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We find out a little about Pepper's family, and we find out how she paid Chris.
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"Ho...ly shit..."
Nick couldn't take his eyes off of the several tall pot plants growing in Pepper's tool shed. In the corner were a couple hanging upside down, ready for harvesting. He finally turned his eyes, which were currently brown due to the contacts he wore for his disguise, to Pepper, who was leaning in the doorway, watching him. He turned his attention back to the plants that were hooked up to an irrigation system that ran throughout the shed.
Pepper watched her friend with careful, guarded eyes since she had never shown anyone outside of the other three Season Children her green house. She used the tool shed for cover and since she was close to all of her neighbors, she knew no one was likely to report her to the authorities anytime soon. When Nick turned and walked out of the shed, she walked out and shut the door, locking the padlock before she looked at him.
"When did you start dealing, let alone smoking that stuff?" Nick questioned as he took a sip of the tea she had made for them when they got back from the clinic.
Pepper let out a soft laugh and smiled at him. "Nick, I smoked when we met," she answered, nodding towards the house before she began walking back to her porch with Nick in tow. "I just never really did it around you, so your friends wouldn't try to keep me away from you, more than they did when we first met."
"But what about when you came out with us on the road? I would have seen you smoking then," he countered, walking inside with her.
"I only brought out a little, and I smoked when you guys were off doing interviews, or other JIVE related things," she answered as she sat on the couch and tucked her legs under her body, looking at his wide eyes. "I always made sure to do it where you wouldn't be so the smell wouldn't get on you and risk your career."
"But you didn't tell me about it," he pointed out, sitting sideways on her couch so he could face her and keep talking to her.
"I didn't tell you because if somehow, Gods forbid, I had been caught with it you could have easily said you had no idea, and you wouldn't have been lying." She shrugged. "I was looking out for you in a way."
"Were you dealing back then?" Nick questioned, his tone not as harsh, but still as curious as before.
Pepper shook her head. "No, I didn't pick up growing and selling until a couple years ago, shortly after I got my home. I knew it was profitable, and I wanted extra money to keep my home to make sure I wouldn't have to move back in with any siblings."
"Speaking of siblings, how are the other Season Children?" Nick questioned. "I haven't heard you bring them up at all since I got here..."
"I didn't see any need to since we were trying to figure out what was going on with you," she answered. "They're doing good. They were actually here earlier this month."
"I take it they don't live around here?" Nick questioned, curious about the siblings he had seen a couple times when Backstreet was first starting out.
The other Season Children, as Pepper and her siblings had come to be called by friends, or people who knew them, were Pepper's younger siblings, Summer Ian Thomas, Autumn Riley Thomas, and Winter Jack Thomas. Pepper's full name was Spring Pepper Thomas. Their parents loved the seasons, so they decided to use something they love for the kids' first names, and in case the kids didn't like it, they gave them middle names they could go by. Autumn was the only one to do so all the time, since all the others ended up taking their middle names.
Her brother, Summer, was the second born of the four kids, two years Pepper's junior, even though he had the mentality of an older brother. If any guy tried to mess with either of his sisters he was more than happy to kick an ass or two, despite his sweet, loving nature. He worked at an auto garage in Jersey City, satisfying his love for all cars. His work was so good that he had clients in, and out of, the shop. He even let some of them come to his home to help avoid the shop's heavy fees; but only if he liked them. In that case he would just go to their home.
Her sister, Autumn, was the third born of the four, being four years Pepper's junior, but she had always been older than her age. She had to grow up quick around two older siblings, and one not too far behind her. She was currently a manager at a retail store that was close to her home near Asbury Park. She had moved there, claiming it was the scene that called her.
Finally, the baby of the bunch at six years Pepper's junior, was Winter. He may be the baby, but he's never acted it, knowing that in Jersey it was best to be as tough as possible, especially with his taste for girl jeans, eyeliner, and the worst part; men. None of his family, not even Jack himself, was ashamed of who, or what, he was, but they all worried for him when he went out. He "manned" up, however, when he was at his job at the same garage as Ian, mainly at the manager's request since he didn't want any trouble for his business.
Though they all lived so far apart, with the exception of Jack and Ian, who lived together, all four siblings met up at Pepper's home at the end of each month, staying until the first couple days of the next one. Their monthly visit had been over for almost a week when Nick had shown up on her doorstep, and Pepper was a bit glad for that fact. She knew her brothers would still love to kick the Carter ass, simply because of how hurt she had been.
Pepper shook her head and grabbed her tea from the table, where she had left it before she had gone outside with Nick to show him where she got the weed she had given to Chris. "Autumn lives near Asbury Park, but Ian and Jack live in Jersey City."
"And they came all the way out here?"
"We try to keep in contact as much as possible," Pepper shrugged. "It's a family thing of ours since we're all so close."
"I wish I could do that with my family," Nick replied, frowning a little. "What in the Hell am I going to tell them?" The thought hadn't occurred to him at all, he had been too busy trying to figure out if he was pregnant, and if he was how had it happened. If his mother found out, this could cause a big problem for him. And how was he supposed to tell the guys? What was this going to do to their careers? "Oh God..."
Pepper saw the panic written on Nick's face and shook her head. "Okay, that's it, we're de-stressing you," she said as she got up, leaving Nick to stare at her with confused eyes as she disappeared into the kitchen.
Nick couldn't take his eyes off of the several tall pot plants growing in Pepper's tool shed. In the corner were a couple hanging upside down, ready for harvesting. He finally turned his eyes, which were currently brown due to the contacts he wore for his disguise, to Pepper, who was leaning in the doorway, watching him. He turned his attention back to the plants that were hooked up to an irrigation system that ran throughout the shed.
Pepper watched her friend with careful, guarded eyes since she had never shown anyone outside of the other three Season Children her green house. She used the tool shed for cover and since she was close to all of her neighbors, she knew no one was likely to report her to the authorities anytime soon. When Nick turned and walked out of the shed, she walked out and shut the door, locking the padlock before she looked at him.
"When did you start dealing, let alone smoking that stuff?" Nick questioned as he took a sip of the tea she had made for them when they got back from the clinic.
Pepper let out a soft laugh and smiled at him. "Nick, I smoked when we met," she answered, nodding towards the house before she began walking back to her porch with Nick in tow. "I just never really did it around you, so your friends wouldn't try to keep me away from you, more than they did when we first met."
"But what about when you came out with us on the road? I would have seen you smoking then," he countered, walking inside with her.
"I only brought out a little, and I smoked when you guys were off doing interviews, or other JIVE related things," she answered as she sat on the couch and tucked her legs under her body, looking at his wide eyes. "I always made sure to do it where you wouldn't be so the smell wouldn't get on you and risk your career."
"But you didn't tell me about it," he pointed out, sitting sideways on her couch so he could face her and keep talking to her.
"I didn't tell you because if somehow, Gods forbid, I had been caught with it you could have easily said you had no idea, and you wouldn't have been lying." She shrugged. "I was looking out for you in a way."
"Were you dealing back then?" Nick questioned, his tone not as harsh, but still as curious as before.
Pepper shook her head. "No, I didn't pick up growing and selling until a couple years ago, shortly after I got my home. I knew it was profitable, and I wanted extra money to keep my home to make sure I wouldn't have to move back in with any siblings."
"Speaking of siblings, how are the other Season Children?" Nick questioned. "I haven't heard you bring them up at all since I got here..."
"I didn't see any need to since we were trying to figure out what was going on with you," she answered. "They're doing good. They were actually here earlier this month."
"I take it they don't live around here?" Nick questioned, curious about the siblings he had seen a couple times when Backstreet was first starting out.
The other Season Children, as Pepper and her siblings had come to be called by friends, or people who knew them, were Pepper's younger siblings, Summer Ian Thomas, Autumn Riley Thomas, and Winter Jack Thomas. Pepper's full name was Spring Pepper Thomas. Their parents loved the seasons, so they decided to use something they love for the kids' first names, and in case the kids didn't like it, they gave them middle names they could go by. Autumn was the only one to do so all the time, since all the others ended up taking their middle names.
Her brother, Summer, was the second born of the four kids, two years Pepper's junior, even though he had the mentality of an older brother. If any guy tried to mess with either of his sisters he was more than happy to kick an ass or two, despite his sweet, loving nature. He worked at an auto garage in Jersey City, satisfying his love for all cars. His work was so good that he had clients in, and out of, the shop. He even let some of them come to his home to help avoid the shop's heavy fees; but only if he liked them. In that case he would just go to their home.
Her sister, Autumn, was the third born of the four, being four years Pepper's junior, but she had always been older than her age. She had to grow up quick around two older siblings, and one not too far behind her. She was currently a manager at a retail store that was close to her home near Asbury Park. She had moved there, claiming it was the scene that called her.
Finally, the baby of the bunch at six years Pepper's junior, was Winter. He may be the baby, but he's never acted it, knowing that in Jersey it was best to be as tough as possible, especially with his taste for girl jeans, eyeliner, and the worst part; men. None of his family, not even Jack himself, was ashamed of who, or what, he was, but they all worried for him when he went out. He "manned" up, however, when he was at his job at the same garage as Ian, mainly at the manager's request since he didn't want any trouble for his business.
Though they all lived so far apart, with the exception of Jack and Ian, who lived together, all four siblings met up at Pepper's home at the end of each month, staying until the first couple days of the next one. Their monthly visit had been over for almost a week when Nick had shown up on her doorstep, and Pepper was a bit glad for that fact. She knew her brothers would still love to kick the Carter ass, simply because of how hurt she had been.
Pepper shook her head and grabbed her tea from the table, where she had left it before she had gone outside with Nick to show him where she got the weed she had given to Chris. "Autumn lives near Asbury Park, but Ian and Jack live in Jersey City."
"And they came all the way out here?"
"We try to keep in contact as much as possible," Pepper shrugged. "It's a family thing of ours since we're all so close."
"I wish I could do that with my family," Nick replied, frowning a little. "What in the Hell am I going to tell them?" The thought hadn't occurred to him at all, he had been too busy trying to figure out if he was pregnant, and if he was how had it happened. If his mother found out, this could cause a big problem for him. And how was he supposed to tell the guys? What was this going to do to their careers? "Oh God..."
Pepper saw the panic written on Nick's face and shook her head. "Okay, that's it, we're de-stressing you," she said as she got up, leaving Nick to stare at her with confused eyes as she disappeared into the kitchen.
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