Chapter 3
Well I just wanted to let you all know before I continue, to hopefully help the confusion that seems to be coming from this story...The first part of all the chapters are flashbacks...so I hope that clears up everyone's confusion. Anyway on to m first update in a month....yay me! Enjoy!
Amy Brown, only married six months, steps off the bus from Denver after finishing her 3rd quarter finals. Because Delia had a dance recital and and Ephram's finals finished a day earlier than Amy's he had headed to Everwood early to be there for it. Delia in dance, it had come as a surprise to everyone but once Amy had shown the younger girl the basics she had caught on quickly and had fallen in love with it.
Shouldering her overnight bag Amy heads to her in-law's house where she knew her husband was waiting for her. Ephram had offered to pick her up from the bus station but Amy had had no idea what time she would actually get into Everwood so she had insisted that she would see him at the house.
Delia was out in the yard when Amy arrived, "Hey Amy!" The 11-year-old called out rushing to hug Amy.
"Hey Delia how was the recital?" Amy questions.
"It was great..." And Delia begins a long sentence on everything about it.
"Delia give Amy room to breath..." Andy insists taking the duffle bag from Amy and hugging and kissing her cheek gently. "Are you OK Amy, you look kind of pale...we could have had someone pick you up, you didn't have to walk."
"I'm fine, thanks Andy." Amy offers a weak smile as Ephram appears in front of her.
Quickly pulling Amy to him Ephram offers a warm kiss but when he looks down at her concern washes over his features.
"We need to talk." Amy whispers, "why don't we go for a walk?"
Ephram's eyes narrow, but he nods and taking Amy's hand he states, "we'll be back in a while."
The couple walk in silence until they are in the middle of the woods behind the house,
"I went to a doctor today, that's why I was late getting in."
"Amy what's going on with you? Are you sick, because if you are sick we are going to get through this..."
"Ephram no..." Amy shakes her head.
"I'm serious Ames between my dad and yours there isn't anything..."
"No!" Amy exclaims, "Ephram you aren't listening to me, I'm not sick."
Ephram cups Amy's face in his hands, "then what's going on Amy?"
"I'm pregnant." Amy responds, tears welling in her eyes.
Ephram stands, staring stunned at Amy, "what...but how...I mean we used...and you were on..."
Amy nods, "I know...but nothings 100%. The doctor says that I'm about 2 and a half months pregnant."
"A baby?" Ephram asks.
Amy nods her head slowly as Ephram pulls her tightly to him.
Amy watches Ephram as he stands perfectly still in the middle of the forest, somehow she knew he would be here. "I was so scared when I had to tell you I was pregnant."
Ephram doesn't turn around but he nods slightly and responds, "I know, it was written all of your face."
"I didn't know what to think, we had both decided that *if* we wanted kids it wouldn't be for a long, long time." Amy whispers.
"I was happy from the moment you told me though, I loved her with everything I had." Ephram responds and Amy can hear the tears in his voice.
"Everyone did." Amy states, pushing her own tears away. "I have kids in my dance classes that are how old she should be and sometimes it's just..." Amy stops her tears choking off the last part of her sentence.
"Ephram, I can't do this, I can't sit and talk about her like this, I don't have the strength to do it." And with her words Amy turns on her heal and takes off toward the edge of the forest. Her tears blearing her vision cause her to miss the root sticking out of the ground and within seconds Amy is on her hands and knees, sobs rocking her body.
Before Amy can react Ephram is by her side and has taken her into his arms. Instinctively Amy buries her face in his shoulder, her tears soaking the blue cotton fabric. "Shh, it's OK." Ephram whispers, his voice soothing despite his own tears.
"It's not OK Ephram, three years ago our councilor said that that pain would never actually go away but it would dull. It hasn't I miss her everyday and I carry the pain of missing her with me always. And some days I just can't stand it."
Ephram doesn't responds but instead just pulls Amy closer to him and the two sit in the middle of the woods, alone, the silence of the woods broken by Amy's sobs. There was no judging how much time had passed but by the time Amy's tears have subsided the February air as turned freezing and helping Amy to her feet Ephram offers, "I'll walk you home."
"Ephram you don't have to." Amy responds rubbing at her cheeks hoping to reduce the appearance of tears.
"It's late." Ephram insists.
"Ephram this is Everwood, not New York or Denver."
"Amy..."
"I'll be fine Ephram, thanks though." Amy states as they reach the break in the woods looking down on the Brown household.
"Will you at least call me and let me know that you got home all right?" Ephram questions.
Amy sighs, "fine I will all you when I get home."
"So then I guess I will talk to you then." Ephram states shifting his weight uncomfortably.
"All right." Amy responds.
Ephram had been home for about 10 minutes when the phone rang, Nina appears in the living room, where Ephram had been reading the newspaper, "it's Amy on the phone for you."
"Hello." Ephram speaks into the phone, suddenly unsure of what to say to his ex-wife.
"So I'm calling to let you know I got home all right." It's still obvious in Amy's voice that she had been crying but she sounded better.
"OK good, thanks for calling." Ephram responds.
"Ephram I'm really sorry about what happened, I didn't mean to loose it like that, I don't even know what made me go up there tonight." Amy speaks quickly.
"It's all right Amy, don't worry about it, everyone is allowed to break down every once in awhile. It was just your turn this time."
"Yah well you seem to be there for most of my breakdowns." Amy sighs.
"Don't worry about it Amy, we're still friends even if we couldn't make our marriage work. You can still come to me when you want to talk..."
"It's been three years Ephram, I don't think I can just jump back to the way I was in high school. I'm a grown up I can take care of myself." Amy states stubbornly.
"I don't doubt that, but everyone needs to be taken care of some time." Ephram responds.
"I can't...I can't do this right now Ephram, I'm sorry." and with those final words Ephram is confronted with a dial tone.
Well I just wanted to let you all know before I continue, to hopefully help the confusion that seems to be coming from this story...The first part of all the chapters are flashbacks...so I hope that clears up everyone's confusion. Anyway on to m first update in a month....yay me! Enjoy!
Amy Brown, only married six months, steps off the bus from Denver after finishing her 3rd quarter finals. Because Delia had a dance recital and and Ephram's finals finished a day earlier than Amy's he had headed to Everwood early to be there for it. Delia in dance, it had come as a surprise to everyone but once Amy had shown the younger girl the basics she had caught on quickly and had fallen in love with it.
Shouldering her overnight bag Amy heads to her in-law's house where she knew her husband was waiting for her. Ephram had offered to pick her up from the bus station but Amy had had no idea what time she would actually get into Everwood so she had insisted that she would see him at the house.
Delia was out in the yard when Amy arrived, "Hey Amy!" The 11-year-old called out rushing to hug Amy.
"Hey Delia how was the recital?" Amy questions.
"It was great..." And Delia begins a long sentence on everything about it.
"Delia give Amy room to breath..." Andy insists taking the duffle bag from Amy and hugging and kissing her cheek gently. "Are you OK Amy, you look kind of pale...we could have had someone pick you up, you didn't have to walk."
"I'm fine, thanks Andy." Amy offers a weak smile as Ephram appears in front of her.
Quickly pulling Amy to him Ephram offers a warm kiss but when he looks down at her concern washes over his features.
"We need to talk." Amy whispers, "why don't we go for a walk?"
Ephram's eyes narrow, but he nods and taking Amy's hand he states, "we'll be back in a while."
The couple walk in silence until they are in the middle of the woods behind the house,
"I went to a doctor today, that's why I was late getting in."
"Amy what's going on with you? Are you sick, because if you are sick we are going to get through this..."
"Ephram no..." Amy shakes her head.
"I'm serious Ames between my dad and yours there isn't anything..."
"No!" Amy exclaims, "Ephram you aren't listening to me, I'm not sick."
Ephram cups Amy's face in his hands, "then what's going on Amy?"
"I'm pregnant." Amy responds, tears welling in her eyes.
Ephram stands, staring stunned at Amy, "what...but how...I mean we used...and you were on..."
Amy nods, "I know...but nothings 100%. The doctor says that I'm about 2 and a half months pregnant."
"A baby?" Ephram asks.
Amy nods her head slowly as Ephram pulls her tightly to him.
Amy watches Ephram as he stands perfectly still in the middle of the forest, somehow she knew he would be here. "I was so scared when I had to tell you I was pregnant."
Ephram doesn't turn around but he nods slightly and responds, "I know, it was written all of your face."
"I didn't know what to think, we had both decided that *if* we wanted kids it wouldn't be for a long, long time." Amy whispers.
"I was happy from the moment you told me though, I loved her with everything I had." Ephram responds and Amy can hear the tears in his voice.
"Everyone did." Amy states, pushing her own tears away. "I have kids in my dance classes that are how old she should be and sometimes it's just..." Amy stops her tears choking off the last part of her sentence.
"Ephram, I can't do this, I can't sit and talk about her like this, I don't have the strength to do it." And with her words Amy turns on her heal and takes off toward the edge of the forest. Her tears blearing her vision cause her to miss the root sticking out of the ground and within seconds Amy is on her hands and knees, sobs rocking her body.
Before Amy can react Ephram is by her side and has taken her into his arms. Instinctively Amy buries her face in his shoulder, her tears soaking the blue cotton fabric. "Shh, it's OK." Ephram whispers, his voice soothing despite his own tears.
"It's not OK Ephram, three years ago our councilor said that that pain would never actually go away but it would dull. It hasn't I miss her everyday and I carry the pain of missing her with me always. And some days I just can't stand it."
Ephram doesn't responds but instead just pulls Amy closer to him and the two sit in the middle of the woods, alone, the silence of the woods broken by Amy's sobs. There was no judging how much time had passed but by the time Amy's tears have subsided the February air as turned freezing and helping Amy to her feet Ephram offers, "I'll walk you home."
"Ephram you don't have to." Amy responds rubbing at her cheeks hoping to reduce the appearance of tears.
"It's late." Ephram insists.
"Ephram this is Everwood, not New York or Denver."
"Amy..."
"I'll be fine Ephram, thanks though." Amy states as they reach the break in the woods looking down on the Brown household.
"Will you at least call me and let me know that you got home all right?" Ephram questions.
Amy sighs, "fine I will all you when I get home."
"So then I guess I will talk to you then." Ephram states shifting his weight uncomfortably.
"All right." Amy responds.
Ephram had been home for about 10 minutes when the phone rang, Nina appears in the living room, where Ephram had been reading the newspaper, "it's Amy on the phone for you."
"Hello." Ephram speaks into the phone, suddenly unsure of what to say to his ex-wife.
"So I'm calling to let you know I got home all right." It's still obvious in Amy's voice that she had been crying but she sounded better.
"OK good, thanks for calling." Ephram responds.
"Ephram I'm really sorry about what happened, I didn't mean to loose it like that, I don't even know what made me go up there tonight." Amy speaks quickly.
"It's all right Amy, don't worry about it, everyone is allowed to break down every once in awhile. It was just your turn this time."
"Yah well you seem to be there for most of my breakdowns." Amy sighs.
"Don't worry about it Amy, we're still friends even if we couldn't make our marriage work. You can still come to me when you want to talk..."
"It's been three years Ephram, I don't think I can just jump back to the way I was in high school. I'm a grown up I can take care of myself." Amy states stubbornly.
"I don't doubt that, but everyone needs to be taken care of some time." Ephram responds.
"I can't...I can't do this right now Ephram, I'm sorry." and with those final words Ephram is confronted with a dial tone.