Alex POV
I snapped. That fucking photo and I lost it. Even after she cared for my arm and allowed me to innocently sleep on her, I broke. I thought I had more composure than that. I should've had more... no, I do have more. It's just that I was officially a mess, one girl, one friggen girl and I lose all my bearings. What turned me all so soft all of a sudden? Maybe it's the dumb fact I haven't seen her for forever and now she randomly pops back into my life. It felt fitting to leave her a shard of my vented piece of paper, that I went to retreive that morning while Nicky went to shower, to show for the mess I created on her floor.
"Fuck Alex,"I yelled to myself hand in a fist, frusterated. Piper already up and out of her bunk.
I need to talk to Nicky. I need to get her perspective on everything, I thought.
I know I hurt Piper and I don't feel bad one bit. Serves her and her stupid hollow bullshit apology well. How dare she rub salt into my already open wounds by displaying a photo of her and her boyfriend. She just had to make it that much more real.
Suddenly Piper walked back to her dorm and retreived something from her bunk walking forward to me. What the hell did she want now?
"Alex, I just came to return your notebook," she paused, "and look i'm..." her voice drifted.
"No you look, I don't see any ring on your finger Piper. That to me means it's fair game. Keep and open mind and leave yourself fall to whatever happens, now fuck off I've got things to do," I cut her off.
I proceeded to walk to her, ripped my notebook out of her hand and sidestepped around her giving her the cold shoulder. I didn't feel like eating so I walked to laundry. Hopefully I'll run into Nicky after work.
"Look Piper I'm not your messenger between you two. You gotta figure your own shit out, just tell her how it is. Now pass me the light" I heard Nicky from the hallway outside the laundry room.
I walked out towards her and and Piper working on one of the lightbulbs that burnt out this morning. Nicky on the top and Piper holding the ladder from the bottom.
"Hey you should go now," I heard Nicky say to Piper. Damn was she right. I walked towards Nicky as Piper was sauntering away.
"Please tell me" was all Piper said before leaving.
"What did heartbreaker ask you for?" I spoke taking Pipers spot, the place of her hand on the ladder still warm.
"She wants me to ask you how you are? She wants me to be the messenger," she told me.
"To keep fucking tabs on me, god she makes me want to smash my other hand," I pissed.
"Dude don't do that," she looked down at me taking a second pause from her job to show emphasis.
"Okay fine she makes me want to take my bandaged hand and slap her across the face with it. Hopefully knocking some sense into her in the process," I said.
"Now that I want to see," she joked.
"Yeah, I'll invite you if it ever happens. Hey, are you almost done I need to talk with you," I said.
"Yeah hot shot, lets take a quick break here in the hallway," she sat down back against the wall. I smirked at that crossing my legs.
"Don't smile Vause, your nicknames will be interchanged. I haven't stopped calling you sleepy head if thats what you thought," she said taking the smirk off my face slightly.
"Okay i'm fine with that. Hey, is it just me or do you think it's totally a dick move for heartbreaker to display her picture of her and her boyfriend infront of me after her apology. She knows how I fucking feel," I said.
"Does she?" she asked. I explained in truth and detail the parts of my encounter with Piper that she didn't know about yet; the workshop, the library scene, the madness in the chapel, the sleeping at Pipers bunk, everything, everything but the second ex. I told her what I had told Piper for that part. Nicky just listened to me like the good friend she was.
"Wow, I always knew there was more to your story Vause and your hand," she finally said.
"I'm glad I told you," I let out.
"I'm glad you told me too, that girl though has caused you hell, I can see it and it sucks. This shouldn't happen to you, you're a great girl Vause," she said making me feel better. The moments she called me by my name, I knew she was being serious.
"But give her time, give her time to explain to you. Maybe, like you, there is more to her story as well," she told me. It sounded about right, she always had a way of putting things into view for me, only problem was it was going to be hard to give Piper the time of day.
Polly POV
"Get out," I said slamming the door to Piper and Larry's place. Piper and Larry were going on six months in their relationship but they had already moved in together into an average apartment. So lesbian-like of my best-friend.
"Polly, its not what it looks like," Larry said to me standing up to explain.
"Not what it looks like? How much do you love Piper, Larry? Is six months all it is?" I yelled at him.
"No dammit, I friggen love my bad girl, Piper, a lot. This was not what you think," he told me.
"How much do you love her? Because this stunt you pulled here is not portraying that well. I won't have you hurt my best friend, Larry," I repeated, furious.
"I love her enough to want to marry her, Polly! Now calm down, you're fucking pregnant I don't want you having a heartattack on my floor," he yelled back at me.
"Well you better put that ring on her the next time you see her 'cause if she finds out about this she will be really hurt! Oh and you don't need to worry about me," I returned the plate I used for last nights dinner and left the messy place leaving Larry to think about his actions.
A/N- Short but important chapter. Alex and Nicky moment here! Awww! Also I know Alex and Piper have a lot of friction going on, and it's a slow progress but I promise you it gets better. Just hang with me. In other news, what the hell is up with Larry? Any ideas? Review please as always. :)
