Meanwhile, at the Brown house, Andy and Nina were in the kitchen, Andy was pacing back and forth.
"I just can't believe he opened my mail! I mean it's common sense, you don't open someone else's mail!" Andy was trying to make sense of everything.
"Andy...you can't blame this on the mail...you knew he was going to find out eventually..." Nina tried to reason with him.
"Yeah...but not this soon! And I thought that I would be the one to tell him, when the time was right, when he was ready...he's not ready!" Andy yelled.
"How do you know? You haven't even given him a chance...how would you feel if he knew that you had another kid and he didn't tell you?" Nina asked.
"That's totally different! First of all...I am already a parent...Ephram has no idea what to do with a kid! How can he just leave like that?! He didn't even give me a chance to explain..." Andy sighed.
"Well I don't have to tell you my opinion on the matter, cause you already know it...but, you really couldn't have expected him to just stay and listen to you Andy...after what you did, I really don't think anybody would have listened to you..." Nina felt bad for Andy, but she told him when he made this decision, that he would regret it.
"Maybe if I just called him..." Andy reached for the phone.
"Do you really think he'll pick up?" Nina asked.
Andy already knew the answer to this, "you're right...he won't pick up...that's why I have to go after him" Andy quickly walked into the living room and picked up his coat.
Nina followed him, "You can't be serious Andy? Do you even know where Madison is?"
Andy grabbed his keys, "How do you think I send her the checks?"
Nina was trying desperately to talk him out of this, "What about Delia? Who's gonna watch her?"
Andy looked at Nina pleadingly, "Would you mind...this should only take a couple hours...I should have Ephram back by midnight..."
Nina shook her head, "I wouldn't be so sure..."
Andy ignored her comment, "ok well I'll have my phone on...call me if anything goes wrong..." He opened the front door and then turned back to her, "thanks again Nina, you're a life-saver"
Andy walked out the door.
Back at Madison's apartment, she and Ephram were talking about the past 9 months, and everything that has happened. Ephram was holding Julia, studying her every feature.
Madison smiled as she watched Ephram with his daughter, "...so after staying with one of my cousins for a couple weeks, I found this place..." she looked around the room, "it's not much, but it's affordable..."
Ephram looked up at her with sympathy, but she looked away.
"It's almost 7:30...probably time to put her to bed..." Madison stood up.
Ephram stood up with her, "D-do you think I could? I mean I-I know I don't really know what the hell I'm doing but..."
Madison shook her head, "No-no it's fine...you should...if you need any help or anything..."
"yeah...thanks..." Ephram walked down the hallway and into the bedroom.
Madison smiled to herself and then started on some dishes. About 15 minutes later, she decided to check on Ephram and the baby. She quietly opened the door to her room and saw a sleeping Julia, lying on a sleeping Ephram. Madison leaned on the door frame, and watched her daughter move up and down with every breath that Ephram took. It was a beautiful site and it brought tears to Madison's eyes.
Just then, a phone rang. It wasn't her ring, so she figured it was Ephram's. She rushed into the other room and followed the ring. She didn't want to wake them up. She found the phone in Ephram's jacket and quickly picked it up.
"Hello?" Madison whispered into the phone.
Amy was taken aback when she heard Madison's voice on the other end of the line, she was not expecting this at all. "Hi...um...is Ephram there?" she asked.
"Um...he's actually sleeping right now...can I take a message?" Madison had no idea that it was Amy.
"Um...no it's ok...I'll just call back later" Amy was surprised at how hurt she was. Ephram and Madison weren't together anymore, she had nothing to worry about. But why was he asleep? It's only 7:30. What if they did something that tired him out?
"Ok...well, bye..." Madison said.
"Bye" Amy replied, then quickly hung up the phone. Ephram was probably just with his daughter, she told herself. He has a daughter with Madison...that doesn't mean that they are back together...does it?
Amy shook it off and walked back into her room.
Madison hung up the phone, wondering who it was on the other end. Ephram hadn't mentioned a girlfriend, but even if he had a girlfriend, why would she care? They were over. Why did this bother her so much? It's been months since she and him were together, and it didn't work out. Sure they had a kid together, but that didn't change anything...did it?
"I just can't believe he opened my mail! I mean it's common sense, you don't open someone else's mail!" Andy was trying to make sense of everything.
"Andy...you can't blame this on the mail...you knew he was going to find out eventually..." Nina tried to reason with him.
"Yeah...but not this soon! And I thought that I would be the one to tell him, when the time was right, when he was ready...he's not ready!" Andy yelled.
"How do you know? You haven't even given him a chance...how would you feel if he knew that you had another kid and he didn't tell you?" Nina asked.
"That's totally different! First of all...I am already a parent...Ephram has no idea what to do with a kid! How can he just leave like that?! He didn't even give me a chance to explain..." Andy sighed.
"Well I don't have to tell you my opinion on the matter, cause you already know it...but, you really couldn't have expected him to just stay and listen to you Andy...after what you did, I really don't think anybody would have listened to you..." Nina felt bad for Andy, but she told him when he made this decision, that he would regret it.
"Maybe if I just called him..." Andy reached for the phone.
"Do you really think he'll pick up?" Nina asked.
Andy already knew the answer to this, "you're right...he won't pick up...that's why I have to go after him" Andy quickly walked into the living room and picked up his coat.
Nina followed him, "You can't be serious Andy? Do you even know where Madison is?"
Andy grabbed his keys, "How do you think I send her the checks?"
Nina was trying desperately to talk him out of this, "What about Delia? Who's gonna watch her?"
Andy looked at Nina pleadingly, "Would you mind...this should only take a couple hours...I should have Ephram back by midnight..."
Nina shook her head, "I wouldn't be so sure..."
Andy ignored her comment, "ok well I'll have my phone on...call me if anything goes wrong..." He opened the front door and then turned back to her, "thanks again Nina, you're a life-saver"
Andy walked out the door.
Back at Madison's apartment, she and Ephram were talking about the past 9 months, and everything that has happened. Ephram was holding Julia, studying her every feature.
Madison smiled as she watched Ephram with his daughter, "...so after staying with one of my cousins for a couple weeks, I found this place..." she looked around the room, "it's not much, but it's affordable..."
Ephram looked up at her with sympathy, but she looked away.
"It's almost 7:30...probably time to put her to bed..." Madison stood up.
Ephram stood up with her, "D-do you think I could? I mean I-I know I don't really know what the hell I'm doing but..."
Madison shook her head, "No-no it's fine...you should...if you need any help or anything..."
"yeah...thanks..." Ephram walked down the hallway and into the bedroom.
Madison smiled to herself and then started on some dishes. About 15 minutes later, she decided to check on Ephram and the baby. She quietly opened the door to her room and saw a sleeping Julia, lying on a sleeping Ephram. Madison leaned on the door frame, and watched her daughter move up and down with every breath that Ephram took. It was a beautiful site and it brought tears to Madison's eyes.
Just then, a phone rang. It wasn't her ring, so she figured it was Ephram's. She rushed into the other room and followed the ring. She didn't want to wake them up. She found the phone in Ephram's jacket and quickly picked it up.
"Hello?" Madison whispered into the phone.
Amy was taken aback when she heard Madison's voice on the other end of the line, she was not expecting this at all. "Hi...um...is Ephram there?" she asked.
"Um...he's actually sleeping right now...can I take a message?" Madison had no idea that it was Amy.
"Um...no it's ok...I'll just call back later" Amy was surprised at how hurt she was. Ephram and Madison weren't together anymore, she had nothing to worry about. But why was he asleep? It's only 7:30. What if they did something that tired him out?
"Ok...well, bye..." Madison said.
"Bye" Amy replied, then quickly hung up the phone. Ephram was probably just with his daughter, she told herself. He has a daughter with Madison...that doesn't mean that they are back together...does it?
Amy shook it off and walked back into her room.
Madison hung up the phone, wondering who it was on the other end. Ephram hadn't mentioned a girlfriend, but even if he had a girlfriend, why would she care? They were over. Why did this bother her so much? It's been months since she and him were together, and it didn't work out. Sure they had a kid together, but that didn't change anything...did it?