I'm back! Hope you guys like this new chapter :) Nottoo long until our girls reunite properly once again, in NYC. Then difficult times will come up for Piper, but don't worry. I promise that your Vauseman-shipping hearts won't suffer too much. Everything will work out fine.

Let me know what you think! And if you have suggestions for me, they're always welcome :)

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters used in this story.


The next few months are spent apart, except for the few days Piper and her parents go to New York to visit Barnard College and the dorm Piper will be living in. They don't know who Piper's roommate will be, but since it's an all-girls college, the Chapmans aren't terribly worried (little did they know about their daughter's relationship with a certain brunette).

Piper and Alex talk about setting up a 'coincidental meeting' in the streets of New York before the blonde comes to the city for a few days. The Vause apartment is not too far away from the dorm Piper will be staying in for the next year, so they figure out how to meet up in a not too suspicious way.

On their first day in the city, the three Chapmans visit the Barnard campus Piper will be at most of the time at Barnard. They're all very much impressed with the entire campus. Beautiful old buildings, but the classrooms are quite modern with the latest technology and computers installed. Piper knows she'll like spending time here. After spending an entire day exploring all the building on campus, getting a tour for accepted students and roaming around by themselves, they head to an Italian restaurant for dinner and then back to the hotel.

On their second day, Piper visits the dorm she will most likely be moving into as it's the closest to the Barnard campus. Her parents are pleased to see that everything looks clean, the bathrooms and the bedrooms, the hallways and the kitchen, everything is very neat. Piper is quite excited to move into the dorm, finally having a bit of freedom and alone time away from her family. She loves them, very much so, but she needs to be able to venture out on her own. She'll also be A LOT closer to her girlfriend's apartment, something she's very happy about, but Bill and Carol don't have to know about that little fact just yet.

Piper finds a sneaky way to text Alex and let her know when they are going back to the hotel from the dorms. The Vause's apartment is not too far, and Alex only has to walk a couple of minutes before reaching the street where she and her blonde girlfriend had agreed to 'accidentally' meet. In the distance, she sees a familiar head of blonde hair, and sees the faint outlines of Bill and Carol behind her Pipes, and she can't help but smile.

"Oh my God, Piper Chapman; is that you?!"

Piper smiles when she hears the sexy, familiar voice of her former teacher from behind her. She and her parents had stopped on the sidewalk briefly to talk some things about the dorm over, it proved difficult to do so while walking along the busy streets of New York. Alex walks up to the three Chapmans, feigning surprise but Piper can hear the fakeness of it.

"Oh my God! Ms. Vause it's so nice to see you! I didn't know you lived around here?!" Piper feigns surprise like a pro, but Alex can see through it. Bill and Carol can't however, and Alex suspects that Piper has learned to fake straight faces all her life.

"It's Alex, kid. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, what a pleasure to meet you again."

"Yes indeed, a pleasure. And what a coincidence! I mean, the fact that we're walking the same street of New York at the same time, isn't that incredible, Carol?" Carol can only smile faintly in response. Bill and Piper seemed to like her and really enjoy her company, but the older blonde was still weary. Alex is gay, after all, and she didn't like that fact.

"It is a very nice coincidence indeed. I'm glad to see you again Piper, how are you?"

"I'm doing fine thank you Ms. Vause. How are you?"

"Piper, how many times do I have to tell you?! It's Alex kid. I'm doing great, still getting used to the hustle and bustle of the big city after staying in Connecticut."

"Sorry … Alex. Yeah I can imagine that you'd gotten used to the peace and quiet of Connecticut. This is so much different but I love it!" Piper smiles brightly, and Alex smiles too.

"Anyway, what are you three doing here? And where are your brothers Piper?"

"They're at my grandmother's for three days. We are visiting the Barnard campus, as I'm coming here in the fall."

"You are coming to Barnard? What about going to Smith? I heard you talking about going there, it sounded like you dreamed of going there for a very long time…" Alex knows the real answer to this question, but she wants to see what Piper says with her parents there.

"Oh I don't know, my dreams changed. Barnard is just as great as Smith, and I wanna try out living in the city, I think I might move here someday."

"Really? Well I think you'll like it. It's loud here compared to where you live, but you'll get used to it. I've lived here all my life, together with my mom."

"Oooh that's great… how is Diane doing? Everything alright?"

"She's doing great, I'll tell her you asked. I'm living with her at the moment, not too far from here actually."

"Really? That's great! Tell her I said hi, please Alex. You know how much I loved spending time with Diane."

Bill and Carol watch the two younger women talking and smile. They know the big part both Alex and Diane played in Piper's recovery from the events in January. They still are very thankful for the two Vause women, glad that their daughter had fully recovered from the rape with the help of mother and daughter Vause.

"Alex, is Diane at home?"

"Yes, she is. She has the day off today, I was just on my way to find some dinner… why are you asking Bill?"

"Well, Carol, Piper and I were just gonna go to dinner too. I'd love for you and your mom to join us. The two of you saved our precious girl and that's the least we can do to thank you."

"Oh no Bill. I don't want to impose… I'll find something for me and my mom."

"Nonsense Alex, you wouldn't impose on anything. We'd love to have you there as well. Is your apartment far away?"

"A few blocks actually… only because you insist Bill. I'll go home and ask her is that okay? Do you have any idea where you want to meet for dinner?"

"We were gonna have dinner in the restaurant of the hotel we are staying at, but I'll see if I can find a table in a restaurant close by."

"Sounds great Bill, thank you."

"Piper, why don't you join Alex? I'm sure you'd love to see Diane again."

Piper can barely contain the grin from spreading across her face. She had hoped for some alone time with the brunette next to her, but they hadn't worked out that part yet. Piper was already quite surprised that her dad had invited both Alex and Diane to dinner tonight, but this was the cherry on top of the cake.

"Yeah, sure. I haven't seen her in a while. I'd love to see her again, say hi and catch up."

"Then it's settled. You go back to the apartment with Alex, I'll text you the details for later. I just want to freshen up a little back at the hotel, you too right Carol?" Carol nods as she looks at Bill. "Great. I'm sure Alex will keep you safe. See you later girls."


Bill and Carol take off down the street before Alex or Piper can utter a word. They turn to each other with an enormous smile on their faces. Alex wordlessly pulls her blonde girlfriend into a tight hug. She closes her eyes and presses her nose into Piper's golden hair. She inhales deeply and the tears build up in her eyes. She missed everything about the blonde, but most of all: the way Piper fits in her arms.

Piper throws her arms around Alex's shoulders, closing her eyes too. Just like Alex, she buries her nose into Alex's black hair, and nuzzles into her neck. Tears build up in her eyes, and they fall too. Alex pulls back as she feels the wetness on her neck.

"What's wrong Pipes? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine Al. I just… oh babe I missed you so much. I didn't know how much until now. It feels so good to feel your arms around me again."

"Oh Pipes. I thought something was up. I missed you too babe, so fucking much… oh God, I wanted to do this since I left Connecticut. Let's go babe, Diane would love to see you again. She misses you too, you know…"

Piper smiles in response, reaching out to hold Alex's hand. Alex intertwines their fingers and squeezes lightly. She smiles at the blonde, a soft smile that she reserves only for her special girl. They begin to walk to the apartment, silence washing over them. It's comfortable as it always is.

A few minutes later, they reach Alex's apartment block, and the older woman unlocks the front door to the building and pushes it open for Piper to go through. She follows the blonde inside and leads her into the elevator. They wordlessly fall into an embrace again as the doors close behind them, and they don't let go until they reach their floor.

Alex takes out her key and unlocks the front door, and the first thing they hear as they step inside is this: "Alex is that you? Did you find something for dinner?" Diane's voice booms through the house. Alex only chuckles in response as she leads the blonde to the kitchen, Alex's best guess as to where her mom could be. Diane loves spending time reading the newspaper at the breakfast bar with a cup of coffee. Alex prefers the amazingly comfortable couch in the living room to spend time reading, but her mom is a special one.

"Hey mom, I brought someone," Alex says as she walks into the kitchen and up to her mother. Diane turns around and sees her daughter and a certain blonde walking up to her. She gasps in surprise, so happy that her favorite blonde is back. She gets up and throws her arms around the blonde.

"Oh Piper! It's so good to see you! How are ya?"

"I'm doing fine thanks Diane. I'm so happy to see you too! How are you doing?"

"I'm doing great, glad my baby girl is back home with me. She was gone too long you know?"

"Well, I would've loved to have her with me for a bit longer, but you must have missed her the last couple of months."

"Ahhhh I guessed as much. Of course you wanted to keep her close!"

Alex watches as her two favorite people in the world talk like old friends catching up. Diane's arm is still around the blonde's shoulders as she leads her over to the couch. Alex chuckles lightly and she follows the two other women into the living room. She takes the seat on one side of her girlfriend, Diane on the other side. Piper instinctively leans back into Alex, and she feels an arm wrapping around her waist. Alex pulls Piper closer and she feels the warmth spreading around her veins. Piper feels it too. It's always like this whenever they hug, or whenever Alex pulls her into her own body.

"Alex has something to ask you, don't you babe?" Alex looks confused for a second before remembering the fact that she and her mother are invited to dinner with Piper and her parents.

"Oh right! Well as you can see, I ran into Pipes and her parents on the street. Long story short, Bill invited both of us for dinner somewhere. He's gonna text Piper once he has the details. You up for it?"

"Sure, but why would they do that?"

"They wanted to thank us for helping Pipes recover from the events in January…"

"Oh right, yeah well … okay fine! Piper you can text your dad that we will be joining you all. Do you have any idea when this will be? I was gonna go to the store to get everything for the next couple of days. I'll do it tomorrow if they expect us soon though."

"I don't know, dad has just texted me that he's glad you will be joining us, but he's still figuring things out. He said to meet for dinner at 7PM, and it's only 4:30 now so I think you have some time to go do some shopping. I'll have Alex text you once we know where dinner will be in case you don't make it back though."

"Sounds great Piper. I'll get going and leave you two to it, looks like you two didn't have much alone time yet. I'm sure you guys want to catch up." Diane winks as Alex chuckles and Piper blushes lightly. No matter how much time she spends with the Vause women, she'll never get used to the bluntness and forwardness of Alex's mom.

"Thanks, Ma. See you later okay? We'll keep in contact."

"Later, babe. Keep me updated on the whole dinner thing." Diane says as she leaves the living room and goes into the kitchen to grab her purse and her shopping list. She closes the door behind her softly, and smiles to herself as she makes her way to the elevator. "Those two are SO meant to be."

XxXxX

"Come here Pipes." Piper smiles as she feels Alex's hot breath in her ear. She turns around in Alex's arms, swinging one leg over the brunette's legs. Alex places her hands on the blonde's hips and squeezes softly as she feels the warm skin beneath them. Piper places her hands next to the older woman's head and presses their foreheads together.

Alex smiles softly as she closes her eyes and moves her lips forward to catch Piper's. They meet in a searing kiss, the heat between them building quickly. Piper swipes her tongue over Alex's bottom lip, earning herself a deep moan coming from her girlfriend. She slips her tongue into the older woman's mouth slowly, meeting Alex's on the way. Unlike their first kisses, their tongues now meet softly and create a beautiful rhythm. Moaning fills the apartment's living room, but neither knows who it's coming from.

They continue kiss for a few minutes until they run out of breath. Alex doesn't stop, instead she moves her lips and tongue to caress Piper's craned neck. The blonde leans her head back to give the brunette more space to kiss and lick, and she moans deeply. "Damn that talented tongue," she thinks as her girlfriend licks the most sensitive spots on her neck. Piper threads her fingers into Alex's black hair, and Alex runs her hands up and down the blonde's waist and back.

Piper brings her hands to cup Alex's face and she tilts it upwards. She presses her lips onto the brunette's, hard. She wants to convey how much she has missed her girlfriend the past few weeks and how much she wants her. Alex feels it, and she kisses back just as hard. Their tongues meet languidly, and moaning is again heard throughout the apartment. Piper begins to grind on the older woman's thighs, she can't stop herself. She needs to feel all of Alex, and she needs it now.

Piper breaks the kiss. "Take me to the bedroom Al. Please," she pleads with the brunette as she sees the dark shade of green in her lover's eyes. "Anything for my beautiful princess." Alex puts her hands underneath Piper's thighs and stands up, carrying her girlfriend into her bedroom. Piper has her arms wrapped into Alex's hair and she kisses the older woman's neck, sucking lightly on her pulse point.

"Oh Pipes… I love you so much babe."

"I love you too Al. Show me how much you missed me … please babe I need you."

"As the lady wishes…"

Piper and Alex continue to shed clothes until they can press their naked bodies into each other. They make love for an hour and a half, and Diane hears the telltale signs of a woman's orgasm reverberating through the apartment as she opens the front door. Not that she minds though, she knows how much the girls missed each other, and how much they needed to reconnect like that.

Diane continues to put her groceries away as the moans coming from Alex's bedroom grow silent. A few minutes later, she hears rustling coming from that same room and she smiles, knowing that the blonde and her daughter will likely be coming out of there any moment now. The door to the younger Vause's bedroom opens and she hears two pairs of footsteps coming down the hallway. Alex is the only one to make her way into the kitchen, and Diane figures that Piper must've gone into the living room.

"Oh mom! I didn't know you were home already."

"Yeah, I arrived like ten minutes ago. I put everything away already, we're all set for the next few days."

"That's, … that's great." Alex actually blushes as she realizes her own mother must've heard her cumming a short while ago.

"Oh Al, nothing to be embarrassed about. It's not the first time I've heard or seen you two … I love that you love Piper so much babe. I'm happy for you."

"Thanks mom. Could you keep it quiet for now though? We haven't told Pipes' parents about us yet."

"My lips are sealed, unlike yours earlier babe." Diane winks as Alex feels the redness creep up her cheeks again. She grabs two bottles of water before following Diane into the living and room and planting her fine ass next to Piper's on the couch.

"Dad just texted me. He said to meet them at the Smith on Lincoln Square. He threw in some money and managed to book a table for five. Maybe you two should go get ready, I'll be fine like this."

"Sounds good. See you in a bit girls." Diane walks down the hallway and into her own room. Alex gets up from the couch again, and offers Piper a hand. The blonde doesn't let go of it as she grabs the two bottles of water and follows Alex into her bedroom again. Alex doesn't say a word, just pulls her in for a light peck on the lips before going to her wardrobe. Piper takes a seat on the bed and notices the slight change in Alex's demeanor.

"What's wrong babe?" Alex turns her head as she hears the smooth voice of her girlfriend behind her.

"Nothing, just …" Alex trails off a bit before continuing, although she can't exactly look Piper in the eyes. "My mom, she heard us as she came home … you know when …"

Piper smirks lightly. She didn't know Alex would be so embarrassed by the fact that Diane heard her own daughter cum while Piper went down on her.

"Oh Al … I'm sure she doesn't mind. She's an amazing mom and you lucked out with her babe. Can you imagine my mother's reaction if she heard us having sex?"

Alex only laughs a single time before turning back to the wardrobe to try and decide on an outfit. Piper wordlessly gets up and goes to stand behind the brunette, wrapping her arms around her waist. She presses a kiss to Alex's shirt-clad shoulder before looking into the older woman's wardrobe.

"This one'll do Al," Piper says as she pulls out a beautiful black lace dress. She's 1000% sure that her girlfriend will look incredible wearing it. Alex only smiles as she takes it from the blonde and places it on the bed. She starts to undress and Piper goes to help her, pressing open-mouthed kisses to the still warm skin she can find.

"Mmmmm, babe … I'd love to go again, but we're meeting your parents, and my mom's next door … We'll be late." Piper releases the skin she was sucking at with a light pop and kisses Alex's mouth before sitting on the bed to get the best view of her lover stripping and redressing in the black number she picked out.


20 minutes and a steamy make-out session later, (Piper found it incredibly hot, the way Alex's dress showed off her amazing collarbones and couldn't help but kiss them), Piper opened the door to Alex's bedroom and made her way down the hallway into the kitchen, holding Alex's hand. Diane is ready to go, and grabs her purse and the keys to the car as she follows the blonde and the younger brunette outside the apartment.

The dinner goes very well, Bill and Carol having easy conversation with the two Vause women. They thank Diane and Alex profusely for saving their baby girl several times throughout dinner, but both young and older Vause dismiss it. They were honored to play a part in Piper's recovery, and the youngest woman of the group can't help but smile softly at the two of them.

Piper and Alex hug goodbye as they walk outside. The hug lasts a good five minutes, and Alex whispers a soft "I love you" into Piper's ear. Piper presses a kiss behind Alex's ear and whispers the same three words back. They let go of each other, even though they really don't want to. Diane smiles softly as she sees the wetness in their eyes as they realize this really is goodbye for a long while.

"Thank you so much Alex, and you too Diane."

"No problem baby girl." Diane goes up to hug Piper too, and whispers in her ear as well.

"Alex loves you, and I'll take good care of her until you're back. You're a Vause woman too now." Diane pulls back after pressing a soft kiss to Piper's cheek and shaking Carol's and Bill's hands. She wraps her arm around Alex's shoulders as they make their way down the street. Bill does the same to Piper. They both look back one last time at the exact same moment, and their eyes hold their own conversation, conveying love in a way no words ever could.