A/N: Thanks so much for more than 100 followers/alerts. You are the reason this is a thing. This chapter is a bit more angsty than normal because they need to deal with their feeling soon. (There is fluff in it too) Enjoy.
Alex woke up to the sound of her cellphone ringing. She unwrapped her arms from around the blonde who was still sleeping and picked it up.
"Yes?" She asked in a low voice.
"Morning sunshine."
"Ugh, Nicky. You woke me up."
"You forgot about our thing?"
"What? Of course not! I just…" She paused. "Do you mind picking me up from the school?"
"The school? What's going on? And why are you whispering."
Silence.
"Oh my god! Blondie stayed over."
"Good job Sherlock Homes. Now stop shouting or you'll wake her up."
"Did you two snuggle after making love?" Nicky asked sarcastically.
"No." Alex said, pulling the sheets closer to her. "We snuggled after fucking." It felt weird saying that.
"Who are you and what did you did to my best friend?" She joked.
Instead of coming up with a snarky remark the brunette simply said, "Don't."
And by that, Nicky knew that it was serious. "Alex… Do you lo-" She stopped herself. "Do you care about her?"
"Yes." Alex breathed out.
"Have you told her? That it's more than a one-night stand?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because if we become something, she'll need to learn about me -about us-. And if she does, she will run away and that will be perfectly normal because our job is crazy, Nicky. Piper will be afraid of me." Her voice became shakier the more she spoke.
"I don't think she will. She is not as WASPy as she looks." Nicky said reassuringly. "You should take a leap of faith."
"I will not risk losing her." Alex laughed bitterly. "What makes you think that even if she isn't appalled by my job, she will want us to be in a relationship?"
"I've seen her look at you. That's enough proof."
"No it's n-" She stopped talking when she saw the blonde shifting. "She's waking up. I have to close. Pick me up from the school." Before Nicky could say anything, she hung up.
"Did I wake you up?" Alex asked softly while Piper rubbed the sleep from her eyes.
"I don't think so. How did you sleep?"
"Perfectly."
Piper sighed happily. "Can I use your shower?"
"Of course."
"Will you be joining me?" She asked with a wink.
The brunette laughed, placing a kiss on her bare shoulder. "Unfortunately, I have to make breakfast."
"It's probably a good thing. Otherwise, we wouldn't make it to school on time." The blonde murmured getting up.
…
After showering, Piper walked in the kitchen to find Alex trying to make pancakes. "I borrowed your bathrobe, I hope you don't mind."
The brunette turned to face her. "How can I mind when you look so good in it?"
Piper laughed and made her way to the younger woman. "That's not what I had in mind when you said you would make breakfast. I didn't know you cooked."
"I don't." Frustrated that the egg wouldn't break from her soft hits, she hit it hard against the counter breaking it in a bad way, causing it to spill on the floor. "But I wanted to do something special." She wiped her hand clean and started cleaning the egg from the floor.
A stupid smile over how cute Alex was right now, appeared on her lips. "Here, let me help you." The blonde said, showing Alex how to properly break the eggs.
"I did it!" Alex exclaimed. It was far from a perfect break -some of the shell had fallen in- but the brunette looked so excited and Piper didn't have it in her to disappoint her.
"That was very good." Piper said kissing her tenderly in the cheek. "Do you have a recipe?" She asked, removing the parts of the shell when Alex wasn't looking.
"Yup, right here."
…
"This is really good." Alex said, taking a bite from the freshly made pancakes.
"And you almost made them by yourself." Piper had a proud smile.
"Almost. Can you pass me the whipping cream?"
"Sure." The blonde took the can in her hand, but instead of giving it to Alex, she put some cream on her finger and wiped it on Alex's nose. "Is that what you wanted?"
Alex rolled her eyes, and tried to get her tongue to the nose to lick it. Piper laughed at how adorable the sight was. "Let me help you." With a swift movement of the tongue, the blonde licked the cream.
"Hmm… Interesting." She said.
"What?"
"It tastes better off you."
The brunette smirked. "Does it now?"
Piper nodded. "I think so. But I should try again to be sure."
"Okay then."
With a smirk, Piper released some whipping cream on the younger woman's cheek and then licked it suggestively. "Does that spark memories?"
"Mmm… But I bet it doesn't taste half as good." She pulled back her hair and exposed her neck. When he blonde arched her eyebrow she said, "It's for experimental reasons."
"Totally." Piper took her time with drawing a line of cream on the brunette's long neck. She then licked it off, sucking on the skin more than needed making Alex moan. Like nothing happened, she poured some whipping cream into her mouth. "It definitely tastes better off you."
"You've got a little something." Alex said and before Piper could ask her what, she united their lips. The kiss didn't lack passion but unlike most of their kisses, it had a sense of familiarity. Like Alex's lips knew Piper's better than anything else in the world and the opposite.
Piper deepened the kiss, pushing the brunette backwards, until she hit her back on the counter. She helped Alex get on the counter, throwing down bowls and silverware in the process.
"Mmm, Pipes." Alex moaned when the blonde cupped her breast, squeezing it lightly.
Piper was now kissing Alex's neck, nibbling and bitting at the sensitive skin. "I want you." She purred, sending shivers up the younger woman's spine.
Alex was about to close her eyes, as the blonde positioned her head in between her thighs, when she saw the time. "We can't." She forced the words out of her.
That made Piper get up with a concerned look. "What's wrong?"
"We have to get to school, remember?"
The blonde laughed. "Since when do you care about going to school on your time?"
"I promised I would meet Nicky. And lately I haven't been around a lot."
"Shit. It is because of me, isn't it?" Piper asked making a face.
"It's not your fault, but mine. I was the one who couldn't keep my hands off you." The brunette placed a kiss on the older woman's nose to make her point.
"I don't want you to stop hanging out with Nicky because of me."
"I won't. That's why I want to go to school on time." She jumped off the counter and wrapped her arms around the blonde. "Will you still want me after school?" The brunette asked brushing her lips against Piper's.
"Of course, Al." Always.
….
Alex hadn't even completely stepped off the car when an angry Nicky came to her. There goes the plan of Piper not learning about this, the brunette thought.
"You are late."
"I know and I'm really sorry. I just-"
"It's my fault Nicky." Piper interrupted, getting off the car herself.
"What, did I interrupt one of your sex marathons? Alex loves those." Nicky said with a smirk gesturing to Alex.
"Nicky…" Alex warned as Piper looked at her, arching her eyebrow.
"Fine, fine." She raised her hands in a don't shoot gesture. "You can have sex for as long as you want to, but not now. We have to go, Alex."
"I'm guessing you are not going to class, huh?" Piper asked, wrapping her arms in front of her chest.
"Guessed right, blondie." Nicky grabbed the brunette's arm. "Come on."
"Hey! You promised that you would stop skipping class."
"I have been called from work. I have to go there." Alex's voice was stern. She was trying to wrap this up as soon as possible.
"B-but you have school. Can't you explain that to your boss?"
"No." She said flatly. "Let's go Nicky."
"Alex!" Piper shouted.
"You are not my mother, Piper. You can't tell me what to do." She shouted back, making her way to Nicky's car. "Weren't you in a hurry?" The brunette asked her friend, in a irritated tone.
"I'll be there in a moment." Nicky said, turning to the blonde. "Listen, Chapman. Alex's job, our job, is a sensitive topic for her."
Piper's brows knitted together. "You have a job? But, aren't you rich?"
"It's complicated." She shrugged. "Back to Vause now. The job is very important for her, because unlike me, she needs the money."
"I get that. Is she embarrassed about it? Because I don't care if-"
"She likes her job a lot and is very good at it. She thinks that you will have a problem about it."
"I won't. No matter what it is." The blonde reassured her.
"Don't be that certain." She murmured.
"What is it? And why does she need to miss school because of it?"
"I can't tell you- she needs to be the one. We normally don't work at school hours. This is-" She paused, unsure if she continue or not. "The boss wants to announce to her that she got a promotion."
"That's great." Piper said, genuinely happy about the younger woman.
"Yeah… Look, the job issue creates a barrier between you. I hope by doing what I'm doing right now, I'll break it and not you." Nicky sighed. "She believes that if you learned about it, you would leave her."
"What? I-"
"She cares about you. And I know you care about her too. That's why I'm telling you this. Because I believe that you wouldn't leave her because of that."
"I won't."
"Good. Don't break her heart, blondie." With that, Nicky finally made her way to the car.
"What were you talking about?" Asked Alex.
"Nothing." Nicky turned on the engine.
"Nicky…"
"Don't worry about it, okay?"
"Did you tell her?" Her voice was barely audible.
"No."
"Nicky, swear to me." She normally trusted her best friend, but she needed to hear her swear about this.
"I swear I didn't tell her." It wasn't exactly a lie.
….
"Alex!" Fahri greeted the brunette the moment she walked in the nightclub that doubled for their headquarters. "The person of the day."
"Should I be anxious?" She asked as she let him lead her to the office.
Instead of answering, he flashed her a cryptic smile before opening the door.
"Alex, dear, come in." Kubra said and the brunette walked in reluctantly. "Sit, sit." He gestured in front of the empty chair in front of him.
"So, why did you ask for me?" She asked nervously.
"Lately you've being doing great. I'm very pleased with you. So, I believe that you are worth a promotion."
Alex's eyes widened in disbelief. Kubra wasn't known to hand promotions easily. "Seriously?"
"You will be involved to more of our future jobs." He paused. "Oh, you'll be getting more money too."
Alex started laughing out of happiness. "Thank you so much. I won't let you down."
"You better not kid." He said with a smile of his own. "Now, go down at the bar and order whatever you want. It's on the house."
"Thanks again."
"Good job, sister." Said Nicky pulling the brunette to an embrace, something foreign about them.
"I'm glad we'll have you around more." Fahri said, giving her a pat on the shoulder.
Smiling, Alex said, "Tequila for all."
….
After celebrating with her co-workers and friends, Alex finally reached home. To her surprise, she found the lights open. "Mom?" She wasn't supposed to be home for at least another two weeks.
"It's me." A familiar voice said.
The brunette let out a small sigh of relief. "Piper? How the hell did you get in here?"
"Nicky gave me the key." She explained simply.
"What are you doing here?" Alex asked playfully, removing her jacket.
"You got a promotion. I though we should celebrate." She pointed to the two glasses of champagne that she had set up.
Alex suddenly froze and felt like she couldn't breathe. "Nicky… " She would kill her. The brunette forced her eyes close as she took a breath. "What did she tell you?"
"Don't be mad at her. She didn't tell me much. She was trying to help and-"
"What. Did. She. Tell. You?" The brunette asked again, in a slow and harsh tone.
"Just about the promotion and that you love your job but are afraid to tell me." The blonde said using the complete opposite tone the the younger woman had used, approaching her. "No matter what it is, I don't care."
Alex scoffed, pulling back. "You should go." She had been afraid that this moment would come for a long time.
"Alex…" Piper cupped her face with her right hand. "Don't do this to yourself. I've told you before, you can tell me anything." She kissed her softly, wanting to reassure her.
"Stop. You are making it harder for me." The brunette said, her voice cracking as she pulled away from the kiss. "My job is dangerous. That's all you need to know. The promotion makes it even more dangerous."
Concern was written all over the blonde's face. "Alex, are you safe?"
"I can keep myself safe, but I don't need someone to protect." I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you because of me.
"Don't push me away, Al." She tried to take her hand, but Alex jerked it away.
"Go back to your boyfriend. He's job doesn't endanger your life." He is better for you than I'll ever be.
"You think that's a solid reason why I should be with someone?"
"From the start, we both knew that there was never going to be something in-between us." Every single word hurt her, partly because she was hurting Piper and partly because she knew it was true.
"Shut up!" Anger was gathering up inside Piper all this time and now she exploded. Grabbing the brunette's shirt, she roughly yanked her to her and kissed her. There was no grace in the kiss; just lust and fear.
"No." Alex said flatly, pushing her away.
"Are you breaking up with me?"
"I'm just putting an end to the dream that we could work. We were having casual sex and then all of a sudden you wanted to turn it into a relationship." She knew that this was the only way to get her to leave. She needed to hurt Piper. Make her hate her.
"Congratulations for your promotion. You can keep the champagne." The blonde said bitterly, opening the door.
"Goodbye, Piper."
"You still have to come to the sessions." And with that she slammed the door behind her.
She was able to hold off the tears until she reached her car. It felt like a part had been ripped off her. How had she become one of those people that cried in their cars alone.
She looked up to the sky and saw 'Alex'. Weirdly enough, it made her feel kind of better. Like she was still close to her. Like one of the best things that had happened in her life hadn't been completely destroyed.
A/N: I really hoped you liked it. I've started brainstorming about the school trip and I'm thinking of it lasting for more than one chapter. What do you think? I would also love to listen to your ideas and try to use them as much as possible. Would you prefer them staying at a camp sight, or a hotel? As always, your reviews mean so much to me. Oh, next episode is jealous Alex by the way. Hope you are excited ;)