Sorry this took a while. The story is starting the falling action, so it will probably get less and less interesting lol. Thanks for the reviews, please continue too. And enjoy!

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

Chapter 10- Bright speaks up

It was a week before Bright and Hannah's wedding, Rachel, Nina, Hannah and Amy were looking for bridesmaid dresses. Lauren had declined the offer to come.

"Hannah, how come you waited to long to do this?" Nina questioned the bride to be.

"I wanted everyone who could possibly be here, here." She said and she looked at a ligh blue dress. "What do you think?" She asked them.

"I like it!" Rachel smiled and grabbed it out of Hannah's hands.

Amy wasn't paying attention at all. She had called Ephram twice trying to see what was going on and where they stood, but he hadn't answered her. Lauren had picked up the third time and basically told her off. Amy expected her to be mad. But still, Ephram wasn't the kind to just ignore someone, espcecially her, she had always known this. She just wanted to talk to him again and right now it seemed impossible.

"Amy?" Nina looked at her, awakening her from her thoughts. "Go try on this dress" She handed her the blue one they had all been looking at.

"Oh, sorry" Amy walked into the dressing room. She took a deep breathe and started drifting off into her thoughts once again I just want him to love me. She thought and tried on the dress. I wonder if Ephram would like it.

Bright knocked on the Brown's door, he was there to speak to Ephram, to make sure he had made the right choice. Hannah was making him do it, he didn't really want to. What if Lauren was the right choice? Then he was missing Oprah for nothing. He loved watching it with Hannah.

"Hey" Ephram Answered the door and let Bright inside. They sat down on couches opposite each other.

"Hey" Bright nodded towards him

"What's up?" Ephram asked his best friend.

"Is, um, Lauren around?" Bright asked his friend while fiddling with his thumbs.

"uh, no, she's with Delia and Sam" Ephram was really confused as to why that would matter at all. Now he was intrigued by Bright's visit.

"Okay, good. I was sent here by Hannah, to talk to you about love." Bright grinned widely at his own words. Wow, that sounds weird he thought.

"Oh boy" Ephram groaned, knowing all to well what this conversation was going to be about.

"No groaning!" Bright instructed "Now close your eyes…close them, come on"

"Why do I have to?" Ephram wondered out loud

"Because you do!" Bright ordered as Ephram closed his eyes. "Okay, here it goes. Just answer these simple questions. Who is your best friend? The person you know will always be there for you, no matter what has happened and what terms your on. Who can you talk to about anything in the whole wide world and feel comfortable doing so?" Bright was asking the list of questions he had gotten off the inernet. He used them to decide he if should propose to Hannah or if he wasn't ready for marriage yet. "But who makes you get butterflys in your stomache. Who makes you feel really alive when you kiss her and makes fireworks go off in your head. Who makes you feel truly special and happy. Who makes you laugh and smile. Who makes you feel like you belong and are perfect, but inspires you? Inspires you to be a better person and fulfill all your wildest dream? Answer these questions, they can all be sumed up with one question, Who do you love?" Bright finished and Ephram opened his eyes. Bright had no idea what thoughts were going on in Ephram's head just then, but he had to go. "See ya later dude, I gatta go coach basketball!" He left, glad he had done his duty.

When Lauren got home, Ephram sat her down on the coach and told her what he'd been thinking while talking to Bright.

"I'm sorry, but after really thinking about it, I, don't love you." He stated looking into Lauren's eyes, tears we're welling up in them.

"I know." She whispered. She got up and kissed his forehead. "Bye" And with that she packed up and left Everwood.

Amy was alone sitting on the couch, eating a pint of chocolate ice cream when she heard the doorbell ring. She figured it was Rachel or Hannah, maybe she forgot her key. When she got up to answer it, the person standing there was the last person she had expected. Ephram immediately kissed her passionalty and he walked into the house, still pressing his lips against hers. Amy wrapped one arm aroung his neck, knowing he had broken up with Lauren and loved her. She used her other arm to push the front door closed