Rated M for Mature.
Alex didn't know exactly what Piper and her father had discussed in private that morning, but she knew that Piper was relieved that everything was finally on the table. She'd offered to borrow her mom's car to take Piper back to college, but the blonde wanted to have her car at school and had promised to give Polly a ride.
They woke up side-by-side the morning of Piper's departure, and Alex wrapped an arm around her lover's waist and placed a kiss on her neck.
Piper stretched as she rolled onto her back. "I'm going to miss waking up with you."
Alex's lips tugged up into a soft smile, but she moaned at the thought of not being with her lover every day. "That will definitely suck."
"Are you going to be ok while I'm gone?" Piper traced a finger down the brunette's cheek.
"Somehow, I'll find a way," Alex joked, but she knew her partner could detect melancholy in her eyes.
Piper smiled, but it didn't soothe Alex.
"I'm going to see if Salvatore's will hire me again," she exhaled, not at all pleased at the reality of her situation. "I need to move out of this house as soon as possible, but I can't do that without a job."
Piper wrinkled her brow. "My dad will let you stay here."
"Maybe." She wiped a strand of hair across her lover's forehead. "But I don't want to."
"It would just be five more months, and then we can get a place together in Manhattan," the blonde tried.
"Can't wait." She leaned down and kissed Piper on the lips. Alex didn't want Piper worrying about her during her final semester at Smith, so she decided to let the matter rest.
As the brunette pulled back, something in Piper's expression shifted, and her eyes grew darker. Alex recalled in an instant what those tempestuous blue eyes implied—Piper wanted her. She kissed her lover more resolutely, tugging Piper's lower lip gently between her teeth.
During their stay in Greenwich, they'd slept together every night, but they hadn't kissed passionately much less had sex over the course of those two weeks. Alex had bouts of sexual desire, but Piper never seemed to be on the same page when the brunette was aroused. Alex hadn't wanted to force the issue and didn't know if it would even be comfortable for Piper due to her pregnancy.
She slowly ran a hand up Piper's t-shirt until her hand landed on the blonde's right breast. Alex broke the kiss and breathed, "Is this ok?"
Piper looked her in the eye and nodded, hand flying to the back of Alex's neck to jerk her in for another searing kiss. It was Piper who removed her girlfriend's tank top and underwear first, lips trailing down her neck and chest until they reached her breasts. One hand roamed down Alex's body to the juncture between her legs as Piper's mouth bathed her nipple.
Alex tangled her hands in long, blonde hair, pulling Piper's head closer. The stimulation she felt at Piper's touch was astonishing. It seemed like forever since they'd had sex, and in that moment, Alex couldn't fathom why they'd ever stopped. She tugged Piper up for another kiss, and the blonde removed her hand from Alex's stomach and settled it on her cheek. Piper cradled Alex's face as she deepened the kiss, tongue reaching for tonsils. Alex took that moment to let her fingertips glide down Piper's side. She massaged her lover's ass before moving her long fingers to the blonde's center. Alex grinned against Piper's mouth as she felt the extreme wetness between the blonde's legs. She drug the sticky juices from her opening to her clit several times before inserting one finger into her girlfriend's pussy.
She pumped her single digit slowly in and out of Piper's opening, twisting it slightly with every motion. "Can I do this to you?"
The blonde smiled. "You're not going to touch the baby if that's what you're worried about."
Alex chuckled against her mouth.
Piper pulled back with a grin plastered across her face. "Were you seriously worried about that?"
"Logically, I know that would be impossible," she admitted, swiping her lover's hair behind her ear. "But I've never fucked a pregnant woman."
"Is that what you're going to do?" The blonde's expression turned from giddy to erotic. She toyed with one of Alex's tits, rubbing her nipple between two fingers. "Fuck me?"
Alex inserted a second finger and increased her speed. "Yeah."
Piper craned her neck, giving the brunette a fresh palette of creamy skin to kiss. She sucked on the blonde's neck in several places just long enough not to leave a mark. Alex thumbed Piper's clit, and she was rewarded with moans of pleasure.
"Finish with your mouth," Piper demanded, pushing her lover's head down.
Alex wasted no time, crawling down her lover's body, kissing her every inch along the way. She kicked the sheets and comforter off the bed and settled between the blonde's legs. Wrapping her arms around Piper's thighs, Alex dove in with her mouth. Piper's back arched like a cat, and the brunette splayed her hands across her belly to try keeping her in place. She licked, sucked and bit Piper's tender, pink skin, relishing in the way she tasted. Piper's juices were all over her lips & chin, and Alex had to release one of Piper's thighs to touch herself.
Piper glanced down at Alex's head between her legs and her hand between her own folds, and she came undone. "ALEX! Ungh, ungh, ungh!" She moaned and screamed as Alex felt her own orgasm rise within her. Their mutual cries were surely loud enough to be heard by anyone passing by, but Alex didn't care. She was swallowing her lover's juices while having a powerful orgasm of her own.
Alex collapsed onto her lover in a sweaty, sticky, breathless state. Piper tugged her arm, signaling for Alex to join her at the top of the bed.
"Wow," the blonde breathed, one arm resting above her head on the pillow, the other mindlessly rubbing Alex's back. "Why didn't we do that sooner?"
Alex let out a diminutive chuckle. "Good question." She wiped her mouth on Piper's chest, and then lifted her head to look at her lover. "You're so fucking gorgeous."
The blonde blushed and tucked a strand of dark hair behind Alex's ear. "So are you."
"I'm going to miss you." She chastised herself for the quiver in her voice.
Piper closed the distance between them with a delicate, open-mouthed kiss. "Me, too."
They laid in each other's arms for another hour, dozing off to sleep for minutes at a time before Diane knocked on the door.
"Hate to break the news, kids, but Polly's here," she called through the closed door.
"Ok, thanks." Piper wiped her drowsy eyes.
Alex pushed herself up and hovered over her lover's body. "I guess this is it."
"For now." Piper pushed thick strands of cascading black hair over Alex's shoulders. "I love you."
"Love you, too, babe." She placed her lips gently against Piper's. "And don't worry so much about me while you're away. I'm going to be fine."
Piper sat up. "Who said I was worried about you?"
Alex grinned, thankful for her lover's sense of humor. "No one." She kissed Piper once more before the blonde rolled out of bed.
"Same goes for you, you know." Piper put her nightgown back on and grabbed clean clothes from a dresser drawer. "I promise to take care of myself and the baby." She rubbed her belly.
Alex scooted to the end of the bed and reached for her girlfriend, tugging her closer by the hips. She lifted Piper's nightgown to place several kisses on her stomach. "Good."
Piper leaned over and kissed her on the top of the head, and then walked towards the door. "I'm going to take a shower."
Alex nodded. "Ok."
When Piper was out of the room, Alex flopped onto her back, arm resting over her forehead. She didn't know how to survive without Piper in her daily life—she'd proven that in Italy. There was a part of her that was nervous about it, but she'd never been more confident about a future with Piper than she was at that point in her life. Her therapist had given her several techniques for coping with stress and uncertain circumstances, and Alex hoped that they would prove useful when she needed them.
Notes: Sorry this one is so short-there was nothing I could do about it before beginning Book IV. I seem to be traveling at the beginning of each new book, so please look for an update in a couple of days. I'll do my best to update tomorrow.