(Alex's POV)
As we laid in the bed, with Piper snuggled deep into my body, and Alanis singing to us, my mind began to think. I really wanted to continue to show Piper how much I loved her. And a piece of this love, was my trust in Piper. I don't think that I have ever trusted a girl I was fucking. Outside of my mom, I didn't really trust anyone. With Piper, all of that was different. I wanted to show her I trusted her with some of my deepest pieces.
"I want to show you something babe. I think it's time for you to see it," I said to Piper as I got out of bed and headed to the bathroom.
Piper got up to follow me and said "Should I be scared of what this something is? It sounds scary."
"Not scary at all. It's a good thing. The only other person who knows about it is my mom," I replied, turning on the shower and getting out of my remaining clothing.
I was going to do this. I was going to tell Piper about The Hub. I was strangely nervous & excited at the same time.
Once in the shower, it was like we hadn't seen or touched each other in days. Bodies were touching and hands were exploring. I washed Piper's hair as she duplicated the favor. I then proceeded to wash her body and the amount of sexual tension I could feel - from washing her - was insane. I wanted to take her again right here & now but knew I had to stop if I ever wanted to leave the house. I had to fly to Bali in the morning and didn't want to lose the day on sex...at least not this day.
I had to stop before I passed the point of no return. As I turned off the water, I said, "More of that for later. Let's go."
I headed into the bedroom and proceeded to get dressed. Piper seemed to have a thing for me in flannel so I happily obliged.
"Alex? do you mind that I wear your clothes when you are gone?" Piper asked me as she went into the closet.
"Do I mind? Of course not. I think it's rather sexy. Do you mind that I bring a pair of your panties in my suitcase when I travel," I asked back, laughing to myself.
Piper turned to face me, shock in her face and said, "Alex! Are you serious?! Why would you do that? Are they clean at least?!"
"Of course they are clean...you didn't think I was that much of a pervert did you? There is just something sexy about them. And, at the end of a long ass day, I like coming back to the room knowing a piece of you is waiting for me," I said back and kissed Piper on the cheek.
"I love you Alex," Piper said, as we finished getting dressed. Piper was wearing a blue sweater that hugged her perfect little body. Piper ran on a daily basis and her body surely shower. Even though her tits were smaller than mine, they fit Piper perfectly. I could stare at that body of her's all day.
As we left the apartment, I was super excited to be sharing this with Piper. I felt myself with a ridiculous grin on my face, not able to remove it. I was honestly happier than I had been in a long, long time.
"So...when are you going to tell me where we are going?" Piper asked as I held her hand as we walked.
"You will see soon enough...we are almost there," I replied back, hurrying my pace. It was chilly outside and Piper was not wearing a jacket. I wanted to get there in a hurry and get some hot tea into her body.
As we came to a stop in front of The Hub, Piper said, "Ohh cool...its The Hub. I spent many college days here back in my day."
Figures that Piper had come here. I wondered if I had ever run into her back in the day. Our paths must not have crossed because I would have surely remembered her. I opened the door for Piper and we headed inside.
Piper looked all around, almost like she had never been there before. I walked up to the coffee shop and saw that Sarah was working.
"Hey Vause, what's up? The usual for you today?" Sarah asked. Sarah had no idea that I was the owner of The Hub. She just knew me as the girl who came here far too often.
"Hey Sarah. Two of the usuals please. This is my girlfriend Piper. Piper, this is my favorite barista Sarah," I said to Sarah.
It still gave me chills introducing Piper as my girlfriend. Damn, this girl really had me whipped.
"Hi Sarah - very nice to meet you. I'm sure you have seen me before...I'm a Smith alum," Piper said in her most WASPy voice. Ohh Piper.
When Sarah returned with our tea, I took them both and guided Piper way to the back of The Hub. This was my favorite place in the store. An over-sized brown leather chair, sitting near a huge window looking out onto an old oak tree. Plus, it was far away from nearly everyone else.
"This place feels eerilly familiar. Like I was just here even though its been months since I was last here. I feel like I totally know this place like the back of my hand," Piper said to me as we settled into the chair.
"Piper, you sorta do. I think it feels so familiar because it reminds you of my apartment," I said to Piper, unsure if she still hadn't made the connection or if she just was afraid to say.
Piper took a sip of her tea and said, "Oh my gosh! You are so right! It totally does feel like your apartment. How bizarre."
I wasn't quite sure how to proceed in the conversation...it was going totally different then I expected.
"Don't you think its a little more than bizarre that this is so similar to my apartment?" I asked, hoping Piper would use these brains and get to the answer.
Looking around The Hub, Piper said, "Well, no not really. Your apartment is lined with dark colors, dark chunky furniture and quite possibly as many books as The Hub. One of the many things that make you so sexy."
Piper rested her legs on top of mine and, keeping myself calm, I felt myself push my glasses on top of my head. For some reason, my glasses were the first place my hands went to in so many situations. Whether it was to lift them up or take them off, I was always doing something with them.
Well, now was as good of a time as ever, "They are so similar because I own The Hub Piper. When I started really making money working for Kubra, I knew I needed to invest it in ways that wouldn't be easy to track. My weed-smoking CPA, Doug Wilson, recommended owning some legit businesses as one of the ways. I purchased this, changed the name & redecorated and the rest is history," I said to Piper, anxiously awaiting her reply.
As Piper seemed to be processing this, I figured I would add in some more information to help her, "I am telling you this because not only do I love you but, I trust you as well. No one - besides my mom - knows I own The Hub. Not even the employees. I need to keep it that way so, just in case something happens, I have something legit to fall back on."
I wanted Piper to realize just how big of a deal this was to me. Not only because I was proud of owning The Hub but, because I was telling her something I held near & dear to my heart. Something that I didn't trust anyone with...well, minus my mom of course.
Piper reached over and took my face in her hands. Her hands felt warm, no doubt from the tea, and she kissed me. The kiss was long and slow and I could feel myself getting wet. Piper pulled away from the kiss and said, "Alex...you have just made me even happier than I ever thought possible. I love you babe."
Ohh god Piper. If you only knew what you were doing to me. It was at this point that I realized I was past the point of no return. This girl would either make me the happiest woman ever or break my heart into a million little pieces.