A/N: Hey guys how long has it been? Well I'm giving you guys a special treat since this might be my last update for awhile (I want to focus on my other stories). This chapter is like twice as long as a normal chapter. And it's a big one! I'm really pumped! It's pretty HUGE!I mean this is probably my favorite chapter. The song in case you're wondering is "My Girl's Ex-boyfriend" by Relient K. Oh and remember Bartley that I mentioned earlier, he appears in this chapter. I love that guy (you'll see why)! So please as always R&R! And I'm thinking of deleting my story "Never Say Never", I'm just drawing blank on it for some reason.

MadFCaliburn- That is on everybody minds isn't it? To be honest I didn't even mean to put that Jen said it until the last moment.

aquaray8- Awww! I love that this chapter made your day. You don't really see Dave's reaction in this chapter, but it will be in the next.

REBD- Simon will date some one else, but not for awhile!

Simon wanna be- I took a look at it and I'm positive that it was Brittney who nodded in agreement.

peaceluvandchipetteslolz- I'm glad you liked it.

Simon wanna be- Thanks! I try to get rid of as many errors as possible.

Simon wanna be- I loved making people think things are true that aren't really true! I do it often!

Simon wanna be- Thanks!

lakeeyia- They'll get to see each other eventually. Of course you'll have to read to find out!

Simon wanna be- I'm glad that you like this story. I'll try to catch as many as I can!

Periosha- I bet it will too!

SimonsChipmunks- But if Jeanette told Simon in the beginning I wouldn't have much of a story would I? And again, I didn't even mean to put that Jen said it until the last moment.

Jeanette alcantar miller- "Don't go all Simon on me" I'll have to remember that one!

Dark Angel Danielle Seville- Again if Jen told Simon in the beginning I wouldn't have a story! I wouldn't call her a b***ch in this story. She's under some pressure.

awesome person- I will add some fluff for them here and there!

rfollman- Thank you!

simon madrigal seville- I'm not sure yet.

Jeanette-Miller-XxX- Well I guess today is tommorrow. That's a bit confusing. So yes, tommorrow will come today. Again confusing.

Dramamamapwnsall- You'll see!

Dramamamapwnsall- I told you you would see! I'm happy you love this story so much!

YourTheReasonAATCATC- Yeah he is!

animal lover 2143- Dylan is a lot like Alvin! Poor Alvin, his daughter fell for someone like he was when he was younger!


Derrick Anderson was the police chief of the Garden City Police Department.

He knew everything that went on in Garden City, very few things got past him.

He was one of the first to find out about Jeanette when she first moved to town. He helped her get the paper work done when she changed her name to Jen. He also helped Sammy officially adopt Marnie as his daughter, and so many more things.

Like all of the other residents in Garden City Derrick also has an opinion about Simon Seville. When he first found about Simon ditching Jen he had his whole team thoroughly investigate him. He found out that he was currently attending Princeton.

When he asked Jen about it she said that she never told him about Marnie. She also said she explained this to Caroline but Caroline announced to the town that Simon ditched her. She also hated Simon with all her heart because in a way he did ditch Jeanette when he left for school.

Derrick tried talking to his wife but once Marnie was born Caroline hated Simon even more.

He loved his goddaughter like she was the daughter he never had and he knew Caroline felt the same way.

Derrick let out a sigh as he pushed a pile of paperwork away from him. He wouldn't be able to concentrate with all these thoughts of Marnie and his sons in the city, floating in his head.

He laid back and his chair and closed his eyes hoping to take a quick nap.

Of course that he couldn't.

"Officer Anderson, Mrs. Anderson is on line two." One of the interns Rodney said as he entered Derrick's office.

Derrick opened one eye. "My mother"

"No, your wife"

Derrick's eyes flew open. "I told you to call her Caroline" He said as he pulled his phone to him.

"Sorry Sir" Rodney stuttered before he left

Derrick shook his head as he answered his phone.

"Derrick I need to do something" Caroline's urgent voice came from the other line.

"Hello to you too" Derrick said.

"Hey sweetie. I'm sorry that I'm going to drop this on you but I'm panicking right now!" His wife yelled.

Derrick smiled. His wife was completely crazy, but he loved that about her. "What's up? Did the boys do something in the city?" He asked.

"No they're fine. I talked to them not to long ago. In fact they have fallen in love. Can you believe Dylan and Matthew fell in love with city girls? But that's not why I'm panicking." His wife began to sound worried again.

"Alright calm down sweetheart. What's going on" He asked as he picked up a pen and began playing with the cap.

"Jen is leaving for the city. I need you to go get Sammy and convince him to go with her." Caroline ordered.

"Why? Jen is a big girl; she can go by herself." Derrick said.

"No he needs to go with her because she might run into Simon again. Then she'll end up with a broken heart again. She needs Sammy there to help her."

"Why would Simon break her heart again?" Derrick asked. He immediately regretted asking the question.

"Because he is a no good, lying, cheating bastard, who deserves to rot in hell! Jeanette said that!" She shouted.

"Stop making up lies Caroline. Jen never called him that and you know it! Jen said Simon was a good guy; she just didn't want him to give up his dreams for her and Marnie. Do you know how hard it is for Jen to even call Simon a scumbag? It's very hard for her."

"Actually just a few minutes ago Jen talked to Cody and she called him a scumbag like she had been calling him that her whole life. " Caroline boasted.

"Because you were there and probably made her say that." Derrick said.

There was silence for a moment. "Maybe I did some persuading, but that's not the point. You have to get Sammy to go with her. Oh, and I picked up us and Bartley a plane ticket too." Caroline told him.

"Why are we going?" Derrick asked nervous about the answer.

"So we can get our sons." Caroline told him.

"And…"

"So we can meet our sons' girlfriends and their families"

"And…"

"So we can keep Simon in his place." Caroline muttered.

"There it is" Derrick said as he ran his paw through his hair.

"Derrick you know I think of Jeanette as my younger sister. And she was crushed when Simon left. She cried herself to sleep, had nightmares, went to therapy, and it took her about eight years to get over him. How would you feel if someone did something like that to Emily? Would you forgive them easily?" Caroline asked referring to Derrick's sister who is around Jeanette's age.

Derrick sighed. "Yeah I guess I would feel that way too"

"So are you going to go talk to Sammy?" Caroline asked sweetly.

"Yeah I'll talk to him"

"Thanks sweetie. I'm sorry but I have to call Ernie and get a cab. Did you know Bert doesn't work this time of the week? Bye!" The line went dead and Derrick hung up the phone.

Derrick thought for a moment. He knew his wife could be completely wrong about things at time, but he thought she was right this time.

He knew Jen needed support. And he knew the only people who would truly give her the support she needed right now. Her family would. Her Garden City family would support her in whatever way she needed.


"Be careful with that Bartley!" Sammy scolded another chipmunk.

Bartley looked at him like he was crazy as he held a picture frame. "What is it?" He asked.

"It's Jen's only photo of her family. It's very important to her" Sammy explained as he grabbed the photo out of Bartley's grasp.

Bartley was a tad shorter than Sammy. He was wearing and orange visor, shorts, and a white shirt. Like Sammy, he looked like your typical beach munk.

Bartley rolled his eyes as Sammy dusted off the photo of his girlfriend, her sisters, and their mother.

"If it's so important, why did she leave it here?" Bartley asked.

"She didn't want Marnie to find it" Sammy explained as he set the frame in a box.

"So now that Marnie found Jen's birth family all of this junk can leave our apartment?" Bartley asked as he picked up a stuffed animal.

"Pretty much" Sammy replied as he began going through tapes. He looked up at him and smiled. "That's Marnie's Bitty Boo. It was her favorite stuffed animal. He helped her get through therapy, nightmares, potty training…"

"Ewww!" Bartley cried out as he threw the stuffed animal into a box.

Sammy chuckled as he picked up one of the tapes. "If you think that's gross wait till you see the live show" He said evilly as he waved the tape for Bartley to see.

Bartley picked up a pillow and threw it at Sammy. "I would never watch that. Marnie may be my goddaughter and I love her to death, but I would never watch that."

Sammy caught the pillow in his other paw and set it on the couch before he went back to the tapes.

"It's Huggsy the Penguin!" Bartley suddenly squealed as he picked up a stuffed penguin.

Sammy stopped what he was doing and looked up at Bartley. "I remember every stuffed animal Marnie has ever had and she never owned a penguin named Huggsy"

Bartley hugged the penguin closer to him. "Who said the penguin was Marnie's?"

Sammy rolled his eyes and turned his attention back on packing.

Bartley placed Huggsy the Penguin on the couch and looked around. His gaze fell on the small velvet box that belonged to Sammy. "I can't believe you're proposing to Jen" He said.

"I know. It seems like only yesterday I was introducing you two" Sammy said with a chuckle.

Bartley laughed. "I bet I didn't make the best first impression."

Sammy's eyebrows shot up. "Do you remember what happened?"

Bartley shot him a look. "Why don't you just remind me?" He asked sarcastically.

Sammy shrugged. "Sure"

***Flashback***

"Sammy I'm home!" Bartley shouted as he entered their apartment.

He stopped frozen on the spot.

Sitting at their kitchen table was Jen eating a piece of pizza.

"Good morning you must be Bartley" She greeted him cheerfully.

"What the heck are you doing?" He asked her.

Jen looked shocked. "What?" She asked.

"Oh I'm sorry, who the heck are you and what the heck are you doing?" Bartley asked again as he walked further into the room.

"Jen I got that novel.." Sammy started to say as he walked out of his room but stopped when he saw Bartley. "Hey Bart, you're home. How was the night shift?"

Bartley turned to Sammy. "Who is she?"

"Bartley this is our new roommate Jen Miller, Jen this is Bartley." Sammy introduced.

Bartley didn't take his eyes off of Sammy. Jen shrugged and began eating her pizza again.

"She's eating my pizza" Bartley said.

"Bartley I know it might be difficult but…"

"That's my pizza" Bartley interrupted his roommate.

"We could share the pizza" Jen suggested.

Bartley turned and looked at her shocked. He bent down so he was right in front of her face. "Bartley doesn't share food!" he bellowed.

Sammy grabbed the back of Bartley's jacket and pulled him a little ways away. "Dude, be nice. Her boyfriend ditched her and she's pregnant" He hissed.

Bartley looked back at Jen. "You're the knocked up teenager who just moved to town?"

Jen's bottom lip quivered before she broke into tears.

Sammy rushed to her side and whispered something in her ear.

He then stood up and pointed to a door on the other side of the apartment. "Bartley go to your room" Sammy ordered.

"But…" Bartley began to protest.

"Now! Before I post a new roommate wanted ad in the newspaper!" Sammy yelled; scaring Jen as he did so.

"Fine but I'm taking my pizza" Bartley said as he grabbed the pizza box and marched off to his room.

***End Of Flashback***

Bartley glared at Sammy. "It wasn't exactly like that"

Sammy laughed. "Yeah it was. I still can't believe you were that dramatic."

"You threatened to kick me out." Bartley said.

"All roommates have threatened to kick each other out at least once." Sammy said as he placed one cardboard box on another.

"Bert and Ernie have never threatened to kick each other out" Bartley objected.

"Yeah they have" Sammy replied.

"No they haven't. Sure Ernie gets on Bert's nerves sometimes but he would never threaten to throw Ernie out." Bartley said as he placed some novels in a box.

"It's Bert who gets on Ernie's nerves." Sammy said.

"What! Bert could never get on Ernie's nerves" Bartley said as he packed up some more books in a box.

Sammy froze form packing a box and looked at his friend. "Bartley, what Bert and Ernie are you talking about?"

Bartley looked at Sammy the exact same way. "What Bert and Ernie are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about Bert and Ernie the cab drivers. They live together" Sammy said.

Bartley looked embarrassed. "Oh I'm talking about the roommates Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street. It was on this morning."


Marnie ran her fingers through her hair. She was standing in front of the mirror. She was wearing a plum dress that had a black velvet band under the chest and ruffled sleeves and her gold sandals. Her hair was naturally wavy so she just left it down for now.

She ran her hand through her hair again wondering if she should do anything with it.

"Will you stop doing that you look fine" Cody told her.

Marnie was in AJ's bedroom with AJ, Dylan, Cody, Lizzy, and Matthew.

Dylan and AJ were playing go fish, while Matthew and Lizzy were talking and Cody was watching Marnie get ready to meet her grandfather.

"Got any twos?" AJ asked Dylan.

"Go fish" Dylan responded.

Marnie walked behind him and looked at his cards.

She grabbed a two from his hand and handed it to AJ.

AJ smirked as she put down four twos and Dylan scowled. "Thanks Marn" He said sarcastically.

Marnie smiled. "No problem."

Annabell came running into the room and tackled Dylan; wrecking the go fish game.

"I got you" Annabell said grinning as she sat on Dylan's stomach.

"And you ruined our game while you did it" AJ grumbled.

Annabell looked at the mess she had created and her face fell. "I'm sorry AJ"

"It's fine Ann" AJ said as she threw her cards down.

"How about we just start over" Dylan suggested as he sat back up and Annabell sat in his lap.

"Nah, let's do something else" AJ said as she lay down on her back.

"How about we just talk until Marnie has to leave?" Lizzy suggested.

Everyone nodded in agreement since they had nothing better to do.

"Annabell can you leave us alone for awhile?" Dylan asked the little chipette in his lap.

Annabell shook her head. "Daddy gave me ten bucks to come in here and make sure you didn't try to kiss my sister or anything like that."

"He did what" AJ jumped to her feet.

"Don't you listen? She said your dad paid her ten bucks to spy on you for him" Matthew said slowly.

Everyone except for Annabell looked at him like he was stupid.

"Well I'll pay you fifteen bucks to leave us alone and to tell Dad to mind his own business" AJ said as she folded her arms over her chest.

"Deal!" Annabell exclaimed before she jumped up and ran out of the room.

AJ sat back down beside Dylan. "So what should we talk about?"

"Well earlier Lizzy and I were talking about her coming to visit Garden City sometime." Matthew said.

"We didn't talk about that" Lizzy told him.

"Yeah but I was thinking about it" Matthew told her with a grin.

"Well I think it's a great idea. Maybe she and AJ could both come and stay with me and Mom. I'm sure she'd be cool with it." Marnie said excitedly. She paused and her tone lost its enthusiasm."Or maybe I should ask Sammy, Uncle Derrick, Aunt Caroline and Uncle Bartley to talk to her."

"Who's Sammy, Uncle Derrick, Aunt Caroline and Uncle Bartley?" AJ asked.

The boys' and Marnie's eyes widened. "He's, uh, he's just a, umm, he's no one really."

"Marnie just go ahead and tell them the truth" Cody encouraged her.

Marnie nodded and took a deep breath. "Uncle Bartley is my godfather that my dad chose, Uncle Derrick is my godfather that my mom chose, Aunt Caroline is my godmother that my mother chose, and Uncle Derrick and Aunt Caroline are the guys' mom and dad, and Sammy is my mom's boyfriend and my adoptive father."

Marnie's cousins were speechless.

It took awhile before Lizzy finally spoke. "You have two godfathers"

AJ shot a look at her. "That's not important! What is important is the fact that Aunt Jeanette already has a boyfriend when Uncle Simon still loves her! And this weirdo adopted Marnie."

"He wanted me to have a father, he was in love with my mom, and he thought of me as his daughter. So he legally adopted me. And it took my mom eight years to finally get over my dad. And now she's dating Sammy. I can't tell my mom to break it off with Sammy just because I found my dad. She really loves Sammy and he loves her." Marnie explained.

"Marnie you forgot to mention that Sammy plans on proposing." Dylan piped up.

Marnie looked at him. "You know that Sammy is proposing?"

"Yeah we kind of played keep away with the ring" Matthew replied sheepishly.

"You played keep away with my mother's future engagement ring!" Marnie questioned.

"Wait you want Aunt Jeanette to say yes" AJ asked her.

Marnie folded her arms over her chest. "I do actually"

"When kids used to have fantasies about their weddings, Marnie used to think about her parents getting married." Cody said quietly.

Tears came to Marnie's blue eyes. "Everyone else's parents were married. Divorce isn't an option where I come from so I was the only kid whose parents weren't married. It wasn't fair!"

"Why isn't divorce an option?" Lizzy asked.

"In Garden City there's one baker, one fire department, one florist, one tailor, just one of everything basically. Except for a few things have more than one. A divorce lawyer just never moved to town. If you wanted to get divorced you have to go somewhere else. But everyone in Garden City is happy with their spouse. I can count on one hand how many couple have gotten divorced in Garden City." Cody said.

"Impossible" AJ declared.

Marnie nodded."It's true. My Mom works at what Garden City is known for, The Garden City Marine Biology Research Facility. She mostly takes care of sick or lost marine animals. Sammy owns a diner called Sam's Corner. It's been passed down in his family for generations. It has some of the best hot dogs ever. Everyone has a job that they love and usually they're the only ones that do that job. There are exceptions though. Wait I'm confusing myself."

Dylan sighed. "I love Sam's Corner. I had my first kiss there."

"Really?" AJ asked; a hint of envy was in her voice.

Dylan closed his eyes and smiled. "Yeah Vanessa Wells" His smile vanished and he opened his eyes. "Or was it Rebecca. No maybe it was,"

"It was Miranda" Marnie, Cody, and Matthew said at the same time.

AJ and Lizzy looked at him shocked.

Marnie shook her head disapprovingly. "What are we going to do with you?" She asked.

Dylan looked at Marnie."Says the girl who has made out with half the boys in our school"

"Who has made out with half the boys in your school?" A voice asked from the doorway.

The kids all spun around to see Simon standing in the doorway.

Marnie's face turned crimson. "Hi Daddy" She said nervously.

"Your daughter has made" Dylan began but Marnie glared at him and he quickly shut up.

"Marnie we have to get going soon" Simon announced not taking his eyes off of the Anderson boys.

"Be right there" Marnie said.

Simon took his time leaving the kids alone again.

"You heard him let's go" Marnie said.

"I really don't like him" Dylan said as they left the room.

"Why not?" AJ asked as she took his paw in hers.

"He went to Princeton" Dylan spat.

"What's wrong with Princeton?" Lizzy asked.

"Dylan doesn't like Princeton because he wants to attend NYU" Matthew told her as they entered the kitchen.

"You want to go to NYU?" A voice asked.

They looked in the kitchen to see Alvin, Theodore, Simon, Eleanor, and Brittany sitting at the table.

They immediately knew it was Alvin that had spoken. He and Simon still hadn't warmed up to the boys.

"Yes sir. I want to enter journalism when I'm older." Dylan told Alvin.

Alvin's eyebrows shot up. "Journalism"

Marnie nodded. "Dylan is the best reporter I know. He's the sports writer for our school's newspaper, and the lead candidate for next years editor. "

Alvin was about to say something but Simon spoke first. "Marnie, I think we better get going"

Marnie nodded and turned to Cody. "How do I look?" She asked.

Cody looked her in the eye. "You need something."

"What?" Marnie asked.

"Take out your contacts" Cody said.

Marnie looked at him confused and he motioned for her to go ahead.

She sighed and took out her contacts. "Now what?" She asked.

"Close your eyes" Cody told her.

"It won't make a difference. I already can't see" Marnie said.

"Just do it"

Marnie closed her eyes.

Cody waved his paw in front of Marnie's face and smiled contently when she didn't respond.

He then slid his black glasses off his face and slid them onto Marnie's.

"Now open" He said.

Marnie's eyes flew open and she gasped. "Your glasses" she said as she touched the glasses. Her smile vanished as she looked back at Cody. "How are you going to see now?"

"A wise chipette named Ms. Miller once told me to always have a spare, because she and her daughter could be very klutzy." Cody said as he pulled out an identical pair of black glasses out of his pocket.

Marnie smiled and threw her arms around Cody's neck. "Thanks Cody"

"Aww, nerd love" Dylan and AJ said at the same time.

Cody ignored him. "He'll love you Marn." Cody reassured her.

"Marnie ready to go now?" Simon asked.

Marnie nodded and walked over to Simon.

He placed a paw on her shoulder and led her out the door.

"Bye Marnie" her cousins and friends called.

Matthew looked at Lizzy. "Hey Lizzy, want to cook something?"

Lizzy shrugged. "Sure, what do want to cook?"

Matthew grinned. "That's the beauty of cooking Liz. You don't know what you want to cook, until you start cooking it. Or at least that's the way I am."

Lizzy looked at her parents. "Can we use our kitchen?" She asked.

Theodore nodded. "Just leave us some food to eat"

Lizzy smiled and grabbed Matthew's paw. "Let's go!"

The two left and Cody looked after them. "I think I'll go check out the library." He followed the couple out of the house leaving silence behind him.

It took a couple of moments before AJ spoke. "Hey D, want to go annoy random people in the park?"

Dylan looked at her with a huge grin. "Where have you been all my life?"

The two didn't even wait to ask the parents; they just ran out the front door.

"I like those boys" Brittney said with a smile as she watched her daughter leave.

"Matthew seems to really like Lizzy" Theodore commented while Eleanor nodded in agreement.

Alvin's eyes were glaring at the door. "If that Dylan boy tries to make a move on my daughter, I'll kill him."


Bartley let out a breath when he saw the state of one of their living room cabinets.

It wasn't as bad as the last one he cleaned out, but it still had a bunch of useless stuff in it.

He pulled out a box of greeting cards and a picture frame fell out.

Bartley picked up the frame and as soon as he saw who it was he growled.

"What's the matter Bart?" Sammy asked from the other side of the apartment.

"Look what I found" Bartley said as he walked over to Sammy and handed it to him.

"A picture of Simon" Sammy said as he looked at the photo. He set it on the coffee table and walked into the kitchen.

Bartley snatched up the photo and followed Sammy. "Dude what's the matter? You're supposed to hate him."

Sammy stopped and sighed. "That's the problem, I don't hate Simon."

Bartley looked confused. "Why not?"

Sammy thought for a moment before he began to sing. "When he was seeing her you could see he had his doubts. And now he's missing her because he knows he's missing out."

Bartley smiled and began singing. "Now it's haunting him with memories like a ghost. And he's so terrified cause no one else even comes close."

Sammy "He's a guy that you should feel sorry for. He had the world but he thought that he wanted more. I owe it all to the mistake he made back then, I owe it all to my girl's ex-boyfriend"

Sammy began walking to the living room. "So then, along comes me, this undeserving mess"

"Undeserving mess" Bartley sang as he followed Sammy.

"Who would believe my life would be so blessed" Sammy sang as he stopped in between the couch and the coffee table, and looked at the picture hanging above the couch. It was of Jen, Marnie, and him on the beach.

"Life would be so blessed" Bartley sang as he stood beside Sammy.

Sammy turned to Bartley."Twelve years ago when he left all that debris"

"Left all that debris" Bartley sang.

"Who would of know he would leave everything I need." Sammy sang as he looked at picture again.

Bartley put an arm on Sammy's shoulder. "He's a guy that you should feel sorry for, he had the world, but he thought that he wanted more."

Sammy looked at Bartley. "I owe it all to the mistake he made back then, I owe it all to my girl's ex-boyfriend" They sang before they both ran over to their pool table.

Bartley stood on one side while Sammy stood on the other. "If it wasn't for him"

"I would still be searching" Sammy sang while he pointed to himself.

Bartley repeated."If it wasn't for him"

"I wouldn't know my best friend" Sammy sang.

Bartley sang again. "If it wasn't for him"

Sammy grinned "He would be able to see"

"That if it wasn't for him, he'd be as happy as me" They sang together.

Sammy picked up the ring box of the counter and pocketed it."When she and I settle down you can bet"

"That he is going have to settle for less" Bartley sang while he drummed his hands on the pool table.

"He's someone that I would hate to be" They sang together.

Sammy jumped on a chair. "I got the girl and he's left with just the memory." He sang.

Sammy jumped off of the chair and they began singing together. "He's a guy that you should feel sorry for, he had the world but he thought that he wanted more. I owe it all to the mistake he made back then; I owe it all to my girl's ex-boyfriend."

Sammy looked and saw the picture of Simon on the coffee table. He picked it up and walked slowly to the kitchen while singing, "If it wasn't for him I would still be searching. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't know my best friend. If it wasn't for him he would be able to see, that if it wasn't for him he'd be as happy as me"

Sammy placed the picture on the counter and just stared at it while he got lost in his thoughts.

He was snapped out of his thoughts by the picture of Simon falling to the floor and shattering.

The picture barely missed Sammy when it fell.

"Bull's-eye!" Bartley shouted.

Sammy looked to see Bartley lying on the couch, holding a slingshot.

He then looked back at the mess to see a bouncy ball on the floor near the mess.

He was about to yell at Bartley but the doorbell rang.

"I'll get the door, you clean up" Sammy said through gritted teeth.

Bartley nodded and ran to the closet to get the broom.

Sammy shook his head and walked over to the door. "Hello" he said when he opened the door.

"Hey Sammy, I have Bartley's pizza" A teenage pizza boy said as he held two pizza boxes.

Sammy looked in the apartment to see Bartley throwing away the shards of glass. "Hey Bart, when did you order pizza?"

"After you told the story of how I met Jen. I got hungry." Bartley said as he walked over to the door.

He took the pizza boxes and then looked at Sammy. "Can I borrow some money?" He asked.

Sammy handed Bartley his wallet before he walked to the kitchen to make sure Bartley cleaned up the whole mess.

"Keep the change Stanley" Bartley told the pizza boy as he handed him some money.

"Thanks Bartley" Stanley said before he left and Bartley closed the door.

"Two pizzas, really?" Sammy questioned him.

Bartley grinned as he set the boxes on the table. "Yeah you want a slice?"

Sammy shrugged. "Sure"

Bartley placed a slice of pizza on a plate and handed it to Sammy.

Sammy just stared off into space.

"You alright man?" Bartley asked concerned.

Sammy looked at Bartley. "What if she finds him?"

"Who?" Bartley asked before he took a bite out of his pizza.

"Marnie went to the city. What is she meets Simon. I know she's met Jen's family, but she could have met him too. And then she'll want to live with him and before you know it she'll kick me out of her life." Sammy said close to tears.

Bartley stopped eating his pizza. "That'll never happen. She's your daughter. She's connected to you."

"She's not my daughter by blood" Sammy said miserably as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

Bartley looked at him like he was crazy. "How does blood matter. Who did you consider to be your dad when you were younger? The munk who abandoned you even though you're relate to each other by blood, or the munk who took you in off the streets and raised you."

"I only respected my birth father because he was related to me by blood" Sammy spoke quietly.

Bartley smiled. "Exactly. Marnie will always think of you as her dad, whether Jen and Marnie accept Simon into their life or not."

Sammy looked up at his friend. "Thanks Bart."

The two chipmunks hugged.

Suddenly Derrick barged into the apartment. "Sammy you have to stop," He stopped when he saw the two friends hugging. "Am I interrupting something?"

The two chipmunks jumped apart. "What do you need D?" Sammy asked as Bartley picked up his piece of pizza.

Derrick shook his head. "Jen's going to the city to get Marnie. You have to go with her for support when she meets with her family." He said urgently.

Bartley dropped his pizza in shock.

"She's going to meet up with her family; she's going to need me" Sammy exclaimed.

"I know! She's at the airport right now. Her flight leaves I like thirty minutes" Derrick said.

Sammy's paw slipped into his pocket and he felt the small box. "I'm going after her" He said confidently.

"I'll give you a police escort" Derrick told him.

"Let's go then!" Bartley shouted and the chipmunks ran out the door, slamming it behind then.

Bartley raced back into the room and picked up his pizza. He placed it on a plate and gave it a pat. "I'm sorry for dropping you. I'll be back soon, I promise" He said before he ran back out of the room after his friends.


"We're here" Simon announced as he parked in front of his childhood home.

Marnie looked at the house where her grandfather lives and let out a shaky breath.

"He'll love you." Simon reassured her. "It's me he'll want to kill."

They got out of the car and Marnie looked at him. "Why will he want to kill you?" She asked.

Simon held her paw like she was a little kid as they walked. "Your son having a daughter when they're sixteen isn't every father's dream."

Marnie rolled her eyes. "I already had that talk." She said as she remembered the awkward conversation between Sammy, Bartley, and her mom.

Simon chuckled as they reached the front porch. "Ready?"

Marnie nodded; trying to get rid of the butterflies in her stomach. "Ready"

Simon rang the doorbell.

Marnie squeezed her father's paw tighter as she heard someone's footsteps come to the door.

The door opened and a man answered the door.

Simon smiled. "Hey Dave"

The man smiled. "Simon, is that you?"

Simon nodded. "Yeah"

Dave looked at Marnie. "Who is this?" He asked.

Simon let out a deep breath and let go of Marnie's paw.

He rested both of his paws on Marnie's shoulders. "Dave, this is my twelve year old daughter, Marnie Miller."


Caroline paced in the airport.

Jen's flight was in fifteen minutes and Sammy still hadn't arrived.

"Caroline!"

Caroline whipped around to see her husband running towards her with Sammy and Bartley right behind him.

"There you are" She exclaimed when they reached her.

She turned around and began walking briskly. The boys walked right beside her.

"I have been stalling Jen trying to slow her down." Caroline said.

"What have I told you about meddling" Derrick hissed.

Caroline stopped. "I had too. Now Sammy you catch up with Jen and convince her to let you go with her. Her are your tickets." She said as she handed each of the boys a plane ticket.

"Actually I have something else in mind" Sammy said as he pulled the velvet box out of his pocket and flipped open the lid to reveal a diamond ring.

Caroline gasped. "Oh Sammy, it's beautiful."

"It was my Grandma Marnie's engagement ring. She gave it to me on the day Marnie was born. She always knew I loved Jen, and she told me that I needed to propose and let Marnie have a real family." Sammy said with a smile.

"Why didn't you?" Caroline asked.

Sammy sighed. "When the nurse first let Jen hold Marnie, Jen looked at me and told me she was lucky to have a friend like me. So I dropped the idea of proposing. Then it took eight years just to get her to agree to go out with me."

"With some help from me!" Caroline added.

"You know it might take eight years for Jen to say yes. And she might only say yes out of pity." Bartley joked.

"Why did you bring the dumbbell?" Caroline asked Sammy in a whisper.

"Why did you buy the dumbbell a plane ticket?" Sammy asked her in a whisper.

"I felt sorry for him" Caroline whispered back.

Bartley glared at them. "You know secrets secrets are no fun unless you share them with everyone"

"You need to stop watching kid shows" Sammy told him.

"I do not watch kid shows!" Bartley said defensively.

"You watched Sesame Street this morning!" Sammy exclaimed.

"Hey that show has some good messages"

"Guys!" Derrick yelled.

The two looked at him. "What?" They both asked.

"Sam, Jen's plane leaves soon so if you're going to propose you better do it now!" Caroline said as she put her paws on her hips.

Sammy nodded and looked around the airport. He caught a glimpse of a chipette with chocolate brown hair and lavender glasses.

He began running towards her with his friends right behind her.. "Jen!" He called.

Jen turned around and smiled when she saw Sammy. "Sammy what are you doing here?" She asked when he reached her.

"I need to tell you something" He said.

"What?"

"I love you" Sammy stammered.

"I love you too Sammy. Is that all because I have a flight to catch?" Jen asked.

Sammy shook his head. "No." He looked around and spotted an empty airport chair next to where his friends were standing.

He ran over to it and jumped on it. "Everyone can I have your attention, I have something I need to say."

Everyone in the airport stopped and looked at Sammy.

Sammy jumped off and walked back over to Jen. He took her paws in his own. "Jen I have always loved you." He began when he heard something.

He looked over at his friends who were gesturing for him to get on one knee.

"Oh right!" He exclaimed as he turned back to Jen.

He bent down on one knee and Jen's eyes widened.

"Jen ever since I met you, I knew you were something else. You had endured so much, and I just wanted to protect you. But you didn't need me to protect you. You're strong on your own and I love that about you. You're also smart, funny, and every obstacle that comes your way you face it head on." He said tears coming to both of their eyes. "And I've never felt about anyone else the way I feel about you." He let one of her paws go and used his free hand to pull the ring box out of his pocket and flipped open the lid. Jen gasped at the sight of the ring. "So, Jen Annabeth Miller, will you make me the luckiest munk in the world and marry me?"

Tears were now streaming down both of their cheeks. Jen nodded. "Yes!" She exclaimed trying to stop crying.

Sammy stood up and kissed her while everyone in the airport applauded, Derrick kissed Caroline and Bartley jumped up and down.

When they parted Sammy slipped the ring on her finger and wiped the tears off her cheeks. "I love you" He told her.

"I love you too" She said between sobs.

Caroline jumped onto the chair Sammy was standing on earlier. "Attention everybody, can I have your attention please. I am happy to announce because of our meddling, the future Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Cobalt!"

Sammy unexpectedly scooped Jen up bridal style as the people around them applauded again.

Derrick helped Caroline of the chair and the trio rushed over to their friends.

"Alright Romeo put me down" Jen said as the airport people went back to what they were doing before.

Sammy put Jen back on her feet and Caroline hugged Jen. "You're getting married!" Caroline squealed.

"I know. Wait until Marnie finds out!" Jen said as she examined her new ring.

"She'll be happy. I already told her I was proposing" Sammy said.

"Speaking of Marnie I need to go get her." Jen said as put her head on Sammy's chest and looked up at him.

"We need to go get her. Face it Jen we're a team now. Where ever you go I go. We can think of this adventure as a pre-honeymoon." Sammy told her.

Jen sighed. "That's every girl's dream. A honeymoon in the city where I have to get my daughter and face the awkwardness of facing my old family, friends, and Simon of course."

"And your three closest friends by your side" Caroline said as she, Derrick, and Bartley waved their tickets for Jen to see.

Jen smiled. "It's such a relief that you guys there will there to support me on my pre-honeymoon."

"Jen we're your Garden City family. We'll be there to support you in what anyway you need" Derrick said.

Sammy wrapped his arms around Jen's waist. "And for our real honeymoon I was thinking Greece" He whispered the last word in her ear.

Jen's face lit up. "I've always wanted to go to Greece!"

"I know but before we go to Greece, we need to go to the city." Sammy said.

Jen turned around and faced him. "I know, so we better get on that plane"

Sammy gave her a peck on her lips. "Let's go girl"

The two held each others paws and intertwined their fingers as they walked towards the gate.

"Let's go you guys" Caroline said and Bartley suddenly began crying.

Derrick patted Bartley on the back. "It's okay Bart this is a happy occasion. Garden City hasn't had a wedding in awhile."

Bartley shook his head. "It isn't that. I left my pizza back at the apartment"