Ephram woke up quickly. He never considered pregnancy. They had been safe, she couldn't be. It was just a dream, he had to keep telling himself. He laid his head back on the pillow and looked over at the clock. It was one in the morning, he would never get back to sleep. He walked down stairs and watched old movies on TV all night. Around seven in the morning Andy came and sat next to him
"Good Morning," said Andy. "Why so early?"
"Couldn't sleep, I had a really weird dream," said Ephram starting to feel drowsy.
"What happened?" asked Andy slumping in his seat and watching whatever Ephram was watching.
"Lilly and I were walking down the beach and then at the end of the beach was Madison, and she was pregnant. I just couldn't sleep well after that,"
Andy tensed up. Why would he dream that? "hat's weird, why would you dream that?"
"I saw Madison yesterday and she acted funny. I guess my head was just looking for reasons or something,"
Before Andy could respond Lilly had come down stairs. She had also had trouble sleeping, but she stayed in her room. She had made her decision about sex. She wanted to sleep with Ephram, she was going to do what she wanted. She just had to find a way to tell Ephram. She felt uneasy about her decision, not that she didn't want to, it was just the fact that she was going to have sex.
"Morning," she said stretching a little. She walked over and sat in Ephram's lap. Ephram wrapped his arms around her waist. Andy was uncomfortable with them like this, especially since he really didn't believe they hadn't had sex yet.
"Morning," said Ephram, he was finally starting to feel relaxed and he was dosing off.
Ephram finally fell asleep on the couch and Lilly crawled out of his arms. She went into the kitchen to heat up the breakfast from yesterday and Andy followed to help her.
"Lilly can I ask you something?" asked Andy, he was nervous and his hands were sweating.
"Shoot," Lilly cheerfully stuck everything in the microwave.
"I asked Ephram the same thing but he said that you hadn't. Have you and Ephram had sex?"
"No, I wanted to wait," said Lilly, who was now getting nervous.
Andy felt a little more relieved. Some how he trusted Lilly much more than Ephram. Maybe it was in her face, she had a trusting face, like Julia.
After breakfast they woke Ephram. He ate and then Lilly took him out for a walk. They walked until they found their clearing and Ephram sat on the log. Lilly paced back and forth, she knew now was te time to tell him.
"What's wrong?" Ephram asked after watching her for a while.
"I need to tell you something," Lilly said when she stopped. She tried to act cool, like she was one hundred percent sure of her decision. "I've been thinking and I think it is time we had sex,"
Ephram was taken back. It wasn't that he didn't want to, it was just he wasn't sure they would ever have sex. "Are you sure this is what you want?"
Lilly looked at him and said what she didn't think she would say. "No, this isn't what I want,"
"Then you don't have to. Why would you change your mind about this?" Ephram stood up and cupped her face in his hands.
"Madison,"
"What?"
"I thought since you and Madison slept together you would leave me for her, since I wouldn't," said Lilly.
Ephram just leaned in and kissed her. "I would never leave you for Madison, I love you. I thought I loved Madison, but she didn't return that love. I know I love you, and you return my love. I don't want to push you to do something you don't want,"
They made their way to town and Lilly went to pick something out for her mother. They looked forever until they finally found the perfect gift, it was a little glass jar in the shape of a castle filled with sand and seashells, Since her mother loved the beach and collected things like that. They walked over to Bright's house so they could see if he wanted to come over.
"Do you want me to wait over there?" asked Lilly when Ephram knocked on the door.
"Would you mind?" he asked, he was nervous about anyone else but Bright opening the door.
Lilly understood and walked over by the street where they couldn't see her. Ephram knocked on the door. Harold opened the door and scowled down at Ephram. He never liked him, and now he had hurt Amy.
"What do you want?" he said.
"Can I speak to Bright, please?" Ephram felt out of place and guilty just standing there.
Harold rolled his eyes and went to find Bright. He couldn't believe Bright would still talk to Ephram, he couldn't believe he talked to him originally.
"Bright, you have a visitor," he said when he found Bright in his room.
Bright went down stairs and saw Ephram standing there. "Hey, what's up?" he couldn't believe Ephram came, knowing that everyone but Bright hated his guts.
"Nothing, just wanted to see if you want to walk with me and Lilly," he said.
"Sure, lets go," Bright yelled into the house that he would be back later and he took off with Ephram.
Amy stood in the stair case looking down at Ephram. She hated him coming to her house, like he was welcome. She hated him. She wished he would leave her alone. Then why did she wish every night that he would come back to her? She started to cry and ran back up to her room. He had told her they would be together, finally, after all that time. Then he goes off with that tramp. Amy found her favorite CD and put it in her stereo. She went over to her computer and turned it on. She hadn't been on the computer since Ephram left her, so there was still a picture of her and Ephram on the opening screen of the computer. She immediately replaced it with a picture of her latest favorite singer, Clay Aiken. She got bored after a while and just went down stairs. Over the past year she had lost all of her friends. So there was only Bright and Ephram. Now they were both gone. She flipped the channels and found nothing on. She just turned off the TV and started to cry.
After Bright went home Lilly and Ephram went home. Lilly started to clean and get ready for her mother. She vacuumed, polished, and picked up all of Delia's toys that she had left out. By the end of the day she was exhausted and she put in another movie she had brought with her, Easter Parade. Ephram came and sat with her, and soon the whole family joined them. Ephram smiled thinking of how his family had opened up to her so well. Would her family do the same for him? He pushed the thought aside and just enjoyed the movie. Lilly had fallen asleep in Ephram's arms, so when the move was over Ephram carried her to bed. As he left the room he stopped and watched her in the doorway. He loved the way she slept and the way she looked so at ease. He smiled and went to bed. He dreamed the same thing he had the night before, only this time, Madison approached him and told him that he was the father.
"Good Morning," said Andy. "Why so early?"
"Couldn't sleep, I had a really weird dream," said Ephram starting to feel drowsy.
"What happened?" asked Andy slumping in his seat and watching whatever Ephram was watching.
"Lilly and I were walking down the beach and then at the end of the beach was Madison, and she was pregnant. I just couldn't sleep well after that,"
Andy tensed up. Why would he dream that? "hat's weird, why would you dream that?"
"I saw Madison yesterday and she acted funny. I guess my head was just looking for reasons or something,"
Before Andy could respond Lilly had come down stairs. She had also had trouble sleeping, but she stayed in her room. She had made her decision about sex. She wanted to sleep with Ephram, she was going to do what she wanted. She just had to find a way to tell Ephram. She felt uneasy about her decision, not that she didn't want to, it was just the fact that she was going to have sex.
"Morning," she said stretching a little. She walked over and sat in Ephram's lap. Ephram wrapped his arms around her waist. Andy was uncomfortable with them like this, especially since he really didn't believe they hadn't had sex yet.
"Morning," said Ephram, he was finally starting to feel relaxed and he was dosing off.
Ephram finally fell asleep on the couch and Lilly crawled out of his arms. She went into the kitchen to heat up the breakfast from yesterday and Andy followed to help her.
"Lilly can I ask you something?" asked Andy, he was nervous and his hands were sweating.
"Shoot," Lilly cheerfully stuck everything in the microwave.
"I asked Ephram the same thing but he said that you hadn't. Have you and Ephram had sex?"
"No, I wanted to wait," said Lilly, who was now getting nervous.
Andy felt a little more relieved. Some how he trusted Lilly much more than Ephram. Maybe it was in her face, she had a trusting face, like Julia.
After breakfast they woke Ephram. He ate and then Lilly took him out for a walk. They walked until they found their clearing and Ephram sat on the log. Lilly paced back and forth, she knew now was te time to tell him.
"What's wrong?" Ephram asked after watching her for a while.
"I need to tell you something," Lilly said when she stopped. She tried to act cool, like she was one hundred percent sure of her decision. "I've been thinking and I think it is time we had sex,"
Ephram was taken back. It wasn't that he didn't want to, it was just he wasn't sure they would ever have sex. "Are you sure this is what you want?"
Lilly looked at him and said what she didn't think she would say. "No, this isn't what I want,"
"Then you don't have to. Why would you change your mind about this?" Ephram stood up and cupped her face in his hands.
"Madison,"
"What?"
"I thought since you and Madison slept together you would leave me for her, since I wouldn't," said Lilly.
Ephram just leaned in and kissed her. "I would never leave you for Madison, I love you. I thought I loved Madison, but she didn't return that love. I know I love you, and you return my love. I don't want to push you to do something you don't want,"
They made their way to town and Lilly went to pick something out for her mother. They looked forever until they finally found the perfect gift, it was a little glass jar in the shape of a castle filled with sand and seashells, Since her mother loved the beach and collected things like that. They walked over to Bright's house so they could see if he wanted to come over.
"Do you want me to wait over there?" asked Lilly when Ephram knocked on the door.
"Would you mind?" he asked, he was nervous about anyone else but Bright opening the door.
Lilly understood and walked over by the street where they couldn't see her. Ephram knocked on the door. Harold opened the door and scowled down at Ephram. He never liked him, and now he had hurt Amy.
"What do you want?" he said.
"Can I speak to Bright, please?" Ephram felt out of place and guilty just standing there.
Harold rolled his eyes and went to find Bright. He couldn't believe Bright would still talk to Ephram, he couldn't believe he talked to him originally.
"Bright, you have a visitor," he said when he found Bright in his room.
Bright went down stairs and saw Ephram standing there. "Hey, what's up?" he couldn't believe Ephram came, knowing that everyone but Bright hated his guts.
"Nothing, just wanted to see if you want to walk with me and Lilly," he said.
"Sure, lets go," Bright yelled into the house that he would be back later and he took off with Ephram.
Amy stood in the stair case looking down at Ephram. She hated him coming to her house, like he was welcome. She hated him. She wished he would leave her alone. Then why did she wish every night that he would come back to her? She started to cry and ran back up to her room. He had told her they would be together, finally, after all that time. Then he goes off with that tramp. Amy found her favorite CD and put it in her stereo. She went over to her computer and turned it on. She hadn't been on the computer since Ephram left her, so there was still a picture of her and Ephram on the opening screen of the computer. She immediately replaced it with a picture of her latest favorite singer, Clay Aiken. She got bored after a while and just went down stairs. Over the past year she had lost all of her friends. So there was only Bright and Ephram. Now they were both gone. She flipped the channels and found nothing on. She just turned off the TV and started to cry.
After Bright went home Lilly and Ephram went home. Lilly started to clean and get ready for her mother. She vacuumed, polished, and picked up all of Delia's toys that she had left out. By the end of the day she was exhausted and she put in another movie she had brought with her, Easter Parade. Ephram came and sat with her, and soon the whole family joined them. Ephram smiled thinking of how his family had opened up to her so well. Would her family do the same for him? He pushed the thought aside and just enjoyed the movie. Lilly had fallen asleep in Ephram's arms, so when the move was over Ephram carried her to bed. As he left the room he stopped and watched her in the doorway. He loved the way she slept and the way she looked so at ease. He smiled and went to bed. He dreamed the same thing he had the night before, only this time, Madison approached him and told him that he was the father.