Piper POV
"Piper where are you going?" Larry trudged behind me. I was steps from where I needed to be now.
"Ally" I yelled. We were too close to trouble and guards. She didn't respond, instead Nicky's girl walked up to me.
"You really did a good one on her Piper. She needed you and you left her for that," she told me averting her eyes over to Larry.
"I want to talk to her," I said.
"Piper it's not always what you want," she mentioned.
"Lorna I NEED to talk to her," I couldn't be any more adamant and certain. Lorna looked back as if for some approval. Nicky just shrugged.
"Piper what the hell is going on? Who is Ally?" Larry asked me.
"Shut up Larry," I dismissed him.
"Nicky let go of me. Let me talk to her too. I'll be fine," I heard Alex say.
"Can we at least go have an adult talk where there are no eyes watching us," Nicky suggested. She finally turned Alex around and what I saw made me feel like I had just swallowed a jagged rock that lodged itself painfully in my throat. Alex's eyes were all red and puffy. Never had I seen her like this before. Never had I thought she would present this side to Nicky. I fucked us up. I fucked her up.
Nicky led the way. I had my arms crossed over my chest, trying to hold down, what I assumed was, vomit. I couldn't even look Alex in the eyes. We stopped as far as the basketball court before Alex stopped walking. I turned around at about the same time everyone else did. There was silence for a good whole minute. Suddenly Alex walked up to me without uttering a word and took my face into her hands and gazed her tear-filled green eyes into mine. I turned my head trying to avoid her strong stare but she held it there, not letting me have any of it.
"Look at me," she angrily said. I couldn't do anything now but look. God she was hurt. Then she broke the contact. Still silent, aside from those three words, she began to take steps back in reverse. Her face filled of loss.
"I hope Larry gives you everything you need," she told me sadly. I couldn't believe my ears. Was she breaking up with me?
"Al, please don't do this... I wasn't going anywhere," I said softly. Her face flickered to something that resembled hope or relief, for a second, but then back to nothingness. So she thought I chose Larry.
"Piper, I can't continue to pretend that what you are doing isn't affecting me, I just can't, not anymore. I said I would fight for you, but I never signed up to compete for you," she admitted.
"Piper are you having an affair with another woman in prison? Are you cheating on me?" Larry sounded thrilled even after it was pretty obvious, only it wasn't an affair, it was true love. I looked from Larry to Alex's face and Alex looked as if her whole existence was riding on every one of my following words. I sighed before speaking. I knew what had to happen. I did enough damage.
"She is not a fling, Larry. I don't have to explain myself to you but this woman I am in love with her; I always have been," I said.
"Fucking hell, Cal was right, you never could handle being alone for one second, let alone fifteen months. I was only a fucking phone call away," Larry was furious by this point and was not exactly comprehending what I was telling him. I was not expecting Larry to react so violently but he came forward and slapped me across the face. My hand instinctively went to my face to rub away the stinging pain. Alex jerked in her composure but she stayed rooted to the ground flexing her hands. He talked to my brother?
"Wait! Wait Piper, What do you mean you always have been in love with her?" registration flashed upon his face.
"What do you mean you talked to my brother?" I retorted back.
"You are one fucking idiot, dude," Alex said then not able to contain herself anymore.
"Shut up you.. you.. YOU NOBODY! Piper has my heart, not some heart from a temporary fling that you clearly are," Larry was all up in Alex's face. Alex did not flinch.
"Step. The. Fuck. Away. From. Me. And for your information I'm Alex... Alex Vause, and if you would open your ears for one second you would already know that Piper said we were not a fling," she said pausing after every word for emphasis.
"Vause, Piper? God forbid I remember her damn name, but the girl that got you thrown in here? Are you fucking crazy? Does Polly know, does your mom?" he said. I didn't answer and crazy I was not.
"Did you have sex with her," he pressured me to talk.
"That is none of your business Larry, I made a mistake years ago that I am about to make again here. I have to fix this. I'm sorry Larry, I truly was happy with you those past six months. But fuck, and lets get real here, I never banked on seeing Alex again. It came as a shock to me, and I was furious at her at first because I had that same thought you did, that she named me. But she really didn't. I talked to my lawyer already, so don't bother. Anyway, I can't continue to pretend that having you, Larry, would be enough for me, because you just aren't. You were only temporarily filling in the void spot in my heart that always belonged to Alex. I love her, ever since the first night she slept in my bunk after she smashed her hand in because of me. I knew it then. There was no way I was going back. Now you could choose to take the friend offer that's on the table or not but that's all up to you." I ended. That was enough of an explanation from me. I hoped it was good enough for Alex as well.
"Piper do you really believe she is better than me? I can get you the approval from your family. I can give you kids... ones that you give birth to...not adopted. Hell you can even get a proper traditional wedding," he said. I felt like he wasn't only attacking me but indirectly Alex as well.
"I've made my choice Larry. And ultimately you brought this upon yourself. You made a mistake that I couldn't recover from alone and Alex was there to catch my fall. Bye Larry, I can't be your girlfriend, not now anyway."
I walked over to Alex took her by the hand and walked us back to the building. Lorna and Nicky, who were silent the whole time, followed suit.
"Alex!.." Larry called out behind us. We both turned to face him.
"Larry she's made her decision. Now leave us alone," she said.
"Never, what makes you think you are better than me?" he was persistent, this time he directed the question to her.
"You really are a dunce aren't you? Here's tip number one, cheating on your girlfriend is a guaranteed result that she'd break up with you. It happened here, didn't it? Turns out I know girls better than you do yourself," she said. I felt embarrassed because Larry didn't cheat on me either and here Alex was grinding him out.
"Don't worry dude, I got her safe in my confines." she finished. We continued to walk. Me in disbelief, her in calmness but her grip on my hand said something other than that. We passed by a trash can or two and I couldn't bring myself to throw out the flower he made me that was in my hand. I can pay him the time to read what he wrote, if anything.
"I never did such thing. You will regret this Piper," where the last few words he said before we slipped into the side doors of the prison away from all the guards.
A/n- So I couldn't be too evil here. Alex got thrown to the side way too much, even for my liking. Be gone Larry, Vauseman must live on! Reviews and feedback are loved. :)
