Chapter 12

"Ok, Mrs. Rhodes. You are 7 centimeters dilated and almost 100% effaced." the doctor told Lorelei.

"Ok." Lorelei muttered as another contraction hit.

"I can't give you an epidural, but I can give you something that will help dull the pain temporarily." the doctor stated.

"I will be fine. I just want the baby to be healthy." Lorelei responded.

"Ok. I will be back in about 30 minutes to do an ultrasound of the baby." the doctor stated before she left the room.

The 30 minutes passed rather quickly and the doctor returned with the ultrasound machine. After doing a quick exam, the doctor wrote some info down in Lorelei's chart.

"Is everything ok with the baby?" Rebecca asked.

"Everything looks great. I was just writing the measurements in her chart. It looks like you are about 37 weeks, correct?" the doctor answered.

"Yes." Lorelei responded.

"Ok. I am going to check you again and see how much closer we are to having a baby." the doctor stated as she began her exam. "Ok. You are 9 centimeters and fully effaced. I predict that the baby should be here within the hour."

The doctor left the room and returned shortly with 2 nurses and all the things she needed to deliver the baby and put the baby in. About 45 minutes passed and Lorelei had the urge to push. The doctor checked her again and stated that Lorelei was fully dilated and could start pushing.

After about 15 minutes of pushing, Lorelei was told to stop as the doctor needed to help the baby out. Cody stood on one side of Lorelei, while Rebecca and Shawn stood on the other side.

"Ok, Lorelei. One more big push and your baby will be here." the doctor stated.

"You can do it, sweetie." Rebecca encouraged her.

"Here comes the next contraction and push." the doctor stated.

"1..2..3..4..5..6..stop." the nurse stated.

Lorelei laid back on the pillows and soon she heard the sweet cry of her newborn baby. Once the doctor cleaned the baby up and got Lorelei situated, she brought the baby over to Lorelei and Cody.

"Congratulations, it's a girl." the doctor stated.

"Thank you." Lorelei stated as she looked at her baby girl.

Shawn and Rebecca took as many pictures as possible of the new baby and they called Matthew, Piper and Vincent who were all back at the hotel.

"We are going to head back to the hotel and will come back with the kids later this afternoon." Shawn stated.

"Thank you, both." Lorelei stated.

"You're welcome." Rebecca responded.

"Before we leave, does our granddaughter have a name yet?" Shawn asked.

"Yes. Her name is Aurora Rebecca Rhodes." Lorelei answered.

"That is the sweetest name for a sweet baby girl." Rebecca stated with tears in her eyes.

After heading to the hotel, Shawn and Rebecca went to tell their other grandkids that they have a new baby sister and gave them all the details. Piper text Jeff with the news and he was happy for Lorelei and Cody. He also thought that maybe now that they would be busy with the new baby, he and Piper could start focusing on their relationship more.

A few weeks passed and Jeff and Piper were constantly texting and chatting online with each other. Soon it was time for Piper to graduate from high school. Matthew flew in from OVW, Shawn, Rebecca, Cameron and Cheyenne flew in from Texas for the graduation. Cody's parents also flew up from Kentucky.

Over the summer, Piper packs her stuff for her move to Charlotte. Once at UNC, Piper got settled into her new dorm room and found where all of her classes were going to be. Piper was pretty lucky, as she didn't have to share her dorm room.

While Piper was getting settled into her new school and surroundings, Jeff was making a decision that only he could make. The last weekend of August, Jeff gave his all in his last match for the WWE. He had made the decision not to resign with them for now.

Hey Piper.

Hey, Nero. What's up?

Did you watch Smackdown last night?

Yes. So you're leaving the WWE, huh?

Yeah. I need time to heal physically and I need to focus on some other stuff as well.

Sounds like a good plan.

What are you up to?

Just finished last night's homework. Why?

Look out your window.

Um. Ok.

Just look.

JEFF! Why didn't you tell me that you were here? I will down in a minute.

I wanted to surprise you. I'll be right here

Piper put her shoes on and headed down the stairs and ran through the quad. She literally jumped right into Jeff's arms and he spun her around. A few people who were walking by, recognized Jeff and just looked and pointed at them.

"I can't believe you're here." Piper stated.

"I had to come see you." Jeff stated. "Is there somewhere we can go where there aren't so many people staring?"

"Uh sure. Where did you park?" Piper answered.

"In the guest parking over there." Jeff answered.

"Ok. Let's head to your car and there is a park that no one really goes to." Piper responded.

After leaving the school Jeff headed to the park. Piper couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. Jeff took Piper into his arms and placed his lips on hers for the first time in weeks. Jeff knew that they had to wait until the following spring when she turns 18.

Meanwhile back in Greenwich, Lorelei and Cody were getting used to a new schedule with Vincent and Aurora. Matthew was also getting ready to graduate from the wrestling school and Stephanie had already offered him a contract with the WWE on RAW. Cody was strongly considering retiring so that he could be home more, especially after his loss to Randy at Wrestlemania.

As the months pass, Piper headed to Cameron for Thanksgiving and home for Christmas. Piper couldn't believe how big her baby sister was getting. New Years Eve saw Lorelei and Cody getting a night away from the baby as Piper volunteered to baby-sit Aurora.

Little did anyone know, Jeff had arranged to surprise Piper at her house. Jeff waited until Lorelei and Cody were gone before heading up to the house. Piper had just put Aurora to bed and Vincent was playing video games in his room.

Ding-Dong.

"Jeff! What are you doing here?" Piper asked when she opened the door.

"I wanted to spend New Years Eve with a very special girl." Jeff answered.

"You're too sweet." Piper stated as she let Jeff into the house. "My brother is still up."

"That's ok as long as I get to see you." Jeff responded.

Jeff, Piper and Vincent watched movies until Vincent fell asleep on the floor. Jeff carried him up to his room and put him in bed. Jeff came back downstairs just moments before the stroke of midnight.

"3...2...1...Happy New Year!" both Jeff and Piper stated.

Jeff then pulled Piper close to him and kissed her very passionately. Jeff left shortly before Cody and Lorelei arrived home from their party. Piper was asleep and so were Aurora and Vincent.