"Alex, Alex! Holy shit! How are you back in here?!" I heard come from over my shoulder.

I turned, Piper was speed walking towards me. She was rambling about something, but I couldn't focus. I was too focused on her coming towards me. I tried to remain emotionless, but not so cold that I didn't look welcoming.

"I-I got caught with the gun. Davie caught me. He showed up unannounced, too. The fucking idiot of a landlord just walked in like he owned the place. Well, he does, but- oh what the fuck you know what I mean," I sighed, aggravated, but also relieved.

"So how long are you in here for?" Piper was sounding more anxious, rather than curious.

"I could be in here from 8 months to a year, depending on how court goes," I said.

I read the expression on her face. She was nervous. Why was she nervous? I wracked my brain, trying to figure it out. Make her feel better, if I could. Then it hit me. I had told her I wanted to be put back into prison. I didn't think she'd take me serious. Suddenly I was filled with rage, but not the kind of rage where you want to beat someone, but the kind of rage where all your emotions get bottled up for to long and then you just explode.

"What the fuck did you do, Piper?! How the fuck did you get me back in here?" I yelled a whisper.

Piper looked around, as if she was going to get caught for getting me thrown back in here. She grabbed my wrist and dragged me into the chapel. I didn't want to be in there. It just made me want to do other things in here that involved Piper, and no arguing.

"You said you wanted to be in here. You'd feel safer. I got you in here. Be grateful, Alex."

"Piper. I wasn't being literal. I was going to figure something out. I was going to get out of town, but not without talking to my probation officer first. Fuck, Piper. This really fucked shit up."

"Don't you pull that. You told me you wanted to. You didn't say you weren't being serious. You didn't even throw a laugh in there. I thought you were serious. I had Polly call your probation officer and told them you were planning to skip town. I didn't say shit about the gun. That was all on you. You wouldn't be in here as long if you didn't fucking keep a gun in your apartment!" Piper was screaming.

"Would you not be so fucking loud? Jesus Christ Piper you really are fucking insane," I spat, trying to keep my anger under control. "You didn't care if I was safe. You wanted me back in here so you could have your own protection. Face it, Piper, you can't survive without my ass backing your's up and you damn well fucking know that!" I was a hypocrite, I was screaming too.

She didn't answer. She stood there looking at me. Was she shocked? Hurt? Angry? She just gave me an emotionless stare. I knitted my eyebrows as I looked at her, trying to figure her out.

"You're right. I do need you. I didn't want you to leave me. But you're wrong about me not caring if you're safe," She sat down on the steps leading to the alter. "I would be devastated if something happened to you. You know that. I couldn't live with myself. If you were here, I knew you were safe. You spent so many months protecting me when we were together. You kept me safe and sound. I thought I owed it to you to do the same. Face it, Alex, you need me just as much as I need you. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but it's the truth. We can't run from it anymore."

I sat down next to her. I was almost speechless. My mind was completely fucked with her words. They were swimming in my head, not in the correct order. I was trying to make sense of it all. I grabbed her hand and interlaced my fingers between hers.

"I hate how you have like this fucking grasp on me. I thought, after eight years of not being together, it was gone. But nope. The minute I saw you in here, it came rushing back and I was attached to your leash again. I hate it, but I love it at the same time. I'm doing circles here, Al. I'm getting dizzy."

"We're so fucked up in so many ways, it's not even funny. Piper, I don't even know where to begin. Or what to say. I know I'm a fuck-up. I know I probably ruined everything and anything we've ever had. And that fucking kills me. Because I know I'm doing it, yet I still do it. Even though I know it's gonna hurt me and you. Maybe it's a good thing you got me back in here," I sighed, wanting to just embrace Piper right there. Nothing sexual, just feel her against would have been enough.

All of a sudden, a few tears rolled down Piper's cheeks. I took this as my chance to hold her against me tight. She started crying harder.

"I'm so confused, Alex. I want you, but I don't. I love you, but I hate you. I can't make up my own damn mind and it scares the shit out of me. I just want to have my mind made up and I can't."

"Hey, hey. Don't cry. It's nothing to cry about. We just need to figure this out right here. Right now. All cards on the table. No grudges to be held. Why don't we just start fresh. Maybe that'll be the best for the both of us. Because I can't take it anymore, either. I suffered years without you, Piper. It's driving me fucking nuts," I said gently, kissing her temple as she curled into my embrace even tighter.

She looked at me. Without saying a word she grazed her lips against mine. I met hers in a kiss. It had been a while since I had any contact like that with her, and I wasn't about to lose it. She leaned into the kiss. It wasn't like her to take control, so I returned the favor and laid her onto her back, careful not to break contact. Her hands reached for my hair and intertwined themselves. My hand couldn't be stopped as it caressed her curves and up to her breasts. She let out a slight moan and I felt her grip tighten in my hair. I let out a small laugh and continued. My hand went down her torso gently and slid down the front of her pants. I could feel the warmth and wetness against my fingertips. I drew small circles on her inner thighs, making her hips buck and a whimper escape those pale lips.

"Fuck, Pipes, those moans are ruining me."

"Stop fucking teasing me, I can't take it. Fuck," Piper moaned.

She gently bit my shoulder and I could feel myself become soaked. I gently took off her pants and I lowered myself down her, kissing her neck, down to her torso, to her navel, down to her hot spot. I kissed tenderly around her inner thighs and above her area. Her hands tried to push me closer to her, but I was stronger and wasn't giving in that easy. I could hear her whimpers as a plea for me to continue further. I wrapped my lips around her clit and heard her let out a small yelp. I smiled knowing at the fact I had such power over her in such a beautiful way. I continued with her for a while until I could feel her body shake. She came and shortly after so did I. I crawled up next to her and laid on the floor. She turned towards me, still breathing hard. She just had a dumbfound smile on her face. I laughed.

"What's with the goofy grin, kid?" I asked, slipping my arms around her waist and pulling her close to me.

"Nothing. Just missed that a lot. I've missed you," Piper admitted, curling into me once again.

"I need to go change. I'm soaked. Maybe you should, too. We both probably stink. Plus, dinner's in like fifteen minutes. We can't go in there smelling of sex," I laughed.

"But I don't wanna move. I wanna just lay here forever," Piper said, as she was getting up.

"Yeah, yeah. Look, I'll see you at dinner. Then I'll see you after that for desert," I said, winking at her.

The look on her face was priceless. She turned away and walked out of the chapel. I followed behind her about a minute later.

— — —

I walked down the line, getting my food, and then wandered around looking for Piper. I saw her sitting with Nicky and Morello. I sat down next to her.

"Hello there, Vause. How lovely it is to see you back in this here hellhole!" Nicky said, shoving mashed potatoes into her mouth.

"Thanks for the warm welcoming. How are you guys doing?" I asked, glancing over to Piper.

"Oh, I'm just fine, thanks for asking," Morello smiled; a smile that said "I know something."

"So Alex, has your day been fun in here? You know, get any welcome back gifts or anything?" Nicky asked, waving her fork around as she talked.

I raised an eyebrow at her. " "Fuck, Pipes, those moans are ruining me.' Oh please don't act like nothing happened. I heard you two getting it on in the chapel. You guys are pretty loud if you ask me," Nicky laughed.

I glanced at Piper and all I could see was her mouth hanging open. Nicky must've noticed too because she was cracking up. Morello joined in by mocking Piper's whimpers, which I must admit was pretty funny. Piper's cheeks turned bright red and she sat there silently.

"Oh come on. It's not like they don't already know. Nothing to be embarrassed about, Pipes. Could be worse. They could've seen us," I said, throwing my arm over her shoulders and taking a sip of my water.

"Ya know, FYI, we did see you two," Morello said. I almost spit out my drink.

"Jesus fuck you guys just know everything that goes on around here, don't you?" I said in a loud whisper, sounding more serious.

"We're magic, Vause. We always know what's going on. Plus when we can hear you guys from the next room over, of course we have to go an investigate!" Nicky laughed.

Piper was still silent, but seemed to relax. She started to finish her chicken and Morello and Nicky sparked up some random ass conversation. I tuned them out and focused my gaze on Piper. I liked watching her. Not in a creepy way, but in a curious way. She still mystified me to this day. And that frustrated me yet intrigued me at the same time. Her emotions were readable, but her thoughts were secret. She was paying attention to the girls because suddenly she was cracking up with the two of them. I smiled knowing she was happy for a moment in this shitty place. I know I was, simply because she was here.

We all started to finish up dinner and got up from the table. Then Nicky pulled me aside, "Look. I know you two love birds are happy right now. But I'm not dealing with your constant confusion of together, not together, love you, hate you, bullshit. Pick something and stick with it. You're getting to the point where you're confusing everyone. So you two better keep things cool between you guys, got it?"

"I appreciate the concern, Nicky, but I would really like it if you just didn't put your nose into my business. I know we're confusing as fuck. Think I don't fucking see it? It's complicated. We're trying. We are. Just please don't make this worse by butting in, alright? Go fuck around with Morello. She can't still be 'saving herself' for Christopher, can she?"

"She needs comfort still, so I'm not gonna lick her pussy then assume everything's okay. I don't work like that. Maybe you do, but I know that doesn't work. I comfort until they feel better and make sure they aren't upset anymore. I'm a friend before anything else. Maybe you should try it." She walked away.

Did she really just say that to me? Where the fuck did that even come from? All I wanted to do was go and meet up with Piper, which is just exactly what I did. I found her in her bunk. I sat down across from her on Red's bunk, hoping the fiery haired woman wouldn't show up anytime soon.

"Would you say that we're friends?" I asked her, crossing my legs.

"Uh… Where's that coming from?" Piper asked, looking confused.

"Piper just answer the question. Please."

"I mean I don't know. We were never really friends before. We skipped past that from the start. I mean I'd like to think of us as friends, but we never really were before. Alex where is this coming from?"

"I just wanted an answer. But I want us to be friends, Pipes. Not just fuck buddies. Or whatever the fuck we are."

"Well were friends now, aren't we?" Piper asked, almost sounding nervous.

I paused for a second and thought, "Yeah. Yeah we are."

"BUNK SWEEP, LADIES! STEP OUT OF YOUR BUNKS!" Officer O'Neill yelled.

"Shit I gotta go. I'll see you later!" I scrambled out of Piper's bunk and ran to stand outside of my own.

I waited outside my bunk so I could go in. They swept it out and found nothing, obviously. I was exhausted. It was a weird day. I went inside and laid down on my bed. Thank God I actually had a mattress. Pennsetucky couldn't steal this one, the stupid bitch. Before I knew it, I was asleep.

— — —

I was woken up by Mendez saying, "Vause. Wake up. You're lawyer is here. He wants to speak with you."

I rolled out of bed and put my glasses on. "What's he here for? Do you know?"

"I have no idea. He just insists on seeing you. I'm assuming it's important."

I got up and followed him down the hallway into a private visitation room. My lawyer was sitting there waiting with fresh coffee for the both of us. I was pretty excited. I loved my coffee.

"Mr. Prepon… What's going on? Why are you here? Thank you for the coffee, by the way."

"Hi Alex. I'm here because, well, you wound up in here again only after three weeks of being released. But your probation officer mentioned to me that a car has been parked outside of your apartment almost everyday. Confused me as to why he didn't do anything to stop that. I don't blame you for holding a gun, granted you're, well 'were' on probation. So I have an idea. You have court in two days, on Thursday, at eleven in the morning. If you can clarify that it was Kubra's car outside in the parking lot, they can ease your sentence, if not release you," My lawyer said, shuffling around in his briefcase, giving me a glance every so often.

"Are you fucking kidding me? You can't fucking put him away for being the heart of an international drug cartel, but you can lock him up for stalking? What the actual fuck?!" I was pissed.

"Alex, would you calm down? For Christ's sake… Yes, this will get him put away and you a free woman. It can also get Miss Chapman released as well."

I almost spit out my coffee, "Wait what? Are you serious? Don't you tell me something that won't happen. I want to make sure this is legitimate. How can Piper be released?"

"All she has to do is clarify that she remembers getting introduced to Kubra and that she can clarify that the photograph of the car she is shown is his. If she can do that, she has a very high chance of being released."

"Does her lawyer know about this? Because I can't get her hopes up. Not again," I said, lowering my voice; lord knows why.

"I'm calling him as soon as I leave here. Everything will go as planned as long as she does what she has to," my lawyer said, closing up his briefcase and finishing his last sip of coffee. "Just don't do anything stupid. Stay out of trouble. You hear me?"

"Yeah. Believe me, I do. I'll see you on Thursday. Thanks for everything, Mr. Prepon."

"Goodbye, Alex. See you on Thursday."

I was allowed to leave the room. As soon as the door closed behind me, I booked it to Piper's bunk. She was still asleep. I went in and sat down at the foot of her bed and shook her ankle.

"Come on! Wake up! I have important shit to tell you. Get up, get up!"

"What the fuck? What Alex?" She asked, groggy and confused as all hell.

"Come on. Let's go get breakfast. This is gonna make you super excited."

I grabbed her boots from under her bunk and tossed them at her. She put them on and rubbed her eyes. She went to go put on her tan t-shirt over her long sleeve, but I stopped her. She looked at me confused. "The long sleeve shows off your curves. I wanna see your curves, Pipes," I winked at her.

She laughed, but put it on anyway. We walked down to the cafeteria and waited in line. I had a million feelings running through me. I was excited that we had the chance to get out; together. Maybe this is finally what we needed; to get away from this bullshit and start fresh together. I reached down and grabbed Piper's hand as we grabbed our food and walked down the line.

"That's lesbian activity, Vause. You gon' getchaself in trouble with Healy if you don't cut the shit."

I turned around and Pennsetucky was standing behind Piper and I. "The fuck do you want, Tucky?" I asked.

"Y'all can't be holdin' hands. That's inappropriate."

"Oh shut the fuck up, you dyke-haired pussy licker. What you get that haircut for? So you can look like a dyke, but act like a homophobic bitch? Huh?!" Piper yelled.

I grabbed her wrist and made her face me. "Don't fuck anything up. Shut up right now, you hear me? I'll tell you why in a second. Got it?"

Piper looked confused, but complied. She turned her back and continued gathering her food from Mendoza. We got out of line and sat down at the table with Nicky and Morello.

"So what's the big news?" Piper asked, shoving oatmeal into her face.

"We have a chance of getting out of here."

Nicky and Morello simultaneously dropped their spoons and looked at me.

"What?" all three girls said at once.

"That couldn't of been better timed… Anyway yeah we have a chance of getting out, Piper. My lawyer said I can get out of here because I can identify Kubra's car outside of my apartment. You can get out for also specifying you know that it's Kubra's car. You also have to say you remember being introduced to Kubra. You're gonna have to explain to them how. You can tell them I introduced you, it won't cause an issue for me. Can you do that? We can get out of here, Piper. We can finally put this shit behind us."

"Are you shitting me? Fuck yes I can do that. Will Kubra be thrown in prison?"

"Yep."

"Whoa, whoa. You guys can walk out of here, just like that? Because this fucker is stalking musky voice over here?"

"Yeah I know. Go figure. Being the head of a drug cartel won't get you put away, but stalking will," I said, rolling my eyes and taking a bite to eat.

"So when do you guys go to court?" Morello asked.

"In two days. Are you ready, Pipes?" I answered, nudging her slightly.

She smiled. "Fuck yeah I am!"

— — —

Author's Note

So yeah, that's the newest chapter… I'm not used to writing girl/girl action, so constructive criticism is highly appreciated. Just please don't be rude. All I ask, haha. So tell me what you think! I hope you guys to continue to stick with me and continue reading. Thanks guys!