Authors Note: Hey everyone, I'm sorry this update is a day late, I have been super busy, I am trying to switch my major, and then doing some online study courses for something else. So last night, I was super tired, and could't say awake long enough to finish this chapter. Anyway though, thank you for all your wonderful reviews, follows, favs, and of course reading. I am so glad to read that most of you are addicted to this story, that make me so happy! I am so grateful for you all, and I am enjoying writing this story for you, it's a bunch of fun!

Anyway without any further ado, here is chapter 8, and once again I do not own any of these characters.

As Polly followed Alex down the driveway, then departed ways as Polly went left, and Alex went right. A few minutes later when they reached a stop sign, Alex grabbed Piper's hand, and looked over at the blonde and smiled "I'm glad you are coming with me."

Piper smiled back at the dark haired woman as she said "Me too."

The drive to the airport, took a bit longer than Alex had wanted, thanks to New York's heavy traffic all the time. Not only was it taking longer than both women had planned, but it was a silent car ride as well. Alex watched as the blonde woman starred out the window, and Alex couldn't help but think something was wrong, or think that Piper had changed her mind, and really didn't want to go to California anymore. "Hey you okay?" Alex asked still holding Piper's hand, once they reached yet another stop light.

The blonde was quickly taken out of her thoughts, as she felt Alex squeeze her hand, and heard her voice. She turned her head and smiled at the dark haired woman as she nodded her head. "Of course why?" Piper asked.

"Because you haven't said a word, and you have been looking out the window ever since we left your driveway." Alex explained and then put her foot on the gas pedal, hoping that she would at least make it more than ten feet this time. "So what's up? I know something is wrong."

"You seem to always know that" Piper smirked.

Alex chuckled "Like I said, I know how to read people, so again what's wrong, do you not want to go, because I can…" Alex began but Piper cut her off.

"No of course I want to go, I'm just thinking about what to do with Larry." Piper told her as she watched Alex turn the car down a side road, and quickly looked over to the driver side of the car and asked "Where are we going?"

"Taking a detour, because if I sit in that traffic any longer I am going to kill somebody, and then we will never make it to the airport." Alex told her with a smile, but Piper had a very strong feeling that the slightly older woman wasn't joking. "But as for Larry, I thought it was decided?" Alex asked a bit confused.

"Yeah it is, of course I am going to divorce him, but I just don't know if I want to press charges, because I know that the system won't do shit to him." Piper explained, happy that they were now going more than five miles per hour.

Alex nodded her head "You're right they won't do anything, they will just push it aside, and then give you a restraining order if you are lucky, and we all know a piece of paper doesn't protect you." Alex told her before she added "But if you want to press charges you have to do it soon, like now, and if you want to then I will be right there by your side."

Piper smiled as she shook her head "No, I'm just going to leave it alone for right now, I'll just get him in the divorce, but I still have the pictures of the bruises you took."

As Alex stopped at another red light, she looked over at Piper and asked her sweetly, wanting to make sure. "Are you sure, you don't want to do it now?"

Piper looked Alex in the eyes as she nodded her head and smiled "Yes, because right now I just want out of this state."

"You got." Alex told her with a chuckle as she pressed her foot to the gas once the light turned green.

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Finally both women arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport, and instead of parking the car, Alex drove to a gate, as rolled down her window, and then flashed them a sticker. "Very good Ms. Vause, have a safe flight." The young man told her, as Piper just looked at her.

"Alex?" Piper asked as she watched Alex roll her window back up, and then drove through the gate once it was opened.

Alex chuckled at Piper's confusion "Have you never flown on a private jet before?" Alex asked smiling as she pulled up along side the jet, with a red carpet near the stairs.

"I umm… I" Piper began still in shock and kind of embarrassed as Alex chuckled lightly "Well no."

Alex still chuckling looked over at Piper as she unbuckled her seatbelt, and smiled with a wink as she told her "Well there is a first time for everything"

Piper rolled her eyes as she unbuckled her seatbelt as well, and then both women got out of the car, while a young man was walking toward them. "Marco, so nice to see you again." Alex said with a smile, as she got out of the car, shutting the door behind her.

"You too Ms. Vause" Marco told her with a smile, as Alex handed her his keys.

Alex turned and saw that Piper was opening the door to the backseat, and walked around the car, and placed her hand on her shoulder "Pipes, I have people for that." Alex told her with a smile and Piper shook her head.

"Of course you do." Piper smiled.

Marco watched the two women, and Alex smiled at him before she introduced the two "Marco this is Piper, Piper this is Marco."

"Nice to meet you Piper" Marco told her with a smile, just as another man walked over.

"You too Marco." Piper smiled back.

"You take good care of my car when you go and park it." Alex told Marco with a smile even though she knew he always took excellent care handling her things. Then she placed her hand on the small of Piper's back, as she looked at her and asked "Well you ready to board?"

Piper nodded her head "Whenever you are."

"Great let's go." Alex told her with a smile, as she led the both of them over to the stairs of the jet. "You have walked on a red carpet before, haven't you?" Alex asked with a smile and Piper shook her head, making Alex smile some more. "Well I guess I am introducing you to a whole bunch of first's then, aren't I?" Alex told her playfully.

"Well it sure does seem that way." Piper smiled.

Alex smiled back she watched Piper walk up the stairs, following quickly behind her. And once they got on to the plane, Alex wrapped her arms around her from behind, and whispered in her ear "Welcome aboard Pipes."

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The plane ride felt like it took forever, even though it was just your normal flight time from NYC to Los Angeles. Piper had gone to take a nap, while Alex sat reading. But when they were about to land, Alex walked back to where Piper was sleeping to wake her up. As she walked into the backroom, she couldn't help but smile, when she saw Piper snuggled up under the blankets, sleeping peacefully, that made Alex a bit upset that she had to wake her. Alex sat down on the bed, and leaned over Piper before she whispered in her ear "Pipes?"

Piper heard Alex's voice, but quickly pulled away from her as she groaned, making Alex smile some more. "Pipes?" Alex tried again, making the blonde squirm some more. "Pipes really we are about to land, you have to get up." Alex told her with a smile.

Just then Piper remembered where she was, and who she was with, as she rolled over, and opened her eyes only to see Alex looking at her smiling. "What are you smiling about?" Piper asked groggily.

"You" Alex told her.

"Well stop." Piper told her with a smile back.

"Well stop being so cute" Alex retorted and Piper hit her playfully, as she leaned up from the bed. "Now come on, we are landing, you can go back to sleep when we get home." Alex told her not even realizing the way she worded that statement.

Piper smiled and felt her heart swell, as she heard Alex say the word 'home' it had been so long she really actually had a home, the only time she ever really did is when it was just her and the kids, when Larry wasn't home. But last night, when it was just her, Alex, and the kids, made her feel like she had indeed found a forever home. But she wasn't dating Alex, and she didn't plan on starting, she had never even been with a woman before, yes she had crushes, but they never turned into anything more. She was straight after all, well wasn't she?

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After both women landed, Alex led Piper off the plane, where her brand new black 2015 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster was waiting. Piper's eyes went wide, as she stepped on to the first step of the stairs, and saw that Marco was loading their bags into the back of a Lamgorghini. "Alex is that yours?" Piper asked in shock.

"No Marco is just putting our bags in some stranger's car." Alex chuckled before she added "Yes Pipes, it's mine, I like fast cars."

"Wow" Piper said still in shock, as she reached the bottom of the steps. "I'm not telling Silas, and you are not showing him this." Piper told her with a laugh. Alex chuckled as she stepped down and stood next to Piper, and took her head, before she led her over to her car, and opened the door, and watched as Piper watched in amazement as the door's went up. "Yup you are not even mentioning this to him." Piper smiled as she got into the car.

Alex closed the door, as she smiled, while she tipped Marco, and then said goodbye to him, then walked over to the driver's side and got in.

Piper listened as Alex started her car and heard the engine roar, before Alex asked "Can I put the top down?"

"it's your car." Piper smiled as she looked over at her.

"And you are my passenger." Alex smirked.

Piper nodded it was a beautiful September night after all. "Yes you can put the top down" Piper smiled.

Alex smiled back, as she pressed the button, as she said "Put your seatbelt on there Pipes." Piper chuckled and did as she was told, as she watched the top go back, and then looked back to Alex and smiled. Alex could only smile back, before she smirked as she said "Hold on tight" And then stepped on the gas, speeding down to the gate, which already open and ready for her to fly through.

As they flew through Los Angeles' busy streets, Piper watched as she remember back to her days, when she lived here, and even though she loved New York City, she sure did miss living in Los Angeles. "Going down memory lane there Pipes?" Alex asked with a smirk.

"I am" Piper told her with a smile, as she looked down at her phone, and sent a text to Helena telling her that they arrived, and she would call her when they got to Alex's. "So where do you live exactly?" Piper asked as she locked her phone.

"About ten minutes from where we are." Alex smirked before she added "In Beverly Ridge Estates, which is part of Beverly Terrance."

Piper's eyes went wide "So actually in Beverly Hills."

Alex nodded "Don't worry you'll be fine." Alex told her with a smirk, as she saw Piper bit her lip.

"I know" Piper smirked back at her before she went back to looking out her window.

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The rest of the ride didn't take long, and Alex watched from the corner of her eye, Piper's jaw drop, after she put in a code, and the gate opened, and Alex pulled up to her house. "You okay there Pipes?" Alex asked with a smile, as she stopped just in front of her garges.

Piper shook her head "I don't even want to know what other cars you have in there" Piper joked with a smile before she added "You didn't tell me your house was this big."

"Oh this is small compared to a couple friends of mine." Alex smirked trying to make the blonde not very so weird. "And plus your house isn't exactly small either."

"Yes but this is the true meaning of a celebrity mansion." Piper told her with her jaw still slightly dropped.

Alex chuckled as she pulled into her garage, and then placed the car in park, before she turned off the engine, and took Piper's hand in hers once again. "You'll be fine; it will feel like home in no time." Alex told her with a smile, and Piper just nodded her head.

The two got out of the car, and Alex grabbed their bags from the trunk, and just before she opened the door she turned to Piper and said "Welcome home" With a smile, and then both women walked inside, where they were quickly greeted by Alex's dog.

Alex quickly put their bags on the ground, before she dropped to her knee's and wrapped her dog in the biggest hug, Piper had ever seen someone give. "Hey there Lambert, I missed you." Alex told him, before she placed a kiss on top of his head, and he quickly licked her face. "This is Piper." She said to Lambert as she turned on her knee's and looked at the blonde. "Pipes, this is Lambert." Alex told her with a smile.

Piper kneeled down next to Piper and said hello to Lambert, before they heard footsteps behind them. "Welcome home Alex, he missed you."

Alex quickly got up off the ground, and helped Piper up, and then walked over to one of her best friends and gave them a hug. "Hey thanks for watching him, I missed you."

"No problem, but thank god you're back I'm not sure he could stand another minute without you." The smaller woman told Alex as she pulled back from the hug, and then looked at the blonde standing there and asked "Who's this?"

"Oh right, I forgot you two haven't met" Alex said with a smile, before she held out her hand, and Piper quickly grabbed it and walked over to Alex. "Piper this is one of my besties Jodi, and Jodi this is Piper." Alex told them with a smile.

Jodi held out her hand, and Piper quickly let go of Alex's and took hers. "It's nice to meet you." Jodi said with a smile.

"Nice to meet you too." Piper smiled back.

"Now it's not that I didn't miss you or anything, but I really need to get going, I have to be up super early" Jodi told Alex who quickly interrupted her.

"You can stay here if you like" Alex told her.

"I don't want to intrude, I'm sure you want peace and quiet on your first night back." Jodi told her.

Alex shook her head "I don't mind, you live here half the time anyway." Alex told her with a smile.

"Is it okay with you Piper?" Jodi asked and Piper nodded her head.

"Of course, it's Alex's house after all, I am just a guest." Piper told her with a smile.

Alex gave Piper a look as she said "I told you to make yourself at home"

"I know." Piper smiled shyly, she was really tired, and right now sleep sounded so good to her, but she didn't want to be rude.

"Good then it's settled, Jodes youre staying, and I am going to bring these bags up stairs really quick, Piper have a look around. I will be right back." Alex told them before she walked over to where she left their bags and then disappeared.

"Would you like anything, I was just about to get some water before you two came home." Jodi asked and Piper nodded her head.

"Water sounds great" Piper smiled and then followed Jodi down a hallway, and then into the kitchen.

Jodi walked over to the fridge, and grabbed two bottles, one for her, and one for Piper, while Piper took a seat at the island. "Thank you." Piper told her as she took the bottle of Figi, quickly opening it, and downing half the bottle. "Sorry it was dry on the plane." Piper apologized.

Jodi chuckled as she put the cap back on her own water "I totally understand; I am the same way when I get off the plane. They are so dry."

Piper nodded her head, as she placed the bottle on the island, while Lambert came over and rested his head in her lap. "Hey Lambert." Piper smiled as she pet his head.

"He such a sweet dog, but very protective of Alex." Jodi informed her.

"Good, that's how dogs should be." Piper smiled.

"So how long have you know Alex? I have never heard of you before" Jodi asked and then added "Sorry, please tell me if I step out of line."

Piper shook her head "You're fine, and I just met her last week, at a dinner party at my house, and we just kind of clicked." Piper told her with a smile.

"Good, Alex is a sweetheart, loyal like no tomorrow, just don't cross her, or you will regret it." Jodi informed her.

Piper nodded "So I have found out" Piper told her and then added "Not with me, but I don't want to talk about."

"Fair enough, but yes she always protects and is there for the ones she loves." Jodi told her and then asked "So family? Are you married?"

Piper nodded her head and then shook it "No, I'm filing for divorce, long story. But I have three teenage kids."

Just then Jodi choked on the water she had just drank, "You don't look older enough to have three teenagers." Jodi told her in shock as she placed the bottle of water back down, and then wiped away the bit of water on her chin.

Piper smiled "Thank you, I had them young. And sorry I didn't mean to make you choke, are you okay?"

Jodi nodded her head "I'm okay, and it's fine, just took me by surprised."

Piper chuckled "Yeah I hear that a lot, they are great kids, they have taken to Alex, and she really has taken to them too."

Jodi smiled "She is great with kids, I keep telling her she should have her own someday, but you never know."

"I leave you for a few minutes and you both are already talking about me" Alex announced as she walked into the kitchen, and walked up behind Piper's chair, and wrapped her arms around her shoulders, before she asked "Are you hungry Pipes?"

Piper shook her head "No, but I am super tired." Piper told her as she tried to hide a yawn, but failed.

"Then go to sleep, come on I'll bring you upstairs." Alex told her sweetly, but Piper shook her head.

"No I don't want to be rude." Piper began but Alex cut her off.

"You aren't going to be rude if you go to sleep, it's been a long day." Alex told her sweetly.

"And plus I am going to head to sleep soon as well, I have to be up at four." Jodi added as she stood up from her chair, and grabbed her water.

"See, now come, I'll bring you upstairs." Alex told her as she took Piper's hand, and then bought her upstairs.

Once they were upstairs, Piper was looking around at everything, she couldn't believe how gorgeous Alex's house was, and the size of it. "So I know this may sound weird, but would you like your own room, or would you like to sleep with me?" Alex asked seriously.

"Alex?" Piper asked as she looked at her.

"What I'm just saying because I had like the best night's sleep last night." Alex smiled.

"Yeah so did I" Piper blushed as she looked down at her feet.

"Good then it's settled the, and if it gets weird or whatever, then you can move into a spare room." Alex told her with a smile, and led her into the master bedroom, where Piper's mouth dropped once more, which seemed like the millionth time that day.

"Oh my god, I have never seen a bed that big." Piper told her in shock.

Alex smirked "Custom, I wanted a bed that was big enough, that I didn't have to worry about fighting for room, when I share it, and I didn't want to worry about a chance of falling out when things get well you know a bit crazy" Alex smirked and Piper blushed.

"Your room is gorgeous though" piper told her as she looked around.

'Thank you" Alex smiled before she added "Your bags are already in here."

"Were you planning this?" Piper teased.

Alex shook her head "Nope" Alex told her with a smile before she added "Now I will be right back, I am going to let Lambert out, you make yourself at home, and I will be back in a few."

Piper nodded and Alex gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, and then left the room, closing the door behind her before she walked back downstairs and into the kitchen where she saw her best friend still there. "I thought you were going to sleep?" Alex asked as she walked into the house.

"I am, I just wanted to know how your trip went." Jodi told her, as she watched Alex walk over to a draw, and pulled out a pack of 'American Spirit' and a lighter, then walked into out of the room, to go into her backyard, to let Lambert out.

Once outside, Alex lit the cigarette and took a long drag, while Jodi joined her. "I thought you were quitting?" Jodi asked as she took the pack from Alex, and took a cigarette for herself.

"I thought you were too?" Alex teased as she lit the cigarette for her best friend and then added "Plus I haven't had one since before I left for New York.

Jodi chuckled "Well that must stand for something."

"Shut up, I see you aren't quitting either." Alex teased her.

"So you and Piper?" Jodi asked

"We are friends" Alex told her as she exhaled.

"Seemed more than friendly to me" Jodi teased with a smirk.

"She's going through stuff right now, I like her." Alex told her with a smile, and saw her best friend was about to ask something else, but Alex stopped her "End of discussion, for now."

"Fine" Jodi smiled before she asked "Anything else happen on the trip?"

Alex shook her head "Nope, but I don't think I am going to do that movie on the Bloom case." Alex confessed before she took another drag.

"Why?" Jodi asked "It was a talk all around the nation."

"I know, but that Bloom guy is a complete asshole, Pete is cool though." Alex told her.

"Then we don't want to give that asshole anymore money." Jodi told her with a smile

"Good you understand." Alex smiled

"Of course I do, you're my best friend, and it's your choice." Jodi told her, as she put out her cigarette in the ash tray on the table.

"Thanks girl" Alex told her with a smile, before she put her own cigarette in the ashtray as well.

"Alright well I am going to go to sleep." Jodi told her before she gave her a hug. "I'm happy you are back, I missed you."

"I missed you too Jodes" Alex told her with a smile as she hugged her.

After the hug, Jodi went into the house, while Alex looked back and saw that Lambert was getting dangerously close to the pool "Lambert no, let's go time for bed." She told her dog, who quickly came running over to her, and the both of went into the house, locking the doors behind her.

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Once Alex made sure everything was set for the night, she grabbed herself a bottle of water, and then made her way upstairs. She opened her door quietly just in case Piper was already asleep, but quickly found that Piper was very much awake, leaning against headboard on the phone, with probably her daughter. "Okay honey, well you get some sleep." Piper said into the phone, as she stifled her own yawn.

"Okay mom, say hi to Alex for us." Helena told her mother.

"I will, and give your brother and sister a hug for me, and of course one to Milah." Piper told her with a smile.

"I will, night mom. I love you." Helena said as she yawned.

"Night sweetheart, I love you too." Piper told her before she hung up the phone, and plugged the phone into the charger, placing it on the nightstand.

Just then Lambert jumped on the bed, and curled up in the middle of the bed. "yeah that's his spot." Alex said with a smile, as she shut the door.

"That's fine, the bed is plenty big enough" Piper said with a smile.

"That it is" Alex smiled as she went over to her draw and grabbed a t-shirt and a pair of shorts before she walked into the bathroom, but Piper stopped her.

"Hey Al?" Piper asked.

Alex stopped when she heard the nickname making her smile "Yeah?" Alex asked turned around to look at the blonde in her bed.

"Thanks for everything" Piper smiled before she added "And I probably won't be awake when you come out from the bathroom, so night"

"Night Pipes" Alex smiled back at her before she walked into the master bathroom, shutting the door behind her.

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Twenty minutes later, Alex returned from the bathroom, and saw that Piper held true to her word, she was clearly passed out, and nothing was going to wake her anytime soon. Alex smiled as she walked over to Pipe's side of the bed, and turned off the light, before she grabbed the remote for the TV off the dresser, flicking it on, before she flipped the switch so the main light for the room turned off, leaving only the light from the TV, and the light next to Alex's side of the bed on. She quickly made her way to her side of the bed, and pulled the blankets back before she got in, making Lambert move only a few feet down on the bed. "you didn't have to move." Alex told him, making her then move again, only to other side and closer to her. "I missed you, night, I'll see you in the morning." Alex told him as she gave him another quick kiss, which resulted in a lick back from him.

After flipping through the channels about a hundred times, Alex realized there would be nothing on that caught her eye, as she yawned. So instead she turned off the TV, put the remote on the nightstand next to her bed, and then moved closer to Piper, wrapping her arm around her waist, snuggling close, as she placed a kiss on Piper's exposed shoulder, as she whispered "Night Pipe, I am glad you're here."

Well there is chapter 8!

Alex sure lives the highlife, but then again can you blame her?

Now Piper is beginning to question her sexuality?

Was Jodi the one on the phone with Alex back in New York? But if she was, then why would it be complicated?

Sorry again for the bit of the delay with this chapter, I hope you all enjoyed!

Until next time!