Nicky was working on renovating the bar, turning it into a tavern. She wanted to keep it open longer hours and with the tavern setting she could have lunch and dinner with Red as head cook. She asked Alex to help with the grand opening and Alex agreed to come in that Saturday.
Piper had tossed and turned Friday night, unable to get any sleep. While pregnant with Jack she rarely felt him kick or move. He was mellow and quiet in the womb, much like he was now as a toddler. This baby was different. Jack had infrequent movements, like popcorn in her belly. Max was flipping and kicking and turning, all day and night. The doctor told them it was a good sign, it meant she was healthy and active.
It was now a little after 3 AM and Piper's tossing and whining dragged Alex from her sleep. She reached her arm out in the dark, wrapping it around Piper's waist.
"She still driving you crazy?"
"Yes," Piper whined, exhausted. "Feels like she's doing karate on my organs."
Alex chuckled, her raspy voice deep with sleep, "I guess Max is a good name for that wild thing."
"Jack got your quiet side, she's your wild side."
Alex smiled in the dark, running her hands up to Piper's stomach, stroking her wife to help relax her.
"I didn't realize I had two sides," she hummed.
"You do. You're quiet and sweet and brilliant, that's how Jack is. Relaxed and mellow and goes with the flow, minus his recent jealous meltdowns..." she smiled as she spoke, "but you get those too."
Alex laughed, "I do not."
Piper rolled over to face her and narrowed her eyes.
"Okay, okay," Alex said, "maybe I do."
Piper smiled and put Alex's hand back on her stomach, "And Max is just a maniac. Always moving always active, dancing around and having a party in there."
Alex smiled, her eyes heavy with sleep, "You want me to read to you?"
"Please?" Piper asked with Bambi eyes before she rolled over and grabbed her phone from her night stand, handing it to Alex.
The only thing that seemed to settle the baby was the sound of Alex's voice. She unlocked the blonde's phone and found love poems by Pablo Neruda in her iBooks, picking up where they last left off. Piper held Alex's hand on her stomach while she read.
All night I have slept with you
next to the sea, on the island.
Wild and sweet you were between pleasure and sleep,
between fire and water.
Perhaps very late
our dreams joined
at the top or at the bottom,
Up above like branches moved by a common wind,
down below like red roots that touch.
Perhaps your dream
drifted from mine
and through the dark sea
was seeking me
as before,
when you did not yet exist,
when without sighting you
I sailed by your side,
and your eyes sought
what now–
bread, wine, love, and anger–
I heap upon you
because you are the cup
that was waiting for the gifts of my life.
I have slept with you
all night long while
the dark earth spins
with the living and the dead,
and on waking suddenly
in the midst of the shadow
my arm encircled your waist.
Neither night nor sleep
could separate us.
I have slept with you
and on waking, your mouth,
come from your dream,
gave me the taste of earth,
of sea water, of seaweed,
of the depths of your life,
and I received your kiss
moistened by the dawn
as if it came to me
from the sea that surrounds us.
Alex rubbed Piper's stomach, feeling the kicking lessen.
"Wild and sweet," Alex said, almost to herself.
"Max?"
"Yeah," Alex blushed, slightly embarrassed for being heard thinking out loud, "I guess she is. That poem always reminded me of you though."
Piper could tell her voice had gotten raspier and her eyes had gone dark with lust. Piper stared into the emerald orbs.
"We should go on vacation soon... While I can still fly. I miss being on an island with you."
Alex smiled and let her hands wander, "I do too."
"You're the best thing that ever happened to me," Piper whispered.
Alex chuckled huskily but didn't agree.
"Stop it," Piper whispered.
Alex froze, not moving her hands anymore, "Stop what?"
Piper took Alex's hands back in her own, returning them to her breasts to continue palming them, "Stop thinking so much, I can practically hear it."
Alex smirked, "Really? And what exactly am I thinking?"
"A little bit of lust," Piper smiled devilishly, "but mostly you don't believe what I said."
Alex sighed, "Pipes..."
"I know, Al." Piper kissed her gently, "You carry a lot of guilt with you from the past. You need to let it go at some point and forgive yourself. I've forgiven you. It brought us closer and gave us this life, which I love."
Alex shrugged, still not ready to forgive herself for the pain and drama she had put her wife through over the years.
x
Piper woke up and stretched, she had finally fallen asleep thanks to Alex. The shades were drawn, making it hard to tell what time it was. She hit the home button on her phone, making it light up and the display read 11:42 AM.
She was relieved she got to catch up on her sleep. The baby had been draining her and she wasn't even half way though the pregnancy yet. She didn't hear any noise in the apartment, which was odd. Normally Alex and Jack would be playing at this time.
She unlocked her phone to check her messages. There was 1 unread email from Alex.
Weird, she thought.
Usually Alex would send her a text message if she left before the blonde woke up, knowing she would check her phone first thing in the morning. She opened the message and smiled at what she read.
Pipes,
You looked rather peaceful this morning and I didn't want to wake you, I know how tired you must be. I took Jack to Polly's, she's going to watch him today while I help Nicky at the bar. Spend the day relaxing, we're taken care of. There's a day pass for that spa you like attached, I already set everything up for you. Enjoy yourself.
Love,
AV
Piper had a grin on her face as she got out of bed, walking to the kitchen to get something to drink. She noticed Jack's high chair was not where she left it the night before.
Alex must have fed him breakfast and gotten him ready before they left.
She unlocked her phone again to send Alex a text.
To: Alex
I just woke up. Thank you for being so thoughtful
Her phone buzzed on the counter a few minutes later.
From: Alex
You're my wife, that's my job.
Piper smiled again, walking to the bathroom to take a shower. She saw a note on the counter in Alex's handwriting.
i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)
She grabbed her phone, typing another quick message.
To: Alex
I just found your note. If this is part of your job, you deserve a raise
From: Alex
Why don't you pick me up later and let me take you to dinner instead. I left you the car.
To: Alex
It's a date :)
x
When the bouncer noticed Piper she was ushered past the line waiting to get in. She walked towards the bar, spotting Alex behind it helping 2 bartenders while chatting with a few customers. Piper couldn't hear what was being said, but she saw Alex smirk and the crowd burst into laughter.
My charming devil.
Someone moved from a bar stool on the end and Piper took the empty seat. Alex hadn't noticed Piper walk in and had her back to her when she sat down, busy mixing a drink on the opposite end of the bar. When she turned around she saw her wife and her face broke into a grin.
She stood in front of Piper, leaning against the bar, smirk on her face, "What can I get you?"
Piper smirked back, "I was hoping I could buy you a drink."
All eyes from the group Alex had been talking to turned to Piper. A mix of men and women, they had been hitting on Alex all night. Almost everyone that she served tried to smooth talk her, and this group had watched them all get turned down before getting turned down themselves. They noticed her wedding band, whispering amongst themselves, but this blonde woman seemed to have caught her attention.
"Sorry ma'am, I'm on the clock. But I'll buy you one," she filled a glass with ice and ginger ale and placed it in front of Piper with a wink.
Piper eyed her wife. Her hair hung in loose curls, black leather pants hugged her legs, and her white tee shirt was one of the low cut ones Nicky bought for the bar, its name across her back in big block lettering.
Piper bit her lip, "You wanna get out of here?"
Alex wagged her eyebrows and made her way out from behind the bar, the group in front of her hooting and cheering.
"Calm down, idiots," she laughed. "She's my wife."
"Hi," Piper smiled up at her.
"Hi," Alex beamed back.
"Get lost if you're gonna just stand there eye fucking each other," Nicky said loudly as she walked towards the bar.
"Hold on, we want to tip you," one of the men in the group that had been talking to Alex said.
"Just take care of those guys," she nodded her head towards the other two bartenders and they waved back at her, yelling their thanks. She turned her attention back to Nicky while she wrapped her arm around Piper's shoulders, "You gonna be able to manage from here?"
Nicky looked around nervously and shrugged.
"Just call me if you need help, shorty."
"Thanks, stretch." They smiled at each other and Nicky squeezed Alex's arm, "Really, thank you."
"Don't worry about it."
"Piper!" Pete yelled, noticing the three women standing by the bar. He took a second glance at Alex, "I don't know why you like those white shirts, mate. I think you're the only one that picks that color."
Piper looked around noticing most of the employees had on the black or grey versions of the shirt.
"I'm not messy," she replied, making Nicky chuckle. Her shirt was spotless and Nicky often made fun of her for being the only former bartender to never have liquids other than the ones containing DNA covering her. "I'm gonna change and then we're gonna take off. I mean it, Nick," she looked back to her best friend, "if you need help, just call."
Nicky nodded her head, waving them away.
Alex made her way through the crowd toward Nicky's office. Piper was following close behind and smiled when Alex reached back for her hand to guide her through the mass of bodies in the loud, rowdy room.
"Has anyone ever told you that you'd look hot with blue in your hair?" Piper asked with a grin, closing the door behind them.
"Actually, now that you mention it, I dated a cute blonde girl that was very fond of blue highlights."
Piper twirled a lock of Alex's dark hair, "Should I be jealous?"
Alex laughed and pressed her lips to Piper's gently, "Never."
When they pulled apart Piper narrowed her eyes at Alex, a smile forming at the corner of her mouth.
Alex raised an eyebrow, "What's that look for?"
"You've been awfully helpful and considerate today, to everyone it looks like," she backed against the door, locking it behind her, "and you look fucking sexy... Maybe I don't want to wait for desert."
Alex smirked, "Being considerate is a turn on now?"
"Being responsible is." Piper grinned cheekily, correcting her.
Alex chuckled, "I remember when being reckless was a turn on."
Piper shrugged, "I'm a mom now, different things do it for me."
Alex backed away slightly, lifting the bar shirt over her head. She did need to change into her own shirt, but she also wanted to tease Piper. She watched Piper subconsciously lick her lips and eye her torso, then breasts.
"Looks like that still does it for you," Alex said smirking.
"Always," Piper said lowly before pulling Alex into her embrace.
Alex quickly pinned her to the door, "We're gonna have to make this fast."
She kissed Piper hard, their tongues immediately melding. Piper moaned and Alex unbuttoned her wife's jeans, unzipped them, then yanked them and her underwear down to the middle of her thigh.
She kissed her neck and slipped her fingers between her wet folds, "Fuck, you're already wet."
Piper moaned as Alex ran her fingers over her clit, "You said make it fast."
Alex moved her lips to Piper's ear to whisper, "Like you weren't wet already." She nibbled Piper's earlobe as she inserted two fingers, "I saw you looking me up and down."
"Shut up and fuck me."
Alex's moan from feeling her wife around her fingers turned into a growl at Piper's words. She held Piper's waist to brace her against the door with her left hand while her right hand was fucking her. The movements were fast and rough, her pointer and middle fingers going straight inside Piper, thumb rubbing her clit when the fingers entered her.
Alex turned her fingers and bent them to hit Piper's sweet spot making her back arch.
"Right there," Piper mumbled, "don't stop."
"Look at me."
Piper opened her blue eyes to stare into Alex's green ones. They had once again darkened with lust. Alex sped up her movements, putting more weight into Piper.
"I'm gonna cum," Piper moaned.
"Prove it," Alex said, leaning forward to kiss Piper again before she screamed.
She caught her wife's moans in her mouth as she felt her tremble and tighten, cumming hard.