The next few days were exactly what Piper needed to relax after the stress of college. Alex's mom worked most days, leaving the two of them to laze about the house, explore places Alex used to spend her time as a child, and just enjoy each other's company.

As their time in Jersey came to an end, Piper genuinely found herself sad to be leaving. She loved the safe security of Diane's home, and the side of Alex she got to see when she observed her kissing her mom hello when she returned from work, or cooking her dinner so she could relax when she got home. She found herself smiling on more than one occasion, only snapping out of her reverie when Alex shot her a confused look, eyebrow raised in both question and amusement, causing Piper to blush, shake her head, and try and fix her gaze on something other than how adorable the tender side of the brunette was.

As it were, they found themselves lounging on the sofa as the afternoon ticked by. They'd had their bags packed for hours, unable to find the motivation to actually get up and make the journey back to NYC. Alex was sprawled out, legs over Piper's lap as the blonde had her head buried in a book, absentmindedly trailing her fingertips up and down her calf over the denim that covered them. Alex watched her with a small smile on her face, observing how her face would change as she read, how she would raise a hand to turn a page and immediately return it to its place on Alex's leg.

She took a handful of nuts from the bowl on the side table, putting a few in her mouth as she watched her girlfriend get absorbed in her book, in too deep to notice Alex's less than subtle staring. Smirking mischievously, she raised her hand, flicking one in Piper's direction and turning to face the tv again immediately as it made contact with the blonde's temple, trying to control the smile that threatened her lips. Piper's head whipped around to face her, Alex could feel her gaze biting into her but didn't look back. Eventually, Piper huffed frustratedly, turning back to her book as she raised her hand from Alex's leg to hold it with two hands. Alex looked back to her, grinning widely, and threw a handful this time, turning back to the TV again as she heard her name gasped in annoyance. She kept her head turned towards the television, enjoying teasing the blonde, and didn't see the book that Piper hurled at her until it connected with the side of her face with a crumple and fell to the floor,

"What the f-" Alex breathed, moving her hand to the side of her face as she looked at Piper who was now empty handed and grinning mischievously at her, "you're gunna regret that Chapman," she teased, turning on the sofa and diving towards her girlfriend who squealed and giggled as Alex tickled her ribs, smiling down at her,

"I give! I give!" Piper exclaimed breathlessly, and Alex chuckled as she released her ribs, resting her hands on the arm of the sofa either side of Piper's head where she was now laid, face flushed and smiling wide,

"You shouldn't start something you cant win you know, blondie," she murmured, and Piper guffawed, indignant look on her face,

"You started it, that was the most partial I think I've ever seen you towards some nuts,"

Alex snorted and raised her eyebrows down at Piper, who giggled at her own joke. Slowly, she leant down to nuzzle their noses together,

"That was low brow, even for you," she said quietly, and pressed her smile to Piper's, enjoying the way her girlfriend's giggle felt against her lips as her arms wrapped around her shoulders. Steadily, the kiss began to grow in heat as Piper slipped her tongue into Alex's mouth, earning her a surprised but agreeing hum from Alex, who returned the kiss just as fervently.

Just as Piper's hand tangled into the hair at the top of Alex's neck, they both felt a buzzing between their bodies from the pocket of Alex's jeans. Groaning, Alex took her lips away,

"Tell me that vibrating is something fun you're surprising me with and not my cell," she murmured against her lips, and Piper giggled, pushing the hair out of her eyes,

"I'm afraid not, it's a sign from God to quit before we end up fucking on your mom's couch,"

Alex sat up to dig her cell out of her pocket, putting it to her ear as she raised a flirtatious brow at Piper,

"…again," she teased, and Piper blushed but giggled, sitting up and smoothing her hair as Alex answered the call,

"Hey Nic, what's up?"

Piper smiled happily at it being Nicky on the phone, and Alex opened her arm to her and grinned as Piper scrambled into her lap, resting one arm around Alex's shoulders and resting back as the brunette wrapped the hand that wasn't holding her cell around her waist,

"No way!," Alex moved the phone away from her ear for a second to speak to Piper, "Boo's already got herself top of the tips board," she laughed, and Piper smiled widely, glad her friend was getting on well at the bar. Alex turned back to the phone as Piper began to innocently play with the hair at the top of her neck, her blue eyes fixed on the news on TV, shaking her head every now and then as politics was brought up,

"Camping? When?" She heard Alex say, and turned her head to frown questioningly at her as Alex met her eyes, lip jutted out in contemplation,

"Yeah it sounds fun to me, let me just check with the old ball and chain,"

"Hey!" Piper exclaimed, reaching for the phone, causing Alex to chuckle as she batted her hands away, leaning further into the couch before she held the phone out for Piper,

"Hey Nicky," Piper said cheerfully as she shoved Alex's chest,

"Chapman! As I was saying to your old lady, Lorna has been busting me about a camping trip soon. I was all for just the two of us, but she had to go turn it into an episode of Wet Hot Summer and wants you guys to go with us,"

Piper chuckled at Nicky as she played with the hem of Alex's shirt, who was now absorbed in a music segment of the news on the tv behind them,

"I think it sounds fun, when?"

"Tonight, actually,"

Piper raised her eyebrows in surprise, but as the thrill of doing something spontaneous ran through her body, she grinned widely,

"Yeah I'm in, we're gunna be driving home pretty soon-"

"No need Chapman, we're coming to you. I've never camped in jersey before, seems like a good excuse,"

Piper's smile got even wider, realising they needn't drive anyway just yet, and nodded as she answered Nicky,

"Yeah that sounds great! I guess I'll see you guys soon then, do you want me to pass you back to Alex,"

"Nah, she doesn't do anything without your permission anyway, it's much easier to just go straight through the boss,"

Piper giggled as Nicky chuckled at her own words on the phone,

"Boss is right," she said slyly, and Alex looked towards her with a confused look on her face, which Piper just winked at,

"Sounds good Nic, I'll see you soon,"

She hung up the cell and passed it back to Alex, who accepted it with a curious expression on her face,

"Boss?" She said as she placed her phone down and sat up straight again so she was face to face with Piper, who was still in her lap,

"Mhm," Piper grinned, "she said you wouldn't do anything without going through me first, so sorting it with the boss is easier than talking to you,"

Alex snorted,

"I let you think you're the boss," she whispered as she moved her face to Piper's, who giggled softly,

"I let you think that I think you're the boss," she murmured, and Alex growled playfully, about to throw her down and show her who was boss when the front door opened, and Piper jumped as though she'd been burned, landing in a heap next to alex just as Diane walked through with some shopping.

If Diane noticed anything suspicious, she didn't mention it. She struggled through the door, Alex instantly hopping off the couch to help her with the bags, making Piper smile warmly once more at how well the brunette cares for her mom.

Piper walked over to help packing away the food as Alex told her mom about their trip, giggling at the excited reaction Diane displayed at the mention of Nicky coming to visit before they leave,

"I haven't seen that girl in far too long, is she still with that Lorna girl?" She asked as she lit a cigarette and sat at the table,

"Yeah, Lorna's coming with us, it was her idea!"

Diane chuckled,

"Nothing but trouble that kid, she's lucky it's the good kind that didn't get me any calls from the cops when you were younger,"

Alex smiled mischievously, thinking of all the times she and Nicky had done something that could have gotten them in that kind of trouble, but had somehow managed to get away with it.

She held her hand out as she joined her at the table, and Diane slid the pack of cigarettes along the table towards her. As Alex took one and lit it, Diane held the box up to Piper who was perched on the kitchen counter,

"Piper?"

The blonde smiled but shook her head,

"Not for me, thanks, I don't smoke,"

Alex leant back in her chair, resting her feet up on the table,

"Until she's had a few margaritas, then she's a chain smoker," Alex smiled as she blew out her cig, and Diane laughed as Piper blushed lightly and rolled her eyes, shaking her head.

Alex kept her eyes on Piper as she grinned mischievously, waiting until she met her eyes and relishing in the blush that spread across her tanned face. Piper tucked her hair behind her ear and let a smile spread across her lips, swinging her legs on the counter as Alex's eyes turned from teasing to affectionate right in front of her.

Piper broke eye contact first as her phone beeped in the other room, hopping off the counter and heading towards it. Alex watched as she left the room, shaking her head to clear it of the sudden and unprompted affection that ran through her for her girlfriend. Once Piper was out of sight, she slid her eyes back to Diane, who sat staring at her with a soft look on her face and a cigarette poised between her fingers. Alex coughed, suddenly feeling shy under her mom's intense gaze, and stubbed her own cigarette out as she shuffled in her seat, causing Diane to chuckle lightly,

"I haven't seen you this uncomfortable since I found you behind the garage kissing Jesse Lingard," she teased, and Alex laughed loudly,

"Yeah you really fucked that one up for me, Diane. She was hot,"

Diane slapped her lightly and shook her head,

"Piper's the one for you kiddo," she muttered, and Alex met her eyes again, letting the side of her mouth raise slightly as she nodded,

"I know," she murmured, just as quietly, and Diane got up from the table, running her hand through Alex's hair affectionately as she passed, just as the doorbell rang three times in a row,

"Nicky," Diane and Alex said together, as Piper called that she was getting the door from the other room,

Within seconds, a mess of strawberry blonde hair came racing through the kitchen, bypassing Alex and flying straight into her mother's arms,

"Diane fucking Vause," she shouted, placing her hands on either side of Diane's face, "you just get better with age, when the hell are you gunna swing my way, huh?"

Diane chuckled as she embraced her,

"If I've told you once I've told you a thousand times, Nicole. It ain't gunna happen, and even if it did, you wouldn't be my type,"

Alex whistled low from the table with her eyebrows raised, and Nicky rested a hand over her heart as though she was hurt,

"You wound me Diane, I'll still be here in 20 years if you're interested,"

Alex stood up and moved towards them as Piper and Lorna joined them, shoving Nicky lightly as she passed her,

"Stop flirting with my mom dude, it's fucking weird,"

Nicky shrugged as she moved towards Lorna, wrapping her in her arms from behind her,

"I'm fucking around vause, I got a girl remember,"

Piper giggled as Alex came to stand next to her, dropping a kiss onto her temple. As she looked back at Nicky, she saw her mouthing call me to Diane, and lobbed a piece of fruit at her as her mom laughed again, shaking her head and leaving them to pack their stuff together.

An hour later, they were on the road. Lorna drove as she argued with Nicky about the music, and Alex chuckled as she watched her best friend rewind a track every time Lorna tried to skip it,

"Now I see where you get your ability to be such an ass sometimes from," Piper whispered in her ear from where she was cuddled into her side, and Alex moved her head back in disbelief, staring down at her,

"Excuse me? I was born an ass, she learned it from me,"

Piper giggled as she cocked an eyebrow challengingly,

"I think that's the first time you've ever admitted that you're an ass," she teased, and Alex chuckled softly,

"Fuck off, you love that I'm an ass,"

Piper scoffed,

"That's ridiculous,"

Alex smiled playfully, leaning in further to whisper in her ear,

"I thought you liked all my ass-related qualities,"

Piper bit her lip as Alex pulled back to look at her again, and her smile widened at the slight darkening of her usually clear blue eyes,

"Hey lesbians," Nicky said from the front as they both turned to meet her eyes in the mirror, "if you're gunna fuck in the car at least give me a forewarning so I can watch,"

Alex picked up a pair of sunglasses from next to Piper, throwing them at Nicky and laughing as they bounced off her head,

"Stop fucking throwing things at me, dude," She growled as she turned to tackle Alex over the seat, Alex responded by grabbing her hands and twisting them as Nicky laughed, and Piper giggled as she watched them, happy to be where she was with the people she was with.

As they pulled into a clearing through a forest about an hour away from Diane's house, the sun was beginning to set. Parking up, Piper rose from the car and looked up at the sky, dark pink and orange rays were shooting around her, and she smiled when she felt arms snake around her waist, and a kiss dropped beneath her ear,

"You look like you've never seen a sunset before, kid," Alex chuckled as Nicky threw them a tent, and Piper shrugged,

"I've never seen one like this before," she said, and Alex made a surprised hmm sound as she began setting up their tent,

"Didn't you ever go camping when you were a kid?"

Piper shook her head and bent down to help her girlfriend with their tent,

"No, I went to summer camp every year but I slept in a cabin all those times. I've been on holiday, seen loads of amazing places all over the world but we never went camping, my mom always used to say it was something poor people do,"

She muttered the last part as though she was ashamed, and Alex huffed a laugh,

"Guess that's why the only holiday I ever had was camping, huh?" She said quietly, and Piper closed her eyes and cursed herself against her foot in mouth disease,

"No, Al… I didn't mean-"

Alex shook her head and smiled at her, rounding their half propped tent to drop a kiss at the corner of Piper's mouth,

"I know, Pipes. I know."

A few hours later, the sun had set and Alex had managed to get a fire going. They sat around it, Nicky and Lorna laid across from them staring up at the sky as Piper sat with her back to Alex, strong arms wrapped around her holding her close as they stared into the fire,

"It's getting kinda cold out here," Alex whispered into her ear, feeling how Piper's cheek rose in a smile,

"It's summertime and you're wearing shorts, Al," she giggled quietly, leaning back and turning her head to look at her, "is that just your excuse to get me into bed, huh?"

Alex gave her a crooked smile as she gazed down at her, pressing their lips together lightly,

"Into the tent kid, we don't have a bed tonight,"

"But it is an excuse to get us some alone time?"

Alex's smile grew wider and she looked down at Piper cheekily, pursing her lips and knocking her head as though she was considering her answer,

"Yes," she whispered, and kissed her again as Piper giggled,

"Come on then," she said seductively as she rose from Alex's lap, lacing their fingertips together and pulling her up as Alex chuckled,

"We're turning in guys, I'll see you tomorrow,"

Lorna didn't turn to look at them, but raised a hand to wave whilst Nicky raised her head and met Alex's eyes with a teasing grin,

"Don't be too loud, lesbians," she smirked, and Lorna lowered her hand to slap Nicky's stomach, causing a whoosh of air to escape her lungs as Alex wrapped her arms around Piper's waist and began to pull her towards their tent, answering Nicky with nothing but an evil grin.

Once in the tent, Alex crawled over to the pile of blankets and pillows piled in the corner, taking out a duvet and spreading it across the whole floor of the tent and littering it with pillows as Piper smiled excitedly at her, eyes glinting. Alex sat back as she pulled off her shoes and jeans, throwing them across the tent and replacing them with track pants, before laying back and covering herself with a blanket, patting the space next to her,

"What are you waiting for you loser, come on, it's fucking cold,"

"Cold," Piper muttered disbelievingly under her breath, but immediately began pulling off her own clothes, snuggling herself into Alex in nothing but her shirt and some boy shorts as she felt herself get covered by the duvet, and then Alex's arm when she pulled her tightly to her side, pulling in a hissed breath through her teeth and blowing it out as she shivered,

"How the fuck are you not on the edge of hypothermia with those legs out," she muttered, and her raspy voice spread goosebumps across her skin that had nothing to do with the temperature,

"You're just a pussy," she whispered back into the skin of Alex's neck, letting her lips run over the flesh,

Alex released a low but pleased sounding hum that Piper felt rumble through her throat to vibrate against her lips,

"Say pussy again," Alex rasped, and Piper giggled quietly as she rolled over to straddle her, hands on either side of her head,

"Creep," she whispered in her ear as she placed wet kisses down her neck slowly, once again feeling that low chuckle against her lips.

She felt Alex's hands run down her back over her shirt, and then the warmth of her palms cupping her ass. She continued running her lips and tongue over Alex's neck, occasionally nipping her earlobe, delighting in the heavy exhale of breath her girlfriend let out as she squeezed at her barely covered ass,

"Are you ever gunna not make that sound when you touch it?," Piper asked, moving her face to run her nose down Alex's,

"Do you want me to stop making that sound?," she countered, and the low tone off her voice hit Piper square in the abdomen, making her squirm on her lap.

Piper captured Alex's lip between her teeth, pulling lightly, and slowly shook her head with it trapped there. Releasing it, she let her lips rest against Alex's, almost a kiss,

"No," she whispered, and Alex growled as she rolled them over, getting lost in the warmth and pressure of the brunette's body on top of her, feeling how her hands were roaming beneath her shirt and her hips had started to stir so she was grinding-

"Wait!" Piper breathed, "Al, stop,"

Alex stopped immediately, pushing off Piper to inspect her, concern marring her features,

"What? Did I hurt you?" She asked breathlessly, and Piper smiled affectionately as she stared up at her, hair in disarray and cheeks flushed.

Slowly, Piper shook her head and bit her lip, and the concern in Alex's eyes transformed into curiosity. Reaching for her hand, Piper pulled Alex back down to her again, rolling them over so she was once again on top,

"It's your turn first," she whispered into Alex's ear, fingertips trailing down Alex's torso as she settled by her side. She raised one leg to wrap if around both of Alex's, once again placing wet kisses all over the skin of her neck as Alex relaxed into a more submissive role, placing one hand on Piper's hip and the other up above her own head, letting the blonde take the lead.

Slowly, Piper let her hands slip under the hem of Alex's shirt, barely brushing her skin with her fingertips and spreading goosebumps across Alex's torso. She slid her hand up and over her abdomen, feeling Alex's muscles tense beneath her touch. Running it up to her breasts, she pushed her hand between them, tugging teasingly at the middle of her bra as Alex watched her with a smug smirk on her lips. She continued her journey until her fingertips rested at Alex's collarbone, the coldness of her skin causing a sharp breath from her, and raised her shirt all the way over her head to throw to the side of the tent.

Sitting up straight, Piper smiled seductively, pleased with herself for taking her time undressing Alex and not just ripping her clothes off like she usually does. Alex smirked back, an eyebrow raised as she rested both her hands on Piper's hips,

"Make sure you don't fall from up there, you're not used to being at such heights,"

Piper let out a flirty chuckle at Alex's teasing, answering her with only an eyebrow raise as she began to lower to her again, scooting down her legs to press her lips between Alex's breasts. As she ran her tongue between them, she lightly traced patterns on either side of Alex's bare rips with both of her hands, and she felt one of Alex's hands tangle in her hair, holding her where she was.

Alex raised her back from the duvet to accommodate Piper's hands, which had moved to her clasp, and sighed softly as she felt the blonde's tongue traced the edge of her bra on one side,

"Pipes…" Alex whispered, she wanted to sound threatening, but instead she just sounded desperate, and Piper's only answer was to undo the underwear, throwing it away with her shirt. Piper sat back, both hands instantly finding her skin and gripping, earning a slightly louder moan from the brunette beneath her.

Leaning in again, Piper ran her tongue around Alex's nipple, delighting in the way she moved to try and find her mouth. Smiling, she gave in and covered one of her nipples with her lips, running her tongue over it and sucking gently, earning her a hissed yes from above her, and raised her other hand to trap the nipple between her fingers.

Alex's back arched off the ground, hand gripping tighter in her hair, and her hips began to sway, looking for some friction. Sensing it, Piper took her mouth off of Alex's nipple, running her tongue up over the collarbone and the skin of her neck before she reached her ear. As her mouth left the nipple, Alex growled in frustration,

"Don't stop," she rasped, and Piper nipped at her earlobe,

"I think you're gunna like what I stopped for…"

Piper's voice sounded like it was dripping with want, even to her, and Alex closed her eyes in surrender as everything south of her waist clenched. She could feel Piper's hot breath making the skin at her ear moist and causing her face to flush, she could hear her dirty words right in her ear, and when she felt Piper's fingertips run down her stomach and dip under the waistband of her sweatpants, she felt the last of her control slip from her body.

Piper ran her fingers into Alex's joggers, warm wetness meeting her skin on contact. Without meaning to, Piper let out a soft, breathy moan right into Alex's ear, and felt a new surge of wetness against her hand,

"You're so wet," Piper whispered, almost whined, against Alex's skin, and Alex let out a low moan herself, gripping at the nape of Piper's neck with one of her hands as she closed her eyes, turning her head to rub their noses together,

"Rub it," Alex whispered, and let her lips run against Piper's, hearing and feeling her answering moan. Seconds later, she felt a jolt run through her as Piper began to circle her clit, dipping down to gather her wetness and spreading it around. As Alex let out a raspy groan, she pressed her lips to Piper's, the way their moans and breaths mixed against each other's lips was making Alex's head spin, and before she knew it, her hips were raising and following Piper's movements.

Piper opened her eyes and moved her head back slightly, watching Alex with hooded eyes. She was biting her lip invitingly, eyes scrunched closed and head slightly back. Leaning down again, Piper increased her pace, putting her mouth to Alex's ear again,

"I love watching you when I touch you like this," she murmured hotly, and Alex whimpered in response, a sound so unlike her that it startled Piper before the flood of arousal hit her,

"Are you gunna cum for me?"

Alex gripped harder at Piper's hair, nodding despite herself,

"Keep circling that clit, until you cum all on my fingers…"

Piper's voice turned breathy at the end, and Alex moaned, a little too loudly, and felt the fire start to spread through her abdomen.

Piper had hardly really touched her, but the closeness after such a long day of not having her to herself, and the sexy attitude Piper was demonstrating, was pushing her closer and closer to the edge,

"Just a little faster, Pipes," Alex groaned, and Piper moaned at the request, burying her face into Alex's neck and nipping at the skin as she sped up her movements,

"Like that?"

Piper asked the question through a moan, but judging by the way Alex's hips bucked and her breath caught, she already knew the answer,

"Just like that," Alex whispered, hips speeding up to match Piper's rhythm as the blonde moaned against her skin, occasionally biting and licking at her skin,

"I want you to cum for me, Al… please…"

Alex moaned loudly at Piper's words, her smell and touch invading her senses. She repeated the sound of Piper begging her to cum in her mind, and she felt herself getting higher and higher until, from a sexy little 'please baby' in her ear, she felt herself fall, Piper's name from her lips as her hips bucked into her hands, a broken, satisfied rhythm. She buried her lips in Piper's hair, gripping her neck tightly until she felt the waves beginning to subside.

They lay like that, Piper with her hands still in Alex's joggers, their breaths mingling to make a hot, moist environment around them, for what could have been hours. A giggle from Piper broke her out of her trance, and she opened one eye to smirk at the cute, happy face in front of her,

"Share the joke, Chapman,"

Piper moved her hand from Alex's pants, wiping it off on the bare skin of her stomach before placing her hand on her cheek,

"I just love seeing you look so satisfied," she teased, and Alex chuckled before pouncing on her,

"I'll show you what satisfied looks like…" she whispered into her ear, and with that, disappeared beneath the duvet to pull at Piper's panties with her teeth, leaving the blonde with a winning smile, and her hands tangled in a mane of dark black hair.

AN: Im sorry it took so long, it won't happen again. Let me know if you have anymore ideas, I hope this was worth it! Also, don't forget I'm on tumblr laurastopthat if you guys have any questions or wanna talk, I usually answer pretty quickly on there!

Laura xo