A/N
Hey folks. Apologies for the delay, I kept changing my mind about this chapter...Anyway, this is where I landed, see what you think.
Cheers.
Chapter 16
Alex and Piper went back into the beach house so they could talk, they needed some time alone. They ended up in their bedroom so they wouldn't be interrupted, Piper was the one to break the silence.
"Okay, so tell me what the hell happened out there."
Alex sighed, she wanted to be honest with Piper, but she was pretty sure this conversation would end in a fight.
"Look, you know me and Nicky have been close friends for a long time. I think she's just struggling with our relationship, but I honestly wasn't expecting that to happen."
"What Alex, what weren't you expecting to happen?"
"I didn't expect her to be jealous of you, not this much."
"Did you guys ever date? Even for just a few weeks?"
"No, we never dated."
Alex knew she had to tell Piper what had really happened between her and Nicky, but it wasn't going to be easy.
"But...we, sometimes..."
Piper was starting to get nervous, she knew Alex was about to tell her something she didn't want to hear.
"We kissed...we used to kiss sometimes, but it was never about sex. Well, it wasn't for me, maybe it was for her. I don't know, sometimes when I was struggling, or things were shit at school, it was nice, it made me feel better. But we never slept together, it never went past kissing."
"Did she want it to?"
"Sometimes she'd try take it further, but I never took it seriously, those things never really happened when we were sober. I obviosuly should've paid more attention...I never wanted to take it further with her."
The whole situation made Piper uncomfortable. She knew there was no way Alex would ever cut ties with Nicky, but now it would always be in the back of her mind. She'd always be thinking about whether or not Nicky would try to kiss her again.
"I don't know how to feel about this Al..."
"Let's get away before we go back to school, just you and me. We haven't had any alone time for ages, and life has been fucking crazy lately. I need to be alone with you Pipes, I miss you."
"I miss you too."
Alex stood in front of her girlfriend and wrapped her arms around her waist. She pulled Piper's body against her own and kissed her softly. Alex exhaled as soon as her lips left Piper's and leaned her forehead against the blondes. She needed to stay grounded. For the last two days she'd relied on drugs and alcohol to keep herself distracted. She was still feeling tipsy, but part of her was afraid of sobering up. It was only her third Christmas without Diane, and it was a struggle. Now she was afraid of losing Piper, she was afraid of losing Nicky, and she was trying to forget about how wrong Christmas felt without her mother.
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Carrie and Sally finally caught up to Nicky further down the beach. They'd had a few arguments lately, but Sally still cared about Nicky, she didn't want her to do anything stupid.
Sally stepped in front of the younger girl and made her stop.
"Get out of the fucking way Sally."
Nicky wasn't in the mood to listen, but Sally didn't care.
"Listen to me you little shit. Just stop, take a breather and talk to us."
Nicky threw her arms up in the air, "What's the point? I can't win..."
"What's going on between you and Alex? Did something happen last night?"
Nicky's mind was racing, she needed to know what the others thought about Piper and Alex.
"Tell me the truth, do you really think Piper is good for Alex? She's nothing like her, she's got no idea..."
Carrie stepped in by this point, she knew exactly where Nicky was going with this. She knew it would hurt, but her friend needed to hear the truth.
"Did you ever stop to think that maybe that's a good thing Nick? Alex needs someone different, she needs someone to keep her head straight."
"And what, you don't think I can do that?"
Carrie could hear all the emotion in Nicky's voice, she hated it. She felt guilty for not realising how much she'd fallen for Alex and how much she was struggling with Alex dating Piper.
"Do you think you can do that?"
Nicky didn't say anything, and Carrie tried to take her by the hand.
"Come back to the house with us, go to sleep, sober up, then we can deal with this properly in the morning."
Nicky shook off Carrie's grip, she was too hurt to just walk back to the house and pretend everything was okay.
"What makes you think I want to be sober? Because I don't, so will both of you just fuck off!"
Carrie and Sally knew there was only one person that could get Nicky to go back to the house. They had to call Alex, even if Piper wouldn't like it. They couldn't leave Nicky alone on the beach all night, she was acting too crazy for that. Sally took out her phone and dialed her sister's number, hoping Piper would understand.
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Alex could feel her phone vibrating while she was still hugging Piper.
"It's fine Al, answer it."
Alex gave Piper a quick kiss and took the phone out of her pocket, it was Sally.
"Hey Sal, everything okay?"
"I don't know, we can't get Nicky to come back to the house, she's pretty upset. Can you come down here? Just so we can get her off the beach so she doesn't fucking drown herself during the night."
"Yeah sure, I'll be there soon."
Alex hung up and looked towards Piper. She'd never hesitate to help Nicky, but she knew her girlfriend wouldn't be happy about it.
"Sal wants me to help them get Nicky back here."
Piper knew Sally would've just wanted to make sure Nicky was safe, but she was still annoyed. Nicky had just tried to kiss her girlfriend, who was now going back to the beach because she wouldn't listen to anyone else.
"I'm coming with you."
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Alex and Piper walked back to the beach and saw the three other girls further down the sand. Alex held onto Piper's hand, running her thumb over the blonde's soft skin.
"All I'm gonna do is get her to come back to the house and go to sleep, then we can keep talking."
Piper smiled and tried not to think about it, right now she didn't want Nicky anywhere near her girlfriend, sober or not.
Alex approached Nicky carefully while Piper followed behind. Nicky was standing close to the tide, looking out over the ocean.
Alex kept walking until she was standing next to her, she wasn't even sure if her friend knew she was there.
"Are you okay?"
"Why are you here Alex?"
"Because it's fucking freezing out here and we should all be heading back to the house."
Nicky scoffed, "That is the worst lie ever Vause. We literally slept out here last night, so why should I go back to the house now?"
Piper was watching closely and saw Alex take the other girl's hand. Sally could see how uncomfortable the blonde was and walked over to her.
"She's just trying to get her inside, that's it. Then everyone can get some space."
Piper nodded and tried to smile, but she couldn't, she was still too angry. They watched on, and could only just hear what Alex was saying to Nicky.
"Because I need to know that you're okay, so please come with me. I'm not asking you to do anything else, okay?"
Alex's words seemed to hit a nerve with Nicky, she was starting to feel like a complete fuck-up. She started to squeeze Alex's hand tighter, determined to keep staring at the ocean.
"I'm sorry Alex, I don't want to fuck things up for you. I know you love her. It's just...I couldn't stop thinking about when we kissed last night, I really wanted it to mean something. I know it's not like that for you, I just wanna be there for you."
Alex was wracking her brain trying to remember what the hell they did last night when she heard Piper's voice cutting through the air behind her.
"You kissed her last night?"
Piper's heart was racing, she wanted to cry but she was determined to hold it together in front of everyone.
Alex and Nicky spun around to see Piper walking towards them, and Sally and Carrie standing to the side.
"Pipes.."
"No! You could've told me this before!"
"Pipes I don't remember!"
"That's bulshit! You were feeding me your bulshit story five minutes ago and now you've been caught out! I'm going home."
Piper started jogging back towards the house and Alex chased after her. The other three girls were left standing there in shock, but especially Nicky. She had no idea Piper was standing behind them that whole time. Even if she was jealous of Piper's relationship with Alex, she felt instantly guilty, she never wanted to cause Alex any pain.
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Alex chased Piper back to the house and into the room they were sharing.
"Piper would you slow down! You need to listen to me!"
Piper turned around on her heels as she started throwing her things back into her bag.
"No, I don't need to do anything Alex. I need to be alone."
Alex's chest filled with anxiety, one of her greatest fears was playing out in front of her. This was the whole reason why she never let herself get close to people, it was too hard when they left. She watched on as Piper packed her things, she tried to stop her but the older girl pushed her away.
"Listen to me! Pipes I swear, I don't remember it, if I did then I would've told you. Please, you need to believe me."
Piper finished packing her things and looked Alex in the eye, "How can I believe you? Why didn't you say anything about these issues with Nicky before? And even if you don't remember, do you really think that makes it okay? I need some time alone, away from you."
Alex stood by and watched Piper walk out of the room and down the stairs, eventually hearing the front door open and close. She felt like she couldn't move, she didn't know what to say. Piper didn't believe her, she wanted time alone, in Alex's mind that only meant one thing.
There was literally nothing Alex could do to convince Piper that she was telling the truth. But even if she did manage to convince Piper she was telling the truth, that wouldn't change what happened. She still kissed Nicky, even if she didn't remember it, she didn't stop it. Alex knelt down next to the bed and closed her eyes, she needed to stay in control, "Don't you fucking dare lose it now! Get a grip, don't cry..."
She jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder, it was Nicky.
"I'm so fucking sorry Alex, I didn't know she was there."
Alex wanted to be angry at Nicky, but she wasn't. She knew it was an accident, and she was more frustrated at herself for being so stoned and drunk that she didn't remember what happened.
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Piper ran straight into Sally as she swung open the front door, exactly like she did on that first day at school. If she'd never bumped into Sally that day, she wouldn't be in this situation now, she wouldn't feel like her world was falling apart.
"Fuck Pipes, slow down, what's going on?"
Piper could already feel the warm tears rolling down her cheeks, she couldn't stop, the only thing she knew how to do was keep moving.
"I have to go..."
But Sally couldn't just let her walk away like that, not without talking to her. She kept chasing her friend until they reached her car. Piper finally stopped and turned around to face Sally, she didn't care anymore about her tears, she couldn't hide them.
"I need to get out of here Sal..."
Sally stepped closer to her best friend and took her hand, "You need to talk to me Pipes."
"She kissed her...She kissed her and she doesn't even know it. What am I meant to do with that?"
At first Sally was hoping what she heard on the beach was wrong, just a misunderstanding, but now she knew that wasn't the case. Alex really did kiss Nicky, and now Piper was completely heartbroken. She let go of of Piper's hand and let her get into the car and drive away.
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The week in between Christmas and New Years felt completely surreal to Alex. Piper wouldn't answer her calls or texts, but she did keep talking to Sally.
Alex spent most of that week sleeping, at least in between dreams. She smoked more than usual to try and stop her thoughts, to help her forget, but it wasn't enough.
Sally was worried about what Alex was doing, and it was the first time that she was struggling to get through to her. She tried to get her to smoke less, to at least eat dinner, but she always refused. Alex even started spending most nights on the couch, which she never did in the past.
It was December 30 and Sally was on the phone with Piper talking about New Years Eve. Sally had already tried to convince Alex to spend New Years Eve with her, but the younger girl refused. She'd already made plans with Nicky and Carrie. Sally didn't like the idea of not being around Alex when she was feeling so depressed, but she couldn't get the younger girl to listen to her. The best she could do was ask Carrie to look out for her. At least it would just be Alex, Nicky and Carrie spending the night together at the beach house.
Sally and Piper had arranged to go to John's house for New Years Eve, he was having a small get together with a few people from school and some of his other friends. Sally was starting to feel weird about talking to Piper when she was the reason Alex was miserable. But she couldn't blame the blonde for being angry. Alex did kiss someone else, no matter what the circumstances were. But Alex was still her sister, and she was worried about her.
"So I'll pick you up around 8 pm and then we can head to John's for the night."
Piper was waiting for Sally to say something, but the line was quiet, "Sal, is 8 o'clock okay with you?"
Sally snapped back to reality, she had gone into the kitchen and noticed Alex on the couch, sleeping as usual.
"Yeah, yeah that's fine."
"Is everything okay?"
Sally didn't know what she was meant to say, everything wasn't okay. She heard Piper's voice again before she could say anything.
"How's Alex?"
Sally wasn't going to lie, she wanted Piper to know the truth about how Alex was coping.
"Not so good."
Piper felt her chest tighten, "I don't know Pipes, she won't talk to me. All she does is sleep all day and smoke all night, she's struggling without you."
Piper wiped away the tears that silently rolled down her cheeks. She hadn't spoken to Alex since that night at the beach house. She hated seeing the phone calls and texts come from Alex, she wanted to talk to her so badly, but she was still hurt. She lay awake for hours each night and thought about the brunette. Even though all the Nicky issues were stuck in her mind, at night she couldn't stop thinking about Alex, just missing her. Most nights she'd wake up and stretch out her arm looking for the younger girl, but she was never there.
Piper hated hearing that Alex was struggling, it made her worry, especially if she wouldn't talk to Sally. If Sally couldn't get through to her right now, then no one could.
"What's she doing for New Years?"
"She's spending it with Nicky and Carrie."
"Are they having a party?"
"No, it's just the three of them going to the beach house."
Piper didn't bother wiping the tears from her cheeks anymore. Nicky was her best friend, of course she would spend New Years with her, but it still hurt.
Piper hung up after a few more moments and stayed sitting on the edge of her bed. She hadn't said anything to her mother about Alex, she didn't want her to know they were having problems. She heard Carol's voice shouting to her to come to dinner, but she needed more time.
She struggled to breathe without Alex.
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Sally went to wake up Alex once her call with Piper was over. She shook Alex's shoulder, but the younger girl didn't move.
"C'mon Lex, get up. What do you want for dinner?"
The younger girl rolled over, but she wasn't interested in a detailed conversation.
"I'm not hungry."
"When's the last time you ate something."
"Go away Sal."
Sally knelt down next to the couch and pulled Alex's arms off her face, "Get up, we're gonna go get dinner."
Alex pushed Sally away, "Just fuck off!"
Sally was sick of Alex not listening to her, and pulled her legs off the couch.
"Get the fuck up! Stop taking your shit out on me and fucking listen! I need you to pull it together kid. Julie is coming here to talk to us next week, I need you to pull it together."
"Fine..."
Alex got up and went to the bathroom, leaving Sally in the lounge room. She wasn't angry at Sally, but life was getting the better of her at the moment. She wasn't done wallowing in self pity, and she didn't appreciate Sally trying to drag her out of it.
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Alex spent most of her time on the couch until New Years Eve finally arrived. All she wanted was to be alone with her friends and drink and smoke herself into oblivion. She was still sending texts to Piper, but the blonde never responded.
Sally pulled her aside before she went to meet Nicky, who was driving them all to the beach house.
"I want you to have fun tonight Lex, but don't do anything stupid."
Just knowing that she was so close to writing herself off for the next two days made Alex feel better, and she actually said more than two words to her sister.
"Hmmmm, define stupid?"
"You know what I mean asshole."
Sally was relieved to see the small smile on Alex's face. It was the first time all week that the younger girl had smiled. Sally knew Alex wanted to get out of the apartment before Piper got there, so she let her go.
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Later that night Alex, Nicky and Carrie were sitting in the backyard of the beach house with music blaring from inside. Alex didn't want to go back to the beach front, it reminded her of what happened with Piper.
Carrie was there to have a good time, but she meant it when she told Sally she'd keep an eye on Alex. The brunette had smoked non stop since they'd gotten to the house, but she seemed okay. Even Nicky hadn't smoked as much as Alex, which never happened.
Alex was walking around in circles on the back lawn smoking another joint, when Carrie decided to test her friends mood.
"Put out the joint and come sit with me Vause."
But Alex didn't even seem to register Carrie's voice, or her presence at all.
Carrie turned to Nicky, who was sitting next to her, "I need your help here, she's had enough to smoke."
Nicky turned her head and looked at Carrie like she was crazy, "I'm not sure that's actually possible."
"Stop fucking around Nick! I'm serious, you know she's in a bad way."
"And you're gonna tell me it's my fault right?"
"No, that's not what I'm saying, this is between Piper and Alex. But you didn't exactly help the situation, even you can't deny that."
Nicky knew she was a big part of the reason for Piper wanting a break, and deep down she was worried about Alex's behaviour. The last time she'd been this distant and moody was right after Diane died.
"I know okay, I don't wanna talk about it."
"Yeah well it's time to pull your head out of your ass Nicky. She is fucking miserable without Piper, you know she's in love with her, Alex has never been like that with anyone else. So why don't you go be a fucking friend and get her to stop smoking. She's so high she's got no clue what's going on."
Nicky knew Carrie was right and went to talk with Alex, who was now sitting on the grass. Alex started talking as soon as Nikcy sat down next to her, "You got any more joints?"
Nicky did, but she didn't want to give them to Alex, "I'm all out. Come inside, let's watch some shitty horror movies, really scare the crap outta Carrie."
But Alex didn't move, she didn't say anything.
"Alex? C'mon, come inside with me."
Alex turned to look at Nicky, but she still didn't say anything. Her eyes were so bloodshot and glassy, Nicky wasn't sure if she knew what was going on. She turned around and indicated for Carrie to come and help her.
"I'll even let you pick the movies Vause, even though you have horrible taste when it comes to horror."
Nicky and Carrie each took one of Alex's arms and pulled her up, which finally got her talking, "I'm fine."
She walked past both of them and back into the house. Nicky was worried, but she felt like Alex needed more time to blow off steam.
Alex walked into the bathroom and put the toilet lid down so she could sit. She kept blinking, as though that would help her re-join reality, but it didn't. She felt like she was somewhere else, watching it all happen from afar. But she wanted more, her mind still kept wandering to Piper, she still remembered everything about the blonde, she needed to forget.
She pulled the small valium pills out of her pocket, she didn't even remember the last time she took one. The doctors had given them to her after the accident to help her stay calm, help her sleep. She took them for a while but then she stopped, the pills made it too hard to wake up. Alex hated feeling like she was trapped in her sleep, it made her feel like she was stuck in her own dreams. But now, now that's exactly what she wanted. She didn't want to be awake, she didn't want to think, she didn't want to remember.
She took two of the pills and put them on her tongue, just letting them sit there for a while until she eventually swallowed them. She knew it wouldn't take long for the pills to kick in, and it was the most comforting thought she'd had in days.
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It was nearly midnight, and part of Piper was glad the year was nearly behind her. She tried to convince herself that she was having fun, but it didn't feel right. She had no idea how to separate her anger towards Alex from how much she missed her, how much she loved her.
The only part of the night that made her happy was seeing Sally with John. It was the first time she'd seen her friend openly show her feelings for him, and it made her smile. Piper was standing in the corner of the lounge room, holding onto the same beer she'd gotten an hour ago, watching Sally dance with John. She smiled as she saw her friend kiss John on the lips with her arms around his neck. Sally deserved something good in her life, and for the last week Piper felt like she'd just made her friends life harder.
Their entire routine had been turned upside down. Piper had come to rely so much on that routine, it was the best thing about her life. Being with Alex, having a best friend like Sally, always being at their apartment, the last week had been nothing like that. Piper didn't step foot in the Vause apartment, and only saw Sally if they met up somewhere else. But nights were the hardest, she'd gotten so used to sleeping on that lounge room floor and having Alex right there all the time. Piper was also worried about what would happen to her friendship with Sally. Maybe Sally would get sick of her, or blame her for making Alex miserable. Sally was all she had left, she'd lost contact with her old friends, she didn't even care about her old friends anymore, they were nothing compared to Sally.
Piper was so distracted, she didn't even notice Sally walking over to her, "Hey Pipes, you okay?"
Piper tried to shake off her thoughts and smile, she couldn't talk to Sally about this.
"Yeah of course."
Piper didn't even believe that response, she knew there was no way Sally would buy it. Piper kept looking at her beer as Sally stepped closer to her.
"I know things aren't easy right now, but you need to make a choice. You're both fucking miserable right now."
Piper felt her eyes watering but she was determined to not let the tears roll down her cheeks. Her voice was barely a whisper.
"But I don't know what to do..."
"Well you need to work it out."
Piper couldn't look Sally in the face, and she felt one tear roll down her face. Even though she couldn't look at her friend, she could still hear her voice.
"Do you still love her?"
The answer to that question in itself frustrated Piper so much, she never stopped loving Alex, but she didn't know if she could trust her.
"Of course..."
"Pipes, I'm not trying to defend what she did, it was shitty. But it's not fair to drag it out, you need to tell her if you want to end it."
"It's not that simple Sal. I lover her, but I don't know if I can trust her after what happened. I can't watch her with Nicky..."
"The only way you'll know if you can trust her again is if you talk to her."
Piper finally looked up at her friend before she walked back towards John. Everyone was getting ready for the midnight countdown, but there was only one person Piper wanted to talk to.
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Alex was sitting on the couch with Carrie and Nicky, they had The Exorcist on in the background. It was starting to look like Carrie would be the only one that would make it to midnight. Nicky had passed out barely ten minutes into the movie, and Alex wasn't far behind her.
Carrie had gone outside to make a phone call, leaving Alex on her own. The pills had the desired effect, and Alex was so relieved. She could barely keep her eyes open and she could barely remember where she was. She felt so calm, it was the closest thing to comfort she'd had all week. She wasn't even thinking about Piper anymore, she couldn't think about anything. She'd had more to drink after the pills, which was just the icing on the cake. She couldn't think straight even if she wanted to.
Alex closed her eyes, trying to will herself to pass out too, but then she felt the vibration of her phone ringing in her jeans pocket. At first she wasn't sure what was happening, but eventually she managed to pull the phone out and put it next to her ear. She had no idea how badly she was slurring her words.
"What."
Piper sat on the other end of the line, Alex sounded horrible.
"Hi Al, it's Piper."
"And?" Alex wasn't sure if she was dreaming, and she couldn't string a sentence together at all.
"Are you okay? You don't sound good Al..."
But Alex finally got her wish, and let the black take over her vision, letting the phone slip out of her fingers and onto the floor.
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Piper kept calling Alex's name into the phone but there was no answer. Piper started breathing faster, she was worried, she needed to know if Alex was okay. Sally had already told her how much Alex had been smoking during the last few days, and now all the worst case scenarios were running through Piper's mind.
"What if she took something dangerous? What if she stopped breathing? What if she's sick? So many what ifs..."
She couldn't find Sally anywhere, she didn't want to wait any longer. She kept telling herself that Alex was probably fine, but she needed to be sure.
Piper ignored everything that was going on around her and got in her car, she'd had two beers for the whole night so she'd be fine to drive. It would take her over an hour to get to Alex from John's house, but it didn't matter. Piper needed to get to Alex now, she needed to know she was okay, and she needed to talk to her.
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Piper felt like it took forever for her to get to the beach house. She wasn't even sure why she was going, she'd been ignoring Alex all week, she felt like a hypocrite. But she knew she had to see her, she had to talk to her face to face.
She parked behind Nicky's car in the driveway and jogged to the front door, she didn't bother knocking and walked straight in. She could hear loud music blasting from somewhere, but she couldn't see anyone. Eventually, she ran into Carrie and a girl she didn't know in the kitchen. Carrie's eyes went wide as soon as she saw Piper, this wasn't going to end well.
"What the hell are you doing here Chapman?"
"I need to talk to Alex."
"Really, she's been trying to call you all week, and now you decide you need to talk to her?"
Piper wasn't expecting a warm welcome from Alex's friends, but she was starting to get angry at Carrie's judgement.
"Yeah, now I need to talk to her. So where is she?"
"I have no fucking idea Chapman."
Carrie had no intention of helping the blonde, she had completely destroyed Alex. Besides, Carrie was well aware that Alex was passed out on the couch, and Piper had absolutely no chance of getting a single word out of her.
Piper took a deep breath and walked past Carrie before she started a fight with her. She kept walking through all the rooms until she found Alex in the lounge room at the very back of the house, lying on her stomach on the couch, her arm dangling over the edge towards the floor. She kept slowly walking towards the brunette, she was so nervous, she could feel herself sweating.
She knelt down next to the couch and looked at Alex, who was breathing steadily. Piper put a hand on her arm and tried to wake her up.
"Al...Alex. I need to talk to you..."
But Alex didn't even move, it scared Piper. She wasn't used to seeing people like this, so drunk and stoned that they couldn't wake up. She looked around the lounge room floor and saw an array of beer bottles, and all she could smell on Alex was pot. She couldn't just leave her there.
Carrie walked into the lounge room and watched the blonde. She knew Piper was worried about Alex, but she was still angry at her for not answering her friends calls all week. Alex fucked up, she knew that, but Piper knew how fragile she was emotionally. If she wanted to break it off with Alex, she should've had the guts to answer her calls and speak to her like a human being.
Piper eventually turned around and saw Carrie staring at her.
"She won't wake up."
Carrie was not ready to be nice to Piper, not just yet.
"Yeah, that tends to happen when people drink and smoke themselves into oblivion."
Piper didn't care about starting a fight anymore, she could handle Carrie hating her at the moment, but she was angry that no one stopped Alex from getting to this point.
"So why didn't you stop her?"
"Because she's fucking miserable, because of you. Actually, she was already miserable, thinking about her dead mother and all, and then you pushed her over the edge. She needed a release, and I sure as hell wasn't gonna stop her."
Piper walked right up to Carrie, shouting in her face, "Do you even fucking care about her! She's not fucking moving!"
"Don't push your luck with me Piper, I care more about Alex than you ever did! Yeah, she fucked up, and all you had to do was talk to her and tell her it was over. But no, you're too fucking gutless for that."
"Would you just help me move her to a bedroom!"
Carrie stared at the blonde, she was clearly worried about Alex. Carrie knew Alex was just drunk and high, had passed out, and would be fine in the morning. But part of her still felt sorry for the blonde, so she walked towards the couch and signaled for Piper to follow her. Carrie pulled Alex up, getting a grip under her arms, while Piper grabbed her legs.
Carrie, in her semi-drunken state, started groaning as they slowly carried Alex to the nearest bedroom.
"Fuck Vause, how much do you weigh!"
They made it to the room and dropped Alex on the double bed. Carrie had no intention of sticking around.
"There you go, knock yourself out Chapman. But don't be surprised if she isn't exactly happy to see you when she wakes up tomorrow with a hangover."
Carrie walked walked out of the room and started heading straight for the backyard where the other girl was waiting for her. But she was stopped by Nicky, who practically lunged at her from the kitchen bench.
"Was that fucking blondie!"
"What the fuck Nicky! I thought you were out for the night."
Nicky was still extremely drunk, but she'd managed to wake up and attempt to keep drinking.
"Was it her!"
"Yeah, it was her. But just leave it okay, I'm not saving you if she decides to kick your ass."
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Piper sat next to Alex on the bed, not sure what to do. She definitely needed to call Sally to let her know where she was, but she was worried about what her friend would think. Piper got up and took off Alex's shoes, thinking about what she would tell Sally when the bedroom door opened. She saw Nicky standing there, holding onto the door frame to stop herself from swaying.
"I'm not here to fight, I'm sorry okay. But don't take it out on her, it's my fault."
Nicky let go of the door frame and walked out of the room before Piper could say anything. There was too much going through her mind at that moment, she couldn't focus on what Nicky just said, and whether she'd even remember it in the morning. All she wanted to do was talk to Alex.
Piper lay down next to Alex on the bed and watched her sleep. She closed her eyes, hoping that Alex was willing to talk to her in the morning.