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Chapter #2…

Alex knew Piper Chapman must be some kind of transfer student, either from another English course or from another institution. She'd spent a year with the other people on her course and had never heard of the name before. Her green eyes surveyed her classmates searching for the unknown face, looking for anyone she didn't recognise from her vantage point high up at the back. Everyone else seemed to have found their appropriate partner and many people had left, leaving probably ten people gathered in their pairs. That's when Alex's eyes fell on the back of the hoody pulled tightly over a head. From her position, she couldn't tell if the figure was male or female but the lack of people around the slouched body suggested that they had yet to find their pair too.

Sliding along to the end of the row away from Sylvie, the only member of the group that remained, Alex began to descend the steps to the front, still checking over the faces present to ensure there were no other new faces.

As she reached the side of the hooded figure, Alex's eyes trailed up from the battered and soaked converse, along long, toned legs hugged by jeans that were even more snug due to their wetness. The grey hoody was pulled tightly around the body with obvious damp patches on the shoulders and chest. As Alex's eyes reached the head, she noticed the golden blonde strands of hair straying from the sides of the hood.

Alex continued to study the figure moving with caution to stand in front of the seated body. Eyes trailed slowly up the length of Alex's body as the hooded head shifted upwards before the glinting emerald orbs finally connected with huge baby blues. Alex studied the girl's perfect white teeth and flawless tanned complexion. She was now sure she had never seen this girl before, she definitely would have remembered that face.

"Piper Chapman I presume?" Alex smirked as the shy girl stared, slowly and carefully studying the features of Alex's face. Her eyes fixed on Alex's plump red lips a little longer than necessary, instantly giving her away.

"So what do I need to know about you?" Alex continued when the girl failed to utter any form of a yes or no.

"Sorry, yes Piper… I am Piper… Chapman" Piper stuttered standing up to her full height leaving her only a few inches short of Alex.

Alex continued to smirk at the girl, amused by the stuttering and uncertainty heavy in her voice, paired with the soaked and bedraggled appearance. Alex found Piper attractive and was enjoying the teasing, especially after Piper had stared so openly at her lips before, her close proximity was certainly having the desired effect on Piper Chapman.

"So you don't pay attention to the weather forecasts then, huh?" Alex added, failing to hide her amusement at tormenting Piper and continuing to enjoy the effect she was clearly having on the girl as a red blush spread up her cheeks.

"I forgot my umbrella and didn't have to time go back so I got wet, very wet" Piper replied looking away from the smouldering and infuriating smirk of Alex down her soaked form, embarrassment obvious on her face as her hands pulled at the thoroughly soaked items of clothing hanging limply from her body. Alex remained quiet for what seemed like an age, her eyes still raking over the smaller girl in front of her.

"Hmm, I like that in a woman."

The reply had Piper's head shooting up to immediately re establish the eye contact she had just broken, heated by the remark Alex had just made in her deep, raspy voice and how it seemed to affect her whole body which now felt out of her control. Her body continued to tingle under the gaze of Alex's smouldering eyes, who was taking her time to fully appreciate every inch of the outlined figure that was on offer. Whatever it was that Alex was causing Piper to feel she had never felt before and the feeling was one that unnerved and flustered the blonde.

"Who are you?" Was all Piper could muster in response, her voice managing to remain strong and not betray the inner turmoil she felt caused by a chance encounter with this stranger.

"My name is Alex."

"And what do you do Alex?"

"I'm working with you for this assignment, you were just in this lecture right?" Alex chuckled again softly looking deep into Piper's shining blue eyes.

"Alex, c'mon, we've got some catching up to do" Alex turned to see Sylvie standing by the door winking when Alex caught her eye. She had Alex's prized leather jacket slung seductively over her right shoulder, hanging onto it with the index finger of her hand.

With a sigh, Alex turned back to Piper. She wanted, no needed, to know more about the enigma that she had just discovered feeling that the time had passed far to quickly. Piper could see the wanting in Alex's darkened eyes and hoped she could spend more time with the taller woman also. She was unexplainably intrigued by this dark, mysterious stranger who had just somehow appeared and made her feel desirable and made her desire Alex. The tension between the two of them was palpable, it was electric, both of them could feel it and neither wanted to do anything to break it.

"Alex" Sylvie pleaded desperately one more time.

"You better go, your girlfriend looks pretty pissed" Piper broke the silence and with it the sexual tension.

"She's not.. it's not… It's complicated, okay. Look, just meet me after this lecture next week and we'll figure this work out, okay?" Alex was direct with her speech, after apparently also experiencing the struggle of forming a sentence in the presence of Piper, a suddenly confident, unafraid Piper too. Alex was now even more intrigued by the snippet of the formidable Piper she was privy to have just witnessed. She waited silently for any type of response from Piper to confirm the plans she had presented having yet to know the other girl's lecture timetable.

Piper nodded solemnly, slightly disheartened that her first meeting with this mysterious stranger was coming to an end. Although maybe transferring onto this course wouldn't be so bad after all if she and Alex had to work together. Spending hours together, just the two of them.

Alex turned swiftly and with long strides glided out the door, Sylvie glaring in Piper's direction briefly before turning and hurrying in the same direction as Alex. Even Sylvie's icy stare failed to pull the blonde out of her delightful reverie. Yes, Lady Luck had been smiling down on Piper Chapman today she thought. Suddenly aware of the goofy smile on her face, Piper composed herself and began to pack up her things. Trying to shake all thoughts of Alex from her mind, Piper picked up her bag and headed back to her dorm.