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-Chapter 4-
Ephram rolled over and snored softly. He was hugging his pillow tightly and had almost a peaceful look on his face...
::THUMP::
Well, ALMOST peaceful...more like contorted with pain now...that was the sound of Ephram tender head smashing into the side of the chair as he falls onto the hard floor.
"Ow..." Ephram mumbled, muttering incoherent things under his breath.
Looking up, he hears and 'oops'.
And of course, he sees Dicey holding in a grin...
"Dicey..." Ephram muttered, daring her to laugh.
"Heh...hey Dr. B, it worked..." Dicey said with a meek grin.
"I see...Ephram, foods ready." Dr. Brown said, holding of the bowl full of burned food.
Ephram stomach turned and he turned a little green. "Dad, you push me off the couch and wake me up from a nice dream just to kill me with food poisoning? Some great dad."
"Ephram! That's mean...it doesn't look...that bad...I guess..." Dicey said, trying to side with his father...despite the fact that the food looked like it had a life of it's own...that's another story...
"Yes Dicey, it does...don't lie..." Ephram said, walking over to the table.
She shrugged her shoulders and gave Andy Brown an apologetic smile; hey, she had tried hadn't she?
Ephram sat down, took one look and the road kill his father liked to call food and formed a disgusted look on his face. "What IS that food? Food? I doubt it!"
Dr. Andrew Brown looked hurt but before he could say anything, Ephram continued.
"Look people, I'm going to save you a trip to Denver when you have a near-death experience for consuming this...stuff...and order a pizza." Ephram said, standing up and dialed the number for the pizza place.
"But Ephram," Dr. Brown began.
"No, I'm ordering pizza and that's that." Ephram said, shooting them a look and ordering 4 large pizzas.
Dr. Brown sighed; some things never change.
He called the place spending about a minute on the phone telling them the order, whether they wanted cheese bread, and their address. Ephram then sat down and looked content.
"So, what did ya order?" Dicey asked.
"Four large pizzas; two pepperoni, a cheese and a Hawaiian." He answered. "And it'll be here in ten minutes."
"Alright! Hawaiian!" Jake shouted happily.
"Okay son, I guess that works." Dr. Brown said, sighing in defeat.
They sat and talked, mostly Dicey preventing Ephram from biting his dad's head off, Delia complaining about hunger and Jake drooling over Hawaiian pizza...
Ephram nodded and sat back down, grabbing a piece of each choice. Everyone began eating, Jake eating all the Hawaiian, Dicey cheese and pepperoni, Delia cheese, and Dr. Brown got one of each, never quite finishing the Hawaiian. They seemed happy as they were eating...Ephram was too busy eating to argue and hey, his dad was THERE wasn't he? It's a start...
"That was SOOOO good Ephram!" Delia said, finishing off the last off her cheese pizza; she was stuffed.
"Yeah Moz, you never cease to amaze me. You didn't forget my favorite!!! What's a meal without Hawaiian pizza?" Jake said, his hazel eyes shining.
"A NORMAL one." Dicey said, rolling her eyes. She didn't like Hawaiian pizza.
"Hey, just cuz YOU don't like it don't mean it isn't the best!" he said sternly, his eyebrows furrowed.
"Now guys, calm down. We have to find out what to do with the extra pizza.we still have a full box left." Dr. Brown said, worried about leftovers.
"Don't worry dad, I already have that covered. We're teenagers, leftover pizza is not a problem...we can dub it as our midnight snack or something." Ephram declared.
"True...I keep forgetting." Dr. Brown said, trying to readjust to having three teenagers in his house constantly...without Julia...but he was getting along okay...
"With a instigator like Ephram, how CAN you forget?" Dicey asked playfully grinning as Ephram lightly hit her arm.
"Hey Dice, that's not nice. I am NOT an instigator!" Ephram defended.
"Yes, Ephram, you are." Jake said grinning ear to ear.
They all laughed and soon enough, Ephram joined them as he put the pizza all into one box and formed a place in their refrigerator. He sat back down and Dr. Brown got yet another phone call. As he stood up, Ephram's eyes flashed with anger for a second before calming down.
"At it's AFTER dinner this time. I wonder who wants the 'Great Dr. Brown' now..." He snapped coldly, just under a whisper.
Dr. Brown picked up the phone and put it too his ear.
'Hello, Doctor Andrew Brown?'
"Yes, it's me. Can I help you?"
'Yessss...my little boy has been acting strange lately and I'm worried...'
"Okay, how so?"
This went on for a while before Andy said he had to leave and would be back in an hour or so. Ephram rolled his eyes and let out an exasperated sigh. It was happening again...more house calls, more broken promises, and no more father around...
After he left, Ephram continued scowling. He wasn't too happy...
"What's up Ephram? You look upset." Jake asked, noting his friend's angry demeanor.
"It's just he's doing it again." Ephram asked, giving as close to a comforting look at Delia as he could muster.
"What do you mean?" Dicey asked, confused.
"He said he was going to take us to rent some movies tonight." Ephram answered.
"So, we can get them tomorrow after school, big deal." Jake said. He was confused, why was Ephram getting so worked up over a couple movies? C'mon, it's couldn't be THAT big of a deal...
"It's not really the movies, it's the principle of the idea. He said he would take me and Delia to rent movies because we have to return Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; it gave Del nightmares. Then he goes and gets another house call. Why couldn't he just say, 'I'm sorry, could you come to my office in the morning? I'm doing something with my kids.'? Isn't this town supposed to CARE?!" Ephram spat out, nearly yelling.
"It's okay Ephram. We don't' have to watch a movie. Jake's right, you can just get it tomorrow. I think I'll be okay." Delia said in a small voice, not wanting to cause any trouble.
"No Delia, it isn't fair." He said, calming down a bit.
"It's really okay Ephram. Don't be mad at daddy. He's just doing his job. Well, I'm going to bed now. Goodnight Ephram, Jake, Dicey." Delia said, yawning and walking up to her room, leaving the teenagers all alone in the kitchen.
"Soo...what do you want to do?" Jake asked humorously, trying to break the ice.
"Ummm...I don't know...we could set up you up in the guest rooms." Ephram said after awhile, the tension finally letting up.
Dicey smiled, all was well again. Delia was asleep in bed...or, in bed at least... Ephram is happy again, Jake wasn't mad at her anymore, and she was with Ephram again...only one problem...
School the next day...
"So Ephram, are we going to school with you tomorrow?" Dicey asked as they walk up the stair quietly and into the first guest room; it was Dicey's.
"Yes, do you think I'm going to let you stay in my house but not to feel the pain or Everwood's very own High School? I think not." Ephram said jokingly, a grin spreading across his face as he threw a pillow at her; resulting in a pillow fight.
The only way Jake managed to end the little escapade was to grab all the pillows and fight off anyone who tried to touch them. The three soon calmed down when Delia sleepily walked into the room to ask what was going on...they were quieter after that. Delia's room was right next to this one, and then across the hall was Ephram's and what was soon to be Jake's. Ephram's was directly across from Dicey's and Jake's from Delia's, leaving Dr. Brown's at the end of the hallway.
Ephram laughed again and sat on Dicey's now well-made bed. They were rather tired from all the excitement. All the rooms were set up and they were kicking back in Dicey's room, disregarding the fact that they had school the next day.
Dicey breathed in deeply, letting out soft, content sigh as she looked over at her companions.
"That was the best first day of school ever Ephram." She said with a dazed expression.
They laughed quietly as she continued grinning.
"Glad to be of service...I give tours from 7am to 12:00 noon. Just ask anytime." Ephram said grinning, taking a bow.
They all laughed and Jake asked for a personalized tour, but Ephram him told maybe another time, that the teachers would get suspicious if he was gone two days in a row. That he didn't even do it that often at home...it's better to spread it out a bit, people in this town wouldn't figure out they were skipping unless someone he know caught them...which isn't saying much because everyone knew them before they even arrived here...so scratch that plan.
"Man, so much for the "anytime" thing you had going there Brown." Jake said with a laugh. They broke out into laughter again, hushing when they thought they heard footsteps...only to find that it was their over reactive and sleep-deprived imaginations.
"Dang, we're hearing things you guys...I think we oughtta go on to bed...or we're going to be zombies tomorrow...just the impression you guys need. 'Goth-Boy's Zombie Followers'." Ephram said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Goth-Boy, eh? Great rep ya got. We'll teach them, won't we Dice?" Jake said, standing up and holding his clenched fists out, grinning at Dicey.
"Yeah we will!" she declared, mirroring his pose and they smiled at Ephram.
"You two do that, I'm putting on a movie and going to sleep." Ephram said, putting on the first movie within arms length and popped it in the VCR. Luckily they happened to be in the room with one or that could be a difficult task...
"I think we will." Dicey said snuggling down on the bed, lying across the bed, gripping a pillow.
Jake lay down next to his tow friends as Ephram turned the volume down low and drifted into a sleepy trance. He was lying next to Dicey, who was sandwiched between the two guys, fast asleep. He took in one last deep breath before giving into sleep and enjoyed falling into the darkness and solitude of his dreams...
Well, this may be a little short but oh well, this is the infamous chapter 4...I hope you like it. I'm sorry for the long wait!!! I got so caught up in life. When Thanksgiving ended, my life came back and my lack of computer time returned along with it...not to mention I've made a goal to try and read all the Everwood stories...heh...Please review!!!!!! Toodles! ^_~
Liz- Thanks again!!! Love ya lots!
Ditey- I'm glad you like it! ^_^ Yes, crazy they are. I'm glad you like'm! *grins*You're welcome! I'm sorry to let ya down there this time, I just got distracted.*pouts* I sowwy. Okies Ditzy Ditey! Lol...^_^ J/K...
Alien- Glad ya like it!!!
Mina-Nel- Thanks!!! I'm glad you think so! You don't know how relieved that makes me! I'm thrilled that you find them realistic...^_^ Yes, he needs his Dicey-time...
Anonymous Person Who Didn't Leave Their Name- Thanks!!!!!!! I think I will...
ChibiJenn- Ah, J-chan, J-chan...long time no see! *gasp of horror and shock* Never seen Everwood? For shame...missed ya too. Oh, I'm honored that you enjoyed the first two sentences...I...think...lol, I'm happy I'm alive too...lol! ^_^ It's good to know my fan club lives on...it gives the warm fuzzies...^^
Singcraz- It's good to know that you aren't a horse...now, we wouldn't want that, would we? I agree...but that person just doesn't seem to be very nice or fair...yes, that must be it! *grabs torches and gathers up fans* LET'S GET'M!!! *grins* j/k...thanks, you're so sweet!!! *wipes tear from eye*
Deanine- Nice to see you again...thanks, it's good to know that you liked it! And even though I was a little hurt at the review you left, I didn't understand that you were helping. Now I'm trying to describe because I'm determined to get better...
I02heydude- Yes, I'm planning on it...*smiles giddily* I'm glad you ,like it!
Lori-jo85- Thank you!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that was funny...o.O...^_^ Thank you, I'm glad you like them!
Disclaimer- Nope, not yet.
-Chapter 4-
Ephram rolled over and snored softly. He was hugging his pillow tightly and had almost a peaceful look on his face...
::THUMP::
Well, ALMOST peaceful...more like contorted with pain now...that was the sound of Ephram tender head smashing into the side of the chair as he falls onto the hard floor.
"Ow..." Ephram mumbled, muttering incoherent things under his breath.
Looking up, he hears and 'oops'.
And of course, he sees Dicey holding in a grin...
"Dicey..." Ephram muttered, daring her to laugh.
"Heh...hey Dr. B, it worked..." Dicey said with a meek grin.
"I see...Ephram, foods ready." Dr. Brown said, holding of the bowl full of burned food.
Ephram stomach turned and he turned a little green. "Dad, you push me off the couch and wake me up from a nice dream just to kill me with food poisoning? Some great dad."
"Ephram! That's mean...it doesn't look...that bad...I guess..." Dicey said, trying to side with his father...despite the fact that the food looked like it had a life of it's own...that's another story...
"Yes Dicey, it does...don't lie..." Ephram said, walking over to the table.
She shrugged her shoulders and gave Andy Brown an apologetic smile; hey, she had tried hadn't she?
Ephram sat down, took one look and the road kill his father liked to call food and formed a disgusted look on his face. "What IS that food? Food? I doubt it!"
Dr. Andrew Brown looked hurt but before he could say anything, Ephram continued.
"Look people, I'm going to save you a trip to Denver when you have a near-death experience for consuming this...stuff...and order a pizza." Ephram said, standing up and dialed the number for the pizza place.
"But Ephram," Dr. Brown began.
"No, I'm ordering pizza and that's that." Ephram said, shooting them a look and ordering 4 large pizzas.
Dr. Brown sighed; some things never change.
He called the place spending about a minute on the phone telling them the order, whether they wanted cheese bread, and their address. Ephram then sat down and looked content.
"So, what did ya order?" Dicey asked.
"Four large pizzas; two pepperoni, a cheese and a Hawaiian." He answered. "And it'll be here in ten minutes."
"Alright! Hawaiian!" Jake shouted happily.
"Okay son, I guess that works." Dr. Brown said, sighing in defeat.
They sat and talked, mostly Dicey preventing Ephram from biting his dad's head off, Delia complaining about hunger and Jake drooling over Hawaiian pizza...
Ephram nodded and sat back down, grabbing a piece of each choice. Everyone began eating, Jake eating all the Hawaiian, Dicey cheese and pepperoni, Delia cheese, and Dr. Brown got one of each, never quite finishing the Hawaiian. They seemed happy as they were eating...Ephram was too busy eating to argue and hey, his dad was THERE wasn't he? It's a start...
"That was SOOOO good Ephram!" Delia said, finishing off the last off her cheese pizza; she was stuffed.
"Yeah Moz, you never cease to amaze me. You didn't forget my favorite!!! What's a meal without Hawaiian pizza?" Jake said, his hazel eyes shining.
"A NORMAL one." Dicey said, rolling her eyes. She didn't like Hawaiian pizza.
"Hey, just cuz YOU don't like it don't mean it isn't the best!" he said sternly, his eyebrows furrowed.
"Now guys, calm down. We have to find out what to do with the extra pizza.we still have a full box left." Dr. Brown said, worried about leftovers.
"Don't worry dad, I already have that covered. We're teenagers, leftover pizza is not a problem...we can dub it as our midnight snack or something." Ephram declared.
"True...I keep forgetting." Dr. Brown said, trying to readjust to having three teenagers in his house constantly...without Julia...but he was getting along okay...
"With a instigator like Ephram, how CAN you forget?" Dicey asked playfully grinning as Ephram lightly hit her arm.
"Hey Dice, that's not nice. I am NOT an instigator!" Ephram defended.
"Yes, Ephram, you are." Jake said grinning ear to ear.
They all laughed and soon enough, Ephram joined them as he put the pizza all into one box and formed a place in their refrigerator. He sat back down and Dr. Brown got yet another phone call. As he stood up, Ephram's eyes flashed with anger for a second before calming down.
"At it's AFTER dinner this time. I wonder who wants the 'Great Dr. Brown' now..." He snapped coldly, just under a whisper.
Dr. Brown picked up the phone and put it too his ear.
'Hello, Doctor Andrew Brown?'
"Yes, it's me. Can I help you?"
'Yessss...my little boy has been acting strange lately and I'm worried...'
"Okay, how so?"
This went on for a while before Andy said he had to leave and would be back in an hour or so. Ephram rolled his eyes and let out an exasperated sigh. It was happening again...more house calls, more broken promises, and no more father around...
After he left, Ephram continued scowling. He wasn't too happy...
"What's up Ephram? You look upset." Jake asked, noting his friend's angry demeanor.
"It's just he's doing it again." Ephram asked, giving as close to a comforting look at Delia as he could muster.
"What do you mean?" Dicey asked, confused.
"He said he was going to take us to rent some movies tonight." Ephram answered.
"So, we can get them tomorrow after school, big deal." Jake said. He was confused, why was Ephram getting so worked up over a couple movies? C'mon, it's couldn't be THAT big of a deal...
"It's not really the movies, it's the principle of the idea. He said he would take me and Delia to rent movies because we have to return Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; it gave Del nightmares. Then he goes and gets another house call. Why couldn't he just say, 'I'm sorry, could you come to my office in the morning? I'm doing something with my kids.'? Isn't this town supposed to CARE?!" Ephram spat out, nearly yelling.
"It's okay Ephram. We don't' have to watch a movie. Jake's right, you can just get it tomorrow. I think I'll be okay." Delia said in a small voice, not wanting to cause any trouble.
"No Delia, it isn't fair." He said, calming down a bit.
"It's really okay Ephram. Don't be mad at daddy. He's just doing his job. Well, I'm going to bed now. Goodnight Ephram, Jake, Dicey." Delia said, yawning and walking up to her room, leaving the teenagers all alone in the kitchen.
"Soo...what do you want to do?" Jake asked humorously, trying to break the ice.
"Ummm...I don't know...we could set up you up in the guest rooms." Ephram said after awhile, the tension finally letting up.
Dicey smiled, all was well again. Delia was asleep in bed...or, in bed at least... Ephram is happy again, Jake wasn't mad at her anymore, and she was with Ephram again...only one problem...
School the next day...
"So Ephram, are we going to school with you tomorrow?" Dicey asked as they walk up the stair quietly and into the first guest room; it was Dicey's.
"Yes, do you think I'm going to let you stay in my house but not to feel the pain or Everwood's very own High School? I think not." Ephram said jokingly, a grin spreading across his face as he threw a pillow at her; resulting in a pillow fight.
The only way Jake managed to end the little escapade was to grab all the pillows and fight off anyone who tried to touch them. The three soon calmed down when Delia sleepily walked into the room to ask what was going on...they were quieter after that. Delia's room was right next to this one, and then across the hall was Ephram's and what was soon to be Jake's. Ephram's was directly across from Dicey's and Jake's from Delia's, leaving Dr. Brown's at the end of the hallway.
Ephram laughed again and sat on Dicey's now well-made bed. They were rather tired from all the excitement. All the rooms were set up and they were kicking back in Dicey's room, disregarding the fact that they had school the next day.
Dicey breathed in deeply, letting out soft, content sigh as she looked over at her companions.
"That was the best first day of school ever Ephram." She said with a dazed expression.
They laughed quietly as she continued grinning.
"Glad to be of service...I give tours from 7am to 12:00 noon. Just ask anytime." Ephram said grinning, taking a bow.
They all laughed and Jake asked for a personalized tour, but Ephram him told maybe another time, that the teachers would get suspicious if he was gone two days in a row. That he didn't even do it that often at home...it's better to spread it out a bit, people in this town wouldn't figure out they were skipping unless someone he know caught them...which isn't saying much because everyone knew them before they even arrived here...so scratch that plan.
"Man, so much for the "anytime" thing you had going there Brown." Jake said with a laugh. They broke out into laughter again, hushing when they thought they heard footsteps...only to find that it was their over reactive and sleep-deprived imaginations.
"Dang, we're hearing things you guys...I think we oughtta go on to bed...or we're going to be zombies tomorrow...just the impression you guys need. 'Goth-Boy's Zombie Followers'." Ephram said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Goth-Boy, eh? Great rep ya got. We'll teach them, won't we Dice?" Jake said, standing up and holding his clenched fists out, grinning at Dicey.
"Yeah we will!" she declared, mirroring his pose and they smiled at Ephram.
"You two do that, I'm putting on a movie and going to sleep." Ephram said, putting on the first movie within arms length and popped it in the VCR. Luckily they happened to be in the room with one or that could be a difficult task...
"I think we will." Dicey said snuggling down on the bed, lying across the bed, gripping a pillow.
Jake lay down next to his tow friends as Ephram turned the volume down low and drifted into a sleepy trance. He was lying next to Dicey, who was sandwiched between the two guys, fast asleep. He took in one last deep breath before giving into sleep and enjoyed falling into the darkness and solitude of his dreams...
Well, this may be a little short but oh well, this is the infamous chapter 4...I hope you like it. I'm sorry for the long wait!!! I got so caught up in life. When Thanksgiving ended, my life came back and my lack of computer time returned along with it...not to mention I've made a goal to try and read all the Everwood stories...heh...Please review!!!!!! Toodles! ^_~