Chapter One

Welcome home

"Welcome home Mrs. Brown," Ephram said with his arm around his wife's shoulder, standing in the doorway of their new apartment.

Amy smiled at him, "Welcome home, Mr. Brown." Ephram couldn't stop smiling. Two days ago, he got married to the most beautiful girl in the world, and today they were moving into their new apartment. "Oh, Ephram, this place is so beautiful," Amy said, looking around at their new home.

Ephram took his eyes off of Amy and looked around at their new home. It was beautiful. Well, through his eyes, anyway. It was a normal, two bedroom apartment with two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a sitting room/family room. But it was nice. Amy's mother, Rose, had helped Amy pick out furniture and everything else, and Ephram's dad helped them with the money. Ephram promised to pay his father back, but his dad said it was a wedding present...along with some other loans his dad and Amy's parents made them. Amy and Ephram were, after all, still in college. Who cares? Ephram thought I wouldn't want it any other way. Amy was looking around the newly furnished apartment.

"Oh Ephram, look!" Amy said, "I didn't see this before!" Ephram walked over to where Amy was standing, "Ephram, look, there's a bird bath on the balcony," Amy said excitedly, "Isn't that just great?!"

Ephram laughed, he loved how something as small as a bird bath could make Amy's day. He grabbed her wrist, spun her around to face him and pulled her closer, "Do you know how much I love you?" Ephram said, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Amy smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, "As much as I love the bird bath?" she guessed.

Ephram laughed and said, "More than that."

Amy looked at him with a look of sarcastic surprise, "Wow, you must love me a lot," she said.

Ephram smiled and said, "You bet." Amy smiled back at him and brought her lips to his. Even now, Ephram wanted the world to stop when Amy kissed him. He felt that way the first time that he kissed her, and every time after. He closed his eyes and felt her whole body lean into his as she deepened the kiss. When they finally broke apart, her eyes were shining bright and she smiled at him. He just wanted to stare at her all day. She was so beautiful.

"I love you, Ephram," Amy said.

"I love you, too," Ephram said. They just stood there, looking at eachother, Ephram feeling Amy's body against his, Amy feeling Ephram's arms wrapped around her. It was most definitely a Kodak moment. Then, of course, the moment was ruined.

They heard the door slam against the wall and, startled, they broke their gaze and looked at the front door.

"Get a room, you two," Bright said, who had just made quite an entrance.

Ephram laughed and said, "Well, seeing as this is our house, we thought we'd be safe."

"Yeah, well then you shouldn't have left the door wide open," Bright said.

Amy and Ephram let go of each other and faced Bright, "Well, we were putting on a show for our new neighbors," Amy said with a smile. With every word she said, Ephram just wanted to grab her and kiss her. God, he was hopelessly in love with her.

"Bright! Why did you start running when we got out of the car?" a breathless Hannah said stumbling through the doorway.

"Hannah!" Amy said running over to her best friend and hugging her.

"Amy! Hi! Oh my God, your apartment is so great!" Hannah said.

Amy and Ephram beamed, "Oh I know, isn't it?" Amy said.

Bright walked over to Ephram and smacked him on the back, "Sweet digs, man! So, where did you put the pinball machine?" Bright said looking around. Ephram laughed and pointed to Bright's wedding present for Ephram and Amy.

"Amy, where is your room?" Hannah asked her. Amy led Hannah to her and Ephram's room and Ephram heard excited squealing coming from inside the room. He laughed to himself at how much of a teenager Amy was and how much of one she would always be. True, they were young, 20 years old, but that was always going to be a part of Amy's personality.

"Ugh, Ephram, come on, don't be all googly-eyed about Amy around me," Bright moaned. Ephram laughed at his friend, who was playing pinball. No matter how old Bright got, he would always be the same Bright.
"Bright, we have to go, you'll be late for work," Hannah said.

"Right, catch you later," Bright said to Ephram, "Bye little sis, I mean, Mrs. Brown," Bright said with a smirk.

"Good bye Bright. Bye Hannah," Ephram and Amy said. When they left, Amy turned around and ran into Ephram's arms, nearly toppling him over, "Whoa," Ephram said, half laughing, trying to regain his balance.

Amy smiled at him and kissed him, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. "You know what I love?" Amy said after she kissed him.

"Huh?" Ephram said with his arms wrapped around her waist again.

"I love it when people call me Mrs. Brown," she said with light in her eyes.

Ephram smiled. He loved it too, "So do I."

Amy let go of him and looked at the clock, "Shoot. Ephram, I have class in an hour," Amy said frowning, "I have to take a shower and get my books. What time is your class?" she asked him.

"Uh...9:00. Yeah, mine's in an hour too," Ephram said. Amy smiled, kissed him, and then went to take her shower. Ephram watched her go and couldn't help smiling. God, he loved her so much. He still couldn't believe that she was his wife. He had loved her since he first laid eyes on her. Now she loved him too. Ephram smiled wider, Could life get any better? he thought to himself. Then, he remembered he had class, and decided that now would be a good time to finish the last paragraph of his paper.

"Amy! Come on!" Ephram said from the front door.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Ephram heard Amy's voice say. A minute later, Amy came jogging out of the bathroom, pulling her blonde hair into a ponytail.

"Finally," Ephram said. Amy kissed him and then ran out of the door.

"Okay, my classes end at around eleven, and then I don't have any until one," Amy said.

Ephram smiled, "Perfect," he said, "We'll go out to luch at 11:30."

Amy smiled and kissed him. When they broke apart, she said, "I love you."

Ephram smiled, "I love you, too." Amy kissed him again, then turned around and went to class. Ephram left to go to class too, and started thinking of where they should go for lunch.

"Amy Abbott," Amy's teacher, Mrs. Tomsen said.

"Uh, actually, it's Mrs. Brown now, remember?" Amy said with a smile. Her teacher nodded and said, "Yes, well, congradulations, again, but even though you're married, you still need to turn in your essay," Mrs. Tomsen said.

"Yes, right, I have it right here," Amy said. On the top right corner, Amy had printed her name; Amy Brown. Amy Brown Amy thought, a smile creeping across her face. I like it. Amy went back to her seat and began to think of places where Ephram and her should go for lunch.