Hello's and Goodbye's
The rest of their drive to Connecticut was fairly uneventful. They stopped in Louisville to see Cody's family, Cameron to see Jeff and Matt and then finally to Greenwich to see Stephanie and the rest of the McMahon and Levesque family. After spending a day with the McMahon family, Cody and Lorelei headed to UCONN.
"I can't believe that come Monday morning I will officially be a college student." Lorelei stated as they walked through the campus trying to find the admissions office.
"I know what you mean. I wanted to tell you that I've decided to rent a place not far from here, so if you can see if you can live off campus." Cody stated.
"You did? You didn't have to do that." Lorelei stated hugging him.
"Yes I did. And I wanted to. I don't want to be away from you for that long. I love you too much." Cody responded.
"I love you too." Lorelei stated as they approached the admissions office.
"May I help you?" an older lady asked from behind the counter.
"My name is Lorelei Michaels and I am here for registration for my freshman year." Lorelei answered.
"Ok. Let me find you in here. Ok there we go. Sports business major with a minor in Sports Law. Sounds like you will be quite busy around here. Here is your class schedule and list of books and supplies that you will need. Now it tells me that you will be staying on campus in the dorms. Is that still your plan?" the lady responded.
"Actually, I was wondering if it was possible for me to live off campus with my fiancé?" Lorelei asked.
"Sure is. We will issue a refund to a Shawn Michaels for the cost of the room and board. So you might want to let him know that he should be receiving a refund check within 5-7 business days." the lady answered.
"Ok. Thank you." Lorelei stated.
Lorelei and Cody then headed to the campus bookstore to find out how much all her books and supplies were going to cost. After gathering everything she needed for her entire time at school, they headed to the cashier. The girl at the cashier had to look up her information in the school system before she could ring her up. Her dad had given her more than enough money to get the books and everything she needed, plus she had saved nearly everything she had earned over the summer.
"Are you taking all these classes this semester?" the girl asked.
"No I am getting everything I need for my entire time here." Lorelei answered.
"Ok. That is a lot of stuff to carry and keep track of." the girl stated.
"That's ok. I would rather have everything now then run the risk of not being able to get something that I need when I need it." Lorelei responded.
"Ok. So your total is $2782.90." the girl stated.
Lorelei handed the girl the cash that Shawn had given her and her and Cody carried all the books to the truck. Cody then drove to the house that he was renting for him and Lorelei. On the drive to the house, which wasn't that far, Lorelei called her dad to tell him about the refund check and why he was receiving the refund. Cody pulled up to a simple rambler style house.
After hauling all of her school stuff into the house, Lorelei walked through the house, which was already furnished. She quickly found the master bedroom. She walked around the rather large room finding where things were. Most of Cody's stuff was already in the closet and bathroom. She walked over to the bed and noticed a note card laying in the center of the bed.
"Lorelei and Cody,
Welcome to your new home. Thank you for letting us help you establish the house and we hope that you like it. Lori, we wish you the best at UCONN and hope to see you on the weekends.
All our love,
Uncle Vince, Aunt Linda, Uncle Shane, Aunt Stephanie, Uncle Paul, and Aurora"
Lorelei just smiled as she read the note. The McMahon's and Levesque's were only about a 45 minute drive from UCONN. And she couldn't wait to spend more time with them. Lorelei made a quick call to Vince and Linda to thank them for everything. She also called Stephanie and Paul and thanked them as well.
Lorelei continued walking through the house while Cody was on the phone with his parents giving them the new address. Lorelei called her dad back and did the same. After unloading the truck and trailer, Cody and Lorelei headed to the grocery store to stock up the house. After such a long busy day, both Lorelei and Cody were exhausted. They decided to explore the town and look for something quick to eat.
Their first weekend in Connecticut was spent unpacking Lorelei's stuff and getting the house organized. Sunday night was the first night that Cody and Lorelei were going to eat at home. While Lorelei was in the spare bedroom, Cody decided to surprise her by making a special dinner.
"Lori, dinner is ready." Cody called down the hallway.
"Ok. Be there in a minute." Lorelei responded.
Lorelei quickly finished putting her clothes away and headed towards the dinning room, thinking that Cody just heated up something quick and easy. But to her surprise, the dinning room table was set and two candles were glowing. Lorelei then walked into the kitchen and watched as Cody finished putting the food on their plates.
"You cooked dinner?" Lorelei asked.
"Yes. Did you think I couldn't cook?" Cody answered.
"No. I just thought that you were heating up something quick. But I like this a lot better." Lorelei stated as she gave Cody a kiss on the cheek.
Cody and Lorelei sat down to a wonderful dinner of grilled Tilapia, green beans and rice. Lorelei couldn't have been happier at that very moment. After dinner, Lorelei helped with the dishes and then headed back to unpacking. It was nearing on 8pm when they were finally done putting everything away.
Lorelei pulled out her class schedule for the first day and noticed that her first class wasn't until 10am. Out of all the stuff she bought, she had forgotten to buy a backpack, more paper for her empty binder and dividers.
"Cody. I know its getting late, but since I don't have class until 10am, can we head to a store. I still need paper, a backpack and dividers." Lorelei asked.
"Sure. I could use some small items myself." Cody answered.
After their shopping trip, Cody and Lorelei headed home so that she could get all her stuff ready for tomorrow's classes. After getting her backpack ready and put it by the front door, Lorelei and Cody curled up on the couch and watched a movie. Lorelei still exhausted from the trip to UCONN, fell asleep about 20 minutes into the movie. Cody lifted her up and carried her to their bedroom. He then curled up with her and was soon asleep himself.
The next morning, Cody and Lorelei had a quick breakfast before their showers. Cody had made some plans with Paul for while Lorelei was at school. After dropping Lorelei off at the campus, Cody drove the 45 minutes to Greenwich to pick up Paul. After saying hi to Stephanie and Aurora, Cody and Paul left to go take care of some stuff.
"So what exactly are you looking for?" Paul asked.
"I want to get her something that is easy to care for, nothing too high tech, and something that will last her a while." Cody stated.
"Ok. I know exactly where to go. Turn left up here." Paul stated.
Cody followed Paul's directions until they reached a Dodge dealership. Cody and Paul talked to a sales person and told them want they were looking for. The sales person showed them three different vehicles. A small sedan, a truck and a Durango. Cody didn't like the sedan and Paul was against the truck. Cody told the sales person that he wanted the Durango.
"Ok, let's head inside and we can get the paperwork started for you." the sales person stated.
"Sounds good. I would like to know the final price of the car, please." Cody stated.
"No problem sir. The final price on the Durango is going to be $14,359." the sales person stated.
"Do you accept cash?" Cody asked.
"Let me check with my supervisor." the sales person stated.
"Sure. No problem." Cody stated.
"Are you going to pay for the car in full in cash?" Paul asked.
"Sure why not?" Cody stated.
"Wow. How did you get that much cash so fast?" Paul asked.
"Saved a lot of money from the time I began with WWE." Cody answered as the sales man came back into the room.
"Sir, we do accept cash. When are you planning on delivering the cash?" the sales person asked.
"This afternoon." Cody answered.
"Ok. Let's get the paperwork out of the way and while our techs are making sure that everything is ok with the vehicle and it gets a new car wash, you can secure the cash payment. Now how much are you going to be putting down, Mr. Rhodes?" the sales person asked.
"All of it." Cody answered.
"You want to buy the car in cash for the full amount?" the sales person asked.
"Yes. And can we please stop with the million and one questions." Cody answered.
After signing all the papers, Cody and Paul headed to the bank and Cody was able to withdraw the money for the car. After paying for Lorelei's new car, Cody and Paul returned the truck to the rental place and Cody dropped Paul off at his house. Cody then made the 45 minute drive back to Storrs. He called Lorelei and asked if there was a way she could get a ride home as he was stuck in traffic.
Lorelei told him that there was a shuttle that could drop her off at home. Cody went ahead and drove the rest of the way home and parked the car in the garage so Lorelei wouldn't see it. Cody then took a shower and waited until Lorelei got home. Just as he stepped out of the shower, Lorelei walked into their room.
"I thought you were stuck in traffic?" Lorelei asked.
"I was. I just got in about 10 minutes ago and jumped in the shower real quick before you got home." Cody answered.
"Oh ok." Lorelei stated as she plopped down on the bed.
"How was your first day?" Cody asked as he got dressed.
"It was busy and full of information." Lorelei stated.
"Ok. I have a surprise for you, for later. I know that you probably have homework to do. So I will let you get your work done. I am going to take a shuttle into town. I should be back before dinner." Cody stated.
"Ok. Be careful." Lorelei stated as she rummaged through her backpack to find her list of assignments.
After Lorelei completed all of her assignments and did the reading she was supposed to do, she walked into the kitchen and noticed that it was nearing 5pm. As she looked through the kitchen to find something to make for her and Cody for dinner, she heard a car pull up. She looked out the kitchen window and saw a Dodge Neon parked in their driveway. A few minutes later, Cody walked through the door.
"Hey babe. Did you finish your homework?" Cody asked.
"Yup. Who's car is that?" Lorelei answered.
"Mine. Mom and Dad had my car shipped here from Louisville and I had to go pick it up." Cody responded.
"Oh, ok. What do you want for dinner?" Lorelei asked.
"Whatever is easy." Cody answered.
"Ok." Lorelei responded as she pulled out some food and started cooking.
After dinner and the dishes were done. Cody put his hands over Lorelei's eyes and lead her to the garage. He opened the garage door to let the sunlight in. After he had Lorelei in the right spot he removed his hand from her eyes and told her to open them. She just about jumped into his arms when she saw her new car sitting in the garage. Lorelei hugged and kissed Cody and thanked him for the car. After taking the Durango out for a spin. They headed home so that Lorelei could do some studying and prepare for the next day.
At the end of her first week of school, Lorelei had to say goodbye to Cody. He had to return to work, but would be home in 2 weeks for a few days. Lorelei decided that since they had to drive to Greenwich to the airport, she would spend the weekend with Linda. Lorelei said her goodbyes, before Vince took everyone to the airport. It was going to be a long 2 weeks according to Lorelei.