FLASHBACK-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. -END OF FLASHBACK
Ephram smiled, "yeah..."
"I really appreciate this Ephram...you coming all the way out here...it means a lot...to the both of us..." Madison said as she leaned the baby on her shoulder and lightly patted her back.
"I want to help...I want to be there...for you...for her, I need to be there...I need to be-to be a part of this, I can't let you do this alone...there's no way..." Ephram said honestly.
This almost brought Madison to tears, she had been waiting for someone-anyone to say those words to her, and the fact that it was Ephram made it even better.
"Ephram...what about school and everything you have back in Everwood...I mean, you can't just drop that..." Madison said, realistically.
"I have nothing back in Everwood...and school-school is over in 3 weeks...I really don't think they'll miss me...I want to be here Madison...with you and our...our daughter" Ephram said sincerely, Amy didn't even cross his mind.
Madison sighed, "And your dad...what about him...he's gonna freak..." she stood up with the baby and walked over to him.
"Screw my dad...he wasn't thinking about you when he made his decision, so why should I think about him when I make mine?" He took his daughter's hand and studied it, "God...how can fingers be so small?" he smiled.
"So you're not even gonna go back...does he even know where you are?" As much as she wanted Ephram to stay, she knew that if he did, it would just create more problems.
"He knows I went to find you..." Ephram said, still playing with the tiny hand.
Madison sighed, "You should call him...he's probably worried"
"If he's worried he can call me..." Ephram held out his arms and Madison carefully handed him the baby.
"So you're in this? You're staying?" she asked.
"I'm staying" he said, as he kissed his daughter's head.
Seeing this brought Madison to tears. She wasn't in this alone anymore. Ephram was there, everything was going to be ok.
Amy walked into the family room and plopped herself on the couch.
Bright looked over at her and then back at the TV, "What's wrong with you?"
Amy just stared at the TV, "I don't want to talk about it"
Bright put the remote down and leaned forward, "I thought you were going to Ephram's...did you guys have another fight?"
"I wish..." she replied, still staring at the TV.
"Then what happened?" Bright asked curiously.
Amy sighed and looked down, "Ephram's...Ephram's a dad..."
"Whoa hold on a second...you're pregnant?!?!" Bright was shocked and angry at the same time.
"NO! but Madison is...well she was..." Amy looked away, she felt tears form in her eyes.
Bright was relieved but still shocked, "Wait Madison? But it's been like a year since they...well since they were together"
"Yeah I know...Ephram didn't know about it" Amy fixed her gaze back on the screen.
"What do you mean Ephram didn't know?!? How could he not know?! She didn't tell him?" Bright couldn't believe it.
"Well...apparently, when she got pregnant, she went to Dr. Brown...god knows why, and he decided not to tell Ephram, and I guess he made Madison leave or something, I didn't really pay attention to they're argument..." Amy was getting annoyed with her brother's questions, she was trying to get this whole thing out of her mind and he wasn't helping.
"So Ephram's got a kid...wow, never thought that would happen...so what did he do? Like when he found out..." Bright didn't notice Amy's annoyed expression.
"He left" she stated simply.
"He left? What do you mean he left?" Bright asked
"He went to go find Madison..." Amy felt a tear roll down her cheek.
"Wait...so his dad basically got him a get out of jail free card, but he went to jail anyways?!"
"What?" Amy was still annoyed.
"Well...his dad got him out of raising this kid, he didn't have to do shit, but he went anyways...god what an idiot" Bright smiled.
"He's taking responsibility for his actions Bright! God, did you just expect him to forget about it?" Secretly Amy wished that Ephram would just forget about it, but she was trying not to be selfish.
"Well that would be the smart thing to do..." Bright stated like it was obvious.
Amy shook her head and walked into the other room.
"Perfect" Madison finished his sentence. -END OF FLASHBACK
Ephram smiled, "yeah..."
"I really appreciate this Ephram...you coming all the way out here...it means a lot...to the both of us..." Madison said as she leaned the baby on her shoulder and lightly patted her back.
"I want to help...I want to be there...for you...for her, I need to be there...I need to be-to be a part of this, I can't let you do this alone...there's no way..." Ephram said honestly.
This almost brought Madison to tears, she had been waiting for someone-anyone to say those words to her, and the fact that it was Ephram made it even better.
"Ephram...what about school and everything you have back in Everwood...I mean, you can't just drop that..." Madison said, realistically.
"I have nothing back in Everwood...and school-school is over in 3 weeks...I really don't think they'll miss me...I want to be here Madison...with you and our...our daughter" Ephram said sincerely, Amy didn't even cross his mind.
Madison sighed, "And your dad...what about him...he's gonna freak..." she stood up with the baby and walked over to him.
"Screw my dad...he wasn't thinking about you when he made his decision, so why should I think about him when I make mine?" He took his daughter's hand and studied it, "God...how can fingers be so small?" he smiled.
"So you're not even gonna go back...does he even know where you are?" As much as she wanted Ephram to stay, she knew that if he did, it would just create more problems.
"He knows I went to find you..." Ephram said, still playing with the tiny hand.
Madison sighed, "You should call him...he's probably worried"
"If he's worried he can call me..." Ephram held out his arms and Madison carefully handed him the baby.
"So you're in this? You're staying?" she asked.
"I'm staying" he said, as he kissed his daughter's head.
Seeing this brought Madison to tears. She wasn't in this alone anymore. Ephram was there, everything was going to be ok.
Amy walked into the family room and plopped herself on the couch.
Bright looked over at her and then back at the TV, "What's wrong with you?"
Amy just stared at the TV, "I don't want to talk about it"
Bright put the remote down and leaned forward, "I thought you were going to Ephram's...did you guys have another fight?"
"I wish..." she replied, still staring at the TV.
"Then what happened?" Bright asked curiously.
Amy sighed and looked down, "Ephram's...Ephram's a dad..."
"Whoa hold on a second...you're pregnant?!?!" Bright was shocked and angry at the same time.
"NO! but Madison is...well she was..." Amy looked away, she felt tears form in her eyes.
Bright was relieved but still shocked, "Wait Madison? But it's been like a year since they...well since they were together"
"Yeah I know...Ephram didn't know about it" Amy fixed her gaze back on the screen.
"What do you mean Ephram didn't know?!? How could he not know?! She didn't tell him?" Bright couldn't believe it.
"Well...apparently, when she got pregnant, she went to Dr. Brown...god knows why, and he decided not to tell Ephram, and I guess he made Madison leave or something, I didn't really pay attention to they're argument..." Amy was getting annoyed with her brother's questions, she was trying to get this whole thing out of her mind and he wasn't helping.
"So Ephram's got a kid...wow, never thought that would happen...so what did he do? Like when he found out..." Bright didn't notice Amy's annoyed expression.
"He left" she stated simply.
"He left? What do you mean he left?" Bright asked
"He went to go find Madison..." Amy felt a tear roll down her cheek.
"Wait...so his dad basically got him a get out of jail free card, but he went to jail anyways?!"
"What?" Amy was still annoyed.
"Well...his dad got him out of raising this kid, he didn't have to do shit, but he went anyways...god what an idiot" Bright smiled.
"He's taking responsibility for his actions Bright! God, did you just expect him to forget about it?" Secretly Amy wished that Ephram would just forget about it, but she was trying not to be selfish.
"Well that would be the smart thing to do..." Bright stated like it was obvious.
Amy shook her head and walked into the other room.