"So you still haven't talked to Madison?" Jesse inquired.
"Nope," Ephram replied, keeping his attention on the open road.
"Do you miss her?" Jesse asked, resting her feet on the dash.
"I don't know," Ephram shrugged, "Hey, get your feet off my dashboard!"
"Alright, Mr. Pouty," Jesse smirked, removing her feet, "Since when do you care about the car anyways?"
"I don't," Ephram replied.
"Okay, please, more than 3 syllables!" Jesse exclaimed, "Let's have an actual conversation here. I mean, first you practically kidnap me, lure me into your car with shiny objects, and now your driving me hundreds of miles away from my home. So at the very least, tell me what's bothering you."
"Shiny objects?" Ephram repeated, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yes," Jesse nodded, "Now, let's hear it."
"I guess I miss her," Ephram sighed, "But it's not like I can't go on living without her. I don't know. I guess it was a mistake to have ever gotten involved with her."
"Ephram Brown, there are no mistakes," Jesse announced, patting his knee, "I don't mean to go all "confusious" on you but, everything happens for a reason. And you know, every once in a while, something bad happens, and it sucks, it really does, but you get over it. You get a few scars and bruises, but you heal, and you become a better person because of it."
"Wow," Ephram smiled, "Since when are you so smart?"
"Shut up," Jesse laughed, "I was serious!"
"I know," Ephram glanced at her, "Thank you."
"What are friends for?" Jesse smiled back, "So where are we going?"
"I really don't know," Ephram replied, "Any suggestions?"
"Yeah, actually, I do," Jesse nodded.
***
"Wow, so what is this place?" Ephram asked, looking out at the scenery. They were standing on the porch of a small cottage. In front of them was a vast lake, untouched by civilization. Deep blue, with small patches of water lilies and cat tails, set against the backdrop of the Colorado Rockies.
"Never did know the name," Jesse admitted, "To me, it just doesn't need one. We used to come here all the time when I was a kid."
"Lucky kid," Ephram laughed, "When I was a kid, our summer vacation spot was a house in the hamptons. It was just a carbon copy of all the other houses up there. Nothing like this..."
"Yeah, this used to be my favorite place," Jesse smiled, "Until I turned 12. I actually havn't been here since."
"Why?" Ephram inquired, as they sat down on the porch steps.
"It's kind of a silly reason," Jesse said looking at her feet.
"You won't see me laughing," Ephram promised. Jesse sighed and looked up.
"Do you see that cross over there?" Jesse asked, pointing to a small wooden cross under the shade of a willow tree. Ephram nodded. "My dog, Cody, died that summer. I had him since I was just a baby, so it was like loosing a best friend. And after that, I swore I'd never come back. Pretty stupid, huh?"
"No way," Ephram replied, rubbing her shoulder, "When I was 9 we moved into a new apartment building, and my parents made me get rid of my dog. I was so mad, I swore I'd never talk to them again."
"So we're both lame, huh?" Jesse laughed, "But you know, I like being lame."
"Yeah, I mean, lame is totally in," Ephram laughed, "It's all the rage. Ashton Kutcher and Paris Hilton are apparently lame now too."
"Wow, really?" Jesse smiled, "But wait, we can't be conformists."
"We aren't, we're the ones that put "lame" on the map," Ephram replied.
"Your right," Jesse nodded.
"Thanks," Ephram said, looking over at her.
"What for?" Jesse asked, confused.
"For being you," Ephram smiled, "And cheering me up. Even if I didn't want to admit it, I was in a slump after Madison...but you helped me realize that what's happened, happened, and now it's time to move on. And I just want you to know I owe you one."
"Why do you have to be so cute?" Jesse chuckled, "Seriously, I can't stand it!"
"It just comes so naturally," Ephram joked, pretending to fix his hair. Jesse just rolled her eyes, and grinned at him.
A/N: Sorry it's been forever since the last update. I've been super busy with a lot of things lately. But hopefully there will be steady updates from now on. Please review!!!
"Nope," Ephram replied, keeping his attention on the open road.
"Do you miss her?" Jesse asked, resting her feet on the dash.
"I don't know," Ephram shrugged, "Hey, get your feet off my dashboard!"
"Alright, Mr. Pouty," Jesse smirked, removing her feet, "Since when do you care about the car anyways?"
"I don't," Ephram replied.
"Okay, please, more than 3 syllables!" Jesse exclaimed, "Let's have an actual conversation here. I mean, first you practically kidnap me, lure me into your car with shiny objects, and now your driving me hundreds of miles away from my home. So at the very least, tell me what's bothering you."
"Shiny objects?" Ephram repeated, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yes," Jesse nodded, "Now, let's hear it."
"I guess I miss her," Ephram sighed, "But it's not like I can't go on living without her. I don't know. I guess it was a mistake to have ever gotten involved with her."
"Ephram Brown, there are no mistakes," Jesse announced, patting his knee, "I don't mean to go all "confusious" on you but, everything happens for a reason. And you know, every once in a while, something bad happens, and it sucks, it really does, but you get over it. You get a few scars and bruises, but you heal, and you become a better person because of it."
"Wow," Ephram smiled, "Since when are you so smart?"
"Shut up," Jesse laughed, "I was serious!"
"I know," Ephram glanced at her, "Thank you."
"What are friends for?" Jesse smiled back, "So where are we going?"
"I really don't know," Ephram replied, "Any suggestions?"
"Yeah, actually, I do," Jesse nodded.
***
"Wow, so what is this place?" Ephram asked, looking out at the scenery. They were standing on the porch of a small cottage. In front of them was a vast lake, untouched by civilization. Deep blue, with small patches of water lilies and cat tails, set against the backdrop of the Colorado Rockies.
"Never did know the name," Jesse admitted, "To me, it just doesn't need one. We used to come here all the time when I was a kid."
"Lucky kid," Ephram laughed, "When I was a kid, our summer vacation spot was a house in the hamptons. It was just a carbon copy of all the other houses up there. Nothing like this..."
"Yeah, this used to be my favorite place," Jesse smiled, "Until I turned 12. I actually havn't been here since."
"Why?" Ephram inquired, as they sat down on the porch steps.
"It's kind of a silly reason," Jesse said looking at her feet.
"You won't see me laughing," Ephram promised. Jesse sighed and looked up.
"Do you see that cross over there?" Jesse asked, pointing to a small wooden cross under the shade of a willow tree. Ephram nodded. "My dog, Cody, died that summer. I had him since I was just a baby, so it was like loosing a best friend. And after that, I swore I'd never come back. Pretty stupid, huh?"
"No way," Ephram replied, rubbing her shoulder, "When I was 9 we moved into a new apartment building, and my parents made me get rid of my dog. I was so mad, I swore I'd never talk to them again."
"So we're both lame, huh?" Jesse laughed, "But you know, I like being lame."
"Yeah, I mean, lame is totally in," Ephram laughed, "It's all the rage. Ashton Kutcher and Paris Hilton are apparently lame now too."
"Wow, really?" Jesse smiled, "But wait, we can't be conformists."
"We aren't, we're the ones that put "lame" on the map," Ephram replied.
"Your right," Jesse nodded.
"Thanks," Ephram said, looking over at her.
"What for?" Jesse asked, confused.
"For being you," Ephram smiled, "And cheering me up. Even if I didn't want to admit it, I was in a slump after Madison...but you helped me realize that what's happened, happened, and now it's time to move on. And I just want you to know I owe you one."
"Why do you have to be so cute?" Jesse chuckled, "Seriously, I can't stand it!"
"It just comes so naturally," Ephram joked, pretending to fix his hair. Jesse just rolled her eyes, and grinned at him.
A/N: Sorry it's been forever since the last update. I've been super busy with a lot of things lately. But hopefully there will be steady updates from now on. Please review!!!