their work as Poussey occupied herself with the soccer ball, occasionally taking a break from her relentless barrage on the tree to make a joke at the girls' expense. Piper had blocked out the persistent tapping of the tree but was distracted from her work when 'Single Ladies' blared out from Poussey's direction. Lorna chuckled and turned to face Poussey; "I never had you down as a Beyonce fan".
Poussey gasped and pretended to clutch at her heart "How dare you question my loyalty to Queen Bey" she laughed as she pulled her phone out of her pocket and smirked before lifting it to her ear.
"Speak to me, Nicholls"
Lorna looked up at the mention of Nicky's name.
Poussey smirked before becoming distracted by what Nicky was saying at the other end of the phone.
"Shit really?!" Poussey asked causing both Lorna and Piper to exchange worried glances.
Poussey rubbed her forehead whilst worryingly passing the soccer ball between her feet.
"Yeah, I'm on my way now" Poussey hung up the phone and looked at the two girls.
"Everything ok?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, Bennett just called round the house to say we have an emergency team meeting, Nicky thinks that the scout report is in from last week's match." Poussey picked up the soccer ball and placed it under her arm.
"It'll be fine" Lorna encouraged, "You all played great, I'm sure it'll be good news."
Poussey smiled at the two girls, "I've never heard of scout's giving feedback after just one match before- I'll speak to you two later though?" Poussey spun her cap around again so it was facing the right direction before setting off in a slow jog across the campus green.
Piper glanced at her phone and sighed at the blank lock screen, Lorna glanced across at her friend looking equally worried, "They'll be fine Pipes".
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Nervous chatter filled the changing room when Alex entered. The whole team was sat on the benches around the edge of the room, it felt strange to see the girl's in this room in their casual clothing. Bennett was perched on a table at the front of the room and nodded politely at Alex when she entered. He was wearing his usual attire, a navy tracksuit and white baseball cap. He was young for a college soccer coach and so got on with all the girls remarkably well whilst still managing to keep the relationship between them professional.
"Alright ladies, I think that's everyone. Nicholls… the door please"
Nicky stood up nervously and swung the door of the changing room shut- it closed with a bang sending the room into an uncomfortable silence.
"Right, firstly I apologise for pulling you all in like this but I received a phone call this morning from Chicago, turns out a national scout was present at last week's match"
Nicky nudged Poussey, who was sitting next to her, and murmured "I told you".
"Less of the anxious faces girl's you all impressed. The report has gone directly to the national team coach who will be keeping a very close eye on you all from now on. Every game will have a scout present - without a doubt. Every single one of you is on the national team's radar and I couldn't be prouder" Bennett enthused.
The tension in the room seemed to lift at once as all of the girl's beamed and starting chatting excitedly between themselves.
"Man, you almost gave me a freaking heart attack Bennett" Poussey laughed.
"Yeah, Benny- could you not have messaged us that?" Nicky added.
"Sorry ladies, I wanted to tell you all face to face and don't think that this means all your hard work is over! Saying that I've cancelled training this afternoon as a treat but tomorrow we're back to it twice as hard. Enjoy the rest of your day!"
The girls clambered to their feet and started to file out of the changing room. Nicky patted Alex on the back before moving past her out of the door.
"Vause?" Bennett shouted above the din.
Alex spun around to face her coach.
"Can I have a quick word?" Bennett asked, motioning for Alex to sit back down.
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"Ooh, Nicky's ringing" Lorna exclaimed as she sat up on Piper's bed.
The girls had made their way back to their dorms when the air had started to chill slightly. They were both proud of the progress they had made with their essays and were currently in the middle of a heated debate about whether to make sweet or salted popcorn to go with their evening of rom-coms.
Piper raised her head from her pillow and looked at Lorna questioningly. Lorna shrugged at her friend before lifting her phone to her ear.
"Hey Nick, we were getting worried that we hadn't heard anything"
"Hey Lorna, is Pipes with you?" Nicky asked.
"Yeah" Lorna said, before taking her phone from her ear and tapping the screen. "You're on loud speaker"
"Sweet, hey Pipes… listen, neither of you have heard from Alex have you?"
"What?! I thought you was with you guys?" Piper exclaimed, panic evident in her voice.
"She was, she was! But after the team meeting she got held behind by Coach Bennett and now no one can get hold of her"
"Well why did she get held behind?" Piper enquired.
"No one knows, I've rang her and texted her so many times but I can't get through. Pipes, do you have any idea where she could have gone?"
Piper fiddled with a strand of hair nervously before her eyes lit up with an idea.
"YES!" she exclaimed. "Yes, I do know where she might be! Let me go and look for her, Lorna will send you my number- ring me if you find her!"
Piper stood up from her bed and hurried towards her wardrobe, she pulled out the first jacket she could find and threw it on.
Lorna hung up her phone and made her way over to Piper. She placed her hands on Piper's forearm and looked into her eyes "don't fret Pipes, she'll be fine". Piper nodded and smiled before rushing out of the door.
The sun was fading despite it only been early evening and the air had a crisp chill to it. Piper shivered slightly before pulling the zipper of her jacket higher and speeding up.
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She gasped slightly as her hands met the cold steel of the ladder leading to the stadium roof. She hauled herself up the last steps of the ladder and sighed aloud as she saw the figure of Alex sat cross legged in the middle of the roof.
"Hey stranger" Piper said calmly as she made her way toward Alex.
"Jesus Pipes" Alex breathed as she jumped and turned around to face Piper.
"I can go if you want" Piper said quietly. "I just wanted to know you were okay"
"Don't be silly Piper, you just scared me that's all"
Piper sat down next to Alex and followed her gaze across the soccer field.
"How are you?" Piper asked Alex warily.
"I'm good" Alex said, continuing to look across the stadium.
Piper decided it was best not to pry information out of Alex so they sat in comfortable silence watching the last rays of sun disappear behind the hills.
After a few moments of silence Alex spoke; "I've been invited to trials for the national team."
"What?!" Piper exclaimed. "Oh Al, that's amazing!"
Alex nodded, "Yeah, the whole team got put on a scout watch list but my name got handed straight to the national team coach who wants to see me play in person. I can't believe it. I just needed to come up here and get my head around it all. I'm sorry if I worried you."
"Oh my god, this is such great news! You must be so happy"
Alex laughed at the blonde, "Chill Pipes, anyone would think it was you who had the trial. But yes, I am very happy… even more so now you're here" she added before nudging Piper softly.
Piper nodded happily. "You may want to message Nicky by the way, she was pretty worried- who knew she was the caring type".
Alex laughed; "I'm on it" she said as she tapped out a message before leaning back on her elbows and shivering slightly.
"You cold?" Piper asked before moving closing to Alex and resting her head on Alex's shoulder.
"A little" Alex admitted before placing a kiss on the top of Piper's head.
Alex was lazily answering Piper's barrage of questions about the national team when her phone chimed. Alex looked at it and chuckled, "Looks like Nicky is throwing a bonfire party at ours, wanna' go?"
"Sure" Piper said, looking up at Alex who planted a soft kiss on her lips.
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By the time Alex and Piper entered the house it was alive with activity. They entered the front room hand in hand and chuckled at the group of soccer girls performing a well-choreographed routine in front of the music station. The main lights in the room were switched off meaning the only source of lighting was the strobe lights coming from the large music set up. The girl with blue dreadlocks who Piper had learnt was called Trish was occupying the music station, fiddling with the various dials whilst laughing at the carnage happening below her. As they approached the kitchen the smell of burning wood grew stronger, Poussey was leading the way in a small game of beer pong that was being hosted across the kitchen island and waved as the girls entered.
"Vause!" Nicky ran up to the pair from the garden with two cups filled to the brim with orange coloured punch. "I swear to god if you ever run off like that again I will kill you!"
Alex laughed and accepted the cup from Nicky. Nicky smiled handing Piper the other cup.
Piper looked fondly at the pair before catching a sight of Lorna sat around the bonfire in the backyard. Piper looked across at Alex who nodded in a sort of unspoken confirmation of what Piper was mentally asking her.
"I'm going to go and find Lorna" Piper smiled, "I'll leave you guys to it".
"Thanks Chapman" Nicky added cheerily as Piper planted a kiss on Alex's cheek and made her way outside.
The air was bitterly cold making Piper shiver as she took a seat on a rickety garden chair next to Lorna.
"Hey stranger" Lorna said as she placed an arm around Piper and squeezed her lovingly. "All good?"
Piper nodded as she sipped at her punch. She coughed violently as she swallowed the liquid. "Oh my god, that's disgusting!"
Lorna laughed, "Three guesses as to who made that"
Piper spluttered as she placed the cup on the ground. "She's trying to kill me."
"She was so worried about Alex" Lorna said as she moved closer to the warm fire.
"Yeah, I know. I've left them to talk- I think Al owes her an apology for scaring her like that" Piper replied.
"We got ourselves keepers Pipes" Lorna smiled across at Piper, her face lit up orange by the falmes from the fire.
"Keepers? You wouldn't be talking about us now what you?" Nicky made her way in front of the fire and pulled up a chair next to Lorna.
Piper chuckled as Alex wrapped her arms around Piper's neck from behind and placed a kiss just below her ear- making Piper's lower stomach flutter.
"Piper wasn't a fan of your concoction" Lorna laughed.
"Well I think we all need to raise our cups of punch to ol' Vause here" Nicky said, lifting her cup and tipping it slightly towards Alex. "Just remember where you came from when you're famous eh?"
Alex laughed as she moved her chair closer to Piper and intertwined her fingers with Piper's. With her spare hand she lifted her cup of punch and 'cheers' with Nicky before grimacing as she swallowed down a large gulp of the orange liquid. She coughed slightly causing Piper to laugh whilst patting Alex on the back- "I told you it was horrible" she laughed.
"Jesus Nicholls, what the fuck did you put in here? Paint stripper?!" Alex spluttered.
The girl's all laughed whilst Nicky scoffed; "That's the last time I try to do anything nice for you fuckers."
Piper was resting her head on Alex's shoulder whilst laughing heavily when she felt Alex's phone vibrate against her leg- making her jump away from Alex. Alex chuckled and apologised before reaching for her phone and lifting it to her ear- she stood up and mouthed "Mom" before placing a kiss on Piper's head and walking towards the house.
"Yo, Chapman?" Nicky said as sat in Alex's now vacated seat.
Piper smiled in reply to Nicky's greeting.
"Thank you" Nicky said, placing a hand on Piper's knee.
"For what" Piper laughed.
"For making Vause so happy" Nicky replied simply. "She's my best friend- you have no idea how much it means to me to see her smiling"
Piper smiled softly and nodded at Nicky.
"She really likes you y'know? I've been here through a lot of girls- you're different I can tell. She just seems to light up when your around" Nicky slurred. "Usually with Vause it's more of a physical relationship, if you get what I mean? But with you, I can just tell she really really likes you. That's a big fucking deal Chapman."
Piper smiled at Nicky as she mulled over what her bushy haired friend had just said.
"Pipes, she's not bothering you is she?" Lorna laughed as she approached the pair with a glass of water in her hand. "Here" she added to Nicky, handing her the glass.
"Hey babe, that better be vodka" Nicky slurred, much to Piper and Lorna's amusement.
"I'm going to go and check Al is okay" Piper said, smiling at the pair before making her way back into the crowded house. She walked through the kitchen handing out greetings to the soccer girls as she went, she peered around the crowd gathered to watch the beer pong game before she caught Poussey's eye. Poussey smiled at Piper before pointing upwards with her finger, signalling to Piper that Alex was obviously upstairs in her room. Piper smiled as thanks towards Poussey before heading up the stairs towards Alex's room.
The door to the room was wide open and Piper could see Alex pacing around slowly with her phone pressed to her ear. Upon entering the room Alex smiled at Piper and signalling with her hand that she would be "one minute". Piper nodded and made her way towards Alex, Alex looked at Piper confusingly as Piper enclosed the space between them. Upon reaching Alex the blonde placed a soft kiss at the base of her neck causing Alex to gasp slightly.
"Y-yes… yes mom I'm fine"
Piper looked up to meet Alex's eyes before dipping her head and continuing to plant soft kisses along Alex's neck all the way up to her ear. Piper stopped her trail of kisses causing Alex to tense slightly in anticipation. Piper took a step back and smiled at Alex before turning and walking towards the door, Piper shut the door softly and turned back around to face Alex. Piper slowly pulled the zipper down her jacket and let it drop to the floor. She raised her eye brow at Alex suggestively and crossed her arms across her chest and clutched at the bottom shirt. Alex stared back at Piper in anticipation, Piper smirked as she lifted her shirt over her head and dropped it on the floor. Piper was now stood wearing only a navy lace bra along with her jeans, her toned and tanned stomach exposed. Alex's eyes were now firmly fixed on the blonde, she swallowed nervously before realising that she was still on the phone.
"Listen mom, I'll c-call you back." Alex hung up the phone and threw it onto the chair located in the corner of the room. Piper walked slowly towards Alex, stopping just in front of her.
"Pipes" Alex said breathily.
"Shh" Piper replied as she moved even closer towards Alex's face.
Alex placed her hands softly onto the warm skin of Piper's waist and led her slowly towards the wall. Piper's body was halted as she hit the wall, she gasped at the harsh temperature on her back as Alex put a hand through Piper's blonde hair and looked down into her bright blue eyes. "You're so beautiful" Alex breathed before crashing her lips against Piper's.
The kiss was passionate and raw, unlike anything that the two had ever shared before. Piper pushed off away from the wall and into Alex, Alex responded by pressing her body back against Piper's. The pair continued to push against each other as their tongues fought for dominance. Alex pulled away from Piper's mouth and trailed open mouthed kisses along her neck, licking and nipping at the skin as she went. Piper moaned softly in Alex's ear causing Alex to increase the pace and passionate behind each kiss. Piper grabbed Alex by the sides of the head and guided her back up to Piper's mouth, Alex intertwined her fingers with Piper's and lifted Piper's hands above her head. Alex removed her fingers from Piper's hand and trailed them softly down Piper's arms bringing them to a halt over the top of Piper's bra. Piper moaned again, spurring Alex on to lift the cups of the bra slightly and slip her hands underneath it. Alex lay her hands over the top of Piper's perky tits and felt her nipples stiffen against the palm of her hand. Alex continued to kiss Piper hard as she massaged her breasts softly.
Piper felt drunk on lust at the feel of Alex pressing against her. She had never been touched like this before and never wanted it to stop. She placed her hand under Alex's shirt and gently pushed her towards the bed, when Alex's legs met the bed she fell backwards into a seating position. Piper placed her legs either side of Alex's and sat on her lap as Alex continuing to touch Piper's tits. Alex grabbed one of Piper's nipples and tweaked it causing Piper to tilt her head back in pleasure. Alex attacked the exposed skin of Piper's neck with more kisses whilst still pinching and twisting Piper's nipple. With her free hand Alex reached around Piper's band and swiftly unfastened the navy bra, letting it fall to the floor- Piper brought her head level with Alex's and raised her eyebrow.
"I've got skills" Alex said smugly before bringing her lips to Piper's again. Piper shifted impatiently on Alex's lap, desperately trying to create friction in the place she needed it most. Alex chuckled before standing up and allowing Piper to wrap her legs around Alex's waist whilst still kissing her. Alex turning around so that she was facing the bed and placed Piper onto it before climbing on top of her. Piper shuffling back on the bed so that her head rested on the pillows, Alex pulled her lips from Piper's mouth and let the roam the blonde's body. Piper's breath hitched as Alex's mouth came dangerously close to her right nipple. Alex glanced up at Piper in recognition of the reaction her actions were having on Piper's body. Alex continuing to lick and suck the skin underneath Piper's nipple, kissing the swell of her breast, constantly aware of the fastening rise and fall of her chest. With each of Alex's movements Piper was feeling the overwhelming need for contact between her legs. Alex noted how impatient Piper was getting and decided to take her by surprise by sucking Piper's nipple into her mouth. Alex ran her tongue over the stiff nipple whilst continuing to suck it harshly, the difference between pain and pleasure was driving Piper insane.
Alex decided she'd had enough of teasing and unfastening the buttons of Piper's jeans, Piper obliged and wriggled her legs causing the jeans to fall off her feet and onto the floor. Alex's brought her head away from Piper's chest and back up to her face, she placed her hands either side of Piper's face and whispered "You're beautiful" before kissing her. Piper sank into the kiss and groaned softly, she placed her hand over Alex's and removed it slowly before guiding Alex's hand between her legs. Alex's hand met the lace of Piper's underwear, she stopped and looked up into Piper's eyes.
"Pipes, are you… sure about this?" Alex stuttered, pulling herself away from Piper.
"Shhh" Piper said, placing her hand over Alex's which was still between the blonde's legs. Alex eyes were forced shut with desire and she hand rubbed across Piper's underwear, Alex groaned deeply at as she felt her fingers coat lightly with Piper's arousal. Alex down at Piper's face and also came apart at the sight of he, she was clenching at the bed sheets with her free hand, her eyes forced shut and her mouth slightly parted with pleasure. Alex increased the speed of her rubbing and went took Piper's nipple back into her mouth, resuming the actions with her tongue. Piper writhed and squirmed beneath her as Alex disposed of Piper's pants and ran her long fingers swiftly through the Piper's wet folds.
"Ohhh" Piper moaned into Alex's hair as she bit down gently on Piper's nipple whilst simultaneously sliding one long finger into her.
Alex continued to suck the nipple whilst pushing her finger in and out of Piper with increasing speed. Alex slipped one more finger inside of the blonde and curled it upwards make Piper moan out. Whilst keeping up this rhytmn Alex used her thumb to gently trace circles around Piper's swollen clit. The sensation was enough to make Piper scream out and Alex could feel Piper shaking under her touch.
"Oh, Alex" Piper moaned as she lifted her hips towards Alex's touch to increase the pressure on her sex. Alex thrusted her fingers into Piper once more before the blonde fell apart beneath her. She called out in pleasure as Alex continued to push her fingers in and out of Piper as she rode out her strong orgasm.
When Piper's body had calmed down Alex withdrew her fingers and wiped them on the sheets before pulling her own body up next to Piper's. Alex raised her arm and allowed Piper to rest her head in the space created between Alex's arm and chest.
"You ok kid?" Alex asked before kissing Piper's head.
Piper nodded and turned her head up towards Alex's face to kiss her.
The pair lay in blissful silence for a few moments before Alex gave Piper another kiss to the head, "What do you say we go and toast my excellent fucking skills with some tequila?"
Piper laughed, "That sounds like a great idea."
Piper pulled her jeans back on and took one of Alex's soccer hoodies from the closet- Alex's heart skipped as she saw how beautiful Piper looked wearing her clothes.
The party seemed to have grown since the pair had been 'preoccupied' however they soon noticed that Nicky and Lorna were still sat outside around the bonfire. Nicky jumped up when she saw them approaching and pointing at them with both hands.
"Oh my god!" Nicky shouted.
"What?" Alex laughed.
Nicky looked first from Alex and then across to Piper who was blushing slightly.
"You two totally FUCKED" Nicky yelled.
"Jesus Nick, leave them alone", Lorna laughed nudging Nicky harshly. Nicky turned around and picked up her cup of punch. She lifted it in the air and held it towards Piper.
"Welcome to the club Chapman" Nicky slurred.
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A/N- Yet again I need to apologise for not updating, I've had so much going on but I absolutely love this chapter. Thanks so much for the support, I promise I won't go away for so long this time. Let me know what you think! Big love- C x