A/N:
I feel bad that this too so long but a lot of things got in the way, slight writer's block, school stuff and Laylor feels, so I'm apologizing that I'm only posting this now.
In case, you're not aware (although I'm pretty sure you are, haha) italics are flashback.
I don't own any of the characters, I wish I did, but Jenji and the rest of the Orange Is The New Black team already has that privilege
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"Hey Vause, gonna drink my ass off tonight." Said Nicky as she strolled in inside Alex's room.
Alex, who was in her bed reading, dropped her book and looked at Nicky with a raised eyebrow. "And I should care because..."
"Because you're coming with me, fucker."
Alex laughed, as she placed her glasses on top of her head. "Okay, I'm bringing Piper."
"What?! No. Come on, man. I wanna have fun!" complained Nicky looking completely appalled at the thought of Piper joining them. She liked the girl, really. She was nice, but Nicky couldn't stay in her presence for more than ten minutes without wanting to blow her own head off.
Alex rolled her eyes at Nicky's reaction. She's been trying to get her and Piper to hang out for quite some time now but she's never been successful 'coz Nicky always bailed. But this time, Alex was not taking no for an answer. "Piper's fun! Come on, you gotta give her a chance."
"I have given her a chance. I've known her for almost six months, remember?"
"And yet, you didn't even know her first name until I arrived." Nicky did not say anything. "No Piper, no Alex. Your choice."
Nicky looked at Alex as if she'd just taken the life of her favourite puppy. "You're not serious."
"Really? I'm not?"
"Ugh, fuck you and your manipulative ways! Fine, bring her. But if she bores the fuck outta me, I'm done, okay?"
Alex finally broke out into a grin. "Deal!" This was going to be a fun night.
-o-o-o-
Alex and Piper decided to pick Nicky up at her place at eight o'clock and they were surprised to see that she wasn't alone. She was with a short brunette, whose red lipstick seemed as if it could light up the entire night, who had her arm draped around Nicky's.
"Yo, Vause, Chapman," greeted Nicky as she and her friend got inside Alex's car. "This is Lorna, my friend." Nicky could see Alex stifle a grin at her introduction and it took her quite some energy not to flip a finger at her right there and then. Lorna Morello did not need to see that side of her this early. She would, soon. But not now.
"Hi, girls! I hope you don't mind me joining you tonight," greeted Lorna, in a thick accent that Alex and Piper could not recognize. It sounded like a Brooklyn accent with a hint of Boston. Either way, she sounded sweet and soon enough, they were all chatting animatedly as they made their way to a bar just outside their little town.
After a while, they all fell in a comfortable silence as Alex drove. Nicky and Lorna were doing everything to keep their hands to themselves, only because Lorna was not yet comfortable showing affection around people she barely knew. Alex, on the other hand, was looking at Piper beside her who was currently looking out the window, taking in everything outside. She always did that whenever they would drive up anywhere. It always seemed as if it was her first time going out, appreciating everything she could see. And Alex liked that about her. She loved giving her glances every now and then, and if she wasn't driving, she'd probably just watch her the whole time.
She then decided to grab Piper's hand and run circles with her thumb on it. It had become a habit, since the feel of Piper's skin against hers soothed her in ways nothing or no one else could. This caught the blonde's attention causing her to look at her. She then smiled at her and Alex knew she could spend an entire day just looking at Piper smile like that.
She was suddenly brought back to their day just a few days ago, when she finally decided to tell Piper her entire story. She did not know what made her decide on it. She never thought she'd ever be ready to recount everything that had happened to anyone (except maybe with Nicky, because it was a must to tell her best friend everything) but she found herself wanting to tell Piper the truth, as if she owed her that.
Piper had never seen Alex look more scarred.
While she was narrating her story, Alex did everything she could to show a strong facade, like it wasn't bothering her, like it was okay, like she was okay. But Piper noticed every time her voice cracked, every time she blinked back her tears and every time she paused just to be able to keep going.
The beginning of Alex's story was beautiful. It was as if she was meant to meet that woman, to let her know that she was capable of loving in that kind of intense and irrevocable way and that she deserved to be loved back just as much. But as the story progressed, Piper found herself scared of where the story was going, she was scared of finding out what made Alex this way. There were a lot of times Piper wanted her to stop, just so she could spare her the pain she was clearly going through just reliving all those terrible things but Alex insisted because she wanted to finally let Piper all the way in.
And Piper almost hated herself for being the person who had to let Alex go through it all again. She wondered if she was worth it, if all of this was worth it, but before she could even fathom the intensity this, Alex letting her in her deepest, darkest secret, meant for both of them, Alex stopped talking, trying to stop the trembling of her hands and her whole body, trying to fight off everything that threatened to met her resolve at keeping a strong face.
"Alex," was all Piper said as she pulled Alex into her arms, hugging as if it was the only way she could tell her that it was all okay, that she was going to be okay.
And then she cried.
She cried for Diane, who did everything she could to give Alex the life she thought she deserved, and who loved her more than any other person can ever love Alex. She cried for Ashley, who's only ever loved Alex the way Alex deserved to be loved. And she cried for Alex, for every time she chose not to cry over her mother dying, for every second she blamed herself over Ashley's death, for every moment she went through all of this alone. She cried for Alex and prayed to a God she didn't even believe in that it would be everything Alex needed not to cry over this ever again.
Alex was the one who broke the hug. She then looked at Piper and wiped the tears that kept flowing from her eyes while keeping herself from breaking down, too. It was the first time she ever told this story to another person. Back then, she thought that it was not possible for her to ever voice this story out, to ever let anyone know, because then it would all be so real. That she fucked up, that she was the reason the only woman she had ever allowed herself to fall in love with was gone. But now, she had let Piper know and she was surprised how all this felt like such a relief.
"I'm okay, Piper." But Piper just shook her head and Alex knew that Piper didn't for a second believe that she was okay. Piper knew Alex. And she knew her not because of the times they've spent together but she knew her because Piper had always been the same as her. And maybe that's the reason why Alex found it easier to tell her story than she first thought, because she knew that Piper would understand.
"I'm sorry," Piper softly said not knowing what else to say, afraid that if she said something else, she'd only make matters worse.
"Pipes, I really, really do like you. But you have to know how fucked up I am. I mean, I wasn't even there when my mom died. I was on the other side of the world and I had not seen her for months and I just... and then there's A-Ashley—"
"Alex. Alex, stop. You have to stop blaming yourself for what happened. It wasn't your fault."
"It was, Piper. I was the one who brought her to my world. If I didn't... if I just left her alone... Fuck, she wouldn't have—" Alex stopped, knowing full well that saying the word would break her.
"No, Alex. You did everything you could to protect her. Don't destroy yourself because of something you really did not have any control of. It wasn't your fault."
And with that, Piper's arms and comforting words were what Alex used to get through the night and to get through the next few days. Telling the story was like going through it all over again and the impact it had on Alex was something she really wasn't prepared for. She spent nights having worse nightmares than every previous nightmare she would have. She woke up mornings unable to really want to move at all because all she could ever think was the last time Ashley closed her eyes right in her arms.
But all those times, Piper was there for her. She would refuse to go to work until she was sure that Alex could be on her own. She would barely sleep just to make sure that she was awake every time Alex would scream into the night because of her nightmares. She would make sure to wake up before her so she could keep Alex from drifting away from everything and just dig a hole for herself and crawl into it so no one could reach her again.
And so even though Alex wanted to just give up on her everyday life for a while, even though every pain she had felt so deserved, she did everything she could to pull herself back together. It wasn't because she was exhausted, or because she knew it was time to get over it. It was all for Piper. She did not deserve to carry the burden that Alex was supposed to be carrying alone. So as hard as it was, Alex had to act normally, to pretend that everything was okay, even though everything was far from being okay.
So here she was, inside a crowded bar with Piper, Nicky and Lorna, drinking herself into oblivion, with all the pretensions she could muster just to be able to keep going, unaware of the consequences that could one day blow up in her face.
Two hours into the night and the four of them were straight up wasted.
"Holy shit, Chapman!" exclaimed Nicky as Piper drank her fourth shot of vodka in a little more than 15 seconds.
Nicky had dared her she could never do it, and Piper's competitive side wanted to prove her wrong, even though she knew she was gonna regret this in the morning. She drank four straight shots, her third shot almost dripping all over her chin, her fourth one going totally wasted as she dropped it on their table, earning hysterical laughter from her three companions.
Alex rubbed her back, all the while laughing at her newly-discovered Piper Chapman-trait, the one where she had this strong need to prove something about herself. The blonde was a lot more wasted than the other three and Nicky found this so amusing that she had finally forgotten her first impression about her being boring as fuck. She liked this side of Piper and she made a mental note to herself to always get Piper drunk whenever they were together.
"So, where did you two meet?" Alex asked, her gaze alternating from Lorna and Nicky.
"We met a little more than a week ago at Red's diner," Lorna answered, looking at Nicky adoringly.
Alex looked at Nicky questioningly, silently asking why she had never mentioned about this before. Nicky just shrugged before returning her attention to Lorna.
"She made a joke about this retarded eggplant and we just hit it off right there."
Alex laughed at how Lorna phrased the joke's Nicky been telling everyone for the past few years. Up to this day, she still did not understand what was so funny about it, she was pretty sure she didn't get the joke itself, but after the fourth or fifth time Nicky had said the joke, Alex just gave up on knowing what it meant and just let Nicky bask in the glory of her odd sense of humor.
After a while, Nicky and Lorna decided to hit the dance floor, leaving Alex and Piper at their table. "You okay, kid?" asked Alex, tucking a few strands of Piper's hair behind her ear. She was already buzzed but the need to take care of Piper was somehow helping her to stay sober enough.
"I am!" answered Piper, a little louder than necessary. "I haven't had this much fun in a while. Thank you for bringing me here," she added as she brought Alex's face closer to hers, kissing her hard, slipping a tongue into her mouth. It's another thing that Alex just discovered about Piper. Drunk Piper meant horny Piper and Alex had been getting the good deal out of it for more than an hour now.
Alex smiled into the kiss, running her hands over Piper's blonde tresses. "You wanna go outside?"
"Okay," answered Piper immediately, pressing another kiss on Alex's lips, before clinging herself to Alex as they made their way to the back of the club.
When they were outside, Alex suddenly pushed Piper against the wall, as she connected their lips together. She's been trying to hold back for a while now but the heat she was feeling down her core was piling up and she just couldn't take it any longer. She settled one of her legs between Piper's knowing Piper needed that and true enough, the blonde moaned at the sudden contact of her center against Alex's leg.
Alex, on the other hand, creeped her hand inside Piper's shirt, slowly moving it up until she could feel the underside of Piper's breasts. She lightly caressed it with her thumb, as they continued to lip lock, their tongues battling for dominance, Alex's winning in the end.
After a short while of making out, they decided to finally disentangle themselves from one another. Alex copied Piper's position and leaned against the wall, Piper leaning her head against Alex's shoulder, as Alex brought out what seemed to Piper as a cigarette.
"I didn't know you smoked."
"I did. But then I stopped."
"But..." But it suddenly became obvious to Piper that Alex wasn't in fact holding a cigarette. "Ohhhh, that's weed!" she said excitedly, seemingly proud of herself that she figured it out. She laughed like a kid, as she had been doing the whole night, and watched as Alex lit up the joint and took a puff.
After a drag, Alex stretched her arm towards Piper to hand her the pot but Piper just looked at it. "What? You've never tried this before?"
Piper gave Alex a sly smile as she shook her head. "No, I haven't." She then put her head at the crook of Alex's neck, suddenly shy.
Alex laughed, surprised that there were still people who hadn't smoked weed before, but finding Piper's reaction extra adorable. "Come on, you should try it," she said as she pressed a kiss on Piper's head. But Piper still looked a little apprehensive. "Oh, I know a fun way to smoke weed. Wanna try?"
And like a child, Piper nodded enthusiastically, finding her drunk self agree to everything Alex told her and wanted her to do. Alex then went in front of her, put the join between her own lips and took one long drag, before pressing her lips against Piper's, blowing the smoke into her mouth. Being it her first time, Piper coughed into Alex's mouth, causing them another fit of laughter.
It took them a little while to recover from their laughter. "Okay, that was fun," Piper commented, her grin so wide. "One more, I'm not gonna cough this time, I swear."
And so Alex did it again, and true enough, Piper didn't cough anymore. Instead she inhaled everything that Alex exhaled in her mouth and soon, Alex and Piper started finding everything so funny, hysterically laughing at every single thing they could see and think of. Their visions became hazy and they felt as if everything in front of them was dancing into a tune they weren't aware of, but they loved it and basked in every second of it.
They went back inside high as a kite, finding Nicky and Lorna back at their tables.
"Where have you two fuckers been?" asked Nicky who was almost knocked down as Piper launched herself at her, wrapping her arms around her neck. "What the fuck?"
"Nicky," blurted Piper out, as she lazily draped her arm over Nicky's shoulder, "I missed you!" She then pressed a sloppy kiss on her cheek and Nicky looked at Piper as if she's just grown another head. Alex laughed at the sight, signalling for a waiter to come over because she needed another drink.
Lorna looked at Piper and Nicky amusedly, "Aww, look at you two looking all cute and cuddly!" she squealed, causing Nicky to take Piper's arm off of her.
"Blondie, I already like you, but if you keep doing that, we're gonna have real problems," she said, shaking her head, but still laughing at the blonde who she now realized was stoned out of her mind.
"I need to go pee," Piper suddenly announced.
"Do you need me to come with?" asked Alex.
"No, I'll be back in a sec," answered Piper, almost tripping on her way to the ladies' room.
"Hey, I'll go with you," said Lorna and she caught up with Piper before they walked unsteadily, their arms tangled together.
Nicky looked at Piper and Lorna with a smirk on her lips before facing Alex. "Isn't she adorable?" she asked Alex referring to Lorna.
"Shit, she got you hooked, did she?" asked Alex incredulously, still quite surprised about the fact that she'd one day see Nicky gush over a woman. She'd been observing them all night, well not as much as she paid attention to Piper, and she could see the way Nicky looked at her and she was aware of that look.
"Shut up," Nicky shrugged as she drank another shot of vodka.
"It's true and you know it. She got you wrapped up in her little finger," Alex laughed, happy that Nicky seemed to have finally met her match.
"She's getting married," Nicky suddenly whispered.
"What?" Alex asked, appalled by this fact. Of course, Nicky would meet someone who had the potential of being perfect for her, and yet she was getting married. How fucked up could this world get?
"Yeah, that's why this is just a thing, you know. I'd call her when I need her and she can do the same. Nothing serious. So you can stop with all your romantic crap," Nicky said jokingly, but Alex could see a hint of sadness in her eyes and she felt bad for her. Nicky deserved so much more and Alex wished she could finally have that.
"You're right," Alex blurted out, wanting to divert Nicky's attention to something else. She suddenly felt bad that she brought this up. "Plenty of other fishes in the sea."
Nicky just nodded, taking another swig. "Anyway, you were right about Blondie. She's fun."
With this, Alex's lips had broken out into a grin, immediately forgetting about Nicky's dilemma. "I told you," Alex cocked her eyebrows. When ten minutes had passed and Piper still didn't return, Alex decided to follow her to the bathroom. "Pipes?"
"Right here," Piper answered from one of the stalls.
Lorna was at the sink washing her hand. "She didn't wanna get up. She was pretty sure you would follow us here. I had to make sure you'd come before I left," she smiled as she walked towards the door.
Alex smiled at Lorna, unable to stop thinking how perfect she would be for Nicky. Fuck her fiancé. "Thanks, Lorna." Lorna just nodded before finally disappearing. Alex then looked inside the stall where Piper was. "Hey, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," answered Piper as she finally stood up from the toilet bowl. As she tried to go out, she hit the door and almost fell, causing her to laugh at herself. "I'm really drunk."
Alex laughed with her as she helped Piper steady herself, "You think?"
"Yes. I'm really drunk... and horny. Let's fuck in one of the stalls!" Piper suggested, pulling Alex against her, kissing her greedily.
Alex responded to the kiss, pressing Piper against the sink, but not before she locked the door, not wanting to risk being walked into by anyone. "Hmm, I think I like you more when you're drunk and stoned," she said in between breaths, her hands putting Piper's head in place, so she could kiss her better.
Their kiss turned more heated, as Piper's hands snaked around Alex's waist, pulling her in closer, wanting to feel so much more contact. The kiss wasn't soft nor gentle. It was right up hungry and raw and ruthless and somewhat animalistic, tongues battling against each other, teeth sinking in each other's bottom lip.
Suddenly, Alex turned Piper around, so the blonde's back was pressing against her front. Alex wrapped her arms around Piper, her left hand going up to Piper's breast. She pinched her nipple through her shirt's fabric causing Piper to arch into her touch, her moans filling the washroom. Alex then bit on Piper's earlobe, whispering to her in a voice that could turn Piper into an emotional mess, "I'm gonna fuck you like you deserve to be fucked and you're gonna scream my name over and over and over."
Piper almost came just by listening to Alex's voice, feeling the wetness between her legs without even having the need to touch it. And then without warning, Alex unhooked her belt, fumbling with the button and zipper of her pants, with her right hand travelling down Piper's center. She then motioned for Piper to bend a little, giving her the right angle to slip her hand inside the blonde's underwear, which was now unsurprisingly soaking wet.
"Fuck, Piper," Alex whispered, feeling her own arousal shoot through the roof. She then flicked Piper's clit, coating it with the blonde's own wetness, Alex's finger rubbing it up and down.
"Alex," Piper uttered, her voice pleading and laced with pleasure. "Please."
But Alex ignored Piper's pleading and continued rubbing her center up and down, stopping a little just to dip her fingers inside her lightly, teasing and testing, wondering how much she could push Piper. Her other hand continued groping Piper's breasts, her tongue persistently licking the side of her neck until she was full on sucking on it, as if marking Piper as her own.
Piper felt like she was going to explode, her need for release growing stronger by the second. She was gripping on the sink for dear life, because she knew her legs were on the verge of giving up on her. "Fuck, Alex. I need you to fucking fuck me right fucking now or I swear to Go—"
But before she could even finish her sentence, Alex had inserted two fingers inside her, causing Piper to gasp and reach for Alex's hair, gripping it so hard so she could pull her closer to just the side of her neck. Alex then slid out her fingers almost all the way out until she slid them back in, resulting into Piper screaming incoherencies, composed mainly of "Fuck," and "Alex," and "Please."
Alex started moving her fingers faster, the heel of her hand pressing against Piper's clit every time she would slide her fingers in.
"Fuck, Alex. Don't stop."
Alex knew Piper was close, and she was intent on pushing her to the edge any second now, so she added another finger as she bit on her neck. And it was all Piper needed to give in to the pleasure that Alex was bringing her. Her arousal gushed through her like a tidal wave and just as Alex promised her, she screamed her name over and over like a prayer, ripples of ecstasy flooding through her, taking her higher than any joint could ever take her.
Alex slowed down her hand, helping Piper ride down her orgasm. She then brought her fingers to her mouth, sucking Piper's wetness off of her fingers one by one, as she looked at Piper through their reflections on the mirror.
"Fuck," it was all Piper could whisper as she looked back at Alex, the raven-haired responding with a knowing smirk, until she pressed a soft kiss on Piper's nape.
"You okay?" she asked into her ear and it sent shivers down Piper's spine.
"More than okay," she answered with a smile, as Alex zipped up her pants and put her belt back on. "That was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done to me," she added jokingly earning her a laugh from Alex, before she turned her back to face her. She then pressed a soft kiss onto her lips.
"Wanna go back out now?"
"Yeah," Piper answered as Alex, held onto her hand, pulling her out of the bathroom.
They reached Nicky and Lorna at their table, sticking their tongues into each other's throats. When Lorna noticed Alex and Piper's arrival, she quickly pulled away from Nicky. "Hey, you two are back!"
Alex just nodded and Piper smiled knowingly, earning a smirk from Nicky. "You two fucked each other's brains out in the bathroom, didn't you?" Both didn't answer but Piper and Alex's smiles gave away the answer. "I fucking knew it."
The four of them kept drinking and laughing and talking, until Nicky excused herself.
Alex could see Piper bobbing her head up and down to the music. "Hey, wanna dance?"
"Yeah!" Piper said excitedly. "Lorna, you gonna be okay here waiting for Nicky?"
"Yes," answered Lorna, "...we'll join you when she gets back."
So Piper dragged Alex into the dance floor, her hips swaying as she walked. Alex looked at her, her gaze dropping to Piper's ass a little longer. When they were in the middle of the crowd, they started swaying, their fronts pressed against each other's impossibly close. It wasn't even a dance anymore, it was grinding against each other, arms rubbing each other's backs, stares turning into intense eye-fucking. Piper turned her back on Alex and swayed her hips into the music, pulling Alex's hands and dropped them on her hips. She then leaned her head into Alex and Alex dropped her head down, her lips meeting Piper's. The blonde then tangled her fingers through Alex's raven hair as Alex slid her hands inside Piper's shirt, caressing her stomach as they danced, the rest of the crowd turning into an almost invisible background.
After a while, Nicky and Lorna had joined them. Nicky whispered to Alex as she slipped something into her hands. Nicky gave Alex a wink before she faced Lorna and they, too, had started swaying their bodies into the music.
Alex knew what Nicky had handed her and if she was sober, she would have never even considered it. But she was drunk and high and her brain wasn't in the right state to think of what's right or wrong so her grasp on those little things Nicky gave her became a little tighter before she faced Piper again. "Do you trust me?" she said into Piper's ear.
Piper was looking at her, her eyes a little unfocused, but her smile still that same smile that Alex always loved seeing. She nodded her head, saying "Yes," at the same time, even though she wasn't really sure why Alex just out of nowhere asked her the question.
"Good," Alex just answered. She then brought her hand to her mouth, putting what Nicky gave her inside of it. Then she brought her lips against Piper's, her tongue darting inside, slipping two yellow pills inside the blonde's mouth. She looked at Piper, assessing her reaction to what she just did but the blonde just swallowed, and her gaze at her not faltering even just one bit. And it was all Alex needed to swallow the rest of the pills that Nicky gave her.
And just a few minutes later, Alex and Piper were brought into a world where everything seemed perfect. The night was no longer dark, it was filled with colors and it became so wondrously beautiful, the rest of the crowd melding into it perfectly. There were no Diane, nor Ashley, nor drug cartels, nor Piper's own secrets and darkness; there was nothing else in both their minds except the fact that they were together, bliss and ecstasy engulfing them.
But no matter how beautiful the world had suddenly seemed, Alex and Piper had by now drowned out the rest it, only paying attention to each other, as they kissed and laughed and kissed some more, their faces more beautiful than any other thing or person they had and would ever come across.
"I really... really... really like you, Al," Piper said in between kisses with Alex, her blue eyes focused on Alex's green ones, her mind fuzzy and unaware of anything else except Alex.
Alex then smiled, "I really... really... really like you, too, Pipes."
And it was the start of something else for both of them, as they discovered a new way (apart from each other) to escape the rest of the world that seemed to obviously hate them. It was new and dangerous but Alex and Piper weren't thinking of that. What stayed on their minds was how it had helped them run further away from the darkness that would never leave them, pulling them into a whole new world of everything else other than the reality that they so desperately needed to get away from.
A/N:
So, I again just wanna thank you all for your patience. And if anyone here had read We'll Always Have Paris and After Effects, I want to thank you all for that, too.
I know this chapter isn't much but hope you like it anyway. And also, I'm not sure if this chapter had relayed the message I want it to, but hopefully it had. It's the start of something new about Piper and Alex's relationship, and how they would deal with the things going on about them. I will, of course, explore further on that on the later chapters.
So again, thank you for the wonderful reviews and favourites and follows. You guys are truly the best! Hope to hear from all of you again. Group hug to all!
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