hello my fellow Vauseman lovers!

I am sorry I haven't been updating lately but I told you guys the reason why but now I am back. I will try by all means to update

-Skai 3

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Chapter 18: Closure

Alex registered for business management and finance and had been attending for a little over two months now. The workload was a lot but she and Piper always made time for each other, sometimes they would meet for lunch at a diner or restaurant or at the park or Alex would bring Piper lunch if she were on a tight schedule and vice versa.

They never missed Breakfast and dinner or game night. Alex was due for a recess and they had planned to visit Diane for that weekend. Piper will have to take a leave. Piper was sending Diane more than enough money that Diane did not even need to work but said she will keep her daytime job to keep her busy.

"Babe did you pack everything you need?" Alex asked for the nth time.

"Al baby relax. Yes, I have everything I need and if I do not we will just buy it there. I know you are really anxious but it will be fine." Piper hugged Alex from behind and the latter relaxed in her girlfriend's arms.

"You are right, I'm sorry. I don't know why I am acting like this."

"Its okay, you don't have to apologies now come on let's go so we could get there just in time and surprise her just before she knocks off work"

"Mom we are going now" Piper shouted for her mom through the intercom. Carol came to see them off.

"Okay girls, have a safe trip and I will see you in a week's time." Carol hugged them both.

"See you soon." and they were gone.

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Friendly's diner

"I would like to order two milkshakes please"

"Ally cat!?" Diane hurried to meet her daughter in a bone-crushing hug and they stayed like that before Diane pulled Piper in the same bone-crushing hug and then pulled Alex into a group hug. Alex was in silent tears. She really missed her mom.

"Ally cat, Piper, what a nice surprise."

"Hi Diane. Yeah, we wanted to surprise you. So, surprise" Piper Chuckled lightly and Diane smiled. They all pulled back from the hug and Piper held on to her lover in comfort.

"Yeah mom surprise." Alex's voice was husky because of the emotions she was feeling.

"Oh, my babies. Now sit and I will bring you two some milkshake while I finish my shift." Diane said as she led the duo to a booth by the corner.

"Diane Hun, you can go, and I will cover your last shift." Diane's friend/colleague Susan said.

"Are you sure Suzie?"

"Yes, go spend some time with your daughters and I will see you tomorrow." Susan knows how terrible Diane had missed her daughter. They were friends outside of work too, so they would talk often.

"Thank Suzie, I will owe you one."

"Yeah, yeah now go before I change my mind" They laughed, and the trio left.

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"Welcome girls, I am sorry for the mess, I was not expecting any visitor." The apartment was spotless and only had one coffee mug and a side-plate that was dirty.

"It's clean though mom" Alex shook her head with a smile. She missed this woman dearly. Diane just dismissed Alex's comment and went to be changed. The couple sat down together on a single couch with Piper in Alex's lap and her arms around Alex and the latter had her arms around the blonde.

"Aren't you guys the cutest," Diane said in a teasing tone and Piper blushed a bit but quickly hid herself in the crooked of her lover.

"Mom stop it will you," Alex said with a smile on her face looking at her mom while trying to pull Piper to sit comfortably.

"I am just happy for you two. I don't know about you Piper, but I know that my Alex deserves this much love and happiness because of her past, But I am sure you do too Pipe." Diane said in a serious but loving and comforting tone that made both Alex and Piper's hearts swell with love and adoration.

"We both do mom." Alex replied for them while looking at her lover in the eyes.

"How have you been Diane?" Piper asked kindly after a few minutes of silence.

"Oh dear, now that I only have to work one shift it has been amazing. I get to do many staff that I could not before. Which reminds me, I will be back shortly." Diane stood up from the couch and went to retrieve something from her room.

"That was kind of weird. I wonder what she is going to do but nonetheless I have never seen her so happy and relaxed in a long time. It makes me happy too and its all thanks to you Pipes." Alex said as she planted a kiss on Piper's forehead.

"You don't have to thank me Al, I love seeing your mom happy and you being happy too is a bonus. I love you." Piper kissed Alex on the lips.

"I love you too babe," Alex said as Diane came back downstairs with two gift bags, one for Piper and the other for Alex and she handed them, so they could open them.

"Oh, what is this Diane, you didn't have to buy me anything but thank you very much." Piper said as she stood up to hug Diane.

"Oh, dear the only thing I bought is the gift bag, now open so you can see what I got you. You too Ally cat." The couple opened their gifts and inside was a beanie, a scarf and a set of gloves all made of wool. Piper's ones were blue with black flowers whilst Alex's were black with blue flowers.

"This is amazing and so special. No one has ever given me such a gift, thank you so much Diane. I love them so much." Piper teared up a bit because she really meant what she said and love her gift so much. She went on to hug Diane for the second time and this time it took a bit longer.

"You are welcome honey; I thought I should match you guys since this is what you young one does nowadays. Wearing matching outfits and all those goals things I hear a lot." All this time Alex had been quiet and silent tears falling down her cheeks. She did not trust her voice right now, so she just stood and hugged her mom tightly and cried in her shoulder. She grew up with nothing and her mother could not even have the time to do this. This gift is the first thing that Alex can say she ever received from her mom that was so personal and heart-warming.

"Thank you, mom, I love you so much" Alex said in the crocked of her mother's shoulder whilst Diane drew comforting circles on her daughter's back. Piper was so touched by this site before her that she shed a few tears of her own. Seeing her girlfriend so vulnerable and open with her mother like this was a memory Piper will cherish forever.

"Oh, Ally cat I love you too my baby. Please don't cry." Diane held open her hand as an invitation for Piper to join in the hug and the blonde immediately moved into the hug. Alex's arm found its way around Piper's waist without even having to look like it is as if a magnet pulled her.

"I think I had enough sappiness for one day. Okay guys I am going to prepare dinner while you guys can go have a stroll around or something." Diane said as she pulled out of the hug and the trio shared a laugh.

"Mom how about we just order in and you will cook tomorrow and I will help?" Alex suggested

"Yes Diane and I would also love to help out too." Piper agreed with her lover.

"Nonsense, I want to cook for you guys and I don't mind because I got all the time now. Alex go show Piper around and dinner will be ready by 07:00 pm so please be there. Now shoo-shoo" Diane waved her hands dismissing the two and they both could see that it was a lost fight and Alex decided to show Piper just the neighbourhood and the rest of the tour will be done with the days they have to be here. They grabbed their coats and decided to wear their gifts from Diane because it was chilly outside.

Alex decided to show Piper places that were close to home so they could just walk there. She had shown Piper were she used to play as a child, were she hangout with her friends and now they were headed to were she used to work.

"So this is the supermarket I used to work at before I decided to move to Jersey. Want to go inside for a bit? We can even grab some dessert too." Alex said as she waited for a response from her lover.

"Yes of course I'd love to see it on the inside. Come on lets go." Piper pulled Alex towards the door by the linked hands with so much giddiness as if she was a child about to have her turn with Santa Clause. This made Alex smile so big that it reached her eyes. She was so happy and so in love.

"What should we get for dessert? Lucky for us my mom also loves blueberries so we can have anything with them." Piper's eyes lit up as she eyed the blueberry ice cream with waffles.

"I am guessing waffles and blueberry ice cream?" Alex asked with a teasing smirk on her lips but Piper could not care less.

"Yep" she made a popping sound at the end.

"Please don't forget to tell your mom not to make dessert since we have it here already." Piper said while looking at her love as she took out the dessert from the refrigerator. Alex turned around and found Piper looking at her intensely.

"What is it Pipes?"

"Nothing, I just love you so much Al." Piper said and she blushed at her own declaration because it seems her mouth had a mind of its own. Alex felt her heart swell with so much lover for Piper, more than she thought was possible. She leaned in to Piper for a kiss while holding her chin up.

"Alex?" A voice called out a bit unsure from behind, Alex and the latter froze and tensed up. Piper felt her lover tense up and she opened her eyes to find out what was happening because she thought Alex was going to kiss her.

"Alex…" the voice called out again, more sure this time. Alex turned around with a cold face and in front of her, there stood non other than Silvia, the woman who broke her heart. Piper stood by Alex's side so she could see the person that got her lover all riled up.

"Silvia…" Alex replied bluntly and immediately Piper understood and she had a death glare spotted on her own face whilst Silvia was caught off-guard with Alex using her full name because she ws always 'Sylvie'.

Silvia was old, her face was wrinkly and she spotted a few grey hairs at the base of her hair but not so much.

"How are you doing Alex? How have you been?" Silvia tried to make small talk to gauge a reaction from the brunette. Alex wrapped her arm around Piper's waist and pulled her closer.

"I have been good thanks. This is Piper, my girlfriend. How have you been and how is your husband and kids?" Alex said but not actually caring for an answer and Piper would swear she saw disappointment flash across the older woman's face. Silvia just nodded at the blonde and Piper did the same in return curtly.

"My husband ran off with his mistress over a year ago and my kids are fine thanks for asking." Silvia said while looking Alex straight in the eyes. Piper was so mad at the woman who could not even respect her being in Alex's arms and all with her leering.

"Sorry to hear that but we have to go, my mom is expecting us." Alex said as she pulled Piper with her.

"It was nice seeing you again Alex. Maybe we could meet some time over coffee and catch-up?" Alex stopped in her tracks and Piper was fed up by now but before she could say anything, Alex was onto Silvia.

"Catch up? Are you fucking kidding me? There will be no catching up between us and I would be a very happy person if our paths never crossed gain. You made a fool out of me and to think I had thought that I loved you. You used me and got rid of me like an old toy; as if I was nothing or that my feelings did not matter. Nevertheless, you know what? I do not care anymore because I had found someone who truly loves me for me and I lover her with every fibre in my body. You mean nothing to me anymore, nothing." Alex said with so much anger in a low voice that she even growled and Silvia was scared a bit. She had always known Alex to be so mushy and obedient around her but now the fire in her eyes showed her how much she had messed up.

"I am really sorry Alex. Never meant to hurt you." Silvia tried to touch Alex's arm but Piper stood in front of her.

"Don't you dare touch her? You hurt her so much and now you want to pretend as if nothing happened? Are you out of your fucking mind? You have the nerve (Piper scoffed). As horrible is what had happened is to my poor Al, I am grateful that it happened because then it gave me an opportunity to be with such and amazing, most wonderful, loving, kind, thoughtful and awesome person that is Alex right now and I get to experience what being loved by her feels like and I tell you this, I am not going to let go, ever. Because being loved by Alex is amazing because she loves me beyond measure. You missed so much because you were blinded by your own stupidity of thinking that you are using her whilst in the end you are the one who lost. She doesn't need you anymore now leave us alone."

Piper folded her arms and gave the older woman a cold glare. Silvia looked at Alex thinking she will say something in her favour but the latter just spotted a proud smirk with dilated pupils and big eyes that the older woman knew so well, 'lust' and now the sad part on her is that it was not directed at her.

"You heard her. I could not have said it better myself. Bye now." Alex smirked and pulled her girlfriend away

"That was so hot babe; I think I am just going to have you for dessert instead…" Alex said hot in Pier's ear.

….…END OF CHAPTER….