30.
Another week has passed, it now being Friday. Alex dropped Cameron at school this morning. She also gets to pick him up after school and he gets to spend the night with her. Piper will pick him up after lunch on Saturday. Alex hasn't been spending nearly enough time with the little guy in a month and a half, so when his mother asked if the brunette will be available to drop as well as pick him up on Friday due to her and Braydon being unable to make it, Alex took advantage of the situation and asked if he could also spend the night. Piper didn't have to think twice before agreeing and also apologised for the lack of time Alex got with her son.
Piper practically begged Alex not to give Cameron Pizza and Ice cream for Breakfast, lunch, dinner and breakfast again. Of course Alex agreed but in her mind whatever the four year old wanted the four year old is going to get. She hasn't been spending a lot of time with him and she knows Braydon plays by the book so he can stay in Piper's good graces.
It's still a good two hours before she has to go pick him up when her phone notifies her of an incoming call. Looking at the screen she sees it's the school calling.
"Hello."
"Hi, Alex?" the voice on the other end of the line enquires.
"Yes this is Alex."
"This is principal Meyers. I am sorry to bother you. I tried to get a hold of Piper and Braydon…"
Staring to panic Alex interrupts the principal. "What is going on?"
"There has been an accident…."
And again before the principal can continue Alex interrupts again "I'm on my way." The brunette says as she jumps up grabbing her jacket and the bike keys.
"You should go directly to the hospital. Martha is riding with him in the ambulance. They…"
And before the principal can even finish her sentence Alex presses the end call button and runs out of her apartment. If Piper could see her riding now, she is sure to have a heart attack she thinks to herself and then wonder where the fuck the blond was anyway. Why the hell is she not picking up her phone. Even if she is on set someone always has her phone close by in case she has to get a call like this.
Arriving at the hospital way quicker than what it should have taken her, she jumps off the motorcycle running through the two glass doors ignoring the calls of the security guard behind her. Entering through the glass doors of the hospital you also enter straight into the waiting area, which is where she spots Martha, Cameron's teacher.
"What the hell happened? Where is Cameron? What is going on?" She approaches the teacher.
"Woah Alex calm down. One…."
"Don't fucking tell me to calm down. Speak woman…"
Taken aback by Alex's rudeness she quickly informs her of the situation. "Cameron is fine. They were playing on the jungle gym and he fell off. He's got a gash on his head and he needs some stiches. They would also like to keep him for observation overnight."
"How the hell does something like this happen? Don't you people look after the children properly." Alex almost shouts.
"I'm sorry Alex. These things happens. We were watching them, but were to late to…."
"Whatever, where is he?"
"They haven't moved him to a room yet. Still in casualties, through that door…" She turns to point in the direction of the door and when she turns back to Alex she is no longer in the same place, but almost through said door. The teacher just shakes her head and walk out of the hospital.
On the way to Cameron Alex tried Piper's phone ones, twice, three times and still no answer. She rambles down a couple of swear words under her breath before she enters through the curtains where Cameron is.
"Hey there buddy."
"Alex," the boy almost shouts and she thinks he is way to excited for someone with an open skull and stiches, "look," he points to his forehead "I have four stiches…" he smiles "and I am four years old."
"And you are happy about that, because….."
"Because four and four." He reasons and Alex just shakes her head smiling.
"Just don't get any ideas about five and five, six and six and so on." All she gets is a confused look so decides to drop the subject on that. "Are you okay?"
"Yes. The doctor says I am a tough guy." He smiles all impressed with himself.
Eventually the doctor came in and explained everything to Alex and informed her that he is perfectly fine, but they would like to keep him overnight just for observation. They had a room ready for him, so while they moved him Alex stepped out back into the waiting area to try and contact the boy's mother again.
Just as she was about to hit the call button, non other than Piper Chapman comes running through the doors. To Alex's surprise closely followed by Braydon.
"Alex…" The blond calls out to her "What…" and before she can continue Alex's anger comes out to play.
"Where the fuck have you been." She asks in an angry voice looking between the two. She squints her eyes when something catches her eye in the blonds neck. With a sarcastic angry laugh "never fucking mind. Don't even answer that."
"Alex.." Piper tries again but once again got cut off.
"Seriously Piper, your son gets into an accident at school and you are to busy fucking his daddy to answer your fucking phone."
Confused the blond asks "Excuse me?"
"Maybe you would want to cover that up before you go in and see him." She angrily points to Pipers neck.
"Alex, it's not…" Comes Braydon's voice but Alex is quite in the interrupting mood also not giving the man an opportunity to speak.
"And you," Alex fires at him, pointing her finger right into his face. "You have been absent from his life for almost five fucking years, or should I say since the fucking day he was conceived and then the one time that he needed you, you were to busy to answer your fucking phone." She pauses to take a breath but not long enough for the man to even try and defend himself. "Don't you think it is about time that you step the fuck up otherwise just fuck off again."
"Alex that is enough." Now it is Pipers turn to interrupt. "That is completely uncalled for and you are making a scene."
Alex is shaking with anger by now, but before she can speak up again she feels a tap on her shoulder. "Mam, I have to ask you to please stop shouting and swearing, you are upsetting the other people." Alex takes a step closer to the guy and Piper is sure she is going to do something she might regret later, so she grabs her by the arm holding her back. The security guard and Alex has a stare down for a couple of seconds before he continues. "And secondly I need you to move your motorcycle or I will have it removed for you."
"Are you fucking threatening me right now." Alex shouts at the guard.
"Thank you sir, we will handle it." Piper addresses the guard and when he notices who she is his face softens and he offers her the sweetest smile.
Alex noticing this and being in the mood she is in "Oh don't bother. You're probably a couple hours late. Now fuck off."
"God, Alex!" Piper now raises her voice "Stop."
The guard just shakes his head and walks off. Alex turns back to Piper. She has forgotten Braydon is even there. He is just standing there with a blank look on his face. She might have been to harsh with him earlier, but right now she couldn't care less.
"Give me the bike keys so I can go and move it." Piper requests but Alex just takes a step back glaring at the two of them.
"Don't you think you should rather get to your son. You have abandoned him long enough." And with that she turns around and walks through the glass doors.
"Alex" Piper shouts after her, but the brunette just keeps walking and the next thing Piper is aware of is her blood running cold. The loud revving of a motorcycle and smoke left behind from burning tyres as Alex pulls away.
She doesn't know if she is more scared for Alex's safety right now or if she is more angry at her for the way she just left. Alex knows, she knows how Piper feels about bikes. How can she be so selfish to leave in such a way.
Braydon notices the panic in her eyes and rubs a soothing hand on her back.
"I'll go hear what room he is in." He smiles at her.
Piper presses the call button next to Alex's name. She knows obviously she wont answer, because bikes aren't exactly cell phone friendly, but she just needs the voicemail at this stage. "Alex, you were way out of fucking line just now. I know you were worried but your behaviour was unacceptable and immature. And that little stunt you just pulled when you left here… You keep pushing and testing me Alex. I have fucking had enough." And with that she ends the call.
They finally reached their son's room and was delighted to see he was in good spirits and for some reason very happy about the stiches and the scar he will have left when it is all healed. They learned that he would be kept overnight just as a precaution and that it is nothing serious. Piper eventually send Braydon home. There was no way she was going to leave the four year old at hospital alone so she made an arrangement to stay with him for the night. She didn't get any sleep that night. She was to worried about Cameron and for that matter about Alex as well. She hasn't heard a thing from her since she left the hospital.
The next morning at ten, Cameron got release. Braydon took him to a movie and games arcade so his mother could get some much needed sleep.
Alex called the hospital that morning, to stubborn to phone Piper, and learned that the boy was one hundred percent and that he was released to his mother and father. She knew she had to contact the boy sooner or later. They didn't get their sleep over and on top of that she stormed out of the hospital without even saying goodbye. She needed to let him know that she was sorry and that they were okay. She just didn't have the energy to call Piper's phone right now, because she knew if she did the blond wasn't going to hand the phone over until she had her say.
Just as she was about to call the Chinese place around the corner to order some dinner, there was a knock on the door and she silently prayed that it wasn't the same person who just occupied her thoughts. As she opened the door she let out a sigh of relieve because there wasn't a blond ready to explode on the other side, but that doesn't mean she wasn't quite confused by the two visitors on the other side.
"Can I help you."
"Yes," the officer looks down at a paper in his hand "Are you miss Vause."
"I am," she confirms, looking between the officer and the man standing behind him. Upon closer inspection she notices the badge on the other guys overall reading "Mac's Towing".
"Miss Vause, I am officer Burke." He hands the paper over to her. "This is a letter of demand to confiscate a motorcycle in your possession currently belonging to Miss P Chapman." She looks at him with such fire in her eyes the young officer visibly swallows before he continues with a stutter "Do you…" clearing his throat "Do you currently have this vehicle in your possession"
Warning: The next couple of chapters will come much slower. I am having a hard time getting them just right.
