The next day while Ephram was at school practicing for the performance coming up next week while Madison, Jess and Delia were out shopping for furniture. Mama T was keeping Bright and Andy company. She made them brownies to take back with them to share with everybody when Madison and the other girls pulled into the driveway of the medium blue house. Bright gamboled over to the three girls while Andy brought the pan of brownies back with him. He was eating one when Madison told him to help bring the stuff she bought into the house. He set the brownies down on the porch then went to help, "those brownies are pretty good! I cant…Quite…pin the taste, though…" he said slowly trying to figure out what the exact taste was.
Finally, when all the stuff was brought into the house, everybody, besides Madison, who was too busy rummaging through the kitchen, took a couple brownies and ate them contently. After a while everybody started laughing for no reason. Bright was moving four times slower than he normally did and Jess was sitting on the couch singing while Delia was laughing hysterically. Madison figured they were acting just a bit odd.
The phone rang, it was mama T, "how's everybody liking my brownies?"
Madison became suspicious, chuckling, "mama T….What'd you put in those brownies?"
"oh dear, just a pound of my best marijuana!" she said innocently.
Even though Madison's jaw dropped, she was amused. She hung up the phone and went outside while everybody stayed in the house acting like five year olds. Not too long afterwards, Ephram came home.
"Hey you," he said, "where is everybody?" he asked as he climbed the stairs to the porch. All Madison could do was nod her head in the direction of the living room with an amused look still upon her face.
Bright was the human sloth, moving ever so slowly. Delia frolicked over and held out her hand with a brownie in it. Ephram took it, but Madison slapped it out of his hand, still with a slight smile on her face. When Delia picked up the brownie and frolicked away, Ephram was completely confused, "what's going on?" he asked as he followed Bright's strange movements.
"Mama T made brownies…" She shook her head in amusement, "…Pot brownies…" She started to chuckle pointing to Andy, "I've never seen you dad like that. He hasn't been able to keep a thought in his head for more than five seconds! Trying to have a conversation with him is like pulling teeth since he forgets he's talking to you." she pointed to Bright, "and him, he's like the human sloth and if you try to make him walk faster, he falls." Madison put her arm around Ephram's shoulders and pointed to Jess, "She hasn't moved, she's just singing to herself. Delia went near her and she freaked out, started screaming like a 5 year old!"
Mama T strolled into the house, "how's the party?"
Ephram replied, "mama T! You cant do this! Promise me that you wont send any more of your special brownies over when we have company, please!"
Mama T gnawed on her bubble gum before saying, "just for you Ephram, dear, I wont send over any more of my special brownies."
The three of them talked for a little while longer before she left.
Finally everybody was coming down and since most of them were tired, they decided to go upstairs and find their sleeping bags to fall asleep in. Jess stayed on the couch and curled up and fell asleep. Madison pulled on Ephram's arm, "Let me show you what I bought!"
"Oh here we go." he said teasingly.
"We got a computer desk for my office and a really comfortable office chair. Bought two futon beds. A plush, black leather sofa that will be delivered here tomorrow. Two black leather recliners that will be delivered before the end of this week. Oh, and Jess and Delia got me to buy a pool table with all the balls and stuff to go with it. Some indie rock furniture to go in the room with the pool table. Delia showed me the store, Spencers, and they have some fascinating stuff! " she smiled, making a face as if to say 'who'da thunk?'
This time Ephram was the amused one, "glad to see you didn't go overboard."
"come here, you" she replied, pulling him to her to give him a kiss. "I bought some furniture for the upstairs rooms too. I just don't know what we're going to do with the empty room downstairs next to my office."
"How about a laundry room," replied Ephram, winking, putting his arm around her shoulders as they made their way back to the living room.
"That is such a great idea!" she laughed, "I've been so excited about buying furniture that I completely forgot about that!"
The two decided to go outside and sit on the porch, arm in arm, since everybody in the house was sleeping. The weather was warm, just a bit breezy.