Ephram got home around midnight. He looked like he had been dragged through the mud several times. He felt like all of his energy had been drained from him. He walked over to the answering machine and noticed it had 10 messages on it and looked at it with disgust. He knew the messages were from Madison and he didn't want to hear them. He walked to his bedroom and tried to sleep, but he couldn't. He was so mad. He just couldn't sleep. His mind was racing. What would he say to Madison when he saw her again? How could he work with her after this? Then Ephram's mind switched to Jake. What about Jake? How will Jake react knowing that he is his father? Will he be a good dad? What has Jake been doing the past 4 years without him? Will Jake resent him for not being around? Does Jake like music? Does Jake like sports? The questions had answers and Ephram wanted those answers. Ephram finally drifted off to sleep around 4am.

A knock on Ephram's door came at 10am. Ephram heard the knocking but didn't answer it. He was exhausted but the knocking got louder and louder. Ephram opened his eyes and slowly got up and walked sluggishly to the door and opened. It was Mindy.

"Wake up, Sunshine," Mindy said boastfully and walked in with some coffee and doughnuts.

Ephram was shocked at this person who had just walked into his apartment with no hesitation. He turned around to question her.

Mindy was busy opening up cabinets in the kitchen trying to find plates. "Ephram, close the door and come over here and sit down. I have a lot to say and you have a lot to listen to."

"Do I know you?" Ephram questioned still groggy.

"JB, ring a bell. Now, sit down," Mindy pulled a chair out at a table and motioned for Ephram to sit.

"Mindy," Ephram remembered vaguely.

"Bingo, JB. Now it's time to listen. Sit."

Ephram walked over to the chair and sat down. "Let me guess, you're here to explain Madison's side of all of this and tell me that I shouldn't be angry with her."

Mindy placed a cup of coffee and a doughnut in front of him and then sat next to him at the table.

"Actually, I'm not here for that. I've been the constant reminder to Madison that she needed to tell you. I'm here to talk to you about Jake," Mindy explained calmly.

Ephram just stared at her. "Let me start from the beginning. Jacob "Jake" Ephram Brown was born on January 15th, 2005. Jake came into this world a few days late. He wasn't in any hurry to debut to the world. He was 7lbs, 5oz. He had these amazing blue eyes and was bald as could be. He may have been late on debuting but he was crawling by 5 months and walking at 9 months. He's extremely smart and he knows it too and on top of that, he loves music. He's even been enrolled in a music class."

"Thanks for the information," Ephram threw back at Mindy rudely.

"Look, I'm here to tell you that Jake needs his dad. Look what Madison and your dad did was wrong, but..."

"My dad?" Ephram shockingly questioned.

"Look, that's between you and Madison. She needs to explain that to you whenever you two talk again. But I'm here for Jake. Jake needs you to be in his life. I just don't want you to punish Jake for what Madison's done."

"Does he even know about me?"

"He thinks his dad is in New York working."

"Hasn't he ever wondered why I haven't called him or sent him birthday presents?" Ephram continued.

"Well, not exactly. See, your dad has been sending him presents and letters addressed from you," Mindy explained hesitantly.

Ephram started shaking his head and buried his face in his hands.

"Look, you need to talk to Madison about all of this. She can explain all of this to you way better than I can. I just wanted you to know about Jake. Whatever is between you and Madison that is for you two to work out, I'm staying out of it, but I will not stay out of my nephew's life."

Ephram looked up from his hands and looked at Mindy. Ephram just looked at her, because he was trying to process everything she had just said.

"Do you want me to tell Madison anything?" Mindy finally asked after a few minutes of silence and staring.

Ephram scratched his head, "Uh, yeah, I guess. Tell her that I'll ... I'll... Uh... Nothing. Never mind. I don't have anything to say to her."

"You sure?" Mindy probed.

"Yeah, I'm sure," Ephram answered.

"What about Jake?" Mindy asked.

"I'm not sure yet. I need to get some answers to some questions before I do anything about Jake, I know that. I know I'm not going to act hastily or on a whim," Ephram said.

"Gotcha. You've just had your entire life turned upside-down less than 24 hours ago. But, hey, if you need someone to talk to, I'm here for you, because Jake's extremely important to me," Mindy stated.

"Thanks," Ephram drank his coffee and ate his doughnut and Mindy sat with him in silence and did the same.