A/N: Divagurl277: Of course! Julia is their sweet little baby! ;) She has to be included in their wedding! lol colorado2: NO! I promise, this will stay an Ephram & Amy fic! However, Madison is a big part of Ephram's life now, and you have to remember that. I mean, I can't exactly include Kelly if I don't include Madison. She is, after all, half of Madison. ;) hand3: Ah! I'm trying to add more and more detail! lol othnaleyfan: Thanks for reviewing and thanks for your imput about premature babies. I didn't know that and I'll try keep that in mind for the future.
4.06 Music Warms The Heart And Soul
----November 7, 2004----
Amy and Ephram had just finished talking about how they were going to break the news about Kelly and Madison, to Amy's family. Amy had Julia in her arms and was carefully rocking the child. Suddenly they heard a knock at the door.
The door opened and Madison poked her head inside. "Amy? Ephram?"
"Madison..." Amy replied. She gave a little nod. "Come in."
Madison shook her head, revealing a bundle in her arms. "No..I probably shouldn't." She got a glimpse of Julia's head and felt a little twing of sorrow.
Amy was watching Madison carefully and saw the look of discomfort of her face. "Please, come in. There's a chair, right over there."
Ephram stood up, from the bed. He walked over and pulled out the chair for Madison. "Please, Madison?"
Madison sighed and came into the room, with an awkward sensation. She held Kelly close and sat down. "I..uh, just came by to see how you and Ephram were? I mean, if you'd worked things out."
Ephram stood in the room, between Madison and Amy, and his two children.
"Things are okay now." Amy replied. She held up her hand, that had her engagement ring.
"Oh. That's good. Well...I should probably be going now." Madison said.
Kelly and Julia started to whimper, at the exact same time.
"Is that...Kelly?" Amy asked.
Madison nodded. "Julia?"
Amy nodded.
Ephram bit his lip, out of nervousness.
Madison and Amy exchanged looks.
"I think that maybe Ephram should have some alone time with his daughters." Amy finally said.
"Amy, I think that would be a fine idea." Madison replied, sincerely. She walked over to Ephram and nudged him over to Amy's bed. Then she placed her fussy daughter into Ephram's right arm.
Amy leaned up and placed fussy Julia into Ephram's left arm.
Ephram, who looked quite terrified to say the least, gave pleading looks to Amy and Madison. "Wh..wha..what are you doing? Where are you going?"
"Out." Madison replied. She pulled a wheelchair from the corner of the room and wheeled it over to Amy's bed. "Let's go for a walk. I think we have a lot of things to discuss."
Amy slid out of bed and into the wheel chair. "You're right. Good luck, sweetheart." She blew Ephram a kiss.
"Amy! Madison! Wait!" Ephram begged, as Julia and Kelly got louder.
"They really are sisters." Madison said, cheerfully.
"We'll be back in a while." Amy said, as Madison wheeled her out of the room.
Ephramed wobbled to the bed, trying to balance each daughter in his arms. Then he carefully sat down and leaned against the wall. That's when Kelly and Julia burst into hysterical crying. "Why?" He asked, as he looked at the ceiling. He tried gently rocking both girls, but it made the crying louder. He tried singing, but their faces turned crimson red. "Okay, I get it. I'm a bad singer! Please, give me some sign of what to do?" Then he heard a soft melody, from outside the hospital room. He placed both girls in small plastic 'bed' that the Nurses strolled them around in. He then strolled them out of the room, following the sweet melody, while both children wailed. He was getting many looks from many people, but he didn't care. He was sure of what he had to do. He followed the melody to the court yard and into a small room within the court yard, where he found an elderly man playing a beautiful black piano. The girls seemed to quiet down, ever so slightly.
The elderly man turned in his seat and stopped playing, making Kelly and Julia's crying get louder. He stood up and walked over to Ephram. "Young man, shouldn't you be tending these children?"
Ephram nodded. "If I can borrow the piano, then I think I might be able to do just that."
"So, you have the gift?" The elderly man asked, with a twinkle in his eye. He looked into the 'bed' and smiled at the screaming infants. "Go ahead."
Ephram walked over to the piano bench and sat down. He took a few deep breaths, flexed his fingers, and then began to play a sweet melody. The room fell silent, except for Kelly and Julia. But as he played, their crying became considerably less, and soon it had stopped all together. Ephram had only one goal now, to make his daughters happy, and he continued to play his heart out for his two beautiful girls.
----5 Minutes Later----
Ephram slowed down his pace and then finally let his fingers disconnect with the keys. He looked around and finally noticed that a crowd had gathered inside and outside of the room, to listen to Ephram's music.
The crowd appluaded Ephram, for several minutes.
Ephram then stood up, did a quick bow, and walked over to his daughters. He leaned over the 'bed' and gazed at them. They had their tiny hands locked together and they were sleeping peacefully. Kelly looked fine, but Julia looked as if she was having a little trouble breathing. She always looked like that, because her lungs weren't fully developed. I should take them back soon, so they can put Julia back in the incubator. He sighed.
"Are they yours?" The elderly man asked.
Ephram nodded.
"Good job, son." He whispered, as he gave Ephram a reassuring pat on the back. "With that talent, you'll go far in life."
"Thank you." Ephram replied, as he turned and strolled his sleeping daughters from the room.
