DISCLAIMER: FOR ALL PREVIOUS AND ALL FOLLOWING CHAPTERS, I DO NOT OWN ANY OF EVERWOODS CHARACTERS, ONLY THE CHARACTER OF HAYDEN MACLEOD.
Chapter 11
"Ephram?" Delia said almost in a whisper. "What is it Delia?" came his reply. "I really like Hayden, do you?" Ephram had expected a question about the movie they were watching, so the surprise was evident in his tone as he answered her. "Of course I like her, why?'
"Well," she began looking at her brother, "Do you think dad likes her?" "I'm sure he does or he wouldn't let us come here." "No, I mean REALLY like her." Again Delia had surprised Ephram and he didn't know what to say.
"Well, I don't know, I never really thought about it like that. Why is this so important to you?"
Delia was silent for a long moment, she had never really wanted her dad to find someone else besides her mom, but Hayden was different, almost like a missing piece to a puzzle. "I think dad should take her out." "You mean like date her, come on Delia, what brought this on?" "I don't know, I just think he should." A moment past, and Delia looked at Ephram again, a smile on her face. "Will you help me hook them up, Ephram?"
Ephram sat silent, stunned again. He didn't like the idea of his dad dating, no at all, but then another part of him liked the idea of hooking his dad and Hayden up, but he didn't really know what to do or say to his little sister. "I don't know Delia, let me think on it a little while." "Well, don't take too long, or I'll just do it myself." She said, and then they were both silent as turned back to the movie.
"Wow. I don't think I have ever seen such a collection of wine." Andy stood in the middle of the cellar looking around at the shelves against the walls. "I'm glad you like it. Joe had a passion for wine collecting." Hayden's words were soft as she spoke. "I can see he did." Andy replied turning to face her. Hayden stood silent then turned away from him as the tears welled up in her eyes causing a regretful sigh to escape from her lips. "Joe was your father?" Andy asked taking a step towards her. "God-father actually, but the only father I ever really had. We used to collect wine together. I still love it. He was the one who brought me here to Everwood. He taught me to enjoy life, and to never settle for less. He taught me to be strong, and told me I could handle anything the world dished out to me. He..." Hayden stopped, her words sticking in her throat as the tears she tried to choke down escaped.
Andy said nothing as her listened to her. He could almost feel the emotions that ran through her as she spoke of this man. Andy felt the need to comfort her as she fought back the tears. "It sounds like he was a great man." He said as he placed his hands on her shoulders. "He was." She said, letting go of her tears, Hayden turned to Andy for comfort, and he wrapped his arms around her bringing her close to him.
Andy held her tight until the tears were gone. Neither one of them spoke until Hayden broke the silence. "I'm sorry, I don't usually get so..." "Emotional." Andy finished for her as she pulled away from him. Hayden smiled, she felt as if she had known this man forever, "Yeah."
"Don't worry about it. Anytime you need a shoulder, I have two of them." Andy smiled as he spoke the words.
AN: Sorry it's so short, but I've been crazy busy lately. More to come soon. Keep sending the reviews. Thanks Pixie for the idea.
Chapter 11
"Ephram?" Delia said almost in a whisper. "What is it Delia?" came his reply. "I really like Hayden, do you?" Ephram had expected a question about the movie they were watching, so the surprise was evident in his tone as he answered her. "Of course I like her, why?'
"Well," she began looking at her brother, "Do you think dad likes her?" "I'm sure he does or he wouldn't let us come here." "No, I mean REALLY like her." Again Delia had surprised Ephram and he didn't know what to say.
"Well, I don't know, I never really thought about it like that. Why is this so important to you?"
Delia was silent for a long moment, she had never really wanted her dad to find someone else besides her mom, but Hayden was different, almost like a missing piece to a puzzle. "I think dad should take her out." "You mean like date her, come on Delia, what brought this on?" "I don't know, I just think he should." A moment past, and Delia looked at Ephram again, a smile on her face. "Will you help me hook them up, Ephram?"
Ephram sat silent, stunned again. He didn't like the idea of his dad dating, no at all, but then another part of him liked the idea of hooking his dad and Hayden up, but he didn't really know what to do or say to his little sister. "I don't know Delia, let me think on it a little while." "Well, don't take too long, or I'll just do it myself." She said, and then they were both silent as turned back to the movie.
"Wow. I don't think I have ever seen such a collection of wine." Andy stood in the middle of the cellar looking around at the shelves against the walls. "I'm glad you like it. Joe had a passion for wine collecting." Hayden's words were soft as she spoke. "I can see he did." Andy replied turning to face her. Hayden stood silent then turned away from him as the tears welled up in her eyes causing a regretful sigh to escape from her lips. "Joe was your father?" Andy asked taking a step towards her. "God-father actually, but the only father I ever really had. We used to collect wine together. I still love it. He was the one who brought me here to Everwood. He taught me to enjoy life, and to never settle for less. He taught me to be strong, and told me I could handle anything the world dished out to me. He..." Hayden stopped, her words sticking in her throat as the tears she tried to choke down escaped.
Andy said nothing as her listened to her. He could almost feel the emotions that ran through her as she spoke of this man. Andy felt the need to comfort her as she fought back the tears. "It sounds like he was a great man." He said as he placed his hands on her shoulders. "He was." She said, letting go of her tears, Hayden turned to Andy for comfort, and he wrapped his arms around her bringing her close to him.
Andy held her tight until the tears were gone. Neither one of them spoke until Hayden broke the silence. "I'm sorry, I don't usually get so..." "Emotional." Andy finished for her as she pulled away from him. Hayden smiled, she felt as if she had known this man forever, "Yeah."
"Don't worry about it. Anytime you need a shoulder, I have two of them." Andy smiled as he spoke the words.
AN: Sorry it's so short, but I've been crazy busy lately. More to come soon. Keep sending the reviews. Thanks Pixie for the idea.