CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Piper Chapman knew she had fucked up, again. Her temper (which she is finally admitting that she has) had escalated to an all-time high the moment her blue eyes zeroed in on Alex's plane ticket so of course, Piper Chapman spewed out the most hurtful words she could at the woman that took a bullet for her... the woman that consumed her whole heart. Her hurried footsteps brought her into PoPi and crashing into her best friend.
"Ow! Watch where you're going Piper!" Polly spat out, but her anger abruptly ceased when she saw her best friend's tear- stained face.
"Piper, what's wrong? What happened?"
"Alex is still moving to LA! She doesn't want to be with me."
"Is that what she said?"
"She didn't have to! I saw her one-way plane ticket that leaves tomorrow!"
"So you saw the plane ticket and then what?"
"She said she wanted to explain and I didn't want to hear the actual words come out of her mouth that she has come to her senses and she doesn't want to be with me and wants a new life across the country with some gorgeous Californian girl so I lost it and said some really awful things!" the blonde cried.
"Ow, what the hell, Polly!"
"I will smack you in the head again if I have to! For someone so intelligent, you can be a real dumb blonde sometimes! You didn't even give her a chance to explain and you threw a classic inappropriate Piper Chapman tantrum! Go talk to Supercunt right now!"
"No! And why are you pro- Alex all of a sudden?" the blonde cried in confusion.
"Piper Elizabeth Chapman, Supercunt is an annoyingly cocky asshole, but the asshole loves you. I know she does. She's not going to leave you after everything that has happened! You didn't even let her explain! I know she's not choosing anything over you!"
"How can you be so sure? She got shot because of me! I left her when her mom died! Her mom died and I fucking left her all alone! And then I almost chose Larry over her! I broke her heart more than once. I have fucked up so many times! How can she still want me after everything that I have done and said?!" Piper sobbed.
Polly refrained from hitting her distraught best friend again and calmly said, "Piper, Alex took a bullet for you. Her heart stopped and she came back for you. I used to think Supercunt was just using you as a little drug mule fuck buddy and when you left her I was so happy. But I was wrong about her. She loves you. She always has. I swear I would never say anything but you aren't the only one that she has saved. I owe her a lot too."
"What?" blue eyes looked in confusion.
"Do you remember how we needed $150,000 to put our business idea into life and I told you that I found an investor?"
The blonde nodded in remembrance.
"Well, that investor is Alex. I had been meeting with countless loan companies and banks and I was at a bank and lost my shit about just wanting to open a business with my best friend. To make things worse, after my rant, I turned around and saw Alex so I was mean and told her how happy you were without her and you were with the love of your life. I was expecting her to be Supercunt and rip into me but all she did was hand me a $150,000 check without expecting anything in return. I told her I didn't want her dirty drug money and she said it wasn't dirty and that you deserved it after everything you had done for her."
"What?! And you kept this from me?!"
"I'm sorry, Piper. You were happy with Larry and she told me not to tell you as her only stipulation for the money. So I took it because PoPi was so important to the both of us. She didn't even ask about what we needed it for or what the hell business we wanted to open. She just handed it over because she knew you needed it."
"I don't deserve her." the blonde sobbed.
"Piper, go to Alex. There's an explanation for the plane ticket. You need to stop being afraid and assuming the worst and go talk to her."
Polly grabbed her best friend's shaky hands. "Come on, I will drive you."
Alex had been packing her suitcase for the past hour feeling deflated at Piper's harsh words. She was lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear her front door opening or the timid footsteps approaching her.
The raven haired beauty was pulled from her thoughts when Piper's pitch perfect voice gently called her name. Alex hesitantly turned around and was met with a guilt ridden Piper Chapman.
"I'm sorry for overreacting and assuming the worst and for saying those awful things to you. I'm the only one that hasn't changed. I'm an emotionally manipulative narcissist who bailed on you when your mother died. I am so sorry for everything. I hope that you can forgive me and I understand if you don't want anything to do with me and want to start new in LA."
"Piper, I'm leaving for LA tomorrow. "
The blonde nodded her head understandingly but kept her head down. She couldn't bring her saddened, tear-filled blues to meet Alex's eyes.
"I'm opening another Blue there and my business contacts have been waiting and can't anymore so I just have to go to set everything up."
Piper's head instantly snapped up. "You're coming back? You're not moving there?" the blonde asked with hope.
"Piper, I'm not moving there. I'm coming back to New York to be with you. Before you went crazy on me without letting me explain, I was going to tell you. It was last minute. I was just told a couple of hours ago that they need my ass in LA as soon as possible before Blue falls apart. I need to sign important paperwork and work on the final phases of Blue. I bought a one-way ticket because I wasn't sure how long everything would take. I figured I would buy a return flight as soon as everything for Blue was finalized. I was also going to ask if you wanted to come with me."
The blonde was absolutely mortified for losing her temper. "Oh my god, Alex. I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions and yelling at you. I wish I could come but it's so last minute that Polly would kill me. I guess it's good that I can't come because I'm probably the last person you want to be stuck with after what just happened."
"Well, you're lucky I am so forgiving and find that temper of yours so endearing. About Holly being mad, she won't be because I already spoke to her. I was at PoPi while you were at meetings and asked if I could take you to LA with me with the promise that you work from LA if need be. And there's nobody I would rather be stuck with than you. So what do you say? Do you want to soak in the Southern California sun with me?" Alex asked as she opened a drawer that held Piper's plane ticket.
"Yes! You must really love me to voluntary talk to Polly." the blonde chuckled while launching herself into the brunette's arms.
"I do, and I have to also call her "Polly" from now on as part of her letting you come to LA with me," Alex groaned while rolling her eyes.
Piper's laugh filled the air before she turned serious. "Alex, thank you."
"It's not a big deal, kid. She's your best friend so I will give her a chance and get to know her."
"Who are you?"
Alex laughed, "Polly and I had a moment at PoPi. She's not so bad, I guess."
"Ew, what are you doing her, Supercunt? Piper isn't here. She's meeting with potential clients."
"Ew to you too, Molly. I know she's not here. I actually came to ask you for a favor."
"And why would I want to help a conceited asshole like you?"
"Listen, I know you don't like me but I have to go to LA unexpectedly and I would really love to take Piper with me."
Polly narrowed her eyes at the tall brunette.
"I'm not in the drug business anymore. That was in a past life. I am opening another Blue in LA. Despite what you think of me, I love Piper. I would do anything for her."
The next thing Alex knew, Polly had thrown her arms around Alex. "I know you love her, Supercunt. I still have a best friend because of you. Thank you for saving her life." a crying Polly said.
A surprised Alex nodded, "You don't have to thank me. I would rather die than see her hurt."
"Have fun in LA. With Piper."
A beautiful smile formed on the brunette's face. "Thank you."
Polly was momentarily struck by Alex Vause standing in front of her positively beaming. Recovering quickly, Polly said, "Piper can go to LA with you as long as she takes care of things from LA if needed. Oh, and you have to call me "POLLY" from now on.
Alex pretended to think about it for a long moment earning an eye roll and exasperated sigh from Polly.
The brunette smirked at the love of her life's best friend, "You got yourself a deal, Polly."
"Oh my God! I have to pack! What am I going to wear? I have to look up the weather! How long do you think we will be in LA?" a frantic Piper started running around trying to find her suitcase.
An amused Alex stopped Piper from running around her house aimlessly by the waist. "Pipes, take a deep breath." The taller woman led the blonde to her master bedroom and pointed at Piper's suitcase among some others. "I packed for you."
Alex began to worry that she was too presumptuous since she was met with silence from the blonde. "I hope that is alright?"
Alex blinked in confusion at the wet drops falling on her arm. It took her a moment to realize that the wet drops were Piper's tears. "Pipes, are you ok? Did I do something?"
Piper shook her head and sobbed, "I left you when your mom died and you tried to leave the cartel and you got beat up and were forced to stay because of me! You turned to drugs because of me! You secretly gave money to Polly so that we could have PoPi! You sacrificed your life for mine! I make terrible accusations at you and you pack for me and still want me to come with you! Why? I don't deserve you! I'm not worth it!" Piper cried.
Alex Vause closed her eyes because her heart hurt from seeing the blonde still blame herself for everything and deem herself not worthy of her love. Although Piper lost her temper at times and ran her mouth off, she had made it clear how she felt about her. Yes, she had taken a bullet for Piper but Alex knew that she had to lay all of her cards on the table. No more misunderstandings. No more assumptions.
Her green eyes flickered open and bore into the blue eyes that have captivated her from the very beginning. "God knows I have read countless books and used to laugh at the mention of "love at first sight" because I believed there was no such thing ... that was until you came walking into that bar. I couldn't get you out of my head and you've never left it. I took you for granted when we were together. I left you for work's beckon call. I asked you to do illegal activities and you were scared out of your mind but you still did it because you loved me. I understand why you left. I forgive you. I forgave you a long time ago. Why do I love you? Because you're different. You're Piper Chapman. You are the most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on. Your laugh makes my heart smile and your tears make my heart hurt. You are well-read yet can be infuriatingly naive and narcissistic. You suffer from foot in mouth disease but you are also the most articulate person that I know. You can come off as a total WASP but you have a heart of gold. You're not perfect and I would not have you any other way, because I love you. I love you. I thought about you every day for the past eight years. Fuck, I named my bar Blue because I missed seeing your blue eyes. I missed you. I missed you every single fucking day. And when that fucker pointed a gun at you, I knew that I would rather die than spend another day without you."
Piper could not stop the tears from streaming down her face. She spent all of her life seeking approval from her family and none of that mattered. What mattered was in front of her face telling her that she loves her for her. Flaws and all.
AN: I hope you guys are still reading/interested. I'm a bit worried since I received some feedback that the last chapter was unrealistic with Piper's overreaction. Happy Easter! Thanks for reading!
moanzs: Laylor all the way, haha! Hope this update met your expectations.
patalano: LOL. I hope your health has been restored :)
never-ending-rumspringa: I wouldn't have Vauseman any other way either ;)
SopE1820: LOL and thank you for reading!
Guest (bipolar meds): Absolutely love this review! I gave Piper some bipolar meds.
Budda1127: Thank you! I am disturbed as well.
DA15Y: Vauseman fighting makes me sad as well, haha. Thank you for reading and reviewing. Let's hope our girl Taylor finds happiness with Laura instead ;)
The Fortunate Paper-knife: Glad you enjoyed the organic breakfast! I think I'm just dirty-minded when it comes to Vauseman ;)
Shaster: Thank you for reading and reviewing! I agree, our girl Piper needs to take a chill pill sometimes. Hope this update was ok!
Sweetlikevanillais: Piper tends to overreact ;) I tried to update ASAP, hope you liked the chapter!
Swizzlesticks101: Thanks for reading and liking it!
FFChik: I love Piper and that temper ;)
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bluepaintbox: LOL 3. Hopefully she will stand still from now on.
Guest (smalls): I'm sorry, haha! I hope you approve of the way Alex calmed Piper down.