Piper's P.O.V.
"…iper…Piper…Pipes…" I hear the long voice of what sounds like Alex calling me but that can't be real because Alex Vause is in prison…my mind flicks, 'oh fuck am I in prison again…' "Piper wake up, baby?" I feel myself frown deeply as the voice continues, "you're very cute when you frown, but I need you to wake up." The voice is closer now, and it wakes me up in a second. My eyes flick open quickly and I come face to face with a very familiar face, "Alex…" I state softly as she smirks at me and says,
"Well hello to you too kid, are you okay?" I cock my head and look at her,
"Alex you're really fuzzy, why is the room spinning?" She laughs and sits back out of my face, but I follow her and immediately she stops me, "just wait a minute, get your bearings back." I nod and sit but look around and recognise the room, I'm in prison again. Then I look at Alex and she's in a green uniform set, her traditional ribbed white long-sleeve on show. "Holy crap!" I state and look at myself remembering quickly that I'm visiting Alex and Alex just told me we have property together. "Alex, what the fuck?" she looks confused but then goes, "oh well it was a long time ago Piper…just call the lawyer and he will sort it all." I nod but I also have so many questions, "but…"
"Trust me Pipes, just authorise yourself, you're already on all the forms and my accounts you just need to be verified by the lawyer then you can spend my money however you like." She jokes looking at me as the guards watch her closely and when I go to stand she quickly offers to help, they stop her and she snaps as if everything has caught up to her, "that's my fiancée, I'm going to help her up not shiv her." They smirk at her and one says,
"Oh then this must be the elusive Piper Chapman," I turn to look at him as I stand and Alex rolls her eyes. "Yes Marshall, and yes it's the same person I showered for." I crinkle my nose, the no showering is kind of gross. Marshall, the guard laughs and says, "okay guys lets' wait over there, two minutes Vause." Alex nods and looks at me, she's holding my hand tight she turns me to face her and she says. "Listen, I have money on my phone, I will call you tomorrow at 12pm. I will explain everything, but the reason I didn't stay at that apartment is because it's not my apartment Piper, it's ours and i've never slept there, it didn't seem right when we broke up in Paris." My eyes drop I know I've hurt her in the past and I've run, but I'm done running. "Okay Alex, 12pm, I'll call the lawyer, sell the apartment and bring the iPad next week." She nods,
"Remember to authorise yourself for the bank account and get yourself a new card, or combine the accounts whatever." I nod and look at the guards, Marshall says,
"One hug and one kiss, just one ladies." Alex looks at me and smirks, she lines up her face with mine and as our lips meet for the first time since I left Litchfield Max I can't help but groan, "mmmm" is all that can be heard as Alex shows me why she's the dominant in our relationship. We pull apart and Alex hugs tight, she whispers, "I love you Piper Chapman soon to be Vause…I'll talk to you tomorrow." I nod and press a kiss to her neck as she lets me go. I watch as she waltz's towards the guards who let her back down to I presume her cell. Watching her go I realise, I have my limb back.
A few days later…
Alex and I talk daily, I've given her all the updates I have. Her lawyer John Erwitz has been awesome in helping me deal with everything, he flew out to Columbus to see me and brought the paperwork. I stated I didn't mind visiting New York to see him, but he said he was under strict instructions from Alex to not let me out of the garden. He looked confused as hell when he said that and I didn't care to explain our relationship quirks. Filling in the paperwork I had to fill in the basics, name, date of birth, social security number, driver license number and present my passport or driver's license for proof of self. I handed everything over and he made the final signatures before presenting me with Alex's card so that I can organise whatever is needed. He told me he would file the paperwork with the bank and that I could visit the following day. He had also been in touch with a firm in New York to sell the apartment. It still blew my mind that Alex and I owned property, but that's Alex. She's always thinking ahead, even back in our travelling days. I knew that we both felt the slow burn of a life-long relationship but I wasn't ready then, I am now though. "So the property manager has been to the apartment and suggests selling it at a cool; $3,195,000." My eyes almost fall out of my head that's a massive amount of money. "Did Alex pay that for it?" Erwitz nods, "yes, it's a two bedroom, two bathroom, wooden floors throughout and it's on the seventeenth floor with 1,522 square feet of space." I nod smiling when he said two bedroom and wooden floors, that's something Alex and I discussed when we played house during the riot at Litchfield, we both agreed on wooden floors and two bedrooms which one could be a guest room. "Okay well whatever the agent says." I state as Erwitz nods and stands up saying, "I will call you later with the confirmation of the accounts and I will let you know this week once the apartment sells," I nod happily then I stop,
"Wait this week? Won't it take a while to sell?" I question. Erwitz shakes his head, absolutely not.
"It's in a prime location, only ten minute walk from Central Park, I'm sure it will be snapped up quickly, especially with the price on it." I nod and bid him farewell just in time for Alex to call.
Explaining it all to Alex is surreal, it sounds weird but it feels like we are playing house again like at Litchfield. "Alex why do I have authority on your accou-",
"It's our account Piper, and you have authority because I trust you, I love you and you will become my wife, my actual wife the moment I'm free from this place." I smile and nod, "Okay, I would love to have you be my actual wife." I state with a giggle at the end,
"Was that seriously all you took from that statement, marriage?" I scoff at her and laugh quickly and she is quick to follow too. "Yes you goof, I can't wait to show everyone that I got the girl, you are mine Alex Vause. I love you and I trust you as well." She giggles which only usually happens once she farts, "…now tell me about your day," she smiles and starts to tell me about her day and how she has once again been placed in the laundry. "Oh no," I state but Alex is quick to say, "hey better than janitor duties, although you may have to take the reins on laundry once I'm out, I think I'll be laundered out by then." I nod and quickly agree if she cooks, because we both know I can't cook well. "Okay, deal babe. So what are you going to buy first?" Alex questions me but I honestly have no idea.
"Maybe I'll send you a new cheque for your phone," Alex pauses,
"Actually that may be a good idea I'm down to my last one hundred dollars on my commissary account. Can you top me up?" I laugh,
"Yes I can top you up wifey," Alex scoffs, "what you don't like wifey Alex?" to which Alex quickly says, "no I don't mind it but it sounds like something I would rather call you." I laugh and we spend the next five minutes arguing about cute names, we settle on me calling her babe, that's the only one she likes but she's decided to call me wifey and baby. I accept it because I can't wait for the day when we can argue over couple names in person, face to face and preferably naked but I'm not fussy, she can wear panties too. "Okay well I'm going to go now wifey, please go to the bank right now and do everything. I'm sure it's already sorted." I agree and we make kissy noises before I hang up. Sure enough she's right, I've had a message from Erwitz and I'm all good to visit the local Chase branch.
Walking into my local Chase bank I'm quickly greeted by a teller. I quickly state that I've just been authorised on my partner's account at Chase and I have her card on me, but that her lawyer said that paperwork had been sent. The teller, Margaret asked for Alex's card and a form of identification for me, I provided both passport and drivers license and she nods before sauntering off towards the mangers office, clearly she needs to verify it. She returns less than a minute later and says the manager would like to meet me. I agree, not having anything else to do today apart from sort Alex's cheque so I can send it off. Walking into the office of the manager, he quickly stands and holds out his hand. "Hi Miss Chapman, my name is Brady Jenkins and I'm the manager here. I've been asked to deal with you personally by your lawyer, John Erwitz." I nod and say,
"Well that's great, but John is my partner's lawyer, I'm just setting up myself." Jenkins nods and we shake hands, "fantastic, well welcome to Columbus, Ohio. I hope that you and your partner enjoy being patrons of our bank. So what can I assist you with?" He questions with a smile, if I was straight I may be interested but I'm not and it sort of puts me off but I don't dwell on it. "Well I need to arrange a merge of our accounts, and order my own card which I believe is quite quick?" He nods and sets about clicking on his computer while asking me security questions for my own account. I'm not poor by any standard having received a cheque from my mother for $15,000 before I left New York but Jenkins still says, "okay well that's topped it up a little more, would you like a statement print-out?" I nod,
"Yes and a cheque for $250 please make it a non-cash cheque," he nods and leaves the room while I ponder whether I need the print-out or not knowing whether Alex would want one or not, she never used to care about money so she probably doesn't care, but I like to know what is being spent where. Jenkins quickly prints out the page and hands it to me, I scan it and see both of our names are on it and my deposit of $15,000 but I quickly see why he scoffed at the small amount. Alex has almost ten million in this account. My eyes bulge and he looks at me, "are you okay?" I nod and quickly state,
"I didn't realise it was this large, no wonder you're exited for our patronage." He looks a bit sheepish but nods, "well that's true. I hope you and he are very happy here," I stand and as I go I say, "oh I'm sure she will love it here." He looks at me and says,
"…she?" I nod and say,
"Yes, she. Is that an issue?" he shakes his head to indicate no and I nod and leave with the cheque for $250 in my left hand and the print-out for the account in the other and I know the card will arrive to my apartment within three weeks. I smile though, knowing Alex will be proud that I stood up for us, I would never have done that ten years ago. I know things are different now but I'm also braver about telling the world I'm a lesbian, well bi-sexual I guess since I have had sex with men. 'Oh my god I can't wait to tell Alex!'