The chapter you have all been waiting for. All is revealed.
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Lise xx
Friday had rolled around quickly and Nicky had to cancel due to her AA meeting, she couldn't miss it if she wanted to stay sober so she attended every single one no matter what was happening.
Piper was initially anxious about going to meet the boss by herself but she felt prepared enough. She had gone shopping for a new outfit with Lorna who was now paying frequent visits to the apartment, much to Nicky's delight. Things were going really well for them.
Piper felt the anxiety creeping back as she approached the large house. She couldn't shake this weird feeling she had and she didn't know what it was. She knocked on the door and stood waiting for it to be answered, bobbing slightly from foot to foot, nervously.
Then the door opened, Piper, still looking down at the papers began to introduce herself.
"Hi, I'm Piper Chapma…" When she looked up she lost her voice, it felt like someone had their hand around her throat, she tried to speak again but her head was spinning. In front of her was Alex, her hair was shoulder length and red, she was still just as gorgeous as Piper remembered. It all came crashing down on Piper at once, she tried to breathe but she couldn't take a proper breath, looking to the side, everything went black and she felt herself falling.
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When Piper came around she was lying on a really large antique looking couch. She looked to her side and saw Alex sitting in a chair, looking at her, a worried expression on her face. Piper jumped up from the couch and ran at her, they collided with force, almost knocking the chair backwards. Piper was sobbing uncontrollably, she didn't know what to do with all of the emotions she was feeling. She definitely wanted to know what was going on but for now she was just completely overwhelmed with having Alex in her arms at last. She put her face into her hair and inhaled Alex's scent. Piper could feel Alex's own tears settling on her shoulder. Alex pulled back and kissed her. Piper didn't understand anything that was happening to her right now. She wiped her face on her shirt sleeve leaving a makeup smudge down it.
"Alex? I-I don't know wh-what's happening..are you even real?" Piper sobbed.
"Piper, there's so much I have to tell you. Please, calm down baby, I'm here now."
Alex brushed her thumb across Piper's cheek and looked into her eyes.
"I'm meant to be meeting someone here…" Piper stated as she hoped to god it wasn't Alex's new girlfriend.
"Elizabeth, right?" Alex looked at Piper who looked more confused than Alex had ever seen her.
"I don't know what's going on… I feel like I'm about to wake up any second..."
"Piper. I'm in witness protection. Kubra saw from the video that I wasn't dead. He sent someone else to kill me. It was working until one of the other guards came in and saw him strangling me. There was a meeting about safety and they decided to put me under witness protection, I was due for release anyway. I had no job, I had nothing, Pipes, They told me I had to leave everyone I knew for their own safety and build a new life. I tried to look for you but they kept telling me not to, every time I got close they would find out. Eventually I decided to wait until I was off probation and then look for you. I didn't know what to do, the first few months were awful, I had nothing, no job or anything, the only money I had was the money I had saved from the cartel and I didn't want to squander it. I met this guy who was really, really fucking good with computers. He helped me set up an online store- I ploughed a lot of money into it and since I'm so good at importing and exporting large amounts of heroin, I was also pretty good at importing and exporting goods. Like, antiques and all sorts of things and I'm making a fortune off it… I've been a silent boss, none of my employees have met me, just in case, y'know… and because I've been under my witness protection name, no one's suspected a thing."
Piper's mouth hung open. She couldn't quite believe what she just heard. Not only had Alex tried to look for her, she had also made an absolute fortune in the process.
Piper pulled her close and buried her head in the crook of Alex's neck. "Al, I thought I was never going to see you again. I've been a mess. Nicky told me I should go to therapy."
Alex laughed a little. "Nicky? as in Nicky Nicholls?"
"Yeah, we live together now, she's my partner in the soap business."
Piper looked at Alex. "Is that why you wanted to meet about the business?"
"Well, at first, I really didn't know it was your business, I was following it because it was doing well with growth, then Helene called and said she had met someone from the company called Piper. I did a little digging and found out it was you. Pipes, I didn't know what you were doing with your life now, if you had moved on. So I tried to tread carefully, also, I can't tell you over an email who I really am, so that's why I set up the 'business meeting' …"
"Oh my god, Al, I can't believe I've finally got you back. I can't live without you, you have no idea."
Alex took off her glasses and moved them to the top of her head. "Are you ok? What's been going on since we have been apart?"
"I got released, Nicky got released a few months after me, Polly had no interest in Popi anymore so she signed it all over to me. Since there's not many jobs around for Ex-cons, I asked Nicky if she wanted to learn the ropes and it just went from there. We got an apartment together. She goes to AA meetings every week so that's why I didn't bring her here today. She helped me look for you but we just kept coming up with nothing. So she told me to get with someone else to get over you, but I never could."
"So you haven't been with anyone in the past 3 years?"
"Not exactly."
"What do you mean not exactly?"
"I've been going on dates with a girl called Scarlett, but it's just more out of obligation, Alex, I swear. We have only been on a few dates, one got a bit more heated than I'd have liked but I just keep avoiding it now and hoping it will fizzle out. She's pretty persistent."
Alex was frowning at what Piper had just said. "Ok, I mean, I guess I couldn't expect you to wait all that time.."
"No, Alex, I haven't ever gotten over you, it was Nicky's idea for me to go out with Scarlett. I didn't know where you were. I guess I'd just given up hope."
Piper was still sitting in Alex's lap, playing idly with her fingers, she didn't quite know what to do. She didn't know what was next for them.
Alex and Piper sat embracing each other for a while until Piper's phone sang out.
"Hey, Nicky." Piper glanced at Alex.
"Yeah the meeting went well, I'm here with Al…Elizabeth now, actually."
"Yeah, actually I was just gonna um, pick something up for dinner while I was out, so um, I won't be home yet…"
"Yeah, I won't be too late… see you later."
Alex raised her eyebrow at Piper who had a small smile on her face.
"I can't go home yet, Al. I just got you back."
Alex chuckled. "Guess I'll have my butler make us something for dinner then."
Piper's mouth fell open in disbelief before she realised Alex was kidding. She slapped her on the arm as they laughed together. An air of seriousness surrounded Piper before she voiced her concern.
"Where do we go from here? I mean, I'm not supposed to know you are in witness protection, so where does that leave us? Do you want to be back together with me. Are we even still engaged?"
Piper realised her mouth had ran away with itself again.
"Piper, slow down, you've only been here a couple of hours. Look, it's a lot to take in, I know that. God, it's a lot for me to take in too. But I've built a good future for us here, I only ever had you in mind every time the business grew. All I could think about was that I would be able to take care of you when I found you. Eventually you will be with me but for now I have to figure out how we're gonna do this without blowing my cover."
Piper's phone lit up with a text from Scarlett. "Hey, Did you want to grab dinner on Friday? I've found this cute little indian restaurant that does amazing food. Let me know xx"
"Oh, crap."
"What, Piper, what is it?"
"That was Scarlett, the girl I've been 'seeing' she wanted to know if I wanted to go to dinner on Friday."
Alex visibly tensed at this. "Are you going?"
"Of course I'm not going, Alex. She knows about you, I told her I'm not over you. I just don't know what I can say because she knows you are called Alex, she accidentally saw a photo of you…and she's best friends with Helene who thinks you are Elizabeth. This could be a huge problem."
Alex frowned. This was going to be way more complicated than she had anticipated.
