A/N: Hello again! Sorry it took me so long to update this story, things have been going on. All these reviews are making me very happy. You guys should start guessing what's going to happen. This chapter is going to be in the POV of Eleanor Miller. Just thought I'd switch it up a bit.

Apology Accepted?

Chapter 4

Eleanor smiled as she watched Jeanette dance in front of her mirror in her purple dress. It hung to her knees and had a nice and thin shawl draped around her shoulders. She spun and spun, looking into the air. She lost her balance; Eleanor jumped from her bed and caught her before she could hit the ground too hard. "Netta, you have to be careful" Eleanor told her, helping her stand. Jeanette nodded and fixed her dress back to normal.

"Thank you for helping get ready for this date Eleanor." Jeanette said, she grabbed her purse and started heading out of the door. Eleanor followed out behind her and saw Alvin sitting on the couch. Brittany was on the other side of the couch. She had still not recovered from the news of Alvin and Eleanor dating. She sat bundled up, her knees curled up to her chest and a carton of chocolate ice cream was in her hands, half empty. She had a spoonful in her mouth as she glared at Alvin. Eleanor rolled her eyes and she grabbed Alvin's hand and pulled him into the kitchen with her.

"Ellie, what's wrong?" Alvin asked. Eleanor sat down at the table with him. She propped her head up with her arm. She smiled and looked at him; she saw that his eyes showed fear, not the usual fear of being found out, but the fear of something bad. It was something that might end up hurting him.

"Nothing is wrong Alvin; I'm just a little tired." She said with a smile. She reached her other hand out and touched his hands. He blushed and scooted closer to her.

"Eleanor, about last night…" Alvin frowned, Eleanor didn't like that face. "I've never felt that way about anyone before." He smiled and leaned in close to her. Eleanor closed the gap and kissed her on the lips. She smiled and stood up.

"Exactly what do you mean Alvin?" She asked. The thought occurred to her that they were in their last week of school. He can't be asking me to marry him, he just can't.

"I mean that I truly love you. We both know that I've had several "Lovers" but I didn't even come close to feeling the same way about them." Alvin stood up and went over to her. He leaned against the counter and smiled. "Eleanor, what are you doing after graduation?" He asked, suddenly.

"Oh, I never thought about it, what do you want to do?" She asked. Alvin scratched the back of his head. Eleanor giggled; she could always tell when he was thinking deeply.

"How about a road trip?" He asked, Eleanor blushed as she thought about it.

"Just us?" She asked.

"No, our siblings too of course, I mean come on. You'd get bored of me on a month long road trip." Alvin said, chuckling. Eleanor tapped her foot and crossed her arms. He looked at her confused.

"I could never tire of you." She pulled him into a tight hug. Alvin smiled and touched her face.

"You realize that people at school are going to FREAK?" He asked her with a smile.

"They can react however they want" She said, kissing him gently on the lips.

"EW!" They both pulled themselves apart to see Brittany in the doorway with her spoon and empty carton of ice cream. Eleanor giggled and Alvin rolled his eyes. "Eleanor, can you put it outside, please?" She asked as she walked over to the trashcan.

"Come on Brittany, you have to be nice to him now." Eleanor said. Alvin smiled at nodded. Eleanor smacked him and pointed at him. "That means you too." Alvin's smile instantly faded. Alvin turned and looked at Brittany.

"Brittany, how would you like to go on a road trip after graduation?" Alvin asked her. Brittany stopped dead in her tracks and looked at him, her eyes grew wide.

"I'd say that I'd like to go… Is Simon coming? And Theodore?" Brittany asked. Alvin nodded. Eleanor was confused, why would she care if they came? She didn't ask about us? Eleanor thought. Her eyes met with Brittany's. She began to think that something was going on. Brittany walked out of the kitchen. Alvin turned to face her, but she kept her eyes on Brittany and saw her hands grab the phone off of the coffee table and run up to her room. Eleanor pointed to the phone attached to the wall. Alvin smiled devilishly.

"Let's listen." Alvin suggested. Eleanor nodded and walked over to the wall phone. It was seldom used, but hung in the kitchen nonetheless. Alvin checked to see if Brittany was for sure in her room and hit the 'speaker' button. Simon's voice instantly filled the room. Alvin and Eleanor looked at each other in shock.

"Brittany, I know you don't like it… but if THEODORE can accept it…" Simon said.

"I don't care about Theodore. He's too busy with Jeanette. I don't see what Netta likes about him so much." Brittany said, she sighed.

"Brittany, if it helps you any… I don't approve of what Alvin did." Simon said. Eleanor's heart started to race. She leaned away far enough not to be heard on the phone.

"Did you tell Simon?" She asked him in a whisper. Alvin's eye got wide and he nodded. Eleanor just shook her head. ""If Brittany finds out, I'm throwing you into the fight, not me." Alvin smiled.

Brittany sighed on the phone; they both turned their attention back to the phone call. "Simon, I just… I don't know what to do. People just… GRR… people annoy me, and Jeanette was supposed to back me on this stuff. Instead, I have no one." Eleanor's heart sank. What did she mean by 'I have no one'?

"Brittany, why don't you just come over and hang out with me? Without Theodore here, I have to make dinner. That might be a disaster, but I'd love some company." Simon said. Eleanor felt like she could hear Brittany blush.

"Alright, I'd love that." Brittany said to him. "I'll be over in about an hour okay?" She asked with enthusiasm.

"Sure, head on over." Simon said. "I'll see you soon Brittany" Simon hung up the phone. Brittany hung up the phone and so did Eleanor and Alvin. They smiled at each other and knew that there were two things that were true. One was that Brittany showed signs of falling for Simon. The second was that they were going to have the house to themselves. Eleanor and Alvin walked over and sat on the couch. They pretended to look surprised when they saw Brittany come downstairs in a casual dress.

"Brittany, where are you going?" Eleanor asked. Brittany's eyes went wide, she'd been found out. She smiled softly and looked at Eleanor.

"I'm going to hang out with Simon for a while; he offered to make me dinner to get me out of the house." She said with another smile. Eleanor nodded and Brittany headed out the door. Alvin scooted closer to Eleanor.

"They'll be dating before the night's over." Alvin said. She smiled and kissed him. He kissed her back and wrapped his hands around her waist. She pushed him back onto the couch and kissed his neck and collar bone.

"I love you." Alvin said. Eleanor smiled and ripped his shirt off of him. She kissed him on the lips again.

"By the way… I forgive you for yesterday." She said before he started unbuttoning his pants.

A/N: Well, the whole family's hooked up. And the next chapter will be the day after graduation. 2 weeks away. Eleanor's POV again. Please read and review, guesses, I want you guys to guess.