Disclaimer: I don't own Everwood, the town, or it's characters. I'm just a college student.

The song used in chapter 6 is "I miss you" by Incubus. It's my favorite song.

Chapter 6: I miss you

Amy had been at the depression center for a bit over a week now, and while everyone else had seemed to settle in, she was still feeling alone. She had met some friends, had enjoyed conversations, but she became angry with herself for not saying goodbye to Ephram. What if something happened to him? What if he was so angry with her that he never wanted to see her again? "I am such a big idiot," she said to herself, "I THREW myself at him and begged him to take me. Could I have looked anymore desperate? I'll never forgive myself. Surely he misses me, right? Just as I miss him? I wish he would come and visit, it's been too long. I have so many things to say to him . . ." She began to cry, then straightened up, feeling foolish. She fell into a daydream about how happy she felt when she saw him sleeping next to her.even if she was hung-over.

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"To see you when I wake up, is a gift I didn't think could be real

To know that you feel the same, as I do, is a Three-fold utopian dream

You do something to me

That I can't explain

So would I be out of line, If I said

I miss you."

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Ephram went downstairs to find Madison watching TV. He walked up to her willingly, yet a part of him still held on to pieces of Amy's torn picture in his fingers. He felt if he let that go, he'd let go of all he had left of her for now.

"Madison." he said sitting next to her.

"Ephram, look, I'm sorry about before. It was wrong of me, I know you love her. I don't know what I was thinking. If I could take it back."

"Freedom of speech, right? Listen, when I kissed you the other day, and you reisted...you saw her didn't you? Amy I mean?"

"Yes, that's why I pushed you away. I didn't want to ruin what you two have."

"Don't you mean HAD? Madison, I meant it when I kissed you."

She leaned in and pushed him to the couch, kissing him fiercely. He didn't resist, with eyes shut. 10 minutes must've passed when finally he opened his eyes. He saw Amy in front of him.not Madison. There she was, her beautiful hair, her brown eyes staring right into his, kissing him like he was the only man she could ever love. Dancing around in his head..

"Ephram, are you sure you want this.?" Madison said, unaware that he thought he was kissing Amy still.

"Amy, I love you. I want this more than anything. Anything!"

"Amy? Ephram! I'm MADISON. Not AMY!"

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"I see your picture, I smell your skin on, the empty pillow next to
mine

You have only been gone ten days, but already I am wasting away

I know I'll see you again

Whether far or soon

But I need you to know, that I care

And I miss you"

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Amy took the only picture she had of her and Ephram out of the dresser
she had at the center, and placed it on the wall next to her bed. She
turned her light off to go to sleep. After trying for a few minutes,
she was wide awake. She flicked the light back on for a second,
turning her gaze toward the picture of she and Ephram.

"Goodnight, Ephram. I miss you. Please come and visit soon. I'm going
crazy. What are you doing right now? Do you miss me too? I love you."
She said smiling, and with that took the picture of she and Colin,
which was next to it, down. She turned the light off and drifted off
to sleep.

Back at home, as Ephram held onto Madison's hand gasping out of
embarrassment, he slipped his other hand into his pocket and felt the
pieces of Amy's torn picture. He let go.

A/N: No one panic! It's gonna be okay. What fun would it be if A/E
were happy all the time? There'd be no anticipation! Thanks for
reading! I really appreciate the reviews, they mean a lot, and make me
feel like I'm doing a half way decent job on this. (