Piper POV
I walked into an oddly packed cafeteria with soft chatter ensuing all around. I have never seen it this packed in all my time here. The line for serving was the longest ever.
"Piper dear, get in line with me. You will be waiting a while otherwise," Lorna, alone, stopped me as I passed her on my way to the back of the line. I turned back to wait with her with some but minimal hesitation .
"Am I allowed to cut in like this? Also why is it so packed today?" I asked her hoping she'd know.
"Don't worry about cutting in. I'm saving you some time. Besides everyone is doing it. Word out is that Red made us dessert with a little special something inside for dinner. Usually we get a bland dry piece of sponge cake but these ones are touched up with one of a couple of flavors, strawberry or peach. Don't get so loud though, the guards don't know about it. Red does it at the very beginning of each month!" she whispered to me. No wonder! It was going to be a good dinner today and I didn't have to wait forever for it thanks to Lorna.
We got our food trays and and went to sit down with our group. I decided to make a pit-stop at the salt, sugar, and tea trays located next to the microwave first. There were exactly four green tea bags left and three salt ones. The sugar were all out. They needed to refill soon. I reached for a couple salts.
"You like extra salt on your food?" Lorna asked me waiting.
"Not exactly, I just need them. I've got low blood pressure. I have to maintain good salt levels, eat healthy and excercise or else i'm caput," I told her turning to walk back. I didn't think she needed to know that, but I trusted her enough.
"No wonder you're always doing yoga and running. Its good for you."
"Hey Piper, I haven't seen you in forever," Taystee spoke as we took our seats. Lorna sat inbetween Tay and Nicky and I sat next to the pro of chess acoss from her. There was an empty seat next to me that wouldve been occupied by Alex had she been here.
"Yeah I haven't seen you at all today, you missed out on a lesson," Nicky added.
"Shit I know, I was busy, had to make an important phone call then think a lot about everything. A ton of stuffs been going on on the outside," I said. "What did I miss out on today, Nicky?"
"White girl, we ain't got no control over what happens out there," Tay said making a good point. Trust was all I had. Poussay and Lorna nodded.
"She's right and Luschek taught us how to change fuses, you know the usual" Nicky voiced in.
"Mind to catch me up on what I missed? Also will I get a shot for not being there?" I asked.
"Not at all, meet me in my den later and I'll fill you in. Its not long or hard at all. A shot? I wouldnt worry about it, as long as you're there for work that is all he's concerned about."
We ate our broccoli, long beans, rice and slab of grilled ham. My friends dived into their dessert without a second thought. My sponge cake was just begging to be digested but I held off. From the outside it looked like the regular. I hated that Alex was missing out on this so I decided to save it for her. She already gave me the ultimate treat, herself.
"Were you guys here long?" I said leading up to inquire about Alex.
"A while, why? Alex did not come in here with us if that's what you were implying. Hey if you not gonna eat your cake, I'll have it," Taystee said her mouth still stuffed with cake. Nicky had her hand over her mouth with a finger up in the air about to speak.
"I'm actually saving it, but I do plan on taking a piece. Do you know if you saw her? Maybe she came early, before you guys," I asked, my eyes darting amongst the group.
"Dude that woman's asleep in her bunk!" Nicky exclaimed then.
"Why the fuck is she asleep?" I questioned. Did I really tire her out earlier. I shook my head thinking, so much for the meeting up at dinner sharp. I'll just go up there and surprise her!
"Beats me, I didn't want to wake her. You got any plans for Valentine's Day?" Nicky asked me.
"Valentines Day? Do we get to do anything? Its still a bit early dont you think? It's only the first of Feburary," I asked interested and nothing short of surprised.
"Yea of course, the guards and administration allow the inmates with significant others to come over and spend the day for a few hours. They also open it up to those inmates that are with each other here in prison. They know it happens so they give us that much, but fuck the security is stuck on your ass. Can't do anything past kiss and hold hands. If it gets to a point of making out or worse, sex, they will intervene. But its still cute, Lorna had her boyfriend over a couple years ago for the occasion but he's no more. Just stopped coming to see her outta the blue. Now its just me and her. Oh and they have stuff planned, some of us are forced to volunteer for those. It's the day of love, Piper, of course people are excited! They all want to plan early. Sadly though, they don't get many partners that come here only because a lot of the guys are locked up too, drugs and shit. You know who to take, you have options. It'll be fun!" Nicky stated wiggling her eyebrows.
"I don't know Nick, I mean I think Larry will want to come that day. Maybe I can have both Alex and Larry with me but at different times," I suggested. I didn't even know yet if I wanted to see or even have Larry touch me. But I did need to talk to him. Polly nearly begged me to on the phone.
"Well then DON'T tell him. No Piper you can't do that. It's either Alex or nothing," she told me. "She loves you." That was a mutual and clear fact.
I stood at the entrance of Alex's room with a warm styrofoam cup of green tea in one hand and another styrofoam cup in the other holding her dessert. That was the only way to avoid suspicion, we couldn't bring caf food out of the cafeteria. Now it just looks like i'm holding two drinks.
Alex had the sling back on to support her arm. Her legs were twisted into a weird position while she slept. She stirred. I didn't move.
"Ugh, what's that smell?" I heard her say, slowly getting up. I sighed at her voice. She saw me standing at her place.
"Hey kid," she checked the time, "Oh my gosh, Piper I am so sorry, I totally missed dinner with you, these fucking painkillers made me a tad drowsey."
"Oh, it's okay. I thought to surprise you instead. I brought you something! Well green tea," I said waiting for her to let me in.
"Well... What, do you need an invitation now? Get your ass on in here," she said with a smile. I took the chair next to her bunk. Every room had a chair issued to them.
"Why are you giving me your cup to drink as well?" she asked me with confusion on her face.
"They are both for you. It's something I snuck up here for you to eat since you couldnt make it," I told her handing her her treat. She took a sip of the drink.
"Ouch, its hot," she said.
"Well its supposed to be, Alex. Don't drink it too fast," I replied. She set the cup on her locker to let it cool down.
"Lets see what's in this one," she opened up the lid to the cup and saw the piece of cake there.
"Awwww kid, you are too cute. I love the sentiment, but we always get this whenever Red decides to make it," she took the cake out of the cup and stared at it as if to contemplate weather to eat it or not. "Usually its really stale and dry," she ended.
"Please taste it, trust me" I said.
"Okay. For you." She raised the food to her lips and took a bite. She closed her eyes then and out of her mouth came a sound of sweet content.
"Holy shit Piper, this is almost as good as that day I ate those strawberries straight off your body... ALMOST." she closed her eyes again and I watched her mouth go into its own mini orgasm.
"So you got the strawberry flavor then," I said as she enjoyed.
"Yes, thank you Piper. You are the best. It was soooo moist, sweet and just yummy. I wasn't expecting it," she beamed.
"Yeah the caf was packed for it! Tay even asked if I was going to eat it!" I said. She washed the cake down with her tea.
"Well it sure did wake me up!" she swung her legs over the side of the cot. "Get over here. Let's play doctor," Alex said. My eyes bulged.
"I'm serious get over here," she spread her legs to allow me to position the chair between them.
"Alex, what? Are you kidding? There's a guard watching us over there," I pressed refusing to move. She reached across to the chair pulling it towards her, my weight on it. I got up. I didn't want her to pull a back muscle on the right ride this time.
"Okay Alex, stop you are going to scratch the floor and get us shot," I told her. I did not feel good about this at all. Alex was such a daredevil, the way she didn't care at all. I love her but, really.
"Sit, your back facing me," she instructed. "Here grab your hair, put it over your left shoulder. Get it out of my way." I took my hair, exposing her my neck. I heard her ruffling behind me, a minute later she produced an opened band-aid. She lowered the collar to my shirt where her nails had made a small mark from her gripping to hard. It was nothing but I let her do.
"God you have such beautiful skin," she whispered low enough for only me to hear. She placed the sticky on my cut and then placed a kiss atop it.
"There all better," She said. She planted a quick but tender kiss on my neck and at that moment I had released the breath I had been holding in since the moment I sat down.
"Thank you Alex, you were a great doctor," I told her.
I nodded towards the guard that had clearly saw what we were doing but never stopped us or got us into any trouble. In the grand scheme of things, today turned out to be not so bad after all.
A/n- Well I'm putting up another chapter tonight for you guys because I love my readers! But I've got a midterm coming up next week so I might have to stop again for a bit. I'll see what I can do though, maybe I'll post shorter chapters. Do review!
