As she leaned against the fence of gated area of the barn, Piper found her mind wandering back to her previous city life. She thought it was unfortunate that she could remember everything clearly. Jerry padded over and plopped down on her lap, whining for Piper to scratch his ears. Piper giggled and she kissed the top of his head before she did as he wanted.

"You know, Jerry, I'm glad I have you and Knight with me. I'd probably go crazy if I didn't have you two."

Jerry whined and looked up at Piper with puppy eyes. Piper laughed,

"It's not that I don't like it here. It's just that...without you guys, I would probably be bothered by my memories all the time."

Jerry whined and nuzzled Piper's arm.

Piper turned her eyes to the sky and sighed. If she were still in the city, she would probably still be living with her aunt's family and working to pay her share of the rent while her mother fooled around at the casino and accumulated more debt. Piper's father had divorced her mother and remarried and relocated. Piper's mother didn't have any other children and for that, Piper was thankful; she didn't want anyone to suffer. Receiving the letter from her grandparents was the best thing to happen to her in a long time. It was an easy decision to make and Piper was used to being alone; she didn't get along with her cousins.

Life in the country was literally a breath of fresh air.

"Piper!"

Laney and Georgia were walking towards her and Jerry sprang up to greet them.

"Howdy, Jerry! We didn't forget 'bout ya."

Jerry barked happily when Georgia popped a dog treat into his mouth and he escorted them to the house.

"Hi Laney and Georgia. What are you two doing here?"

"We just thought we'd come and visit."

"Oh. Okay. Well, come inside and we'll have some tea."

"Oh, Piper, your house is cute!"

"Thanks! It was originally my grandparents' house. They left it furnished for me."

There was a knock on the door and the girls wondered who it was.

"I'll get it," Piper said quickly.

She opened the door and saw Cam standing in the doorway with a bouquet and something wrapped in parchment paper.

"Cam, what a surprise!" Laney called from the kitchen.

Cam seemed embarrassed and he looked like he wanted to leave but he took a deep breath and held out the bouquet.

"It's a housewarming gift. I realized that I haven't visited you yet and you've already been here for three months."

Piper blinked; has it really been that long already?

"Thank you, Cam. That's very kind of you."

The bouquet was a beautiful mixture of baby blue and violet flowers with baby's breath as accents. Piper smelled the flowers and sighed; they smelled soft and delicate. Cam fidgeted with the parchment paper,

"Also...you told me you had a cat, right? Have you fed fish to it before? Fish is good for them."

Piper smiled as Cam handed the fish to her,

"I haven't fed fish to Knight before, but I'll give this to him for dinner tonight. Thank you, Cam. Anyway, why don't you come inside and have tea with us?"

"N-no, it's fine. I left the flower shop unattended so I have to go back."

"Oh, all right. You know, Cam, if you ever want to come play with Knight, you can stop by whenever you want."

Cam blushed but his eyes revealed his intrigue.

"I'll keep that in mind."

Cam waved before he walked away.

Laney and Georgia were smiling at Piper as she smiled at the bouquet. Piper was happy because she'd never received a bouquet from anyone before. She couldn't stop smiling as she put the bouquet into a vase filled with water.

"He's busy, huh?" Georgia teased.

"Well, he did say he left the flower shop unattended." Piper replied.

Laney giggled,

"Piper, today is Monday."

Piper shrugged at the information. Georgia rolled her eyes,

"Cam doesn't work on Monday. He usually goes off somewhere on his own on Mondays. It's unusual to see him visiting anyone."

The revelation made Piper blush and the girls laughed as Piper began blurting out excuses for Cam's unusual behavior.