Author's Note: There will also be major Sam moments in this story. Sam is nine years old and had grown close to Jake so of course Sam will be angry about Jake leaving without saying a proper good bye to him. Also expect drama between Sam and his mother as Sam begins to see his mother as a well a mom.
Also expect to see Carl to pop up in this story also. Perhaps a little truth on who Carl is for Sam to realize what sort of mom he actually has.
Also Andy will be the back drop in this story. Don't expect him to have too much one on one time with his emotions.
◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙
CHAPTER TWO
HEARTACHE FOR NINA
Nina didn't know where she was going when she left Andy's home. All she knew was she had to get out of there. Away from her son. Away from her son who had just said that he hated her. She knew that Sam would be hurt and angry at her for her break up with Jake. But she never dreamt that Sam would say that he hated her. Nina knew that all children had to go through the angry phase and say that they hated their mother's for when things go hay wire in their lives; hell Nina remembered yelling at her mother that she hated her. But she never expected such heart break at the words coming from her own son's lips. She knew she would never forget this moment for as long as she lived.
Nina never forgot the first time when Sam said 'Mean mommy' to her when he was two years old and Nina had to punish him for the first time. Nina had sat outside of Sam's bedroom during his first time out with her knees to her chest and silent tears rolling down her checks. She was alone in the house; Carl was away on one of his 'business' trips so Nina had to come to terms with Sam's hurtful and unthinking words alone.
Nina knew that she had Andy for this first 'I hate you mom' moment that she just had with Sam. But for the moment Nina couldn't lean on Andy for support. She just couldn't explain how hurt she was that her very own son; the son she had carried for nine months and given birth too; thought that he hated her. Nina knew that this was a burden that every mother had to bare. Nina knew that she could go to her other women friends who were mother's and talk this out with them and listen to their advice; but Nina wasn't the short of person who could talk openly about her feelings. She couldn't let her guard down.
Nina blinked at where she had ended up. Outside of the train station that now was Andy's practice with Doctor Harold Abbott. She saw that the office was empty which wasn't surprised seeing how it was Sunday and the office was closed. She shook her head at how even un thinking she ended up outside Andy's place of business. Whenever she needed comfort she always ended up searching for Andy to be with him. Now that she had left him at his house she ended up where he worked. She had to smile through her tears at this. She placed a hand the side where the sign that had his and Doctor Abbott's name on it. She lightly ran her fingers over Andy's name tracing it to memory. She no longer had to feel guilty for doing this. She had always wanted to run her fingers over Andy's upraised letters that read his name. She knew that the town folks thought that she was in LA and madly in love with Jake. But she knew that people who were out and about could see her and knew that she had finally given into her feelings for Andy. So she didn't feel shy or ashamed if word got back to Andy over her behavior.
"What are you doing here Nina? Aren't you opposed to be in LA now?" Amy asked as she stopped in front of Nina. She noticed how dazed and depressed Nina Feeney looked. She didn't miss the fact that Nina was slowly running her fingers over Doctor Brown's name on the plank. She smiled as she realized what this meant. Doctor Brown had finally won Nina's heart. But the smile left her face as she saw Nina's tears began to fall. "Nina."
Nina began to walk away not noticing Amy Abbott; she walked across the street to and down where her restaurant 'SAM'S' was located. The restaurant that Jake had surprised her with when he had first moved in with Sam and her. The restaurant that she almost sold when she decided by the spur of the moment to move to LA with him. The restaurant that she had always dreamt of owner and now thanks to Jake Hartman she now owned. She owed a lot to Jake. She knew she had hurt Jake by not being truthful with him from the beginning and she knew she would never be able to make it up to him.
Nina walked into the restaurant and sat down in the booth that faced the window that looked out over at the old train station that now was Andy's medical practice. She placed her head on the table which her hands were already placed and finally allowed the sobs to come.
CONCERN FOR NINA
Amy opened her cell phone and dialed Ephraim's number. She held the phone to her ear as she waited for her boy friend to answer she kept her eyes clued to the window outside of 'SAM'S' at Nina who had broken down.
"Hello." Ephraim's low voice said into Amy's ear.
"It's me." Amy softly said as she closed her eyes as she allowed the essence of Ephraim's spirit to enter her body.
"What's wrong?" Ephraim asked as he took a seat on the piano bench at his father's place.
"I just needed to hear your voice is all. I love you Ephraim so much." Amy said as she opened her eyes again and saw that Nina was still in the same place as before. "I need to be with you."
"Come over to my dad's. " Ephraim said. "I need to stay here until Nina gets back from where she went off too this morning."
"Nina's staying with your father? When does she leave for LA?" Amy asked as she leaned back against the old train station.
"Nina and Sam aren't going to LA; she and Jake broke things off last night at the air port. Nina and Sam are going to be living with him and Delia. Dad had to fly to New York for the weekend. He just left." Ephraim said. "Oh and dad said that he wants Hannah to live here also."
"Nina and Jake broke up. Well that explains it than." Amy said not catching up on the last sentence that Ephraim had said.
"What explains what? Where are you?" Ephraim asked confused.
"I'm outside your and mine dad's practice looking into 'SAM'S' and watching Nina breaking down. Poor Nina she must be heartbroken."
"Yes, Nina is heartbroken but it's not over Jake. It's over Sam." Ephraim said.
"What's going on with Sam?" Amy asked pushing off the wall of the old train station.
"Sam is having a hard time with Jake leaving without a proper good bye to him. He blames Nina. He told no screamed that he hated Nina. This is the first 'I hate you mom' for Nina. Dad said that she is crushed." Ephraim said.
"Poor Nina." Amy murmured. "Why is your Dad flying to New York instead of staying to help Nina through this?"
"Dad said that he didn't have to go today; that he would put the trip off; but he said that Nina firmly told him to go as planned." Ephraim said into the phone. "Come over to my dad's and watch Delia and Sam. I'll go and comfort Nina."
"I was thinking of that exact same thing. I'll be over there in less than ten minutes. I love you Ephriam." Amy said as she opened the drivers side to her car.
"I love you Amy." Ephraim said.
Amy closed her cell phone and tossed it on the passenger seat and started her car.
Amy pulled up next to sidewalk of the Brown home and got out of her car. She walked up the front towards the porch towards Ephraim who was sitting on the porch swing. "Don't get up." She said as she sat down next to her boyfriend. She leaned forward and kissed him on the lips.
Ephraim leaned into the kiss and for some moments just staying in the moment of being totally and completely in love with his soul mate. He forgot everything and everyone. The moment was perfect.
The kiss sadly had to end for the two young lovers. As all kisses have to end.
"So I better get going than." Ephraim stood to his feet and walked down the porch steps. He turned around and smiled up at Amy who hadn't gotten up from the porch swing. "I love you."
"I love you too." Amy said smiled and watched as Ephraim turned around and walked towards his car. She watched as he drove away. She finally stood to her feet and went into the Brown house.
A MOTHER'S LOT IN LIFE
"You know they say that a mother's lot in life is no piece of cake." Ephraim softly said as he placed gentle hands on Nina's hands which were still on the table. He watched as Nina slowly lifted her tear strained face to meet his. "Mother's get everything that their children can dish out. Love, compassion, anger, hurt. The list goes on and on."
Nina blinked as Ephraim finally came into focus. "Did your father send you?"
Ephraim shook his head. "No Amy did."
"Amy? How did Amy know I was here?" Nina blinked as she sat back in the booth but not allowing Ephraim's hands to leave her hands.
"Amy tried to talk to you at the old train station. She watched as you made your way here and broke down. She thought you were heartbroken over Jake." Ephraim said. "When she called and told me; I all ready knew what went down with Sam. Dad told me before he took off for New York."
"I'm glad that Andy went. I'm glad that he didn't stay thinking that I needed him too." Nina softly said.
"Dad didn't want to go. He wanted to stay here with you. To help you. To hold you." Ephraim said. "But I told him that he had to go to New York. He had to do what he had to do. That you would live with the regret till your dying day if you were the reason why he didn't go to New York." He sighed. "With a deep frown Dad got in the taxi cab and took off to the air port. He left you a letter. You will find it on your pillow back at the house."
"Tell me about your mother?" Nina asked finally wanting to know Ephraim's true thoughts about his mother.
"What do you want to know?" Ephraim asked. "You all ready know that she was a wonderful and great mom. You all ready know that Dad regrets not spending more time showing her how much he loved her before she tragically died. You all ready know how much Delia and I love and miss her every day."
Nina sat pulled her hands out from underneath Ephraim's. "I'm sorry for asking. It's not my place to know." She softly said. She brought her hands up to her eyes and began to wipe the tears away.
"I treated my mother like she was my best friend." Ephraim said softly he leaned back in the booth as he folded his hands across his chest. "She was my mother, father, friend, protector and comforter all rolled into one. I couldn't believe how amazing lucky I was to have a mother like her. She was everything to me. She had all the time in world just to be with me. No matter how busy she was she always made sure to drop everything when I needed her to be with me."
Nina sat and listened as Ephraim talked about Julia; his mother. She had heard about Julia Brown as wife and daughter but never really a mother. Both Ephraim and Delia never expressed their feelings about their mother expect saying that they missed her and wished she was still around.
"Don't think that I didn't give my mother a hard time. There were plenty times when I was angry at my mother when I didn't get my own way that I told her that I hated her and never wanted to speak or see her again. But my anger never lasted; I would soon regret my anger and words and seek my mother out and ask her forgiveness for my anger and hatred words. She always forgave me and told me that she had done the same to her own mother." Ephraim said as he unfolded his arms and placed his hands on the table once again.
"The one regret I have when I remember my mother was the look of pure disappointment in her eyes when I told my first lie to her. I was two." Ephraim said. "Whenever I even think of telling a lie my mother's eyes haunt me. If I could cause my own mother that much hurt by not being honest than how much hurt can I cause the world? " He smiled sadly. "My mother taught me the greatest of all lessons that day when instead of explaining to me how hurtful lies are; but just showing me what an untruth can do to another human being."
"My greatest memory of my mother was when Delia was born. I knew my mother loved me. But when I saw her after she gave birth to my baby sister and I saw a mother's love shine on her newborn baby; I was simply blown away. I privately wished I could have been born a female so I could have the ultimate pleasure on carrying my child for nine months and giving birth to my child. To feel a mother's love inside me and outpouring on my child." Ephraim said. "Please never tell that secret to anyone; not even my father."
"I won't. I promise." Nina said.
"All I'm trying to tell you Nina is that you are going to go through a rough time with Sam. But the end result is that it's all worth it When Sam grows to be a mature man he will look back and remember you with all the love that he is capable of having." Ephraim said. "The rough goes in hand with the good."
"Thank you Ephraim. I best get back to your dad's; so you and Amy can have the day to yourselves." Nina stood to her feet. "Oh and I need to talk to Hannah."
"About her moving into Dad's." Ephraim said with a nod. He stood to his feet. "I called Hannah and told her that you wanted to talk to her later on this evening. She said that she'll stop by for dinner if that was all right with you."
Nina nodded. She locked the door to the restaurant behind her and Ephraim and followed him to his car. She got into the passenger seat and just stared out of her window as he drove back to the Brown home.
END PART TWO