Chapter 3
Piper opened her eyes and jumped. She covered her shoulders because she was naked. "Hey, it's ok. It's just me. I didn't mean to scare you. Just wanted you to come and get you for breakfast." Her voice was soft and gentle, not like last night. She was even gorgeous in the morning without a speck of makeup. Those damn sexy glasses were on top of her hair and as she held up her arm she noticed another tattoo that said "love is pain".
Piper didn't say anything, she just pointed to the bathroom. "Ok, do what you need to do, but I'm ready. We need to go over a few things." Piper waited for her to leave. She didn't have Alex's body. She went to the bathroom and then she brushed her teeth. It was always a must. She wouldn't speak to anyone in the morning with bad breath. It also didn't help that she wasn't a morning person.
Piper saw Alex in a spotless kitchen. She not only cooked but cleaned up behind herself. She saw two plates at the bar. Alex put down juice and sat beside her. Piper saw egg whites, avocado on toast, and a bowl of fresh fruit. "Not much of a morning person huh? I have an early schedule. Are you going to be ok?"
Piper sighed showing her annoyance. "I'll be fine. I'll set my alarm to wake up early. I also told you I don't eat breakfast and I definitely don't eat egg whites."
Alex flexed her muscles just as a test. "You ate a burger, fries, and milkshake, so you can eat this." She pulled her glasses down and started eating.
Piper didn't know what to do. She was upset and she didn't like being told what to do. She wasn't used to it. Piper pushed the plate away. "I may work for you but, I don't have to eat anything I don't want." Alex continued eating and sighed. "Look, let's just go over what I need to know." Alex agreed, but after she ate. Piper smiled because she won that match.
While she was in the shower last night, she figured out that Alex was playing games and Piper could hang right with her. Alex pulled out a colored coded schedule. "So this will be available to you on paper and sent to your phone. It will let you know our schedule for 2 weeks at a time. You will find all travel dates included."
Alex explained she used to handle things alone, but decided on help. "My business manager sends it to me and I give it to you." Alex pulled out a folder. Piper recognized it because it was the contract she signed. "I'm going to teach a lesson. First rule of business, read everything before you sign it."
Alex slid the paper over and pointed to something important. "Read it out loud." Alex smirked, she was smart. Nothing happened by chance with her.
Piper was already reading the lines she missed. "Alex Vause requires total discipline to fully run her management. So that means whoever takes this job must follow these important rules. You may not be dishonest or disrespectful, and may never do anything to cause harm to yourself. You will do what she says and wants."
Alex pushed her glasses above her head and walked to the sink. She could feel Piper's eyes burning from behind her. "Maybe if you had read the fine print you wouldn't have lost your money."
When Alex turned around she saw anger. Piper pushed the plate off the bar causing it to shatter into pieces. "What the fuck does that have to with eating eggs and fucking toast. And how the hell do you know that?"
Alex was calm, she didn't even flinch. "I'm Alex Vause. Do you really think I would let someone walk into my life without knowing everything about them? And that is disrespectful."
Piper knocked the chair over, "Fuck you Alex!"
Alex closed her eyes, took some deep breaths and went behind her. Piper was throwing the few things she took out in her bag. She was glad she didn't unpack. "Kid, look I'm sorry. I went about that wrong." Piper shot off cursing. She didn't want her job and she didn't want anything to do with Alex Vause. Alex was calm but she had enough. "Hey!" Piper fought her. "Hey!" Piper looked at her, "I'm sorry. I really want to help you." Piper fell into her arms crying. It was a breakdown, one that had been coming since she lost her parents.
Alex held her on her bed while she cried. "I offered Nicky the job, because her parents came to me. They wanted her to have some responsibility, but she immediately turned it down. She said she had a friend that needed help." Piper just sobbed.
Alex looked at Piper. She was hurting and had been for a long time. "Well taking Nicky on was one thing, it was more of a favor. I didn't need an assistant. So I looked into you and I saw your background. Money can buy anything, kid." Piper stopped crying and looked at her.
Alex told her about her not so great younger life. "I chose you because I get it. I've been modeling since I was a young kid. My mom raised me on her own and died before I was 15." Alex told her how she found her biological father when she was 19 and all he told her was he was glad she told him because she was fine and old enough to fuck. Alex rubbed her back and Piper fell asleep.