Ephram woke in a cold sweat. He sighed deeply and laid back down. He
looked over at the clock and it was two in the morning. He rubbed his eyes
and rolled over.
"I can't sleep either," said Lilly who appeared at his door.
Ephram jumped and then smiled. "You scared me," he said while pulling back his covers to let her in.
She crawled in next to him and snuggled against his body, laying her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and laid his head on Lilly's head. They laid there in silence for a while, just enjoying each others presence.
"So why couldn't you sleep?" asked Ephram after a while.
"I can't stop obsessing over my mom coming today. I just know she is going to hate it and leave and make me come with her,"
"If you want me to I could leave and get you a perfect boyfriend with a perfect family and then she might stay," said Ephram, kind of hoping she would say okay. He didn't want the pressure of Lilly's mother.
"No, I want her to meet you. She will love you. And if she doesn't, she'll have to get over it, because I love you," Lilly said leaning up o kiss him.
They started to kiss a little more and Ephram ran his hand through her hair. Lilly rolled over so Ephram was lying on top of her. He grabbed her pajama top and took it off. He slowly ran his hand up her side and she trembled. But Ephram stopped; he knew this wasn't what Lilly wanted. She looked up at him and he grabbed her shirt, and put it back on.
"Thank you," she said after he had laid back down.
"It's okay," Ephram said as Lilly cuddled back up to him.
They talked for the rest of the night and in the morning Lilly got up quickly so that Andy wouldn't see her in Ephram's bed. Even though they didn't do anything, it would be hard to explain that to Andy.
Ephram and Lilly got dressed and they drove down to the airport. Andy let Ephram use his car so Lilly's mother wouldn't have to ride in Ephram's car. Ephram and Lilly held hands all the way down there and Lilly sang along to the radio. They pulled into the airport and they walked over to where Lilly's mother was supposed to be. Lilly got nervous and started to shake a little. Ephram squeezed her hand and she felt comforted. Soon Lilly's mother's airplane pulled in and Lilly saw her mother get off. She was much shorter than Lilly, but was just as beautiful. She had long black hair and the biggest smile Ephram had ever seen. From what Lilly had described he had expected her to be scary, but she looked absolutely pleasant.
"Lilly! I missed you so much!" Lilly's mother said as she reached Lilly and Ephram. She grabbed Lilly and gave her a huge hug.
"I missed you too," said Lilly after her mom pulled away. "Mom, this is Ephram, Ephram this is my Mom, Linda,"
"Nice to meet you," Ephram said reaching out his hand to shake her hand, but Linda just glared at Ephram. She looked him up and down with an angry look in her eyes.
"Mm-hmm," was all she said.
They left the airport and made their way to the car. Lilly sat next to Ephram up front and Linda sat in the back by herself. No one said anything and Ephram kept giving Lilly looks.
When they finally made it home, Linda jumped out of the car and made her way to the house as quickly as possible.
"What did I do?" asked Ephram as he helped Lilly out of the car.
"I don't know, something about you rubs her the wrong way though," Lilly said. She had never seen her mother act that way towards a boyfriend. But she had to admit, she never had a boyfriend like Ephram before.
They made their way into the house and Ephram went upstairs to get the present for Linda. He had offended Linda, what had he done? While he searched his room for the gift he replayed every conversation he had with Linda. He had never said anything that might offend her. When he found the castle he ran downstairs.
"Lilly and I bought you a gift yesterday," said Ephram when he made it downstairs. Lilly looked over at him and smiled. Linda just glared at Ephram and that made him feel like he was guilty of something.
Ephram handed the gift to Linda and she just stared at it. She put on very fake smile and put it aside.
"Momma, what is wrong? You have been nothing but rude to Ephram since you got here and he has done nothing to you," said Lilly. She was outraged with her mother's behavior.
"Do you I have to answer in front of him?" she said very snobby like.
"Yes, I think you owe him an apology," Lilly had left her mother's side and was now standing next to Ephram.
Linda said nothing for a while and then she looked up at them. "Lilly, I don't think he is good enough for you. Look at him, he is such a disappointment. You always had such great taste in boys, now look. Is this the reason you didn't come home?"
Lilly clenched her fists. Ephram had never seen her this angry before. "Yes, mother, this is why I didn't come home! He makes me feel special! Why can't you happy for me? Home is hell on earth for me! You expect so much from me and when I'm not what you wanted you think I'm such a disappointment! I can never please you can I? I give up! I'm not dealing with this anymore! I'm moving out!" Lilly shouted and then stormed out of the room.
Instead of looking like she was guilty or upset, Linda looked at Ephram like he was to blame.
"What?" he said, getting pissed at her.
"Lilly was happy until you came. She wanted to be with me. Now that you're here she wants to leave!"
Ephram just scoffed and left the room. He went to find Lilly, who was sitting on her bed crying. Ephram walked over and tried to comfort her. She turned to him and wept in his arms.
"It's okay, we'll get through this. I will be here for you whenever you need me. If you move in with us I'm sure Dad and Delia would love to have you," Ephram said as he held her.
"I'm so sorry about her, Ephram. She is..." she couldn't finish because of uncontrollable sobbing.
Linda followed the sound of her daughter's sobbing and walked into Lilly's room. The minute Lilly saw her and she straitened up.
"What do you want?" she said with complete hatred.
"Lilly please, don't be so dramatic. Come on, I'm taking you home. You are not to see this boy anymore," said Linda, who looked bored.
Ephram didn't let Lilly say anything. He spoke up for her. "Get out of my house. If you are going to be like this, we don't want you here. She doesn't want to go with you, now leave,"
Linda laughed and looked around Ephram. "Lilly, I'm not kidding our plane will leave any minute,"
Ephram looked around confused. "You mean you came here to bring her back?"
"What do you think? I was going to leave her here?" Linda laughed.
"Out now! Leave and don't come back. I will call the police if you do not leave this instant," said Ephram with complete detestation.
"They would be on my side honey, she is my daughter," Linda said looking as if she was wasting her breathe.
"Except you are trespassing, that is what they could get you for," said Ephram.
Linda rolled her eyes and pulled an airplane ticket out of her purse, and handed it to Lilly. "Use that when you two break up," she said and then she left.
Lilly looked down at the ticket in disgust. "I'm so sorry, Ephram," was all she could say.
"It isn't your fault. I would stand up for you if you committed murder," he said as he leaned in to kiss her.
She smiled and kissed him back. Just then Linda walked back into the room.
"Where is your phone, I want to call a cab," she said, interrupting their kiss.
"In the kitchen," said Ephram rolling his eyes and mimicking Linda mother at Lilly.
Linda rolled her eyes and went to find the phone. Ephram and Lilly smiled at each other and laid down on Lilly's bed. They both looked up at the ceiling and held hands. From downstairs they could hear Linda leave.
"Are you okay?" Ephram asked.
"No, but I'll live. This will just take some getting used to. I can't believe I finally stood up to my mother. I think you gave me confidence," said Lilly smiling and looking over at Ephram.
Ephram smiled and squeezed her hand a little. About an hour later they heard Andy and Delia come in. They hoped off the bed and went downstairs and went to greet them.
"Hey guys, what's up?" said Ephram as they got downstairs.
"Nothing, where's Lilly's mother?" asked Andy, sitting down some groceries.
"There were some complications and Lilly is staying with us from now on," said Ephram giving his father a look saying that he would explain later.
"Well she is welcome for as long as she wants," said Andy looking at Lilly with a smile.
Lilly smiled and helped put things away. Andy stopped her and gave her a hug. He felt like he was a father to her, and hated to see her hurt. Whatever was wrong with her, he wanted to make sure that she felt at home. He pulled away and they finished putting everything away.
"So does that mean you are staying here forever?" asked Delia.
"Yeah, it does," responded Lilly, with a sigh.
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"I can't sleep either," said Lilly who appeared at his door.
Ephram jumped and then smiled. "You scared me," he said while pulling back his covers to let her in.
She crawled in next to him and snuggled against his body, laying her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and laid his head on Lilly's head. They laid there in silence for a while, just enjoying each others presence.
"So why couldn't you sleep?" asked Ephram after a while.
"I can't stop obsessing over my mom coming today. I just know she is going to hate it and leave and make me come with her,"
"If you want me to I could leave and get you a perfect boyfriend with a perfect family and then she might stay," said Ephram, kind of hoping she would say okay. He didn't want the pressure of Lilly's mother.
"No, I want her to meet you. She will love you. And if she doesn't, she'll have to get over it, because I love you," Lilly said leaning up o kiss him.
They started to kiss a little more and Ephram ran his hand through her hair. Lilly rolled over so Ephram was lying on top of her. He grabbed her pajama top and took it off. He slowly ran his hand up her side and she trembled. But Ephram stopped; he knew this wasn't what Lilly wanted. She looked up at him and he grabbed her shirt, and put it back on.
"Thank you," she said after he had laid back down.
"It's okay," Ephram said as Lilly cuddled back up to him.
They talked for the rest of the night and in the morning Lilly got up quickly so that Andy wouldn't see her in Ephram's bed. Even though they didn't do anything, it would be hard to explain that to Andy.
Ephram and Lilly got dressed and they drove down to the airport. Andy let Ephram use his car so Lilly's mother wouldn't have to ride in Ephram's car. Ephram and Lilly held hands all the way down there and Lilly sang along to the radio. They pulled into the airport and they walked over to where Lilly's mother was supposed to be. Lilly got nervous and started to shake a little. Ephram squeezed her hand and she felt comforted. Soon Lilly's mother's airplane pulled in and Lilly saw her mother get off. She was much shorter than Lilly, but was just as beautiful. She had long black hair and the biggest smile Ephram had ever seen. From what Lilly had described he had expected her to be scary, but she looked absolutely pleasant.
"Lilly! I missed you so much!" Lilly's mother said as she reached Lilly and Ephram. She grabbed Lilly and gave her a huge hug.
"I missed you too," said Lilly after her mom pulled away. "Mom, this is Ephram, Ephram this is my Mom, Linda,"
"Nice to meet you," Ephram said reaching out his hand to shake her hand, but Linda just glared at Ephram. She looked him up and down with an angry look in her eyes.
"Mm-hmm," was all she said.
They left the airport and made their way to the car. Lilly sat next to Ephram up front and Linda sat in the back by herself. No one said anything and Ephram kept giving Lilly looks.
When they finally made it home, Linda jumped out of the car and made her way to the house as quickly as possible.
"What did I do?" asked Ephram as he helped Lilly out of the car.
"I don't know, something about you rubs her the wrong way though," Lilly said. She had never seen her mother act that way towards a boyfriend. But she had to admit, she never had a boyfriend like Ephram before.
They made their way into the house and Ephram went upstairs to get the present for Linda. He had offended Linda, what had he done? While he searched his room for the gift he replayed every conversation he had with Linda. He had never said anything that might offend her. When he found the castle he ran downstairs.
"Lilly and I bought you a gift yesterday," said Ephram when he made it downstairs. Lilly looked over at him and smiled. Linda just glared at Ephram and that made him feel like he was guilty of something.
Ephram handed the gift to Linda and she just stared at it. She put on very fake smile and put it aside.
"Momma, what is wrong? You have been nothing but rude to Ephram since you got here and he has done nothing to you," said Lilly. She was outraged with her mother's behavior.
"Do you I have to answer in front of him?" she said very snobby like.
"Yes, I think you owe him an apology," Lilly had left her mother's side and was now standing next to Ephram.
Linda said nothing for a while and then she looked up at them. "Lilly, I don't think he is good enough for you. Look at him, he is such a disappointment. You always had such great taste in boys, now look. Is this the reason you didn't come home?"
Lilly clenched her fists. Ephram had never seen her this angry before. "Yes, mother, this is why I didn't come home! He makes me feel special! Why can't you happy for me? Home is hell on earth for me! You expect so much from me and when I'm not what you wanted you think I'm such a disappointment! I can never please you can I? I give up! I'm not dealing with this anymore! I'm moving out!" Lilly shouted and then stormed out of the room.
Instead of looking like she was guilty or upset, Linda looked at Ephram like he was to blame.
"What?" he said, getting pissed at her.
"Lilly was happy until you came. She wanted to be with me. Now that you're here she wants to leave!"
Ephram just scoffed and left the room. He went to find Lilly, who was sitting on her bed crying. Ephram walked over and tried to comfort her. She turned to him and wept in his arms.
"It's okay, we'll get through this. I will be here for you whenever you need me. If you move in with us I'm sure Dad and Delia would love to have you," Ephram said as he held her.
"I'm so sorry about her, Ephram. She is..." she couldn't finish because of uncontrollable sobbing.
Linda followed the sound of her daughter's sobbing and walked into Lilly's room. The minute Lilly saw her and she straitened up.
"What do you want?" she said with complete hatred.
"Lilly please, don't be so dramatic. Come on, I'm taking you home. You are not to see this boy anymore," said Linda, who looked bored.
Ephram didn't let Lilly say anything. He spoke up for her. "Get out of my house. If you are going to be like this, we don't want you here. She doesn't want to go with you, now leave,"
Linda laughed and looked around Ephram. "Lilly, I'm not kidding our plane will leave any minute,"
Ephram looked around confused. "You mean you came here to bring her back?"
"What do you think? I was going to leave her here?" Linda laughed.
"Out now! Leave and don't come back. I will call the police if you do not leave this instant," said Ephram with complete detestation.
"They would be on my side honey, she is my daughter," Linda said looking as if she was wasting her breathe.
"Except you are trespassing, that is what they could get you for," said Ephram.
Linda rolled her eyes and pulled an airplane ticket out of her purse, and handed it to Lilly. "Use that when you two break up," she said and then she left.
Lilly looked down at the ticket in disgust. "I'm so sorry, Ephram," was all she could say.
"It isn't your fault. I would stand up for you if you committed murder," he said as he leaned in to kiss her.
She smiled and kissed him back. Just then Linda walked back into the room.
"Where is your phone, I want to call a cab," she said, interrupting their kiss.
"In the kitchen," said Ephram rolling his eyes and mimicking Linda mother at Lilly.
Linda rolled her eyes and went to find the phone. Ephram and Lilly smiled at each other and laid down on Lilly's bed. They both looked up at the ceiling and held hands. From downstairs they could hear Linda leave.
"Are you okay?" Ephram asked.
"No, but I'll live. This will just take some getting used to. I can't believe I finally stood up to my mother. I think you gave me confidence," said Lilly smiling and looking over at Ephram.
Ephram smiled and squeezed her hand a little. About an hour later they heard Andy and Delia come in. They hoped off the bed and went downstairs and went to greet them.
"Hey guys, what's up?" said Ephram as they got downstairs.
"Nothing, where's Lilly's mother?" asked Andy, sitting down some groceries.
"There were some complications and Lilly is staying with us from now on," said Ephram giving his father a look saying that he would explain later.
"Well she is welcome for as long as she wants," said Andy looking at Lilly with a smile.
Lilly smiled and helped put things away. Andy stopped her and gave her a hug. He felt like he was a father to her, and hated to see her hurt. Whatever was wrong with her, he wanted to make sure that she felt at home. He pulled away and they finished putting everything away.
"So does that mean you are staying here forever?" asked Delia.
"Yeah, it does," responded Lilly, with a sigh.
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