This chapter is rated M for Mature.
It had been a year since Piper and Alex had been to the Chapman cottage in the Hamptons, but Piper had insisted that they meet there for the weekend after completing her first year of college. The forecast called for warm temperatures, although there was a tropical storm churning up the eastern seaboard that made Alex a bit nervous.
"Piper?" Alex called from the front stoop. She took in a deep breath of ocean air.
The blonde jogged to the door and draped her arms around her girlfriend.
She kissed her on the lips. "Missed me?"
"Always," Piper replied, deepening the kiss until one of the bags that Alex was carrying fell.
"A little help here." The dark haired woman bent down to retrieve the bag. "There are two more in the car."
Piper shoved one of the bags towards the door with her foot.
The brunette gave her a sad smile. "Last time we were here…"
"Don't say it," Piper interrupted with a finger crossing Alex's lips. "I want this to be a place of good memories, not bad ones."
Alex smiled affectionately. "Except for that little blip, I have very fond memories of this place."
Piper swayed her hips. "Wanna make some more?"
The brunette batted her eyelashes. "What are you suggesting?"
"Sex," Piper replied unnecessarily. "Lots of mind blowing, lesbian sex."
They hadn't done it in the kitchen before that moment, and Alex appreciated the height of the countertop for easy access between her girlfriend's legs. "This is much better for my back. Why didn't I think of this sooner?"
Piper draped her legs over Alex's shoulders. "Yes, it's a nice angle," she panted, reaching for the back of the brunette's head. "Right there, babe."
Her request made Alex speed the motion of her tongue, leaving Piper crying out for more. Piper's orgasm spread through every ounce of her body, and she was a heaping pile of limbs on the kitchen counter next to a bowl of apples and oranges.
Alex stood, tugging Piper's limp body against hers. "Well, that was fun."
"That was a new thing you did with your tongue."
The brunette smirked. "It's called counter-clockwise."
"Oh, is that what it's called?"
Alex nodded. "You should try it some time."
The blonde lifted her eyebrows. "Are you suggesting I need some new moves?"
"If the shoe fits." Alex lifted her shoulders.
"Is that right?" Piper shimmied off the counter and ran her hand down Alex's center. "Let's see what I can come up with." While still kissing her lover, Piper pushed Alex using the full force of her body, not her arms, until they were near the kitchen table. "Lie down."
Alex did as she was told. "Bossy."
She removed her girlfriend's pants, and then her underwear. The motion pulled Alex's ass near the edge of the table, giving Piper easy access to her center. Piper sat down in one of the chairs and pulled up to the table as if she was going to settle in for dinner. She placed her palms on her lover's thighs and dipped her head in for a lick.
"Mmm, Piper," Alex sighed. "That feels good."
The blonde continued licking her lover's center, and then inserted a finger into her opening. "Someone's already wet."
"Sometimes just looking at you makes me wet. It always has," Alex admitted in a thick voice. "Fuck me, babe."
Piper thrusted her fingers into her girlfriend's pussy over and over again, while her tongue and teeth focused on her clit. Alex came in less than five minutes, screaming Piper's name so loud that once she was done, she wondered if the neighbors could hear.
Piper smirked. "Did that 'new move' work for you?"
"Hell, yeah." Alex pulled the blonde's arms until she laid on top of her. "You've gotten really good at that."
"I have an excellent teacher," she said before kissing her firmly on the mouth.
"Let's get cleaned up, and then go walk into town."
"Will you hold my hand in public?" Piper asked timidly.
Alex smiled up at her, scrunching her nose. "Yeah."
A few of the businesses along Main Street were boarding up windows in anticipation of the tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean, but that didn't deter the Hamptons crowd from shopping and eating their way through Amagansett.
Alex didn't let go of her girlfriend's hand as they strolled into several shops. Piper bought a new pair of Ray Bans for Alex against the brunette's protestations. She finally gave in when Piper whispered into her ear, "I want to fuck you while you're wearing these."
"We'll take them." Alex eagerly handed the sunglasses to the cashier as Piper smirked beside her.
"Piper is that you?" A girl approached the couple as they departed the sunglass shop.
"Caitlin, hi!" Piper hugged her former Gateway classmate.
"This is my boyfriend, Reid," she introduced the handsome man standing next to her.
"Nice to meet you." Piper shook his hand. "This is…um, you remember Alex?"
The brunette's eyebrows shot up, not knowing exactly how to proceed with her former student. Alex shook Reid's hand, and then turned to Caitlin, who she could see for a split second was trying to process how they knew each other.
"Alex? Alex Vause, oh my God!" Caitlin hugged her. "Wait, this is weird…are you two…?"
Alex looked at Reid. "I was a substitute teacher at their high school for a semester."
"Ah, got it," he replied. "That explains the awkwardness," he offered with a toothy smile.
Alex adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose. "Yeah, not the most comfortable I've ever been."
Caitlin looked like she was still trying to comprehend their relationship. "So are you, like, together together?"
"Yeah, um…yes, you could say that," Piper replied, but Alex could see the blush on her cheeks.
"Wow," Caitlin said. "When did this happen?"
"The minute she turned 18," Alex confessed proudly. "I mean look at her, she's gorgeous. Would you wait?"
She watched Piper discernibly relax.
"I would definitely not," Reid said with a hand on his chest.
"And he didn't," Caitlin replied, swatting her boyfriend's arm.
Alex smirked. "Do tell."
"We were just heading over to the ice cream shop. Want to join us?" Reid asked.
Piper looked up at Alex as if she needed permission.
"Sure," the brunette said. "Lead the way."
They each ordered a cup of ice cream and found an empty picnic table with a view of the ocean.
"I never pegged you as gay," Caitlin said, spooning pistachio ice cream into her mouth.
"See, that's the problem with the world," Piper replied, stuffing her spoon into her double fudge ice cream. "It's like we all have to fit into a certain box. That's not how it works; at least not for me."
"Well said." Reid nodded. "Does it matter if she's gay?"
"No!" Caitlin quickly recovered. "I didn't mean it that way…sorry." She took a breath. "This is just surprising to me is all. No judgement."
Alex had always liked Caitlin and actually felt bad for her. "Don't worry about it. This would be hard for most people to understand."
The younger woman looked relieved. "Yeah, I guess so."
"How did the two of you meet?" Piper asked, changing the subject.
"Similar awkward situation," Reid said after looking at his girlfriend before proceeding. "I clerked for her father the summer Caitlin graduated from high school. It was my second year of law school, and we met at the company picnic."
"How old are you?" Piper asked.
Reid smiled. "I turned 27 last week."
"He's older than me," Alex commented around a mouthful of berries and yogurt.
"Whoa, that's kind of weird," Caitlin replied, regarding Alex.
"Anyway, Caitlin and I hooked up about two months into my clerkship," Reid continued. "I could've been fired."
Alex huffed. "Join the club."
"At least you waited," Piper said, putting an arm around her girlfriend's waist. "If it were up to me, we wouldn't have."
"You're smart," he chuckled. "I was in law school, and knew all about the consequences, but we didn't wait."
"True." Caitlin blushed. "But to be fair, I have a December birthday. At least we held out until Thanksgiving."
Piper and Alex exchanged glances.
"Thanksgiving is the new Valentine's Day," Alex commented with a knowing smile.
"Well, we should get going." Caitlin stood. "Reid wants to leave before the storm."
"It was nice meeting you," Alex said, shaking the man's hand. "And, Caitlin, it was great seeing you again."
Piper exchanged hugs with her former classmate and they walked in opposite directions.
"That went better than expected," Alex commented, grabbing her girlfriend's hand.
She smiled. "It did."
"Hey, are you worried about the storm heading this way?"
Piper shrugged. "Not really, but maybe we should watch the weather when we get back home."
When they returned to the cottage, Alex made it to the television, but Piper's lips were on her before she turned the damn thing on. They made love on the living room floor, and Piper insisted that her girlfriend wear her new Ray Bans while she went down on her.
Author's Note: Someone asked if the story is complete, why do I only post a chapter or two per day? The reason is simple: it usually takes me months to complete a story, and selfishly, I want to be rewarded for that effort. Feedback is my reward, and if I posted the whole thing in one sitting, I would definitely not get as much. Usually my double-post days has to do with the amount of feedback I get—think of it as encouragement.