. Ephram sat on the couch and turned on the TV. Andy stood there for a couple minutes and then slowly made it back to his car. He had failed, as a parent and a grandparent, and he knew that now.

Ephram stared at the screen, unaware of what was playing on it, all these thoughts were rushing through his head, about his dad, his daughter and his life. A couple minutes later Madison tip-toed in.

Ephram looked up, "Is she asleep?"

"Yeah" Madison whispered, "Where's your dad?"

Ephram looked back at the TV, "Gone...I hope"

Madison tilted her head, "What happened?"

Ephram crossed his arms, "He thought that he could just show up here and I would come home with him...I guess I proved him wrong"

"Wait...so he just told you to come back and you said no?" Madison was surprised that it was that simple.

"well...that's the cliff-notes version" Ephram answered.

"So that's it? He's gone? He just left?" Madison was still shocked.

"God I hope so..." Ephram said as Madison sat down next to him.

"Wow" Madison said, looking forward.

Ephram nodded, "yeah..." Ephram looked over at Madison, "Well, I better go, I have to find a cheap motel and get something to eat..."

Madison looked at him, "Ephram, you don't have to go...I mean, the couch pulls out...there's some leftovers in the fridge" she suggested.

"No-no, I mean...this is all pretty new...I don't want to be a burden, or anything" he said, this whole situation was still pretty awkward for the both of them.

Madison shook her head, "You're not a burden Ephram...especially if you help me with the night shift" she smiled, having him there really did help her.

"Really? I mean...it-it wouldn't be weird or anything?" he asked.

"Of course it would be weird...but name one thing that's happened today that hasn't been weird" Madison stood up and walked over to the kitchen.

Ephram stood up and followed her, "true"

Madison smiled, "besides...you could use the money you save to buy diapers"

They both laughed, but deep down they knew that it was probably true. Many sacrifices would have to be made, and even though Madison had already made a lot, there were many more to come.

Back at the Abbot house, Bright knocked on Amy's door.

"Amy!" he yelled over her music.

"What?" she replied, sounding annoyed.

Bright opened the door and saw his sister, lying on her bed, tears running down her cheeks.

"What's wrong?" he asked, already knowing the answer.

"What do you think is wrong Bright?" Amy looked down and wiped away some tears.

"If it's bothering you that much, why don't you just call him?" Bright sat down next to her.

"I did" Amy said quietly.

"Wait...when? What did he say?" Bright asked curiously.

"Nothing..." she responded.

"nothing? So he didn't say anything?" Bright was confused.

"No dumbass..." Amy sighed, "Madison picked up the phone..."

"Why would Madison pick up his phone?" Bright turned towards his sister.

"I dunno...she said he was asleep..." Amy replied, with no emotion.

"So what did you say?" Bright asked.

"I said I would call back..." She wiped away more tears.

"So what the hell are you crying about?! The guy was sleeping!" Bright still didn't get it.

"Madison picked up the phone Bright! Remember Madison? Ephram's first love...they have a baby together, how the hell am I supposed to compete with that?!" The tears were coming faster now.

"That's what this is all about? Madison? Amy...Ephram's with you now...not her, sure they have a kid, but that doesn't mean he's just gonna pick up and leave his life for her" Bright tried to reassure her.

Amy shook her head, "you don't know that..."

Bright was about to respond but Amy cut him off, "I think I'm gonna go to bed...I'll see you in the morning..."

Bright stood up, "Don't worry Amy...he'll come back"

Bright walked out and closed the door behind him, he hoped that he was right.

Ephram woke up to the sound of a screaming baby, he looked at the clock on the wall, it was 2:30am. He picked himself up and walked into Madison's room. Madison was already bent over the bassinet. She had her hair up and was wearing a pair of gray sweats and an oversized blue T-shirt.

"It's ok honey...mommy's here" she whispered to her daughter as she picked her up.

Madison brought Julia over to the changing table and laid her down, then she looked back at Ephram, "Sorry" she said sympathetically.

Ephram rubbed his eyes as he walked over to them, "Is this her usual wake-up time"

Madison smiled, "No..."

Ephram let out a sigh of relief.

"She gave us an extra hour..." Madison said.

Ephram forced a smile.

Ephram grabbed a clean diaper and wipes and handed them to Madison. She quickly changed Julia's diaper, Ephram was amazed at how fast she did it.

Madison picked up Julia and kissed her cheek as she walked back over to the bassinet.

"S-so that's it? That's all you had to do?" Ephram asked.

Madison laid the baby back down and covered her up with a small pink blanket.

"It depends...sometimes she's hungry, sometimes it's both..." Madison whispered.

She motioned Ephram out of the room and she followed him.

"How can you tell?" Ephram asked curiously, he still had so much to learn.

"I dunno..." Madison said as she started the coffee maker, "maybe it's one of those motherly instinct things that you hear about...but it's probably just the smell of the diaper..." she smiled.

Ephram smiled, "Oh yeah...I guess that could do it"

Madison got 2 mugs out of a cabinet and set them on the counter.

"So how many times does she wake up at night...usually?" Ephram asked.

"Usually twice...once between 12 and 2 and then again at around 4...but it depends..." she looked down.

"w-wait...so how many hours do you get to sleep?" Ephram genuinely felt bad for her, she had been doing this alone for a whole week, he didn't think he would be able to last the night.

Madison smiled, "well that depends on how many hours she gets...I'm pretty much on her schedule..." Madison picked up the pot of coffee and poured some in each mug, "So...I was thinking about driving down to Everwood tomorrow...a lot of people want to see Julia...but I know that you probably wanna steer clear of you dad so..."

"N-no it's fine...I mean, I have some stuff to pick up at home anyways...besides, tomorrow's Saturday...he and Delia have "Father-Daughter" day..." He said as Madison handed him his mug.

She took a sip from her own, "Father-daughter day?"

Ephram put his mug down, "yeah...it's this new bonding thing he's trying...at first it was gonna be 'father-son day' but I told him to forget it...so now every Saturday he and Delia go out for the day...I dunno, Delia seems to like it..."

Madison smiled, "That's great...I know how much Delia loves spending time with him..."

Ephram sighed, "yeah...who knows why?"

Madison and Ephram talked for a while. Before they knew it, it was 4:30, and the sound of a screaming baby could be heard through-out the apartment.

"Do you want me to get it?" Ephram suggested.

"Yeah...be my guest...if you can figure out a way to breast feed." Madison smiled.

Ephram blushed, "Oh y-yeah...right...sorry"

Madison laughed, "Don't worry about it...I'll be right back"

Madison walked down the hall and into the bedroom.

Ephram sighed and looked at the clock. Had they really been talking for 2 hours? He had forgotten how easy she was to talk to. This was the first time they had seen each other in months, yet they were still conversing so easily, even under these strange circumstances. It was as if they were still together, except they weren't. Then Ephram suddenly thought of Amy, he had almost completely forgotten about her. What could she be thinking. He just took off after dropping this bomb on her, but that same bomb had just been dropped on him. He wondered if Amy would stay with him, but how? If he was here in Boulder and she was in Everwood, how would it work? Did he even want it to work? He and Amy had, had such a tough road, was it even worth all the work? Did he want to be in a relationship right now? Now that he had a daughter, this new responsibility, this new life-time commitment. He probably wouldn't have time to deal with a relationship, let alone a long-distance one.

Ephram shook it off, he didn't want to think about this right now, everything was so confusing, so complicated. The only thing he knew was that he had to stay in Boulder, he had to be with his daughter. He has only known her for a day, but he already loves her more than anything on this earth. She was more important to him than anything, there was no way he was going to leave her.

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