--Chapter 4--New People--

"Hey mom!" Nicole yelled in her new house.

"Hey sweetheart, who is this?" Her mom asked, welcoming Jeff into their house.

"This is Jeff Hardy, he lives next door. Jeff, this is my mom." Nicole introduced.

"Pleasure to meet you Mrs. Massey." Jeff said, extending his hand. She shook it, and replied, "Please, call me Sue. I feel so old when people call me Mrs. Massey." She laughed.

"Mom, Jeff wanted to show me around the town...can I go? Please?" Nicole begged.

"I suppose. Be home by ten tonight. I mean it." Her mom said, going back to work.

"Thanks mom. I will. Love ya. Bye!" Nicole said, grabbing Jeff's hand as she ran out the door.

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"Wow..." Jeff laughed, getting in his car.

"Well, my mom's a little talkative. I had to pull you out of there before she started asking all these interrogating questions..." Nicole laughed.

"Would you like to meet a few of my friends?" Jeff asked.

"Sure." Nicole said, buckling her seat belt.

They drove to a nice house and parked in the driveway. "This is my best friend's house, Shannon Moore. His girlfriend is probably here too. Her name's Nickeh Nelson. She's real cool. I went out with her before Shannon, and we're still really good friends. You guys will probably hang out a lot. You'll like her."

"Cool." Nicole said, smiling.

Jeff knocked on Shannon's door, Nicole standing beside him, as the door opened.

"Hey Jeff." Shannon's mom, Sandra, said. "Shannon's in his room with Nickeh, heaven knows what they're doing." She said, with a slight laugh, rolling her eyes.

"Thanks Mrs. Moore. This is Nicole Massey, she just moved here from, umm..." Jeff said, looking at Nicole for some help.

"New York." She laughed, "Nice to meet you." She smiled. Sandra shook her hand and welcomed her inside.

"Let's go see what tweedle Dee and tweedle dum are doing." Jeff laughed.

"Which one's which?" Nicole laughed.

"Shannon's the dumb one, obviously. Nickeh's just...slow..." Jeff laughed, running up the steps with Nicole following behind.

Jeff burst through his door, finding Nickeh and Shannon making out on his bed.

"Whoa, didn't want to see that!" Jeff said, covering his and Nicole's eyes.

"That's what you get for walking in on us, dipshit." Shannon laughed. "Who's that?" He asked, referring to Nicole.

"Nicole Massey, I just moved here from New York." Nicole said.

"No way! I moved here from New York three years ago! You're awesome already, I can tell." Nickeh smiled. "Jeff! Where'd you find her?"

"She's my next door neighbor." He smiled, very proud. Everyone laughed.

"So, how old are you?" Shannon asked.

"Sixteen, what about you guys?" Nicole asked.

"I'm seventeen, along with Jeff, and Nickeh is sixteen, going on three." Shannon answered, receiving a slap in the arm from his girlfriend.

"I do not act like I'm three...I graduated from that step two years ago, now I'm officially five." She said sarcastically. Nicole and Jeff laughed, while Shannon was still rubbing his arm.

"Are you going to go to Union Pines?" Jeff asked curiously.

"Yeah, I start tomorrow." She answered.

"That's great! Maybe we'll have some classes together. We'll be hanging out a lot. I promise. There aren't many cool chicks around here as you'd think. I'm the only one, now there's two." Nickeh said happily.

Jeff laughed, "Maybe I could show you around tomorrow. If you want." He asked softly.

"That'd be great, I'd hate to get lost the first day." Nicole smiled.

"Jeff, umm...can I talk to you, outside?" Shannon asked.

"Sure."

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"Do you have the hots for her already?" Shannon smiled.

"No...why?" Jeff asked, looking at the floor.

"Dude, I so know you, you like her already."

"I don't even know her. She could be a total bitch for all I know."

"Watch the language! I *can* hear...I *am* a mom!" Sandra yelled from downstairs.

"Sorry Mrs. Moore!" Jeff yelled back as both boys cracked up, going back into the room.