Ephram: Ok before you say anything-

Madison: (opened the door to him and held up his yearbook pointing to his picture, it was one of the colored ones in the front before the actual school pictures) Purple hair?!?

Ephram: (looked down blushing) I was going through a rebellious stage ok?

Madison just laughed.

Ephram: Fine...laugh all you want, but now I get to see yours

Madison: Oh hell no...I already burned them

Ephram: Sure (sarcastically)

Madison: I can't believe you had purple hair

Ephram: Just for a little while

Madison: I had purple hair once...after a tragic high-lighting accident...and it wasn't really purple...more red, but in the right light....

Ephram: Ok can we stop making fun of me now?

Madison: No

Ephram: (Plopped on his bed) Fine, then I'm going to bed so I don't have to listen

Madison: Aww... c'mon, I think it's cute

Ephram: Yeah ok (sarcastically)

Madison climbed on the bed and sat next to him.

Madison: So what do you wanna do?

Ephram: Well I have some even more embarrassing baby albums downstairs, we could look at those? (sarcastically)

Madison: That sounds like fun (joking)

Ephram: Please no...

Madison: (smiled) so what made you decide to dye your hair?

Ephram and Madison talked for a while before she went home at around 11. He walked her out and when he came back in Andy was still sitting on the couch, but now he was reading a magazine.

Ephram: (bending down to read the cover) "Parenthood?" you are seriously reading that?

Andy: I thought it might give me some tips...(he closed the magazine and cleared his throat) listen Ephram, I know that you know that I'm leaving for the weekend...

Ephram: Wow, thanks dad, for that very informative statement

Andy: (disregarded Ephram's comment) and you will be here alone for a couple days...and I know you will probably have Madison over...now as much as I hate this, I know I can't stop it...so I'm just asking you to be careful...be safe

Ephram: (was now uncomfortable) yeah, I know...

Andy: Good...well that's all I have to say, this awkwardness is now over, you can go...

Ephram: (smiled) thanks



He went up to his room and went to bed.

The next day Steve found Jay in his room going over the band's new song.

Steve: Hey man

Jay: Hey (didn't look up from the sheet of music)

Steve: So I saw Madison last night (with this Jay immediately looked up) she was with her boyfriend

Jay: Hey boyfriend? Did you talk to her?

Steve: Yeah, kinda...

Jay: So this boyfriend...what was he like, was he big?

Steve: No, he was kinda scrawny...looked younger too...I think his name was like Eff-maybe Jeff...no it was like Effin...Efffman?

Jay: Ephram? (with anger)

Steve: Yeah, that's it...anyways-

Jay: They're just friends (defensively)

Steve: No I don't think so

Jay: What do you mean?

Steve: Well I saw them kissing...damn he's a lucky guy!

Jay: (turning red with fury) kissing? Like she kissed him back?!

Steve: Yeah...you ok? You look sick

Jay: I'm more than sick

Jay grabbed his car keys and stormed out of the room, leaving Steve stunned.