Ephram paused for a second to take in what was just said. Those words pierced him like a skewer.
"Whoa-hold on...just-just-" he sat down and grabbed her hand, "You are not losing me…I'm right here"
Madison was in tears, she shook her head, "It doesn't feel like it…it feels like-like you're pulling away from me…and I don't know how to stop it"
Ephram tightened his grip on her hand as if to prove something. He opened his mouth to speak, but he had no idea what to say. She was right. With every dream he had he pulled farther and farther away-not intentionally, but it just happened.
"What can…what can I do to-" he looked down, he wanted more than anything to fix this, he wanted for things to go back to the way they were before.
Madison wiped away her tears and looked at him, "I think we need to get some help…"
Ephram was shocked, he thought they would try to work it out on their own, he didn't want some shrink to know all about their problems-all about his dreams.
He shook his head, "We don't need that…we can just do it on our own-I know we can!"
"Like we've been doing for the past couple months?! Yeah…that's working out real well…"
"It has been! It's just when I have the dreams…but we get through them…and then everything is fine!"
"Don't you wanna know why you're having them?! Don't you want them to stop?"
"I don't see how some guy with a few plaques on his wall is gonna do that"
"So you're willing to throw this relationship away over your pride?!"
"What?! No! That's not what I'm saying! I'm not throwing our relationship away! I just think…I think we're strong enough to work this out on our own…I know we can"
"I wanna talk to someone Ephram…and if you're not willing to go through this with me then…well I guess it shows how much you're willing to do for us"
"W-w-why are you talking like this?! Everything was fine yesterday! You said it yourself-they're just dreams!"
She shook her head, "Not to you they're not…they effect you more than dreams should!"
Ephram thought about everything, "Fine…I'll do it-I-I'll go"
Madison stopped. She had expected him to argue more. She already had a list of responses in her head, ready to throw them at him. He had agreed to this way too easily. "Really?"
Ephram looked down, "if that's what it takes…but just for the record…I think this is a bad idea"
"I'll tell you what…if it ends up being a total waste of time…I'll admit you were right"
He smirked, "I think you'll owe me a little more than that…"
Madison stood up and spread her arms out for a hug.
Ephram looked at her like she was crazy.
Madison widened her eyes, "Come on…"
"You've definitely been watching too many Disney movies" he said as he stood up and hugged her.
"We're gonna get through this" she whispered in his ear.
"I know"
After holding each other for what seemed like an eternity, they finally separated.
Madison put her hands together, "so…feel like food? We still have some leftovers in the fridge from the other day…or we can go out?"
Ephram shrugged.
"Leftovers it is" she said as she walked into the kitchen.