A/N:
I am so overwhelmed by your response on the first chapter that I decided to post this sooner. But I feel like you're gonna be disappointed with this second one. Haha.
I originally intended for this to be a very long one-shot but decided on turning it into a short multi-chapter instead (4 or 5 chapters.) So it's not very detailed and you won't be reading much of what you're expecting to read (based on your reviews), so I apologize for that.
But anyway, I hope you'd like this anyway. Thank you again for your reviews and favourites and follows. They mean a lot!
2
True to her words, Alex was leaning against her car in front of Piper's apartment at 8am sharp, looking like a magazine cover with her tight-fitting black v-neck shirt and her ripped jeans that was hugging her in all the right curves. Her aviator on top of her head made her look even better, how, Piper wasn't sure but for a moment she was glued to her spot just staring at Alex before the raven-haired noticed her presence.
"You ready to go?"
"No. Tell me why I'm doing this?" Alex then approached her, taking her bags from her as she put them inside the car's trunk. "Thanks," Piper said softly.
"You are doing this, because your brother is getting married and you're a good sister and so I can have free booze."
Alex then opened the passenger's door for Piper and she seemed to be doing this so naturally that Piper's guilt about hating her for the longest time came right up yet again. She's starting to really think how much she had judged Alex and as true as some of what she thought about her were, there were also sides of Alex she didn't know before. And seeing them now, it was evident how quickly she had jumped to conclusions before about Alex not being a good person.
They then drove up to Northampton as they practiced some lies they were supposed to tell everyone, getting to know each other better as they did so. Piper learned that Alex lived alone, not because she chose to do so but because she was an only daughter whose only family she had, being her Mom, had already passed away years ago.
It was obvious how much Alex's mother meant to her and Piper saw how unfair it all was that she still had her mom and they had the shittiest relationship and Alex, who in no doubt had a beautiful relationship with hers, already lost hers.
Alex was still smug, and she still wore that certain confidence that Piper always thought annoying. She still bragged about a lot of things, especially things she had done. But the difference was that Piper was seeing all of this in a different light now. It was just Alex being Alex and she wasn't being this person because she wanted to boast about it but simply because it was just who she was.
"By the way," Alex spoke after a few minutes of silence.
"Yeah?"
"Are there certain things I can and can't do?"
"What do you mean?"
"You know, with you. Can I hold your hand? Or kiss you in the cheek or... somewhere else without you going full ninja on me? How's that gonna work?"
"I don't care what you do, just make sure you make my mom as uncomfortable as she can be."
"Are you sure you can handle that?" Alex asked as she did that infuriating single eyebrow raise, her lips turning up into a shit-eating grin.
"Oh, please. You think I can't handle you?"
"Well, can you?"
"Try me."
"Okay. Your wish is my command, Princess," Alex then winked, causing Piper to shake her head but not without a smile. "I have to warn you, though."
"Hm?"
"You can't fall in-love with me."
If there was a humanly possible way that Piper's head could've whipped faster than it had so she could face Alex, she would've. "Are you fucking kidding me?"
"It's just a friendly warning," Alex responded with a shrug.
"Geez, I don't know how you're still walking straight with that huge ego on you. But don't worry, honey, not a problem."
Piper laughed to herself thinking how impossible that seemed. But then again, was it really that impossible?
-o-o-o-
"Piper!" It was Piper's younger brother, Cal, who greeted them as Alex's car pulled up at the Chapmans' driveway.
"Cal, oh my God!" Piper exclaimed excitedly as she saw her brother, pulling him into a hug as soon as she got out of the car, Alex following behind her. "I honestly wasn't expecting to see you here. How did she convince you?"
"She didn't. It was Danny who went by my house and asked, practically begged, me to come. And who am I to say no to the favourite, the renowned doctor and the best Chapman the history has ever known?"
Piper chuckled at how painfully true this was, well, to her parents' eyes of course. "God, you just made my weekend better and it hasn't even started yet!" Piper then noticed that Cal's attention wasn't fully on her anymore, his eyes hesitantly moving from her to Alex. "Oh! Yeah," she grabbed Alex by the arm, encircling her hand on it gently. "Cal, I want you to meet Alex... my girlfriend. Al, this is my younger brother, Calvin."
Piper wasn't sure why but her heart thumped loudly against her chest at the introduction. She knew Cal wasn't the type of person who would judge anyone based on anything, but she still had this overwhelming fear that he would do that for the first time because she was dating a girl.
Nervously, she waited for his reaction, hiding her nerves behind a fake smile.
"Pleasure to meet you," Cal extended his arm to shake Alex's hand, and if he was judging Piper (and Alex) his face showed no sign of it. He was smiling his usual goofy smile, and if Piper was correct, there was a trace of impressed look on his face. "Although, please never call me Calvin, only my mother calls me that and it really brings back bad memories.
"Noted," Alex answered coolly, shaking Cal's hand in return. "And the pleasure is mine."
"Oh, fuck this," Cal then exclaimed, letting go of Alex's hand as soon as he got a hold of it. "Piper's never brought anyone home to a family gathering, so you're practically family now. Come here." And then surprising both Piper and Alex, she pulled the raven-haired into a big bear hug, tapping her back lightly before pulling away.
It was then that Piper found herself breathing properly again, feeling an overwhelming affection for her brother. She looked at Alex, who looked as giddy as she was, giving her a wink before looking back at Cal.
"Well that went better than expected, your sister here kept warning me about how this weekend was gonna go but she definitely didn't tell me about how awesome it could be, too."
"Ugh, fair warning about Piper, she does tend to overdramatize things sometimes."
Alex then shuffled closer to Cal, fake whispering to his ear, loud enough so Piper could hear, too. "I know."
"Hey, stop talking about me like I'm not here!" Piper said with a fake irritation on her face, not long enough before she broke into a wide smile again. "Anyway, where's everyone?"
"Getting ready for the brunch. You should probably get settled before Carol goes into a fit about how we don't respect the essence of time enough. I'm guessing you're gonna share a room?"
Alex and Piper looked at each other and there was a teasing glint on Alex's eyes and Piper was sure what the raven-haired was seeing on hers was pure panic. "Yes, of course," she then responded when she realized Cal was actually waiting for an answer. "See you later?"
"See you! Alex, nice meeting you again. And better prepare yourself, you're about to face a hell of a shitstorm."
-o-o-o-
"Wow, your house is that big that we didn't even see your parents on our way here," Alex observed as she and Piper reached the blonde's room.
But Piper almost didn't notice because for the first time today, she'd gone back to acting awkwardly around Alex again. It was probably the fact that she hadn't really thought this through to realize that they would of course be sharing a room, and obviously a bed because she didn't wanna be rude to ask Alex to sleep on the floor.
"Are you okay?" Alex asked, and Piper was surprised because she didn't think Alex would actually notice.
"Yeah, I'm just... a little nervous."
"Because we're sharing a room?"
"No!" Piper answered too quickly, which made her answer all the more unconvincing.
"You do know I have no problem sleeping on the floor, right?"
"What? No, Alex. You're already doing me a favour, I'm not gonna let you sleep on the floor."
"So, you're gonna sleep on the floor?"
"Wh—I'm not gonna..." Piper paused, seeing the serious look on Alex's face. All this time, she was thinking of how she felt about sharing a bed with Alex, without even thinking that Alex might not want to share a bed with her, too. "I mean, yeah. Yeah, I'll sleep on the floor."
It was then that Alex chuckled loudly, shaking her head as she looked at Piper, looking as if she was waiting for her to get the joke. "I'm just fucking with you, Jesus. I don't have a problem sharing a bed. Unless you do, of course."
"Fuck off," Piper felt herself relax once again, thankful that she was wrong in thinking that Alex would make this harder than it already was. Surprisingly since she asked her to do this, she's done nothing but make this easier. "And no, I don't have a problem with it. We can share a bed."
"Good."
"What is that look?"
"What look?"
"Don't act innocent."
"I'm not acting anything. Relax, Pipes, I promise to be on my best behaviour the entire weekend," pausing, Alex gave Piper a look that surprisingly sent shivers down Piper's spine. "...unless you need me to be bad. Coz I can be that, too."
"I'm gonna go with 'best behaviour' thank you," Alex once again chuckled and Piper didn't think she'd seen Alex this harmless until now. "So, you ready to meet the parents?"
"Oh, babe, I was born ready."
-o-o-o-
Piper didn't wanna admit it, not to anyone nor herself, but she was honestly nervous about Alex meeting her parents. She knew she did this to piss them off but she still had this irrational need to please everyone and she didn't know how she would handle them being massively furious at her because of this. But it was too late to back out and the only choice she had was to get through the weekend without wanting to blow her own head off.
So, when she heard her parents approaching where she and Alex stood, she absentmindedly gripped Alex's hand, probably harder than necessary. But Alex only squeezed her hand back as if reassuring her that everything was going to be fine.
And then her parents was right in front of them, her mother's gaze instantly moving towards her and Alex's joined hands.
"Hey, Mom, Dad," Piper let go of Alex's hand to hug both her parents. She could already see questions forming inside her mother's head but her Dad's face was impassive. It had always been harder to read him and right now, that was more frustrating than ever.
"Hi, sweetheart how long since you arrived?" asked her Dad.
"Short while," Piper moved back to Alex's side before holding on to her hand again. "Mom, Dad, I want you to meet Alex Vause. She's my girlfriend."
"Excuse me?"
Piper inwardly cringed at her mother's tone but was instantly replaced by her repressed rebellion against her for questioning everything she did. "You heard me right mom."
"Pleasure to meet you, Mr. And Mrs. Chapman," Alex extended her arm and to Piper's relief, Bill, her father, took it with an obvious hesitance, but shook it nonetheless. Alex then turned to her mother but Carol ignored it leaving Alex with no choice but to pull her hand back.
"Piper, what kind of sick joke is this?"
"Carol," Bill said with a warning tone but of course, Carol ignored him.
"There is no joke here, Mother. There's only the reality that I have a girlfriend. I have a girlfriend that I love and she's here with me right now."
Carol scoffed and Piper had to suppress an eye roll. "I refuse to accept this nonsense, Piper. Clearly, you're going through some childish phase and you're gonna get through it eventually –"
"Excuse me, Mrs. Chapman, not to be rude but I think your daughter is a smart woman and she's more than capable of knowing what she wants or not and I think it's time you acknowledge that."
"Who do you think you are telling me what to do?"
"Okay, that's enough!" Bill's voice could be heard all over the place. "We are all here to celebrate Danny's wedding for God's sake, so let's maybe try not to make this about us. Alex... can I call you Alex?" Alex gave Bill a curt nod before he continued, "I'm sorry for... this, but it's a pleasure meeting you. And Piper, if you're happy, we're happy. Now, can we all go to brunch, without trying to want to yell at each other?" He addressed the question more towards Piper and Carol.
"Thanks, Dad. And yeah, of course," Piper answered tightly.
Carol, on the other hand, just walked past Alex without saying a word, followed by Bill.
When both were out of earshot, Alex faced Piper. "You okay?"
"No, yeah I'm fine. I'm sorry she acted that way," Piper responded, already feeling very exhausted. This was honestly the reaction she was expecting, but it still stung and left her feeling more distant from her mother than ever.
"Nah, don't worry about it. You warned me. And I did say I love a challenge." Piper attempted a smile, but she was well aware that it only came out bleak. She looked at the floor trying to contain the anger that was again resurfacing when she felt Alex's fingers on her chin, using them to lift her face up. "Come on, cheer up. We still have two long days to piss your mother off."
With that, Piper finally managed to smile genuinely.
-o-o-o-
The brunch went better than Piper expected, more so because she knew her mother wouldn't dare make a scene in front of other people who she always needed to pretend in front of. Pretend that everything in their family was perfect, that it was the kind everyone should envy.
Still, she didn't miss the daggers her mother's eyes kept shooting at her every time Alex would intentionally do sweet things to and for her, like subtly feeding her or holding her hand when it was visible to everyone's eyes or really just looking at her the way a loving girlfriend would look at her partner.
And to be honest, Piper enjoyed all of it. Not only because of the fact that her mother was obviously beyond livid about it all and not being able to do anything about it, but she just really enjoyed Alex's attention. She even got to a point where she almost forgot this was all just an act, that Alex wasn't really her girlfriend and when this weekend was over, they would probably go back to the way they were, mere officemates who didn't give each other the time of day except when Alex would decide she had enough time to piss her off.
The day then passed by like a blur, the whole time spent on Danny's wedding preparations. Alex never left Piper's side, and surprisingly, that was what made the whole day more bearable and less tiring. She would always make stupid jokes that Piper always laughed at, no matter how ridiculous they were, more for the fact that it was Alex saying them and Piper wouldn't have ever imagined she had it in her to be this, well, ridiculous.
She also mingled well with the others, knowing the right thing to say and when to say them, making everyone believe that they were a couple without a sweat. And more than once that day, Piper thought that if she hadn't seen how Alex treated other women, and if she hadn't known how the raven-haired looked at commitment, she would have thought that she'd make the perfect girlfriend.
If only some things weren't the way they were, or if she would change her mind about relationships, Alex would easily make some girl happy one day.
-o-o-o-
During the evening, there had been a small gathering inside the Chapman mansion to celebrate in advance the upcoming wedding of Danny Chapman. Small, meaning it looked like half of America was invited and there were people Piper didn't even recognize and she was sure most of them were only invited to make the event look bigger than it needed to be.
It was the first time this day that she had been separated from Alex because her mom insisted she met with the guests (the without Alex didn't need to be said but it was obvious how that was what mattered the most to her mother.)
It wasn't even close to an hour yet and Piper was about ready to punch people in the face just for the sake of it. She was so done that she found herself thinking how just seeing Alex would already make her feel better.
It was a surprising thought but she blamed her irritation towards her mother for it and refused to think it was anything more than that.
Thankfully, some god may have taken pity on her because before she knew it, she was walking towards Alex who looked more beautiful than she'd ever seen her, and also kind of not sober. And before Piper could even speak, Alex was already her usual teasing self, but Piper found it hard to focus on that as she saw her mother shooting her daggers causing her irritation resurface again.
Maybe this, whatever she's doing with Alex made zero sense. She was doing it for nothing and there really was no point in continuing it anymore because no matter what she did, her mom would find a flaw in everything she did anyway, in everything she was. So why bother making it worse when it seemed like she had already reached the peak of being her mother's disappointment anyway?
"You know what Alex, just go. I can't... I can't do this. I'm—thank you for trying but I can't do this. So I need you to just leave, okay. I'm sorry. Please. Just... just go home."
"Hey, I was just messing around. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to—"
"No, it's not you."
Alex's face was pure concern and it somehow melted Piper's anger. "Did something else happen?"
"My mother happened," she said, feeling more exhausted than she's ever been not just this week but her whole damn life.
"Well then, fuck her. I mean, you brought me here, didn't you? You brought me here to make a statement. To let her know that you're not who she thinks you are or who she wants you to be. But that's okay. Who cares about what she thinks? Or what others think? What matters is that you know who you are, you know what you're capable of and that's more than what anyone has ever thought of you, your mother especially. You are so much better than what she's trying to turn you into. No one has the right to ever tell you how to live your life, Pipes. Not even your parents. So just live it the way you want to. Trust me, you're doing just fine."
Piper was almost left speechless as she let Alex's words sunk in. She felt so touched by it that her heart felt like it wanted to burst out of her chest just for pure gratitude. And it was at that point that she had decided to completely throw the old Alex she knew out the window because the Alex that was stood right in front of her, this was the real Alex and the one worth knowing.
"Alex, that's—thank you, I really appreciate it."
"Hey, whatever gives me free booze and a roof over my head for the night," Alex just shrugged, soft light streaming against her and it made her look utterly soft and beautiful that Piper's cheeks started hurting from smiling too much.
"Oh fuck off." She lightly pushed Alex's shoulder, as they both chuckled, Piper feeling lighter than she was just minutes ago.
"I'm kidding. But seriously, you're all right, okay? Don't let her get to you."
Unable to figure out the right words to say, Piper just nodded as she mutter a soft "Thank you."
"You're welcome. So, am I allowed to stay?"
For a while, Piper just looked at Alex, and she was aware that she only meant to stay for the night. But somehow, as Alex looked straight back to her eyes, Piper finally felt that click that totally changed whatever direction this weekend she had originally planned.
"Yeah. Yeah, you can stay."
Yes, Piper wanted Alex to stay. And she wanted her to stay for good.
-o-o-o-
It was almost midnight when Alex and Piper decided to go to bed. Alex has had more drinks than Piper but surprisingly, she looked a lot more sober than Piper was expecting her to be. Piper, on the other hand, was between being sober enough to know what she's doing and drunk enough to not care what it was.
She had taken a shower right before Alex and she was finally settled on the bed when Alex came out of the bathroom, wearing the white robe that Piper gave her. Piper's throat was suddenly dry as she took in Alex's appearance, with her wet hair and robe slightly open, revealing a generous amount of her chest.
When Piper found enough strength to tear her eyes away from that, her eyes travelled upwards to find Alex's sexy smirk, her eyebrow raised, looking at Piper like she knew what the blonde was thinking right at that moment.
"See something you like?"
And God help her, Piper had to look away, much to her disappointment, because she didn't want Alex to know what she was thinking, she didn't want Alex to know that just looking at her like that was making Piper feel so many things she shouldn't be feeling... most especially at the lower region of her body.
"Nope." If Piper could move faster, she would have, as she stood to make her way to the bathroom. How was it possible that she was already sweating when she just got out of the damn shower?
"Need a cold shower again?"
"Shut up, Alex."
Piper could hear Alex's laugh and she could feel the heat on her cheeks. She stayed inside the bathroom longer than necessary, hoping that her breathing would have gone back to normal before she could go back out.
"Damn it, Piper. She's not even doing anything!" she whispered to herself, inhaling deeply before walking out of the bathroom. But that proved to have been useless because as she saw Alex still standing where she was when she left her, her breathing had gone back to how it was again.
Because Alex was staring at her. And as Piper tried to stare back, she realized that she wasn't alone in feeling whatever this was, because Alex's emerald green eyes had turned dark with something that made Piper's heart beat so fast she felt like her chest was gonna bruise.
Slowly, Alex walked towards her, her eyes still not leaving Piper's and gone was the teasing smile that she was sporting just a few minutes ago. It was replaced by this intense gaze that could melt anyone who's at the other end of it like it was melting Piper now.
And before Piper could speak, Alex was standing right in front of her, leaving almost no space she could feel Alex's warm breath against her face. "Tell me to walk away and I will."
And that voice. That fucking voice that was pure sex was what finally made Piper realize that she wanted this, she wanted Alex and she wanted Alex to fuck her brains out, to make her forget how awful this night almost turned.
She needed it so bad it was making her knees weak.
So she didn't tell her to walk away. Didn't tell her anything at all, just let her heart beat even faster than it already was, just let Alex's presence consume her.
But maybe Alex confused her silence with hesitance because she spoke again, this time her voice an octave lower and Piper didn't know it was possible to feel so much just by hearing someone's voice. "I know you feel it, too. Don't fight it, Pipes." Slowly, Alex raised her hand, gently running her fingertips through Piper's hair. "Let me make you feel good." Before Piper could even feel it, Alex had withdrawn her arm once again.
As the last word came out of Alex's mouth, she tugged at the knot securing her robe, untangling it leaving the last piece of clothing she had wide ope. And as slowly as she could, the taller woman's fingers grazed at her own body starting from her stomach, travelling upwards towards the middle of her chest, only stopping when she had the fabric of the robe in her own hand.
As she did this, Piper's eyes followed the direction her hand was taking, swallowing unsubtly as Alex pushed the robe off of her, letting it slide down to pool around her feet, leaving her in nothing but her own skin, droplets of water from her still wet hair the only other thing Piper could see.
But Piper's eyes weren't on those little things. They were glued to Alex's breasts and she was fighting so damn hard not to cup them with her own hands, just to know if they'd feel good as they looked.
"Now, do you like what you see?"
It was only then that Piper was finally taken out of the trance that Alex's glorious naked body had put her, realizing that Alex was waiting for her to make a decision. So she looked at her and gathered everything she could to speak without trembling.
"Shut up and just fucking kiss me."
-o-o-o-
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