A/N: Wow! I got so many reviews for this chapter! auggy1984: Well, I can sort of see why Amy is so upset. I mean, that is A LOT for anyone to handle. Especially after just giving birth to a 3 month premie at the age of 17. Just give her time. ;) You'll see how things work out. hand3: I will definitely try to make things longer and detailed. Sometimes it's just hard to figure out where to stop or start things. I just kind of have to go with creative flow, so to speak. freak4wb: lol Well I feel very complimented that you like my writing, especially when you're not a Ephram and Amy fan! :) And no, I don't plan on this being over "too soon". It will have at least 22 chapters (and I may or may not have a sequel, depending on how I want this story to progress). But I will take your request about writing an Ephram & Madison fic into consideration.

4.05 Say Bye To Mommy And Daddy

----November 6, 2004----

Ephram ran his fingers through his hair and then held his head, tightly. "Ahh! What am I going to do? Did you see that look in her eyes?" He moaned, as her swayed back and forth against the wall, outside of the hospital.

Madison switched a sleeping Kelly to her other arm. "I'm sorry, Ephram. We tried and now it is up to her."

"Maybe we didn't try hard enough?"

"Who are you and what have you done with the Ephram I used to know? The Ephram I used to know, could make any situation seem okay." Madison said.

Ephram looked up. "He doesn't exist anymore. This Ephram is a teenage Father to two now and he has no time to make things 'seem okay'."

"What happens when your daughter comes home crying because her asshole of a boyfriend dumped her? Will you still be saying that you have no time to make things better?" Madison asked.

"No, I'd just go out and kill him." Ephram replied, stubbornly.

Madison sighed. "See, Eph. That is why I broke up with you. Sometimes you just revert back to your immature self."

"And what am I when I'm not acting like my 'immature self'?"

"An amazing, loving, caring, and really hot guy." Madison replied.

Suddenly Kelly awoke and began to scream for no reason.

Ephram winced at the sound. "What's wrong with her?"

"She's probably hungry. Look, Eph. I have to go. I'll call the hospital for you later...." Madison said, as she walked away with a very loud Kelly.

Ephram could only stare, as his ex and daughter disappeared from sight. He walked back into the warm hospital and decided to walk around aimlessly for a while.

----1 Hour Later----

Ephram found himself back at Amy's door. "Well here goes nothin'." He said, as he knocked.

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"Who is it?" Amy's quiet voice came from inside the room.

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Ephram jiggled the door handle and to his surprise, it opened. "Me." He said, as he walked in and shut the door behind him. He looked at the bed and froze in his tracks. "Uhh..." He mumbled, as he saw Amy nursing Julia.

Amy's eyes got a little wider. "Ephram..I...What are you doing here."

Ephram shielded his eyes. "I'm sorry...Should I leave?"

Amy wanted to laugh, but held it in. There was a long pause. "No. You can stay." She whispered.

"Where should I sit?" Ephram asked. He had now turned and was looking at the wall.

"It's okay, Ephram. You don't have to look away. I mean, you have seen me in a lot less...." Amy said, with an almost cheerful voice. "Julia is proof of that."

"Are you sure?" Ephram asked, as he began to turn around.

"Yes." Amy replied.

Ephram looked at Amy again, but he was still a little nervous. He pulled the chair away from the table and brought it to Amy's bedside. There was a long moment of silence, as Amy and Ephram just watched their daughter. He then opened his mouth to speak. "Does it..hurt?"

Amy kept her eyes on Julia. "Sort of. But, look at how perfect she is....I mean, I know she doesn't mean any harm and that sort of out weighs any physical discomfort."

"She is so tiny." Ephram murmured.

"I know." Amy said, as she gazed at the tiny baby in her arms. "I swear, none of her clothes will fit her."

"Maybe we'll have to take her home in doll clothes?" Ephram suggested.

Amy laughed. "Actually, people have done that before, when their children were born premature."

"Do you know when she can come home?"

"In three weeks. I, on the other hand, can go home in a week." Amy replied.

Julia stopped nursing and leaned further into Amy's arms. Her tiny eyes closed.

Amy buttoned her shirt.

"Can I?" Ephram asked.

Amy nodded and carefully placed Julia into Ephram's arms. "Support her head."

"Amy, I had a baby sister you know." Ephram replied, as he carefully supported Julia's head. "I'm sorry."

"What?"

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Everything." Ephram replied, numbly. "For all the pain I've caused you."

"I was pregnant. Pain comes whether you want it or not." Amy replied.

"No..I mean about the whole Madison ordeal." Ephram replied, as he slowly rocked his daughter in his arms.

"I've had a while to think about that." Amy replied.

"And?" Ephram said, hopefully, as he shifted his gaze to Amy.

"I know it isn't your fault. Your Father should have told you that you got Madison pregnant." Amy replied.

Ephram could feel a 'but' coming.

"But..."

I knew it. Ephram thought.

"....if he had, you probably wouldn't have gone to New York."

"Yeah, I know I wouldn't have."

"And we probably would have broken up."

Ephram nodded. "Probably."

"So, in a sense, I'm sort of glad it happened the way it did. I mean, even though I suffered for like six months or whatever, I wouldn't have it any other way. Now that I've held her in my arms and fed her, I can't image life without her!" Amy said, softly. He soft green eyes shifted to look at Ephram. "What about you?"

Ephram stroked Julia's cheek with his finger. "Amy, I love you. And I love Julia too. If I could do it all over again, I'd do it the exact same way."

"Do you still love Madison?"

"Yes, but not in the same way I love you; she's more than 'just a friend' but not quite a girlfriend. You have to understand that she'll always have a place in my heart though. She was my first real relationship, the first woman I slept with, and the Mother of my first child. She'll always be special to me and we'll always have a bond: Kelly."

A few tears formed in Amy's eyes.

The tears didn't go unnoticed by Ephram. "Don't cry. Please don't cry. I'm just telling you the truth, Amy. And the truth is, I'll always love Madison more than just any old friend. I'll always love you too. It's different though, because you're the woman that I want..no, I need to spend the rest of my life with. You're my one and only. I'm helplessly and hopelessly in love with you." He said, with pure sincerity in his voice.

"Do you really mean it?" Amy asked.

"With everything that I am and everything that I'll ever be." Ephram replied.

Without thinking, they leaned in to kiss each other. Just as their lips were about to touch, Julia burst into hysterical crying. Ephram instinctively pulled back and began to rock her. "Shh..Daddy's here, it's all right. Shhh..." Ephram whispered.

Julia continued to scream.

"What's wrong?" Amy said, with worry.

----Flashback----

Ephram sat down too and then Kelly started to whimper. He gently rocked Kelly, but she just got louder. "Uh..Mad..Madison...What's wrong? What am I doing wrong?"

Madison laughed and took Kelly from Ephram. "She probably just needs a change. Here, I'll go do that and you get something to eat." She said, as she stood up with the fussy baby.

----Flashback----

"Maybe she needs a change. After all, you just fed her." Ephram said. He walked over to the little plastic 'bed', like the babies in the Nursery were in, and layed his daughter down. He bent down and grabbed a clean diaper, baby powder, and a baby wipe from under the 'bed'. He sat them on the bed next to Amy and took off Julia's diaper. He wrinkled his nose at the putrid smell and quickly rolled up the very dirty diaper. Then he wiped Julia with the baby wipe, sprinkled on the baby powder, and applied the fresh diaper. He grabbed the nasty diaper and tossed it into the trash, then picked up his daughter, who immediately stopped crying.

"Oh my gosh! Look at her, she's fine now!" Amy gasped. She smacked her head. "I should have thought of the new diaper thing! Ugh..I'm a terrible Mother!"

Ephram sat down on the bed, next to Amy. "No, you're not. You'll learn, trust me. We'll learn together."

"Promise?"

"Promise." Ephram said. He placed Julia back in Amy's arms and reached into his pocket, pulling out the engagement ring. "Will you still be my fiance?"

Amy smiled and held out her hand. "I will."

Ephram placed the ring on Amy's hand. "I love you."

"I love you more." Amy replied.

Julia squirmed in Amy's arms.

Amy and Ephram both looked down at their daughter. They both knew that everyone said that babies couldn't smile that young. "She smiled!" They said in unison and were ready to swear that they'd both seen it.

There was a knock at the door and then a Nurse walked in. "Sorry to interrupt, but if she's done nursing, I have to take her back to the incubator."

"When can we visit her there?" Ephram asked.

"In a few days, we'll allow visits." The Nurse replied, as she scooped Julia from Amy's arms and put her in the 'bed' and began to wheel her out of the room. "Say goodbye to Mommy and Daddy." The Nurse said, before she smiled and walked away.