Chapter 20

"Ready For Love"

The morning of the trial Piper was up at 5:30am. Even though she didn't have to leave the house before 9 o'clock, sleeping in was just not an option. She was excited, nervous and scared to death. Lucky for her, her mother had left for two weeks on a business trip, so she wasn't there to drive her even crazier. She paced around the house, checking her phone every minute, for no good reason, because who the hell would call her? Alex? Nope. Impossible. Still, it had become a nervous habit. She only took 5 minutes to eat breakfast, a peanut butter toast and a glass of orange juice, because she couldn't sit still for longer period of time.

Next step was to find the proper outfit. Piper wanted to look professional, it was a trial after all, but she also wanted to look attractive for Alex, which was a bit stupid because they'd probably not even speak to each other, or see each other up close, and her fiancée would be wearing an orange jumpsuit. She settled for a black buttoned up shirt, a pair of grey pants, black heels, and of course, she had on the engagement ring that had never left her finger since last week. Went it was time to leave, she threw on Alex's leather jacket that she had found at Katherine's house. It was a bit bulky, but she didn't care because she knew Alex's would appreciate the gesture if she were to see her.

Piper met her lawyer outside the courtroom. It was pouring this day and she was glad to have Alex's jacket to keep warm. "Will I get to see her before it starts?" Piper shouted, struggling to keep the umbrella in place.

"Excuse me?" her lawyer said.

"My fiancée," Piper replied. "Alex Vause."

"Oh. I will arrange something, you'll see," he said with a wink, so sure of himself, and that got on Piper's nerve. But if that meant she'd see Alex, she would put off with it.

She followed him inside and he made her wait in the lobby. Fifteen minutes later a security guard showed up and asked her to follow him. "I thought it was okay to wait here. My lawyer told me to wait here." Piper said as she was being escorted.

"Just follow me ma'am," he told her.

Piper had a feeling that if she'd say one more word; she'd be in trouble. So she kept quiet and followed the guard. It made her think about Litchfield and she hated it. Plus, she had no idea where he was taking her. He opened a door to a flight of stairs and they went down to the basement. A chill went down Piper's spine as she remembered the time she was taken down to SHU.

The next door they went through was exactly like one in prison—it was solid steel door, with worn out paint and a small window, although this one couldn't not be shut. "What are we doing here?" Piper asked, but the man ignored her and took the set of key in his pocket and unlocked it.

The door shrieked opened and they entered a room in which there were 3 small cells.

"Piper!" a voice shouted.

Piper turned around and saw the dark-haired woman with secretary glasses. Her heart skipped a beat. She ran so fast to the cell that she painfully hit her wrist and knees on the bar. "Oh my god Alex," Piper said. She extended her arms between the bars and wrapped them around Alex's shoulder.

"No touching!" the guard shouted. Piper jumped and withdrew her arms instantly.

"It's okay sir," Nicolas said as he entered the room just after. "You can unlock Miss Vause's cell, her lawyer will be here shortly. Piper stepped back and let the security guard open the cell door. Alex walked out and Piper and her didn't dare to move in front of the man. There was an awkward beat. "Hmm, sir." He read the nametag on his shirt. "Mr. Walkers. How about you show me where I could find some decent coffee in here."

The men left the room and Nicolas winked at Piper before closing the door behind them.

"Alex! Baby!" Piper said and jumped in her arms. "Oh my god. How are you, are you okay?"

Alex slipped her arms underneath the jacket and held her tightly. "I am now. It's so great to see you baby," she breathed in her hair. They stayed like this for a while, unable to let go of each other.

"You're wearing my jacket!," Alex pointed out, leaning backward to see the blonde, but not letting go of her. "You look so sexy."

"Oh yeah?" Piper grabbed the nap of her neck and pulled her into a heated kiss. Soon enough her tongue was demanding entrance, her body pressing impossibly close with Alex's, and her hands cupped the brunette's ass, eliciting a moan.

"Pipes," Alex said between kisses. Piper wouldn't stop kissing her so she gently pushed her away.

Piper groaned. "What?"

"I don't know how much time alone we have left. We have to talk," Alex said. Piper frowned and they sat on the metal bench near the door. "Look Kubra has been extradited. Listen to me, we have to lie."

"What? Why?"

"Because if we tell the truth and say that we did know him, he's gonna take his revenge," Alex explained. Piper could see the fear in her eyes and she knew she was dead serious. It scared her.

"But that would mean lying… Under oath." Piper stood up, shaking her head.

"Oh spare me the good girl attitude for a moment Piper. He's gonna come after you now that you're free. Trust me on this we have to keep you safe."

"Dammit Alex!" Piper snapped. "Why is it always a matter or life or death with you?! Why can't we live a normal life like normal people? And not have to lie or steal or do some illegal shit that's just send us straight back to prison. Send me back to prison. I've got my freedom not even two weeks ago are you are asking me to lie under oath? I could be sent back to prison with more time!"

"Piper please…" Alex said in a soft voice, knowing that if she'd lost her temper too they'd be screwed. "It's your safety we're talking about… and mine too eventually." She sighed. "Look I'm not too fond of lying either, but if that means that someday I'll be able to sleep with you with the light close, not afraid that will someone broke in the middle of the night to kill us, then I'll lie. And I hope you will to."

"I hate you Alex," Piper said and rolled her eyes as she looked away.

"No you don't."

"No. I don't," Piper repeated. She sat on the bench again and rested her head on Alex's shoulder.

"I love you kid," Alex whispered in her ears as she caressed her hair. "And I'm so sorry."

"I love you too," Piper said. "I'll do it. I'll lie."

Alex sighed a sigh of relief. "Thank you."

Shortly after the door opened and Nicolas walked in followed by Alex's lawyer.

"Are they ready for us?" Piper asked and broke her embrace with Alex and stood up, but kept their hands intertwined.

"Not yet," Nicolas said.

"They have a deal for you Vause," Alex's lawyer said. He was a short man in his 50's and wore an ugly, orange, polka-dotted tie and a brown suit.

Alex frowned. She didn't like the sound of this. "What is it?"

"A plea deal," he said.

Alex put her glasses back on. "No. That's not what we have agreed on," she argued and tightened her hold on Piper's hand. Piper's safety was more important than any deal. "I will do the time I have to do if that means I can keep Piper safe."

"You wouldn't have to worry about that, I assure you it will keep him away. And they wouldn't remove a few years on your sentence." He said. "They would free you."

Piper's jaw dropped and she looked at Alex with her eyes filled with joy. "Oh my god Alex."

"You are absolutely sure this will keep him away?" Alex asked. Her lawyer explained that, since she had been closely involved in the ring, her testimony would be enough to put him away. The sudden realization that she'd walk out of this building with Piper and her freedom brought tears to her eyes. She pressed her forehead against the blonde and held both her hands. "We can finally be free together kid."

The corner of Piper's mouth curved upward. "This all we ever wanted right?" Alex nodded.

"Okay ladies break it off they're ready for you," a new guard came in and announced.

Alex kissed Piper's forehead and then they were both escorted separately upstairs. They both said their testimony under Kubra's vengeful glare. It didn't matter because he was going away, and they could do it legally and without fear.

Four hours later, Alex walked out of the courthouse freed of her orange jumpsuit and cuffs, wearing the clothes her aunt had brought the hour before after Piper had called her. She walked down the stairs. Piper was standing next to a cab and a huge grin appeared on her face when she saw Alex prancing her way to her. Piper closed the umbrella and let it fall on the floor before darting her to Alex. She threw her arms around her neck and kissed her hard. Alex reached for ass and lifted off the ground, leaning back to balance her weight against her body. She moaned and her tongue explored her mouth thoroughly, completely careless that they were standing in a crowded street or that it was pouring rain. They were completely lost in each other, and after a few minutes the cab driver honked to signal them to come inside. They entered the cab, apologized to the driver (although they weren't sorry at all) and Piper told him the address.

"Your mom's house?" Alex raised an eyebrow.

Piper smiled. "She's on vacation, we have the house to yourself," Piper explained and leaned to whisper in Alex's ear. "So I can fuck you senseless all week long and scream your name as loud I want."

Piper's quiver made the other woman shiverr. "Fuck this traffic I need you on a bed now," Alex said out loud as she thumped her foot on the ground. The cab driver shot her a look through the rear mirror. The sexual tension in the car was so high that he probably worried the two women would go at it right there in his backseat. They wouldn't, however. Their first time as free women was going to be in a bed, not some sort of uncomfortable place. They had had enough of that in prison. Alex wanted to make love to her woman all night in warm sheets and a soft bed, and so did Piper.

Alex run her hand through Piper's wet hair. "You're soaked baby. I hope you won't get a cold."

"I'm fine," Piper said but shivered. "I have you to keep me warm now."

"You sure do kid." Alex held her for all the rest of the drive.

They gave the driver a good amount of tip for putting off with them and exited the cab. They walked to the door and Piper fumbled through her purse for her keys. She was nervous and couldn't find the right one. Alex wasn't of help, pressing her body against Piper's back and nibbling at her neck.

She finally found the key and they entered. The door wasn't even closed that Alex was kissing her deeply. Piper kicked the door close with her heel and they made their way upstairs, kissing all the way to the guess bedroom where Piper stayed.

Piper reached for Alex's black sweater and pulled it over her head as she pressed her thigh on Alex's center. It made Alex moan and she wanted the other woman naked completely and right now. The blouse Piper wore was hinder—although Alex thought it was utterly sexy- and she wanted her out of it. After two buttons she gave up, ripped open the material, making the button fly in every direction. The blonde was wearing a black push-up bra and it had been so long since she had seen her in something other than the ugly prison bra—it made her growl wantonly and she leaned down to bite her nipple through the material. As Alex kissed her neck and chest and kneaded her breast, Piper unzipped Alex's pants and pulled them down to her knees. "Fuck. This has to go," Piper said pushing Alex from her so that they both could remove their pants and underwear.

When they were freed of every piece of clothing, Piper tackled Alex on the bed and straddled her, making them both laugh at Piper's attempt to take control, but the sound of them was quickly muffled when Alex rolled Piper over and kissed her passionately. The brunette pressed her thigh between Piper's legs. "You're so wet, fuck you're so wet." Alex moaned and she took one of Piper's nipples in her mouth and sucked hard on it. Piper's hips rose up, searching for friction, and she begged the other woman to touch her. Alex knew she was completely ready for her, and she wasn't surprised when her three digits entered her so easily. Her walls tightened around Alex's fingers, so the brunette propped on her knees, giving her more strength to thrust her fingers inside the blonde.

Piper was yelling her name so hard that the whole neighborhood could have heard them, as if she was making up for all the time she had had to be quiet in prison—not that she had ever been quiet.

The first time Piper came Alex was barely able to move her finger coordinately because the blonde had released so much wetness, and knowing just one orgasm wouldn't enough, she continued using her sweet tongue on the hard bundle of nerve instead, licking all the heavenly juice that came in her way. Piper had a second orgasm, a third, and a fourth, and after that her mind was in complete ecstasy. "Too much," Piper winced.

Alex smiled as she wiped her mouth of her bicep and she went up to kiss Piper gently. "How was that kid?

"Awful," Piper joked with a roll of eyes. "So awful that I'll have to take my revenge on you." She pressed Alex's back on the mattress and hovered above her. Her hand traveled south and she immediately touched Alex's clit, knowing it would make her come fast because Alex was always so aroused after getting off Piper, and she did come hard, again and again until it was too much to bare.

Both women held each other, wrapped up in warm, soft, ambrosial sheets, for the first time in what felt like an eternity. In that moment both sworn to never lose that privilege ever again, no matter would to happen, and of course to enjoy it and be grateful for the rest of their lives.

Piper looked up and saw tears escape Alex's green orbs. She wiped them with the back of her hands. She didn't have to ask—she just knew. "You're okay now baby. We both are. I love you so much," Piper whispered with a sincerity that stripped her fiancée of all her worries.

She grabbed Piper hands and looked at the silver band adorned with crystals. She smiled, kissing her knuckles. "I love you too."

It was around 3:30am when Alex awoke with a start from a nightmare. Thankfully the blonde was in deep slumber and didn't notice when Alex shifted away from her embrace and stood up. She had dreamt that she was cuffed as she watched Kubra torture Piper to death and all she could do was watch and scream. Thinking about it again made her want to throw up and she was feeling so thirsty.

She went downstairs to the kitchen, grabbed a glass and poured herself some water. As she drank a sip, something caught her attention outside the window. A white van was parked on the other side of the street. She blinked a few times, hoping it was just her imagination and her poor vision, but then the car's ignition started and the tires screeched as it drove off, almost as if it had been caught looking. She let go of the glass in her hand and it scattered in pieces on the ceramic. Fuck.

A/N: Uh-oh! Hopefully it was just Alex's imagination right? We'll see! Keep writing those lovely reviews- I read each and everyone of them and they make me happy (and make me write faster eheh). I hope you all enjoyed!