11.

"Home sweet home" Piper announces as they drive through two electric black gates swinging open. The driveway up to the house is a bit longer than usual and then the European style, greyish face brick, double story house comes into sight.

"Wow, very nice Chapman." Alex smiles

Piper drives around the fountain in the middle of the driveway and comes to a stop in from of the steps leading up to the heavy double door oak doors leading into the house.

Piper gets out without a word walking to the back of the vehicle to retrieve Alex's bags. Alex follows her but still looking around taking in her surroundings. The driveway is also all greyish bricks the same colour as the house with the same colour fountain in the middle. The garden is huge with the most beautiful green grass and lots of smaller trees perfectly shaped into different shapes and sizes. On either side of the steps leading up to the entrance is two huge pots which each holds a small Californian Cypress tree which would probably have to be planted out once it gets to big.

"Okay lets go" Piper says as they each take a bag and walk up the stairs. The blond unlocks the door and stands back gesturing for Alex to walk in first. "Welcome" she says to Alex as she walks up beside her.

As you enter through the double front doors to a grand foyer there is a huge sweeping divided staircase which leads to the next level of the house. The tiles are a marble white. A huge chandelier hangs from the roof.

"Okay so let me show you downstairs while we here then we can go up and you can choose your room."

Suddenly Alex is a bit panicky "Are you sure it will be okay for me to stay here Piper? I don't want you and Larry to have a fall out about this. I mean I am really fine in a hotel." Alex tries but Piper interrupts.

"Alex, I have 3 spare bedrooms. It's really not a problem. Don't worry about Larry okay." The blond slightly shoves Alex with the shoulder "Now come on." Alex agrees and follows.

"Okay so through here, as you can see we have the dinning room. Over there is the butler's panty and if you walk through those doors over there you will be in the study which is also a mini library which I am sure you will make good use of." Alex just offers a smile in response so the blond continues. She shows Alex the kitchen which leads out to a private deck through French doors which has a fireplace and some casual seating. She explains this is usually where they eat unless if they have people over they would use the dinning room. The rest of the first level features the living area, laundry rooms, pantry, a guest bedroom, guest bathroom, coat closet and access to the garage.

Piper walks to the only other door on the first level which she has not opened yet. "So if you walk through this door you will go down some stairs and find my workshop slash darkroom slash slash slash. I do some photography in my spare time and to keep me busy. I love to just snap pictures of any and everything, develop them and see what came out. The walls down there are covered in random pictures of strangers and trees and this and that. People who don't know me might think I am a bit psycho."

"So at least if the acting thing no longer works out for you, you will be an expert in creepy photography and can make a living out of it" Alex suggests with a wink.

"Something like that yes." Piper nods "Okay grab a bag, lets find you a place to sleep."

Upstairs you find a little lounge area and all the in-suite bedrooms. The master bedroom has a small sitting area, bath with spa tub, shower, dual sinks, private commode and his and hers closets. All the rooms has individual balcony's. Right next to the main bedroom is Cameron's room and further down the hall is the other 3 bedrooms.

"So all the rooms are pretty much the same as you can see. They all have queen size beds and their own bathrooms and balcony. You can have which ever one suits you best."

"I think I will take that one." Alex points to the door at the end of the hall the furthest away from all the other rooms.

"Okay lets get you settled then shall we." Piper smiles at the raven haired beauty.

As they enter the bedroom Alex drops the bag she has been carrying and falls down onto the bed lying on her back with her hands behind her head. Piper slowly puts down the bag she has been carrying and makes her way over to the bed. She takes a seat next to Alex.

"Comfortable" She asks

"Very. This is a nice bed. I can definitely sleep right now." Alex smiles up at Piper and they just stare at each other for a while.

"We have to leave shortly to go and fetch Cameron. Would you like me to leave you to unpack." Piper enquires.

Alex just offers a simple "No."

"Okay" and silence. Each woman sitting or lying there in their own thoughts until Alex finally breaks the silence.

"So…." She begins and Piper directs her attention to the woman lying next to her "I will probably have to drop Cameron at school, pick him up, take him to other activities if he has any. How do I get around? Do you have like a nanny car or something."

The blond cant help but burst out in laughter. "A nanny car. Is that what you call it where you are from?"

"Well no not really, but what other name is there for it?" Alex laughs with the blond.

"No I don't have a nanny car as you would call it. Our previous nanny preferred to use her own car. She didn't want all that responsibility on her. But I have two cars you can use one of mine."

"What's the other one." Alex asks curiously.

"Well I have the Audi and then I also have the White BMW X6 in the garage."

"Your taste in cars are almost as good as my taste in woman." She wiggles her eyebrows "I'll take either one. Does not matter. You choose which one you want."

"I don't have any preference either so the keys usually all hang in the cupboard next to the garage door so who ever leaves last will just take the car which is left. Does that work for you?" Piper asks

"Perfectly" Alex responds as she jumps up and pulls Piper up with her. "Come on then, come show me the garage."

Alex leads the way knowing exactly where to go. Maybe she didn't notice but she never let go of Pipers hand since she pulled her up of the bed. Piper noticed and tightens the hold a little. She is not exactly sure why.

Alex eventually lets go of Pipers hand to walks around the X6 appreciating the beauty of it until something else catches her eye and she comes to a stand still "What is that?" She asks the blond as she points to the covered motorcycle.

"You can look" and with that approval from Piper, Alex walks over to the motorcycle to uncover a Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Silver and black in colour.

"Holy Shit. This is nice. Who's is it?"

"I bought it for Cameron's father about two weeks before the accident. It wasn't delivered until about one week after."

Alex can see a glimpse of sadness in Pipers eyes and immediately regrets the fact that she is so nosy. "Shit I am so sorry Piper. Here I will cover it back up." And Alex bends down to pick up the cover but Piper grabs her arm to stop her. She offers a small smile.

"It's fine Alex, really. Larry has been begging me to get rid of it. Nobody has ever taken it for a ride. I don't think its got one mile on the clock. Some of our friends would always try, but I always refuse. I honestly don't know why I hang onto it. I am over what happened to Braydon and the fact that a bike accident and a severe case of amnesia is the cause for Cameron to not know his father, but somehow every time Larry suggests I get rid of it I can feel the anger in me building up you know."

"So he never regained his memory?" Alex asks.

"No. He has memory of his younger years but none of it that involves me."

"So did he just forget that he loves you and that you are pregnant." Alex comments and it comes out a bit angry.

Piper lets out a bit of a laugh "I don't know how these things work Alex. I have no understanding. He also didn't know I was pregnant. I only found out I was pregnant three months in. That was approximately 2 months after the accident. I didn't let him know or let his family know. I didn't want to complicate things more. I think he was suffering enough. Obviously his family would have read somewhere that I was pregnant and they probably know about Cameron but they never tried to contact me so I assume the, like me, they didn't want to complicate things for Braydon. It's difficult enough as it is. He was really having a hard time."

Alex tucks a strand of Pipers hair behind her ear and then softly strokes her fingers over Pipers cheek. "You are the most selfless person I know" The taller woman whispers. "Do you miss him?"

Piper puts her hand over Alex's which is still resting on her cheek and she leans into the tough a bit more. "No."

"But you're still sad about him?" Alex questions almost in a whisper.

"No, I'm not sad about him. I am sad for Cameron but not for myself."

As Alex steps closer suddenly the garage doors starts to open breaking the pulling force between the two woman. Suddenly they snap out of the trance they have just been in as Larry's car appears on the other side of the door.

"Sorry about that. I got caught up in a moment." Piper tries to wave off what just happened between them. "Come on" she grabs Alex's hand and pulls her out of the garage before Larry can see them. "We have to go get Cameron."

"Wow, you cant hide me from Larry forever you know." Alex laughs but beneath the laugh is disappointment and anger for the interruption.

"I know. I'll talk to him when we get back." Piper winks at her.

As they reach the front door they hear Larry calling for Piper, obviously noticing her car which was standing outside. They both look at each other and know exactly what the other one was thinking. Like two naughty children they make a run for the Audi and off they go to Cameron's school, bursting with laughter.

Hi All

So I hope you enjoyed the double update. From the reviews I know some did (more than others).

Caskett17: I am glad you are enjoying the story. Thank you for the review.

Sennag: I can see you are frustrated with Alex's story line. Lol. I don't think she is really the nanny. She is just a friend helping Piper out in her time of need. I hope I can clarify this a bit more in future chapters. Thank you for the review.

Guest: Sorry you didn't get Larry's response yet. Another chapter or two. Thank you for the reviews from all Guests

DoubleRG: Maybe I will shed some light on the publics thinking. I will see how I can work that in. Thank you for the review.

JessTerr: We know Alex cant resist Piper. Haha. Thanks for the review

PauliCN7: Thank you for the heads up. I will pay more attention in future. Thank you for the review.

Oitnbisamaze: Thank you for reading. I hope you will keep enjoying it. Thank you for the review.

Ejm137: Lets see how it goes, shall we. Thank you for the review.

Prooffice: I guess its save to say that your buddy wont be to happy about it, but lets wait and see what his reaction would be. I am glad my story can make you laugh so much. Laughter is the best thing. Thank you for the review.

WB79: You're telling me. Lol. Thank you for the review.

Until next time

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