(A/N: THIS IS DEDICATED TO SHELBY!! =)...I'm going to be away for a month so I'll update when I get back!!)

Finally, after about three hours, Ephram's doctors emerged from the double doors at the back. They made their way over to Andy, who looked as if he were half dead himself.

"Dr. Brown? Your son is in stable condition. He will be going in for his CAT scans and his MRI in about two hours." The doctor, which seemed to be the leader of the two, turned towards the rest of the group. "If you would like to visit him, now would be the time. Only one or two at a time, please. Too many people may overwhelm him." As the first doctor stopped to take a breath, the second doctor cut in. "Ephram is in a very deep sleep now, so please try not to wake him up. We gave him something to relax him a little." The doctors turned and left, with Andy at their heels.

Andy quietly opened the door to Ephram's room. He silently sat down in the chair next to Ephram's bed as a single tear rolled down his cheek. "Ephram?" He whispered. "Ephram, please don't leave us. I don't know how much more death I can take. Or Delia. We all miss you." Andy felt as if he were about to break down and if Ephram woke up, he didn't want him to see him that way. He was supposed to be 'Super-Dad', even if Ephram had been drunk when he called him that. He kissed his son's cool forehead and walked out of the room.

When Andy came back out, five pairs of eyes looked up at him expectantly. "I...I, I'm just going to run to the men's room." Andy turned and left. No one should see him break down. They couldn't he wasn't only 'Super-Dad', he was 'Super-Andy'.

"Delia, would you like to go in?" Nina asked. "I can take you if you want." Delia shook her head. "Not yet. I don't want to go in yet." Amy stood up. "Do you mind if I go in?" Nobody minded.

"Ephram, I've been one shitty friend to you. You were there when Colin was in a coma. And you were there when he died. And I've been nowhere for you. I can't believe it took something like this for me to realize it. Ephram, if you leave me....if you leave everyone here in Everwood....everyone loves you so damn much. What would we do without you? You make people smile. When you walk into the room, the room gets brighter." Amy chuckled slightly. "Wow. That sounded really cliché and pick-up-liney. But it's true, Ephram. You gotta live. You gotta be okay." Amy sat in the chair for a little while longer, just looking at Ephram and reminiscing on old times. Thinking about what an asshole she was.

When Amy came out, Delia wasn't ready yet, and Madison insisted Bright go in before her. "Hey Eph-RAM. It's me, Bright. I only get really sappy once a year, and this is the one time. There are two rules, dawg. One: You gotta listen to me, because it's probably true what I'm saying. Probably. Two: If you remember this conversation, you may not, under no circumstances, use this against me." Bright swallowed the lump in his throat. Or at least tried to. "Colin was my best friend ever. We were like Mike and Scottie. Only shorter, and whiter. When he passed away, we became good friends. I'd like to think that you were even maybe my best friend. Even though you got laid before me. You DAWG! Oh, okay. Anyways. If I lose another best friend, I could get really messed. You don't want that to happen to Ol' Bright, now do ya?" Bright punched Ephram lightly on the arm as he exited, the lump in his throat rising and getting bigger.

It was finally Madison's turn. She sat down in the chair that Andy and Amy had been in only moments before. She gently took Ephram's hand in her own, and tenderly caressed his palm. Tears fell into his open hand as she spoke. "Eph, I know you are asleep, but if you can, just listen to me. I've never known anyone like you. You bring out the best in me – always. You are one of the most talented and most special people I've ever known. I can't lose you Ephram. I just can't." Madison's nose was running, and tears streamed violently down her face, but she was too preoccupied to care. "Ephram, without you my body is cold. You make me warm. You make me whole. I love you, Ephram. Remember that always." She planted a light kiss on her boyfriend's lips and turned to leave when she heard a faint, raspy voice. "Madison. I love you too." She went to him, but he was already asleep again. Although her face was tear-streaked, red, and puffy, she smiled softly to herself. He loved her back.