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We get a small glimpse at what happened between Pepper, Nick, and Jane Carter.
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-2001-
Pepper bit her lip as Nick led her to his hotel room later that night, after they had a discussion on her meeting his Mother, Jane, who had used the emergency card he had for her, to fly out to see her son. He just figured she wanted to finally meet the woman he had been dating for two years, and even though he was worried of how they would react to each other, it was important to him, so Pepper would go through with it. When they walked into the hotel room, Pepper felt a surge of something unidentifiable as the woman that stood there gave her a scrutinizing look.
She managed a small smile as the woman approached the two lovers and extended her hand to Pepper, who reached out and shook the cold hand. "It's nice to finally meet the girl that my Nickolas is always talking about," Jane said as she shook Pepper's hand and then let go, looking her over.
"It's nice to finally meet the woman who brought Nick into the world," Pepper said as she withdrew her hand, fighting the urge to turn and leave. Something about this woman didn't sit right with her and she couldn't shake it even though she was desperately trying for Nick's sake.
"So, how did you two meet again?" She questioned, leveling a look at Pepper, who didn't blanch like she should have under the cold stare.
"My younger sister, Autumn, she's a-"
"Oh yes, the Season Kids," his mother chuckled, a wry smile on her lips. "What an interest life you kids must have lived so far having to go by seasons instead of normal names."
Pepper, instead of shrinking back like Jane had hoped for, straightened her spine, a strange look flashing in her eyes for a moment before the girl managed a small, pleasant smile. "My siblings and I love our names, as much as we love our parents for the names they gave us," she stated. "As I was saying, Autumn is a huge fan of your son and his friends, and as an early birthday gift Mom and Dad bought her tickets and backstage passes to their show on the Into the Millennium Tour. She wanted me to come with her, we met the guys, and the rest is history."
Nick smiled and slid his arm around her waist. "She had me at hello," he shrugged, grinning when his line made Pepper laugh softly.
"You're cheesy Nick, don't do that again," she joked, nudging him with her elbow before she leaned into him.
"You like it," he smiled and looked to his Mom, fighting off a frown when she didn't look too pleased. "She came up to the table with her sister at the meet and greet and when she told me she was coming backstage after the show I decided I had to have her."
"You didn't care that she could have been some stalker?" Jane demanded, obviously upset by her son's choice.
"Mom, you didn't see her then," Nick responded, his confidence faltering. "She looked so bored and indifferent to be there. There was no way she wanted to be there, how could she be a stalker if she didn't even want to be there?"
"Nick, it could have been an act," Jane chided, "what were you thinking?"
"That the most beautiful, real, girl I had ever laid my eyes on just walked in the room, and I couldn't risk not seeing her again," Nick snapped, catching himself off guard since he almost never stood up to his mother.
"Nick, you've been in the show business almost your whole life, baby, you should know better by now."
"Ma'am, with all due respect," Pepper interjected, her eyes showing the same look from earlier, "your son was old enough then, and is still old enough, to be making his decisions. I didn't want to date a celebrity so we stayed friends for half a year before I finally gave in to your son asking me out. I want your son, not his money, so I would appreciate it if you quit running your son down for just wanting to be happy."
Nick swallowed hard, looking to the ground when he saw the fire in his Mother's eyes, the same fire that Pepper was staring down. "Mom, Pepper is a good girl," he said, his voice wavering slightly as his spine melted when her fierce gaze shifted to him. "She means the world to me, and unlike the other girls, she puts up with the touring... No one else ever has. She says what she means, and means everything that she says, so when she tells me something, I believe her."
Jane stared at her son before she turned her eyes back to Pepper, who was looking at Nick with a protective look, her arm going around her boyfriend. "Let's just hope you're not making another mistake. I'm going to go speak with Johnny, he wanted to have a word with me, but I wanted to meet your... girlfriend... first." She locked gazes with Pepper. "It's been a pleasure meeting you." The words were polite, but her tone held nothing but acid.
Pepper's spine stayed solid as she stared the woman down. "I wish I could say the same," she replied. She hated to be rude, but she only gave what was given, and this woman was nothing but rude. When Jane was gone, Pepper gently lifted Nick's chin, her anger fading when she saw the sadness in the blue depths. "I'm sorry Nick..."
Nick's chin quivered for a moment before he cleared his throat and shook his head. "No, Pepper, you tried," he said as he turned and wrapped his arms around her. "She's the one that couldn't be nice. I'm so sorry she was that way to you."
Pepper rested her forehead against Nick's, closing her eyes as she tried to calm the bit of anger that still remained from the encounter with Jane Carter. "I don't want you to apologize for her, Nick, you can't control how your mother is, and I don't hold it against you."
Nick's lips lightly pressed to hers, sighing softly into the kiss when she returned it before she laid her head on his shoulder. He smiled to himself as he gently pressed his head to hers. "I don't care what she says, you are the best thing that could ever happen for me."
"I wish you could stand up to her baby, you don't deserve to be treated that way, not by your mother..."
"I know, but she's my mother, I can't fight her..." Nick frowned as he kissed the top of his girlfriend's head, making her look at him. "She's family."
Pepper leaned up and kissed him, letting her lips linger against his for a moment before she pulled away. "I understand, love, I guess I just hate to see you treated that way."
Pepper bit her lip as Nick led her to his hotel room later that night, after they had a discussion on her meeting his Mother, Jane, who had used the emergency card he had for her, to fly out to see her son. He just figured she wanted to finally meet the woman he had been dating for two years, and even though he was worried of how they would react to each other, it was important to him, so Pepper would go through with it. When they walked into the hotel room, Pepper felt a surge of something unidentifiable as the woman that stood there gave her a scrutinizing look.
She managed a small smile as the woman approached the two lovers and extended her hand to Pepper, who reached out and shook the cold hand. "It's nice to finally meet the girl that my Nickolas is always talking about," Jane said as she shook Pepper's hand and then let go, looking her over.
"It's nice to finally meet the woman who brought Nick into the world," Pepper said as she withdrew her hand, fighting the urge to turn and leave. Something about this woman didn't sit right with her and she couldn't shake it even though she was desperately trying for Nick's sake.
"So, how did you two meet again?" She questioned, leveling a look at Pepper, who didn't blanch like she should have under the cold stare.
"My younger sister, Autumn, she's a-"
"Oh yes, the Season Kids," his mother chuckled, a wry smile on her lips. "What an interest life you kids must have lived so far having to go by seasons instead of normal names."
Pepper, instead of shrinking back like Jane had hoped for, straightened her spine, a strange look flashing in her eyes for a moment before the girl managed a small, pleasant smile. "My siblings and I love our names, as much as we love our parents for the names they gave us," she stated. "As I was saying, Autumn is a huge fan of your son and his friends, and as an early birthday gift Mom and Dad bought her tickets and backstage passes to their show on the Into the Millennium Tour. She wanted me to come with her, we met the guys, and the rest is history."
Nick smiled and slid his arm around her waist. "She had me at hello," he shrugged, grinning when his line made Pepper laugh softly.
"You're cheesy Nick, don't do that again," she joked, nudging him with her elbow before she leaned into him.
"You like it," he smiled and looked to his Mom, fighting off a frown when she didn't look too pleased. "She came up to the table with her sister at the meet and greet and when she told me she was coming backstage after the show I decided I had to have her."
"You didn't care that she could have been some stalker?" Jane demanded, obviously upset by her son's choice.
"Mom, you didn't see her then," Nick responded, his confidence faltering. "She looked so bored and indifferent to be there. There was no way she wanted to be there, how could she be a stalker if she didn't even want to be there?"
"Nick, it could have been an act," Jane chided, "what were you thinking?"
"That the most beautiful, real, girl I had ever laid my eyes on just walked in the room, and I couldn't risk not seeing her again," Nick snapped, catching himself off guard since he almost never stood up to his mother.
"Nick, you've been in the show business almost your whole life, baby, you should know better by now."
"Ma'am, with all due respect," Pepper interjected, her eyes showing the same look from earlier, "your son was old enough then, and is still old enough, to be making his decisions. I didn't want to date a celebrity so we stayed friends for half a year before I finally gave in to your son asking me out. I want your son, not his money, so I would appreciate it if you quit running your son down for just wanting to be happy."
Nick swallowed hard, looking to the ground when he saw the fire in his Mother's eyes, the same fire that Pepper was staring down. "Mom, Pepper is a good girl," he said, his voice wavering slightly as his spine melted when her fierce gaze shifted to him. "She means the world to me, and unlike the other girls, she puts up with the touring... No one else ever has. She says what she means, and means everything that she says, so when she tells me something, I believe her."
Jane stared at her son before she turned her eyes back to Pepper, who was looking at Nick with a protective look, her arm going around her boyfriend. "Let's just hope you're not making another mistake. I'm going to go speak with Johnny, he wanted to have a word with me, but I wanted to meet your... girlfriend... first." She locked gazes with Pepper. "It's been a pleasure meeting you." The words were polite, but her tone held nothing but acid.
Pepper's spine stayed solid as she stared the woman down. "I wish I could say the same," she replied. She hated to be rude, but she only gave what was given, and this woman was nothing but rude. When Jane was gone, Pepper gently lifted Nick's chin, her anger fading when she saw the sadness in the blue depths. "I'm sorry Nick..."
Nick's chin quivered for a moment before he cleared his throat and shook his head. "No, Pepper, you tried," he said as he turned and wrapped his arms around her. "She's the one that couldn't be nice. I'm so sorry she was that way to you."
Pepper rested her forehead against Nick's, closing her eyes as she tried to calm the bit of anger that still remained from the encounter with Jane Carter. "I don't want you to apologize for her, Nick, you can't control how your mother is, and I don't hold it against you."
Nick's lips lightly pressed to hers, sighing softly into the kiss when she returned it before she laid her head on his shoulder. He smiled to himself as he gently pressed his head to hers. "I don't care what she says, you are the best thing that could ever happen for me."
"I wish you could stand up to her baby, you don't deserve to be treated that way, not by your mother..."
"I know, but she's my mother, I can't fight her..." Nick frowned as he kissed the top of his girlfriend's head, making her look at him. "She's family."
Pepper leaned up and kissed him, letting her lips linger against his for a moment before she pulled away. "I understand, love, I guess I just hate to see you treated that way."
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