Ephram just laid there, thinking about all the memories that this cabin brought back for him and Amy. She was right next to him, the morning sun shining down and creating highlights in her beautiful hair. He started to stroke back the blonde strands behind her ear, just like he had done about six years ago before their big moment. He remembered how shocked Amy was to see candles and roses every where, and how cute it was to see her so nervous. They were past that now, and were at the stage where each other's company was the the most important thing. Amy started to shift around, and slowly, her stunning, brown eyes let up. "Good morning, beautiful." Ephram smiled at her.
"Eph, what are you doing up so early?"
"Watching you snore... again."
"Ugh, I still snore?"
"mm-hmm." they both chuckled a little.
"Last night was great." she eyed him carefully.
"I can't argue with that. You're still the same Amy that I was with six years ago."
"You mean, perfectionist-nervous maniac-paranoid-high school student, Amy? God, I hope not..." she laughed.
"Well, not exactly the same Amy. I've taught you well."
"You've got me whipped." she jokingly said, while at the same time rolling over into Ephram's arms.
"Amy, I love you. And I love this cabin. It's just perfect."
"Yeah, I know." she looked around the cabin. Since her dad had decided not to sell it, he came up here everyday this summer, and last, and remodeled it with some friends of his that were in the Everwood construction business. It went from a small, 2-room, 1-bath cabin, to a fairly large house with a kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, a den, and even a garage.
"I mean, a family could easily make a living in a cabin like this."
"Uh-huh..." Amy was a little confused, but played along.
"And it's still near Everwood... with all the stores and businesses."
"Yeah, Eph, it's great--"
"And look outside, it's not the same hidden-away-in-the-mountains cabin that it was years ago, people are starting to build their own houses up here too. They cleared away some of the trees, but there's still enough to give it that "country feel" to it."
"Ephram," Amy sat up and looked at him, "what are you trying to say?"
"Amy... I think we should move here. I mean, here into this cabin. No, not cabin, it's not a cabin anymore, it's a house. It could be our house." Amy just stared at him, speechless. Ephram didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. After a while of silence, he spoke. "Amy? Honey, did you hear me?"
"Uh-huh."
"And you understood me?"
"Uh-huh."
"So..."
"So...?"
"What do you think, Ames?"
"I, uh... I think that you're crazy." she shot out of bed and started to pack up her belonging from last night.
"Amy--" Ephram tried to calm her down.
"No,
Ephram. You honestly think that we should buy this old cabin?"
"It's not a cabin, Ames, not anymore. It's a house, a house for a couple like us."
"Ephram, what about your job offer?"
"Oh--"
"Yeah, 'oh' is right. I know you're going to take this job, and pretty soon we'll be moving to New York and," her eyes started to fill with tears, "and we'll have a whole...whole new life, and--" she was full on sobbing, but she tried to hide it from Ephram.
"Amy? Are you crying?"
"No--" she choked.
"Amy, yes you are." he grabbed her arm and pulled her to sit on the bed next to him, "come here, what's wrong?"
"I just... I don't want to go, Ephram. I don't want to go to New York. I love Everwood and I want to stay, but I thought that would never happen. But now, you're asking me if we want to move her, and now I don't know what to think. I know you want to take this job, so how can we possibly move here?"
"Amy..." Ephram looked at her, "I'm not taking the job."
"What!? Eph, you can't turn an opportunity like this down."
"But I also can't lose you. I know you want to stay in Everwood, Ames, and so do I. The job's not more important than that, and it's definitely not more important than us." She smiled as he wiped away her tears. "Okay?"
"Yeah, okay. I love you, baby."
"I love you, too. That's why I think we should move here. What do you say?" she looked around the room once more, and simply smiled.
"I say that we're gonna need to get new curtains. There's no way I'm living here with these yellow ones." she looked at him and laughed.
"Really? We're gonna live here?"
"I'll work out something with my dad." they eyed each other lovingly once more and wrapped their arms around each other, and Amy squealed in excitement. This was going to be the start of their new lives.
