Authors Note: Hey everyone, thanks so much for all the amazing reviews, follows, favs, and of course reading.
Well we have arrived to chapter 13, I can't believe we are already here. And the time has come, we are going to find out what is going on with Alex this chapter.
So I won't keep you, once again I do not own any of these characters, and I hope you all enjoy this chapter!
Alex nodded her head, as she snuggled up against Piper and whispered "Everything is fine" even though deep down, she wasn't really sure if it was.
As much as Alex tried to go back to sleep, she couldn't, her mind just wouldn't let her. So instead of fighting it, she just got up, and made her way downstairs, as quietly as she could, not wanting to wake the household. Once she was downstairs, she made a pot of coffee, and then went to sit outside with Lambert, to have her morning cup. "Hey Al" Helena announced as she walked outside with Milah.
"Hey, did I wake you?" Alex asked as she grabbed Lambert by the collar, who ran over quickly to greet the puppy. "Don't worry, he won't hurt her, he just forgets how big he is." Alex told her with a smile, as she saw the concern written all over Helena's face.
Helena nodded her head, as she put Milah down, who instead of running over to climb on Lambert, she walked over to him slowly and smelled him. "Milah be good." Helena warned, and the puppy just looked at her.
Lambert leaned his head down, to smell Milah as well, and then gave her a kiss, making both girls smile. "Well I think they will get along just fine." Alex told Helena with a smile, as she let go of Lambert's collar. "His name is Lambert, by the way." She added with a smile, as Helena sat down in the chair next to her.
"I think they will too" Helena smiled before she added "And no you didn't wake me, I am just not really tired."
Alex watched Helena's facial expressions, and heard the tone of her voice, and she couldn't help but wonder if she was just tired, and jetlagged, or if something was up. "Hey you okay?" Alex asked and Helena just nodded her, but Alex didn't believe her for a second. "Hey what's going on, you can trust me." Alex told her with a smile as she leaned over and took Helena's hand in her own.
Helena remained quiet for a few minutes before she asked quietly "Are you sure?"
Alex nodded her head as she told her sweetly "You can tell me anything, I am here for you."
"My dad called me." Helena told her quietly, not knowing if anyone else in the house was up, and Alex felt her heart sink.
"He did, when?" Alex asked.
"Yesterday, just before Auntie Polly said that we going to be leaving." Helena explained.
"Did you tell anyone?" Alex asked and Helena shook her head. "What did he have to say, anything?"
"Nothing really, he just said that I would be seeing him shortly, and I told him I didn't want to, not after what he did to mom, and then he said that I didn't have a choice, because he would get custody of us. And that mom would regret what she did." Helena explained.
Alex shook her head as she asked "Do you want to live with your dad, you can be honest."
"God no, he is an asshole." Helena exclaimed before she added "He was never actually a dad to any of us, he never supported us in anything we did. And the way he treated mom, why would we want anything to do with him, we are just better off without him."
Alex just nodded her head, and as she was about to say something, Helena cut her off with another question. "Does that make me sound like a horrible daughter?"
Alex shook her head as she squeezed her hand tightly "No it doesn't, and don't for a second think that you are a horrible daughter, or person. Because you aren't, you are a great daughter, and an incredible person. But your father just can't see that. But I know who does, and that is your mom. she loves all three of you so much, and is so proud of all of you." Alex told her with a smile before she added "And even though I have only known you three for a short time, I am very proud of you all too."
"Thanks Al, my mom is lucky to have you." Helena smiled.
"I am here for all of you, not just your mom." Alex told her.
"Yes but you are the one dating my mom." Helena told her and Alex's eyes went a little bit wide.
"Who said we are dating?" Alex asked.
"Well your eyes going wide kind of said everything I needed to know." Helena teased in a way that remind Alex so much of Nicky, before she added "And I see the way you and my mom look at each other, you guys have chemistry, and I know you both like each other, so please, make my mom happy again, she deserves someone like you."
Alex took in Helena's words with a smile before she whispered "Well don't tell anyone, and don't tell her I told you, but we made it official yesterday morning."
"Oh god, I don't want details." Helena teased and Alex rolled her eyes.
"Not like that, because that hasn't happened yet, but when it does I will make sure you kids aren't home." Alex smiled before she added with a smirk "Or your brother will really need that therapist."
Helena laughed at Alex's comment, and just then did Piper come walking outside. "And what are you two laughing at?" Piper asked with a smile, happy to see her daughter and girlfriend getting along so well, like they had known each other for years.
"Oh nothing" Alex and Helena both said at the same time.
"Right" Piper told them as she walked over to Alex and climbed into her lap. "Helena, since you are the oldest, I will ask you first. How do you feel about Alex and I dating?" Piper asked as she looked at her daughter, and Alex wrapped her arms around Piper's waist, sending Helena a smile.
"Well I don't know mom; I have only seen you with a guy. I don't know if I can get used to it. I like Alex and all, but I just don't think she is the one for you." Helena said as serious as she could be, and she watched her mother's facial expression change.
"Oh, well if you don't want me to, then I won't" Piper told her daughter trying to hold back her hurt.
"Could you not mom, I just don't think it would be good." Helena told her, still playing a role, trying to keep from laughing since Alex was barely able to hold back her own laughter.
"Okay, I won't." Piper told her, with tears forming in her eyes, and Helena started laughing, along with Alex. "Oh you both are assholes." Piper exclaimed as she hit Alex on the arm.
"I'm sorry mom, I just couldn't pass it up, yes of course you have my blessing." Helena smiled as she got up from her chair, and hugged both Alex, and her mom.
Piper hugged her daughter back as tightly as she could, as did Alex. "You both are horrible; do you know that?" Piper asked them both as Helena pulled back from the hug.
"Hey don't blame me, I had no idea she was going to do that." Alex exclaimed with a smile. "She had me fooled for a second too." Alex added, and Helena smiled.
"You want a cup of coffee mom?" Helena asked and her mom nodded her head, and then she walked into the house.
"So what were you two talking about?" Piper asked before she kissed Alex good morning.
"I will tell you after okay?" Alex asked in a whisper and Piper just nodded her head.
A few minutes later, Helena came back with her own cup of coffee, and one for her mom. "Thanks darling" Piper smiled as she took the cup.
Helena nodded her head, as she sat back down in her chair, and then asked "So mom, since you and Alex are dating, does that mean we are moving to here?"
Piper choked on her coffee at her daughter's question "Umm we haven't really discussed that." Piper told her daughter.
"If you guys want to; you are more than welcome to." Alex smiled "I would love to have you here."
"See mom, come on please, I want to live in Beverly Hills!" Helena told her mother, who was so overwhelmed at the moment.
"Okay, we will see." Piper told her before she added "Let's just see how your sister, and brother react first. But first Milah, what do you think?" Piper asked and Milah came running over and jumped on the chair with them, and licked them both.
"Well she has no complaints." Helena smirked, and then Alex's phone buzzed on the table.
"Hey I have to get ready to go." Alex announced after she read her message.
Piper nodded her head, as she got up off her lap, and Milah jumped down. Alex quickly stood up, and kissed Piper, before she walked into the house, and went upstairs to shower, and get dressed.
"So, you are really okay with this?" Piper asked her daughter.
"Of course mom, I want you to be happy. And I really like Alex." Helena told her mother, and then Milah jumped into her lap. "Plus Milah is happy to have her grandma's." Helena added with a smile.
"Of course" Piper smiled before she asked "You wouldn't mind leaving all your friends?"
Helena shook her head "There is always planes, and there is texting, FaceTime, and phone calls." Helena told her mother with a smile before she added "Plus we would all be leaving for college anyway."
"That's true, but I just want to make sure this is what you want." Piper told her daughter.
"Trust me mom, I would love to live here." Helena told her with a smile.
"Okay well that's one, now two more." Piper smiled
"Oh please, Silas never wants to leave, especially since he saw Alex's cars" Helena laughed, and Piper nodded her head, because she knew it was true.
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A half hour later, Alex returned wearing black dress pants with a pair of converse, and a white button up. "Sorry I have to leave, but I will be back in a couple of hours." Alex announced when she walked outside.
"We will be here" Piper smiled as she stood up, to kiss Alex good bye.
"Good, I will see you guys later." Alex smiled against Piper's lips before she kissed her one more time. "Bye Lambert, bye Milah" Alex smiled to the two dogs playing in the yard, before she turned and walked into the house, before leaving the house.
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After Alex arrived to meet Jodi, she got out of the car, and met Jodi inside, where she quickly noticed something was up. "Hey Al, everything okay?" Jodi asked as rushed over to her bestie.
Alex shook her head and Jodi quickly wrapped her a hug. "What happened?" Jodi asked concerned.
"They called, I have to be there for noon." Alex told her as she held on to her best friend tightly, like her life depended on it.
"No we are going now." Jodi told her as she pulled back from the hug.
"What about this?" Alex asked and Jodi shook her head.
"This can wait, that can't." Jodi told her before she added "Come on, I am coming with you."
"You.." Alex began but Jodi hushed her.
"I don't want to hear it, I am coming with you and that is final." Jodi told her, and then two women walked back outside, to their cars, and then Jodi followed Alex to where she needed to go.
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When they arrived, Alex and Jodi walked into the building, and then up to the suite they needed to go to, and then walked inside. "Can I help you?" The girl behind the glass asked as Alex walked up to the counter.
"Yeah Dr. Wright called, I told her I would be here for noon, but I came earlier." Alex told the girl.
"Okay, what is your name?" the girl asked
"Alexandra Vause" Alex told her.
"As in Alex Vause?" The girl asked and Alex nodded her head "Sorry that was rude of me." The girl told her before she added "I will let Dr. Wright know you are here."
"Thank you" Alex smiled as the girl stood up and then Alex said "Come here for a second, in the waiting room."
The girl did as she was told and joined Alex in the empty waiting room. "Yes?" The girl asked
"What's your name?" Alex asked as she grabbed a pen and piece of paper off the counter.
"Colleen." The girl told her,
"You in college?" Alex asked
"Yes, I want to be a pediatric doctor." The girl told her, and then watched Alex write on the paper 'Best of luck Colleen, follow your dreams, you'll do great. Love, Alex Vause' and then handed it over to her making the girl smile.
"You will be a great doctor" Alex told her with a smile.
"Wow thank you so much." Colleen told her with a giant smile.
"Grab your phone, would you like a photo?" Alex asked.
"Yes please" Colleen smiled as she took her phone out of her pocket, and Jodi stuck out her hand to grab the phone, and then took a photo of Alex and Colleen. "Thank you so much" Colleen said with a smile, as she took the phone back.
"You're welcome" Alex smiled and then watched Colleen slip back into the back, and went to inform the doctor she was here.
"You are amazing" Jodi smiled
"Shut up" Alex laughed.
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Meanwhile back at Alex's house, Melanie was now in the backyard, with her sister, and mother. When they heard Silas in the kitchen, and then he appeared out back with them. "Morning sleepy head" Piper smiled
"Ugh it's too bright out here." Silas groaned as he sank down in a chair, and put his head on the table.
"Good morning to you too" Piper teased and her son just groaned again. "Okay who want's pancakes?" Piper asked with a smile, knowing that would get her son's attention.
"I doubt Alex has any gluten free mix." Melanie sighed.
Piper shook her head and smiled as she said "That's where you are wrong, Alex can't eat gluten either."
"Really?" All three of them asked, even Silas who had raised his head from the table.
"Yup" Piper told them with a nod of her head.
"Okay she is official the greatest." They annouced.
"Fine, I will just make pancakes for myself then." Piper teased.
"Okay second greatest, under you mom." Helena smiled
"Don't ever say that again, containing to Alex." Silas groaned "Or serious Therapist."
"Come on you three" Piper smiled as she walked into the house, but stopping to make a comment to tease her son. "And Silas if you really want that therapist I will get you one."
"I'm good, for now" Silas teased, as he and his sister's followed their mom in the house.
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But back at the doctor's office, Jodi and Alex were now leaving the waiting room, and walking to the office of Dr. Wright. Jodi could tell Alex was nervous, so she quickly grabbed her hand, never wanting to let go. As they walked into the office, Dr. Wright took a seat behind her desk, while Alex and Jodi took a seat in the two chairs in from of her. Jodi still holding her best friend's hand. "Thank you Alex for coming to see me." Dr. Wright told her before she added "I am sorry if I woke you this morning."
"It's okay, and sorry for coming here earlier than I said." Alex told her
"It's okay, no worries." Dr. Wright told her before she asked. "I don't mean to be rude, but can I tell you what I have to tell you in front of, I'm sorry I didn't catch your name."
Alex nodded her head "Yes, she is my best friend, her name is Jodi."
"Nice to meet you" Dr. Wright said as she smiled over at Jodi.
"You too." Jodi said with a smile as well, and noticed that Alex was getting agitated in her seat.
"So, what is the results?" Alex asked just wanting to know already.
Dr. Wright took a deep breath, as she grabbed her file, and opened it. "Well as you know, you have Celiac Disease. You've known that for a while now. And we know that sometimes the gluten free diet doesn't work." Dr. Wright explained and Alex nodded her head. "And as you know we did those whole group of tests including the colonoscopy, and your intestines were fine, and beginning to heal from all the damage."
"Is there any cancer?" Alex asked and Jodi squeezed her hand tightly.
"Yes and no" Dr. Wright said, and Alex felt like the room was beginning to spin. "But the good news it isn't in your intestines." Dr. Wright added.
Now Alex was confused "What do you mean?" Alex asked before she added "What do I have lung cancer or something?"
Dr. Wright shook her head "Surprisingly no, given how much you smoke, how is the quiting going?"
"It's going." Alex said with a look Dr. Wright knew all too well.
"You still haven't quit have you?" Dr. Wright asked, knowing that Alex hadn't.
"No, but if it isn't in my lungs, or in my intestines, where is it?" Alex asked
"Okay let me explain, intestinal lymphoma is a complication of Celiac Disease." Dr. Wright began but Alex cut her off.
"But you just said it wasn't in my intestines." Alex snapped, not meaning to yell but she just wanted answers.
"Yes I know, and it's not, but that is a complication, that is why we checked your lymph nodes, all over your body when we did our tests. And we found that everything is fine, but there are a couple lymph nodes that are not normal." Dr. Wright explained before she added "The ones we removed tested positive for cancer, so I would like to treat you, just in case there are other ones that in infected."
Alex could hear everything the doctor was telling her, but she wasn't sure if she was comprehending everything she was telling her, but she knew one thing for sure. "I don't want radiation or Chemotherapy." Alex shouted "I won't do it, that shit does more harm than good. It will destroy my immune system worse than it already is, and don't tell me other wise, because I know. I have seen it happen."
Jodi could feel Alex's emotion and squeezed her hand even more tightly, and she felt her best friend start to calm down, so she could listen to what the doctor would say next. "That's fine Alex, we don't have to take that route if you don't want to." Dr. Wright told her calmly before she added "We can do Immunotherapy if you like."
"What is that?" Alex asked
"It is basically increasing your own immune system to fight off the cancer. It uses what your body produces naturally and increases it, and target the cells. It stops and slows the growth of the cancer, and it stops it from spreading to other parts of the body. It only attacks the cancer cells, not any healthy cells." Dr. Wright explained.
"How?" Alex asked.
"The one I would use with you is called Oncolytic virus therapy and it's done by a vaccine." Dr. Wright told her before she added "I would inject you, and the virus would enter the cancer cell, and then make copies of itself. Therefore, it would burst the cell, making the cancer cells die, and then they would release antigens, and then the body would attack all the cancer cells with those same antigens." Dr. Wright explained.
"So what would the side effects be?" Alex asked.
"There may be some pain at the injection sight, you may experience some nausea, or flu like symptoms, chills, tired, or a fever. But nothing like you would with radiation or chemotherapy." Dr. Wright told her.
Alex nodded her head as she looked over at Jodi and then back at the doctor "I will try that then." Alex told her before she asked "How far a long is the cancer?"
"It's not far at all, you are only in the beginning stages Alex, we caught it early. You have nothing to worry about, I promise you." Dr. Wright told her.
"And this Vaccine, it's safe?" Jodi asked
Dr. Wright nodded her head "Yes, I wouldn't have recommended it otherwise, and this is probably the best option for Alex, since it's so early." Dr. Wright told her.
"When can I start?" Alex asked
"Whenever you like, but I wouldn't like to wait." Dr. Wright told her.
"Can I do one Monday morning?" Alex asked before she added "I have someone I would like to tell first."
"Of course" Dr. Wright told her with a nod of her head "I will fill you in first thing in the morning, what times works for you?"
"How long goes it take?" Alex asked.
"Not long, just like a regular vaccine." Dr. Wright told her.
"Then ten works, because I have to be at work for noon." Alex told her and Dr. Wright nodded her head, and wrote out a card for her and handed it to her.
"You will be okay Alex, I promise." Dr. Wright told her with a smile.
"Thanks" Alex told her as put the card in her pocket. "Can I leave?" Alex asked just wanting to go home.
"If you have no more questions, then you are free to go." Dr. Wright told her, understanding that everything was overwhelming for Alex right now.
Alex nodded her head, and then stood up from her chair, letting go of Jodi's hand, and then shook Dr. Wright's as she said "Thank you, I will see you Monday morning then."
"No thanks needed Alex. Have a good weekend, and don't worry everything will be okay." Dr. Wright told her, before she shook Jodi's hand and said goodbye to her as well.
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Alex and Jodi walked out of Dr. Wright's office, and then said goodbye to Colleen, before they left the suite, and made their way out of the building, and to the parking lot. When they reached their cars, Jodi walked Alex over to her driver side door, before she wrapped her best friend in a tight hug never wanting to let her go. "Hey look at me" Jodi demanded as she pulled away from the hug, and Alex just kept looking at the ground. "Alex" Jodi tried again this time, Alex did what she asked. "You are going to be fine, you are the strongest person I know, and you will fight through this." Jodi told her looking her dead in the eye.
"Everything is going great right now, I have Piper, I have the kids…" Alex began but Jodi cut her off.
"No you are not going to talk like that Alex, you are going to beat this, it's the early stages, and I know you Alex you will get through this with flying colors." Jodi told her with a smile before she added "And the kids, and Piper aren't going to go anywhere. I am right here, they are right here, Nicky, Red, your parents, we are all here, and we aren't going anywhere. We love you Alex."
Alex felt tears fill in her eyes, and she pulled her best friend in for the tightest hug she had ever given. "I love you so much Jodes." Alex whispered as she held her best friend tightly.
"I love you too Al" Jodi whispered as she held her just as tightly. "Now do you want me to come with you?" Jodi asked as she pulled back from the hug.
"Will you please?" Alex asked in a whisper.
Jodi nodded her head "Of course, I will follow you." Jodi told her with a smile, and then waited for Alex to get in her car, before she walked over to her own and got in. Waiting for Alex, to back up, before she did the same, and then followed her best friend to her house.
Well there it is folks, chapter 13! I know a lot is happening with Alex, but she will be okay I promise!
With that said, I don't know if Laura Prepon has Celiac Disease in real life or not, I know she said that she is allergic to and can't eat Gluten, but I say that to people as well (Since I do have Celiac Disease) instead of explaining celiac disease. So like I said I don't know if Laura Prepon does or not, but I decided to go with this for the sake of the story.
So I hope you all aren't too upset, but I promise Alex will be fine!
But let's talk about Jodi for a second, what a supportive friend she is!
And Piper teasing Silas about that therapist, I swear she is never going to let him live that one down.
Also let's not forget Helena, how mean of her to trick her mother like that, Piper was in near tears.
But let's not forget about Larry, and what he said to Helena, what is he up to? All this and more in Chapter 14. So until next time!