A couple minutes later Madison came back out.
"You ok?" She asked, noticing his expression.
"Just tired..." he lied.
Madison picked up their, now empty, mugs and brought them to the sink, "You should go get some sleep then...we have a couple hours until she wakes up again...take advantage"
Ephram nodded, "Yeah...probably a good idea...guess I gotta get used to this"
Madison smiled, "Join the club..."
Ephram smiled and walked back over to the couch, "see you in a couple hours"
"sure thing" She said as she turned off the light and walked back into her room.
Madison walked over to the bassinet and looked at her sleeping baby. Everything was different now. She knew that her daughter wouldn't have to grow up without a father. Ephram was there and he was staying. The only thing that worried her was how things would be between her and Ephram. Sure they were ok today, but everything was just setting in. She knew that there would be many more awkward moments to come. It couldn't just be that simple.
She shook it off and went to bed.
The next morning Ephram, again, woke up to a screaming baby. For the first time ever, he missed his alarm clock, at least he could turn that off. He slowly stood up and stretched. He walked down the hallway and knocked on the bedroom door.
"Come in" Madison said as she leaned the baby over her shoulder and lightly patted her back.
Ephram opened the door and walked over to them, "Is she ok?"
Madison smiled, "yeah...just gas..."
"Gas?" Ephram asked.
"Yeah...here..." She handed the baby to Ephram, took the cloth off of her shoulder, and she put it on Ephram's shoulder. "Just lightly pat her back" she smiled as she watched Ephram with his daughter.
Ephram lightly patted her back until he heard a little belch, then she slowly calmed down.
"See? Easy..." Madison walked over to the dresser and pulled out some new clothes for Julia. "Wanna change her?" she asked.
"I guess I have to learn sometime..." he walked over to the changing table and laid his daughter down.
Ephram finally finished dressing Julia with Madison's help. They decided to grab a quick bite to eat and then get on the road to Everwood.
"So what's the whole plan for today?" Ephram asked.
Madison took a bite of her toast and then smiled at Julia, who was lying in her carrier. "um...well I'm supposed to meet Mindy at Mama Joy's at around 12...you remember Mindy right?"
Ephram smiled, "How could I forget? She was the one that called me "Jail-bait" for the first time...fortunately that didn't stick..."
Madison looked down, Ephram realized what he had just said, "No-no-I-I didn't mean it like that...I-I just"
"No Ephram, it's ok...I know what you meant" Madison finished her toast and then stood up, "Almost ready?" she said, changing the subject.
Ephram stood up, "Yeah-yeah...I'm ready..."
Madison grabbed the diaper bag and Ephram picked up the carrier. They walked out the door and out to the parking lot. Ephram looked around for the familiar red bug, but didn't see it. Madison walked out towards a new Toyota Carolla.
"What happened to the bug?" Ephram asked as he followed her.
Madison unlocked the car and opened the back door, "My mom made me get rid of it...she said it wasn't safe enough for a baby, so she got me this one..."
Ephram helped her lock the baby carrier in the back seat, "Do you miss it?"
Madison nodded, "yeah...lots of memories in that car...but it's nice to have something new...with a working heater"
She got in the driver's seat and Ephram went around to the passenger side.
They finally got to Everwood and it was already 11:45.
Madison parked in front of Mama Joy's.
Ephram looked into the back seat and noticed that Julia was sleeping. "Should we wake her up?"
Madison looked back and shook her head, "She's giving us a break...we should take advantage"
"S-so do you want me to wait in here with her?" He asked.
Madison looked at him, "well we can bring her in..."
Ephram shook his head, "No-no it's fine...I mean, you know how 'hoppin' Mama Joy's can be...the noise could wake her up...I-I'll just bring her in when she wakes up-it's fine"
Madison laughed, "You sure?"
"Yeah...it's fine...go ahead" he said, convincingly.
"Alright...just come on in when she wakes up..." she opened the door, "thanks Ephram...I really appreciate it"
Madison got out and closed the door, she smiled at him before walking into Mama Joy's.
"You ok?" She asked, noticing his expression.
"Just tired..." he lied.
Madison picked up their, now empty, mugs and brought them to the sink, "You should go get some sleep then...we have a couple hours until she wakes up again...take advantage"
Ephram nodded, "Yeah...probably a good idea...guess I gotta get used to this"
Madison smiled, "Join the club..."
Ephram smiled and walked back over to the couch, "see you in a couple hours"
"sure thing" She said as she turned off the light and walked back into her room.
Madison walked over to the bassinet and looked at her sleeping baby. Everything was different now. She knew that her daughter wouldn't have to grow up without a father. Ephram was there and he was staying. The only thing that worried her was how things would be between her and Ephram. Sure they were ok today, but everything was just setting in. She knew that there would be many more awkward moments to come. It couldn't just be that simple.
She shook it off and went to bed.
The next morning Ephram, again, woke up to a screaming baby. For the first time ever, he missed his alarm clock, at least he could turn that off. He slowly stood up and stretched. He walked down the hallway and knocked on the bedroom door.
"Come in" Madison said as she leaned the baby over her shoulder and lightly patted her back.
Ephram opened the door and walked over to them, "Is she ok?"
Madison smiled, "yeah...just gas..."
"Gas?" Ephram asked.
"Yeah...here..." She handed the baby to Ephram, took the cloth off of her shoulder, and she put it on Ephram's shoulder. "Just lightly pat her back" she smiled as she watched Ephram with his daughter.
Ephram lightly patted her back until he heard a little belch, then she slowly calmed down.
"See? Easy..." Madison walked over to the dresser and pulled out some new clothes for Julia. "Wanna change her?" she asked.
"I guess I have to learn sometime..." he walked over to the changing table and laid his daughter down.
Ephram finally finished dressing Julia with Madison's help. They decided to grab a quick bite to eat and then get on the road to Everwood.
"So what's the whole plan for today?" Ephram asked.
Madison took a bite of her toast and then smiled at Julia, who was lying in her carrier. "um...well I'm supposed to meet Mindy at Mama Joy's at around 12...you remember Mindy right?"
Ephram smiled, "How could I forget? She was the one that called me "Jail-bait" for the first time...fortunately that didn't stick..."
Madison looked down, Ephram realized what he had just said, "No-no-I-I didn't mean it like that...I-I just"
"No Ephram, it's ok...I know what you meant" Madison finished her toast and then stood up, "Almost ready?" she said, changing the subject.
Ephram stood up, "Yeah-yeah...I'm ready..."
Madison grabbed the diaper bag and Ephram picked up the carrier. They walked out the door and out to the parking lot. Ephram looked around for the familiar red bug, but didn't see it. Madison walked out towards a new Toyota Carolla.
"What happened to the bug?" Ephram asked as he followed her.
Madison unlocked the car and opened the back door, "My mom made me get rid of it...she said it wasn't safe enough for a baby, so she got me this one..."
Ephram helped her lock the baby carrier in the back seat, "Do you miss it?"
Madison nodded, "yeah...lots of memories in that car...but it's nice to have something new...with a working heater"
She got in the driver's seat and Ephram went around to the passenger side.
They finally got to Everwood and it was already 11:45.
Madison parked in front of Mama Joy's.
Ephram looked into the back seat and noticed that Julia was sleeping. "Should we wake her up?"
Madison looked back and shook her head, "She's giving us a break...we should take advantage"
"S-so do you want me to wait in here with her?" He asked.
Madison looked at him, "well we can bring her in..."
Ephram shook his head, "No-no it's fine...I mean, you know how 'hoppin' Mama Joy's can be...the noise could wake her up...I-I'll just bring her in when she wakes up-it's fine"
Madison laughed, "You sure?"
"Yeah...it's fine...go ahead" he said, convincingly.
"Alright...just come on in when she wakes up..." she opened the door, "thanks Ephram...I really appreciate it"
Madison got out and closed the door, she smiled at him before walking into Mama Joy's.