Later it was 8:30 and Madison was coming downstairs from putting Delia to bed. She walked into the family room and saw Ephram sitting on the couch still watching TV, she picked up the remote and turned it off. Ephram looked up surprised, but before he could say anything she kissed him. They started making-out on the couch.
Ephram: So I take it Delia is asleep
Madison just smiled and nodded.
Ephram: So are you ever gonna tell me what she did?
Madison: Maybe...later
Ephram: Later...later as in when?
Madison: When you forget about it...
Ephram: Oh...great
Madison smiled and kissed him again.
At some fancy restaurant...
Linda: So you are ok with them being alone? Even after...you know
Andy: Ephram and Madison? Sure...Delia's there
Linda: (looked at her watch) but she's probably already asleep...I just don't understand how you can be ok with this...
Andy: I'm not ok with it...but I don't really have a choice...Ephram has shown that he can be responsible, his grades are up and he's keeping them that way, he helps out around the house more...sometimes even voluntarily...I mean, of course I don't want him going around and having sex, but there's really nothing I can do about it...the more I try to prevent it, the more appealing it is....you know how kids are
Linda: But he's 16...I know I don't know much about parenting, but I do know about the risks, me being a victim of one of them...
Andy: But you didn't get HIV like that
Linda: but most people do
Andy: I know (he sighed) but I also know that they are being safe
Linda: What about pregnancy...birth control doesn't always work...you're a doctor, you know that
Andy: I know the risks, and believe me if I could stop him I would, but I can't...I can't put him under house arrest for being a teenager, especially when I really don't have anything else to punish him for...I mean, imagine if you weren't aloud to see me without your parents tagging along...it's torture...
Linda: But they're just kids...
Andy: They love each other...there is no stopping love...
Linda: How do you know they love each other...I mean just because they say they do doesn't me-
Andy: I can see it in the way they look at each other, they way they act around one another...it's the same way...(he paused) the same way I act around you...
Linda looked up from her food stunned. She just sat there staring at him. He waited a little longer for a response, but when he didn't get one he quickly went back to the conversation.
Andy: ...besides...I think they know better than to do anything while Delia is there...even if she is asleep...
Linda: (looked down at her salad and picked at it with her fork) uh huh
Back at the house, Madison and Ephram were still making out on the couch.
Ephram slid his hand up the back of Madison's shirt.
Madison: (pulled away) Ephram...Delia's here
Ephram: She's upstairs
Madison: Not here...not now
Ephram: How do you expect me to stop when you look like that?
Madison: I didn't say you had to stop...I just said we can't go any farther
Ephram: What's the difference, if she sees us she sees us
Madison: Would you rather she see us kissing or-
Ephram: Ok, I get it...good point
Madison: Thank you
They started kissing again.
Andy walked in around 10:30 and slammed the door behind him, waking up Ephram who was asleep on the couch with his arms around Madison, who was also sleeping. He shook her lightly and she slowly opened her eyes and looked back at him.
Madison: What time is it? (as she rubbed her eyes)
Ephram: I don't know...(he looked at the clock) 10:30
Madison: Why is your dad home so early? (when she saw Andy walk into the kitchen)
Ephram: I don't know...I guess his date didn't go so well
Madison: (sitting up) why do we always fall asleep when we're together?
Ephram: Cause we always tire ourselves out...
Madison: True (she smiled)
Andy walked in and looked at them for a second before speaking.
Andy: How did it go?
Madison: Great
Andy: Good...well I'm going up to bed...see you both tomorrow
Ephram: yeah
Andy: Ephram...you still have school tomorrow, don't go to bed too late
Andy seemed ok but on the inside he was hurting, Linda didn't say 2 words the rest of the night. He was actually jealous of Ephram and Madison and the love that they shared. Why hadn't Linda responded? Things were going so well, he thought he had ruined everything.
He walked upstairs and stopped in front of Delia's door. He peered in and saw her sleeping peacefully, it put a smile on his face. Then he walked into his room and got ready for bed.
Back downstairs Madison was putting some dishes away in the kitchen while Ephram was flipping through the channels on the TV.
Ephram: I can't believe you chose dishes over me
Madison: (walking into the family room) I thought I told you about my dish fetish
Ephram: No...but maybe I can do something with that...
Madison: (smiled as she sat on his lap) please don't
Ephram kissed her.
Madison: I have to get going...
Ephram: What? Why?
Madison: Well...you have school in the morning...and I have to take Delia, plus I'm exhausted
Ephram: (rolled his eyes) That's a poor excuse for an....excuse
Madison: (laughed) I'll see you in the morning...go to bed
She gave him a soft kiss then left.
Ephram replayed the kiss in his mind a couple times then slowly got up and went upstairs to bed.
Ephram: So I take it Delia is asleep
Madison just smiled and nodded.
Ephram: So are you ever gonna tell me what she did?
Madison: Maybe...later
Ephram: Later...later as in when?
Madison: When you forget about it...
Ephram: Oh...great
Madison smiled and kissed him again.
At some fancy restaurant...
Linda: So you are ok with them being alone? Even after...you know
Andy: Ephram and Madison? Sure...Delia's there
Linda: (looked at her watch) but she's probably already asleep...I just don't understand how you can be ok with this...
Andy: I'm not ok with it...but I don't really have a choice...Ephram has shown that he can be responsible, his grades are up and he's keeping them that way, he helps out around the house more...sometimes even voluntarily...I mean, of course I don't want him going around and having sex, but there's really nothing I can do about it...the more I try to prevent it, the more appealing it is....you know how kids are
Linda: But he's 16...I know I don't know much about parenting, but I do know about the risks, me being a victim of one of them...
Andy: But you didn't get HIV like that
Linda: but most people do
Andy: I know (he sighed) but I also know that they are being safe
Linda: What about pregnancy...birth control doesn't always work...you're a doctor, you know that
Andy: I know the risks, and believe me if I could stop him I would, but I can't...I can't put him under house arrest for being a teenager, especially when I really don't have anything else to punish him for...I mean, imagine if you weren't aloud to see me without your parents tagging along...it's torture...
Linda: But they're just kids...
Andy: They love each other...there is no stopping love...
Linda: How do you know they love each other...I mean just because they say they do doesn't me-
Andy: I can see it in the way they look at each other, they way they act around one another...it's the same way...(he paused) the same way I act around you...
Linda looked up from her food stunned. She just sat there staring at him. He waited a little longer for a response, but when he didn't get one he quickly went back to the conversation.
Andy: ...besides...I think they know better than to do anything while Delia is there...even if she is asleep...
Linda: (looked down at her salad and picked at it with her fork) uh huh
Back at the house, Madison and Ephram were still making out on the couch.
Ephram slid his hand up the back of Madison's shirt.
Madison: (pulled away) Ephram...Delia's here
Ephram: She's upstairs
Madison: Not here...not now
Ephram: How do you expect me to stop when you look like that?
Madison: I didn't say you had to stop...I just said we can't go any farther
Ephram: What's the difference, if she sees us she sees us
Madison: Would you rather she see us kissing or-
Ephram: Ok, I get it...good point
Madison: Thank you
They started kissing again.
Andy walked in around 10:30 and slammed the door behind him, waking up Ephram who was asleep on the couch with his arms around Madison, who was also sleeping. He shook her lightly and she slowly opened her eyes and looked back at him.
Madison: What time is it? (as she rubbed her eyes)
Ephram: I don't know...(he looked at the clock) 10:30
Madison: Why is your dad home so early? (when she saw Andy walk into the kitchen)
Ephram: I don't know...I guess his date didn't go so well
Madison: (sitting up) why do we always fall asleep when we're together?
Ephram: Cause we always tire ourselves out...
Madison: True (she smiled)
Andy walked in and looked at them for a second before speaking.
Andy: How did it go?
Madison: Great
Andy: Good...well I'm going up to bed...see you both tomorrow
Ephram: yeah
Andy: Ephram...you still have school tomorrow, don't go to bed too late
Andy seemed ok but on the inside he was hurting, Linda didn't say 2 words the rest of the night. He was actually jealous of Ephram and Madison and the love that they shared. Why hadn't Linda responded? Things were going so well, he thought he had ruined everything.
He walked upstairs and stopped in front of Delia's door. He peered in and saw her sleeping peacefully, it put a smile on his face. Then he walked into his room and got ready for bed.
Back downstairs Madison was putting some dishes away in the kitchen while Ephram was flipping through the channels on the TV.
Ephram: I can't believe you chose dishes over me
Madison: (walking into the family room) I thought I told you about my dish fetish
Ephram: No...but maybe I can do something with that...
Madison: (smiled as she sat on his lap) please don't
Ephram kissed her.
Madison: I have to get going...
Ephram: What? Why?
Madison: Well...you have school in the morning...and I have to take Delia, plus I'm exhausted
Ephram: (rolled his eyes) That's a poor excuse for an....excuse
Madison: (laughed) I'll see you in the morning...go to bed
She gave him a soft kiss then left.
Ephram replayed the kiss in his mind a couple times then slowly got up and went upstairs to bed.