Chapter Three
"Lyssie no." 4-year-old Antonia Brown removes the salt shaker from her younger sister's sticky grasp. "See Daddy I helped."
"I see that," Ephram responds a little off-handedly turning his attention back to his father and step-mother.
"You guys can stay for as long as you need too," Nina is assuring him.
Ephram nods, "thanks, I just knew that if I stayed any longer I may have done something I regretted."
"Of course," Andy nods, "of course. What about work?"
"I quit the symphony," Ephram sighs, "it kept me away from home to much. I was thinking I could maybe get a part time job here, teaching piano or something...I don't really know, all I know is I needed to get out of New York."
"Actually," Nina states, "I think there was a spot..." The entire family falls silent when the door jingles open and the Abbot family is present, with Amy and daughter in tow.
"Amy..." Ephram breaks the silence but the words are more for his own benefit than anyone elses.
Nina and Andy exchange glances and Andy stands up, "Amy," he forces a smile, "I had no idea you were in town."
"I had no idea Ephram was in town either," Harold comments.
"Yeah," Andy responds. "He just flew in last night, a surprise visit."
"Amy too," Harold responds and both father's feel bad for the uncomfortable silence between their families.
"Maybe we could try this breakfast some other time," Andy suggests. "When there aren't so many surprises."
"No," Ephram shakes his head, "I think we can all sit down and have some breakfast."
Amy is a little less sure of this than Ephram but Emily tugs on her shirt, "Mom, can I have my hot chocolate now?"
Amy looks down at her daughter, "of course Em, we were just sitting down, but I think we are going to need a bigger table." With Amy's words the group moves to another table Ephram's daughters staring at Emily before Antonia walks over.
"Hi!" Antonia greets cheerfully. "I'm Antonia Brown, who are you?"
"I'm Emily Rose Gibbs." Emily announces cheerfully, she had a love for her middle name and used it as often as possible. "I'm four, how old are you?"
Antonia smiles, "me too!" Then she points at her sister, "that my sissy Alyssa but she's only one!"
"I don't have a sister." Emily states semi-sadly.
Antonia thinks for a second, "we can share mine."
"Really?" Emily asks. "Mommy did you heard that? 'Tonia said I could share her sister."
"I heard sweetie," Amy responds, "why don't you sit down so we can order?"
"We're gonna be living here a little while," Antonia tells Emily as the adults make an attempt at a quasi-uncomfortable conversation. "Are you living here?"
Emily shrugs, "I dunno," and then turning to her mother she asks, "Mommy are we living here now?"
Everyone's attention immediately focuses on Amy because her daughter had just voiced the question that everyone at the table had been wondering. Amy takes a deep breath responding, slightly embarrassed, "we will probably be staying her for awhile."
"Yay!" Both girls who seem to have made quick friends cheer.
"Well," Nina states as the two girls begin to chatter, "I was just about to tell Ephram that the dance studio that opened up a couple years ago just lost one of their dance teachers and one of their piano players."
Rose laughs lightly, "yes, I forgot about that. They got married and moved to Vegas."
Nina nods, "that's right. So I'm sure they would be very willing to give both of you the jobs. After the town talent show your senior years you've left a mark on this town, I'm sure they'd love to have you."
Amy and Ephram's eyes lock across the table and both know that the other is thinking about the talent show that Nina had been talking about. The talent show where Ephram had played the piece he'd written for Amy and she had danced to it, the beauty of it had brought most of the town's residents to tears and they had easily taken first place.
"That's an option I suppose." Ephram states.
Amy nods, "yes, I'll look into it."
"Well it doesn't look like you are going to have to look very far." Nina states waving at a woman walking into the diner, "Laura."
"Nina," the woman smiles warmly at Nina, "looks like you have the whole family and more for breakfast. Hello everyone."
"Laura, are you still looking for positions at the dance studio?" Nina asks.
"Of course we are, I have everyone working overtime trying to fill in for Paul and Jamie, there's not exactly a lot of people qualified to fill the positions."
"Well," Nina begins, "Ephram and Amy are in town for awhile, and looking for jobs actually."
Laura's gaze focuses on the younger adults present, "are you really? I would love for you to come work for me, if you two are interested then you have the jobs."
"Don't you want us to interview or something?" Ephram asks.
Laura shakes her head, "not necessary. We show the kids your dance from the talent show , you are both some of those little kids heros. Why don't you think it over and get back to me?"
Ephram doesn't need to think it over, he needs a job that will keep in grounded in Everwood, "I'd appreciate the job."
"Then you've got it. What about you Amy?"
Amy nods slowly, "I guess I could try it out for awhile."
"Lyssie no." 4-year-old Antonia Brown removes the salt shaker from her younger sister's sticky grasp. "See Daddy I helped."
"I see that," Ephram responds a little off-handedly turning his attention back to his father and step-mother.
"You guys can stay for as long as you need too," Nina is assuring him.
Ephram nods, "thanks, I just knew that if I stayed any longer I may have done something I regretted."
"Of course," Andy nods, "of course. What about work?"
"I quit the symphony," Ephram sighs, "it kept me away from home to much. I was thinking I could maybe get a part time job here, teaching piano or something...I don't really know, all I know is I needed to get out of New York."
"Actually," Nina states, "I think there was a spot..." The entire family falls silent when the door jingles open and the Abbot family is present, with Amy and daughter in tow.
"Amy..." Ephram breaks the silence but the words are more for his own benefit than anyone elses.
Nina and Andy exchange glances and Andy stands up, "Amy," he forces a smile, "I had no idea you were in town."
"I had no idea Ephram was in town either," Harold comments.
"Yeah," Andy responds. "He just flew in last night, a surprise visit."
"Amy too," Harold responds and both father's feel bad for the uncomfortable silence between their families.
"Maybe we could try this breakfast some other time," Andy suggests. "When there aren't so many surprises."
"No," Ephram shakes his head, "I think we can all sit down and have some breakfast."
Amy is a little less sure of this than Ephram but Emily tugs on her shirt, "Mom, can I have my hot chocolate now?"
Amy looks down at her daughter, "of course Em, we were just sitting down, but I think we are going to need a bigger table." With Amy's words the group moves to another table Ephram's daughters staring at Emily before Antonia walks over.
"Hi!" Antonia greets cheerfully. "I'm Antonia Brown, who are you?"
"I'm Emily Rose Gibbs." Emily announces cheerfully, she had a love for her middle name and used it as often as possible. "I'm four, how old are you?"
Antonia smiles, "me too!" Then she points at her sister, "that my sissy Alyssa but she's only one!"
"I don't have a sister." Emily states semi-sadly.
Antonia thinks for a second, "we can share mine."
"Really?" Emily asks. "Mommy did you heard that? 'Tonia said I could share her sister."
"I heard sweetie," Amy responds, "why don't you sit down so we can order?"
"We're gonna be living here a little while," Antonia tells Emily as the adults make an attempt at a quasi-uncomfortable conversation. "Are you living here?"
Emily shrugs, "I dunno," and then turning to her mother she asks, "Mommy are we living here now?"
Everyone's attention immediately focuses on Amy because her daughter had just voiced the question that everyone at the table had been wondering. Amy takes a deep breath responding, slightly embarrassed, "we will probably be staying her for awhile."
"Yay!" Both girls who seem to have made quick friends cheer.
"Well," Nina states as the two girls begin to chatter, "I was just about to tell Ephram that the dance studio that opened up a couple years ago just lost one of their dance teachers and one of their piano players."
Rose laughs lightly, "yes, I forgot about that. They got married and moved to Vegas."
Nina nods, "that's right. So I'm sure they would be very willing to give both of you the jobs. After the town talent show your senior years you've left a mark on this town, I'm sure they'd love to have you."
Amy and Ephram's eyes lock across the table and both know that the other is thinking about the talent show that Nina had been talking about. The talent show where Ephram had played the piece he'd written for Amy and she had danced to it, the beauty of it had brought most of the town's residents to tears and they had easily taken first place.
"That's an option I suppose." Ephram states.
Amy nods, "yes, I'll look into it."
"Well it doesn't look like you are going to have to look very far." Nina states waving at a woman walking into the diner, "Laura."
"Nina," the woman smiles warmly at Nina, "looks like you have the whole family and more for breakfast. Hello everyone."
"Laura, are you still looking for positions at the dance studio?" Nina asks.
"Of course we are, I have everyone working overtime trying to fill in for Paul and Jamie, there's not exactly a lot of people qualified to fill the positions."
"Well," Nina begins, "Ephram and Amy are in town for awhile, and looking for jobs actually."
Laura's gaze focuses on the younger adults present, "are you really? I would love for you to come work for me, if you two are interested then you have the jobs."
"Don't you want us to interview or something?" Ephram asks.
Laura shakes her head, "not necessary. We show the kids your dance from the talent show , you are both some of those little kids heros. Why don't you think it over and get back to me?"
Ephram doesn't need to think it over, he needs a job that will keep in grounded in Everwood, "I'd appreciate the job."
"Then you've got it. What about you Amy?"
Amy nods slowly, "I guess I could try it out for awhile."