Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Everwood characters; I just love them
very dearly. I want everyone to know the reason I am making Ephram and
Lilly pay for the baby. When Ephram and Lilly go away to college, he wants
to know that they can support it. He doesn't want them to depend on him and
then have nothing for the baby when it was born.
"I didn't know there were that many different sizes for bras," said Delia on the way back home. She was so happy to finally have bras. Lilly was awesome, she had picked out the cutest bras and figured out her size.
"Welcome to the women club. It sucks, most of the time," said Lilly. She started to change the station until she heard a song that she liked. It was Brittany's song Toxic.
Delia got nervous, "Why?"
"We have baby's, have periods, wear bras, and tight pants. It can't get much worse," Lilly laughed
Delia smiled. Lilly didn't make everything as uncomfortable as Andy did, she was glad she was going to have her whenever she had a period or something.
Lilly sang along with the radio and Delia sang along with her. When they got home Delia got a little nervous, now she had to face her dad. Lilly smiled at her and they went in. Andy was sitting at the kitchen table eating. He looked a little hurt; he had wanted to be there for Delia when she wanted to get something like a bra. Yeah, he wasn't crazy about his baby getting a bra, but he wanted to be there for her.
"Delia, can I talk to you?" he said when he saw they had come in.
Delia walked over and took a seat across from him. Lilly left the room and went to find Ephram.
"Delia, why didn't you tell me about this?" Andy asked.
Delia looked at her feat. "I just wanted a girl to buy a bra with. I know you care Dad, but I just wanted to go with someone who would know what they were doing. You get lost when we go clothes shopping,"
Andy laughed, "It'll be okay. I just want you to know that I won't turn you away from something that you really want. Just come to me when you need something next time okay?"
Delia smiled and then ran to her room to put her things away. Lilly and Ephram heard her run by and pulled away from the make out session that was in progress. Lilly blushed and Ephram kissed her forehead. Lilly had enjoyed being close with him. She hadn't been able to since school had started. Ephram stood up from the floor and helped Lilly up, and they went down stairs. Andy smiled at them and they went outside. They walked down the street talking and laughing until they saw Amy. She was walking towards them and broke into a run to try to catch up with them.
"Can I talk to you Ephram?" Amy said.
Ephram looked at Lilly and squeezed her hand. He walked over to the side with Amy.
"I want to work this out. Just leave her and be with me. It's not like your married or anything. I want to make this work," Amy said in a low voice so Lilly couldn't hear.
Ephram was taken back. "I can't,"
Amy looked over his face to see if e was kidding or if he didn't mean it. He wasn't kidding and he really meant it. "Why? What does she have that I don't? I just want to know,"
"She doesn't worry about just herself. She cares about others and me around her. You have been stuck on yourself since I met you. All you care about is yourself and I can't stand it. You only dated me because no one else would. I'm sick of being what you go to last. You only care about yourself," Ephram said. He had been holding this back forever. When he saw Amy's face he wish he had held it longer.
She was hurt, he could tell that, but he had been hurt so many times. Why does she always get to be comforted? Amy stormed off. Ephram walked back over to Lilly and held her hand as they continued to walk.
"What was that about?" Lilly asked as they got a good way away from Amy.
Ephram was quiet for a while. He was so mad that Amy would ask him to leave Lilly. If she would get off her pedestal and see what was going on she would see that he was happy with Lilly. Lilly respected Ephram and she listened to him. Amy always wanted everything to be her way, and she wouldn't listen to him. He always talked about things she wanted to talk about instead of what he wanted to talk about.
Lilly watched his face as he fumed in his head. She told him that he didn't need to tell her and she just laid her head on his shoulder. Finally after an hour of walking Ephram finally spoke, "Would you mind going to visit Madison with me?" Ephram felt he needed to go see her, to see if he could help her in any way.
Lilly nodded and they went to her house. They walked up her sidewalk and Ephram knocked on the door. After a few minutes Madison came to the door. She was shocked to see Ephram and Lilly, but she graciously let them in. Ephram and Lilly took seat on Madison's couch and Madison sat in a chair.
"So, what brings you guys over to visit?" Madison said after a long awkward silence.
"I've needed to talk to you for a while Madison. I mean we've talked on the phone, but I need to talk to you in person. Are you sure you're okay with this, with Lilly and I having custody of the baby?" Ephram said leaning over and setting his arms on his knees.
Madison was quiet for a while. She wanted to think over her decision before she said anything. She was happy that Ephram was going to have custody, but her baby calling someone else Mommy? Would she be able to handle that? Would she be able to handle a bay calling her Mommy? Deep down she knew the answer. "I'm going to be okay with it. I can't handle a baby, and I don't want one. I want to go out and be me,"
Ephram sighed and leaned back. He could tell that this is what Madison wanted. He felt relieved. This had been bothering him since they had decided to keep it.
"Just one thing," said Madison, "I want to be a part of its life. I want to be able to see it when I'm in town. I want it to know that I'm its real mother,"
"Of course," said Lilly, "We wouldn't want it any other way. We want you to be there for it,"
Madison smiled. Again, Lilly always said what she wanted to hear. Ephram wrapped his arm around Lilly's waist and laid his head on her shoulder. Madison smiled at their affection; it seemed like only yesterday Ephram did the same the same with her.
"Madison, I'm sorry to bring this up, but Ephram and I were talking and we were wondering, what would you want to name the baby?" said Lilly. This thought had been killing her.
Madison hadn't thought of that. It made everything so real. "I don't know, I've always liked the name Claire for a girl and Nathan for a boy,"
"Those sound great, what do you think Lilly?" said Ephram.
"It's not my decision, it's between you two," she responded. Lilly did love those names, but she didn't want to seem like a third wheel or something.
"It's your decision too. You are going to be a big part of this baby's life. What do you think?" asked Madison.
"They're beautiful names," Lilly said.
For the rest of the visit they talked about everything they would need to do, baby showers, registering, and legal papers they would need to sign. After an hour, Ephram and Lilly left and made their way home. The earlier instance with Amy had left Ephram's mind as he pondered the thought of being a father. It did frighten him, the thought of being in charge of a human that wasn't him. He just knew that it was what he wanted. He wouldn't be able to live with himself if he knew that somewhere he had a child and he could never hold it.
Lilly noticed Ephram's silence on the way home, she was worried that he was having second thoughts or he wanted to be back with Madison. She rolled her eyes at herself she was so paranoid. She had to trust Ephram; she knew that they loved each other, so why did she always feel the need to compete with Madison? Lilly just pushed the thought to the side and kept on walking. When they got home they found Nina and Andy sitting together at the table. They asked Ephram and Lilly if they wanted to sit with them. They declined and ran upstairs. Nina and Andy sat together in silence for a while.
"So, what if I got Lilly and Ephram to baby-sit Delia and Sam tonight and we could go out somewhere?" asked Andy after a while. He wanted to take Nina a=on a splendid romantic dinner, but where was the problem he was having.
"Where?" asked Nina getting excited. The last time she had been taken out on a date, it involved Sam and McDonalds.
"It will be a surprise, just the two of us, what do you think?" Andy was starting to run through his head every restaurant in town, he could not think of one that didn't involve fast food.
"I would love to, do you think Lilly and Ephram will mind though?"
Ephram was sure Lilly wouldn't mind but Ephram might have a problem. "Let me go ask,"
Andy made his way upstairs and knocked on Ephram's door. Ephram got up and let him in.
"What were you two doing in here?" said Andy looking at them suspiciously.
"Actually, Lilly was helping me study for a big test I have tomorrow. Isn't that right?" said Ephram trying to make up a lie as quickly as possible. Lilly nodded.
"Really? Then why are there no books open?" said Andy.
"I just know the subject right of the top of my head and I hear that it is a good way to study if you have no reference to cheat from," said Lilly, trying her best not to laugh.
Andy just shook his head. What did he expect from two teenagers living under the same roof? "I just came up to ask if it would be okay if you guys would watch Delia and Sam tonight when Nina and I go out?"
Lilly and Ephram nodded and Andy left. Before he made it all the way downstairs, he went to find the yellow pages. He wanted to see if there were any fancy restaurants that he could take Nina. He flipped through and found one that sounded good. He called the place and made reservations and he went back down to talk to Nina.
"What did they say?" said Nina when she saw Andy coming down the stairs.
"They said that they would," said Andy. All of a sudden he got the urge to kiss Nina. He didn't know why, maybe because that is what his son was doing with his girlfriend right above his head, but he just felt the need. So he took his chances and leaned in. Nina smiled and closed her eyes as she leaned in to receive her kiss. When he reached her lips it felt like something she had been waiting for since she was born. It felt perfect and so right. He felt the same and he lifted her from her seat. After a while Andy pulled away, she laughed at him, and he laughed with her. When they finally stopped laughing, they sat back down. Soon afterwards Nina went home to get ready. Andy went up to check on Delia and found that she was in her room talking to Lilly.
"What are you girls talking about?" asked Andy.
"Nothing, just girl things. Dad why is Lilly and Ephram watching Sam and I tonight?" asked Delia.
"Well, Nina and I wanted to have some time to ourselves tonight and Lilly wanted to help,"
Delia nodded and went back with the conversation with Lilly. "So what should I do to get his attention?"
Lilly laughed, "Just go up and talk to him. Don't do what I did, I thought if I fell and broke my arm a guy that I liked would notice me,"
"Did he?" asked Delia, that sounded much better than having to go up and talk to him.
"Well, sort of. He noticed but only because every time I would walk in a room people would call me cripple. So, not all publicity is good publicity," said Lilly remembering how stupid she was when she was younger.
Delia decided not to break her arm. "How can I just go up and talk to him?"
"Just go up and say hi, it won't kill you. What is this boys name anyways?" said Lilly.
"Jake," said Delia, who smiled to herself just saying his name.
Lilly laughed at the way Delia was acting; she had such a huge crush on that guy. "He sounds wonderful. Now, are you hungry?"
Delia nodded and they went down stairs. Lilly scanned the refrigerator to find something to eat. She pulled out some meat and vegetables and began to cook. Delia sat and watched her. Every once in a while Delia would go off to get things for her.
"What do you want to do tonight?" asked Lilly-mixing things together.
"Could we have a talent show, like American Idol. You and Ephram could be the judge and Sam and I could be the contestants? We could invite some of my friends over and we could have more people and an audience to vote. We did that at my slumber party," said Delia.
"Sure, just go ask your dad if it's okay to have friends over though," said Lilly.
Delia ran up the stairs to find her dad. He was staring in the mirror of his room. He looked very nice and Delia laughed, "Dad, can I invite friends over tonight?"
Andy jumped out of his skin. He had no idea Delia was standing behind him. "Sure," he said after he regained composure. "Who are you going to invite?"
"Oh just a few friends so we can play American Idol. I will win this time because Lilly and Ephram will be the judge. They will most definitely pick me," said Delia.
Andy smiled and went back to getting ready. Delia was so happy, she got to have her friends over! She stopped by Ephram's room and found him looking through music.
"Is there something wrong?" he asked when he saw her.
"No, I was just wondering if you would play American Idol with Lilly and me. You can be Simon," said Delia.
Ephram looked back down at the music and sighed. It would have to wait. He did love being Simon. "Sure,"
Delia smiled and ran to find the phone. She called all of her friends and invited them over. When she was done she went down stairs. She saw Lilly throwing away what she had cooked. Delia looked at her strange, "What's wrong?"
"Oh," she said when she saw Delia, "I left out the secret ingredient so it tastes like crap. I'll order pizza,"
Delia laughed and went to set up the living room. When she was finally done Andy had come down to say good-bye. He left the house and went to go pick up Nina; he walked over and knocked on his door. When Nina opened the door, he was taken back. She looked gorgeous, she was wearing a long black dress and her hair was up in a fancy twist. She smiled at him and was thinking the same thing about him. He reached out his hand and she took it. Nina called Sam and he came running. They walked him over to Andy's house and Lilly took over from there. Andy and Lilly walked to Andy's car and they took off. He tried to remember where the place was as she fiddled with the radio.
"You look beautiful," said Andy when he felt comfortable enough to speak.
Nina blushed, "I haven't worn this in a really long time. Probably before Sam was born. You don't look so bad yourself,"
Andy smiled and unconsciously put his hand on hers. They rode in silence for a while except for Nina singing along with the radio. When Andy finally pulled into the restaurant parking lot, Nina gasped.
"What's wrong?" Andy said as he looked at her face.
Nina sat there in amazement; she couldn't believe this place was still standing. "This is where Carl and I had our first date,"
Andy got a little uncomfortable. "Do you want to go somewhere else?"
"No, I love it here. In fact, I think this is the last place I wore this dress," Nina said smiling at Andy.
Andy smiled back and he led her into the restaurant.
"That was awful, bloody awful!" said Ephram in his fake British accent.
"Your voice, it has something. I don't know what it is, but it is something beautiful and happy, and pretty!" said Lilly trying to sound sickly sweet and getting a little tickled at herself.
"Yo dog! Gee homey gee! Yo dog doggidy dog, dog!" said Bright who had stopped by at the request of Ephram.
The little girl who had sung for them laughed and waited to be let into the show.
"Yo, dog I say yes!" said Bright.
"Yes!" said Lilly with a sweet smile.
"Well, I guess I don't matter. You're going to Hollywood," said Ephram crossing his arms and sitting back in his chair.
The little girl smiled and sat down. They finished the rest of the people until it was time for the finals. Right when they were about to start the pizza guy came to the door. Lilly ran up to go get it. After she paid the guy all the girls, Sam, and Bright came and attacked the pizza. Ephram walked over to Lilly, wrapped his arms around her waist, and laid his head on her shoulder. She held his arms and laid her head on his head. All the girls started to look at them and laugh, but they didn't care. Finally when they finished the pizza the girls went home. Bright stayed and helped clean up.
"You two are all over each other," he said in disgust.
Ephram laughed at him and Lilly blushed. After they finished, Bright left and Ephram and Lilly cuddled on the couch to watch a movie. Sam and Delia had passed out on the floor. After the movie was over Ephram and Lilly had fallen asleep in each other's arms. Soon afterward Andy walked in and leaned himself against the wall. His date had gone extremely well. Andy went to find Sam and carried him back to Nina. When he got over there Nina was in the middle of taking her hair down.
"Thank you," she whispered taking Sam from him.
"No problem," he said as he leaned in and kissed her.
Nina was afraid she would drop Sam, but Andy took him from her and went to put him to bed. Nina went to the bathroom and tried to finish taking down her hair. She was surprised when Andy had come behind her. He started to kiss her neck and she giggled. She shocked herself, she hadn't giggled in years. She turned around and found his mouth. He kissed her and it felt so good. She needed to be kissed; she hadn't been in so long. He pulled away and told her good night. He made his way back to his house and put Delia to bed. He then came back downstairs and wondered how he was going to wake them. They looked so cute together he hated to wake them. He decided to get a pillow and cover them up. He made his way to his own bed when he realized how tired he was. He laid down in his bed and passed out immediately.
Madisa Delinda Est! I am a Sophomore! Eugapae! (Hooray) Wow, that was a long chapter! Sorry it was so long!
"I didn't know there were that many different sizes for bras," said Delia on the way back home. She was so happy to finally have bras. Lilly was awesome, she had picked out the cutest bras and figured out her size.
"Welcome to the women club. It sucks, most of the time," said Lilly. She started to change the station until she heard a song that she liked. It was Brittany's song Toxic.
Delia got nervous, "Why?"
"We have baby's, have periods, wear bras, and tight pants. It can't get much worse," Lilly laughed
Delia smiled. Lilly didn't make everything as uncomfortable as Andy did, she was glad she was going to have her whenever she had a period or something.
Lilly sang along with the radio and Delia sang along with her. When they got home Delia got a little nervous, now she had to face her dad. Lilly smiled at her and they went in. Andy was sitting at the kitchen table eating. He looked a little hurt; he had wanted to be there for Delia when she wanted to get something like a bra. Yeah, he wasn't crazy about his baby getting a bra, but he wanted to be there for her.
"Delia, can I talk to you?" he said when he saw they had come in.
Delia walked over and took a seat across from him. Lilly left the room and went to find Ephram.
"Delia, why didn't you tell me about this?" Andy asked.
Delia looked at her feat. "I just wanted a girl to buy a bra with. I know you care Dad, but I just wanted to go with someone who would know what they were doing. You get lost when we go clothes shopping,"
Andy laughed, "It'll be okay. I just want you to know that I won't turn you away from something that you really want. Just come to me when you need something next time okay?"
Delia smiled and then ran to her room to put her things away. Lilly and Ephram heard her run by and pulled away from the make out session that was in progress. Lilly blushed and Ephram kissed her forehead. Lilly had enjoyed being close with him. She hadn't been able to since school had started. Ephram stood up from the floor and helped Lilly up, and they went down stairs. Andy smiled at them and they went outside. They walked down the street talking and laughing until they saw Amy. She was walking towards them and broke into a run to try to catch up with them.
"Can I talk to you Ephram?" Amy said.
Ephram looked at Lilly and squeezed her hand. He walked over to the side with Amy.
"I want to work this out. Just leave her and be with me. It's not like your married or anything. I want to make this work," Amy said in a low voice so Lilly couldn't hear.
Ephram was taken back. "I can't,"
Amy looked over his face to see if e was kidding or if he didn't mean it. He wasn't kidding and he really meant it. "Why? What does she have that I don't? I just want to know,"
"She doesn't worry about just herself. She cares about others and me around her. You have been stuck on yourself since I met you. All you care about is yourself and I can't stand it. You only dated me because no one else would. I'm sick of being what you go to last. You only care about yourself," Ephram said. He had been holding this back forever. When he saw Amy's face he wish he had held it longer.
She was hurt, he could tell that, but he had been hurt so many times. Why does she always get to be comforted? Amy stormed off. Ephram walked back over to Lilly and held her hand as they continued to walk.
"What was that about?" Lilly asked as they got a good way away from Amy.
Ephram was quiet for a while. He was so mad that Amy would ask him to leave Lilly. If she would get off her pedestal and see what was going on she would see that he was happy with Lilly. Lilly respected Ephram and she listened to him. Amy always wanted everything to be her way, and she wouldn't listen to him. He always talked about things she wanted to talk about instead of what he wanted to talk about.
Lilly watched his face as he fumed in his head. She told him that he didn't need to tell her and she just laid her head on his shoulder. Finally after an hour of walking Ephram finally spoke, "Would you mind going to visit Madison with me?" Ephram felt he needed to go see her, to see if he could help her in any way.
Lilly nodded and they went to her house. They walked up her sidewalk and Ephram knocked on the door. After a few minutes Madison came to the door. She was shocked to see Ephram and Lilly, but she graciously let them in. Ephram and Lilly took seat on Madison's couch and Madison sat in a chair.
"So, what brings you guys over to visit?" Madison said after a long awkward silence.
"I've needed to talk to you for a while Madison. I mean we've talked on the phone, but I need to talk to you in person. Are you sure you're okay with this, with Lilly and I having custody of the baby?" Ephram said leaning over and setting his arms on his knees.
Madison was quiet for a while. She wanted to think over her decision before she said anything. She was happy that Ephram was going to have custody, but her baby calling someone else Mommy? Would she be able to handle that? Would she be able to handle a bay calling her Mommy? Deep down she knew the answer. "I'm going to be okay with it. I can't handle a baby, and I don't want one. I want to go out and be me,"
Ephram sighed and leaned back. He could tell that this is what Madison wanted. He felt relieved. This had been bothering him since they had decided to keep it.
"Just one thing," said Madison, "I want to be a part of its life. I want to be able to see it when I'm in town. I want it to know that I'm its real mother,"
"Of course," said Lilly, "We wouldn't want it any other way. We want you to be there for it,"
Madison smiled. Again, Lilly always said what she wanted to hear. Ephram wrapped his arm around Lilly's waist and laid his head on her shoulder. Madison smiled at their affection; it seemed like only yesterday Ephram did the same the same with her.
"Madison, I'm sorry to bring this up, but Ephram and I were talking and we were wondering, what would you want to name the baby?" said Lilly. This thought had been killing her.
Madison hadn't thought of that. It made everything so real. "I don't know, I've always liked the name Claire for a girl and Nathan for a boy,"
"Those sound great, what do you think Lilly?" said Ephram.
"It's not my decision, it's between you two," she responded. Lilly did love those names, but she didn't want to seem like a third wheel or something.
"It's your decision too. You are going to be a big part of this baby's life. What do you think?" asked Madison.
"They're beautiful names," Lilly said.
For the rest of the visit they talked about everything they would need to do, baby showers, registering, and legal papers they would need to sign. After an hour, Ephram and Lilly left and made their way home. The earlier instance with Amy had left Ephram's mind as he pondered the thought of being a father. It did frighten him, the thought of being in charge of a human that wasn't him. He just knew that it was what he wanted. He wouldn't be able to live with himself if he knew that somewhere he had a child and he could never hold it.
Lilly noticed Ephram's silence on the way home, she was worried that he was having second thoughts or he wanted to be back with Madison. She rolled her eyes at herself she was so paranoid. She had to trust Ephram; she knew that they loved each other, so why did she always feel the need to compete with Madison? Lilly just pushed the thought to the side and kept on walking. When they got home they found Nina and Andy sitting together at the table. They asked Ephram and Lilly if they wanted to sit with them. They declined and ran upstairs. Nina and Andy sat together in silence for a while.
"So, what if I got Lilly and Ephram to baby-sit Delia and Sam tonight and we could go out somewhere?" asked Andy after a while. He wanted to take Nina a=on a splendid romantic dinner, but where was the problem he was having.
"Where?" asked Nina getting excited. The last time she had been taken out on a date, it involved Sam and McDonalds.
"It will be a surprise, just the two of us, what do you think?" Andy was starting to run through his head every restaurant in town, he could not think of one that didn't involve fast food.
"I would love to, do you think Lilly and Ephram will mind though?"
Ephram was sure Lilly wouldn't mind but Ephram might have a problem. "Let me go ask,"
Andy made his way upstairs and knocked on Ephram's door. Ephram got up and let him in.
"What were you two doing in here?" said Andy looking at them suspiciously.
"Actually, Lilly was helping me study for a big test I have tomorrow. Isn't that right?" said Ephram trying to make up a lie as quickly as possible. Lilly nodded.
"Really? Then why are there no books open?" said Andy.
"I just know the subject right of the top of my head and I hear that it is a good way to study if you have no reference to cheat from," said Lilly, trying her best not to laugh.
Andy just shook his head. What did he expect from two teenagers living under the same roof? "I just came up to ask if it would be okay if you guys would watch Delia and Sam tonight when Nina and I go out?"
Lilly and Ephram nodded and Andy left. Before he made it all the way downstairs, he went to find the yellow pages. He wanted to see if there were any fancy restaurants that he could take Nina. He flipped through and found one that sounded good. He called the place and made reservations and he went back down to talk to Nina.
"What did they say?" said Nina when she saw Andy coming down the stairs.
"They said that they would," said Andy. All of a sudden he got the urge to kiss Nina. He didn't know why, maybe because that is what his son was doing with his girlfriend right above his head, but he just felt the need. So he took his chances and leaned in. Nina smiled and closed her eyes as she leaned in to receive her kiss. When he reached her lips it felt like something she had been waiting for since she was born. It felt perfect and so right. He felt the same and he lifted her from her seat. After a while Andy pulled away, she laughed at him, and he laughed with her. When they finally stopped laughing, they sat back down. Soon afterwards Nina went home to get ready. Andy went up to check on Delia and found that she was in her room talking to Lilly.
"What are you girls talking about?" asked Andy.
"Nothing, just girl things. Dad why is Lilly and Ephram watching Sam and I tonight?" asked Delia.
"Well, Nina and I wanted to have some time to ourselves tonight and Lilly wanted to help,"
Delia nodded and went back with the conversation with Lilly. "So what should I do to get his attention?"
Lilly laughed, "Just go up and talk to him. Don't do what I did, I thought if I fell and broke my arm a guy that I liked would notice me,"
"Did he?" asked Delia, that sounded much better than having to go up and talk to him.
"Well, sort of. He noticed but only because every time I would walk in a room people would call me cripple. So, not all publicity is good publicity," said Lilly remembering how stupid she was when she was younger.
Delia decided not to break her arm. "How can I just go up and talk to him?"
"Just go up and say hi, it won't kill you. What is this boys name anyways?" said Lilly.
"Jake," said Delia, who smiled to herself just saying his name.
Lilly laughed at the way Delia was acting; she had such a huge crush on that guy. "He sounds wonderful. Now, are you hungry?"
Delia nodded and they went down stairs. Lilly scanned the refrigerator to find something to eat. She pulled out some meat and vegetables and began to cook. Delia sat and watched her. Every once in a while Delia would go off to get things for her.
"What do you want to do tonight?" asked Lilly-mixing things together.
"Could we have a talent show, like American Idol. You and Ephram could be the judge and Sam and I could be the contestants? We could invite some of my friends over and we could have more people and an audience to vote. We did that at my slumber party," said Delia.
"Sure, just go ask your dad if it's okay to have friends over though," said Lilly.
Delia ran up the stairs to find her dad. He was staring in the mirror of his room. He looked very nice and Delia laughed, "Dad, can I invite friends over tonight?"
Andy jumped out of his skin. He had no idea Delia was standing behind him. "Sure," he said after he regained composure. "Who are you going to invite?"
"Oh just a few friends so we can play American Idol. I will win this time because Lilly and Ephram will be the judge. They will most definitely pick me," said Delia.
Andy smiled and went back to getting ready. Delia was so happy, she got to have her friends over! She stopped by Ephram's room and found him looking through music.
"Is there something wrong?" he asked when he saw her.
"No, I was just wondering if you would play American Idol with Lilly and me. You can be Simon," said Delia.
Ephram looked back down at the music and sighed. It would have to wait. He did love being Simon. "Sure,"
Delia smiled and ran to find the phone. She called all of her friends and invited them over. When she was done she went down stairs. She saw Lilly throwing away what she had cooked. Delia looked at her strange, "What's wrong?"
"Oh," she said when she saw Delia, "I left out the secret ingredient so it tastes like crap. I'll order pizza,"
Delia laughed and went to set up the living room. When she was finally done Andy had come down to say good-bye. He left the house and went to go pick up Nina; he walked over and knocked on his door. When Nina opened the door, he was taken back. She looked gorgeous, she was wearing a long black dress and her hair was up in a fancy twist. She smiled at him and was thinking the same thing about him. He reached out his hand and she took it. Nina called Sam and he came running. They walked him over to Andy's house and Lilly took over from there. Andy and Lilly walked to Andy's car and they took off. He tried to remember where the place was as she fiddled with the radio.
"You look beautiful," said Andy when he felt comfortable enough to speak.
Nina blushed, "I haven't worn this in a really long time. Probably before Sam was born. You don't look so bad yourself,"
Andy smiled and unconsciously put his hand on hers. They rode in silence for a while except for Nina singing along with the radio. When Andy finally pulled into the restaurant parking lot, Nina gasped.
"What's wrong?" Andy said as he looked at her face.
Nina sat there in amazement; she couldn't believe this place was still standing. "This is where Carl and I had our first date,"
Andy got a little uncomfortable. "Do you want to go somewhere else?"
"No, I love it here. In fact, I think this is the last place I wore this dress," Nina said smiling at Andy.
Andy smiled back and he led her into the restaurant.
"That was awful, bloody awful!" said Ephram in his fake British accent.
"Your voice, it has something. I don't know what it is, but it is something beautiful and happy, and pretty!" said Lilly trying to sound sickly sweet and getting a little tickled at herself.
"Yo dog! Gee homey gee! Yo dog doggidy dog, dog!" said Bright who had stopped by at the request of Ephram.
The little girl who had sung for them laughed and waited to be let into the show.
"Yo, dog I say yes!" said Bright.
"Yes!" said Lilly with a sweet smile.
"Well, I guess I don't matter. You're going to Hollywood," said Ephram crossing his arms and sitting back in his chair.
The little girl smiled and sat down. They finished the rest of the people until it was time for the finals. Right when they were about to start the pizza guy came to the door. Lilly ran up to go get it. After she paid the guy all the girls, Sam, and Bright came and attacked the pizza. Ephram walked over to Lilly, wrapped his arms around her waist, and laid his head on her shoulder. She held his arms and laid her head on his head. All the girls started to look at them and laugh, but they didn't care. Finally when they finished the pizza the girls went home. Bright stayed and helped clean up.
"You two are all over each other," he said in disgust.
Ephram laughed at him and Lilly blushed. After they finished, Bright left and Ephram and Lilly cuddled on the couch to watch a movie. Sam and Delia had passed out on the floor. After the movie was over Ephram and Lilly had fallen asleep in each other's arms. Soon afterward Andy walked in and leaned himself against the wall. His date had gone extremely well. Andy went to find Sam and carried him back to Nina. When he got over there Nina was in the middle of taking her hair down.
"Thank you," she whispered taking Sam from him.
"No problem," he said as he leaned in and kissed her.
Nina was afraid she would drop Sam, but Andy took him from her and went to put him to bed. Nina went to the bathroom and tried to finish taking down her hair. She was surprised when Andy had come behind her. He started to kiss her neck and she giggled. She shocked herself, she hadn't giggled in years. She turned around and found his mouth. He kissed her and it felt so good. She needed to be kissed; she hadn't been in so long. He pulled away and told her good night. He made his way back to his house and put Delia to bed. He then came back downstairs and wondered how he was going to wake them. They looked so cute together he hated to wake them. He decided to get a pillow and cover them up. He made his way to his own bed when he realized how tired he was. He laid down in his bed and passed out immediately.
Madisa Delinda Est! I am a Sophomore! Eugapae! (Hooray) Wow, that was a long chapter! Sorry it was so long!