Ephram got to Boulder a couple hours later. He bought a map at a gas station and used it to find Madison's apartment building. When he finally got there, it took him about 10 minutes to get out of the car. Every time he put his hand on the door handle, he took it back. He had no idea how this was all going to go, how it would work out, what would happen. He finally stepped out and walked around looking for apartment 34A.
As he got closer her heard a loud cry. 'That's her' he thought, 'that's my daughter.'
He found the apartment and stood in front of the door, listening to the cry. What was he supposed to do now? After about 5 minutes of standing there, he got up enough guts to knock on the door.
Madison was standing in the kitchen, holding her daughter, and bouncing up and down trying to get her to calm down, when she heard a knock on the door, "Mr Chin I told you...if I could get her to stop I would!" she yelled from the kitchen.
Ephram half-smiled, then decided to speak, "Uh...It's...it's not Mr. Chin..." he said loud enough so she could hear him over the screaming.
Madison practically dropped the baby when she heard him, she immediately recognized the voice, it was Ephram, the guy she never stopped loving and the father of her child. Why was he here? How did he find her? Did he know? He knows. How does he know?
She slowly made her way to the door and opened it. Even though she knew it was him before, seeing him just made it a reality, a shocked expression formed on her face as she continued bouncing up and down with the screaming baby.
"Ephram...how did you find- "
Ephram cut her off, "I-I kinda...opened my dad's mail..." he held up the letter.
Madison looked down, still bouncing, "Ephram...I'm sorry...I...I should have told you, it's just..."
"No...no I'm sorry, my dad was obviously not thinking about you when he decided to keep this from me...I-I-I really don't think he was even thinking at all...I should have been there Madison..." Ephram's eyes fixed on the screaming baby. She was perfect. He immediately felt more love for her than he ever had for anyone in his life.
Madison watched him look at her and smiled, "Would...would you like to come in?"
Ephram smiled back at her, "sure..."
Ephram walked in and looked around. He was standing in a living room/kitchen. There was a refrigerator in the far right corner with a sink next to it and a small counter. Then in the far left corner, there was a couch, that Ephram recognized from Madison's old house, and an old TV. Then there was a small hallway across the room that most likely led to a bedroom and a bathroom.
He looked back at Madison, who was still trying to calm down the baby.
He held out his arms, "c-can I?"
Madison looked at him, then back at her daughter and smiled, "yeah-yeah of course..."
She carefully passed the baby to him, "just support the head...and don't squeeze too tight...but not too loose either"
She watched Ephram take his daughter and look her in the eyes. She was so small and innocent. Ephram smiled at her and started swaying back and forth.
He glanced up at Madison, "she's lucky..."
"Why is that?" Madison asked.
Ephram smiled at her, "she didn't get my nose..."
Madison chuckled. It was the first time she'd laughed in a long time. Ephram always found a way to make light of a tough situation.
Ephram kept swaying back and forth, but the baby wouldn't stop crying.
"Am-am I doing something wrong?" he asked, worried that he would suck at this.
Madison smiled, "no..." she looked at the clock, "no, she's probably just hungry...here..." she held out her hands and Ephram carefully handed her the baby.
Madison went and sat down on the couch, she started to unbutton her shirt, and Ephram quickly looked away, he didn't know what was appropriate. Madison held her daughter up to her breast, and she took it hungrily.
Ephram was still looking away, "Is-is that...is it weird?"
Madison looked up at him and smiled, "It was...the first few times...but now, it's like, natural you know? It just feels right...like I'm nurturing her...giving her life...it's pretty awesome"
Ephram started to walk around the room, looking at everything but Madison, he was pretty uncomfortable, "so...how-how long have you been here?"
"Umm...I guess about a month now, this whole thing happened so fast...I still haven't really unpacked...hell, I haven't even had time to buy clothes that don't have "Motherhood" on the label." Madison smiled, her eyes following Ephram around the room.
"I...I just can't believe it...I can't believe that I have a daughter...I mean, not in a million years..." He finally looked at her and she didn't seem to mind.
"I know...me neither" Madison sighed and looked down at Julia, "But now...I just couldn't imagine life without her...I mean it's only been a week, but she's a part of my life..."
"I should have been there...for you-for her..." Ephram put his hands in his pockets.
"Ephram...it's not your fault...you didn't know...if anyone's to blame...it's me, I should have come to you in the first place..." Madison looked at him lovingly.
"No-no...no it's not your fault...it's his...he did this to you, made you leave everything you knew...it wasn't fair to you" Just thinking of his dad made him angry.
"He was just trying to do what was best for you...sure he made a huge mistake...but he had good intentions..." Madison had been telling herself this for the past 9 months.
Ephram shook his head, "Don't defend him Madison...he doesn't deserve it...he doesn't even deserve to be related to her!" he sighed, "God...I mean...she's so..."
"Perfect" Madison finished his sentence.
As he got closer her heard a loud cry. 'That's her' he thought, 'that's my daughter.'
He found the apartment and stood in front of the door, listening to the cry. What was he supposed to do now? After about 5 minutes of standing there, he got up enough guts to knock on the door.
Madison was standing in the kitchen, holding her daughter, and bouncing up and down trying to get her to calm down, when she heard a knock on the door, "Mr Chin I told you...if I could get her to stop I would!" she yelled from the kitchen.
Ephram half-smiled, then decided to speak, "Uh...It's...it's not Mr. Chin..." he said loud enough so she could hear him over the screaming.
Madison practically dropped the baby when she heard him, she immediately recognized the voice, it was Ephram, the guy she never stopped loving and the father of her child. Why was he here? How did he find her? Did he know? He knows. How does he know?
She slowly made her way to the door and opened it. Even though she knew it was him before, seeing him just made it a reality, a shocked expression formed on her face as she continued bouncing up and down with the screaming baby.
"Ephram...how did you find- "
Ephram cut her off, "I-I kinda...opened my dad's mail..." he held up the letter.
Madison looked down, still bouncing, "Ephram...I'm sorry...I...I should have told you, it's just..."
"No...no I'm sorry, my dad was obviously not thinking about you when he decided to keep this from me...I-I-I really don't think he was even thinking at all...I should have been there Madison..." Ephram's eyes fixed on the screaming baby. She was perfect. He immediately felt more love for her than he ever had for anyone in his life.
Madison watched him look at her and smiled, "Would...would you like to come in?"
Ephram smiled back at her, "sure..."
Ephram walked in and looked around. He was standing in a living room/kitchen. There was a refrigerator in the far right corner with a sink next to it and a small counter. Then in the far left corner, there was a couch, that Ephram recognized from Madison's old house, and an old TV. Then there was a small hallway across the room that most likely led to a bedroom and a bathroom.
He looked back at Madison, who was still trying to calm down the baby.
He held out his arms, "c-can I?"
Madison looked at him, then back at her daughter and smiled, "yeah-yeah of course..."
She carefully passed the baby to him, "just support the head...and don't squeeze too tight...but not too loose either"
She watched Ephram take his daughter and look her in the eyes. She was so small and innocent. Ephram smiled at her and started swaying back and forth.
He glanced up at Madison, "she's lucky..."
"Why is that?" Madison asked.
Ephram smiled at her, "she didn't get my nose..."
Madison chuckled. It was the first time she'd laughed in a long time. Ephram always found a way to make light of a tough situation.
Ephram kept swaying back and forth, but the baby wouldn't stop crying.
"Am-am I doing something wrong?" he asked, worried that he would suck at this.
Madison smiled, "no..." she looked at the clock, "no, she's probably just hungry...here..." she held out her hands and Ephram carefully handed her the baby.
Madison went and sat down on the couch, she started to unbutton her shirt, and Ephram quickly looked away, he didn't know what was appropriate. Madison held her daughter up to her breast, and she took it hungrily.
Ephram was still looking away, "Is-is that...is it weird?"
Madison looked up at him and smiled, "It was...the first few times...but now, it's like, natural you know? It just feels right...like I'm nurturing her...giving her life...it's pretty awesome"
Ephram started to walk around the room, looking at everything but Madison, he was pretty uncomfortable, "so...how-how long have you been here?"
"Umm...I guess about a month now, this whole thing happened so fast...I still haven't really unpacked...hell, I haven't even had time to buy clothes that don't have "Motherhood" on the label." Madison smiled, her eyes following Ephram around the room.
"I...I just can't believe it...I can't believe that I have a daughter...I mean, not in a million years..." He finally looked at her and she didn't seem to mind.
"I know...me neither" Madison sighed and looked down at Julia, "But now...I just couldn't imagine life without her...I mean it's only been a week, but she's a part of my life..."
"I should have been there...for you-for her..." Ephram put his hands in his pockets.
"Ephram...it's not your fault...you didn't know...if anyone's to blame...it's me, I should have come to you in the first place..." Madison looked at him lovingly.
"No-no...no it's not your fault...it's his...he did this to you, made you leave everything you knew...it wasn't fair to you" Just thinking of his dad made him angry.
"He was just trying to do what was best for you...sure he made a huge mistake...but he had good intentions..." Madison had been telling herself this for the past 9 months.
Ephram shook his head, "Don't defend him Madison...he doesn't deserve it...he doesn't even deserve to be related to her!" he sighed, "God...I mean...she's so..."
"Perfect" Madison finished his sentence.