Do not own Orange Is the New Black or any of the characters.

I don't know if it's because I have been watching way too much Gilmore Girls lately or not but Carol Chapman in my head is so like Emily Gilmore. If you don't know what the fuck I am talking about...then ignore this fact, lol.

Enjoy!

We Found Love

a team...

The sun poured in through the window behind the bed as Alex stirred in her sleep. She could feel someone watching her as she slept. Her green eyes slowly fluttered open and peered over at the face hovering over hers.

"Good morning," cooed Piper with a smile on her face. She leaned forward and kissed Alex softly on the lips. Alex, who was still half asleep, just smiled lazily at the blonde.

It had been a month since Piper had showed up at Alex's childhood home and confessed her love. It had been a month filled with bliss, sex, and love. Neither were tired of waking up next to each other to say the least.

"Hi," whispered Alex as she turned onto her side to face Piper. Her hand immediatly slipped over Piper's hip and pulled her close.

"Hi," whispered back Piper, who was still grinning.

The couple didn't say another word as they continued to stare into each other's eyes, and they didn't have to say anything. Everything that needed to be said was written as clear as day on their faces.

Piper lifted her leg and snaked it around Alex's waist. Their pelvises were now firmly pressed together. Alex cocked an eyebrow in response to this. The blonde just smiled wickedly back at her. She than began to flex her hips into Alex's, slowly grinding up on her.

She was in the mood for a little morning romp.

Alex was fully awake now as Piper continued to press her body against hers. She smirked at the blonde before she rolled suddenly onto her back and pulled Piper on top of her.

The couple looked deeply at each other for a second before their lips crashed passionately together.

This was how most mornings started off for them - with a quick make-out session that sometimes lead to full-on mind-blowing sex. However, no matter how much they wanted the latter of the two this morning, they couldn't. They had to get on the road soon if they wanted to beat traffic and make it to Connecticut by one o'clock. They were heading up to Hartford, where Piper was from to attend a party in her older brother, Danny's honour. He had just not only gotten engaged but also finished his residency at the local hospital and was now starting his fellowship to become a heart surgeon.

It would be the first time that Piper would be seeing her family since her wedding day and re-introducing Alex to them. They had met Alex all those years ago when Piper had brought her home to Thanksgiving with her. But if she wanted to prove to everyone that she was serious about her new relationship with Alex, she had to bring her with her.

When Piper had brought it up to Alex a week ago, she had thought that the brunette would say no, but Alex had been surprisingly supportive to her. She had agreed to come along and support the blonde.

They were in this together.

"Are you sure you are okay with coming?" Piper asked Alex again. It was just over an hour later or so that morning. The two women were getting dressed and ready for the party. "Because I will understand if you don't want to..."

Alex who was in the middle of doing up the clasp of her necklace slowly turned to look at Piper at this. She cocked an eyebrow at the blonde. "Do you not want me to come?"

Piper's eyes widened in shock at this. "Of course, I want you to come with me...it's just. I know how my mother can be." She had talked to Carol for the first time a couple of days ago. She didn't approve of Piper's new lifestyle choice or Alex for that matter. It was a good thing that she didn't know she had gone to prison...that wouldn't go over well. Piper was afraid that after today that Alex would realize how much baggage and family drama came with her and wouldn't want any part of it. "She won't be so easy about this as your mom had been."

Alex just sighed at Piper at this. "Pipes," she whispered tenderly as she enclosed the space between them. She reached out and took both of Piper's hands into her own. She smiled warmly at her. "I'm coming. I can handle Carol."

She then leaned forward and kissed Piper softly on the mouth. She squeezed her hands before pulling apart. Their eyes locked together in this brief moment. "I told you we are in this together. We're a team, kid."

Piper smiled at this.

They were a team she thought. So what if her mother didn't approve of her life choices, what else was new? Since the age of six, Carol Chapman had frowned upon her daughter's choices in life from the bright pink glittery backpack she had wanted in the third grade to what university she attended. But now she had Alex in her life to ride out the waves with.

Alex took Piper's hand and gave it a squeeze as they walked up the long driveway that led up to Carol Chapman's mansion of a house. It was like a fucking castle thought Alex to herself. She had thought the exact same thing the last time she was here, but it was the truth. It was huge. Piper's parents were divorced and remarried now, but Carol had kept the Chapman last name and the house.

Piper glanced over at Alex briefly before ringing the door bell. The two women then stood in silence as they waited for someone to answer the door. Piper was surprised to say the least when Carol, herself, opened the door. She had been expecting the maid, not her mother.

"Mom! Hi," cried out Piper a little too loudly as she looked on at the older woman. She was suddenly overcome with nerves as she locked eyes with Carol's blue ones.

"Piper," Carol answered with a stiff smile on her face. Her eyes pierced into her daughter's before shifting over to the woman standing beside her.

Alex swallowed hard as she felt Carol's gaze on her. She straightened her back and rolled her shoulders back as she met the woman's eye. She wasn't scared of her. The two women looked at each other for a second.

"Alex, it's nice to see you again," spoke Carol in a kind, yet cold voice.

Alex nodded her head slowly in reply to this, "It's nice to see you too, Mrs. Chapman."

"Please, call me Carol," she stated with a smile. One that didn't quite reach her eyes. Carol was through and through a WASP. She had been brought up with money but was also taught manners. She wasn't being completely frigid towards Alex, but it wasn't hard to see her dislike for her daughter's new relationship.

"Carol," replied Alex, matching the older woman's tone.

An awkward tension fell between the three of them for a moment as they continued to stand there, looking at each other.

"Well, come in, come in," spoke Carol as she took a step back and held open the door further for Alex and Piper. "Everyone is out back on the patio."

"Okay," whispered Piper nervously as she looked at her mother for a second before glancing over to Alex, who smiled at her. The couple then made their way into the house and out back to where everyone else was. As they did so, Alex placed her hand on the small of Piper's back. She knew that Carol was watching their every move as they walked down the long hallway towards the back of the house, but she didn't care. Carol would have to get used to it. For Alex didn't have any plans on leaving.

Like she had told Piper earlier, they were a team.

"Hey! Look who's here! It's the Runaway Bride!" cried out Piper's youngest brother, Cal, jokingly as Piper and Alex stepped out onto the patio.

Alex cocked an eyebrow at this. Her eyes looked around the small gathering of people, who where all laughing and staring back at her and Piper. Alex hadn't grown up with siblings, so she didn't really understand the taunting and teasing that came with the relationship. But at the same time, she thought that Piper's brother had crossed a line. Piper had just fucking gotten there, and she was already being taunted for leaving her wedding.

Piper, however, didn't appear to be so bothered by Cal's joke. "Fuck you!" she cried out with a smile on her face. Piper had always had a good relationship of sorts with Cal. Yes they had fought like cats and dogs growing up, and Cal had made Piper's life a living hell at times. But that was his job as a younger brother.

Cal laughed at Piper before coming towards her and giving her a hug. Other then her dad, Cal had been the first person in her family she had talked to after leaving her wedding. He had been quite supportive of Piper's choice, despite having a good relationship with Larry.

Alex watched as the two siblings hugged. She had met Cal before, but that had been over eight years ago now. Cal had been nineteen at the time. He had been a little overweight and didn't look much different from the way he did now. He had the same blonde hair and blue eyes as Piper did. The only real change that Alex could think of was the beard.

"Ahh, and this must be the famous Alex!" spoke Cal as he pulled away from his sister and smiled warmly over to Alex. "It's nice to see you again."

Alex couldn't help but smile back as she locked eyes with Cal. "It's nice to see you again too, Cal," she replied as she shook his hand. She was then introduced to a hippy-looking chick, who had just come up beside Cal. She was his wife, she learned.

The four of them talked briefly for a few moments longer before moving further away from the door and towards the rest of the group, who were all seated around the patio table, drinking and eating.

It was here that Piper introduced Alex to the rest of her family. There was Danny who was the male version of Piper like Cal had been. Seated next to him was his fiancée, Georgie. The next few people where old family friends and Danny's best mates. There was then Piper's grandmother and seated next to her were Piper's Aunt Jessica and her Uncle Roy. Alex was then introduced to Piper's cousins, a few of whom she recognized from Piper's wedding when she had been taking photographs.

Alex was a little taken aback by how warm of a welcoming she was getting from everyone. She had thought that everyone would act coldly towards her like Carol had. But she had only just gotten there.

There was plenty of time though for the claws came out.

"Hi, Daddy," whispered Piper warmly as her father stood up from his seat and came towards her. She tucked her hair behind her ears before she hugged her father. She knew her dad probably hated to be here at his old house with his ex-wife and her new husband, but he was a family guy and would do anything to see his kids, this being one of them.

"Hi, Pippi!" greeted back Bill Chapman, using Piper's childhood nickname. He hugged her tightly, pressing a kiss to her cheek before pulling away. He stared at Piper for a second before glancing over to Alex.

He smiled warmly at Alex. "And you must be the special woman who has stolen my daughter's heart," he stated.

"Daddy!" whispered Piper towards her father in embarrassment.

Alex couldn't help but blush slightly at this. She hadn't been expecting that. Like most of Piper's family, Alex had met Bill before. He had been friendly and kind towards her. She nervously adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose as she smiled slightly at Bill.

"What?" laughed Bill as he looked between Piper and Alex. He didn't see what was so wrong about what he had said. It was the truth. Piper had run out on Larry to be with Alex. "Am I not right? Do you not love my daughter, Alex?" His eyes were now solely focused on Alex.

"Daddy!" whispered Piper again. She hated how her dad was putting Alex on the spot like this. "Alex, you do not have to answer that!"

Alex, however, wasn't as bothered as Piper was by this question. Her normal confidence soon returned as she slipped her arm around Piper's waist and pulled her close to her side.

"I do love your daughter, very much, sir."

Bill peered at Alex for a moment before replying, "Call me Bill."

Alex let out a raspy chuckle at this. "Okay...Bill."

"That's better," he replied with a wide grin.

The rest of the afternoon went on fine. No one paid much attention to Alex and Piper as the whole afternoon was for Danny and Georgie. It was a party for them. However, everything good must come to an end eventually.

And so it did.

But instead of just fading, it came to erupted halt, suddenly.

They had just finished eating dessert, and the evening was coming to an end. Piper had a few glasses of wine in her and was more laid back than when she had arrived at her mother's house. She was happy that her mother was being civil towards Alex. And no one, except for Cal, had mentioned her running out on Larry. Everyone was treating Alex like a part of the family. It was going perfectly, she thought as she reached underneath the table and grasped Alex's hand.

Alex immediately turned her attention onto Piper at this and smiled. She was extremely happy at the moment. The afternoon had gone really well, so far. And as much as she enjoyed listening to her family tell stories of Piper as a child, she was desperate to get Piper home. She squeezed the blonde's hand before beginning to trace the pad of her thumb along the knuckle of her pointer finger. Her green eyes were dark with lust as they continued to pierce into Piper's.

Carol had just asked Georgie if she had started to plan for the wedding when someone cracked a joke about how she shouldn't ask Piper for help. Piper looked away from Alex at this and her eyes scanned around the table. She could feel the redness creeping into the side of her neck. She knew it had just been a joke, but it was still a touchy subject for her.

Alex squeezed her hand, letting her know it was okay.

Piper looked briefly over at Alex before her attention was drawn towards her mother, who wore a sour expression on her face.

"No, I wouldn't ask Piper either on how to plan a wedding, Georgie. Polly Harper, Piper's best friend who is a lovely girl, did all the leg work for what would have been Piper's wedding," Carol looked away from her daughter and over to Georgie again. "Remind me to give you her number. I'm sure she would love to help you out."

A tension of sorts fell over the table at this. Carol hadn't exactly insulted Piper up front, but it had been a dig to her nonetheless. Piper continued to stare at her mother for a second. She wanted to say something, but no words came out. She could feel Alex's eyes on her, but she didn't dare to look at her.

She just sat there frozen in shock.

She all of a sudden felt the tears stinging her eyes. Carol was always in some way or another was putting Piper down and comparing her to Polly. Polly could never do any wrong it seemed in Carol's eyes. Polly in a way was the daughter that Carol had always wanted. Not only did she have a successful marriage but a beautiful townhouse too. Where Piper had...nothing. Well, she was a successful businesswoman, but that wasn't that important to Carol. She'd rather see Piper married and raising a litter of children.

Her blue eyes fell onto the empty dessert plate in front of her. She could feel Alex pulling on her hand slightly. She wanted her to look at her, but Piper knew that once she did, the tears would surely fall. She bit down on her lower lip as she tried to compose herself.

The conversation at the table resumed as the topic was changed from Piper and weddings to something else. Neither Alex or Piper were paying much attention to what was going on around them.

"Pipes," whispered Alex tenderly in Piper's ear.

Piper slowly looked towards her at this and forced a smile on her face. "I'm fine."

Alex pursed her lips slightly at this. She knew this was a lie. However, she didn't push it as she continued to stroke Piper's hand underneath the table.

"Hey, there you are," whispered Alex with a small smile as she came into Piper's childhood bedroom.

Piper, who was staring out the window slowly turned to look over at Alex and smiled back at her. It was a little later on now. The party was still going on outside but Piper had slipped out sometime after her mother's dig at her and found herself wandering her old house.

Alex enclosed the space between them. She could tell that Piper was still upset over what her mother had said. Her green eyes looked on at her with concern as she wrapped her arms around Piper's waist and rested her forehead against hers.

Piper locked her eyes on Alex for a second before reaching out and cupping the sides of her face. She then kissed her hungrily. Piper wanted to stick it in some way to her mother and making out with Alex in her mother's house would do that. She pushed her tongue in between Alex's lips and plunged deep into the depth of her mouth.

Alex forgot to breath for a second as she felt Piper's tongue suddenly. But she was soon kissing her passionately back as her lips parted open over Piper's and her tongue coiled around hers. Her hands dug into Piper's back as she pulled her closer to her.

The kiss continued to deepened for a moment or two longer before both women pulled away breathlessly.

"You wanna get out of here?" asked Alex as her eyes locked on Piper's.

Piper nodded her head at this. She more than ready to leave now.

So I know it wasn't as fluffy as the others chapters have been but I promise there will be fluff once again soon!

Thanks for reading and please review!

Julie