A/N: Oh awesome! Six reviews! Thanks for reviewing, that was more than I thought I would get. lol Seeing as how this is my first ever "Everwood" fic, I didn't think it would be that good/people would like it. But thanks and here is the next episode/chapter. (Personally, it isn't as good as the first, but it has some things that everyone needs to know to understand this fic.) Piper xox Leo: lol What did I copy? Sorry, I just woke up and I'm a little big groggy. lol
[3.02] Caught In The Moment
----August 3, 2004----
Bright was sitting in his room. It was about 5:00 A.M. on a Tuesday morning. Normally he'd be snoring peacefully, after all, it was the last week of summer vacation. But not today, and probably not the rest of the week, if not the rest of the weeks for a long time. He stared blankly at his ceiling. He couldn't sleep. He felt his hands curl into tight fists, as an image of Ephram Brown filled his mind. "Ephram.." He said, with hatred in his tone. He had been best friends with Ephram for a while now, but now just the mere thought of the boy made his stomach tighten in disgust. He wanted to tear the guy to pieces. How could he do that to her? He wondered. His mind raced. He didn't blame Amy, it was Ephram's fault, it had to be. Things had been fine, until last night.
----Flashback----
Bright casually was walking by his younger sister's bedroom, when he heard his best friend's voice. "Hey, it's what big brothers do, right?" He whispered to himself, as he glanced around to make sure nobody was watching. Then he leaned in next to the door, as quietly as possible, and began to listen to the conversation.
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"Well..Ephram, I don't know how to say this, but...we...I..." Amy began to stutter and her words became a blur.
"Take a deep breath and then tell me." Ephram said, calmly.
There was a long pause and then Amy began to speak again. "Ephram..." She said, slowly. "I think I'm pregnant."
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Bright pulled his head away from the door, his eyes large in shock. Did he just hear his little sister correctly? "Did she just tell Ephram, Ephram Brown, that she thinks she is pregnant?!" He choked out in a whisper. His heart pounded, but everything else seemed frozen in shock. He had tuned out the rest of the conversation. But suddely he heard shuffled footsteps coming towards the door and it brought him out of his paraplyzed state. He quickly dashed from the door and was out of sight, just as the door opened to reveal Ephram.
----Flashback----
"If..if she's pregnant, he'll pay!" Bright quietly vowed, with menace in his tone.
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Ephram was tanlged in his sheets, but his didn't care. He felt hot, tired, angry, sad, and confused all at the same time. He'd been so happy, for months he'd been happy. The one week on New York City had been the best week of his life and that last night, well, it couldn't compare with all the happy things that had happened to him in his life if they'd been combined. But now this! How could it possibly happen? To him, to Amy? He wiped sweat from his forhead and curled his hands tightly, until his nails dug so hard into his palms that they began to dig up skin. No! He thought. It echoed through his mind, like a rock hitting the bottom of a huge canyon. His body was tense, as that one moment replayed in his mind.
----Flashback----
Ephram and Amy were sitting on a small sofa, in a hotel room. Julliard had payed for a nice little hotel, because they'd seen a lot of promise in Ephram and hoped that if things went well, they'd be seeing him again. Ephram wrapped his arm tightly around Amy's shoulders and in turn, Amy cuddled next to Ephram and gently layed her head on his chest. They'd been watching a movie that Ephram had rented and eating popcorn, but the popcorn bowl was empty and sitting on the coffee table now.
Ephram glanced down at Amy and smiled to himself, she looked so beautiful. He was wondering how he had ever gotten so lucky. He gently rubbed Amy's arm.
Amy smiled and glanced upwards, into Ephram's eyes. She soaked in his warm feeling and the rub from his hand. Then without thinking, she leaned up and kissed him on the lips. As she pulled away, a rose colored blushed flushed her face. "I..I'm sorry..." She said, embarrased.
Ephram just sat there, surprised and numb, for a moment. Then it hit him. He had just been kissed by Amy Abbott! Amy Abbott! His heart pounded with excitement. The taste of her kiss still lingered on his lips; bubble gum lip gloss. Without another thought, he leaned in and kissed her back. This kiss lasted much longer and they finally pulled away. "No...it was...nice." He whispered.
They both smiled and before they knew it, their arms were wrapped around each other and they fell back onto the couch. The movie was soon forgotten, as they were caught in the moment.
----Flashback----
"We were caught in the moment..." Ephram whispered. He touched his lips, remembering that amazing kiss. "Just caught in the moment."
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Amy glanced at her alarm clock. She couldn't sleep. "Only five-thirty." She breathed, as she gently placed a hand over her stomach. Maybe she was wrong? Maybe she wasn't pregnant after all? There was always mistakes with those tests. You were always hearing how the home pregnancy tests came out wrong. But then again, how could she be sure without letting her Father or Dr. Brown know about this? She cringed at the thought of her Fathering finding out. She'd just gotten back on 'O.K.' terms with him. She closed her eyes, as the dreaded memory replayed in her mind.
----Flashback----
Amy breathed a sigh of uncertainty, as she paced around the bathroom, keeping her eyes away from the counter. She wasn't pregnant, she couldn't be. It was one night, not that it hadn't been great, but just one night. She glanced at her watch. "One minute down, two to go." She muttered. She had been fine, for the first 2 weeks after getting back from New York City. She was happy and bursting with joy. But then she began to feel sick and tired. She'd wondered what had been wrong and then she kept thinking about that one night, that one night. She dismissed the possibility, many times. But finally, when her 'common cold' hadn't left, she drove out of town and brought a pregnancy test. Now, in just a few minutes, the truth would be revealed. She looked at her watch again. "One more minute to go." She breathed, as she paced back and forth. "Just a cold, just a cold. I'll see Ephram when he gets back and we'll hang out and everything will be just fine....Just a cold." She said to herself, over and over. Then her watch began to 'beep' and she pushed a button and made her way, slowly, over to the counter. She picked up the test and took a deep breath, then turned if over: it was pale pink. Her face went pale. "Oh my God! Pink means....positive!" She gasped, as her hand flew to her stomach. She wrapped the test in a tissue, put it in the box, and stuffed it into her purse. "No....They're always wrong, I'll just go take two more tests and we'll know that this one was wrong." She muttered, as she walked out of the bathroom.
----Flashback----
"And they were all positive..." She whispered. The words seem to sting her ears. "But it was just one night...One night, when we were caught in the moment." She felt hot tears begin to drip from her eyes. "Just caught in the moment...."