The Reign Of Vause

Cheer up babe

(Piper's POV)

Larry left as I still glared at the now shut door of mine and Alex's apartment. Alex had stopped crying and shaking and I continued to stroke the back of her head. I took her by the hand and brought her to the couch facing the TV. I sat down and she lay with her head on my lap and fell asleep again. Vegas had been exhausting for her especially without me to help her, Nicky and Lorna scaring her this morning and now Larry forcing us both to relive my shooting had also tired her out. I flicked on Mad Men again to re-watch on a low volume so I wouldn't wake her since there was nothing else to watch and I didn't want to continue Black Mirror without Alex since we were watching it together. I got 6 episodes in and fell asleep myself leaning against my hand with my other hand on Alex's hair.

I woke up to Alex sitting up with an arm around me with me pulled into her. Her fingers were lazily running through my hair. Looking out our huge window for a wall, I saw that it was getting dark and the city was beginning to switch its lights on. I lifted my head to look up at her.
"What time is it?"
"Ooh good evening sleeping beauty. It's 5:30PM." She laughed, still absentmindedly brushing her fingers through my hair.
"Jesus. How long was I out?" I ask her surprised.
"I have no idea. You were asleep when I woke up." She answered passively, not taking her eyes from the TV. She was watching female wrestling.
"I never knew wrestling was your thing Al." I ask her.
"Yeah. It isn't usually. I got into it around a month after we originally broke up. It calms me and gives me ideas. Plus it can be sexy." She says, smirking at me.
"Hmmm really?" I reply smuttily.
"Really." She replies with a glint in her eyes.
I smirked back at her and cuddled up to her and watched it with her.
"So what ideas does it give you? Sexy ideas or punch Larry in the throat ideas?" I asked her with a slight giggle.
She glanced at me sideways and answered, "Both."
"Alex, I'm sorry about Larry." I start apologetically. She pulled me closer to her and kissed the top of my head.
"Oh babe you have nothing to be sorry for. How about I take you out tonight? To Viper. Just you and me. Both of us need to cheer up. You won't have to sit through another night with Polly Hobby. Plus I'll be there if anyone like Fletcher tries to hit on you again." She said giggling at intentionally screwing up Polly's name again but hardened slightly at the thought of Larry's friend hitting on me. I smiled up at her.
"That sounds great. Right. I'm ordering pizza. I'm starving." I tell her and reach round to our landline to call the local pizza place.
20 minutes later the pizza came with a knock on the door. I got up to go and get it, Alex kept a hold of my wrist, stopping me from getting the pizza.
"Wait." She commanded and pulled me back down towards her. She planted a deep kiss on my lips and smiled. "Now you can go get our food."
She let go and I just laughed, walking to the bedroom to get my purse and open the door for the delivery guy. The usual exchange of pizza for money happened and I brought the box back to the couch and Alex. I opened it and went to grab a piece, Alex got there first.
"Al! That was my slice you thief!" I laughed at her as she delved into it.
"What?... I thought.... What was yours.... was mine too." She said through chews and a full mouth.
"You're using our wedding vows to win a slice of pizza?! That I ordered may I point out!" I laugh incredulously.
"Is it working?" She asks, staring sideways at me with wide guilty eyes.
"No. No it's not. Give me that slice. It's mine!" I say reaching across for it. She quickly bit more and more pieces from it until it was gone.
"No! You'll have to fight me for it or get your own! There's a whole box full!" She laughs.
"That is my slice! Give it!" I was on top of her now trying to get my rightful slice of pizza back. When she had polished it off, she held up her hands.
"Oh what a shame. It's gone. There might be some left in my mouth if you want to turn into one of those baby walruses we saw on that nature documentary once." She laughed.
"Ew." I say and playfully hit her but took the hint. I kissed her. Both of us laughing.
When we finished the pizza, Alex turned off the TV and we went to our bedroom to get changed to go to our nightclub together.
"Hmm speaking of your theft. Is that becoming a habit for you now?" I ask her, taking out my pink panties from her suitcase that she stole from me and hold them up to her.
"Guess I'm going back to prison then." She smirked and held her wrists out as if I was going to handcuff her.
"Oh you'd like that wouldn't you?" I ask nodding at her hand gesture.
"Are you offering?" She says excitedly, knowing immediately what I was talking about.
"Well you'll just have to find out won't you?" I laughed.
"I'm holding you to that." She says smirking and continues,
"Pipes. I don't feel like dressing up. Do you mind if I don't?" She asks.
"Al. You could go in your sweats and still be the hottest one in the room." I smile at her from my side of the bed.
She gave me a small, cute smile back.
"Second hottest."
I couldn't help but smile and blush at the floor.
"Ok, I'll tell you what, I'll wear my ripped black jeans, my Iron Maiden T-Shirt and black leather jacket with my black stilettos. How does that sound?" She asked.
"Sexy." I simply say.
I myself changed into one of my cocktail dresses and heels to match. I also put on the necklace Alex had bought me from Vegas. I couldn't believe how beautiful it was.
Once changed Alex and I both went to our ensuite for our makeup. Thank God for our Mrs and Mrs sinks. Alex's hairspray, eyeliner and multiple shades of lipstick took up nearly half of the sink unit, it was borderline my side. I had mine applied in a matter of seconds. I watched as Alex applied her eyeliner and lipstick. She was so precise with every stroke, getting her black wings perfect. She also opted for a dark red lipstick. It was winter I guess.
I didn't put on a jacket.
"Babe. It's nearly Christmas. Aren't you going to put a jacket on? It's freezing out there!" Alex asks, surprised.
"Nah. It's always so warm in clubs, the cold night air will feel great when we leave." I tell her. I was also aware I was exposing my scar. I caught her glance at it.
"I have to be okay with it at some point Al." I tell her knowing what she was thinking.
"Good. I'm proud of you." She says, taking my hand as we left the apartment.

Once we got to the club, we were hand in hand as we got out of the cab walking to its entrance. With Alex's interview and success still hot on her heels and mine, it was unsurprising that reporters were waiting for us. I heard one tell his colleagues,
"Oh! Look! It's the Vauses!"
Alex looked at me and rolled her eyes, squeezing my hand.
The reporters continued,
"Alex, Piper?! How happy are you with your success?! What's married life like for you both?! Piper, where's the next Viper going to be?!"
Their questions were endless and honestly pretty personal.
Alex simply answered their first question with,
"We're both very happy thank you." and dragged me into the club, away from them.
"Well hello again Nichols." Alex smirked at Nicky as we got to the bar.
"Hey yourself Vause. You two look pretty happy, eye fucking as usual I see." She smiled as she took in Alex and I huddling up on each other, smiling. Because why not? Alex was a successful entrepreneur now, we were in married bliss and it was coming up to being our first Christmas together as a married couple. Give me a good reason why we shouldn't be happy.
"Is it that obvious?" Alex asks rhetorically.
"Until SOMEONE steals your pizza." I say, smiling.
"Hey snooze you loose Pipes." Alex laughed, rubbing my back.
"Anyway, I'm sorry about this morning you guys. We didn't mean to interrupt anything or scare you." Nicky said apologetically as she dried a glass with a towel.
"Oh it's water under the bridge Nicky. Don't worry about it." I tell her and glance at Alex who was giving Nicky a look that said 'I forgive you but for the love of God don't do it again.'
"The usual for you two? One 'The Piper' and one 'The Alex'?" Nicky asked.
"Ye-" I begin to say but Alex stopped me.
"No, give us 'The Vauseman'. With two straws." She says winking and smiling at me.
"Coming up. Oh and beautiful necklace Piper." Nicky chuckled and smiled.
"Thank you, a gift from Vegas." I tell her and smile at Alex lovingly who was already looking back at me in the same way.
Still with her hand on my back, Alex led me to our booth in the VIP area. One of Alex's bar staff then immediately came with our drink, two straws as requested.