Ava and Steve went out looking for their child but were told that their son had died.
Tripp came to Salem with his father to meet the rest of his family.
However, he had many questions about his biological mother.

When Ava returned to Salem alive, the mother and son formed a bond.
He even moved in with Claire Brady and Theo Carver, perSoap Hub.
At the time, Claire was dating Theo.

However, that didn’t stopTripp from quickly developing feelings for Claire.
Tripp and Ciara dated but began having problems when Ciara later invited Ben Weston to live with them.
Tripp’s jealousy got the better of him.

Eventually, Tripp’s scheme was exposed, and Ciara was furious.
The couple broke up and Ciara began dating Ben.
Tripp and Haley became engaged and faked a relationship so that they wouldn’t get caught by immigration.

However, Claire was insanely jealous the entire time.
The couple got off on the wrong foot, when Allie accused him of rape.
The couple split, but Tripp still held on to strong feelings for Allie.