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Chapter 6

It had been nearly 2 hours since Cody and Lorelei arrived at the hospital and still no word from the doctor. Cody went to get some coffee for the both of them. When he came back to the waiting room, the doctor was just about to walk in as well.

"Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes?" the doctor asked.

"Yes." Cody answered. "How is Piper?"

"I am Dr. Richards. Your daughter is resting comfortably. Do you know why she was brought into the ER tonight?" the doctor asked.

"No we don't." Cody answered as he put an arm around Lorelei.

"From what the police officer at the scene advised us, is that she stepped off the sidewalk and was hit by a car. She was unconscious when she arrived, but woke up long enough to tell us her name. We got your phone number from her cell phone." the doctor told them. "I can take you to her room, but before we go in there is something that you need to know."

"What is it?" Lorelei asked concerned.

"Due to the impact of the accident, Piper has lost the baby she was carrying. Piper does not know about the miscarriage, and I will leave you to tell her if you'd like. It might be a little softer of a hit than coming from me." the doctor answered.

"Thank you, doctor. Can we please see her now?" Cody responded.

"Yes. Please follow me." Dr. Richards stated.

Cody and Lorelei followed the doctor down to the end of the hallway. Lorelei took a deep breath before setting foot in Piper's room. Piper was hooked up to monitors and an IV. The doctor advised them that she was on meds to help her sleep due to the pain.

Lorelei sat next to Piper's bed for the next few hours. Piper stayed asleep. Cody had gone home to get Matthew and Vincent. He also made a few phone calls, one being to Randy.

"What do you want Rhodes?" Randy answered the phone.

"I wanted to let you know that Piper is in the hospital. She was hit by a car last night." Cody stated before hanging up on Randy.

Cody also called Shawn and his parents as well as the McMahon's and Levesque's. When Cody, Matthew and Vincent arrived at the hospital, Randy, Samantha and Ryan were sitting in the waiting room.

"Why are you here?" Cody asked.

"Look, I'm sorry for what I said. How is Piper doing?" Randy asked.

"When I left to go home she was still sleeping. Lori is in with her and refuses to leave her side." Cody answered.

"Is there anything we can do?" Samantha asked.

"Not really. Until she wakes up there is nothing that can be done." Cody answered.

"What about the baby?" Ryan spoke up.

"What about it? Last I heard you didn't want to take responsibility for it." Cody stated.

"What baby?" Matthew asked.

"Never mind, Matthew. Why don't you and Vincent go see Piper and Mom." Cody answered.

"I know what I said, but I got some sense knocked into me and I want to be there for the baby and for Piper." Ryan stated.

"Well, unfortunately you can't be. The trauma from being hit by the car caused her to lose the baby." Cody told them.

After standing there talking for a few more minutes, Lorelei emerged from the room to tell Cody that Piper was awake to get a nurse or someone.

Piper was scared and worried at the same time. Matthew and Vincent left the room when the doctor came in. Piper cried from the pain when the doctor checked her over.

"Is the baby ok?" Piper asked.

"I'm afraid not, Piper. The trauma from the accident caused you to lose the baby." the doctor told her.

Piper silently cried as everyone left the room. The doctor wanted to keep Piper in the hospital until some of the bruising was gone. He also wanted to make sure that she wasn't bleeding internally.

As the days passed, Piper got better and the bruising soon went away. Piper was released a week after the accident. Before she was released the doctor recommended that Piper attend therapy sessions to help cope with the trauma of the accident and losing the baby.

Once Piper was at home, she started feeling better. Jeff and Matt came up for a visit and to stay with Piper and Vincent while Lorelei and Cody took Matthew to Ohio Valley Wrestling school in Ohio. Piper was happy to see the guys.

"So what do you feel having for dinner?" Matt asked standing in the kitchen.

"Pizza?" Piper suggested.

"Sounds good to me." Jeff stated.

"YAY!! Pizza!!" Vincent exclaimed making everyone laugh.

Matt ordered the pizza while Piper headed back to her room for a bit. Jeff started to worry about Piper. All he knew about was that she had been hit by a car and was in the hospital for a week. He didn't know anything about her being pregnant and losing the baby.

"Hey girly-girl. What are you doing up here all alone?" Jeff asked as he knocked on her door.

"I just needed a few minutes to myself. I will be down soon." Piper answered trying to cover up that she was crying.

"Ok. Well just know that if you want someone to talk to, I'm here." Jeff stated.

"Thanks, Jeff." Piper answered.

Jeff headed back downstairs while Piper stayed in her room. Piper wanted to tell Jeff, but was a little scared to. But she needed someone to talk to that wasn't a therapist. After washing her face and making sure that it didn't look like she had been crying, Piper headed downstairs.

After the pizza arrived and they picked out a movie, Matt, Jeff, Piper and Vincent settled into the living room. Vincent chose the floor while Piper picked the couch. Matt was still in the kitchen when Jeff plopped down on the other end of the couch.

The next few days went by rather quickly. Piper was smiling and laughing and actually having fun. She didn't forget about what happened, but she wasn't going to let it run her life.

Meanwhile in Ohio, Lorelei and Cody were getting ready to say good-bye to Matthew. They were able to get him set up in an apartment close to the school and everything was taken care as far as furniture, tuition, and food. Matthew was grateful that his parents supported his decisions.

"Well, Matthew, we need to get going or we are going to miss our flight home." Cody stated.

"Mom, dad, thank you for everything." Matthew stated as he hugged his parents.

"You're welcome!" Lorelei stated fighting back tears.

"Mom, don't cry. I'm just a phone call and plane ride away." Matthew stated.

"I know, but you are my first born." Lorelei stated.

"If you need anything, just give us a call. And be careful." Cody stated.

"I will. Have a safe flight." Matthew stated as his parents left.

Back in Greenwich, Piper thought that everyone was asleep when she came downstairs, but to her surprise, Jeff was still up. Jeff was standing out on the back porch and didn't realize that Piper was up and could hear him.

"I don't want to do this anymore, Beth." Jeff stated.

Piper didn't want to listen to the conversation, but Jeff had his phone on speaker phone and it was up pretty loud.

"Jeff, what are you saying?" Beth asked.

"I am tired of fighting. That's all we ever do anymore." Jeff answered.

"That's not all we do, Jeff." Beth responded.

"What are we doing right now? Having a fight because I called to tell you that I was staying an extra couple of days to help out Cody and Lori." Jeff stated.

"I only got upset because it seems like you are always gone and never home anymore. I would like to see more of the man I love, but it's obvious that you don't want to see me." Beth responded.

"I will be back Sunday night. You can either be there when I get home or have all your stuff gone and not be there when I get home. If you choose the last one, give all your keys to Shannon." Jeff stated.

"Fine. I guess its finally over. Good-bye Jeff." Beth stated before they hung up.

Piper snuck back upstairs and into her room where she pulled out her phone and sent Jeff a text message.

R u still up?

Yeah. How'd u know?

Just a feeling. Where r u?

Out back.

Ok. Stay there.

Um.. Ok.

Piper threw on a light sweatshirt and headed downstairs quietly as to not wake anyone up. Once she was down stairs she pulled her hair up and headed out to the backyard. Jeff was sitting out in the middle of the yard.

"Why are you sitting in the middle of the yard?" Piper asked.

"It just felt right." Jeff responded. "You're up pretty late."

"Couldn't sleep. What about you?" Piper answered.

"Had another fight with Beth." Jeff answered.

"That's not good." Piper stated.

"No it's not. I told her that she can either deal with the fact that I am going to be gone a lot or she can leave and hand her keys to Shannon." Jeff stated.

"Oh wow. What do you think she will do?" Piper asked.

"Honestly, I don't know." Jeff answered.

"I'm sorry." Piper responded. "Want something to snack on?"

"Sure. Thanks." Jeff stated as they headed into the house.