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Chapter 7
The following week, Piper turned 16 and she got her drivers license. Piper had officially broken up with Ryan and didn't want anything to do with him. Lorelei and Cody were not sure what to think of Piper's decisions, but they stood behind their daughter. Matthew was enjoying wrestling school and called home once a week. Vincent was just glad that it was summertime.
Piper continued to work at the shopping center during the summer and did some babysitting on Fridays and weekends for a few of the neighbors. Lorelei was glad that Piper was starting to go back to her usual self.
It wasn't until the middle of August, that Piper had said anything about wanting to go on vacation. She wanted to go to Myrtle Beach for two weeks, but she wasn't sure if her parents would allow her to go since it was in another state.
"Mom, can I ask you a question?" Piper asked.
"Sure." Lorelei answered.
"I was wondering if there was anyway that I could go visit Matt and Jeff in North Carolina?" Piper asked.
"Oh wow. I would have to ask your dad and then talk to Matt and Jeff. Where would you be staying? And don't they have to work?" Lorelei answered.
"I would probably stay at Jeff's. They are taking 2 weeks off for Jeff's birthday. Please mom. I just want to get away for a little bit. There is just too much to deal with when it comes to Ryan and stuff." Piper responded.
"Like I said, I will talk to your dad and then to Matt and Jeff." Lorelei stated.
"Talk to me about what?" Cody asked as he walked into the room.
"Piper asked if she could go and visit Matt and Jeff for 2 weeks. And I told her I would talk to you and then to Matt and Jeff." Lorelei answered.
Piper left the room so that her parents could talk. While she was waiting to hear if she could go or not, Piper and Jeff were texting back and forth.
Hey Jeffro! How are you?
Hey girly. Doing good. U?
Waiting to get answer from my parents.
About what?
Going to NC for 2 weeks.
Really? Do you think they will let you?
I hope so. I just want to get away for a little bit and see my 2 fave people in the world.
That would be cool…who are your fave people?
Matt is one and well, you are the other.
I thought so. Well you know you are more than welcome to stay here.
Thanks. I hear mom calling for me. I'll text you later.
Ok. Good luck.
Thanks.
Piper made her way downstairs and into the kitchen where her parents were sitting and surprisingly smiling. Piper wasn't sure what they were going to say, but she hoped that they would let her go. Piper looked at both her parents in anticipation for their answer.
"Piper, you mom and I both agree that you going to North Carolina to spend 2 weeks with Jeff and Matt would be a great idea." Cody stated.
"Really!? Thank you, daddy!! Thank you mom!!" Piper exclaimed.
"You're welcome. We also agreed that you can stay at Jeff's house since there isn't a lot of foot traffic going through there." Lorelei stated.
After getting the details from her parents, Piper headed upstairs and started getting things ready for her trip to North Carolina. Piper also needed to text Jeff so that he knew when she was coming in and all that.
Hey Jeff.
Hey. Everything ok?
Yeah. My parents agreed to let me come to North Carolina and stay with you.
Cool. When?
In August for your birthday.
Cool. Email me your flight info when you have it and I will make sure that I am there to pick you up.
I sure will. TTYL.
Bye.
Over the next few weeks Piper got more excited about her trip to Cameron. Lorelei and Cody were also looking forwards to an empty house for 2 weeks. Cody had arranged for both him and Lorelei to take the two weeks off so that they could enjoy the quiet time together.
As the weeks went by, Piper emailed her flight info to Jeff and started packing. She couldn't wait to get away from Greenwich for a while. The night before her trip, Piper made sure that everything she would need was packed in her suitcase.
Lorelei and Cody drove Piper to the airport and walked her to security. It was a 2 hour flight to Raleigh and Piper couldn't wait. She loved spending time with Jeff and Matt. Jeff got to the airport about a half hour before Piper's flight was scheduled to land.
"Piper!" Jeff called out.
"Hey Jeff!" Piper responded as she gave him a hug.
"How was your flight?" Jeff asked.
"Good. I'm just glad that I am out of Greenwich." Piper answered.
"Yeah. I don't blame you." Jeff responded. "Let's go get your luggage. Matt is anxious to see you too."
"Cool. I can't wait to relax and have some fun." Piper stated.
After collecting Piper's luggage, they headed to Jeff's car. Piper was amazed at the sight of Jeff's car. She couldn't believe that he owned a brand new Corvette ZR1. Once they got into the car they headed towards Cameron.
Once they arrived at Jeff's house, he showed her to the room she would be staying in. Once Piper was unpacked, she called her parents to let them know she made it to Jeff's house. After hanging up with her parents, Piper changed clothes and headed downstairs.
"There you are. I was wondering if you fell asleep or something." Jeff stated as he looked up from the kitchen table.
"Nope. I unpacked, changed clothes and called mom and dad." Piper stated.
"Cool. Well as soon as I am done writing this check out, we can head into town before going over to Matt's later." Jeff stated.
"Sounds like fun." Piper stated.
While Jeff finished paying bills, Piper went back upstairs to grab her ID and wallet. Lorelei and Cody had given her cash to spend while at Jeff's as well as she had her ATM card. Piper had been babysitting since she was 13 and had saved all her money. Plus she put her paychecks in the bank as well.
Soon Jeff and Piper headed out the door and towards Whispering Pines. Piper knew who Jeff's friends were and had met them before at various wrestling events and parties.
After doing some shopping, Jeff and Piper headed towards Matt's house for dinner. There were going to be quite a few people there including their dad, Gilbert, Shane Helms, Shannon Moore and their significant others.
"Hey Piper! How are you?" Matt asked as they walked into the house.
"Doing good. How are you?" Piper answered.
"Can't complain." Matt responded. "So what are your plans for while you are here?"
"Just hanging out with you guys and relaxing and enjoying my time away from home." Piper stated.
"Sounds like a good plan. Hey Bro, we should do a Hardy Show episode while Piper is here." Matt stated.
"We could. That is if she wants to be part of it." Jeff responded.
"Sounds like fun to me." Piper spoke up.
"Cool. Maybe tomorrow we can get some filming done for it." Matt stated.
Once everyone was there, dinner was served and everyone had a great time. It was the first time since the accident that Piper was able to laugh and smile, especially since none of the people there knew that she had been pregnant. But besides all that, Piper was there to have a fun time with everyone.
Meanwhile back in Greenwich, Cody and Lorelei had just gotten back from dropping off Vincent with Cody's parents at the hotel. Lorelei headed upstairs to take a shower. While Lorelei was in the shower, Cody ran around like a chicken with his head cut off placing candles all around their bedroom and making sure they were lit and had soft romantic music playing from the stereo.
