(Pipers POV)

As soon as I felt Alex's body morph into mine, I closed my eyes with the complete feeling of satisfaction. This was a feeling I had never felt before. I was truly at peace and completely overwhelmed with the emotions I was feeling for this woman I barely knew. Before I realized it, I had drifted off to sleep. I fell into a spell of dreams with Alex as the center piece. Dreams were almost as amazing as Alex in reality and I cherished the time I had within each dream.

I felt the sun brush against my skin and shot up in a jolt. Fuck...I must have totally fallen asleep. I opened my eyes to see Alex was missing from the bed but, she had left a note on the pillow. In the most perfect, all-capital letter script, Alex wrote, "Piper...last night was simply amazing. Going to sort out my shit...I will call you as soon as I can. 3 AV."

I read the note over and over and over again. I figured that 'going to sort out my shit' was directly related to Slyvie. I hoped this meant that Slyvie would be no more and I could have Alex all to myself. Damn...had I really just thought that? I felt like I was under a spell commonly known as Alex Vause.

I got out of bed and headed for the shower. As the warm water cascaded over my body, my thoughts once again went to Alex. Last night had been something else and I really hoped there would be many more of these nights. I felt myself getting aroused at the thought of Alex...those lips...that pale skin...those sexy tattoos. It was all too much to take. I finished up in the shower, got ready & left the apartment. My roommate Polly was out of town and wouldn't be back for another week. This left me slightly relieved as I wasn't sure what Polly would say of this entire Alex thing. Or if I would even want to tell her. Alex could really be my little secret.

My daily routine of passing out resumes began again and it was nearly 2:00pm when I made my final stop at a new gastropub in town. Working as a waitress was not my ideal job but, I needed to find something. Being a college grad really meant nothing. Lucky for me, this gastropub was actually hiring and said they would give me a shot. A wave of relief washed over me as I reached out to hug the manager. Somewhat taken aback, I was told to report the next day at 10:00am sharp. With a sure grin on my face, I headed out back onto the street & ducked into a coffee shop to grab a quick bite to eat.

Just as I started to eat my sandwich, my phone rang.

"Hello Ms. All-Star," said Alex with that always sexy, husky voice.

"Well hello to you. Guess What?! I finally got a job!" I said back to Alex in excitement.

"Killer...great job babe. Guess what...I got rid of my psycho girlfriend. Which means, you need to get your ass over here as it's been too long since I've tasted you," Alex said, in a tone that was very no-nonsense.

As these words came from her mouth, my entire body tingled. I was suddenly no longer hungry for food. My only hunger was for one thing - Alex Vause.