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Chapter 5:
Ephram awoke the next morning to the sound of sizzling coming from the kitchen. As he stumbled his way there, he saw Madison over at the strove frying pancakes. She turned around and saw Ephram staring at her:
Madison: "You know, when I woke up this morning, I was almost positive that yesterday was all just a dream. But now that I see you here, I know that it's true and I'm glad that it is."
Ephram: "I know what you mean. My life is changed so drastically in 1 day, it's kinda surreal. But hey, the experts say change is good, so I'm all for it."
Madison: "Thanks for the information smart one and I'm glad to see that your still the same sarcastic Ephram. Anyway, if we plan on getting to Everwood anytime soon, I need to go get Ephram ready."
Ephram: "It's so confusing having another Ephram around. I mean it's not like there were ever any other Ephram's at school or anything since its not exactly a common name. It's going to take some getting use to this, this whole double Ephram thing."
Madison: "We could always call him by his middle name Alex, after my Dad."
Ephram: "So that would make him Alex Kellner? I like it."
Madison: "Actually, it would make him Alex Brown. Even though you weren't around at the time, I thought that if I named him after Brown, after his father, that you would eventually come back and be in his life, which you did."
Ephram: "He has both of my names? Wow, I feel honored! But anyway, I'll eat breakfast while you get Alex ready and then we'll tackle the mighty sultan later."
Madison rolled her eyes at his pathetic nickname for his father and then went off to go wake Alex up. As Ephram helped himself to some pancakes, he thought about how simple his relationship with Madison was going. They had never really been friends, but right now, everything seemed cool. He was trying hard not to imagine them dating, because right now he needed to concentrate on Alex. But every time he saw her or spoke to her, memories of the great times that they had shared in the past flooded his mind.
Just as Ephram was finishing up his 7th pancake, Madison emerged from the hallway with a dressed and ready to go Alex in her arms.
Madison noticed how many pancakes Ephram had eaten. "Boy someone's hungry."
Ephram: "I skipped dinner in all the excitement of last night, so I was starved. But I'm done now, so we can go."
The trio walked out to Madison's car, because it already had a booster seat in it. After making sure that Alex was buckled in safely, Madison and Ephram jumped into the front seats of the car and drove towards Everwood.
After almost 20 minutes of painful silence, Ephram decided to break the ice. "So Madison, you never did tell me how all of this happened and what you life is like now."
Madison: "It's a long story."
Ephram: "It's a long car ride."
Madison: "Ok, well it all started when I took the pregnancy test and saw that it was positive. I went to visit your Dad and he did another test that determined that I defiantly was. I thought about what to do all day, but decided to wait until your father told you about it, so we could decide together. Only your Dad never told you, and he gave me a bunch of reasons why you were not to know about the baby. It didn't really seem like he was giving me choice, so I stupidly agreed and your Dad offered to support me and my baby as long as we needed. Anyway, after I finished junior year, I took a break from school and managed to get a job as a department store manager in Bolder. So I left Everwood and moved here before the news of my pregnancy could spread and people could gossip. Now, I have my little house and am still working part time in the store. I want to eventually go back and finish school once Alex starts preschool, but right now, I'm happy where I am. So what about you Eph, hows your life been?"
Ephram: "Well, obviously not as dramatic as yours. I had an amazing summer in NY with the Julliard Summer program and then came back to Everwood for senior year. It was weird with Bright away at community college, but then Amy and I started dating so I spent most of my time with her. But anyway, I graduated earlier this week and after yesterday, I'm rethinking about what I'm going to do next year."
Madison: "You can't give up Julliard, I won't let you. You can't just throw away your dreams."
Ephram: "Relax, I'll figure something out, I mean there has to be at least one decent music academy in Colorado."
Before Madison could reply, she realized that they had finally arrived at Ephram's house. She pulled into the driveway, but just stared in the car with a frightened look on her face.
Ephram squeezed her hand and said, "He already knows about the baby, so all we have to do is show him why we want to raise him together. If we don't let him get to us, it won't be that hard."
Madison squeezed his hand back, smiled, and stepped out of the car. After picking up Alex, the three walked up to the porch and stepped inside the house.
Ephram: "Dad, are you home?"
Delia: "No, its just me," called a voice from upstairs, "Dad's at Nina's, he is really mad because you snuck out lat night and..." Delia had walked out of the room and saw Madison at the bottom of the steps. "Oh my gosh, Madison," she squealed with excitement.
Madison: "Hey Delia," she replied as the excited 11 year old raced down the stairs and hugged her old babysitter.
Delia: "What are you doing here?"
As the two parted, Delia noticed the blue bassinette next to her. Delia looked from Madison to Ephram. "No it can't be...Madison, is this your baby?
Madison: "It's our baby. Delia, I want you to meet your nephew, Ephram Alexander Brown."
After muttering a wow, Delia said, "Lets just hold on here for a minute, because I have some questions. First of all, does Dad know about this and secondly, can I hold him? Please?"
Madison and Delia walked over to the couch and sat down. After Madison showed Delia how to hold Alex, she explained to her their situation. However, before Delia could respond, the back door opened and Andy Brown walked into the room.
Andy: "Madison, what are you doing here? Whats going on? Delia, go to your room."
Delia: "Fine, but you never let me listen and Ephram will just fill me in later," she whined before stomping off to her room.
Once Delia was out of earshot, Andy walked past the couch and just stared at Ephram, Madison and Alex.
Andy: "Ephram, Madison, I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do. For once in my life, you've left me speechless."
Ephram: "Dad, you don't have to know what to do. Just accept the fact that I'm going to help Madison raise our son. You giving her money isn't enough, she needs me to help her give our son the love that he deserves. Now we don't need your help, we just want you to except this situation....and us."
Andy: "Ephram, its times like these where I wish that your mother was here, to help me figure all of this out. Nevertheless, you're an adult now and I can't stop you from doing this, even if I wanted to too. I just hope that you realize what you're getting yourself into."
Ephram: "Believe me, I do. I may not have planned on this, but that doesn't mean that I'm not ready for it."
Andy: "I know and although I'm still upset, I'm going to let you do this. And as for you Madison, I can't express to you how truly sorry I am. I really did think that leaving Ephram out of this was for the best, but I was wrong. I just hope that you can forgive me."
Madison: "Yes, but I won't forget about it. Dr. Brown, this situation has affected me too. You will probably be seeing a lot more of me now that Ephram is going to be involved in our son's life, I just hope that you will respect me from now on and not make decisions for other people that don't concern you."
Andy: "I will Madison, I will. Now, I promised Nina that I would accompany her to go to Sam's Dad's house to pick him up. I'm leaving Delia at Brittney's, so you two will have the house if you decide to stay in Everwood for the night. But just remember, you two may be raising a child together, but that doesn't mean that you have to be romantically involved. If you try to date again, it will probably end in heartbreak for all of you, especially your son. So just be responsible and keep your son's interest before your own."
With that, Andy went to go get Delia and the two left the house.
Ephram: "Well now that that's over, we can breathe easily again."
Madison: "I know, I feel a lot better now, I'd been waiting to get a lot of things off of my chest. Before we drive back to my house, let's get something to eat. I'll swing by Mama Joy's and pick us up some lunch, ok?"
Ephram: "Cool, I'll walk you to the car."
Just as Ephram was walking Madison and Alex to her car, Bright Abbott was driving down the street. Bright had decided to go over to Ephram's and see if Ephram would open up to him. Yet, as he got closer to the Brown house, he was shocked by what he saw. Ephram was hugging a very familiar blonde- haired woman who was holding what appeared to be a baby. Bright blinked and realized that he wasn't dreaming. He waited until the blonde drove out of sight, parked his car and ran over to Ephram.
Bright: "Dude, what the hell do you think your doing? Amy's home crying because she thinks your ignoring her. And newsflash, you are! All to spend time with your ex-girlfriend who broke your heart? What are you thinking?"
Ephram: "Bright will you just chill out before you jump down my throat. Its a lot more complicated than it looks!"
Bright: "And the baby! Don't think that I failed to notice that little detail. Please, tell me that it's not yours!"
Ephram: "Bright, just hear me out. I just found out yesterday that Madison gave birth to my son a few months ago. Madison and I agreed to raise him together as friends, just friends. This all happened last night and things are kind of crazy right now."
Bright relaxed a bit. "Sorry for freaking out at you man, I know you're not the cheating type. But you're a father? That's huge. You have to tell Amy."
Ephram: "I will, I will, but not now. Madison is coming back over and we're driving back to her house. I'll be back for school tomorrow and I'll try to find a way to break it to Amy then, ok"
Bright: "Ok," Bright said as he headed back towards his car, "Just don't forget she deserves to know."
"I know," muttered Ephram after Bright left, "But how do I break it to her?"
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Chapter 5:
Ephram awoke the next morning to the sound of sizzling coming from the kitchen. As he stumbled his way there, he saw Madison over at the strove frying pancakes. She turned around and saw Ephram staring at her:
Madison: "You know, when I woke up this morning, I was almost positive that yesterday was all just a dream. But now that I see you here, I know that it's true and I'm glad that it is."
Ephram: "I know what you mean. My life is changed so drastically in 1 day, it's kinda surreal. But hey, the experts say change is good, so I'm all for it."
Madison: "Thanks for the information smart one and I'm glad to see that your still the same sarcastic Ephram. Anyway, if we plan on getting to Everwood anytime soon, I need to go get Ephram ready."
Ephram: "It's so confusing having another Ephram around. I mean it's not like there were ever any other Ephram's at school or anything since its not exactly a common name. It's going to take some getting use to this, this whole double Ephram thing."
Madison: "We could always call him by his middle name Alex, after my Dad."
Ephram: "So that would make him Alex Kellner? I like it."
Madison: "Actually, it would make him Alex Brown. Even though you weren't around at the time, I thought that if I named him after Brown, after his father, that you would eventually come back and be in his life, which you did."
Ephram: "He has both of my names? Wow, I feel honored! But anyway, I'll eat breakfast while you get Alex ready and then we'll tackle the mighty sultan later."
Madison rolled her eyes at his pathetic nickname for his father and then went off to go wake Alex up. As Ephram helped himself to some pancakes, he thought about how simple his relationship with Madison was going. They had never really been friends, but right now, everything seemed cool. He was trying hard not to imagine them dating, because right now he needed to concentrate on Alex. But every time he saw her or spoke to her, memories of the great times that they had shared in the past flooded his mind.
Just as Ephram was finishing up his 7th pancake, Madison emerged from the hallway with a dressed and ready to go Alex in her arms.
Madison noticed how many pancakes Ephram had eaten. "Boy someone's hungry."
Ephram: "I skipped dinner in all the excitement of last night, so I was starved. But I'm done now, so we can go."
The trio walked out to Madison's car, because it already had a booster seat in it. After making sure that Alex was buckled in safely, Madison and Ephram jumped into the front seats of the car and drove towards Everwood.
After almost 20 minutes of painful silence, Ephram decided to break the ice. "So Madison, you never did tell me how all of this happened and what you life is like now."
Madison: "It's a long story."
Ephram: "It's a long car ride."
Madison: "Ok, well it all started when I took the pregnancy test and saw that it was positive. I went to visit your Dad and he did another test that determined that I defiantly was. I thought about what to do all day, but decided to wait until your father told you about it, so we could decide together. Only your Dad never told you, and he gave me a bunch of reasons why you were not to know about the baby. It didn't really seem like he was giving me choice, so I stupidly agreed and your Dad offered to support me and my baby as long as we needed. Anyway, after I finished junior year, I took a break from school and managed to get a job as a department store manager in Bolder. So I left Everwood and moved here before the news of my pregnancy could spread and people could gossip. Now, I have my little house and am still working part time in the store. I want to eventually go back and finish school once Alex starts preschool, but right now, I'm happy where I am. So what about you Eph, hows your life been?"
Ephram: "Well, obviously not as dramatic as yours. I had an amazing summer in NY with the Julliard Summer program and then came back to Everwood for senior year. It was weird with Bright away at community college, but then Amy and I started dating so I spent most of my time with her. But anyway, I graduated earlier this week and after yesterday, I'm rethinking about what I'm going to do next year."
Madison: "You can't give up Julliard, I won't let you. You can't just throw away your dreams."
Ephram: "Relax, I'll figure something out, I mean there has to be at least one decent music academy in Colorado."
Before Madison could reply, she realized that they had finally arrived at Ephram's house. She pulled into the driveway, but just stared in the car with a frightened look on her face.
Ephram squeezed her hand and said, "He already knows about the baby, so all we have to do is show him why we want to raise him together. If we don't let him get to us, it won't be that hard."
Madison squeezed his hand back, smiled, and stepped out of the car. After picking up Alex, the three walked up to the porch and stepped inside the house.
Ephram: "Dad, are you home?"
Delia: "No, its just me," called a voice from upstairs, "Dad's at Nina's, he is really mad because you snuck out lat night and..." Delia had walked out of the room and saw Madison at the bottom of the steps. "Oh my gosh, Madison," she squealed with excitement.
Madison: "Hey Delia," she replied as the excited 11 year old raced down the stairs and hugged her old babysitter.
Delia: "What are you doing here?"
As the two parted, Delia noticed the blue bassinette next to her. Delia looked from Madison to Ephram. "No it can't be...Madison, is this your baby?
Madison: "It's our baby. Delia, I want you to meet your nephew, Ephram Alexander Brown."
After muttering a wow, Delia said, "Lets just hold on here for a minute, because I have some questions. First of all, does Dad know about this and secondly, can I hold him? Please?"
Madison and Delia walked over to the couch and sat down. After Madison showed Delia how to hold Alex, she explained to her their situation. However, before Delia could respond, the back door opened and Andy Brown walked into the room.
Andy: "Madison, what are you doing here? Whats going on? Delia, go to your room."
Delia: "Fine, but you never let me listen and Ephram will just fill me in later," she whined before stomping off to her room.
Once Delia was out of earshot, Andy walked past the couch and just stared at Ephram, Madison and Alex.
Andy: "Ephram, Madison, I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do. For once in my life, you've left me speechless."
Ephram: "Dad, you don't have to know what to do. Just accept the fact that I'm going to help Madison raise our son. You giving her money isn't enough, she needs me to help her give our son the love that he deserves. Now we don't need your help, we just want you to except this situation....and us."
Andy: "Ephram, its times like these where I wish that your mother was here, to help me figure all of this out. Nevertheless, you're an adult now and I can't stop you from doing this, even if I wanted to too. I just hope that you realize what you're getting yourself into."
Ephram: "Believe me, I do. I may not have planned on this, but that doesn't mean that I'm not ready for it."
Andy: "I know and although I'm still upset, I'm going to let you do this. And as for you Madison, I can't express to you how truly sorry I am. I really did think that leaving Ephram out of this was for the best, but I was wrong. I just hope that you can forgive me."
Madison: "Yes, but I won't forget about it. Dr. Brown, this situation has affected me too. You will probably be seeing a lot more of me now that Ephram is going to be involved in our son's life, I just hope that you will respect me from now on and not make decisions for other people that don't concern you."
Andy: "I will Madison, I will. Now, I promised Nina that I would accompany her to go to Sam's Dad's house to pick him up. I'm leaving Delia at Brittney's, so you two will have the house if you decide to stay in Everwood for the night. But just remember, you two may be raising a child together, but that doesn't mean that you have to be romantically involved. If you try to date again, it will probably end in heartbreak for all of you, especially your son. So just be responsible and keep your son's interest before your own."
With that, Andy went to go get Delia and the two left the house.
Ephram: "Well now that that's over, we can breathe easily again."
Madison: "I know, I feel a lot better now, I'd been waiting to get a lot of things off of my chest. Before we drive back to my house, let's get something to eat. I'll swing by Mama Joy's and pick us up some lunch, ok?"
Ephram: "Cool, I'll walk you to the car."
Just as Ephram was walking Madison and Alex to her car, Bright Abbott was driving down the street. Bright had decided to go over to Ephram's and see if Ephram would open up to him. Yet, as he got closer to the Brown house, he was shocked by what he saw. Ephram was hugging a very familiar blonde- haired woman who was holding what appeared to be a baby. Bright blinked and realized that he wasn't dreaming. He waited until the blonde drove out of sight, parked his car and ran over to Ephram.
Bright: "Dude, what the hell do you think your doing? Amy's home crying because she thinks your ignoring her. And newsflash, you are! All to spend time with your ex-girlfriend who broke your heart? What are you thinking?"
Ephram: "Bright will you just chill out before you jump down my throat. Its a lot more complicated than it looks!"
Bright: "And the baby! Don't think that I failed to notice that little detail. Please, tell me that it's not yours!"
Ephram: "Bright, just hear me out. I just found out yesterday that Madison gave birth to my son a few months ago. Madison and I agreed to raise him together as friends, just friends. This all happened last night and things are kind of crazy right now."
Bright relaxed a bit. "Sorry for freaking out at you man, I know you're not the cheating type. But you're a father? That's huge. You have to tell Amy."
Ephram: "I will, I will, but not now. Madison is coming back over and we're driving back to her house. I'll be back for school tomorrow and I'll try to find a way to break it to Amy then, ok"
Bright: "Ok," Bright said as he headed back towards his car, "Just don't forget she deserves to know."
"I know," muttered Ephram after Bright left, "But how do I break it to her?"
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