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Shades of Truth
Chapter Two
"Did I mention how much I missed you?" Ephram asked Amy, who was sitting on his bed, watching him unpack.
"Once or twice." She replied, smiling coyly.
"And how glad I am to be home." Ephram added, sitting down next to her and gazing into her eyes.
"Remind me." She remarked. He leaned over and kissed her. "I'm glad you're home too." She replied, dreamily. "I can't believe we lasted 7 weeks without each other."
"Me either." Ephram replied, taking her hand. "It was the longest 7 weeks of my life."
"Stop complaining!" Amy scolded. "At least you had the piano to keep you busy. All I had was Bright, and stale bagels. Lots of stale bagels."
Ephram laughed. "But we made it. We're together again."
"I know." Amy smiled. "I can't remember being this happy. What was it even like before?"
"I don't want to think about it." Ephram remarked. "All I want to think about is kissing you. Right now." He took her chin in his hand, leaned in and kissed her, slowly and deeply. She ran her fingers through his hair and kissed him back passionately. They moved off the edge of the bed towards the pillows and reclined slightly. Ephram broke away for a minute. "Whoa."
Amy sat up. "Whoa, what? Is something wrong?" She asked, searching Ephram's face for the answer.
"No nothing's wrong. This is good, it's.......it's great." Ephram replied. "I just want to make sure it's not too much. I don't want to mess this up."
Amy smiled at him. "You won't. I want this." She replied.
"It's just that you and Colin were together for so long, and you never......" Ephram started. "And we've only been for a little while and....."
"Ephram, this isn't me and Colin. I'm a different person now." Amy explained, looking directly into Ephram's eyes. "My feelings for you are different. These last few weeks have given me a lot of time to think. And I never felt this way about Colin. Ephram, I really don't know what to say. I'm always so rational, and slow to move; I'm always thinking first and then acting. But I can't plan this out, or analyze it. I missed you so much while you were gone. You were all I thought about, all I talked about, all I dreamt about. You make me so happy. When I'm with you I feel like everything will work out. And I want it to so badly. This time apart has made me realize how much I need you in my life, Ephram. It's made me realize that I love you. I'm in love with you Ephram Brown. I think I have been ever since you walked into County High three years ago."
Ephram stared at Amy in disbelief. He had to take a second to digest everything he had just heard. Basically, the girl he had been head over heels in love with since the day he came to Everwood, the girl who'd begged his father to resurrect her comatose boyfriend, the girl he thought he could never get, had had the same feelings for him all along. Small world. "Amy, I.......I....., um....I" he stuttered, searching for words that clearly weren't there. He was always the one who poured his heart out. He didn't know how to react.
Amy came to his rescue. She closed her eyes and kissed him sweetly on the lips. This seemed to clear his mind and restore his speech.
"I love you too." He told her. "Just in case you didn't know."
Amy smiled. "I had a hunch." They sat smiling at each other for a minute.
Until they were interrupted by a loud knocking. "Impressionable best friend and younger sister entering. Kindly remove yourselves from each other." Bright announced, as he entered the room; his own eyes closed and his hands covering Delia's.
Ephram and Amy just sat there, rolling their eyes. Delia lifted one of Bright's fingers and peeked out. "It's safe." She declared.
"Good." Bright remarked, plopping himself in between Amy and Ephram, putting an arm around each of them. "Lets keep it that way. No making out in front of the kid."
"Yeah, Bright gets embarrassed." Delia joked. Everyone laughed.
"So gang, what's up for tonight?" Bright asked cheerfully.
"What gang? There is no gang." Ephram replied. "We are not a gang."
"Don't you have some friends you can hang out with?" Amy asked her brother.
"They all left for college." Bright replied. "Thanks for reminding me."
"Fine. Go bother Mom and Dad." Amy suggested, irritably.
"Look, I know you want to spend the evening being all coupley and vomit- inducing, but Ephram is my friend too. And I haven't seen him in eight weeks either." Bright complained.
"And he's my brother." Delia piped up. "I want to see him too."
"You live with him." Bright retorted.
"So?" Delia replied. "Shut up." She punched him in the arm.
"Owww!" Bright whined. "That hurt."
"Baby." Delia made fun of him.
"Alright. Enough." Ephram exclaimed, standing up. "You two, stop fighting. I can't deal with it."
Delia and Bright both looked up guiltily.
"Ok, give me 5 minutes and we'll go to Mama Joy's for dinner." Ephram ordered.
"Me too?" Delia asked.
"You too." Ephram told her. "Now, everybody out." He pointed towards the door.
Delia and Bright headed for the door. Amy followed. "Everyone but you." He smiled. She turned and kissed him again.
"I really wish we could just be alone." She made puppy dog eyes at him.
"I know." Ephram replied. "Believe me, nothing would make me happier."
Amy pouted, then pulled him towards her and began to kiss him. "We have a lot of catching up to do..."
Ephram groaned. "Forget Mama Joy's." he kissed her back.
"C'mon!" Delia shouted from downstairs. "I'm really hungry!"
"Yeah, hurry up!" Bright added. "We could be on the first basket of fries by now."
Ephram rolled his eyes. "Hold this thought." He remarked. He kissed her again.
"Ephram!" Delia and Bright yelled together.
Three hours and about 5 baskets of French fries later, the "gang" had returned to the Brown house. Delia had fallen asleep in the car, and was now being carried upstairs by her newly adopted older brother. They had spent a fair amount of time together during the summer. He had worked as a lifeguard again, and Delia kept him company at the pool. He had grown fond of having another little sister, especially one that looked up to him as much as Delia. These days, he needed all the confidence boosters he could get.
"I gotta finish unpacking." Ephram remarked.
"I could stay and keep you company." Amy offered.
"You don't have too. I won't be very much fun. I'll probably fall asleep soon." He told her.
"Ok." She agreed.
"But tomorrow, it's all about you and me." Ephram informed her. "We're spending the entire day together."
Amy smiled. "I can't wait."
"I'll come get you at nine." He said.
"Sounds good." She smiled. She leaned in and pressed her face to his. "I really missed you."
"I'm so glad I'm back." He replied, kissing her.
"Me too." Amy remarked. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight." He replied, kissing her one last time.
"Gross." Was all Bright said as he came back downstairs.
"Goodnight Bright." Ephram laughed, as he followed Amy out the door.
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Shades of Truth
Chapter Two
"Did I mention how much I missed you?" Ephram asked Amy, who was sitting on his bed, watching him unpack.
"Once or twice." She replied, smiling coyly.
"And how glad I am to be home." Ephram added, sitting down next to her and gazing into her eyes.
"Remind me." She remarked. He leaned over and kissed her. "I'm glad you're home too." She replied, dreamily. "I can't believe we lasted 7 weeks without each other."
"Me either." Ephram replied, taking her hand. "It was the longest 7 weeks of my life."
"Stop complaining!" Amy scolded. "At least you had the piano to keep you busy. All I had was Bright, and stale bagels. Lots of stale bagels."
Ephram laughed. "But we made it. We're together again."
"I know." Amy smiled. "I can't remember being this happy. What was it even like before?"
"I don't want to think about it." Ephram remarked. "All I want to think about is kissing you. Right now." He took her chin in his hand, leaned in and kissed her, slowly and deeply. She ran her fingers through his hair and kissed him back passionately. They moved off the edge of the bed towards the pillows and reclined slightly. Ephram broke away for a minute. "Whoa."
Amy sat up. "Whoa, what? Is something wrong?" She asked, searching Ephram's face for the answer.
"No nothing's wrong. This is good, it's.......it's great." Ephram replied. "I just want to make sure it's not too much. I don't want to mess this up."
Amy smiled at him. "You won't. I want this." She replied.
"It's just that you and Colin were together for so long, and you never......" Ephram started. "And we've only been for a little while and....."
"Ephram, this isn't me and Colin. I'm a different person now." Amy explained, looking directly into Ephram's eyes. "My feelings for you are different. These last few weeks have given me a lot of time to think. And I never felt this way about Colin. Ephram, I really don't know what to say. I'm always so rational, and slow to move; I'm always thinking first and then acting. But I can't plan this out, or analyze it. I missed you so much while you were gone. You were all I thought about, all I talked about, all I dreamt about. You make me so happy. When I'm with you I feel like everything will work out. And I want it to so badly. This time apart has made me realize how much I need you in my life, Ephram. It's made me realize that I love you. I'm in love with you Ephram Brown. I think I have been ever since you walked into County High three years ago."
Ephram stared at Amy in disbelief. He had to take a second to digest everything he had just heard. Basically, the girl he had been head over heels in love with since the day he came to Everwood, the girl who'd begged his father to resurrect her comatose boyfriend, the girl he thought he could never get, had had the same feelings for him all along. Small world. "Amy, I.......I....., um....I" he stuttered, searching for words that clearly weren't there. He was always the one who poured his heart out. He didn't know how to react.
Amy came to his rescue. She closed her eyes and kissed him sweetly on the lips. This seemed to clear his mind and restore his speech.
"I love you too." He told her. "Just in case you didn't know."
Amy smiled. "I had a hunch." They sat smiling at each other for a minute.
Until they were interrupted by a loud knocking. "Impressionable best friend and younger sister entering. Kindly remove yourselves from each other." Bright announced, as he entered the room; his own eyes closed and his hands covering Delia's.
Ephram and Amy just sat there, rolling their eyes. Delia lifted one of Bright's fingers and peeked out. "It's safe." She declared.
"Good." Bright remarked, plopping himself in between Amy and Ephram, putting an arm around each of them. "Lets keep it that way. No making out in front of the kid."
"Yeah, Bright gets embarrassed." Delia joked. Everyone laughed.
"So gang, what's up for tonight?" Bright asked cheerfully.
"What gang? There is no gang." Ephram replied. "We are not a gang."
"Don't you have some friends you can hang out with?" Amy asked her brother.
"They all left for college." Bright replied. "Thanks for reminding me."
"Fine. Go bother Mom and Dad." Amy suggested, irritably.
"Look, I know you want to spend the evening being all coupley and vomit- inducing, but Ephram is my friend too. And I haven't seen him in eight weeks either." Bright complained.
"And he's my brother." Delia piped up. "I want to see him too."
"You live with him." Bright retorted.
"So?" Delia replied. "Shut up." She punched him in the arm.
"Owww!" Bright whined. "That hurt."
"Baby." Delia made fun of him.
"Alright. Enough." Ephram exclaimed, standing up. "You two, stop fighting. I can't deal with it."
Delia and Bright both looked up guiltily.
"Ok, give me 5 minutes and we'll go to Mama Joy's for dinner." Ephram ordered.
"Me too?" Delia asked.
"You too." Ephram told her. "Now, everybody out." He pointed towards the door.
Delia and Bright headed for the door. Amy followed. "Everyone but you." He smiled. She turned and kissed him again.
"I really wish we could just be alone." She made puppy dog eyes at him.
"I know." Ephram replied. "Believe me, nothing would make me happier."
Amy pouted, then pulled him towards her and began to kiss him. "We have a lot of catching up to do..."
Ephram groaned. "Forget Mama Joy's." he kissed her back.
"C'mon!" Delia shouted from downstairs. "I'm really hungry!"
"Yeah, hurry up!" Bright added. "We could be on the first basket of fries by now."
Ephram rolled his eyes. "Hold this thought." He remarked. He kissed her again.
"Ephram!" Delia and Bright yelled together.
Three hours and about 5 baskets of French fries later, the "gang" had returned to the Brown house. Delia had fallen asleep in the car, and was now being carried upstairs by her newly adopted older brother. They had spent a fair amount of time together during the summer. He had worked as a lifeguard again, and Delia kept him company at the pool. He had grown fond of having another little sister, especially one that looked up to him as much as Delia. These days, he needed all the confidence boosters he could get.
"I gotta finish unpacking." Ephram remarked.
"I could stay and keep you company." Amy offered.
"You don't have too. I won't be very much fun. I'll probably fall asleep soon." He told her.
"Ok." She agreed.
"But tomorrow, it's all about you and me." Ephram informed her. "We're spending the entire day together."
Amy smiled. "I can't wait."
"I'll come get you at nine." He said.
"Sounds good." She smiled. She leaned in and pressed her face to his. "I really missed you."
"I'm so glad I'm back." He replied, kissing her.
"Me too." Amy remarked. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight." He replied, kissing her one last time.
"Gross." Was all Bright said as he came back downstairs.
"Goodnight Bright." Ephram laughed, as he followed Amy out the door.
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