Joe and Ephram sat quietly in the terminal, waiting to get on their plane.
It was an early Monday morning and both of the teenagers were still half-
asleep. Suddenly, the sound of a flight attendant announcing that they were
going to start boarding passengers awoke them. Joe looked over at Ephram,
who was staring out the window.
"What's the first thing you're going to do once we get to New York?" Joe asked, playing with one of the strings on her corset.
"Good question. I really don't know," Ephram answered.
"I know exactly what I'm going to do. I'm gonna get a huge coffee from Starbucks. They don't have a Starbucks in Jasper, or here in Everwood, so I have been needing one forever," Joe replied, her stomach growling as she just thought of the French vanilla latte with extra cream that she used to start her day off with. Ephram softly chuckled at her.
"You and your coffee," Ephram shook his head at her.
"What? They were like my elixir. I don't know how I've gotten along without them," Joe said in defense as the woman calling the rows, called out theirs. They walked onto the plane, ready to begin their journey home.
Three hours into the flight Joe awoke from a peaceful slumber. Her head was placed against Ephram's chest and his arms were wrapped around her. A refreshing feeling of pure happiness rushed over her. It felt so good to be in his arms again. She glanced out the window on the other side of her, and noticed that they were flying over New York City. Skyscrapers peaked out of the clouds, as the plane began to descend. She turned back to Ephram and lightly shook him.
"Ephram," She beckoned,"We're home."
As soon as the couple stepped off the plane, they spotted Jay sitting reading a copy of "The Onion". Joe ran up and covered his eyes with her hands.
"Guess who!" Joe sang out joyfully.
"Hmm...could it be...Jennifer Lopez?" Jay asked, playfully. Joe uncovered his eyes as he stood up and turned to her.
"Oh, it's just you Joe," He joked. She hit him playfully, and then gave him a huge hug. After Joe let go, Jay and Ephram exchanged a quick handshake.
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"Ok, so where's Sadie?" Joe asked, excitedly. She hadn't seen her best friend in what seemed like forever.
"Here's the thing. Sadie can't know your here, because then she'll know something's up," Jay explained, as they hailed a cab outside the airport.
"Alright, so when do I get to see her then?" She replied her voice full of anxiousness.
"Tomorrow night, that's when the party is," Jay told her,"What did you get her by the way?"
"Some designer prada boots, and today I'm picking up a gift certificate from that Spa on 27th," Joe answered. Jay gave Ephram a questioning look as Joe went into describing the boots. Ephram just shrugged and grinned.
"So what are you getting Sadie?" Ephram asked, as the got into a cab.
"I got her a new drum-set," Jay answered,"A vintage set from the 60's. It's still in mint condition though."
"Sadie will love it," Joe replied. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
Joe sighed as she plopped down on the bed next to Ephram. He was reading a comic, and had his headphones on. Joe laid her head on his shoulder, and turned on the TV.
"Hey," Ephram greeted, as he took his headphones off, and set his comic aside.
"Hey," Joe replied.
"Long day, huh?" Ephram asked, as he watched Joe's eyelids begin to droop.
"Yeah, seeing everyone again was great though," Joe replied, "isn't it great the Jay and Sadie are together? I always thought they'd make a perfect couple."
"Yeah, its cool. Better then a lot of other girls Jay went out with," Ephram answered, "remember the klepto he went out with?"
"Oh yeah," Joe laughed, recalling the girl.
"Joe?" Ephram asked.
"Yeah?" Joe replied, her eyes nearly shut.
"Where are we? I mean relationship wise?" Ephram asked, as he ran his fingers through her silky hair.
"I don't know," Joe answered, opening her eyes so she could look into Ephram's. He leaned down and began to kiss her. She kissed back, reaching her hands behind his neck. He put his arms around her, as the kiss deepened. It felt so natural to them, like breathing, or blinking. Almost like an involuntary reflex. They were met to be, no matter what tried to pull them apart.
"What's the first thing you're going to do once we get to New York?" Joe asked, playing with one of the strings on her corset.
"Good question. I really don't know," Ephram answered.
"I know exactly what I'm going to do. I'm gonna get a huge coffee from Starbucks. They don't have a Starbucks in Jasper, or here in Everwood, so I have been needing one forever," Joe replied, her stomach growling as she just thought of the French vanilla latte with extra cream that she used to start her day off with. Ephram softly chuckled at her.
"You and your coffee," Ephram shook his head at her.
"What? They were like my elixir. I don't know how I've gotten along without them," Joe said in defense as the woman calling the rows, called out theirs. They walked onto the plane, ready to begin their journey home.
Three hours into the flight Joe awoke from a peaceful slumber. Her head was placed against Ephram's chest and his arms were wrapped around her. A refreshing feeling of pure happiness rushed over her. It felt so good to be in his arms again. She glanced out the window on the other side of her, and noticed that they were flying over New York City. Skyscrapers peaked out of the clouds, as the plane began to descend. She turned back to Ephram and lightly shook him.
"Ephram," She beckoned,"We're home."
As soon as the couple stepped off the plane, they spotted Jay sitting reading a copy of "The Onion". Joe ran up and covered his eyes with her hands.
"Guess who!" Joe sang out joyfully.
"Hmm...could it be...Jennifer Lopez?" Jay asked, playfully. Joe uncovered his eyes as he stood up and turned to her.
"Oh, it's just you Joe," He joked. She hit him playfully, and then gave him a huge hug. After Joe let go, Jay and Ephram exchanged a quick handshake.
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"Ok, so where's Sadie?" Joe asked, excitedly. She hadn't seen her best friend in what seemed like forever.
"Here's the thing. Sadie can't know your here, because then she'll know something's up," Jay explained, as they hailed a cab outside the airport.
"Alright, so when do I get to see her then?" She replied her voice full of anxiousness.
"Tomorrow night, that's when the party is," Jay told her,"What did you get her by the way?"
"Some designer prada boots, and today I'm picking up a gift certificate from that Spa on 27th," Joe answered. Jay gave Ephram a questioning look as Joe went into describing the boots. Ephram just shrugged and grinned.
"So what are you getting Sadie?" Ephram asked, as the got into a cab.
"I got her a new drum-set," Jay answered,"A vintage set from the 60's. It's still in mint condition though."
"Sadie will love it," Joe replied. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
Joe sighed as she plopped down on the bed next to Ephram. He was reading a comic, and had his headphones on. Joe laid her head on his shoulder, and turned on the TV.
"Hey," Ephram greeted, as he took his headphones off, and set his comic aside.
"Hey," Joe replied.
"Long day, huh?" Ephram asked, as he watched Joe's eyelids begin to droop.
"Yeah, seeing everyone again was great though," Joe replied, "isn't it great the Jay and Sadie are together? I always thought they'd make a perfect couple."
"Yeah, its cool. Better then a lot of other girls Jay went out with," Ephram answered, "remember the klepto he went out with?"
"Oh yeah," Joe laughed, recalling the girl.
"Joe?" Ephram asked.
"Yeah?" Joe replied, her eyes nearly shut.
"Where are we? I mean relationship wise?" Ephram asked, as he ran his fingers through her silky hair.
"I don't know," Joe answered, opening her eyes so she could look into Ephram's. He leaned down and began to kiss her. She kissed back, reaching her hands behind his neck. He put his arms around her, as the kiss deepened. It felt so natural to them, like breathing, or blinking. Almost like an involuntary reflex. They were met to be, no matter what tried to pull them apart.