"That self-centered, pig headed, ass hole! That jack ass! What the hell is wrong with him? When I left, he said he loved me and he always would, and now he is in love with a Lilly! I don't get it! What is wrong with me?" Amy shouted at Bright after receiving Ephram's phone call.
Bright sat in silence. He wasn't really listening to Amy. He just couldn't get over what Ephram did. He thought Ephram was cool, not like himself, who on any given day would cheat on a girl. He felt betrayed, like Ephram had cheated on him. Well in a sense he had. He promised he would touch no girls while up there, and he did anyway.
"Why would he do this to me? The party is off, I just can't believe he would do that. I can't believe I would love him," Amy just sat on her bed and started to cry. Bright was so sick of the way she was acting.
"You are calling him self-centered? No wonder he cheated on you. You are so selfish you actually asked him to not go to New York, something he had wanted so bad he couldn't see straight. You are such a bitch I'm surprised he could see any good in you. I just wish you could just stop asking what he did to you, and think about how this hurt him or me. At least he had the balls to tell you and not go behind your back. Yeah, I'm mad as hell that he did this, and I'm going to tell him, but at least I'm not throwing accusations at him when he is across the country," Bright stormed out of the room and slammed Amy's door.
Amy fumed and paced in her room. How dare he tell me that. I am not self- centered. I am allowed to think of myself from time to time. I deserve to worry about myself. He cheated on me! Does that mean nothing to her former brother? She thought.
Back in New York Ephram hung up the phone with his dad. He took a big sigh and hung his head. Just then Lilly walked back in to apologize.
"What's wrong?" said Lilly when she saw Ephram's face.
"I told then, Amy and Dad. I told them about you. Dad is actually pleased and Amy is...well she's Amy. I should call Bright and see how he is. Amy has probably already told him though," Ephram sighed.
Lilly came over to comfort him a little but Ephram pushed her away. "I just need to be alone. Bright is probably going to be worse then Amy. He'll be quiet,"
Lilly understood, and left him alone.
Ephram dialed the number and waited a while for a voice.
"Hello?" on the other line was Bright's familiar voice. He was unhappy, but he was trying to keep it to himself.
"Hey, it's me," Ephram sighed and waited for the worst. Bright sighed and there was silence for a while.
"What do you want?" he asked after a while. "I know Amy has told you and I didn't want to not call you and talk about it. Just yell at me all you want," Ephram held the phone from his ear a little ways.
"I'm not going to yell at you. I can forgive you, but Amy won't. I really don't care what Amy thinks though, I am so pissed at her right now," said Bright in a calm voice.
"Don't be mad at Amy, it isn't her fault. I'm a jackass, enough said," Ephram was so surprised Bright wasn't mad.
"It is her fault! She is an egotistical bitch and I hate her!" said Bright, obviously trying to say it loud enough for Amy to hear it. "Hey, can I talk to Lilly? That is her name right?"
"Um...Sure. Let me get her," Ephram got up and tried to find Lilly. She was in the kitchen making some cookies she had bought.
"Bright wants to talk to you," Ephram whispered to Lilly.
The look on her face was priceless. She looked like a little kid getting caught doing something wrong.
"It's okay, he's fine," he assured her. Hesitantly Lilly took the phone from Ephram.
"Hello?" she said expecting a huge voice to yell at her.
"Hey, how are you this evening?" he asked in his most cheerful voice.
"I'm fine, how are you?" She hadn't expected this.
"I've been better. I just wanted to tell you that Ephram is a great guy and you made a great choice. Welcome to the family. Now if I do you a favor you do me one, okay?" Bright joked in his awful Italian accent.
Lilly laughed and they had a small conversation and then she gave the phone back to Ephram.
"Listen, she is a great girl. You are so lucky. Treat her right, okay?" Bright said as Ephram got the phone back.
"I know. I need to go. Bye,"
"Adios!" Bright shouted back. Ephram hung up the phone and looked over at Lilly.
"Wow," he said. "I never expected that. He was happy,"
Ephram smiled over the phone and then put it down. He walked over to Lilly and wrapped his arms around her waist and watched her smile. He leaned in and kissed her and she kissed back. He lifted her up and put her on the counter and started to nibble her neck. Lilly let out a little giggle as his hand slid up across her ticklish stomach. He slowly started to lower his kisses, making then go down into her cleavage. Lilly started to get a little nervous and pushed him away.
"No, I don't want to do this. I'm not ready okay?" Lilly said when their eyes met.
"It's okay, I will wait for as long as you want. Only when you are ready," he said. She pulled him close in an embrace and wrapped her legs around his waist. He carried her over to the couch and they made out until they realized Lilly's cookies were ready. While eating the cookies they watched Lilly's favorite old movie, Meet Me in St. Louis with Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien. They fell asleep in each others arms, and in the morning, they got ready to go to Everwood.