Title: Unconscious Grace
Author: Liat
Disclaimer: not mine
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Part 13:
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"Hey Ephram."
Ephram stared at Bright for a minute, then whirled around and disappeared into his room. Bright's uncertain smile collapsed and Andy frowned, his arm falling to his side. Sighing, he glanced at Bright apologetically and went after Ephram. He opened the bedroom door, stepped in, and shut it behind him. The room was dim, the only light coming in from the windows. Andy said softly,
"Ephram?"
No answer, but Ephram turned around, staying at his vigil by one of the windows. Andy took a step toward him, stopped at the glare Ephram sent him.
"Ephram, I don't understand. I thought you'd be happy to see Bright."
Ephram rolled his eyes,
"Dad, Bright and I aren't together anymore! Haven't been for years."
"I know that, but I thought you were still friends."
Ephram shook his head.
"We haven't spoken since I left Everwood."
"Oh. Well, I'm sorry. I didn't know. But at least I tried. Do you.do you want me to ask him to leave?"
Ephram shook his head.
"Dad, you've been hanging around with Dr. Abbot too much. You can't just do that. Can't just ask someone to leave. It's rude."
Andy shrugged, sticking his hands into his pockets.
"Well, what do you want me to do, Ephram? There's just no pleasing you! Every single time we talk, you ask about Bright. How he is. If he's seeing anyone. It's obvious you never got over him. So, I don't see what the big deal about me bringing him here is!"
Ephram stared at his dad, his expression changing to one of understanding and slight incredulity.
"Are you trying to get us back together?"
Andy blushed, shifting out of the narrow shaft of light from the window. He stammered,
"What? Ephram, I.no! I---well---maybe. I---I don't know! God, maybe it was an ulterior motive, a subconscious move.he's always wanted to come to New York and Delia adores him.and I guess I've always hoped that you two would get back together." Ephram tried to interrupt, but Andy plowed on. "It's just, you and Bright, you're so perfect for each other, and Bright.you really hurt him when you left. But, if you don't want him back, then I'm sorry I meddled. I'll just.stay out of it from now on. I just, I wish you'd realize that I'm right. How you two were meant for each other. I know it, Bright knows it, Delia knows it.everyone except for you seems to know it, Ephram. I think it's time you woke up and smelled the Aqua Di Gio."
Andy sighed and turned to leave, paused in the doorway and said without turning around.
"Ephram.I just want you to be happy."
"I am happy, Dad."
Andy shook his head.
"Are you? Well, if this is happy, then."
"Dad-"
"All I know is that when you were with Bright you were ten times the person you are now. And I thought that was a good thing. But if you're satisfied with how you are now, how you're living now, then there's nothing I can do to change that."
Andy stepped out of the room and closed the door, leaving Ephram in the dark, a somber expression on his face and defeat in his stance.
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A/N: Hopefully the next part will be the last! Wish me luck!
Author: Liat
Disclaimer: not mine
Also found at:
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Part 13:
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"Hey Ephram."
Ephram stared at Bright for a minute, then whirled around and disappeared into his room. Bright's uncertain smile collapsed and Andy frowned, his arm falling to his side. Sighing, he glanced at Bright apologetically and went after Ephram. He opened the bedroom door, stepped in, and shut it behind him. The room was dim, the only light coming in from the windows. Andy said softly,
"Ephram?"
No answer, but Ephram turned around, staying at his vigil by one of the windows. Andy took a step toward him, stopped at the glare Ephram sent him.
"Ephram, I don't understand. I thought you'd be happy to see Bright."
Ephram rolled his eyes,
"Dad, Bright and I aren't together anymore! Haven't been for years."
"I know that, but I thought you were still friends."
Ephram shook his head.
"We haven't spoken since I left Everwood."
"Oh. Well, I'm sorry. I didn't know. But at least I tried. Do you.do you want me to ask him to leave?"
Ephram shook his head.
"Dad, you've been hanging around with Dr. Abbot too much. You can't just do that. Can't just ask someone to leave. It's rude."
Andy shrugged, sticking his hands into his pockets.
"Well, what do you want me to do, Ephram? There's just no pleasing you! Every single time we talk, you ask about Bright. How he is. If he's seeing anyone. It's obvious you never got over him. So, I don't see what the big deal about me bringing him here is!"
Ephram stared at his dad, his expression changing to one of understanding and slight incredulity.
"Are you trying to get us back together?"
Andy blushed, shifting out of the narrow shaft of light from the window. He stammered,
"What? Ephram, I.no! I---well---maybe. I---I don't know! God, maybe it was an ulterior motive, a subconscious move.he's always wanted to come to New York and Delia adores him.and I guess I've always hoped that you two would get back together." Ephram tried to interrupt, but Andy plowed on. "It's just, you and Bright, you're so perfect for each other, and Bright.you really hurt him when you left. But, if you don't want him back, then I'm sorry I meddled. I'll just.stay out of it from now on. I just, I wish you'd realize that I'm right. How you two were meant for each other. I know it, Bright knows it, Delia knows it.everyone except for you seems to know it, Ephram. I think it's time you woke up and smelled the Aqua Di Gio."
Andy sighed and turned to leave, paused in the doorway and said without turning around.
"Ephram.I just want you to be happy."
"I am happy, Dad."
Andy shook his head.
"Are you? Well, if this is happy, then."
"Dad-"
"All I know is that when you were with Bright you were ten times the person you are now. And I thought that was a good thing. But if you're satisfied with how you are now, how you're living now, then there's nothing I can do to change that."
Andy stepped out of the room and closed the door, leaving Ephram in the dark, a somber expression on his face and defeat in his stance.
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A/N: Hopefully the next part will be the last! Wish me luck!