After loaning Piper a pair of yoga pants and a cozy sweatshirt, the two women spend the rest of the morning cuddled up together on Alex's bed watching Netflix. After a couple old episodes of Friends, Alex turns off the t.v. and lifts Piper's chin so she is looking into the younger woman's eyes. Something had been bothering her ever since last night when Piper mentioned her mother.

"Hey Pipes?"

"Yeah?"

"Last night you mentioned something about Red being more of a mother to you than your real mother…What did you mean by that?"

Piper tenses slightly and remains quiet for several seconds. "Hey if you're not ready to talk about it yet, that's ok, but I just want you to know I'm here if you want to talk," Alex whispers.

"It's just…growing up she always made me feel like such a disappointment. My grades were never good enough, I was only adequate at playing tennis, and even after thousands of dollars' worth of piano lessons, I still sucked at that too." Piper said sadly. Alex reaches out tucks a piece of blonde hair behind Piper's year, then takes her hand interlacing their fingers.

"She would constantly compare me to the daughters of her friends from the country club and point out all the ways that I fell short." When I won an award my junior year of high school for an article I wrote in the school newspaper, she acted as though it was nothing—All I ever wanted was for her to say just once, 'Piper I'm proud of you' but it never came. God I just feel as though nothing I ever do is good enough for her! Piper yells as a single tear runs down her cheek.

Alex uses her thumb to wipe away the tear, "Gee babe, I'm so sorry you had to go through that…that your still going through that. It seems to me that she doesn't deserve to have a daughter as wonderful as you." Piper gives Alex a weak smile, "Thanks Al, I guess I really needed to get that off my chest." They are quiet for a while as Alex hold Piper close. Piper can't believe how good it feel just to lie in Alex's arms. Eventually they must have dozed off because Piper was jolted by the sound the text message alert on her phone.

11:19 A.M. Polly: Hey Pipe when you come over, could you please stop at Starbucks and get me a venti caramel macchiato? I'll pay you back when you get here.

Shit! Shit! Shit! Piper is supposed to be at Polly's by noon so they can work on the rather large Popi order from a local bed and bath shop. With everything that happened last night and this morning, she had totally forgotten! This is not something she can blow off because they need to have the order ready by Monday morning.

11:22 A.M. Piper: Hey Pol, I'm running a little late this morning. I'll be there by 12:30 okay? I'll swing by Starbucks on my way.

11:23 A.M. Polly: No problem, I'll see you when you get here...

Piper returns to Alex's bedroom and smiles when she sees the brunette. Alex is lying on her side hugging the pillow Piper had just been using. Piper crawls back into bed and gives Alex a small kiss on the nose. "Alex…Hey Al wake up," Piper whispers moving lower to kiss her mouth lightly. Piper feels Alex's lips form into a smile as she opens her eyes. "Wow, I could get used to waking up like this…" Alex mumbles leaning in for another kiss. The kiss is slow and wonderful, but Piper reluctantly pulls away.

"Ugghh I have to go Al," Piper says, "I forgot that Polly and are working this afternoon for fill an order for Popi."

"Popi?" Alex asks with a questioning look on her face.

"Yeah that's the name of our company that I told you about at the bar the other night—Popi—it's a portmanteau of our names Polly and Piper," Piper explains.

"How long do you think it will take?" asks Alex.

"If everything goes according to plan, I should be done at around 7 or so…"

"Well do you want to hang out tonight? Maybe we could order a pizza or Chinese food and watch a movie or something?"

Piper giggles, "Or something…"

"That's not what I meant; although that wouldn't be such a bad thing would it?" says Alex with a raise of the eyebrow. They kiss one more time and say goodbye. "I call you when we're finished, see you later," says Piper. "Oh you bet you will," says Alex with a smirk.

Once Piper leaves, Alex decides to head to the bar to finish some paperwork and to make sure the night shift will be covered tonight. Alex gets dressed and walks the very short distance to her bar. The bar doesn't actually open for another hour or so, but Nicky and one of her other bartenders, Janae are already there making sure the bottles of liquor are topped off for a busy Saturday night. Nicky is the first person she sees when she pushes through the door.

"Hey Vause! I see you dragged your face out of Blondie's pussy long enough to grace us with you presence this afternoon!" teased Nicky. "How was it? "Did she diddle your skittle?" "Did you make her squirt?" "Do the curtains match the drapes?"

Alex just shakes her head and gives Nicky the finger, "Forget it Nichols, it's none of your business."

"Wow! Since when is Alex Vause not willing to brag about her sexual prowess? Maybe things didn't go so well? Let me guess she only came three times instead of the usual five?" Nicky continues.

Alex realizes she has to give Nicky something or she will never shut up, "It was a great night, let's leave it at that," and walks toward her office in the back.

"Hey Nick can you put up a help wanted sign in the window? I am hoping to hire someone new early next week," Alex shouts from the back.

Nicky's mouth is hanging open as she shakes her head thinking, "Blondie must be very special for Vause to be that quiet about fucking her!"

Piper leaves Alex's penthouse and literally runs the 6 blocks to her brownstone. She had already showered earlier so she jumps into a pair of jeans and an old t-shirt before grabbing her coat and purse and heading to Polly's. After stopping by Starbucks, Piper arrives at Polly's at a little after 12:30. "Sorry I'm late, but I come bearing caffeine," Piper says holding up Polly's venti caramel machiatto.

"Thanks Pipe, what do I own you?" Polly says reaching for her purse.

"Don't worry about it Pol, you can buy the next one," Piper replies.

Piper and Polly head to Polly's kitchen which is where they currently make their products that include homemade organic soaps, body washes, and lotions. They begin to work in companionable silence when Piper starts to daydream about her wonderful night and morning with Alex. Polly notices the dreamy, far-away look in Piper's eyes while they are working.

"Okay, what's up with you Pipe?" "You look like the cat that ate the canary." Polly sucks in a quick breath, "Hey I know that look! I've known you for a long time and I've seen this look in your eyes before. You had sex didn't you?"

Piper smiles and nods a bit shyly.

"Oh my God! When? With who? Come on Pipe details please!"

Piper hesitates, she kind of likes keeping Alex all to herself, but Polly is her best friend and she is dying to tell someone. "Well do you remember that waitress at Three Doors Down, Alex?" Piper says slowly.

"Yeah, the one you could not stop ogling-wait you're not saying….you slept with her? You had sex with a woman?" Piper nods and gives Polly a huge smile, "Yes and it was…incredible! I came SEVEN times last night, well actually eight if you count this morning in the shower!"

"Well that's just excessive! Uh Pipe, you know I love you and all, but I don't know if I'm ready for details of your night of lesbian sex just yet…"

"Okay Polly no details, but let's just say I never knew sex could be like that. I mean maybe the men that I have been with weren't very good at it, but with her…" Piper trails off with a dreamy expression on her face. Polly shakes her head and gets back to work as she thinks to herself, "It has been quite a long time since I have seen my best friend this happy…"