A/N: Ok, I know, it's been FOREVER since I updated last. I have a good
reason! For some reason, I was restricted (by AOL) from my document
manager! GRRR! Anyways...without further ado, I give you AN UPDATE!
A loud beeping sound filled Ephram's room as the clock hit 5. He began to hit the sleep button when he remembered why he had set it. He yawned and rubbed his eyes. His eyes wondered to the window where he could she Nina's house. He noticed, for the first time, that he could see into Joe's room from his window. She was standing in front of her mirror drying her hair and lip sinking to something. Ephram chuckled to himself, as he recalled the time she and Sadie had danced around to "Big Spender" at Jay's apartment in New York. They had been dancing on the tables and jumping on the chairs and just going crazy. They had all been 13 at the time and it had been a year later that his mother had died. His grin turned into a frown, as he remembered his mother's funeral, and how Joe had left for Las Vegas the day later. He shook the memory out of his mind, closed his blue curtains, and went to get ready.
Joe carefully combed her almost dry hair. She then took to handfuls of hair and made them into two small pigtails like Mena Suvari's hair in Loser. She turned up her stereo a little, but not loud enough to wake anyone up. Joe skipped to her favorite song on the c.d.
"I'm just a teenage dirt bag, baby,"she sang into her purple comb, as she walked over to her closet. Hmmm, she thought, what should I wear? Finally, she decided on a pair of black low-rise flair jeans, a black tank top with the band name Nirvana on it, and lastly an American eagle hoodie. She shut her closet and walked to the kitchen. Nina was already up drinking a cup of coffee at the kitchen counter.
"Good morning," Nina whispered, so she wouldn't wake Sam.
"Good morning,"Joe replied, pouring herself a cup of coffee, and adding some cream and sugar.
"When are you meeting Ephram?" Nina asked Joe after she had sat down across from her at the table.
"In about an hour, at the bus station,"She told Nina.
"You guys aren't going to be getting in to any trouble, are you?" Nina, questioned, her voice filled with maternal concern.
"No, were going to be totally good and everything,"Joe affirmed.
"No drugs, no drinking, no stealing..."Nina listed. Joe nodded after each one, to show she was listening. "Ok, is it just me, or am I turning into one of those uptight moms?"
"No, it's fine. It's your duty as a mother and an aunt. I would be worried if you didn't say those things," Joe said, before snickering.
"Ok, Josie, just have fun and be back after 11,"Nina continued. Joe nodded once again before raising her head in shock.
"After 11?" Joe gasped.
"Yes, you're young, and should have fun. So stay out as late as you want, just be quiet when you come home," Nina insisted.
"Thanks Aunt Nina,"Joe squealed and gave her a hug,"Well, I have to go finish getting ready." Joe finished her coffee and placed it in the sink. She proceeded to the garage where she grabbed her K2 snowboard and went back to her room, to finish preparing.
Ephram held his snowboard firmly in his hand as he stood at the bus station waiting for Joe. He glanced across the street only to see Joe jogging over.
"Hi," Joe said putting her snowboard down on a bench,"Good morning."
"Hey," Ephram greeted, just then the bus pulled in and people started to get on.
"Wow, looks like I got here just in time,"Joe responded, her eyes wondering over to Ephram's. They stood there for a few moments, until the silence became a little uncomfortable.
"I guess we should go get on before all the good seats are gone," Ephram said, breaking the gaze. Joe just nodded and followed him on to the bus. They took seats in the back of the bus, and awaited the beginning of the trip.
2 hours later, Ephram and Joe had already discussed everything from the guidance counselor's ratty toupee, to what the best horror movie is.
"Oh, you are so wrong, The Exorcist was way better than The Ring, The Ring wasn't scary at all,"Ephram argued and laughed at Joe's choice.
"But The Ring was thought provoking, unlike the cheesy Exorcist," Joe corrected,"So therefore the Ring is the best horror movie."
"You have such bad taste," Ephram laughed, at her as she glared at him.
"Fine whatever, but just so you know, your living a lie,"She proclaimed. Ephram just shook his head, and smiled.
"So, that Amy girl, what's her deal?" Joe blurted out. Ephram was a little surprised by the question and didn't know how to answer.
"Uh, I don't know. She's a really great girl if you get to know her,"Ephram answered truthfully.
"How well do you know her?" Joe asked, turning her gaze from out the window to him.
"Pretty well, I guess. We talk a lot and hang out together,"Ephram replied.
"Ooohhh, do you have a crush on her, Ephram?" Joe wondered.
"No, of course not,"Ephram assured her.
"You so do, don't even deny it!" Joe teased and giggled.
"Ok then, tell me about your "fling" in Jasper," Ephram shot back, laughing as her grin faded.
"Oh it was really nothing. Just this guy Jessie who I met while working on a horse ranch. He was sweet and funny so we dated for a few months. Nothing big,"She told Ephram.
"Did you love him?" Ephram asked, the tone oh his voice had grown more serious.
"No. I hardly knew him. Well not as good as you know someone you love,"Joe responded, looking back at Ephram for a few minutes, and then shyly looking away.
Fluffy, fresh snow covered the ground as skiers flew down the hill. The small ice crystals glistened in the sun, creating a beautiful sparkle all around the ski resort. Ephram and Joe stepped off the bus and walked into the resort. People hurried around, trying to get out into the snow before it had all been claimed by the feet of other skiers. Others were in a hurry to check out and be on their way home. Ephram saw a large man coming toward them and grabbed Joe out of the way before she was run over. Joe smiled a smile of thanks and they continued to the exterior of the resort once outside they strapped on their snowboards and went off into the white abyss.
Joe plopped down into the snow, making a soft crunching noise. The sun was bright and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Ephram walked over, his snowboard in hand.
"Couldn't keep up, could ya?" He quipped. Joe rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"Know, it was just too painful for me to see that many wipeouts,"Joe replied. She grinned and so did Ephram.
"Sure, Joe, how could you have seen me wipe out from a mile behind?" Ephram joked. Joe picked up a handful of snow and whipped it at Ephram. The ball of snow hit his back as he turned to dodge it. He scooped up some snow in his own hand and threw it at Joe.
"Hey!," She hollered, as she threw even more snow at him. Ephram grabbed a handful of snow and released it on top of Joe's head. A sharp scream filled the air and Joe stood up and started to kick snow at him. He was about to unload a ton of snow all over her when she began to run. He grabbed her around the waist and spun her around a few times. He then put her down, but didn't release his grasp on her. Joe turned her face and looked up at him. They locked eyes for what seemed like hours. The moment was a golden one, one like the many they had shared in New York. Pure passion flowed from their eyes during those few seconds. Joe then shied away, a smile spread across her face. Joe grabbed his hand without a word and pulled him back to the lodge.
A loud beeping sound filled Ephram's room as the clock hit 5. He began to hit the sleep button when he remembered why he had set it. He yawned and rubbed his eyes. His eyes wondered to the window where he could she Nina's house. He noticed, for the first time, that he could see into Joe's room from his window. She was standing in front of her mirror drying her hair and lip sinking to something. Ephram chuckled to himself, as he recalled the time she and Sadie had danced around to "Big Spender" at Jay's apartment in New York. They had been dancing on the tables and jumping on the chairs and just going crazy. They had all been 13 at the time and it had been a year later that his mother had died. His grin turned into a frown, as he remembered his mother's funeral, and how Joe had left for Las Vegas the day later. He shook the memory out of his mind, closed his blue curtains, and went to get ready.
Joe carefully combed her almost dry hair. She then took to handfuls of hair and made them into two small pigtails like Mena Suvari's hair in Loser. She turned up her stereo a little, but not loud enough to wake anyone up. Joe skipped to her favorite song on the c.d.
"I'm just a teenage dirt bag, baby,"she sang into her purple comb, as she walked over to her closet. Hmmm, she thought, what should I wear? Finally, she decided on a pair of black low-rise flair jeans, a black tank top with the band name Nirvana on it, and lastly an American eagle hoodie. She shut her closet and walked to the kitchen. Nina was already up drinking a cup of coffee at the kitchen counter.
"Good morning," Nina whispered, so she wouldn't wake Sam.
"Good morning,"Joe replied, pouring herself a cup of coffee, and adding some cream and sugar.
"When are you meeting Ephram?" Nina asked Joe after she had sat down across from her at the table.
"In about an hour, at the bus station,"She told Nina.
"You guys aren't going to be getting in to any trouble, are you?" Nina, questioned, her voice filled with maternal concern.
"No, were going to be totally good and everything,"Joe affirmed.
"No drugs, no drinking, no stealing..."Nina listed. Joe nodded after each one, to show she was listening. "Ok, is it just me, or am I turning into one of those uptight moms?"
"No, it's fine. It's your duty as a mother and an aunt. I would be worried if you didn't say those things," Joe said, before snickering.
"Ok, Josie, just have fun and be back after 11,"Nina continued. Joe nodded once again before raising her head in shock.
"After 11?" Joe gasped.
"Yes, you're young, and should have fun. So stay out as late as you want, just be quiet when you come home," Nina insisted.
"Thanks Aunt Nina,"Joe squealed and gave her a hug,"Well, I have to go finish getting ready." Joe finished her coffee and placed it in the sink. She proceeded to the garage where she grabbed her K2 snowboard and went back to her room, to finish preparing.
Ephram held his snowboard firmly in his hand as he stood at the bus station waiting for Joe. He glanced across the street only to see Joe jogging over.
"Hi," Joe said putting her snowboard down on a bench,"Good morning."
"Hey," Ephram greeted, just then the bus pulled in and people started to get on.
"Wow, looks like I got here just in time,"Joe responded, her eyes wondering over to Ephram's. They stood there for a few moments, until the silence became a little uncomfortable.
"I guess we should go get on before all the good seats are gone," Ephram said, breaking the gaze. Joe just nodded and followed him on to the bus. They took seats in the back of the bus, and awaited the beginning of the trip.
2 hours later, Ephram and Joe had already discussed everything from the guidance counselor's ratty toupee, to what the best horror movie is.
"Oh, you are so wrong, The Exorcist was way better than The Ring, The Ring wasn't scary at all,"Ephram argued and laughed at Joe's choice.
"But The Ring was thought provoking, unlike the cheesy Exorcist," Joe corrected,"So therefore the Ring is the best horror movie."
"You have such bad taste," Ephram laughed, at her as she glared at him.
"Fine whatever, but just so you know, your living a lie,"She proclaimed. Ephram just shook his head, and smiled.
"So, that Amy girl, what's her deal?" Joe blurted out. Ephram was a little surprised by the question and didn't know how to answer.
"Uh, I don't know. She's a really great girl if you get to know her,"Ephram answered truthfully.
"How well do you know her?" Joe asked, turning her gaze from out the window to him.
"Pretty well, I guess. We talk a lot and hang out together,"Ephram replied.
"Ooohhh, do you have a crush on her, Ephram?" Joe wondered.
"No, of course not,"Ephram assured her.
"You so do, don't even deny it!" Joe teased and giggled.
"Ok then, tell me about your "fling" in Jasper," Ephram shot back, laughing as her grin faded.
"Oh it was really nothing. Just this guy Jessie who I met while working on a horse ranch. He was sweet and funny so we dated for a few months. Nothing big,"She told Ephram.
"Did you love him?" Ephram asked, the tone oh his voice had grown more serious.
"No. I hardly knew him. Well not as good as you know someone you love,"Joe responded, looking back at Ephram for a few minutes, and then shyly looking away.
Fluffy, fresh snow covered the ground as skiers flew down the hill. The small ice crystals glistened in the sun, creating a beautiful sparkle all around the ski resort. Ephram and Joe stepped off the bus and walked into the resort. People hurried around, trying to get out into the snow before it had all been claimed by the feet of other skiers. Others were in a hurry to check out and be on their way home. Ephram saw a large man coming toward them and grabbed Joe out of the way before she was run over. Joe smiled a smile of thanks and they continued to the exterior of the resort once outside they strapped on their snowboards and went off into the white abyss.
Joe plopped down into the snow, making a soft crunching noise. The sun was bright and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Ephram walked over, his snowboard in hand.
"Couldn't keep up, could ya?" He quipped. Joe rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"Know, it was just too painful for me to see that many wipeouts,"Joe replied. She grinned and so did Ephram.
"Sure, Joe, how could you have seen me wipe out from a mile behind?" Ephram joked. Joe picked up a handful of snow and whipped it at Ephram. The ball of snow hit his back as he turned to dodge it. He scooped up some snow in his own hand and threw it at Joe.
"Hey!," She hollered, as she threw even more snow at him. Ephram grabbed a handful of snow and released it on top of Joe's head. A sharp scream filled the air and Joe stood up and started to kick snow at him. He was about to unload a ton of snow all over her when she began to run. He grabbed her around the waist and spun her around a few times. He then put her down, but didn't release his grasp on her. Joe turned her face and looked up at him. They locked eyes for what seemed like hours. The moment was a golden one, one like the many they had shared in New York. Pure passion flowed from their eyes during those few seconds. Joe then shied away, a smile spread across her face. Joe grabbed his hand without a word and pulled him back to the lodge.