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.

"My life is complete," Ephram said as he bumped Madison lightly with his shoulder, "I can die a happy man now."

Madison raised her eyebrows, "you better not die on me anytime soon. I'd be so mad that I'd bring you back to life then kill you myself" then for effect added, "ya jerk."

Ephram's jaw dropped, Madison jumped up and stood in the yard laughing at Ephram's reaction. He stood up and went to chase Madison around the yard, "Starving Artist! you jerk's wife!" He grabbed her by the waist and started tickling her, she managed to get him in a headlock. They were wrestling and laughing when Jess came outside and saw the two rolling around on the ground, "you two are so juvenile! People can see you!!"

Ephram stopped rolling around and tickling Madison and sat up, "I think she means the neighbors" and he noticed somebody peering through a window in the opposite house, "people probably think we're beating each other up!" he laughed.

Madison didn't care, she pushed him down again, "I win!"

"Like hell!" replied Ephram as he grabbed her and rolled on top of her, kissing her sweetly as he brushed some hair out of her face, "how about a truce?"

He stood up, pulling Madison up with him as she said, "alright…for now anyway."

The two hugged then made their way to the porch where they sat down again. Jess decided to sit in between them.
"You're just as bad" replied Madison looking at Jess trying to act serious.

Jess looked Ephram up and down then stopped at his hair, touching it, "you're hair's getting a bit shaggy, don't'cha think?"
Joking, Madison replied, "Don't tease him. We're planning on growing it passed his ears then spiking it purple."

Jess' face slowly turned into a disgusted expression before realizing that she was kidding.

"Seriously, though," Ephram said, "I do need a haircut, just as bad as Delia needs to wash those blue streaks out of her hair."

Madison pulled on his shirt from behind, pulling him down on the porch, then she leaned over him, "there is nothing wrong with the streaks in your sister's hair." she kissed him sweetly. Then laughed as Jess stood up to get away from the love fest.

"Don't get me wrong," Ephram replied, placing his hands on Madison's waist, "streaks of any color are fine on any head of hair…just not my sister's! I mean, you looked great with the red streaks in your hair last year." he winked, "but you're sexy anyway"
Madison kissed him again tenderly.

Just then Jacob Lucas and a friend of his came up the walkway, "Hey guys!"

Ephram couldn't help but smile as they sat up. Madison sat up, rubbing his back.

"Hey Jacob Lucas, what are you up to today" she asked

"My friend here didn't believe that I knew you!" he grinned widely, looking from Madison then to his friend who was looking at Madison fondly.

"I know you work for a huge record label, but how come your band has only put out one CD?" asked the friend, "you never tour, what's up with that?!"

"Well, touring is too stressful for me" she replied, tilting her head, "my band and I though are making an independent record and it should be out next month ." she raised her eyebrows and pursed her lips into a smile, "…that's not all you wanted to ask me though, is it?"

Jacob Lucas smacked his friend's arm as if to say, 'just do it'. His friend blushed and pulled out a pen and the first CD Madison and her band had made. She gladly signed it for him before the two teenagers left. Jess pretended to collapse on top of Madison, "oh the joy, the joy!" and she raised her hand to her forehead, "autograph my breasts, would you please!" and she laughed as Madison pushed her off of her lap, rolling her eyes. Jess then looked from Madison to the Escalade, "you know, I'm sure you look pretty dern cute when you have your long white coat on and you're just getting out of the Escalade," she said happily as she sat next to her on the porch. Madison laughed, shaking her head.

Ephram replied, as he rubbed Madison's back, "she's cute no matter what."
"oh you're just too adorable, aren't ya!" Jess replied.