Hanging by a moment
Disclaimer: I do not own Everwood or any of the characters, except for Jake, Abby, and the doctors, those are mine. But everything else, they are all property of the WB.
Rating: PG
Amy had left the room a few minutes after the kiss, not because of it, but because she knew Delia really wanted to see Ephram. Amy walked straight to where she had seen her last, "Okay, Delia, you can go in now, I'm sure Ephram would love to see you."
Delia jumped out of her seat and ran straight to her brother's hospital room. She opened the door quietly; knowing there was another person in the room, "Hey Ephram!" She ran over to his bed.
"Hey Del, how are you?" Ephram smiled as she looked at him with concern.
"I'm good, how about you?" The repetitive question was getting on Ephram's nerves.
"I've answered this so many times! I've been better, but I'm fine." Ephram wanted to tell Delia about him and Amy, but didn't really know if it was the right time, so he didn't.
"I'm glad you're okay, I was so worried about you!"
"So I heard! Amy said that you and Bright talked, how is he?" Ephram didn't really care, but he knew Delia liked him.
"He put his hand through a candy machine." Delia giggled.
"I think I heard something about that, it sounds like something he would do."
"Ephram, Bright really isn't that mean, he's actually pretty nice, once you get to know him." Delia was standing up for her new friend, "I think you two should hang out more often."
Hang out, with Bright Abbott? There was no way in the world Ephram and Bright would be caught talking to each other kindly. It was absurd, "I doubt that would ever work Delia, Bright and I have a different relationship than you and him." Ephram didn't want to hurt her feelings; she really was trying hard to make things right between the two boys, "I appreciate the thought though."
"No problem." That was all Delia said. It was obvious she was a little hurt.
"I'm sorry, Del, it just can't happen. Bright Abbott and I weren't meant to be friends...We're just not."
"Why not?" Delia really wanted to make them like each other.
As much as he wanted to, Ephram didn't have an answer to that question, "I...I don't know." Ephram just stared at the door.
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Amy walked quickly past Dr. Brown, trying to hide the smile on her face.
"I haven't seen you smile since yesterday...What happened in there with Ephram?" She had been caught.
Amy stopped in her tracks, wanting, but knowing she couldn't ignore the man, "Hi Dr. Brown, how are you?" She tried to cover herself.
"I'm fine, and apparently so are you. I'm still waiting for an answer." Dr. Brown didn't really care, but he thought it would be fun to find out.
"Uh, well..." Amy didn't think she should be the one to tell him, considering he WAS Ephram's father, "I'm sorry, but you're going to have to ask Ephram about this, I think he should be the one to tell you." Amy knew she had said too much already, so she walked off to find the closest nurse, she had a surprise for Ephram.
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Ephram and Delia sat in silence for awhile, at least until their father walked in with a puzzled look on his face, "What is going on with you and Amy? I just saw her walking down the hall with a huge smile. I asked her why, and she said I had to ask you."
Ephram froze for a minute, not knowing what to say...Amy had made it so he had to tell them, right then and there, "Um, well, I uh...Amy and I are uh...We're kind of going out now." Ephram just blurted it out; he didn't even realize he was talking until it was over.
"YOU ARE!?!" As soon as Delia heard what Ephram had said, she sat straight up in her seat, "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Delia, I wanted to wait until the right time." Ephram paused for a second, "I personally don't think this was it, but I couldn't really change that." He smiled awkwardly at his dad.
Andy was smiling right back at him, "It took you long enough!" Ephram was shocked by those words.
"Excuse me?" Ephram thought they had placed some kind of a bet on how long it would take the two of them to get together.
"I was wondering how long it would take the two of you, it's been so obvious how much you like each other!" Andy was still smiling.
"Dad, please don't tell that to Amy." That would have ruined Ephram's day.
"So, when are we going to watch that movie you promised me?" Delia asked, changing the subject for Ephram's sake.
"Oh, Delia I don't know about that happening until we get home." Ephram knew she was disappointed.
"Actually," Amy walked in the room, holding a small, rectangular present, "I have a surprise for the two of you." She handed it to Ephram, "Now you can't say I didn't get you anything." She smiled at Delia.
"You do know that they know now, right?" Amy nodded at Ephram's question, "Okay, well, what is this?"
"Ephram, most people, when they receive a gift from someone, would be opening it instead of asking the gift giver what the gift is." Amy smiled at Ephram this time.
Ephram smiled back at her and quickly began ripping open his present, "Is this a joke?" Ephram lifted up a copy of Beauty and the Beast, "Are you trying to tell me something?"
"You're not a beast, Ephram, it's for you and Delia. I talked to a nurse, and they should be bringing a TV and VCR in here in about five minutes." Amy looked around the room quickly, "Aren't we breaking a rule or something here?"
Andy realized what she was talking about, only one person in the room at a time, "I think you and I should leave them alone, Amy. We can come back in about two hours."
"No, dad, don't leave me to watch this movie, please!" Ephram hated Beauty and the Beast, but then remembered how much Delia loved it, *SIGH* "...Nevermind, you can go."
Delia looked at him and smiled, "Thank you Amy." Amy turned back towards her and smiled, walking out the door.
Sure enough, the TV and VCR came within minutes, and so Ephram and Delia were watching Beauty and the Beast. Ephram was glad Amy did this, because he knew how much it meant to Delia.
He would be going home in a few days, and then he would finally get back to his normal life, after recovering from his injuries, anyway. Even though it hadn't even been a day since he was rescued, it seemed like he had been in that hospital for weeks. He wanted out, and was excited to know he would soon be able to walk around on solid ground again.
One thing Ephram knew for certain, he would never go hiking, ever again.
THE END!
I hope you enjoyed this story, and I assure you there will be a sequel to it, but I have to think of something first. Please review and tell me what you think, and I'm glad to know I have some of you hooked...Especially OrliBloomLover...I appreciate those reviews, and everyone else's. Please continue to read my stories, as I'm sure there will be more than this and the sequel. Thank you for reading and reviewing, and please continue to do so!
Disclaimer: I do not own Everwood or any of the characters, except for Jake, Abby, and the doctors, those are mine. But everything else, they are all property of the WB.
Rating: PG
Amy had left the room a few minutes after the kiss, not because of it, but because she knew Delia really wanted to see Ephram. Amy walked straight to where she had seen her last, "Okay, Delia, you can go in now, I'm sure Ephram would love to see you."
Delia jumped out of her seat and ran straight to her brother's hospital room. She opened the door quietly; knowing there was another person in the room, "Hey Ephram!" She ran over to his bed.
"Hey Del, how are you?" Ephram smiled as she looked at him with concern.
"I'm good, how about you?" The repetitive question was getting on Ephram's nerves.
"I've answered this so many times! I've been better, but I'm fine." Ephram wanted to tell Delia about him and Amy, but didn't really know if it was the right time, so he didn't.
"I'm glad you're okay, I was so worried about you!"
"So I heard! Amy said that you and Bright talked, how is he?" Ephram didn't really care, but he knew Delia liked him.
"He put his hand through a candy machine." Delia giggled.
"I think I heard something about that, it sounds like something he would do."
"Ephram, Bright really isn't that mean, he's actually pretty nice, once you get to know him." Delia was standing up for her new friend, "I think you two should hang out more often."
Hang out, with Bright Abbott? There was no way in the world Ephram and Bright would be caught talking to each other kindly. It was absurd, "I doubt that would ever work Delia, Bright and I have a different relationship than you and him." Ephram didn't want to hurt her feelings; she really was trying hard to make things right between the two boys, "I appreciate the thought though."
"No problem." That was all Delia said. It was obvious she was a little hurt.
"I'm sorry, Del, it just can't happen. Bright Abbott and I weren't meant to be friends...We're just not."
"Why not?" Delia really wanted to make them like each other.
As much as he wanted to, Ephram didn't have an answer to that question, "I...I don't know." Ephram just stared at the door.
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Amy walked quickly past Dr. Brown, trying to hide the smile on her face.
"I haven't seen you smile since yesterday...What happened in there with Ephram?" She had been caught.
Amy stopped in her tracks, wanting, but knowing she couldn't ignore the man, "Hi Dr. Brown, how are you?" She tried to cover herself.
"I'm fine, and apparently so are you. I'm still waiting for an answer." Dr. Brown didn't really care, but he thought it would be fun to find out.
"Uh, well..." Amy didn't think she should be the one to tell him, considering he WAS Ephram's father, "I'm sorry, but you're going to have to ask Ephram about this, I think he should be the one to tell you." Amy knew she had said too much already, so she walked off to find the closest nurse, she had a surprise for Ephram.
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Ephram and Delia sat in silence for awhile, at least until their father walked in with a puzzled look on his face, "What is going on with you and Amy? I just saw her walking down the hall with a huge smile. I asked her why, and she said I had to ask you."
Ephram froze for a minute, not knowing what to say...Amy had made it so he had to tell them, right then and there, "Um, well, I uh...Amy and I are uh...We're kind of going out now." Ephram just blurted it out; he didn't even realize he was talking until it was over.
"YOU ARE!?!" As soon as Delia heard what Ephram had said, she sat straight up in her seat, "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Delia, I wanted to wait until the right time." Ephram paused for a second, "I personally don't think this was it, but I couldn't really change that." He smiled awkwardly at his dad.
Andy was smiling right back at him, "It took you long enough!" Ephram was shocked by those words.
"Excuse me?" Ephram thought they had placed some kind of a bet on how long it would take the two of them to get together.
"I was wondering how long it would take the two of you, it's been so obvious how much you like each other!" Andy was still smiling.
"Dad, please don't tell that to Amy." That would have ruined Ephram's day.
"So, when are we going to watch that movie you promised me?" Delia asked, changing the subject for Ephram's sake.
"Oh, Delia I don't know about that happening until we get home." Ephram knew she was disappointed.
"Actually," Amy walked in the room, holding a small, rectangular present, "I have a surprise for the two of you." She handed it to Ephram, "Now you can't say I didn't get you anything." She smiled at Delia.
"You do know that they know now, right?" Amy nodded at Ephram's question, "Okay, well, what is this?"
"Ephram, most people, when they receive a gift from someone, would be opening it instead of asking the gift giver what the gift is." Amy smiled at Ephram this time.
Ephram smiled back at her and quickly began ripping open his present, "Is this a joke?" Ephram lifted up a copy of Beauty and the Beast, "Are you trying to tell me something?"
"You're not a beast, Ephram, it's for you and Delia. I talked to a nurse, and they should be bringing a TV and VCR in here in about five minutes." Amy looked around the room quickly, "Aren't we breaking a rule or something here?"
Andy realized what she was talking about, only one person in the room at a time, "I think you and I should leave them alone, Amy. We can come back in about two hours."
"No, dad, don't leave me to watch this movie, please!" Ephram hated Beauty and the Beast, but then remembered how much Delia loved it, *SIGH* "...Nevermind, you can go."
Delia looked at him and smiled, "Thank you Amy." Amy turned back towards her and smiled, walking out the door.
Sure enough, the TV and VCR came within minutes, and so Ephram and Delia were watching Beauty and the Beast. Ephram was glad Amy did this, because he knew how much it meant to Delia.
He would be going home in a few days, and then he would finally get back to his normal life, after recovering from his injuries, anyway. Even though it hadn't even been a day since he was rescued, it seemed like he had been in that hospital for weeks. He wanted out, and was excited to know he would soon be able to walk around on solid ground again.
One thing Ephram knew for certain, he would never go hiking, ever again.
THE END!
I hope you enjoyed this story, and I assure you there will be a sequel to it, but I have to think of something first. Please review and tell me what you think, and I'm glad to know I have some of you hooked...Especially OrliBloomLover...I appreciate those reviews, and everyone else's. Please continue to read my stories, as I'm sure there will be more than this and the sequel. Thank you for reading and reviewing, and please continue to do so!