Love Hurts

Master and The Apprentice

Alex was a year out of Litchfield Prison. Piper was still stuck behind the iron bars that had kept her apart from Alex for so many years throughout their various amounts of drama. As far as Alex was concerned she always wanted to be caught up on the Litch gossip even from the outside. She and Nicky would share information and gossip about both inside and the outside world. It was the one way for them to still be connected seeing as Nicky was her best friend and was just barely surviving without her. Alex would ask occasionally about Piper but Nicky would say nothing. Not because she didn't care but mainly because she rarely ever saw the blonde haired blue eyed woman around, since Alex's departure she had taken it really badly and preferred to be alone for the rest of her time here in Litch as much as it bothered Nicky to leave her alone it just became something she had no choice in the matter. Piper Had just become back from MAX recently, something Alex had no clue about because both Nicky and Piper didn't want to worry the raven haired wonder.

The pantie business went to hell. Piper was still distraught about what happened to Alex in the greenhouse that she didn't name anyone so she was sent down the hill. Everyone respected her even more. Piper was beaten and attacked 24/7 in Max and Stella wasn't enjoying the blondes existence either. Piper thought she deserved this so just took every hit like a champ and made no movements of running. The old Piper Chapman had died and was nowhere to be seen. Since Max Piper has learned to not take shit from no one but with that she also rarely spoke to anyone. Piper had spent 6 months in Max, that's six months of Nicky having to lie to Alex and make up bullshit just to keep both her friends happy.

Some nights Nicky would talk to the blonde because she really didn't care how much she would hate it, Nicky knew Piper needed human conversations so she didn't get thrown into Psych. Since being in MAX herself she knew all too well what a place like that could do to someone especially someone like Piper. It wasn't long after her arrival back at Litchfield that Piper received a phone call from a voice she had no trouble remembering. The sound of his voice brought shivers down her spine.

"Hello Chapman" the voice rumbled into Piper's ear.

Piper was confused as to why he was calling for her, she tried to explain that Alex had been out for a year and was no longer in Litchfield but he didn't care. He went on to explain that he wanted her in his cartel. Kubra was explaining Piper's new job and why she had no choice to take part or he would send his men to kill Alex. Piper knew better to question her loyalities to him and accepted his request. Kubra had gotten his lawyers to pull her out of Prison.

Nicky wasn't happy when she was told. Nicky was concerned for Piper but understood her reasoning. "What should I tell Alex?" Nicky asked.

"Tell her what you want im doing this to take care of her, i dont deserve her but im sure as hell going to let her have other people" Piper sighed and kissed Nicky's cheek before walking out of the doors for the last time.

Of course Alex called like clockwork and of course she asked about Chapman. Nicky panicked and blurted out Piper was in max and would be there for 6months. Alex was taken back. Her whole world shuddered at the thought of Pipes in Max.

The 6 months had gone by so quickly and Piper was now at a higher rank than Alex could ever have imagined. Piper was too good. Kubra loved working with her. She was quick to deliever and all the woman she hired were also sucessful. This cartel was working.

One night in the bar in town Piper walked in an she smiled at the familar sight of Alex and this girl she had been seeing for a few weeks. Piper would watch from a far still laughing at Alex for having a type. The girl had blonde hair and blue eyes and she had just graduated from Columbia. As per usual a blonde fuzzy haired girl would join her.

"You know she still talks about you" Nicky smiled at Piper.

Piper let out a small smile "She's safe and Happy it's perfect" Piper mumbled.

"When's your next shipment?" Nicky asked Piper.

"Tomorrow" Piper's smile faded, it meant leaving again something Piper would never get used too.

Nicky's smile faded too. "Are you ever just going to stay longer than three days? I miss you Piper" Nicky whispers.

Piper kisses her cheek. "I miss you too and i'll speak to kubra and see what i can do?" Piper tells Nicky as she watches her crazy friends smile appear on her face.

They both watch Alex interacting with her girlfriend. They were cute. Nicky and Piper were dating. It was weird at first but Kubra wanted Piper to have a companion to keep her distracted and Nicky was desperate after finding out that Morello had gotten married. It didn't take long for the weirdness to subside and the feelings of love to flow through. Piper and Nicky were a hard bond to break and Nicky hated it when Piper would go away on business and she slowly began to understand how Piper felt when Alex would ignore her or kick her out of her life from time to time. Piper was nothing like Alex, she called every day and would come and see her when she was home. They decided not to travel together and only do that on vacations and no work was involved.

Piper's phone rang and Alex flinched when she heard a familar ring tone but it wasn't her phone. She looked around for the phone that the ring tone belonged too. Nicky saw her confusion and told Piper to duck behind the bar. Once the ringing stopped Alex relaxed. "You gotta go?" Nicky's smile faded as Piper nodded. "Love you Nicky" Piper kissed her girlfriend before walking outside of bar. Nicky walked back over to Alex's table with the drinks.

"Took you long enough"Alex's girl spoke.

" Where's Alex?" Nicky asked ignoring her.

"Outside smoking" She muttered.

Nicky walked outside to see Alex leaning against the wall. "Some girl you got in there Vause" Nicky cracked a joke.

"I heard that ring tone Nicky he's coming for me" Alex shuddered.

Nicky couldn't lie to her anymore. "He's not after you Alex, he was calling another person in the bar".

Alex looked up confused. "Who?".

Nicky breathed in deeply. She explained the whole story to Alex. Vause went quiet.

"Piper works for Kubra?" She asked again hoping she had misheard Nicky.

"Yes, but it's too keep you safe she was actually in the bar with you and has been for a few months she come here to watch you being safe and happy" Nicky smiled.

"She'll be back here in a few weeks if you two want to talk"Nicky was happy that her two friends could meet.

How would the reunion go?