"What? My girlfriends?" He asked surprised.
"Oh come on, like you didn't have at least one girlfriend before me" Amy said and sat up
"What's that supposed to mean?" He said with a smile
"Well look at you, and New York City is very big." she smiled, "well, you get the picture."
"Well." He started. "There was this one girl, Jessica, or Jess" Ephram said and sat up too.
"Uhhuh? And?" She said interested.
"Well, we were thirteen, and we hung out for about 5 months."
"What happened?"
"Well, I didn't feel like I do with you, you know?" he said and took her hand. Amy smiled "And then of course there's the fact that I saw her making out with some guy at her birthday party"
"Oh, I'm so sorry"
"No, no, don't be, I'm not. I knew from the beginning that she was a player, so I sort of had it coming"
"Well it's her loss" Amy said and kissed him. "Well...?" she said after the kiss
"Well. what?"
"Oh, come on! I KNOW there's more"
"No, there's no more"
"Ephram!"
"What?" Amy gave him an icy stare. "Ok, Ok, don't look at me like that" Amy smiled again. "Ok, I wasn't lying, I haven't had any other 'real' girlfriend except her, and you, but I had my admirers" He said and laughed.
"There we go" she said and laughed with him. "Do you miss it? New York, I mean" she suddenly turned serious
"Yeah, sure I miss it, but it's not so bad here in Everwood though." He said and smiled at her. "Hey, I gotta go, I promised I would watch Delia today" He said right after he glanced at his watch
"Ok, call me tonight?" Amy said and kissed him.
"Will do" Ephram said and returned the kiss.
- At Home -
"Ephram, Just in time!" Andy said as he hung up the phone. "I've just ordered pizza, it'll be here in about, 10minutes."
"Great" Ephram replied and turned the TV on.
"So, where were you?" Andy said and sat down beside him.
"At the Abbott's"
"I thought you couldn't stand Bright" Ephram looked at his father. "Ooh, I see." Andy suddenly said. "Amy". Ephram didn't take his eyes of the TV. "Soooo, what's up with her?" Andy asked, with a sudden interest.
"Nothing much" Ephram replied and suddenly realized that this was the time to tell his father about him and Amy.
"Did she have a good time at the camping?"
"Yeah, she's over Colin."
"Well, that's good"
"Yeah"
"So, she's available.?" Ephram suddenly smiled.
"No, not really." That's when Andy got the message.
"Well that's great son, I know how you care about her" Andy said with a smile. "So, when."
"At the camp."
"Really? So that's why you were all." Ephram suddenly felt uncomfortable
"Don't you have a house call or something?"
"Oh, yeah, two actually, I won't be home in about an hour." Ephram nodded and turned his eyes back to the TV. Andy patted his son on his shoulder and then went out.
- one hour and ten minutes later-
Andy hurried in as he heard the phone ring.
"Hello?"
"Andy! How are you?" The voice from the other side of the line said cheerfully.
"Nonni?" Andy replied happily form the sound of the cheery voice.
"It's me alright!"
"Well, what a nice surprise!"
"Well yes! How are you, and the children?"
"Oh, just fine! You?"
"Couldn't be better!"
"Good! Good, so, what's new?" Andy asked casually
"Actually, we're going to Europe next week, you know, while we still have the strength" Nonni said and laughed.
"Really? It's always nice with a vacation, actually me and the children joined by the Abbott's went and camping just yesterday"
"Oh, really? Hope you had a nice time"
"Oh, the best! Ephram actually got together with Amy" Andy said and smiled to himself
"Oh, that nice girl, I'm so happy for him."
"Yes, yes, we've bin waiting for a long time. sooo, what's the reason for this call?" Andy asked curious
"What? I can't call my son-in-law?"
"Oh, no that's not what I meant, it's just-"
"No, no, I actually have a reason"
"You do, huh?"
"Yes, well, as I was saying we're going to Europe next week, and we were wondering, while you and the kids have your summer vacation, I have nobody to water my plants back at home" Andy was taken back by what she said.
"So, you're basically asking us to-"
"water my plants..-"
"In New York" Andy finished the sentence his mother-in-law started. "Wow" was all he could get out.
"Well, we're just going to be gone one week, and you can't deny the fact that the children miss New York, this will be great for them"
Andy smiled, he really couldn't, and what could be the harm by taking them back, for just one week.
"You know what? We'd love to" Andy said and smiled "Of course, I would have to hear with Ephram and Delia first, but both you and I know that they'll say"
"Great! Call me tomorrow and I'll give you the details, kiss the kids for me!"
"I will" With that they both hung up the phone. Just then Ephram and Delia walked through the door.
"Where have you been?" Andy asked as he saw them.
"We were in the park dad!" Delia said as she hugged him.
"Oh that's great!" He said and looked at Ephram with a smile. Ephram looked back and sat down on the couch, and were just about to turn the TV on when he heard.
"So, Nonni just called" Ephram quickly turned around at the sound of his grandma's name.
"Really?" Delia took the words out of Ephram's "What did she say?"
"Well she said that she and grandpa are going to Europe next week, for a week, and she asked if we could water their plants"
"You're saying-"Ephram looked hopefully into his dads eyes
"We're going to do it" The both siblings were quiet and looked at each other. "We're going back to New York for a week" Andy finished. Words can't describe the look on Ephram's face when he heard it.
"W..We..We're going back!?" Ephram said and hugged his little sister
"Hold your horses now, it's just for a week while their gone"
"Yeah, but still!" Delia said and hugged her dad.
Ephram quickly ran up to his room and dialled Amy's number.
"Hello?" Amy answered
"Hey, it's Ephram" He said and smiled widely.
"Hey! Wow, you sound happy"
"Yeah, you'll never guess what dad just told us" Amy opened her mouth to ask what it was but Ephram beat her to it. "My grandparents are going out of town for a week and while they're gone we're going to take care of their plants!"
"What are you saying?" Amy said confused
"We're going back to New York for a week!" Ephram sounded like a happy little child
"Wow Ephram, that's. great" Amy said, she felt so selfish, but she didn't want her 'new found' boyfriend to leave her.
"Well, isn't that great?" Ephram said as he heard the disappointment in her voice.
"Yeah, it's just that, I'm really happy for you, don't get me wrong, but, I know it sounds selfish, but I really want to be with you, and that's not possible since you'll be in New York." Ephram suddenly felt the same way, he wanted more than anything to go back to New York, but he also wanted so badly to be with Amy. Amy suddenly felt that she had to do something about the awkward silence.
"But hey, don't worry, there will be phones, and besides it's just for one week, we'll be alright" Just then Ephram got an idea.
"Hey, wanna come?"
"Oh come on, like you didn't have at least one girlfriend before me" Amy said and sat up
"What's that supposed to mean?" He said with a smile
"Well look at you, and New York City is very big." she smiled, "well, you get the picture."
"Well." He started. "There was this one girl, Jessica, or Jess" Ephram said and sat up too.
"Uhhuh? And?" She said interested.
"Well, we were thirteen, and we hung out for about 5 months."
"What happened?"
"Well, I didn't feel like I do with you, you know?" he said and took her hand. Amy smiled "And then of course there's the fact that I saw her making out with some guy at her birthday party"
"Oh, I'm so sorry"
"No, no, don't be, I'm not. I knew from the beginning that she was a player, so I sort of had it coming"
"Well it's her loss" Amy said and kissed him. "Well...?" she said after the kiss
"Well. what?"
"Oh, come on! I KNOW there's more"
"No, there's no more"
"Ephram!"
"What?" Amy gave him an icy stare. "Ok, Ok, don't look at me like that" Amy smiled again. "Ok, I wasn't lying, I haven't had any other 'real' girlfriend except her, and you, but I had my admirers" He said and laughed.
"There we go" she said and laughed with him. "Do you miss it? New York, I mean" she suddenly turned serious
"Yeah, sure I miss it, but it's not so bad here in Everwood though." He said and smiled at her. "Hey, I gotta go, I promised I would watch Delia today" He said right after he glanced at his watch
"Ok, call me tonight?" Amy said and kissed him.
"Will do" Ephram said and returned the kiss.
- At Home -
"Ephram, Just in time!" Andy said as he hung up the phone. "I've just ordered pizza, it'll be here in about, 10minutes."
"Great" Ephram replied and turned the TV on.
"So, where were you?" Andy said and sat down beside him.
"At the Abbott's"
"I thought you couldn't stand Bright" Ephram looked at his father. "Ooh, I see." Andy suddenly said. "Amy". Ephram didn't take his eyes of the TV. "Soooo, what's up with her?" Andy asked, with a sudden interest.
"Nothing much" Ephram replied and suddenly realized that this was the time to tell his father about him and Amy.
"Did she have a good time at the camping?"
"Yeah, she's over Colin."
"Well, that's good"
"Yeah"
"So, she's available.?" Ephram suddenly smiled.
"No, not really." That's when Andy got the message.
"Well that's great son, I know how you care about her" Andy said with a smile. "So, when."
"At the camp."
"Really? So that's why you were all." Ephram suddenly felt uncomfortable
"Don't you have a house call or something?"
"Oh, yeah, two actually, I won't be home in about an hour." Ephram nodded and turned his eyes back to the TV. Andy patted his son on his shoulder and then went out.
- one hour and ten minutes later-
Andy hurried in as he heard the phone ring.
"Hello?"
"Andy! How are you?" The voice from the other side of the line said cheerfully.
"Nonni?" Andy replied happily form the sound of the cheery voice.
"It's me alright!"
"Well, what a nice surprise!"
"Well yes! How are you, and the children?"
"Oh, just fine! You?"
"Couldn't be better!"
"Good! Good, so, what's new?" Andy asked casually
"Actually, we're going to Europe next week, you know, while we still have the strength" Nonni said and laughed.
"Really? It's always nice with a vacation, actually me and the children joined by the Abbott's went and camping just yesterday"
"Oh, really? Hope you had a nice time"
"Oh, the best! Ephram actually got together with Amy" Andy said and smiled to himself
"Oh, that nice girl, I'm so happy for him."
"Yes, yes, we've bin waiting for a long time. sooo, what's the reason for this call?" Andy asked curious
"What? I can't call my son-in-law?"
"Oh, no that's not what I meant, it's just-"
"No, no, I actually have a reason"
"You do, huh?"
"Yes, well, as I was saying we're going to Europe next week, and we were wondering, while you and the kids have your summer vacation, I have nobody to water my plants back at home" Andy was taken back by what she said.
"So, you're basically asking us to-"
"water my plants..-"
"In New York" Andy finished the sentence his mother-in-law started. "Wow" was all he could get out.
"Well, we're just going to be gone one week, and you can't deny the fact that the children miss New York, this will be great for them"
Andy smiled, he really couldn't, and what could be the harm by taking them back, for just one week.
"You know what? We'd love to" Andy said and smiled "Of course, I would have to hear with Ephram and Delia first, but both you and I know that they'll say"
"Great! Call me tomorrow and I'll give you the details, kiss the kids for me!"
"I will" With that they both hung up the phone. Just then Ephram and Delia walked through the door.
"Where have you been?" Andy asked as he saw them.
"We were in the park dad!" Delia said as she hugged him.
"Oh that's great!" He said and looked at Ephram with a smile. Ephram looked back and sat down on the couch, and were just about to turn the TV on when he heard.
"So, Nonni just called" Ephram quickly turned around at the sound of his grandma's name.
"Really?" Delia took the words out of Ephram's "What did she say?"
"Well she said that she and grandpa are going to Europe next week, for a week, and she asked if we could water their plants"
"You're saying-"Ephram looked hopefully into his dads eyes
"We're going to do it" The both siblings were quiet and looked at each other. "We're going back to New York for a week" Andy finished. Words can't describe the look on Ephram's face when he heard it.
"W..We..We're going back!?" Ephram said and hugged his little sister
"Hold your horses now, it's just for a week while their gone"
"Yeah, but still!" Delia said and hugged her dad.
Ephram quickly ran up to his room and dialled Amy's number.
"Hello?" Amy answered
"Hey, it's Ephram" He said and smiled widely.
"Hey! Wow, you sound happy"
"Yeah, you'll never guess what dad just told us" Amy opened her mouth to ask what it was but Ephram beat her to it. "My grandparents are going out of town for a week and while they're gone we're going to take care of their plants!"
"What are you saying?" Amy said confused
"We're going back to New York for a week!" Ephram sounded like a happy little child
"Wow Ephram, that's. great" Amy said, she felt so selfish, but she didn't want her 'new found' boyfriend to leave her.
"Well, isn't that great?" Ephram said as he heard the disappointment in her voice.
"Yeah, it's just that, I'm really happy for you, don't get me wrong, but, I know it sounds selfish, but I really want to be with you, and that's not possible since you'll be in New York." Ephram suddenly felt the same way, he wanted more than anything to go back to New York, but he also wanted so badly to be with Amy. Amy suddenly felt that she had to do something about the awkward silence.
"But hey, don't worry, there will be phones, and besides it's just for one week, we'll be alright" Just then Ephram got an idea.
"Hey, wanna come?"
