That day, Kay called Ephram, "hey...I thought about what you said and I think it would be best if we broke up. You're high maintainence, Ephram, and I can't handle it."
"What are you talking about, high maintainence!?" he snapped. This conversation was starting to irritate him.

"Can we still be friends?" she asked

"I dont know, Kay! If we can be friends without you trying to jump down my throat every 10 seconds then yes, we can, but...." he exhaled, "I dont know...we'll see." and with that, the two hung up and Ephram was more irritated than before the conversation had started. He started doing a few of the exercises Judy had given him to do to pass some time and to try to ease his irritation. In the middle of his routine, Madison called him, "hey you..." she said.

"Hey, whats up!" he replied. After a few seconds of silence, still irritated from the earlier phone call, he said, "Madison! You called me, what do you want!" he sort of chuckled to himself before she answered.

"I want to tell you something, Ephram...but..." she paused, "I'm afraid of what it might mean if I do."
Concerned, Ephram replied, "what is it, Madison? You can tell me anything, you know that!"

"I'm afraid that...if I bring it up then I'll open up a can of worms...I think I need to talk to you face to face..."
"Well, what are you doing tomorrow?" Ephram asked obliviously, "come over tomorrow and we can talk then?" Madison didnt seem to be much of a talker tonight so Ephram said, "Well, I have to go now, but I'll see you tomorrow." and the two hung up before Ephram went back to doing his exercises.

Madison couldnt believe she was going to go through with this. She realized she still loved him and that she didnt want to be just friends any longer, but she was afraid of how he would take the news.

The next day, Madison made her way over to Ephram's place, and before she knew it, she was standing in front of his door, knocking softly. All of a sudden she got cold feet and tried to turn the other way and walk away, but it was too late, Ephram answered the door. He jokingly said, as he saw her sort of move away, "leaving already? Get yourself in here and tell me what you couldnt over the phone!" The two gave each other a warm friendly hug before heading into the living room. Madison had a CD in her hand and so she sat on the couch beside the nightstand with the stereo on it. Ephram set the brake on his wheelchair and climbed into the chair and faced Madison. She took a deep breath as she put the CD into the stereo, "when you hear this song, tell me what it brings to mind..." and with that, she pushed play. It was the Goonies theme song which made Ephram start laughing, "Madison! I'm not getting anything, should I be?"

"Wrong one" she said as she quickly changed the number on the CD. "now, tell me what comes to mind" and she pressed the play button again;

I like the feel of your name on my lips

I like the sound of your sweet gentle kiss

the way that your fingers run through my hair

and how your scent lingers even when you're not there

She definitely got a reaction. Ephram's smile quickly disappeared and he threw himself backwards into the chair with a panic-stricken expression, "what the hell is this, Madison!?!" he freaked out and grabbed his chest, it felt as if his heart was breaking, "Are you trying to break my heart again?!" tears quickly filled his eyes, "You know what memories this song brings to mind, what are you thinking?!"

I love the way you love me

strong and wild, slow and easy

heart and soul, so completely

I love the way you love me

Madison moved forward in her seat, "talk to me calmly, Ephram, please."

Ephram's voice quivered as he spoke quickly and angrily, "talk calmly?! Madison, what are you on?! You know how people have songs they cant listen to without crying?! Well this is one of them and I cant listen to it without freaking out! Why are you doing this?! To see that you still have my heart and then break it again?! You do, okay, is that what you want to hear, that you still have my heart?!"

Tears formed in Madison's eyes now, "What's love if you cant take a risk..."
"What are you talking about!" shouted Ephram as he sat up and looked at Madison angrily, trying to fight back the tears, not sure how to take any of this.

"For the passed month, Eph...I havent been able to stop thinking about you, about us, and how we used to be. It's like, the harder I try to ignore those feelings, the harder they come back and I just cant fight it anymore. I want to be with you Ephram..."

Ephram threw himself backwards again, this time covering his eyes with his hand, saying nothing, just thinking. There was a long awkward silence, and after a while, Madison said softly, "Ephram...talk to me...this is getting awkward..." Still nothing. Then Ephram said calmly, his eyes still covered, "are you still with Troy?"

"yes..." she said, knowing that, that wasnt the best answer.

Ephram looked at Madison angrily, "how you can come to me and tell me you want to be with me if you're still with Troy!? How does that work, Madison?!" He exhaled deeply to try to calm himself down. After another minute, Ephram said, "Are you serious? You really want to be with me? What makes you think we can work this time?" Ephram asked softly as he shifted himself in the chair.

"...I dont..." replied Madison simply. Ephram made his way over to the coffee table and sat in front of Madison. She couldnt help but lean forward and embrace him in a hug, half expecting him to pull away. Instead, he hugged her back and buried his face into her neck, not wanting to let go, not ever wanting to let her go again. The two talked for a little while longer before Madison decided to leave. It was unsaid, but the two knew that they would be together soon. Let's face it, as fate has it, they were always meant to be together even if they had to spend time apart. Ephram wanted to be with her, and Madison wanted to be with him and they knew that only time would tell. Everything is different now. Ephram climbed back into his wheelchair and he and Madison made their way to the front door, gave each other a warm hug before she left. She knew that she would be calling Troy later that day.