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Chapter 23 uses "Time" by Chantal Kreviazuk
Chapter 23: Time
"I'm sorry to just come over like this without calling, but it's kind of important. Your parents tried calling you last night from the airport but no one answered the phone at the Brown house or here." The voice spoke. Ephram recognized it, and, rolling his eyes walked toward the door.
"Madison? What the hell are you doing here?" he asked annoyed.
"If you were listening at all you would've heard what I was telling . . ." she started but Amy interrupted, sensing the nothing good would come out of a Madison and Ephram conversation.
"Our parents called from the airport. You weren't home, we must've been . . ." she slowed down her speech so she could come up with an excuse for them not answering last night. She glanced at Ephram quickly to ask for his help."
"We went out to eat last night . . . at Mama Joy's; sort of a welcome back home celebration for Amy. We were wondering why they didn't ever come home last night." He said and Amy smiled.
"Their flight was cancelled, but they managed to catch one this morning. They'll be home in a few hours. . . I just thought you two might want some warning." She said sounding surprisingly considerate.
"Oh, well, thank you, Madison," Amy said. Ephram walked back to pick up the glass he had dropped when he had heard Madison's voice.
"They also said to tell you they're planning a big family get together when they get home."
"Really." Amy said in a surprised manner, "Well, thanks again."
"Listen, Amy. I'm sorry about what happened to you in New York. I feel like it's my fault . . . well, you know why. I'm sorry I tried to get in the way of you and Ephram. I have a tendency to be a little bossy."
"A little?" Ephram said in the distance. Amy smiled and looked down.
"I don't think he's as forgiving as I'm going to be," she said looking at Madison with a still cautious eye.
Madison left and Amy shut the door behind her. Turning towards Ephram, who was kneeling down on the ground still picking up the glass, she started laughing.
"What's so funny?" he asked fighting back a smile and trying to remain serious.
"You, you're whole 'I'm all buff and pissed at Madison' attitude. Come on, Ephram, just let it go."
"No! Not when she's the reason you went through all that pain. Not when she's the reason we lost all that time. Amy, I love you, and as much as I blame myself for the Madison problem, I still blame her too."
"Ephram," she said looking at him as if to say 'stop being a baby,' "do you ever wish we could just stop time?" He understood.
"Stop time? That would be cool. But wouldn't you rather just move forward and see what's in our future?" he stood up now, taking her hand. She looked down at the ring on his finger that she hadn't noticed until now; her ring.
"Yes, but I want to freeze these moments so we don't lose anymore." She said kissing him.
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"Time, where did you go?
Why did you leave me here alone?
Wait, don't go so fast
I'm missing the moments as they pass
Now I've looked in the mirror and the worlds getting clearer
So wait for me this time"
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Their kiss was so sweet it could've lasted an eternity. But an eternity they did not have. In a few hours their parents would be home and expect them to be dressed for the 'gathering.'
"Notice how Madison called it a 'family get together'?" Ephram said as they were saying their temporary good byes so he could go home to get dressed.
"Yes," she said pausing. "It's kind of nice they think of us all as a family now; What with our fathers' history and everything."
"It's the only thing I've wanted since I first came here . . . to feel a part of something again." He said hugging her goodbye. "I'll see you in a few. I'll come back as soon as I'm dressed. I have a feeling they expect we'll be together anyway."
As Ephram left Amy watched him out the window, then turned, realizing she had to clean her room from last night AND get dressed in that short time. She ran upstairs and started making her bed and smiling as she remembered being in Ephram's embrace. *Snap out of it!* she thought as she realized she had sat down on her bed and stopped working *They'll be here in a little while!*
She carefully picked out a skirt and a sweater. As she went to put a necklace on, she realized she had picked one from Colin and slowly put it back down. Looking in the mirror, she stared blankly for a few minutes. "I won't waste anymore time trying to get back the past. Colin isn't coming back and for the first time I think I'm actually okay with saying that. Look at you," she continued, speaking to her reflection. The girl in the mirror looked completely different than the one she used to see. "You actually look happy again. I know why; it's because of Ephram. He was right, you know, when he said we lost all that time. It really is all about time. That's why I wish I could just freeze it; keep him here with me forever," she said looking again at her bed. "But I can't. So I'm going to take each day as it comes," she continued, then stopped when she heard a muffled laugh from the doorframe.
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"I'm down I'm down on my knees I'm begging for all your sympathy
But you (I'm just an illusion) you don't seem to care (I wish
that I could)
You humble people everywhere (I don't mean to hurt you)
Now I've looked in the mirror and the worlds getting clearer
I'll take what you give me. Please know that I'm learning
So wait for me this time"
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"Who're you talking to?" Ephram said, standing handsomely in his black suit and crimson tie.
"Do you make it a habit to walk in on people when they're dressing?" she asked walking toward him, fixing his tie.
"It's not like it matters, Ms. Abbott." He said winking then leaning down to kiss her. "You look beautiful. If we didn't have a dinner I'd lock you in here with me for the rest of the day."
"I'd let you." She said kissing his nose. "So, are you ready for this?"
"I guess. I don't know. The whole Brown-Abbott getting along thing is starting to weird me out."
"Yeah, me too, but I think it's about time they got along." She said pulling his hand behind her as they walked downstairs. Together they set the table, and between kisses, lit the candles that lined the center. One candle, one kiss; the second candle; a longing gaze; the third and fourth, "I love you . . ."
The Abbotts arrived a few minutes later, with Dr. Brown and Delia, Edna and Irv behind them. Amy and Ephram were sitting at the center of the table talking over light music when they all entered the dining room.
They got up, Amy hugging her parents and then Dr. Brown. "I'm glad you all got home safely." She said. Ephram smiled, and standing behind her, put his hand on her back.
"You two look very nice," Edna said.
"So where's the food?" Bright said loudly.
"Honestly, Bright, your sister and friend dressed up all nice for this and we arrive in regular clothes, demanding food." Rose said.
"Right here!" Nina said knocking on the door, Sam following behind her with a bowl of potatoes.
"I called Nina and asked her to do us a really big favor," Delia said smiling, feeling proud she had helped get food for Bright.
"I wouldn't have had it any other way. I wish I could've been there to test as a donor for you, Amy."
"Thank you, Nina. Thank all of you." She said glancing around the room, meeting eyes with everyone that cared for her.
"Well, should we eat?" Dr. Brown asked pulling out a chair for Nina.
"Absolutely," Harold said, doing the same for Rose. The friends and family of Ephram Brown and Amy Abbott gathered around the big table in feast to celebrate life and love.
After casual chatting and laughter, serious conversation began. Ephram was the one to initiate it. Glancing at Bright, then at Amy . . . the Abbotts . . . his father and sister . . .then to Nina, he spoke, "Amy and I were told this was a 'family get together.' That's just about the nicest thing I've heard in my life."
"Well we are like family now, Ephram." Bright said trying to give him a high five over the turkey, but knocking over his soda, causing Delia to burst out in laughter.
"Yes, we are," Rose said, "all of you are like our family now. And you, Andy . . . you're like our blood now. A piece of you is keeping our daughter alive." She said, tears starting to make themselves known in her eyes. Amy squeezed Ephram's hand and kissed his cheek. He blushed. Until now, Ephram and Amy's kisses were kept for private , he had felt he had to hide them; to hold back. They were secret; they were whispered kisses. Until now.
"But we aren't REALLY blood family . . ." he said anxiously, referring to the awkwardness that would arise if people started viewing Amy and Ephram as actual family. . . in a relationship.
They all laughed.
Dr. Harold Abbott, town grouch, said one of the most admirable and memorable things in his life. "You know, it was about time we all saw what was right in front of us all along; what our children have known this whole time. We CAN all get along. It just takes time, work; and I'm damn proud to be sitting here with you all tonight."
Amy's wish came true. She had love, she had family and friends. She had health.
And for that night, with everything perfect in her eyes, she was able to really enjoy her time. For all the time wasted, for all the time gone, she was able to sit back and laugh, smile . . .
Life was too good; it didn't matter how much time she had left . . . how much she had wasted . . . all that mattered was that she spent it like this.
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"I should've know better
I shouldn't have wasted those days
And afternoons and mornings
I threw them all away
Now this is my time
I'm going to make this moment mine.
(I shouldn't have wasted those days)
I'll take what you give me. Please know that I'm learning
I've looked in the mirror
My world's getting clearer
So wait for me this time"
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A/N: Well guys, that's the end of my story. I hope it all worked out the way wished it would. Thank you all for reading and reviewing! It's meant a lot to me and inspired me to work on future fics. Thanks again!
Chapter 23 uses "Time" by Chantal Kreviazuk
Chapter 23: Time
"I'm sorry to just come over like this without calling, but it's kind of important. Your parents tried calling you last night from the airport but no one answered the phone at the Brown house or here." The voice spoke. Ephram recognized it, and, rolling his eyes walked toward the door.
"Madison? What the hell are you doing here?" he asked annoyed.
"If you were listening at all you would've heard what I was telling . . ." she started but Amy interrupted, sensing the nothing good would come out of a Madison and Ephram conversation.
"Our parents called from the airport. You weren't home, we must've been . . ." she slowed down her speech so she could come up with an excuse for them not answering last night. She glanced at Ephram quickly to ask for his help."
"We went out to eat last night . . . at Mama Joy's; sort of a welcome back home celebration for Amy. We were wondering why they didn't ever come home last night." He said and Amy smiled.
"Their flight was cancelled, but they managed to catch one this morning. They'll be home in a few hours. . . I just thought you two might want some warning." She said sounding surprisingly considerate.
"Oh, well, thank you, Madison," Amy said. Ephram walked back to pick up the glass he had dropped when he had heard Madison's voice.
"They also said to tell you they're planning a big family get together when they get home."
"Really." Amy said in a surprised manner, "Well, thanks again."
"Listen, Amy. I'm sorry about what happened to you in New York. I feel like it's my fault . . . well, you know why. I'm sorry I tried to get in the way of you and Ephram. I have a tendency to be a little bossy."
"A little?" Ephram said in the distance. Amy smiled and looked down.
"I don't think he's as forgiving as I'm going to be," she said looking at Madison with a still cautious eye.
Madison left and Amy shut the door behind her. Turning towards Ephram, who was kneeling down on the ground still picking up the glass, she started laughing.
"What's so funny?" he asked fighting back a smile and trying to remain serious.
"You, you're whole 'I'm all buff and pissed at Madison' attitude. Come on, Ephram, just let it go."
"No! Not when she's the reason you went through all that pain. Not when she's the reason we lost all that time. Amy, I love you, and as much as I blame myself for the Madison problem, I still blame her too."
"Ephram," she said looking at him as if to say 'stop being a baby,' "do you ever wish we could just stop time?" He understood.
"Stop time? That would be cool. But wouldn't you rather just move forward and see what's in our future?" he stood up now, taking her hand. She looked down at the ring on his finger that she hadn't noticed until now; her ring.
"Yes, but I want to freeze these moments so we don't lose anymore." She said kissing him.
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"Time, where did you go?
Why did you leave me here alone?
Wait, don't go so fast
I'm missing the moments as they pass
Now I've looked in the mirror and the worlds getting clearer
So wait for me this time"
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Their kiss was so sweet it could've lasted an eternity. But an eternity they did not have. In a few hours their parents would be home and expect them to be dressed for the 'gathering.'
"Notice how Madison called it a 'family get together'?" Ephram said as they were saying their temporary good byes so he could go home to get dressed.
"Yes," she said pausing. "It's kind of nice they think of us all as a family now; What with our fathers' history and everything."
"It's the only thing I've wanted since I first came here . . . to feel a part of something again." He said hugging her goodbye. "I'll see you in a few. I'll come back as soon as I'm dressed. I have a feeling they expect we'll be together anyway."
As Ephram left Amy watched him out the window, then turned, realizing she had to clean her room from last night AND get dressed in that short time. She ran upstairs and started making her bed and smiling as she remembered being in Ephram's embrace. *Snap out of it!* she thought as she realized she had sat down on her bed and stopped working *They'll be here in a little while!*
She carefully picked out a skirt and a sweater. As she went to put a necklace on, she realized she had picked one from Colin and slowly put it back down. Looking in the mirror, she stared blankly for a few minutes. "I won't waste anymore time trying to get back the past. Colin isn't coming back and for the first time I think I'm actually okay with saying that. Look at you," she continued, speaking to her reflection. The girl in the mirror looked completely different than the one she used to see. "You actually look happy again. I know why; it's because of Ephram. He was right, you know, when he said we lost all that time. It really is all about time. That's why I wish I could just freeze it; keep him here with me forever," she said looking again at her bed. "But I can't. So I'm going to take each day as it comes," she continued, then stopped when she heard a muffled laugh from the doorframe.
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"I'm down I'm down on my knees I'm begging for all your sympathy
But you (I'm just an illusion) you don't seem to care (I wish
that I could)
You humble people everywhere (I don't mean to hurt you)
Now I've looked in the mirror and the worlds getting clearer
I'll take what you give me. Please know that I'm learning
So wait for me this time"
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"Who're you talking to?" Ephram said, standing handsomely in his black suit and crimson tie.
"Do you make it a habit to walk in on people when they're dressing?" she asked walking toward him, fixing his tie.
"It's not like it matters, Ms. Abbott." He said winking then leaning down to kiss her. "You look beautiful. If we didn't have a dinner I'd lock you in here with me for the rest of the day."
"I'd let you." She said kissing his nose. "So, are you ready for this?"
"I guess. I don't know. The whole Brown-Abbott getting along thing is starting to weird me out."
"Yeah, me too, but I think it's about time they got along." She said pulling his hand behind her as they walked downstairs. Together they set the table, and between kisses, lit the candles that lined the center. One candle, one kiss; the second candle; a longing gaze; the third and fourth, "I love you . . ."
The Abbotts arrived a few minutes later, with Dr. Brown and Delia, Edna and Irv behind them. Amy and Ephram were sitting at the center of the table talking over light music when they all entered the dining room.
They got up, Amy hugging her parents and then Dr. Brown. "I'm glad you all got home safely." She said. Ephram smiled, and standing behind her, put his hand on her back.
"You two look very nice," Edna said.
"So where's the food?" Bright said loudly.
"Honestly, Bright, your sister and friend dressed up all nice for this and we arrive in regular clothes, demanding food." Rose said.
"Right here!" Nina said knocking on the door, Sam following behind her with a bowl of potatoes.
"I called Nina and asked her to do us a really big favor," Delia said smiling, feeling proud she had helped get food for Bright.
"I wouldn't have had it any other way. I wish I could've been there to test as a donor for you, Amy."
"Thank you, Nina. Thank all of you." She said glancing around the room, meeting eyes with everyone that cared for her.
"Well, should we eat?" Dr. Brown asked pulling out a chair for Nina.
"Absolutely," Harold said, doing the same for Rose. The friends and family of Ephram Brown and Amy Abbott gathered around the big table in feast to celebrate life and love.
After casual chatting and laughter, serious conversation began. Ephram was the one to initiate it. Glancing at Bright, then at Amy . . . the Abbotts . . . his father and sister . . .then to Nina, he spoke, "Amy and I were told this was a 'family get together.' That's just about the nicest thing I've heard in my life."
"Well we are like family now, Ephram." Bright said trying to give him a high five over the turkey, but knocking over his soda, causing Delia to burst out in laughter.
"Yes, we are," Rose said, "all of you are like our family now. And you, Andy . . . you're like our blood now. A piece of you is keeping our daughter alive." She said, tears starting to make themselves known in her eyes. Amy squeezed Ephram's hand and kissed his cheek. He blushed. Until now, Ephram and Amy's kisses were kept for private , he had felt he had to hide them; to hold back. They were secret; they were whispered kisses. Until now.
"But we aren't REALLY blood family . . ." he said anxiously, referring to the awkwardness that would arise if people started viewing Amy and Ephram as actual family. . . in a relationship.
They all laughed.
Dr. Harold Abbott, town grouch, said one of the most admirable and memorable things in his life. "You know, it was about time we all saw what was right in front of us all along; what our children have known this whole time. We CAN all get along. It just takes time, work; and I'm damn proud to be sitting here with you all tonight."
Amy's wish came true. She had love, she had family and friends. She had health.
And for that night, with everything perfect in her eyes, she was able to really enjoy her time. For all the time wasted, for all the time gone, she was able to sit back and laugh, smile . . .
Life was too good; it didn't matter how much time she had left . . . how much she had wasted . . . all that mattered was that she spent it like this.
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"I should've know better
I shouldn't have wasted those days
And afternoons and mornings
I threw them all away
Now this is my time
I'm going to make this moment mine.
(I shouldn't have wasted those days)
I'll take what you give me. Please know that I'm learning
I've looked in the mirror
My world's getting clearer
So wait for me this time"
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A/N: Well guys, that's the end of my story. I hope it all worked out the way wished it would. Thank you all for reading and reviewing! It's meant a lot to me and inspired me to work on future fics. Thanks again!