Chapter 8
Hey guys! Obviously my greatest gift for Christmas' was that muse has decided to spring upon me the ability to tie up all these loose ends on all of my stories. Anyway this ending actually snuck up on all of us, I didn't realize that I was going to be able to end this story so quickly...But I have, I hope you enjoy the last chapter!
The flight from Everwood to New York was long and Ephram forced himself not to think what he was leaving behind and he was forcing himself to think about Misty. He loved Misty, he had been in love with her for years, where did she get off questioning his feelings for her. They hadn't changed he was still in love with the same woman he had always been. When the plane touched down Ephram was thankful for the fact that he had been willing to pay more for his first class plane ticket so that the instant the plane touched down he was able to leave the airport as quickly as possible.
"Thank you." Ephram throws several bills as the taxi driver and rushes up the stairs to his and Misty's apartment. Finding the door unlocked Ephram walks quickly inside calling, "Misty are you here?"
A door slamming at the back of the apartment is Ephram's answers along with, "I can't talk to you right now!"
Taking a deep breath Ephram walks toward the back and stops at their bedroom door pleading, "Misty come on talk to me."
"Ephram, please just leave me alone for a little bit, please." Misty's voice is soft and Ephram can tell that she has been crying.
Ephram sighs, "I'll be in the living room."
And Ephram was in the living room, waiting, for probably an hour before Misty came out. She wore the same outfit she had left Everwood in and the only difference in her appearance was that her eyes were blood shot and her face was slightly pale and tear streaked.
"So are you ready to talk?" Ephram questions.
Misty nods sitting down next to Ephram on the couch, "I want to talk and I want you to listen without interrupting me."
"Misty..."
"Please Ephram, just let me say my piece and then you can say whatever it is you want." Misty requests.
Ephram finally nods, "all right. Talk."
"Ephram I know you haven't realized it yet, and coming back across the country means you might not realize it for awhile. But Ephram I saw it every time I saw you with her, or after you'd seen her. When I saw you with her you looked complete like this piece that had been missing, that I didn't even know had been missing, was a part of you again. And when she wasn't around you were just like you always were and I think that's when I realized that I've fallen in love with someone who is only just half a person."
"Now hold on..."
"Let me explain, it sounds like a terrible accusation I know, but it's not. I strongly believe that the only way anyone can make it through this world is to find that one person God put us on this Earth to find. I strongly believed that you were that person for me Ephram and that person for you. But we aren't for each other and if we continue the way we have been for nearly a decade we will both continue living our half lives Ephram. And even if you can be relatively happy living a half life Ephram, here in New York, I can't be content with living a half life.
I know there is someone out there who is meant to be with me. And I know there is someone else out there who is meant to be with you. And you're a step farther along than I am, because I can tell you where she is too. She's waiting for you in Everwood Colorado, she's where she has been waiting since you left her there. And waiting with her is a little girl who loves you almost as much as she loves her Mommy. You need to be with them Ephram, it's almost as if God brought us together so that I could bring you together. And that makes me happy because it makes me realize that our time together wasn't wasted. Maybe wasted in the sense that we won't be together forever like I always imagined us to be; but not wasted in the sense that you'll be with who you are supposed to be with and so will I, eventually."
Ephram cups Misty's face gently in his hands and kisses her on the forehead, "I do love you."
Misty nods her brown eyes holding wisdom Ephram's never seen there before, "I know. I love you too. But not in that eternal way, not in the way you and Amy love each other. And have loved each other long before you even set foot in Everwood."
"So you're telling me I should go to her then?" Ephram asks, his voice ringing of uncertainty.
Misty raises and eyebrow and gives Ephram a classic Misty Crew look, "do I need to spell it out for you? You need to get your butt back on that plane and tell that girl that you love her."
Ephram nods, "right. And thank you."
"Just be happy, all right?"
Ephram nods again, "I think I will be."
Six hours later Ephram was once again landing in the Denver airport, Misty had made him see things in a new light and it wasn't until he actually landed in Denver that he realized he had left with no clothes and without letting anyone know he was coming. That's why the sight waiting for him at the terminal surprised him more than his newly rediscovered feelings for Amy did. Standing outside the gate, at 11 o'clock at night, was Katie who looked asleep on her feet holding the hand of Amy who looked sick for nervousness.
Letting go of her mother's hand Katie ran straight for Ephram, catching her up like he had before Ephram pulls her close as she giggle, "you came back."
Ephram hugs her tightly, "I came back."
Amy walks slowly toward Ephram and echoes her daughter's words, only softer more anxious, "you came back."
Ephram nods slowly, "I came back," his words pick up pace as he continues, "I came back for you. For you and Katie, I want to be with you Amy. I want to be a part of your lives, I want to marry you and I want to be your husband and I want to be a father for Katie and I want to make a life for myself in Everwood with my family."
Amy's openly crying now and Ephram sets Katie on her feet so he can take Amy into his arms. Kissing her passionately on the lips and then kissing the tears off her cheeks. And then they're hugging tightly as if to make up for the time they had missed in nine years. And finally when time has passed they separate Ephram wraps an arm around Amy's waist and scooping Katie up they begin walking out of the airport.
"So are we a family now?" Katie asks.
Ephram kisses Katie's forehead and then kisses Amy, "we're a family now."
Hey guys! Obviously my greatest gift for Christmas' was that muse has decided to spring upon me the ability to tie up all these loose ends on all of my stories. Anyway this ending actually snuck up on all of us, I didn't realize that I was going to be able to end this story so quickly...But I have, I hope you enjoy the last chapter!
The flight from Everwood to New York was long and Ephram forced himself not to think what he was leaving behind and he was forcing himself to think about Misty. He loved Misty, he had been in love with her for years, where did she get off questioning his feelings for her. They hadn't changed he was still in love with the same woman he had always been. When the plane touched down Ephram was thankful for the fact that he had been willing to pay more for his first class plane ticket so that the instant the plane touched down he was able to leave the airport as quickly as possible.
"Thank you." Ephram throws several bills as the taxi driver and rushes up the stairs to his and Misty's apartment. Finding the door unlocked Ephram walks quickly inside calling, "Misty are you here?"
A door slamming at the back of the apartment is Ephram's answers along with, "I can't talk to you right now!"
Taking a deep breath Ephram walks toward the back and stops at their bedroom door pleading, "Misty come on talk to me."
"Ephram, please just leave me alone for a little bit, please." Misty's voice is soft and Ephram can tell that she has been crying.
Ephram sighs, "I'll be in the living room."
And Ephram was in the living room, waiting, for probably an hour before Misty came out. She wore the same outfit she had left Everwood in and the only difference in her appearance was that her eyes were blood shot and her face was slightly pale and tear streaked.
"So are you ready to talk?" Ephram questions.
Misty nods sitting down next to Ephram on the couch, "I want to talk and I want you to listen without interrupting me."
"Misty..."
"Please Ephram, just let me say my piece and then you can say whatever it is you want." Misty requests.
Ephram finally nods, "all right. Talk."
"Ephram I know you haven't realized it yet, and coming back across the country means you might not realize it for awhile. But Ephram I saw it every time I saw you with her, or after you'd seen her. When I saw you with her you looked complete like this piece that had been missing, that I didn't even know had been missing, was a part of you again. And when she wasn't around you were just like you always were and I think that's when I realized that I've fallen in love with someone who is only just half a person."
"Now hold on..."
"Let me explain, it sounds like a terrible accusation I know, but it's not. I strongly believe that the only way anyone can make it through this world is to find that one person God put us on this Earth to find. I strongly believed that you were that person for me Ephram and that person for you. But we aren't for each other and if we continue the way we have been for nearly a decade we will both continue living our half lives Ephram. And even if you can be relatively happy living a half life Ephram, here in New York, I can't be content with living a half life.
I know there is someone out there who is meant to be with me. And I know there is someone else out there who is meant to be with you. And you're a step farther along than I am, because I can tell you where she is too. She's waiting for you in Everwood Colorado, she's where she has been waiting since you left her there. And waiting with her is a little girl who loves you almost as much as she loves her Mommy. You need to be with them Ephram, it's almost as if God brought us together so that I could bring you together. And that makes me happy because it makes me realize that our time together wasn't wasted. Maybe wasted in the sense that we won't be together forever like I always imagined us to be; but not wasted in the sense that you'll be with who you are supposed to be with and so will I, eventually."
Ephram cups Misty's face gently in his hands and kisses her on the forehead, "I do love you."
Misty nods her brown eyes holding wisdom Ephram's never seen there before, "I know. I love you too. But not in that eternal way, not in the way you and Amy love each other. And have loved each other long before you even set foot in Everwood."
"So you're telling me I should go to her then?" Ephram asks, his voice ringing of uncertainty.
Misty raises and eyebrow and gives Ephram a classic Misty Crew look, "do I need to spell it out for you? You need to get your butt back on that plane and tell that girl that you love her."
Ephram nods, "right. And thank you."
"Just be happy, all right?"
Ephram nods again, "I think I will be."
Six hours later Ephram was once again landing in the Denver airport, Misty had made him see things in a new light and it wasn't until he actually landed in Denver that he realized he had left with no clothes and without letting anyone know he was coming. That's why the sight waiting for him at the terminal surprised him more than his newly rediscovered feelings for Amy did. Standing outside the gate, at 11 o'clock at night, was Katie who looked asleep on her feet holding the hand of Amy who looked sick for nervousness.
Letting go of her mother's hand Katie ran straight for Ephram, catching her up like he had before Ephram pulls her close as she giggle, "you came back."
Ephram hugs her tightly, "I came back."
Amy walks slowly toward Ephram and echoes her daughter's words, only softer more anxious, "you came back."
Ephram nods slowly, "I came back," his words pick up pace as he continues, "I came back for you. For you and Katie, I want to be with you Amy. I want to be a part of your lives, I want to marry you and I want to be your husband and I want to be a father for Katie and I want to make a life for myself in Everwood with my family."
Amy's openly crying now and Ephram sets Katie on her feet so he can take Amy into his arms. Kissing her passionately on the lips and then kissing the tears off her cheeks. And then they're hugging tightly as if to make up for the time they had missed in nine years. And finally when time has passed they separate Ephram wraps an arm around Amy's waist and scooping Katie up they begin walking out of the airport.
"So are we a family now?" Katie asks.
Ephram kisses Katie's forehead and then kisses Amy, "we're a family now."