Chapter 6
"I can't believe you guys are going to stay another week, that's awesome." Delia grins at her brother and Misty as everyone else agrees that they are glad that Ephram and Misty are staying.
"How come you are staying longer?" Sam asks.
"I realized that I wanted to spend more time with you guys before we went back, we can both afford to take an extra week off, so we are staying." Ephram announces.
"Well good, we are glad to have you." Nina states as she sprinkles cereal on the Ariel's highchair.
When the phone rings Andy, who is feeding Lily motions for Ephram to pick it up, "can you get that?"
"Hello Brown residence." Ephram greets.
"Hi." A cheerful voice that belongs to a young girl greets Ephram.
"Hi, who's this?" Ephram asks.
"Katie."
"Katie Abbot?" Ephram asks.
"MmHmm." The girl replies.
"What can I do for you Katie?" Ephram asks.
"Oh! Yeah! Do you wanna come to my recital?" Katie asks.
"For piano?" Ephram asks.
"MmHmm." Katie responds and Ephram can hear Amy muttering in the background. "It's tonight, so you wanna come?"
"I'm sure that can be arranged." Ephram responds, "but why don't you let me find out what we are doing tonight and I will call back."
"OK! Bye!" Katie announces quickly before hanging up the phone.
"What did Katie want?" Misty asks.
"She wanted to know if we wanted to go to her piano recital tonight." Ephram informs, "so you want to go?"
Misty shakes her head, "actually I have plans tonight."
"Plans?" Ephram asks, "what plans?"
"Actually we were planning on having a ladies night out." Nina states, "just me, Misty and Delia."
"You were supposed to baby-sit." Misty states.
"Go to Katie's recital, Sam and I can baby-sit." Andy offers.
"Are you sure?" Ephram questions.
Sam nods, "I didn't have any plans."
"Cool, thanks."
"Thanks for inviting me." Ephram states as he takes a seat next to Amy.
"Katie begged me to call you and then when I wouldn't call you soon enough she did it herself. Katie is very independent, she doesn't even take no for an answer."
"I'm excited to hear her play, how long have they had a piano teacher in Everwood?"
"Almost six years, Katie absolutely adores her and she works with Katie on her own time. She really is amazing."
"So how many songs is Katie playing?" Ephram asks.
"Four actually, one more than everyone else. She's amazing, wait until you hear her, I'm not the only one to think so. She's opens with a song today but then her three songs are actually last.
"What an honor." Ephram comments.
Amy nods, "I know."
By the time the hour and a half recital is finished Ephram is stunned, Katie truly showed a tremendous amount of talent. "Ephram you came!" Katie launches herself at Ephram and Amy once she has curtsied and her piano teacher had thanked everyone for coming.
"I told you I would come , didn't I?
"And you came!" Katie wraps her arms around Ephram's neck, "thank you!"
Ephram adjusts Katie, "so are you hungry?"
"Yeah!" Katie exclaims.
"You just had dinner." Amy laughs.
"I want ice cream!" Katie announces.
Ephram glances at Amy, "mind getting some ice cream before you go home?"
Amy looks at Katie who looks enthusiastic, "well, only a little bit, because I want you in bed at a reasonable hour."
"Yay!" Katie exclaims, "let's go!"
"Did you drive?" Amy asks.
Ephram shakes his head, "Dad dropped me, Misty took the car when she and Nina and Delia went to Denver. I figured you could drop me off at home when we are done."
"No problem, so how about we get that ice cream?" Amy asks.
"Yay!" Katie exclaims again.
"So what do you want?" Ephram asks once they have reached Mama Joy's and are looking at the dessert menu.
"Everything!" Katie announces.
"I think you'll have to settle on something." Ephram laughs, "how about a banana split?"
"With three kinds of ice cream?" Katie asks.
"If you want." Ephram states.
"And three kinds of toppings?" Katie asks again.
"If you want." Amy states this time.
"I think she got more ice cream on herself than in her mouth." Ephram laughs as he carries Katie to Amy's house.
"Ephram she's fine sleeping in the car, I could have dropped you off first." Amy states.
Ephram shrugs, "it's all right, I can walk. We walk everywhere in New York."
Amy unlocks the front door and directs Ephram to Katie's bedroom, "so she does take after you in some respects." Ephram states glancing around the bedroom decorated in dance, piano and horse pictures, trophies and other memorabilia.
Amy nods, "she doesn't dance or ride as much as she plays though. But she's had an interest in all of these things so I encouraged her. I want her to be able to do whatever she wants with her life, and not want for anything."
"You're a great mother Amy." Ephram states as he gently sets Katie down on the bed and Amy tucks the sheets in around her.
"Thanks." Amy responds, "I just want Katie to have everything to make up for Colin not being around."
"Does she ask about him?" Ephram asks as they walk out of Katie's room and into the living room.
"Not really. Bright's around to do all of the Father/Daughter things with her but she does ask questions occasionally."
"Has she ever met Colin?"
Amy shakes her head, "no. Colin doesn't really communicate with anyone in his family so she hasn't. But his parents take Katie out all the time and Katie love spending time with Laynie and she likes to help take care of Eric."
"I can't believe you guys are going to stay another week, that's awesome." Delia grins at her brother and Misty as everyone else agrees that they are glad that Ephram and Misty are staying.
"How come you are staying longer?" Sam asks.
"I realized that I wanted to spend more time with you guys before we went back, we can both afford to take an extra week off, so we are staying." Ephram announces.
"Well good, we are glad to have you." Nina states as she sprinkles cereal on the Ariel's highchair.
When the phone rings Andy, who is feeding Lily motions for Ephram to pick it up, "can you get that?"
"Hello Brown residence." Ephram greets.
"Hi." A cheerful voice that belongs to a young girl greets Ephram.
"Hi, who's this?" Ephram asks.
"Katie."
"Katie Abbot?" Ephram asks.
"MmHmm." The girl replies.
"What can I do for you Katie?" Ephram asks.
"Oh! Yeah! Do you wanna come to my recital?" Katie asks.
"For piano?" Ephram asks.
"MmHmm." Katie responds and Ephram can hear Amy muttering in the background. "It's tonight, so you wanna come?"
"I'm sure that can be arranged." Ephram responds, "but why don't you let me find out what we are doing tonight and I will call back."
"OK! Bye!" Katie announces quickly before hanging up the phone.
"What did Katie want?" Misty asks.
"She wanted to know if we wanted to go to her piano recital tonight." Ephram informs, "so you want to go?"
Misty shakes her head, "actually I have plans tonight."
"Plans?" Ephram asks, "what plans?"
"Actually we were planning on having a ladies night out." Nina states, "just me, Misty and Delia."
"You were supposed to baby-sit." Misty states.
"Go to Katie's recital, Sam and I can baby-sit." Andy offers.
"Are you sure?" Ephram questions.
Sam nods, "I didn't have any plans."
"Cool, thanks."
"Thanks for inviting me." Ephram states as he takes a seat next to Amy.
"Katie begged me to call you and then when I wouldn't call you soon enough she did it herself. Katie is very independent, she doesn't even take no for an answer."
"I'm excited to hear her play, how long have they had a piano teacher in Everwood?"
"Almost six years, Katie absolutely adores her and she works with Katie on her own time. She really is amazing."
"So how many songs is Katie playing?" Ephram asks.
"Four actually, one more than everyone else. She's amazing, wait until you hear her, I'm not the only one to think so. She's opens with a song today but then her three songs are actually last.
"What an honor." Ephram comments.
Amy nods, "I know."
By the time the hour and a half recital is finished Ephram is stunned, Katie truly showed a tremendous amount of talent. "Ephram you came!" Katie launches herself at Ephram and Amy once she has curtsied and her piano teacher had thanked everyone for coming.
"I told you I would come , didn't I?
"And you came!" Katie wraps her arms around Ephram's neck, "thank you!"
Ephram adjusts Katie, "so are you hungry?"
"Yeah!" Katie exclaims.
"You just had dinner." Amy laughs.
"I want ice cream!" Katie announces.
Ephram glances at Amy, "mind getting some ice cream before you go home?"
Amy looks at Katie who looks enthusiastic, "well, only a little bit, because I want you in bed at a reasonable hour."
"Yay!" Katie exclaims, "let's go!"
"Did you drive?" Amy asks.
Ephram shakes his head, "Dad dropped me, Misty took the car when she and Nina and Delia went to Denver. I figured you could drop me off at home when we are done."
"No problem, so how about we get that ice cream?" Amy asks.
"Yay!" Katie exclaims again.
"So what do you want?" Ephram asks once they have reached Mama Joy's and are looking at the dessert menu.
"Everything!" Katie announces.
"I think you'll have to settle on something." Ephram laughs, "how about a banana split?"
"With three kinds of ice cream?" Katie asks.
"If you want." Ephram states.
"And three kinds of toppings?" Katie asks again.
"If you want." Amy states this time.
"I think she got more ice cream on herself than in her mouth." Ephram laughs as he carries Katie to Amy's house.
"Ephram she's fine sleeping in the car, I could have dropped you off first." Amy states.
Ephram shrugs, "it's all right, I can walk. We walk everywhere in New York."
Amy unlocks the front door and directs Ephram to Katie's bedroom, "so she does take after you in some respects." Ephram states glancing around the bedroom decorated in dance, piano and horse pictures, trophies and other memorabilia.
Amy nods, "she doesn't dance or ride as much as she plays though. But she's had an interest in all of these things so I encouraged her. I want her to be able to do whatever she wants with her life, and not want for anything."
"You're a great mother Amy." Ephram states as he gently sets Katie down on the bed and Amy tucks the sheets in around her.
"Thanks." Amy responds, "I just want Katie to have everything to make up for Colin not being around."
"Does she ask about him?" Ephram asks as they walk out of Katie's room and into the living room.
"Not really. Bright's around to do all of the Father/Daughter things with her but she does ask questions occasionally."
"Has she ever met Colin?"
Amy shakes her head, "no. Colin doesn't really communicate with anyone in his family so she hasn't. But his parents take Katie out all the time and Katie love spending time with Laynie and she likes to help take care of Eric."