It was just after 5am Alex was sitting at her desk looking at her laptop, she kept thinking about typing her dads name but she didn't want to. After thinking about it for 10 minutes, She typed Lee, then her phone rang. Alex answered "Vause" It was Nicky "Nicky," Alex whispered "What fucking time you call this."

"Uh, 5.11" Nicky was clearly drunk. "I got your disgusting tissue results back," Alex had butterfly's in her tummy, "And guess what you're officially a big sister, party wooooooooooooooo," Alex closed her eyes and put her glasses on. "Take the day off Vause, spend time with your little sister," Alex hung up on Nicky. "Who was that" Piper was standing behind Alex,"Piper, you scared the crap out of me." Piper walked up to Alex's chair and put her arms around her and kissed her head. "Are you researching your dad?" Alex deleted the search bar. "You know it's funny, but when I was growing up, my mom would make him out that he was this famous rock god all the time. Even when there were times when I asked where he was, and if he was so famous why are you working 4 jobs." Piper tightened her hold on Alex and put her chin on Alex's head. Alex rarely opened up about her childhood, this was all new to Piper. "But I always thought he was going to turn up one day on my front door step, and take me away from it all, but I had to find him." Alex took her glasses off "Why didn't he try and find me Piper? When he got clean." Piper didn't know how to answer that question "Maybe it was a mixture of things embarrassed, maybe he felt he left it too long."

Alex hadn't slept much since the day Megan turned up on her doorstep, and she felt she had no energy left to deal with this "I don't know what to do Pipes."

"Al we've been over this, She's just a kid that wants to meet her awesome bad ass, big sister" Alex chuckled "Not so sure about the bad ass part." Alex got up breaking the hold piper had on her, "I need some sleep, Nicky kindly gave me the day off today" Alex got into bed and took her glasses off "You should do something with Megan today " Piper suggested.

"I don't know I was kind of a jerk, last time I saw her I said also said" Alex raised her hands "What's up" Mocking her deep voice.

"Yeah, that's kinda bad, who the hell says that anymore."

"Well, apparently I do," Alex answered sarcastically, she let out a long sigh. Piper got into bed and was facing Alex "Go to sleep baby," And Piper stroked Alex's hair till Alex fell asleep.

It felt different for Piper to take care of Alex, usually it's the other way round. When they got out of prison and decided to make a go of things, Alex was there when Piper had to break the news to her parents, that she chose Alex over Larry. Now it was Pipers turn to be there for her.

Alex woke a few hours later, and left Piper in bed asleep, she didn't want to wake her.

She kissed Pipers forehead and decided to go over Megan's house and see her. When Alex pulled up outside Megan's house, Alex turned the engine off and let out a long sigh. "You can do this, You can do this" Alex got out the car, and slowly walked up to the door.

Alex knocked on the door, and turned around to face away. The door opened "Hello" Alex turned around to face the door again, and took her glasses off. At the door was Megan's mom, she looked Alex up and down "Can I help."

"Um is Megan about," The middle aged lady pointed at Alex "Are you Alex?" Alex nodded yes.

Megan's mom opened the door wide "Please come in, I could tell right away you were Lee's kid."

Alex stepped in and put her glasses on, Megan's mom shouted up the stairs "Megan, get your butt down here, Alex is here."

She turned to Alex "I am Rachel" She took Alex's hand and shook it, "Can I get you a drink?"

"No thanks," Alex could hear footsteps "Come on up Alex."

Alex walked up the stairs, there were lots of pictures of her dad and Megan covering the wall. "Hey" Megan was standing at the top of the stairs "Come on in," They walked into Megan's bedroom. "Have to say, I am shocked you've come here."

"Look, my behavior the last couple of days was out of line, you're just a kid wanting to know your big sister."

Alex sat on her bed and looked around. It was your typical teenager room, but most of the band and film posters Alex has never heard of. Megan sat on the floor opposite her.

Alex spotted a Death Maiden poster "I had that in my room when I was your age" Alex nodded towards the poster, Megan turned to look at the poster. "Yeah, they sucked so much, they were terrible" Alex laughed "They were very terrible."

They sat there in silence till Megan broke it "So, what's the deal between you and the blonde, She like your roommate or something."

"No, She's my girlfriend," Megan didn't look shocked or disgusted "I did kinda guessed that, but didn't want to say in case it offended you."

Alex took her glasses off and put them back on again "So, how long have you've known you were a lesbian."

"When I was in high school."

"Wow, so a while, how did your mom take it?"

"Really supportive," They sat in silence again, Alex didn't know what to ask her. "You like school?"

"No" Well, that conversation starter ended quick, Alex thought.

"You know, I had this white fringe pleather jacket, I always thought I'd wear when I met dad" Alex said trying to start another conversation

"Did you wear it?"

"Fuck no" Alex scoffed.

Alex phone rang, she looked at the screen, it was Piper Alex ignored it. "So... What was dad like then" Alex knew she was going to regret asking that question. "He was good, He always took an interest in what I was doing, even tried to teach me how to play the drums when I was a kid." Alex knew that was a big mistake she could feel the jealousy building up inside her. But it wasn't the kids' fault Alex thought, It was her dad's fault.

"But he talked about you a lot when I was growing up, Said I had a big sister. He didn't know where you were because you travelled a lot, and then you went to prison". Alex got up and walked around "Yeah, that wasn't my finest moment."

Alex was looking through Megans books "You read a lot?" Megan got up from the floor, "Yeah all the time."

"You should wear your glasses when you read, it'll give you headaches" Alex lifted her glasses and put them down again. Alex phone rang again, it was Piper again "I better answer this". Alex answered the phone. "Pipes? What's wrong."

"Where are you? I am worried."

"At Megans house."

"O, Al, that's great, I hope you're getting to know each other."

"Yeah, you could say that."

"I'll leave you two to it, I love you Al."

"I love you too."

Piper hanged up, "Um, I have to go."

"So I was thinking about maybe hanging out next week?"

"Yeah, after school though, don't want to be the reason you're getting bad grades," Alex took one last look around.

"I'll see you out," Whilst they were going down the stairs, Alex looked at the pictures on the wall again. "Aw, are you leaving us already?" Rachel said "Yeah, sorry I have stuff to get on with, but I'll Email you Megan."

"Okay, cool" Alex left and got into her car.

She opened the glove compartment and found the Death Maiden CD she brought years ago.

Alex puts it on, started her engine and drove off with the song Dirty Girl playing in the background.