"I've been here before. I remember it," Colin said aloud. Amy stopped, looking startled.

Could it be that Colin will actually remember me? Amy thought.

"Of course," Amy told him, "This is my house."

Colin shook his head. "No, no, I remember some things you and I did at your house." He pointed to the kitchen.

"Over here you made me brownies one time, remember?" Colin looked at Amy expectantly.

She did remember. She nodded carefully. Perhaps Colin's memories were not as gone as he and everyone else thought. She smiled. It filled the whole room with happiness. How perfect everything seemed.

***

Meanwhile Ephram was understandably miserable. Here it was nearly Christmas and he felt like crap. He didn't feel like doing much of anything, not even playing the piano or watching TV, for that matter.

He felt anything but fine.

And being alone made it worse. If he wanted something he had to drag himself off the couch and get it. He felt cold and dizzy standing up. Most of the time he wrapped a blanket around himself as he got a drink.

He wished his dad would come home soon. His hopes got high when he heard a knock at the door.

Stumbling, Ephram went to get it. It was Nina. She had some food in her hand and she stopped and looked at Ephram closely.

"Is your father here?" she asked.

Ephram hesitated, "No why?" Nina frowned.

"Are you sick?" she asked, knowing the answer.

Ephram looked at his feet, "Yeah. I guess," he said. Nina nodded. She had guessed that already. What surprised her was that Ephram admitted he wasn't feeling well.

She invited herself inside, setting the food on the table. She figured she'd better stay with Ephram. She could miss one lousy party. It was not like she didn't already know everyone.

But Nina did not know that Erin's family had just recently moved to Everwood. It didn't happen often so Nina had assumed what she did. And it was this girl that Colin's heart longed for.

Not Amy.

"Aren't you going to the Abbott's?" Ephram frowned. Everyone in Everwood always went to every party there ever was. There was not much else to do in such a small town.

Sure in the summer, swimming in the lake would be nice, but right now it was much too cold. Ephram shivered with the thought.

"No," Nina replied, "It's more important I stay here in case you need anything."

"Thanks," Ephram muttered. He couldn't believe that anyone would miss a party just to make him feel better. It was unusual and Ephram wasn't used to it anymore.

Not since his mom had died.

"Do you have a fever?" Nina asked him, breaking into his thoughts. Ephram shrugged. Nina sighed. She couldn't help Ephram if he wouldn't even talk to her.

She went to the Brown's bathroom and searched for a thermometer. Upon finding one, she returned to their living room.

Ephram was running a fever of slightly more then 102 degrees. Nina couldn't figure out when Dr. Brown had left Ephram alone when he was this sick.

He was probably going to the party, but Dr. Brown was a doctor and a father.

It was this moment that Nina started to have doubts about Dr. Brown's reliability.

She did not want to find out, for fear of what she might find.

***

But no one in Everwood could know that this Christmas was a season of change.

Erin knew however.

She could feel it in her bones.

Author's note: Hope you liked it. I think this was the best chapter yet. You'll learn more about Erin later. Read and Review.