Kursk- I'm glad your happy that Madison isn't a problem. I didn't intend on making her an evil witch in the story, just someone to help spill the beans about Lauren and Amy's friendship.

Okay, I'm updating rather quickly because when I had posted the last chapter, this one had already been written. So please enjoy and Review!

DISCLAIMER- I don't own Everwood or any of the characters, only sometimes I wish I did…

Chapter 8 – So…how was the kiss?

Amy and Rachel were back in Everwood, Hannah's wedding was coming up soon. But Amy felt trapped, they weren't talking about Hannah, nope, but Amy and Ephram.

"Don't you think you guys should at least talk about it? Hannah questioned her best friend

"Yeah, I mean, you are Maid of Honor and Best man after all." Rachel added hopefully.

"I don't want to talk to him, okay you guys, something bad will happen, really bad, and then I won't be able to come to the wedding and be Hannah's maid of honor. So this is a terrible idea that just won't work out, okay?" Amy concluded hopefully.

"What kind of bad thing?" Rachel asked.

"um, just something bad" Amy avoided the question.

"Are you afraid you still love him? Because you never know, you might not. Or are you afraid, it'll be way to uncomfortable, that you can't talk or be around each other. Or are you afraid that you love him and you'll do something stupid like kiss him, because I vote for the latter." Hannah looked Amy in the eye Sincerely. She knew she had nailed Amy, she just knew her best friend that well. It was like she could read her mind. She didn't even have to, the stricken look on Amy's face told it all.

"Oh, My god!" Rachel screamed and covered her mouth. She wished she knew Amy this well, she would never have guessed that she still Loved him. I mean she was smart enough to know there were still feelings, but love? Ephram had a girlfriend, Lauren, who was her friend, Amy's friend wow.

Amy was thinking about this, face stricken with shock and hurt. I can't believe they know. Of course Hannah knows, but my roommate too? What is this, get on Amy's Case day? I hate this. I hate Ephram, I don't love him. I hate how he walks, and the way he talks like he doesn't have a care in the world. I hate the way he looks at people, like he can read your thoughts and knows everything about you. But most of all, I hate how he just moved on a got a stupid girlfriend! I love him for godsake! I haven't moved on, I want to hold him again, be in his arms, and kiss him. God he is such a great kisser. Amy's face began to brighten and her lips curled into a smile.

"Okay, your going to talk to him, not kiss him and stop thinkg about it." Hannah ordered Amy before leaving the room. Amy's smile immediately dropped and she glared at Hannah.

"How does she do that?" Rachel wondered out loud.

At the same time, Lauren wsa trying to convince Ephram into the same thing.

"You see, Hannah, Rachel and I thought it would be a great idea if you and Amy talked y'know, so the wedding was easier to get through and all" Lauren explain with a smile.

"Um, yeah, sure" Ephram replied.

Lauren was surprised that he had agreed so easily. She thought it would be harder, that he would object. Obviously Amy was a very painful subject for him. He never did talk about her, even after Lauren knew. But she just brushed it off, kissed Ephram on the cheek and went to check on dinner.

What Lauren didn't know was that Ephram had stopped listening when she said "Amy". He had started day dreaming about her. When they were in senior year, a couple and happy as ever. He was dreaming about the I love you. Wow, that was amazing. He didn't hear the part about talking to her. And just said whatever, so Lauren would leave him to his thoughts. He really liked Lauren, she was nice and smart, of course he was attracted to her, but still, she just wasn't Amy and never could be.

The next Day, Ephram was sitting on the couch when the doorbell rang. He got up to answer it, figuring it was Bright or something. Imagine his surprise when he saw Amy there. Her hair was blowing in the wind and she was looking to the side. When she turned her head, she smiled at him.

"Hi" he whispered. "oh, would you like to uh, come in? He asked her.

"um, yeah." She walked into the Brown's house and looked around. "looks different, probably Nina's doing." She finished.

"um, yeah." Ephram shut the door and led Amy to the couch, they sat next to each other. Ephram was still confused as to why she was at his dad's house.

"I know this is weird" Amy broke the silence. "I mean, Lauren, Hannah and Rachel kind of pushed us, uh into talking, They all waited outside the house to make sure I went in" She finished and half smiled at him.

God, how Ephram loved her smile, it was so sweet and innocent, he missed seeing it. So they were supposed to talk. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all.

"So where should we start?" Ephram asked his former girlfriend. She put her legs on the couch and sat Indian style facing him.

"um, I'm not sure, how this is uh supposed to work. But I uh," She took a deep breathe, butterlies were in her stomache. She looked so bad, he looked so goregous, she couldn't believe the words were coming out of her mouth. "I missed you..a lot" She finished the sentence and looked at him intently.

"I, uh, missed you too." He looked at her, he saw her eyes, how beautiful they were. Before he could stop himself he blurted out. "I have dreams about you, at least once a week." Oh, I cannot belive I just said that, she must think I'm a freak. He thought, scolding himself inside. But on the outside, their eye contact was heavy and intense.

"Me too." She whispered softly. They both leaned in, eyes never leaving the others. She could feel his breath on her lips and then they touched. "Bang!" The fireworks rang in their heads. Slowly, the kiss became deep and heated. They united and felt like one. Amy was so excited, she couldn't even think. She forgot all about Lauren and how Ephram and her own past had effected them for so long. She was just so happy to be kissing him. She couldn't even believe this was happening.

Ephram was just as happy and excited as Amy was. He loved feeling her soft lips against his and being able to cup her face in his hands. She was absolutly perfect in every way. He was very excited. He also forgot about Lauren, they were only focused on each other and what was happening at that very moment.

Lauren slowly walked in carrying a small package. She figured that Ephram and Amy would be very uncomfortable with each other right now. They had twenty minutes. She thought increasing the time each meeting was, a little at time before the wedding would be fine. Imagine her surprise when she caught them, not only comfortable, but making out, right there, on the couch where anyone could see. She stared in complete shock for a couple of minutes, before clearing her throat rather loudly. But to her surprise, they seemed to not even notice. They just kept kissing. She dropped the box and Screamed! "Ephram!"

The immediately broke the embrace and looked at her. She ran out the door and Amy fell off the couch. She expected Ephram to run after Lauren, to try and save his relationship at that very moment and just forget about her. But he didn't, her helped her up and they ran out the door together.

"Lauren, stop!" He shouted. She turned around and looked at them.

"What, do you want to explain, because if you do, I don't want to listen. I was trying to be nice, I mean you hide her from me!" She said Amy's name as if she were a fungus. "You didn't even tell me you knew her, you screamed you loved her in your sleep!" She shouted. Amy looked at Ephram, amazed that he did that too. He was just as shocked that Lauren knew about it. He had no idea he screamed in his sleep, wow. " And then I arrange this, so you two can get along? Am I stupid? You obviously still have feelings to each other. I mean I come in and you are making-out on the couch. For what, at least 10 minutes? I bet you would have had sex right there, huh. And you" She pointed to Amy. Lauren's face was read and tears were running down it like a river. "I thought you were my friend." And with that, she drove off in her car.

"sorry." Amy was now crying too, she started to run and Ephram had no idea who to chase.