Exclaimer: I don't own Everwood or anything to deal with the show, their characters or settings. Thank you.
Synopsis: 5 years after the break up, Ephram, a pianist, goes to NY on vacation where he runs into Madison at a club...Feelings come flooding back but will they make an attempt?...
Friday night, 5:30 pm, at Ephram's 3 bedroom house in Everwood. The phone rings. Ephram picks up. It's Andy.
Ephram: yeah, who is this?
Andy: Hey Ephram, it's your father.
Ephram: Oh hey!
Andy: I just got your message. When do you leave for vacation?
Ephram: um tomorrow morning, I'll arrive at NY airport around 2:30 in the afternoon, why?
Andy: I was wondering, since your there could you swing by Nonny's and pick up a package? I called and she said she'd have it for you when you arrive okay?
Ephram: yeah no problem.
Andy: All right, have a safe trip. Thanks, bye.
Ephram: bye.
Ephram thought to himself " thank god it wasn't anything else, I really need to have some time to myself:
Saturday at 5:00 am, Ephram was packing some last minute things into his bag, that he forgot to pack last night. He packs his bags and puts them in the trunk of his car. He gets settled in the car and drives off. He arrives at the airport around 6:30 am.
When Ephram arrived, he opened the door to his pent housel, in New York City around 2:30 pm. Around 5 pm he went out to eat at one of his favorite restaurants near Central Park. After he ate, he called one of his good friends that happened to be in town the same time that he was.
Ephram: Hey Allen, its Ephram.
Allen: Hey man, what's going on?
Ephram: same as you, just trying to get some alone time away from work. I was wondering if you would like to do something tonight?
Allen: yeah sounds good. Where do you want to go?
Ephram: I heard about this new club that opened in Manhattan. What do you say, want to check it out?
Allen: I heard of that. sounds good, hopefully we can meet some good-looking women.
Ephram (lets out a laugh): All right, how about we meet there at 9?
Allen: sounds good man, see you there!
Ephram arrives at the club around 9:10; he was dressed in a black buttoned up dress shirt, with black dress pants. He looks around to see if Allen was there yet. He couldn't so he walked over to the bar to order him a drink. Around 9:30 he sees him.
Ephram: hey man, over here.
Allen: Hey! your looking good my man, you look to good actually (he lets out a laugh) don't be taking all the women, leave some for me.
Ephram (lets out a laugh): I'll try not to but it will be hard, considering how "good looking" i am and plus I'm way better looking than you anyways. (he said sarcastically).
Allen punches him in the arm.
Over at the stage, the manager introduced a rock band. "Tonight's featured band is "The Core's" formed right here in this very own square of town. So please give them your full attention.
Ephram looks on a the band, the lights went out, and when the band was on stage it lit up. The band consisted of 5 members; a lead singer which was a girl, then there was a drummer, keyboardist, electric and base guitarists which were all guys. Ephram didn't get a good enough look at the singer, all he could tell that it was a she.
Ephram and Allen move into the crowd of people. When the band started playing the first song, Ephram looks up and whom he sees, is someone he hasn't seen in years, his first love. Madison.
Ephram with a shocked expression looked up at the band, he couldn't believe it after all this time. He snaps out of it. He turns to Allen. Yelling over the loud crowd.
Ephram: I'm going to the bathroom, I'll be back.
While in the bathroom. He walks to the sink and turns the water on. He looks up at the mirror. He says to himself "I can't believe this, why did she have to come back into my life, when we broke up I was devastated" he splashes his face, " all right lets just go out there and hopefully she doesn't see me." as he was walking out, he runs into none other than Madison herself.
They both look at each other in complete shock and horror. Ephram decided to break the silence.
Ephram: ma...Madison wha-what are you doing here? realizing that was a dumb question. Never mind your the lead singer in the band that is wha, why your here.
Madison amusingly: yeah as you can see. so what are you doing here?
Ephram hesitates: I'm here with one of my good friends, Allen. We wanted to check out this place.
Madison looks at her watch: OMG I'm suppose to be on stage, don't go anywhere after the show I want to talk to you, see how've you been and everything. She smiles and exits.
Ephram hesitates but answers rather quickly: um okay.
He thinks to himself, "why did I have to say yes?" He went back to find Allen. He was out in the crowd watching the band. Around 12 the band ended their last song. Ephram almost heads out but his curiosity got the best of him. He stayed and waited for Madison to finish up. 20 minutes after, Madison walks over to Allen and Ephram at the bar.
Ephram: Madison hey? um that was a good show. He clears his throat.
Allen gets the message. He looks at his watch.
Allen: look at the time, well Ephram it was good hanging out again, hopefully we can do it again when you are back into town. You two have a good night. Ephram nods with an apologetic look.
Madison stares at the floor with an awkward look on her face. it was weird seeing Ephram after all this time. Ephram was the one she let get away because she was too afraid to love him and what it would mean if she did. she was scared basically. She surveys him up and down, he looked good she thought. "no, stop thinking like that" she says to herself. she shakes the thought out her head. After the long silence she decided to speak.
Madison yell over the music, Do you want to get some coffee somewhere and talk? a part of her wants him to say no but the other part wants to see where it would lead.
Ephram hesitates: yeah sure, sounds good.