Mindy spotted her, as soon as she walked in, and rushed over.
"Maddy!" she said as she embraced her friend.
"Hey!" Madison said smiling.
Mindy backed off and looked at Madison confused, "Where's the baby?"
"Oh she's sleeping in the car..." Madison said
Mindy looked shocked, "Whoa wait a second...I know you're a first time mom, but I thought you knew better than to leave a baby in a car alone!"
Madison shook her head and smiled, "She's not alone, Ephram's with her...he's gonna bring her in when she wakes up"
Mindy put her hand up, "w-w-w-wait a second...Ephram? Ephram as in Jailbait?! Ephram as in the father!?!"
Madison just nodded.
"When did this happen?!? How did he find out?!?! Did you tell him?!? Why is he here?!? How could you not tell me?!?" she quickly asked.
Madison walked over to an empty table and Mindy followed. They sat across from each other.
"Well..." Madison began, "he showed up at my door yesterday...said he found out about Julia and he wanted to help..."
"Wow...so wait, how is he going to help? I mean he's still in high school-he lives here!" She couldn't believe that all this had happened yesterday.
"He says he wants to stay in Boulder...god, you should see him with her, it's-it's amazing...he really loves her" Madison was still in awe over the whole situation.
"So where's he staying? Is his dad gonna buy him his own place?" She was still curious.
"Well for now he's staying with me...I really don't know what's gonna happen, we haven't really figured that out...everything is still pretty new" Madison replied.
"Well what's gonna happen?" Mindy asked.
"What do you mean what's gonna happen, I just told you I don't know..." Madison held up the menu and looked it over.
"I mean between you and JB! God, having a baby has really made you clueless" Mindy said as she too picked up a menu.
Madison raised an eyebrow, "Why would anything happen?"
"God do I have to spell it out for you? You were both like madly in love with each other less than a year ago! Now you have a kid together and he's living in your apartment! Something is bound to happen." She stated as though it was obvious.
Back in the car, Ephram was sitting in the back seat, watching Julia sleep. Part of him wanted to wake her up and hold her, but another part of him knew that her sleep was precious.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang, he quickly reached into his pocket and pulled it out. It was Amy, he was about to pick it up but then noticed that Julia was stirring so he just ended the call and put it away.
"Hey gorgeous" he said playfully as she slowly opened her eyes. He kissed her forehead, "have a nice nap?" He remembered that Madison always checked the diaper when she woke up, so he did the same. As soon as he un-snapped her outfit he knew it needed changing.
"I guess I gotta get used to this huh?" He pulled a box of wipes and a diaper out of the diaper bag, then he laid Julia down on a towel in the back seat. She started to cry as soon as he started, "I know...I know..." he said softly to her, "I would cry too if someone were doing this to me..." After a while, he finally finished up. He carefully put Julia back in her carrier and unhooked it. He climbed out of the car, holding the carrier in one hand and the dirty diaper in the other. He saw a trash can and quickly threw the diaper away before walking into Mama Joy's.
Mindy and Madison were still talking when Ephram walked in. Mindy saw him first, "Oh my god!" she practically screamed as she rushed over to them.
Madison looked back at them and smiled before following Mindy over.
Mindy bent over and looked down at Julia, "Is this her?!? Oh my god, she's soooo cute!"
"Yeah she is" Ephram responded, proudly.
Madison stood next to Ephram, "Did she just wake up?"
Ephram nodded, "A couple minutes ago..."
Mindy was playing with her little hands, and speaking in an annoying baby voice, "Oh you're so cute...oh yes you are...oh yes you are!"
Madison gestured towards Julia, "You know, she probably needs a diaper change...we should take her back out to the car..."
Ephram shook his head, "Oh...I-I already took care of that"
Madison looked at him, very impressed, "wow"
Ephram shrugged, "I catch on quick"
Ephram looked behind the counter and let out a sigh of relief when he didn't see Nina. They all went back to the table and had lunch. After they ate, Mindy had to leave. Ephram and Madison were walking back to the car, when Madison remembered that they needed some things.
"We should probably hit the store before we head back..." she suggested.
Ephram moved the baby carrier to his other hand, it was getting heavy, "yeah...probably a good idea"
They crossed the street and walked into the store.
Madison took the carrier from Ephram, "I'll take baby stuff...you take snacks"
Ephram nodded and they went their separate ways. Ephram turned the corner into the junk food isle and bumped right into Amy.
Amy looked at him shocked, "Ephram?! You're back..." she looked down, "Why didn't you call? I was worried about you"
Ephram sighed and looked away, "I-I don't know...I-well-I'm...uh..." he didn't know what or how to tell her. It would probably break her heart if she knew he was moving away.
Amy tried to look into his eyes but he wouldn't let her. Why is he avoiding this? She decided to change the subject, "So...how's Madison?"
Just as she said that...
"Ephram! A little help please!" Madison yelled as she tried to make her way down the isle, holding 2 huge packs of diapers in one arm and the baby carrier in the other. Ephram and Amy both looked over, then Ephram went and grabbed the diapers. He looked at her funny.
Madison noticed this, "Big diaper sale...figured we'd take advantage..." she noticed Amy standing there, staring at them. She looked sad but Madison didn't know why, "Hey Amy...long time no see..."
Ephram threw the bags into the cart and looked at Amy, then to Madison, then back to Amy, then to Madison...if this wasn't an awkward moment, he didn't know what was.
"yeah...uh..." she looked at Ephram and saw him staring at Madison, it almost brought her to tears but she held them in. "is that-" motioning towards Julia.
"Yeah...yeah it is" Madison smiled.
"She's beautiful..." Amy said.
"Thanks...You wanna hold her?" she asked politely.
Amy shook her head, "No-no, I-I couldn't..." she looked back at Ephram who was now smiling at his daughter.
Ephram was different now, and Amy could tell. His whole life had changed in a matter of 24 hours. He was now a father, he had this whole new part of him, this whole new responsibility, and Amy saw that in him for the first time.
Ephram looked back at Amy, he knew he had to tell her, he couldn't just lead her on, she had to know that it was over...at least for the time being, there was no way he could stay with her, especially with all of their problems, he couldn't deal with it right now.
He looked over at Madison and she took the hint, "Well...I'm gonna go get in line...I guess I'll see you later Amy..."
She figured that Ephram just wanted to say goodbye to her, after all, they were close friends, and Ephram would have told her if they were anything more...right?
Ephram grabbed Madison's free arm, "wait" He reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet, "here...I'm sure my dad will understand if we use the credit card"
Madison looked at him, unsure, "You sure that's a good idea? I mean I still have some money left over from this month's check"
"Save it for something else..." He responded as he handed her his wallet.
Madison smiled, "I guess you're right...he'd be paying either way...I'll meet you in the car"
Madison walked away, leaving Ephram and Amy alone.
Amy looked down, "So you're not staying..." she said quietly, more to herself than to him.
Ephram tried to comfort her but she quickly backed away, "I'm sorry Amy...I-I just can't-I can't leave her! You have to understand...if I could stay I would...but I can't!"
Amy was in tears now, "So what does this mean?"
Ephram sighed and looked down, giving Amy her answer.
"Fine! Take your new perfect family and go live in the suburbs with a white picket fence! Just leave everything you know! Everything you care about!" Amy couldn't believe it, 9 months of working out their problems for nothing! She ran out of the store, Ephram didn't care to follow, he knew he had hurt her, but there was no other choice.
"Maddy!" she said as she embraced her friend.
"Hey!" Madison said smiling.
Mindy backed off and looked at Madison confused, "Where's the baby?"
"Oh she's sleeping in the car..." Madison said
Mindy looked shocked, "Whoa wait a second...I know you're a first time mom, but I thought you knew better than to leave a baby in a car alone!"
Madison shook her head and smiled, "She's not alone, Ephram's with her...he's gonna bring her in when she wakes up"
Mindy put her hand up, "w-w-w-wait a second...Ephram? Ephram as in Jailbait?! Ephram as in the father!?!"
Madison just nodded.
"When did this happen?!? How did he find out?!?! Did you tell him?!? Why is he here?!? How could you not tell me?!?" she quickly asked.
Madison walked over to an empty table and Mindy followed. They sat across from each other.
"Well..." Madison began, "he showed up at my door yesterday...said he found out about Julia and he wanted to help..."
"Wow...so wait, how is he going to help? I mean he's still in high school-he lives here!" She couldn't believe that all this had happened yesterday.
"He says he wants to stay in Boulder...god, you should see him with her, it's-it's amazing...he really loves her" Madison was still in awe over the whole situation.
"So where's he staying? Is his dad gonna buy him his own place?" She was still curious.
"Well for now he's staying with me...I really don't know what's gonna happen, we haven't really figured that out...everything is still pretty new" Madison replied.
"Well what's gonna happen?" Mindy asked.
"What do you mean what's gonna happen, I just told you I don't know..." Madison held up the menu and looked it over.
"I mean between you and JB! God, having a baby has really made you clueless" Mindy said as she too picked up a menu.
Madison raised an eyebrow, "Why would anything happen?"
"God do I have to spell it out for you? You were both like madly in love with each other less than a year ago! Now you have a kid together and he's living in your apartment! Something is bound to happen." She stated as though it was obvious.
Back in the car, Ephram was sitting in the back seat, watching Julia sleep. Part of him wanted to wake her up and hold her, but another part of him knew that her sleep was precious.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang, he quickly reached into his pocket and pulled it out. It was Amy, he was about to pick it up but then noticed that Julia was stirring so he just ended the call and put it away.
"Hey gorgeous" he said playfully as she slowly opened her eyes. He kissed her forehead, "have a nice nap?" He remembered that Madison always checked the diaper when she woke up, so he did the same. As soon as he un-snapped her outfit he knew it needed changing.
"I guess I gotta get used to this huh?" He pulled a box of wipes and a diaper out of the diaper bag, then he laid Julia down on a towel in the back seat. She started to cry as soon as he started, "I know...I know..." he said softly to her, "I would cry too if someone were doing this to me..." After a while, he finally finished up. He carefully put Julia back in her carrier and unhooked it. He climbed out of the car, holding the carrier in one hand and the dirty diaper in the other. He saw a trash can and quickly threw the diaper away before walking into Mama Joy's.
Mindy and Madison were still talking when Ephram walked in. Mindy saw him first, "Oh my god!" she practically screamed as she rushed over to them.
Madison looked back at them and smiled before following Mindy over.
Mindy bent over and looked down at Julia, "Is this her?!? Oh my god, she's soooo cute!"
"Yeah she is" Ephram responded, proudly.
Madison stood next to Ephram, "Did she just wake up?"
Ephram nodded, "A couple minutes ago..."
Mindy was playing with her little hands, and speaking in an annoying baby voice, "Oh you're so cute...oh yes you are...oh yes you are!"
Madison gestured towards Julia, "You know, she probably needs a diaper change...we should take her back out to the car..."
Ephram shook his head, "Oh...I-I already took care of that"
Madison looked at him, very impressed, "wow"
Ephram shrugged, "I catch on quick"
Ephram looked behind the counter and let out a sigh of relief when he didn't see Nina. They all went back to the table and had lunch. After they ate, Mindy had to leave. Ephram and Madison were walking back to the car, when Madison remembered that they needed some things.
"We should probably hit the store before we head back..." she suggested.
Ephram moved the baby carrier to his other hand, it was getting heavy, "yeah...probably a good idea"
They crossed the street and walked into the store.
Madison took the carrier from Ephram, "I'll take baby stuff...you take snacks"
Ephram nodded and they went their separate ways. Ephram turned the corner into the junk food isle and bumped right into Amy.
Amy looked at him shocked, "Ephram?! You're back..." she looked down, "Why didn't you call? I was worried about you"
Ephram sighed and looked away, "I-I don't know...I-well-I'm...uh..." he didn't know what or how to tell her. It would probably break her heart if she knew he was moving away.
Amy tried to look into his eyes but he wouldn't let her. Why is he avoiding this? She decided to change the subject, "So...how's Madison?"
Just as she said that...
"Ephram! A little help please!" Madison yelled as she tried to make her way down the isle, holding 2 huge packs of diapers in one arm and the baby carrier in the other. Ephram and Amy both looked over, then Ephram went and grabbed the diapers. He looked at her funny.
Madison noticed this, "Big diaper sale...figured we'd take advantage..." she noticed Amy standing there, staring at them. She looked sad but Madison didn't know why, "Hey Amy...long time no see..."
Ephram threw the bags into the cart and looked at Amy, then to Madison, then back to Amy, then to Madison...if this wasn't an awkward moment, he didn't know what was.
"yeah...uh..." she looked at Ephram and saw him staring at Madison, it almost brought her to tears but she held them in. "is that-" motioning towards Julia.
"Yeah...yeah it is" Madison smiled.
"She's beautiful..." Amy said.
"Thanks...You wanna hold her?" she asked politely.
Amy shook her head, "No-no, I-I couldn't..." she looked back at Ephram who was now smiling at his daughter.
Ephram was different now, and Amy could tell. His whole life had changed in a matter of 24 hours. He was now a father, he had this whole new part of him, this whole new responsibility, and Amy saw that in him for the first time.
Ephram looked back at Amy, he knew he had to tell her, he couldn't just lead her on, she had to know that it was over...at least for the time being, there was no way he could stay with her, especially with all of their problems, he couldn't deal with it right now.
He looked over at Madison and she took the hint, "Well...I'm gonna go get in line...I guess I'll see you later Amy..."
She figured that Ephram just wanted to say goodbye to her, after all, they were close friends, and Ephram would have told her if they were anything more...right?
Ephram grabbed Madison's free arm, "wait" He reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet, "here...I'm sure my dad will understand if we use the credit card"
Madison looked at him, unsure, "You sure that's a good idea? I mean I still have some money left over from this month's check"
"Save it for something else..." He responded as he handed her his wallet.
Madison smiled, "I guess you're right...he'd be paying either way...I'll meet you in the car"
Madison walked away, leaving Ephram and Amy alone.
Amy looked down, "So you're not staying..." she said quietly, more to herself than to him.
Ephram tried to comfort her but she quickly backed away, "I'm sorry Amy...I-I just can't-I can't leave her! You have to understand...if I could stay I would...but I can't!"
Amy was in tears now, "So what does this mean?"
Ephram sighed and looked down, giving Amy her answer.
"Fine! Take your new perfect family and go live in the suburbs with a white picket fence! Just leave everything you know! Everything you care about!" Amy couldn't believe it, 9 months of working out their problems for nothing! She ran out of the store, Ephram didn't care to follow, he knew he had hurt her, but there was no other choice.