(Piper's POV)

We quickly fell back into our little Bubble. Me and My Alex. Sure, we would run across the occasional argument but, for the most part, we were totally still in honeymoon stage. I loved spending every second of every day with Alex. Our time spent apart typically seemed to drag. Alex was just so sexy smart. Beyond the fact that she devoured books like they were going out of style, she applied the knowledge in just the most sexy way ever. For someone who didn't go to college, Alex was superbly educated.

Days turned into weeks and before we knew it, it was November. As the weather turned colder, I found myself wanting to spend more time in Alex's arms. While Alex kept me mostly excluded from her work, when she had a run coming up, it got stressful. Alex would spend just so much time organizing everything down to a tee. Alex had a run to Bali on the agenda for this week but luckily, she would only be gone for 10 days.

As we laid in bed one late morning - it had been a late night of work & sex - our conversation somehow found its way back to Alex's ex-girlfriend Slyvie. Alex removed her glasses as I looked to her and asked, "Did you love her?"

Without a hesitation, Alex looked at me and said, "No. But, I love you."

"Really? You do?" I said back, as I got down into the bed next to Alex.

I had been wishing and hoping for this day to come and now that it was here, I was totally taken back. Alex did not like to share her feelings at all...preferring to simply bottle them up. Because that was totally more healthy then sharing.

"I don't say that to everyone you know...You have to say it back," Alex said, as she looked deeply into my eyes.

Starting into Alex's eyes - minus her glasses - was like looking straight into her soul. With a grin spreading on my face, I said to Alex, "I love you too."

Alex reached for my face and planted a small, simple kiss on my lips. It was a kiss that said so much. I continued to look into her eyes and hold her hands, not wanting the moment to pass. I was really making so much progress with Alex and our relationship was truly legit.

We sat there for some time just looking into each other's eyes. Alex then got up and went to the CD player. "I really need to update this," Alex said as she walked out of the room. She placed a CD in and came back in. As she returned, I could hear Alanis Morissette's voice singing to us.

Alex came back to the bed and climbed on top of me. She slowly leaned her lips down to mine and began to kiss me. Ever so intimately, Alex kissed me slowly and with determination. Alex always pleased me. Her main concern was my pleasure. Whether or not I made her cum, she was always sure that I came. Alex liked to be in control and this was a perfect example of that.

"...I am the wisest woman you've ever met.

I am the kindest soul with whom you've connected..."

As Alex continued to kiss me, she moved her hands up my pajama shirt and over my bare breasts. She mimicked the slow kissing on my lips with her slow hand movements on my breasts. Alex was making love to me. Showing me her love through the way she knew best. Ever so slowly, Alex kept her right hand on my breasts and moved her left hand down to my pajama bottoms. Without removing them, she placed her left hand into my bottoms.

"...You see all my light and you love my dark

You dig everything of which I'm ashamed..."

I parted my legs as Alex's hand came to meet my sex, already wet with anticipation. As she kissed my lips, and rubbed my breasts, she added her hand slowly doing circles around my clit to the equation. The combination of the three was going to put me over the edge. I broke from the kiss - taking everything I could in order to do so - and looked at Alex. Alex opened her eyes...assuming something was wrong...and looked into my eyes.

"I love you Alex Vause," I said as I went back to kissing her.

Alex continued working me over and within a few moments, I began to orgasm. My orgasm was just as slow as Alex's continued working on me and she let me fully ride it out. Alex removed her hand from my breasts, the other from my pussy, and laid on the bed to take me back into her arms.

"I love you too Piper. I really, truly love you too," Alex said as she held me in her arms.

"...I'm the most gorgeous woman that you've ever known

And you've never met anyone

Who is as everything as I am sometimes..."