Well now that I've finished Season 3 I can commence writing again :). None of my friends have finished yet (they all have better will power than me) so if anyone has finished and wishes to discuss the series and hopes for season 4 feel free to PM me :P. Anyway, slight disclaimer for this chapter: I just wanted to have a little fun with this one without advancing the plot much (since a couple of people had asked for some fluff) so it's a direct continuation. I am not a lesbian myself so apologies if this comes across as incredibly inaccurate. Also, this chapter is rated M to be safe :).
Piper quickly peeked her head around the shower block to check that it was indeed empty, even on their day off from work it was rare to have people taking showers in the early hours of the afternoon. Once she was sure it was free she tugged on Alex's hand behind her and pulled her into the empty room. Giggling, the couple made their way into one of the empty cubicles and pulled the curtain shut over them. They had only made a quick stop off at their respective cubes to grab a towel and their flip flops before they had come straight to the shower block. Alex pulled at the bottom of Piper's top, ripping it off of her. The bra soon followed along with her trousers and underwear while Piper quickly disposed of Alex's clothes. Alex grinned, staring hungrily at Piper. She pushed Piper up against the back wall of the shower and bent down, kissing Piper like her life depended on it. While one hand found its way to Piper's breast and squeezed firmly the other fumbled around until it found the tap and turned the shower on. Piper screamed into the kiss. She pulled away quickly.
"Alex its freezing!" She complained. Alex just grinned wickedly back at her.
"I thought I was hot enough for you. But if you insist." Alex sighed, turning the heat up just a little so that the shower was now lukewarm. "We've not got much time, a guard will do a round of the showers eventually so we'd best be quick." Alex told her. Piper's hand drifted to the thigh that Carlin had squeezed.
"Well I'd better inspect this quickly then. She breathed against Alex's ear. She sunk to her knees slowly and planted a firm kiss against the spot. "Yeah, seems clean to me. But since I'm here anyway…" Alex groaned lightly as Piper kissed a small trail from the spot on Alex's thigh up to her centre. She used her hands to gently nudge Alex's feet slightly wider apart. Alex obliged and Piper began to tease her, slowly kissing her way closer.
"Oh Hell no." Alex complained. She wrapped her fist around Piper's hair and pulled her back to her feet. She slammed her back against the wall, nibbling at her earlobe. "Only one of us does the teasing around here." She whispered hoarsely, the way that always made Piper's stomach do backflips. Alex's hand pressed against Piper's firm stomach before she pulled away so just her fingertips were gently brushing against her skin. Her fingers glided downwards slowly. At the same time her other hand untangled from Piper's soaking hair and moved to one of her breasts, giving it a firm squeeze. Alex chuckled at the way it made Piper gasp. "I told you this shower didn't need to be hot." Alex murmured against her ear. The lukewarm water pounded down against their backs and Alex was right, any hotter would be uncomfortable given the circumstances. She leaned down and shared a passionate kiss with Piper. Her hand inching slowly closer and closer…
"Are you two not lesbians done in there? Only it's hard to focus on a shower when there's sex noises coming from the next cubicle, but thanks for the wank bank material." Alex rolled her eyes as she- reluctantly- pulled away from Piper.
"Boner killer!" She called out to Nicky as she shut off the water, much to Piper's disappointment. Alex smiled and gently pecked her cheek.
"I know we can't get quite so frisky in the bunks, but we can still snuggle, my little spoon." She said tenderly. "And while we're at it, we can talk about how we're going to take the bitch down a peg or two…" Piper covered Alex's mouth with one finger.
"Don't ruin the mood more than boner killer already has." She ordered before grabbing Alex's towel and throwing it at her and then grabbing her own. They quickly dried off, got changed and came out to Nicky grinning mischievously at them. The way both their chests still heaved, their red cheeks. They had clearly been having a good time. She would have felt bad for interrupting had this not been her last chance to shower before count today, and she'd worked up a sweat fixing one of the broken washers today. Alex winked at her before wrapping her arms around Piper.
"Sorry, we were just checking each other for lice." Alex said. "Had to be precise." Piper stuck her tongue out in disgust.
"Ugh, just tell her we were fucking. It's less disgusting." Piper chuckled, dropping her arms from Piper's waist and entwining their fingers instead.
"Sorry, I'll remember that in future. Come on, I've missed my little spoon. Enjoy your shower Nickels, try not to think about us too much."
"No worries, that lice thing did kill it a little." Nicky admitted as Piper and Alex left, sneaking into Piper's cube. The couple settled into the familiar positions of Piper's back snuggled against Alex's front, with Alex pressing feather soft kisses against her lover's neck.
"I heart you." Alex whispered, pulling Piper just that little bit closer to her. "So much."
"I heart you too." Piper whispered back. "Even if it is just I love you for pussies." Alex laughed, kissing behind Piper's ear.
"I love it when you say pussies." Alex whispered. "Such a dirty word for such a proper young lady." She teased. Piper ignored her, just happy they were finally able to get close again. But that happy feeling was mixed with a sense of dread. Every time she and Alex got closer again, something always went wrong. It was for that reason that Alex was right, Carlin had to be taken down for what she had tried to do. In Piper's eyes, not for her own revenge, but for possibly damaging her relationship with Alex. She would be damned if they were ever split up again. They had come too far to be broken now.