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ALSO THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SLIGHT SPOILERS FOR I THINK SEASON 3. IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED IT DON'T READ THIS YET!
Chapter 2: Bittersweet Memories
For weeks, Kaitlyn and Nicky met up at the church for their dirty rendezvous. Kaitlyn knew it was bad, cheating on Ashley. She couldn't help it. There was something about her primal style of sex that drove her wild. It was something she never had with Ashley. She couldn't bear to tell her. She's too fragile, and part of her still had feelings for her.
After the second week of being there, the new inmates were assigned work. Kaitlyn had been assigned construction. That's where she met Piper. They were in the process of building a new shed. In the middle of summer, the days outside were hot, and the work was grueling.
On their breaks, she got to know Piper, even though she likes to keep to herself mostly.
After a few days of trying, Piper finally started talking to Kaitlyn. She started to like her the more she talked with her. She found her very pretty, and the few times she managed to make her laugh she couldn't help but stare at her smile.
She wanted her. But she was already involved with Nicky, not to mention Ashley as well.
It was time for lunch. She sat with the usual people, Ashley and Nicky and a few other random inmates. In a way it felt awkward for Kaitlyn to be sitting with both of them, with Ashley ignorant to everything. When the guards weren't looking, she would sneak a kiss or two on Kaitlyn's cheek. Nicky smirked every time, knowing the dark secret behind what Kaitlyn really felt.
Piper walked by, Kaitlyn couldn't help but watch her. She tried to make it discreet, but she still felt like Ashley saw her.
She didn't, but Nicky did. Nicky didn't take her eyes off of Kaitlyn since she sat down. However, she didn't look mad, sad, or the slightest bit of jealousy. Did she not care about their relationship? Was it purely just sex based? The curiosity is what killed her the most.
"Can I talk to you for a second, Nicky?" Kaitlyn asked.
"Sure, gorg-Kaitie." She flashed her a wink, and took her tray to bust.
Kaitlyn took around the corner, behind the trash cans, where they couldn't be seen by Ashley.
"What'cha need, Gorgeous? Up for another round today?"
"What are we exactly?"
The question seemed to throw Nicky off. She threw away the garbage that was left on her tray.
"What do you mean?"
"Exactly what I said. What are we? Do you want something with me? Do you just want to fuck?"
"Is this because you were looking at Pipes walking by?" She scoffed. "You want to hit her too, don't ya? Don't blame you, I've thought about it myself a couple times."
"Can you just answer my question?"
She paused before she answered, as if she wanted to choose her words carefully.
"We aren't anything. You wanna go after Piper? Go to town. You're only gonna have one chance to go for it. So why not live it up while you got it."
For some reason, Kaitlyn didn't think she was saying how she really felt. It wasn't what she said, it was in her inflection when she said 'we aren't anything.' She didn't want to delve deeper into it right now. She took her advice, and left to go back to the table.
Later that day, Kaitlyn found Piper in the rec room, playing cards with a few inmates. From the looks of it, it was Texas holdem. She sat down in an empty seat and watched them play. After a while, one by one the other inmates stopped playing. Kaitlyn stayed until the last person left, and it was only Piper and her.
"Why don't you deal me in?" She asked.
Piper dealt her two cards, as well as herself, and put the deck in between them.
Kaitlyn had a eight and a nine in her hand, both clubs. Piper flips over the next card on the top deck. A six of clubs. A promising hand.
"Why don't we make a bet?" Kaitlyn suggested.
Piper smirked.
"What do you have to bet?"
"If I win, you and I go to the church and you tell me how you got that branding on your arm."
She quickly covered her arm. She must have thought Kaitlyn never noticed. It was hard not to notice. She wanted to try anything to get Piper to open up to her more. She was also curious to how she got a mark like that.
"What do I get if I win?"Piper asked.
"You can have my dessert off my tray for the next two weeks. Sound fair?"
Piper looked back down at her cards, and nodded. She flipped over the next card. Seven of diamonds. There went Kaitlyn's chances at a straight flush.
"Check"
"Check"
Piper flips over another card. Seven of spades. Her odds are looking even more promising. One more card and she could at least have a straight.
"Check"
"Check"
Piper flipped over the final card. Five of hearts. She had a straight hand. Kaitlyn held back from smiling. She had a strong poker face. She learned it from her grandfather when he taught her how to play various poker games.
They both revealed their cards. Piper had a three of a kind. She smirked as she laid out her two seven cards. It was a good hand, but not as good as Kaitlyn's. She set down her straight, and looked at her with a cocky look.
Piper kept her end of the bargain. Later that day Kaitlyn met her at the church. Piper sat in a pew waiting for her. Kaitlyn walked down and sat next to her.
"Why did you want to meet in the church?" Piper asked.
Kaitlyn shrugged.
"I figured it would be more private. In case you didn't want anyone else hearing about that mark on your arm."
Piper took in a deep breath, and told Kaitlyn everything. From her panty business, to the turf war with the Latinas that ended up in the Nazi symbol being branded into her skin, and how Red and her friends fixed it.
Kaitlyn felt guilty for making Piper tell her about it. She thought it was going to be quite a story, but not that crazy. She put a reassuring hand on her back, and rubbed in small circles. She watched as a tear dripped down her cheek. She had no idea that story hurt her that much to tell.
She cupped Piper's cheek in her hand, wiping the tears with her thumb. She looked up at Kaitlyn, her blue eyes red and irritated. She rubbed her nose free of tears.
Kaitlyn took her chance and leaned in slow for a kiss. Their lips met, but didn't break a part right away. Piper's lips lingered, not wanting to move from Kaitlyn's. She wanted to go farther with Piper, but then wasn't the time. Not when she was upset.
Kaitlyn broke the long kiss. She gave her one more kiss on her cheek, to get rid of the tear that remained on it.
"Thank you," Piper said.
"No, thank you, for sharing that with me." Kaitlyn smiled, and left Piper for her to be alone for a while.
