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Chapter 3 uses the song "Gotta Tell You" by Samantha Mumba
Chapter 3: Gotta Tell You
She was asleep. She slept peacefully like this for most of the night. Ephram checked on her every hour on the hour. He didn't sleep a wink. Around 3 a.m. he stood at the side of her bed, looking at her like he had seen her for the first time. He lightly brushed the side of her cheek with his fingertips, tracing her lips, hoping she wouldn't wake. He smiled now, feeling as if he could be happy just watching her sleep forever.
She stirred. He quickly pulled his hand away but she already put her hers on top to stop him. "Ephram," she said with her eyes closed. "What are you doing in here?"
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"Your love for me came as a waterfall
Flowin' inside me like never before
Your love for me, somethin' I didn't see
But baby, I know better now
When you walk in the room that very night
A special feelin' just burst inside
It was only you, nobody else
But baby, I know better now
Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
Right
If I didn't tell you this tonight"
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"Um, I was checking to see that you were okay." He responded nervously.
"You were staring at me. I felt it."
"You looked beautiful, peaceful. I wanted a part of that feeling."
She tugged on his arm, the blood was still fresh on her wounds that he bandaged. He fell toward her. His heart raced, he couldn't breathe. He couldn't speak. If he could he would've asked her what she was doing. She turned on her side and looked at him intently.
"Amy, no, not like this. You're hurting. We just fought! Amy, we haven't even kissed in over a year, and all the sudden, at 3 a.m. you pull me into your bed?"
"Ephram are you a guy at all? I mean, come on! *hiccup* I'm practically throwing myself at you and you're not having it." She said crying.
"Amy, you know how I know you're not ready? You're crying. You're actually crying because of it. I love you, and we said to take this slowly. This isn't slowly. Suddenly he smelled alcohol on her breath. He had checked her every hour! When did she have time to drink? He noticed the bottle on the other side of the bed. "Amy, you're drunk! You're ill and you're drunk! I knew you weren't that easy!"
"I." she stuttered, "I, Ephrmama am certainly not drunk. Hell, I don't drink! What are you, drunk?" she said smiling. He wondered how much she had had.
"Oh this is enough. Give it to me right now!" he said, laughing, trying to hold back the thought of Amy drunk.
"Mmmm, okay!" she said pulling him into a kiss. He pulled away.
"No! I meant the vodka! Hand it over right now. And I'm staying in here. In this bed with you, but don't expect anything because I especially wouldn't do anything now since you wouldn't remember or obviously mean it."
He dumped it down the sink and hid the bottle. Covering her with a blanket, he laid down next to her, with a separate blanket. Yes, the shared a pillow, but he was more concerned about her health and hiding her massive hangover from her parents the next morning when they came home than he was about sleeping with her. Also, how would he explain why he was there?
The next morning came and she woke up with a pounding headache. She had been in the bathroom for most of the rest of the night, and finally had fallen asleep. Ephram had held her hair for her as she threw up, without even cringing. He nursed her back to health.
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"And now you're back inside my house again
I'm tryin' deeper to explain
'Cause baby, I wanna get it on
And baby, you're the one for me
But now that I have got you all alone
After all this talkin' on the phone
I should be strong, there's nothing wrong
I'll tell you this is where you belong, where you
Belong
Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
Right
If I didn't tell you this tonight"
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"Ephram," she said lying there, "what happened last night?"
"Between you and I? Nothing, don't worry. You, on the other hand, decided to get wasted on my watch."
"That's why I feel like this?" she said covering her face with a pillow.
"That's why you feel like that." He reassured her, stroking her face with his fingertips like he had the night before.
"I think I got drunk because of you, you know." She said.
"Probably. We were arguing a lot. But Amy, seriously, I never want to hear about you drinking again. I never want to catch you drinking. You understand?"
"Believe me, after this morning I never want to think about the word 'alcohol' again." He leaned in and kissed her forehead. Her skin felt hot, and moist, yet soft.
Just then Dr. Abbott walked in. His jaw dropped, so did the newspaper he was holding. Ephram jumped up out of Amy's bed. The conditions looked horrible. Amy looked like she had had a rough night, Ephram was in her bed, there was an empty vodka bottle on the side of the bed. He didn't like this one bit.
"Daddy! It's not what you think! Oh my gosh, no! I got hurt yesterday. He was helping make sure I was okay all night, that's all."
"Explain how the vase got broken downstairs then. Things get a little ROUGH in here last night? God! You know Amy, I trusted you! I left you with the house and what do you do? You go behind my back and sleep with the Brown kid." He was furious.
"Sir, Dr. Abbott, no! Honestly, can I talk to you in the other room?" he said. Amy looked panicky, but Ephram's smile made her feel like it would be okay.
"You better have a damn good explanation for this young man!"
"Look, I came over, Amy and I were arguing. Things got a bit tense and she threw the vase. She cut her hands when she fell and I was making sure she got proper attention. I stayed in her bed all night because I was afraid she'd bleed to death. I had to keep changing the cloth."
"Why didn't you take her to an emergency room?"
"It wasn't an emergency"
"excuse me, but I think if she could bleed to death, that's pretty serious. Something's going on here. I don't know what, but I'll find out. Now get your things, it's time for you to go home."
Ephram went back into Amy's room to grab his shoes. He kissed her hand and told her what had happened.
"I didn't tell him about you being drunk. Stay in bed all day, I'll be back to check on you later. Remember what I said, if this happens again someone's going to find out."
"Ephram, why are you covering for me?"
"You know why," he said, turning toward the door to leave.
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"It was just something in your eyes
That made me realize
But now I hear voices deep inside
Tellin' me, tellin' me
Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
Right
If I didn't tell you this tonight"
A/N: So that's 3. Please keep reading and reviewing! You guys are great.
Chapter 3 uses the song "Gotta Tell You" by Samantha Mumba
Chapter 3: Gotta Tell You
She was asleep. She slept peacefully like this for most of the night. Ephram checked on her every hour on the hour. He didn't sleep a wink. Around 3 a.m. he stood at the side of her bed, looking at her like he had seen her for the first time. He lightly brushed the side of her cheek with his fingertips, tracing her lips, hoping she wouldn't wake. He smiled now, feeling as if he could be happy just watching her sleep forever.
She stirred. He quickly pulled his hand away but she already put her hers on top to stop him. "Ephram," she said with her eyes closed. "What are you doing in here?"
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"Your love for me came as a waterfall
Flowin' inside me like never before
Your love for me, somethin' I didn't see
But baby, I know better now
When you walk in the room that very night
A special feelin' just burst inside
It was only you, nobody else
But baby, I know better now
Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
Right
If I didn't tell you this tonight"
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"Um, I was checking to see that you were okay." He responded nervously.
"You were staring at me. I felt it."
"You looked beautiful, peaceful. I wanted a part of that feeling."
She tugged on his arm, the blood was still fresh on her wounds that he bandaged. He fell toward her. His heart raced, he couldn't breathe. He couldn't speak. If he could he would've asked her what she was doing. She turned on her side and looked at him intently.
"Amy, no, not like this. You're hurting. We just fought! Amy, we haven't even kissed in over a year, and all the sudden, at 3 a.m. you pull me into your bed?"
"Ephram are you a guy at all? I mean, come on! *hiccup* I'm practically throwing myself at you and you're not having it." She said crying.
"Amy, you know how I know you're not ready? You're crying. You're actually crying because of it. I love you, and we said to take this slowly. This isn't slowly. Suddenly he smelled alcohol on her breath. He had checked her every hour! When did she have time to drink? He noticed the bottle on the other side of the bed. "Amy, you're drunk! You're ill and you're drunk! I knew you weren't that easy!"
"I." she stuttered, "I, Ephrmama am certainly not drunk. Hell, I don't drink! What are you, drunk?" she said smiling. He wondered how much she had had.
"Oh this is enough. Give it to me right now!" he said, laughing, trying to hold back the thought of Amy drunk.
"Mmmm, okay!" she said pulling him into a kiss. He pulled away.
"No! I meant the vodka! Hand it over right now. And I'm staying in here. In this bed with you, but don't expect anything because I especially wouldn't do anything now since you wouldn't remember or obviously mean it."
He dumped it down the sink and hid the bottle. Covering her with a blanket, he laid down next to her, with a separate blanket. Yes, the shared a pillow, but he was more concerned about her health and hiding her massive hangover from her parents the next morning when they came home than he was about sleeping with her. Also, how would he explain why he was there?
The next morning came and she woke up with a pounding headache. She had been in the bathroom for most of the rest of the night, and finally had fallen asleep. Ephram had held her hair for her as she threw up, without even cringing. He nursed her back to health.
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"And now you're back inside my house again
I'm tryin' deeper to explain
'Cause baby, I wanna get it on
And baby, you're the one for me
But now that I have got you all alone
After all this talkin' on the phone
I should be strong, there's nothing wrong
I'll tell you this is where you belong, where you
Belong
Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
Right
If I didn't tell you this tonight"
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"Ephram," she said lying there, "what happened last night?"
"Between you and I? Nothing, don't worry. You, on the other hand, decided to get wasted on my watch."
"That's why I feel like this?" she said covering her face with a pillow.
"That's why you feel like that." He reassured her, stroking her face with his fingertips like he had the night before.
"I think I got drunk because of you, you know." She said.
"Probably. We were arguing a lot. But Amy, seriously, I never want to hear about you drinking again. I never want to catch you drinking. You understand?"
"Believe me, after this morning I never want to think about the word 'alcohol' again." He leaned in and kissed her forehead. Her skin felt hot, and moist, yet soft.
Just then Dr. Abbott walked in. His jaw dropped, so did the newspaper he was holding. Ephram jumped up out of Amy's bed. The conditions looked horrible. Amy looked like she had had a rough night, Ephram was in her bed, there was an empty vodka bottle on the side of the bed. He didn't like this one bit.
"Daddy! It's not what you think! Oh my gosh, no! I got hurt yesterday. He was helping make sure I was okay all night, that's all."
"Explain how the vase got broken downstairs then. Things get a little ROUGH in here last night? God! You know Amy, I trusted you! I left you with the house and what do you do? You go behind my back and sleep with the Brown kid." He was furious.
"Sir, Dr. Abbott, no! Honestly, can I talk to you in the other room?" he said. Amy looked panicky, but Ephram's smile made her feel like it would be okay.
"You better have a damn good explanation for this young man!"
"Look, I came over, Amy and I were arguing. Things got a bit tense and she threw the vase. She cut her hands when she fell and I was making sure she got proper attention. I stayed in her bed all night because I was afraid she'd bleed to death. I had to keep changing the cloth."
"Why didn't you take her to an emergency room?"
"It wasn't an emergency"
"excuse me, but I think if she could bleed to death, that's pretty serious. Something's going on here. I don't know what, but I'll find out. Now get your things, it's time for you to go home."
Ephram went back into Amy's room to grab his shoes. He kissed her hand and told her what had happened.
"I didn't tell him about you being drunk. Stay in bed all day, I'll be back to check on you later. Remember what I said, if this happens again someone's going to find out."
"Ephram, why are you covering for me?"
"You know why," he said, turning toward the door to leave.
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"It was just something in your eyes
That made me realize
But now I hear voices deep inside
Tellin' me, tellin' me
Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
Right
If I didn't tell you this tonight"
A/N: So that's 3. Please keep reading and reviewing! You guys are great.