A/N: based on Notting hill, you are right :-)

CHAPTER 2

"A soulmate is like a best friend, but more. It's the one person in the world who knows you better than anyone else. That someone who makes you a better person. No, actually they don't make you a better person. You do that by yourself because they inspire you. A soulmate is someone you carry with you forever. It's the one person who knew you, accepted you and believed in you before anyone else did or when no one else would. And no matter what happens, you will always love them and nothing could ever change that."

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It had been another long day at the bookstore, everything today was annoying. With one exception: I met Alex Vause, and she was even more beautiful than the papers would describe her.

I opened the door of my small apartment and went inside. I did not feel like reading

a book, what I usually did when I came home, so I turned the television on and started watching my favorite serie 'Friends'.

I almost fell asleep, when suddenly my phone ringed. I saw Larry's name on the display and sighed. I didn't feel like talking to him, but since I had been irritated at him the whole day, it felt rude not to answer the phone.

"Hi Pipes." I sighed deeper. That stupid nickname again.

"Hi hon, why are you calling?"

"I thought maybe we could have some dinner at that new famous place, it has got like four stars." I had been hungry for an hour now, so having dinner didn't sound bad at all.

"Sure. Can you pick me up?"

"I'll be there in an hour!"

I changed in a black dress and put on my make-up. I started checking my phone when I heard the bell ring. I opened the door and it was Larry.

"Hi Pipes!" He smiled at me and he seemed very excited so I decided to act happy to see him and I smiled back. He kissed me and I enjoyed it, he can be irritating sometimes but I still love him.

We stepped into his car and started driving to the restaurant. When we arrived, there were a lot of people around the entrance, but I didn't know why so I chose to ignore it.

"Reservation for Bloom?"

"Yes, for me and my girlfriend." Larry said. The waiter nodded and he led us to out table, in the back of the restaurant.

"So Piper, Larry gave me the menu, what do you want to eat?" I chose something and then he started talking about his parents and that they wanted us to visit in the vacation. It wasn't a really interesting story so my mind started drifting off to other thoughts.

"Piper, hello Piper, you are still there?"

"Sorry Larry, can I use the bathroom for a second?" I didn't wait for the answer so I started walking to the bathroom, in the front of the restaurant.

When I opened the door I bumped into someone.

"Ouch, watch out." The raven-haired woman snapped at me and she turned around to meet my face.

My heart started beating faster and I catcher my breath. Shit. Oh my god. It was her. Her green eyes met mine and then she smiled at me.

"Hey, I recognize you, you work in the bookshop, you have that, well uhm, nice boyfriend." She said, smirking.

My cheeks turned red. "Yeah, well, I- uh I am sorry for him, he can act a little childish sometimes. And I uh am s- sorry for the door too." God I hated what she did to me. She made me feel shy and weird and I didn't like the feeling.

"No problem kid, what is your name?"

"Piper Chapman. And you are Alex Vause, I won't have to ask that." I smiled to her and she chuckled.

"So Piper Chapman, I bought your book yesterday, but the cooking part didn't go well, so I decided to have dinner here instead. Maybe you were right about Jamie Oliver after all. What brings you here?" She touched my arm with her fingertips and there was the electricity again. I shivered and I knew she felt it too.

"You can come by sometime and we will get you a better book?" I said, surprised that I just asked here to come by.

She brought her head to my ear and the feeling of her warm breath against my skin made me shiver again. She wispered "we'll see kid" And with that she stepped past me and disappeared among the people, leaving me confused in the bathroom.

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She was everywhere I went. In the papers, on the television, on the radio, everywhere. It was because she didn't live in New York and the whole city was excited that she visited it for her new movie.

But days went by and she didn't visit the store. And when I finally thought that she had come, it turned out to be Nicky Nichols, a very good friend of hers.

"Chapman! How are you?"

"Hi Nichols, good you?"

"You don't seem very happy to see me. What's up?"

"Nothing. Leave it."

"Whoah, something is obvious bothering you but I'm not gonna ask, so tell me if you want."

"It's okay Nichols, let's go for drinks." Piper said and they went off.

A/N: this was it for this chapter, more Vauseman coming soon! Review as always :-)