I'm back! Glad you all seemed to like the fact that they finally kissed :) Let's see what happens to the girls next shall we?
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters used in this story.
The kiss seems to last for hours; and neither Piper nor Alex want to pull away from it. The kiss is soft, exploring, almost hesitant. They're discovering the feeling of the other's lips on theirs, the way their lips taste, and they feel their hearts swell. If they don't break away, they don't have to deal with the aftermath. But eventually they do, as they're both running out of breath.
Piper immediately puts her head on the brunette's chest, not willing to look her in the eyes. Even though she clearly felt the older woman kissing back, she's afraid Alex will realize it was just a spur of the moment and she didn't really mean to do it. She doesn't want to let go, and so she pulls the brunette just a little closer to her.
Alex is still slightly confused about what exactly happened. She knows she enjoyed that kiss a whole lot more than she probably should. She kissed her student, which could get her into a lot of trouble, but she doesn't care about the possible problems it might cause. All she knows is that she doesn't want to let go of the blonde ever again, loving the way she fits perfectly in her embrace. She feels the blonde's arms wrapped around her neck tightening, and she instinctively pulls Piper a little closer to her as she feels her head snuggled on her chest.
"Pipes … we need to talk." Piper looks up at that, fearing that her suspicions will come through in the next minute. She doesn't dare to look into her teacher's forest green eyes, afraid her baby blues will come across a look she won't be able to handle. Tears well up in her eyes as she takes in her teacher's beautiful face for what she believes is the last time.
"You hate me." Alex is mildly shocked to hear that sentence. She pulls away her arms from where they were wrapped around the blonde's waist and cups Piper's beautiful face. She places a soft kiss on her slightly swollen lips before answering her student.
"No I don't Pipes, don't think that. I want you, more than anything. I just … I don't know what to do okay? I've never had this before, and you're my student and I shouldn't be doing this …"
"You want me too?"
"Yes Pipes, ever since I called on you that first day I got here." Piper doesn't say anything, she just takes the black framed glasses from the brunette's face and puts them on the desk behind her before turning back and crashing her lips onto the older woman's. This kiss is much more heated and passionate, filled with desire that build up in both their bodies over the months. Nonetheless, it's still quite gentle. Alex is still careful not to overstep any boundaries; letting Piper take the lead. When the blonde traces the brunette's bottom lip with her tongue, Alex moans, giving Piper the perfect opportunity to slip her tongue into the confines of Alex's mouth.
Alex gently slips her tongue into the confines of Piper's mouth as well, exploring every inch of it. Their tongues don't battle for dominance: instead finding a beautiful rhythm only the two of them could ever create. One of them moans, the other answers with one. They have to pull away to catch their breath after a few minutes, and Alex gently wraps the blonde up in a tight embrace again. They look deep into each other's eyes, blue meeting green, and every answer to every question can be found in their eyes. They both know they'll do anything to make this work; family and friends be damned. They finally found their person, and nothing will stop them from keeping the other person close.
"Pipes, I don't care that you're not an adult yet. We don't actually have to do anything until you're 18 if you aren't ready. We'll go at whatever pace you want to okay babe? I …" Alex trails off, afraid the words that were about to spill from her mouth will scare the blonde away. The brunette is slightly surprised when she hears those exact words falling from the blonde's swollen lips.
"I know what you meant to say Al, and I want you to know that I love you too. I've never felt anything even remotely close to the feelings I have whenever you're around, not even with …" Now it's time for Piper to trail off and let her head drop, not trusting herself to speak about the older incident just yet, even though she really did trust and love Alex. This isn't something she should be spilling in a high school classroom; it's a part of her past and she wants to share it with her potential lover in one of their bedrooms.
Alex decides to let it go; she senses the blonde's discomfort to continue her sentence. She gently lifts Piper's head with two fingers underneath her chin and places a soft kiss on her still swollen lips. She smiles reassuringly as she pulls away, and gets a small smile in response. Piper's previous thoughts are completely forgotten when she leans in once again; finally letting go of those thoughts about Tim that constantly run through her mind. It's refreshing and liberating for the blonde; she finally feels okay; much better than how she felt before.
Alex can't help but let herself get pulled into another make-out session, pulling away breathlessly once again after a few minutes. A smile is constantly etched on both their faces; not believing that they finally took the last step and kissed.
"I love you beautiful."
"I love you too Al."
They feel that another kiss is appropriate, and they both go for it. Their lips meet in the middle; Piper's arms still wrapped around Alex's neck while the brunette has her arms firmly wrapped around the blonde's waist, both her hands on the small of her back, right above her ass. Alex doesn't dare to lower them though; not sure how Piper will feel about it, and worried it might trigger her. She has no idea what Larry exactly did to her a few months ago and even though Piper seems to have recovered for the most part, she still doesn't want to hurt her.
They simultaneously deepen the kiss; marveling in the fact that seem to be perfectly in sync. Their tongues engage in a passionate tango; creating a beautiful rhythm instead of battling for dominance. A few minutes later they pull away breathlessly once again. Piper gently places her head against the brunette's chest, listening to the soothing heartbeat within. She used to do that to calm down from her nightmares when she was living in Alex's apartment, instantly missing it when she went back 'home'. She soon realized that home wasn't in the Chapman residence anymore, instead Piper found most comfort where she is right now, in Alex's arms.
"I really should be getting home," Piper mumbles, her forehead still pressed against the brunette's chest, right above her beautiful breasts. Piper secretly can't wait to go further than just kissing, having felt the soft boobs of her teacher more than she cares to admit. But the blonde also knows they might get into a lot of trouble if they take it any further, they're already risking quite a lot now.
Piper pulls back from the embrace, looking up at the older woman who takes her arms away from their place on the blonde's waist. Alex doesn't offer an immediate verbal response, instead offering a soft but sincere smile and softly pressing her lips against the younger woman's lips.
"I'll miss you so much baby."
"I'll miss you too beautiful." Alex's voice is suddenly very raspy and deep. It's laced with desire, but mostly love for the younger woman in front of her. The smile doesn't falter even though she feels sad that she will have to be apart from the blonde for quite a while. She doesn't know when she'll see her next, the end of the school year reducing the opportunities for time together. Alex wishes she could just take the blonde to her apartment and have her way with her, but she resists the urge as the scene in the bathroom from a few months earlier pops up in the back of her mind.
"Alex, how are we gonna do this?"
"What do you mean Pipes?" Alex is slightly confused as to what the blonde is implying. Piper locks eyes with her beautiful teacher once again before answering.
"I mean how are we gonna be able to stay together? Mrs. Smith will be back next year, and you're going back to New York, and I'll be staying here and I don't want to lose you baby …"
"Pipes, baby, relax. We'll figure it out okay? I love you and I don't want to lose you either babe. You're so fucking important to me and I don't want to ever let you go. Yes I'll be moving back to New York, but that's not happening until next month, so we'll figure out a way to spend as much time together as possible okay? I want to make this work baby."
"Me too Al. You mean the world to me, and I don't want to lose you, never. I'm just … I'm afraid of what my parents are gonna say about us. I mean they know you and everything, but WASPs usually don't accept anything but being straight … Oh God, I'm so fucked! They'll never let us be together if they find out about us. SHIT SHIT!"
Piper is starting to pace around the room in the meanwhile, and Alex gently moves in front of her, causing the blonde to stop in her tracks. Alex places her hands on Piper's shoulders, willing her to look up at her.
"Pipes, relax. All in good times okay? It's going to be fine, nothing is gonna stop me from being with you. You mean the world to me too, you know. I never thought I could love someone, I've never seen it happen to anyone close to me so I don't really believed in it, but that all changed when I met you babe. Your parents will accept you just the way you are if they see how happy you finally are."
Piper doesn't know what to say; her heart fluttering as she listens to the admission of the brunette in front of her. She just steps closer to the older woman and puts her arms around her waist. Alex wraps her long arms around the blonde's shoulders, pressing her even closer to her own body. The contact never fails to make both of them feel so much. Electricity seems to run through their veins when they touch each other; the chemistry between them almost palpable.
"You should get going Pipes, we don't want to have your parents worried … Call me tonight when you're alone alright babe? I love you, so fucking much schnookums."
"Did you just call me schnookums?"
"Yeah, but in between quotes." Alex chuckles lightly.
"I didn't hear any quotes, love muffin." Piper smirks, the easy banter returning seconds after such a serious conversation. They used to laugh and banter back and forth when they were hanging out together at Alex's apartment, and even at Litchfield High they ventured into some light banter. They never really took it far, the risk of doing something stupid being too big if they did go further.
"I love you Alex."
"I love you too Piper. I'll talk to you tonight baby." Alex slowly releases her grip on the blonde in her arms, feeling Piper's arms unwrap from around her waist as well.
"Bye, Al."
"Bye Pipes."
Alex slowly gathers her stuff as Piper walks out the door of the history classroom that the brunette got to call hers for a few months. She looks around one last time, remembering the good times and the bad times, the many conversations with her students. She thinks back of the moment she really fell in love with her potential lover all over again.
An early Monday morning in April. The days were finally warming up, and long winter coats were no longer a necessity. Alex was finally able to use her motorcycle to come to Litchfield; using a cab during the cold winter months. Her leather jacket finally made its appearance again, and Piper was extremely glad about that. The brunette was always sexy, but incredibly so when she had on the slightly worn-out leather jacket.
Alex walked into her history classroom to see the first class of the morning chatting away, among them a certain blonde. Piper had started to open up and really chat and have fun with her fellow students, laughing at most of the jokes that were cracked around her. This was the first sight (and if Alex is being honest she'd prefer it to be her only sight) Alex got to witness on a beautiful Monday morning. "What a morning indeed," Alex smirked internally. She stepped behind the desk and greeted her class.
The chatter died; everyone was ready to learn. The spirits were slightly lifting for everybody; people were more willing to pay attention, knowing that during the rest of the day it would still be light out and they'd still be able to do things. Alex started that Monday morning off with a joke about an eggplant; the response she got from her class that morning was great. But what struck the brunette the most was the way her favorite student laughed, whole-heartedly. She threw her head back as she laughed, and man as it a sight for sore eyes.
Alex couldn't help but focus on the blonde; the way she looked so young and careless. Piper looked free of all sorrows, the rape and whatever else might be bothering her completely forgotten. It was the most beautiful Alex had ever seen the blonde; a sight she could never forget, even if she tried. Alex's heart fluttered, and she felt warmth spreading throughout her body. It wasn't sexual, it was pure love oozing from her pores and running through her veins.
This moment, this very moment is what will always stay in Alex's mind, realizing how much she actually has for her student.
Alex snaps out of her thoughts about Piper when she hears clicking of heels coming her way. She turns towards the noise, and sees the principal of Litchfield High approaching. Mrs. Bell thanks her for coming to teach for quite a period of time on such short notice, hoping that she hasn't had too much trouble.
Alex thanks her for the opportunity to teach at the amazing school (and for once she wasn't being sarcastic), and assures her everything was fine, except the incident during the first week. The conversation is short-lived, both women happy with the way the year ended.
"Goodbye, Miss Vause."
"Goodbye, Mrs. Bell."
Piper comes home to a surprise party; Polly and Pete as well as the entire family came to the Chapman home to celebrate the blonde's graduation. Polly's parents were out of the country, her dad had to go on a business trip and they had decided to add a little vacation to it. They put up a banner that said "Congratulations" and Carol had prepared a variety of snacks for the lot of them.
The first surprise guest to show up is Piper's beloved grandmother: Celeste Chapman. Piper always talked to her grandmother about a lot of things, they shared a love for books. Celeste was the one to help her process what she witnessed that unfaithful afternoon, seeing her father with another woman. They shared an amazing bond, and Piper hoped to have her around much longer.
Two hours into the party, the doorbell rings again and as Piper is the one closest to it, she goes to open it. The person she finds behind it is the one person she had been thinking about all night. Piper was always thinking about wanting Alex there with her. She wanted to be wrapped up in those strong arms, hugging her. The desire she felt for Alex was nothing like anything she ever felt before, and all she wanted to do was spend the rest of her life with her lips pressed against the soft ones of the brunette who was currently standing in front of her.
"Hey Pipes."
"Alex? What are you doing here?"
"Didn't you hear? This happens to be the spot for the party of the year girl! I just HAD to come." Alex's smirk grows incredibly wider during their effortless banter.
"Oh yes of course! Do come in sweetie, there's booze and anything else you want in the back. Come in, come in!"
Piper opens the door wider to let the brunette in, and Alex steps inside. Without saying anything, Alex wraps the blonde up in a hug. Polly had witnessed them hugging before, already feeling the chemistry and love radiating between them; it was that palpable. She never said a thing, not sure how they would proceed.
"I want to kiss you so much baby," Piper whispers in Alex's ear as she leans up, lightly nibbling her earlobe afterwards. Alex has to bite her lip to suppress a moan that is threatening to fall from her mouth.
"I want nothing more than to have my head between your legs and taste you." Alex's smirk grows as she hears the blonde gasp. To tease even more, she pulls back from the embrace and confidently walks into the living room and goes to greet the other guests. Piper's head is spinning, she has no idea what the hell just happened. More than anything, Piper wishes she could run up to the brunette, grab her face and pull her in for a messy kiss as part of her revenge. But she can't do that; because of her family.
Alex mingles in perfectly with all the guests, she knows very well how to work the charm to get anyone to like her. She used to charm the parents of all her conquests during high school; only so that they wouldn't get angry at them when she dumped whatever girl she got tired of. Now, she's working the charm to get Piper's parents to genuinely like her; she doesn't want the fact that Piper fell in love with a woman to become a problem in the future. She wants them to see that she's a decent person, someone who can make the cut when it comes to a lover for their daughter. She's never had this urge before, but she goes along with it, hoping it will help in the future.
Piper watches Alex engaging in all kinds of conversation with her family and Polly and Pete with a loving gaze. She only has eyes for her girl, something that doesn't go unnoticed by the oldest guest of the party. Celeste knew this Alex person has to be someone special, and prepares herself to ask her granddaughter about the situation once she can get her to talk just to two of them. Piper is oblivious to her grandmother's piercing gaze that flicks between herself and her secret lover. Even during the conversation with her parents, she keeps flicking her gaze to the brunette standing across the room, talking to Cal. They seem to hit it off quite well, the last time Alex was a guest not having too much time to talk. Piper smiles as she notices the way Alex seems to effortlessly get everyone to like her.
Alex keeps her emotions in check, even though the blonde is only standing at the other side of the room, mindlessly talking with Polly and Pete, Alex has to contain her urge to go there, stand behind her lover, wrap her arms around Piper's waist and place soft kisses against her neck and collarbone. She listens to the ramblings of Piper's younger brother Cal, but her gaze is drawn towards her lover as they lock eyes across the room.
Blue washes into green and the world falls away. There are no judging parents or other family members, no Polly or Pete, just the two of them. They both get pulled out of the moment by Cal clearing his throat next to Alex and Polly doing the same next to Piper. Polly has a light smirk on her face, already suspecting what kind of bond the blonde and the brunette really share. She's convinced she'll coax it out of Piper sometime.
"Thank you so much for coming Alex."
"No problem kid, anything to keep you happy." Alex really needs to feel the blonde wrapped up in her arms, pressed against her chest again and so she pulls her student in for a tight hug. She puts her arms around the blonde's waist and pulls her closer. She nuzzles her neck lightly, not to raise any suspicion. The Chapmans were still very close in the other room and the couple didn't want to risk anything just yet.
"I love you so much Alex." The brunette hears the blonde's whisper in her ear and she places a secret, quick kiss behind the younger woman's ear and slowly running her nose down her neck. She feels Piper lightly shudder in her arms and a small smile tugs at her lips.
"I love you too Pipes."
Alex pulls away from the tight embrace and places a quick kiss on the blonde's forehead before turning and opening the front door of the Chapman residence. Piper isn't ready to say goodbye just yet and follows her outside, pulling the door behind her so that it's almost closed. She places a hand on the brunette's leather-clad shoulder to stop her lover from just walking away.
"I need a good night kiss babe."
Alex turns around to the seductive voice behind her, a small smirk playing on her lips. She steps closer to Piper and places her hands on the blonde's hips, pulling her closer. Piper's arms instinctively wrap themselves around the brunette's neck, pulling the brunette flush against her body.
Alex leans in, closing her forest greens after she sees Piper do the same with her baby blues. Their lips brush softly before Piper leans in to press her lips firmly against the soft ones of her former teacher and current lover. Alex kisses her back, but only for a few seconds. She pulls back and gently presses her forehead against the blonde's and looks into her eyes.
"Goodnight, princess. I love you."
"Goodnight, my knight in shining armor. I love you."
Alex reluctantly pulls her arms back from their hold on the blonde's waist and takes Piper's arms away from where they were wrapped around her neck.
"I'll miss you Al."
"I'll miss you too Pipes. See you soon babe." Alex smiles reassuringly to settle both her own nerves and those of the blonde's. She knows that it won't be that easy to be together, but Alex is prepared to do anything to make it work. She's never felt anything even remotely like this, and she doesn't want to lose it. She just hopes Piper is willing to work for their relationship as well, but she has a feeling the blonde really loves her and is willing to do anything to keep her close too.
Piper turns back to step inside after watching the brunette ride off on her motorcycle. As soon as she steps inside and closes the door behind her, she's yanked away into the kitchen. The whole Chapman was still chatting away in the living room, as well as Pete, who had started to hit it off with Cal quite quickly, so the only possible option was her best friend Polly.
"I fucking knew it Pipes! How long?"
"What – what are you talking about Pol? I don't know what you mean?"
"Don't act like a dumb ignorant blonde Pipe, I know when you like someone. How long have you been together with sexy sub Miss Vause?"
"Alex? No – no, we're not … I mean no Polly, we're not –"
"Save it Piper, I know you. I saw you kiss just a few minutes ago, no need to keep it a secret for me."
"Pol, keep it down will you?! Okay yes, Alex and I kissed, but we haven't exactly figured everything out. She could still get into trouble, and I'm not even 18, she might realize very soon that it was all a spur of the moment, and that she just wanted to please me instead of having real feelings …"
"Pipes, I saw the way she looks at you, no way that's going to happen! She looks at you like you hung the moon or something."
"Really?"
"Yeah Pipe. She's totally crushing on you, and you are crushing on her. I'm so happy for you!" Polly pulls Piper into a big hug. She had seen her best friend's struggle after Larry raped her, but she seemed to be doing better now. Piper had smiled more during the few hours of the party than the past few months together, and Polly was extremely relieved. She still felt slightly guilty about being so wrapped up in her love for Pete that she didn't notice the blonde's struggle. Piper had forgiven her; now knowing how all-consuming love can be: but Polly hadn't fully forgiven herself. She vowed to do everything in her power to keep her best friend happy, and she apparently had an ally now, a certain Alex Vause.
"You don't think I'm weird for falling for a sub in high school?"
"Are you kidding me Pipes? Of course not! Remember my crush on Mr. Bennett? I was so stupid to think he'd actually like me! And Piper, Alex is probably the hottest woman I've ever seen, and I'm not even fucking gay! You lucked out with her babe, she looks like an amazing person."
"She really is Polls. She really took care of me after the thing with Larry and the connection was so immediate, I don't even know how that something like that is possible."
"Come here Pipes, I'm so happy for you! Welcome to the land of love!"
So Polly knows about them ... Any preferences on the next person to know about our favorite couple? Let me know what you think!
I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to review my little drabbles, I really appreciate it. I got 111 reviews up until now, hope that a lot of those will get added to that number ;)
The response I got up until now is honestly a little overwhelming. When I first started writing this story, I didn't know so many people would respond so well to it. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED, FOLLOWED OR FAVORITED! I'm really grateful to everyone!
Alright, enough of my rambling. Until next time :) xx Ellen
