Chapter 4
Arriving at the Brown house with the kids around 3:00 that afternoon, Hayden sat in the livingroom and listened as Ephram played the piano for her. Thinking back at how much fun the three of them had had today, Hayden smiled.
"That was beautiful, Ephram." she said with a smile when he finished. "Playing like that can take you a lot of places."
"You really think so?" Ephram asked.
"Yeah, I do. You have the music in your heart, not just your head. The music comes through your whole body, not just your hands."
Hayden made it sound like magic, only Julia, his mother, had made him feel this good about his music.
"Thanks, Hayden." Ephram said, after a long moment.
"You're welcome." she said in return, knowing his thoughts.
"I think we should surprise daddy with dinner." Delia said, breaking the moment. Hayden smiled, "I think that is a great idea, Delia, what do you think, Ephram?" Ephram slowly smiled, "I think it sounds like fun." And with that, the three of them went to the kitchen to decide what to fix.
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As Andy flipped through his keys to find the correct one, he was surprised to find the front door of the house unlocked. Slowly he opened the door, expecting to see his kids, but he heard nothing. There were no lights on in the living room to indicate someone was home, and he placed his coat and bag on the table in the hallway. "Hello?" he called out, knowing if Ephram or Delia were there they would answer, but nothing.
As he walked through the living room, he could smell something wonderful coming from the kitchen. Walking slowly towards the entrance to the kitchen he was surprised as he opened the door and found his children were home. "Surprise!" Delia called as he walked in. "What's this?" he asked, smiling at such a surprise. "We made dinner, daddy." Delia said. "I can see that you did, Delia." The surprise was still in his gaze as he looked to Hayden who stood by the stove. "It was all Delia's idea, we just helped."
she said, smiling at him. "I hope you like what we fixed. Delia made the salad, and Ephram made appitizers. Try one, they're good." Hayden motioned for Ephram to give his father one. "Umm. This is wonderful." Andy said, and Ephram smiled. "I can't wait to taste the salad." "I made the dressing all by myself, too." Delia said. "Ok, go and wash up, then set the table, you two." Hayden said, and the two of the hurried off to do as they were told.
"I can't believe this, everything smells so good." Andy said, walking towards her. "You didn't have to do this."
"I know, but Delia wanted to, and well, we all had a good time doing it." Hayden said, holding out a spoon for him to sample. "Here, taste this and tell me if you think it needs anything."
"Oh, that's delicious." Andy said, making Hayden smile.
"Good, now you go and wash up for dinner." she said.
"Yes, ma'am." he said, and turned to leave.
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AN: Thanks for the few reviews I have gotten. I love the show, and hope that all who have read this like it. More to come soon.
Arriving at the Brown house with the kids around 3:00 that afternoon, Hayden sat in the livingroom and listened as Ephram played the piano for her. Thinking back at how much fun the three of them had had today, Hayden smiled.
"That was beautiful, Ephram." she said with a smile when he finished. "Playing like that can take you a lot of places."
"You really think so?" Ephram asked.
"Yeah, I do. You have the music in your heart, not just your head. The music comes through your whole body, not just your hands."
Hayden made it sound like magic, only Julia, his mother, had made him feel this good about his music.
"Thanks, Hayden." Ephram said, after a long moment.
"You're welcome." she said in return, knowing his thoughts.
"I think we should surprise daddy with dinner." Delia said, breaking the moment. Hayden smiled, "I think that is a great idea, Delia, what do you think, Ephram?" Ephram slowly smiled, "I think it sounds like fun." And with that, the three of them went to the kitchen to decide what to fix.
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As Andy flipped through his keys to find the correct one, he was surprised to find the front door of the house unlocked. Slowly he opened the door, expecting to see his kids, but he heard nothing. There were no lights on in the living room to indicate someone was home, and he placed his coat and bag on the table in the hallway. "Hello?" he called out, knowing if Ephram or Delia were there they would answer, but nothing.
As he walked through the living room, he could smell something wonderful coming from the kitchen. Walking slowly towards the entrance to the kitchen he was surprised as he opened the door and found his children were home. "Surprise!" Delia called as he walked in. "What's this?" he asked, smiling at such a surprise. "We made dinner, daddy." Delia said. "I can see that you did, Delia." The surprise was still in his gaze as he looked to Hayden who stood by the stove. "It was all Delia's idea, we just helped."
she said, smiling at him. "I hope you like what we fixed. Delia made the salad, and Ephram made appitizers. Try one, they're good." Hayden motioned for Ephram to give his father one. "Umm. This is wonderful." Andy said, and Ephram smiled. "I can't wait to taste the salad." "I made the dressing all by myself, too." Delia said. "Ok, go and wash up, then set the table, you two." Hayden said, and the two of the hurried off to do as they were told.
"I can't believe this, everything smells so good." Andy said, walking towards her. "You didn't have to do this."
"I know, but Delia wanted to, and well, we all had a good time doing it." Hayden said, holding out a spoon for him to sample. "Here, taste this and tell me if you think it needs anything."
"Oh, that's delicious." Andy said, making Hayden smile.
"Good, now you go and wash up for dinner." she said.
"Yes, ma'am." he said, and turned to leave.
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AN: Thanks for the few reviews I have gotten. I love the show, and hope that all who have read this like it. More to come soon.