CHAPTER 8 – Jealousy Is A Dangerous Thing

It had been four days since the last time Laura and Taylor went out of the former's house in LA. They almost spent their whole time in bed, exploring each other that they had memorized every part of their bodies, every scar, and every inch of them. They would only get up when they would use the bathroom or eat. But even then, they would still be together. They hadn't left each other's side longer than ten minutes but they never got tired of each other. If possible, they even wanted each other more.

When they ran out of food to cook, they just settled for food deliveries. At first they were okay with it. But Laura, a devoted healthy-eater, couldn't live with those kinds of food forever so they figured they had to leave the house soon enough.

"So, how's this gonna work? Do we act like we're still friends or we let the whole world know now?" asked Taylor. They were both getting ready to leave for some groceries. Taylor didn't wanna leave but Laura insisted.

"Depends."

"On?"

"Depends on whether I'll be able to keep my hands off you," said Laura. She pulled Taylor to her and gave her a lingering kiss that they had to grasp for air when she let go.

"Well, that seems reasonable," said Taylor, grinning.

"But seriously, maybe we should keep it low key for a while. Let's just go with separate cars so they wouldn't suspect anything?"

"Yeah, I think that would do."

As much as they both wanted to flaunt to the whole world their relationship, they needed to talk to their agents first to know how this might affect their careers. Sure, it probably would be a good thing, but they needed to make sure.

Laura then wore her beanie and started walking out of her door.

"Have I ever told you how cute you look in that thing?"

"I don't believe you have. Why? Do I look cute now?"

"As a matter of fact, you do. I might just sabotage your plans of leaving the house again." Taylor pulled Laura closer to her and put her forehead over hers as they rubbed their noses against each other's.

Laura chuckled. "No, na-uh. You won't. Come on, babe. If I keep eating those kinds of food, you know I'm gonna be sick."

Taylor slumped her shoulders like a kid deprived of a toy. "Fine, fine. Let's go then." She grabbed Laura's hand and left for her car. "But don't blame me if I have a slip! You're way too gorgeous today."

-o-o-o-

They were inside the grocery store and it was apparent that their disguises, a lame combination of beanie and shades, weren't fooling anyone because they were still getting a lot of stares from people around. They both decided not to catch any more attention by keeping their hands off each other. It was the first time in five days that they were attempting that so it was a real challenge for both of them.

"Laura?" a guy's voice said behind them.

Laura was surprised to see that it was Christopher Masterson, her former boyfriend of seven years. "Chris?"

"Hey! It's been a long time!" They hugged each other, very tightly where Taylor was concerned and it even lasted a bit longer than the usual hugs.

"I know! Where have you been? God, I haven't seen you in ages."

"I can say the same thing for you. My brother said you saw each other a couple of weeks ago?"

"Danny, yeah. We bumped into each other in New York. Talked for a bit but that was it."

The two kept conversing while Taylor stayed their looking at them, feeling invisible. She was annoyed that the guy didn't even acknowledge that she was there, more annoyed that Laura hadn't introduced her yet. She decided to take matters into her own hands by clearing her throat, quite loudly.

The guy looked at her and Laura seemed to suddenly remember that she was there.

"Oh! Right! This is Taylor, my... uh," she paused for a bit, "... my friend. We work together in this show, I don't know if you've seen it."

"Of course, of course! Taylor Schilling, right?"

Taylor nodded, not impressed that whoever this guy was knew her.

"Piper Chapman." He pointed at Taylor. "And, Alex Vause," at Laura this time. "Of course, I've seen that show. Who hasn't? You're both really good. It's a great show."

"Wow, thanks!" Laura was smiling so widely that Taylor wanted to smack her in the face.

"Yeah," Christopher just kept staring at Laura. "Anyways, I better get going. I have this thing I need to catch. Can I call you, though? Do you still have the same number?"

"I do! Yes, of course, you can call me. It was great seeing you again," She hugged him once more before he left. "Wow, I can't bel-"

She was about to talk to Taylor but when she looked where she was supposed to be standing, she wasn't there anymore. "Taylor?" She looked around and saw Taylor walking away from her. "Hey, wait up!" When she caught up to her, she grabbed her arm. "Hey, are we in a hurry or something?"

"No." Taylor kept walking without looking at Laura.

"Then why the rush?"

"Do you have your phone with you?"

"No. Why?"

"Then we better hurry, coz Chris might call you. You don't wanna miss that." Taylor fake smiled.

"What do you mean-" That's when Laura figured it out. "Ohhhhhh, I get it, your jeal-"

But Taylor walked away again.

Laura chuckled, finding Taylor too adorable. Their relationship felt more real than ever. Taylor was actually jealous.

She was about to follow her when two ladies, probably in their early 20's approached her.

"H-hi!" said the one with the blonde hair, somehow nervously. "Uhm, we are such big fans! May we ask for an autograph?"

"Uhh," she looked around to see if Taylor was there but she couldn't see her. As much as she wanted to get away from there to look for her girlfriend, Laura couldn't just ignore these fans. "Sure!" She smiled. They gave her a pen and paper, surprised that they had those with them inside the groceries.

"Thank you so much!" said the other one. She had black hair. "Uhm, I hope this isn't too much to ask but can we ask for a photo, too?"

"No problem! Let me get that," Laura took her phone and took a 'selfie' of the three of them. She tried looking for Taylor again, but she couldn't see her anymore.

"Thank you, you look really gorgeous," said the blonde one. "This is my girlfriend, by the way. She dyed her hair black so we can be just like Alex and Piper."

"Wow, that's amazing," answered Laura, still amazed by how much their show had affected people. "Uhm, thank you for the support, girls. I appreciate it. Anyways, I gotta run. Take care of each other, okay? And... stay away from drugs," she chuckled. "Bye!" As she walked away she could hear the two screaming behind her. She looked back at them, and they were on their way out doing what seemed to be their 'happy dance.'

She went around the grocery store to look for Taylor but she couldn't find her. So she just paid for everything they've bought so far and went out. When she reached the car park, she saw that Taylor's car wasn't there anymore. "Damn, I'm dead."

-o-o-o-

Laura arrived at home and was relieved to find Taylor's car there. On her way to her house, she was starting to think of the worst things that could happen. She knew Taylor when she wasn't in her nice mood, and she scared a lot of people, except for Laura. But things were different now. She probably should be the one to be scared the most.

"Taylor?" She shouted, not expecting an answer. She dropped her groceries and went straight to her room. There, she found Taylor lying on her side, with her back on her. "Babe?" She slowly walked towards her. She laid beside her and hugged her from behind, making Taylor her 'little spoon.'

Taylor didn't move.

Laura kissed the back of her girlfriend's neck. "I'm sorry. Please stop being mad." Laura silently thanked heavens that Taylor wasn't looking at her right now because she was grinning like crazy. She found it sweet that Taylor was jealous. "It's been over for us long, long time ago. He's just a friend. I'm in-love with someone way hotter now."

Taylor remained still but she, too, was now smiling. She liked it when Laura was this sweet to her. She already wanted to face her but she wanted to keep hearing Laura say these sweet nothings.

"I love you," as she snuggled even closer to Taylor. "I love you." She kissed her head. "I love you." She hugged her even tighter.

This time, Taylor faced her, trying to suppress her smile, albeit unsuccessfully. "You mean that?"

Laura's smile got wider showing all her teeth. She felt giddy. "I do. I love you." She kissed her and Taylor was only too happy to oblige.

"I love you, too."

"Yeah?" Taylor nodded. "Good! I'm sorry if I got you all jealous and stuff."

"I wasn't jealous," Taylor responded.

"Really?" Laura chuckled.

"Really." Taylor tried to act nonchalantly.

"Then what was that?" Laura was trying to keep herself from smiling but that proved to be too hard at this moment.

"Nothing. It was just annoying how he was acting like a total douche... or something."

Laura knew even Taylor didn't believe what she just said but chose not to say anything about it. "Okay," said Laura, not trying to hide her unconvinced tone.

"It's true! I wasn't being jealous."

"Yes, baby. You weren't. I believe you," said Laura, chuckling.

"No, you don't." Taylor pouted.

"I do, babe." Laura was laughing now. "Why are you so overly adorable?" She pulled her closer to her and glued her forehead on Taylor's.

"I don't know. It seems like a natural talent of mine," answered Taylor, shrugging, as she kissed Laura.

"Right. But you know what's NOT a natural talent of yours?"

"What?"

"Hiding your jealousy." Laura immediately stood up and headed for the door.

"Hey!" Taylor did the same as she heard Laura's laugh.

"Come on," Laura shouted from the stairs. "Let's go fix the groceries before Chris calls me."

"You are so dead!"