A/N: Another chapter! I do need to ask you guys something. I can't decide whether to write an epilogue for this story or not, so tell me what you think! The song that Alvin sung for his daughter is "Everybody Loves Jill" by Cowboy Mouth. I was listening it when I thought of this story so I had to include it! I bet many of you will be confused by the end of this chapter, but don't hate, REVIEW!
Previously on Love Me Always...
Brittney looked up at her sisters. "Guys try to understand. I can't stay here. I just can't take it anymore! Not with that she devil. And soon Jill will be calling her mommy, not me. I have to leave; not just for me, but for my daughter too."
Eleanor and Jeanette looked at each other. "We're coming with you"
-Jeanette slowly opened the door; trying to stay quiet.
She walked slowly to the queen sized bed in the center of the room.
She laid a small envelope with the word Simon scrawled on it, on a pillow.
She pulled the covers up over the spot where she normally slept and then turned to Simon.
He was sleeping peacefully.
Jeanette felt tears come to her eyes as she gave Simon a peck on the cheek before leaving the room.
-Jeanette looked out the window and couldn't help but think about how Simon will react when he read her letter
-"Jill's gone" Theodore said out of breath.
Alvin looked at him wide-eyed. "What do mean she's gone?"
"I called her downstairs for breakfast and she didn't come, so I went upstairs to wake her up and she wasn't there. I've looked everywhere, she's not here." Theodore said.
"I'm calling the police" Alvin said as he grabbed the phone.
"Don't even bother" Simon said as he trudged into the room.
"My daughter is missing and you don't want me to call the police!" Alvin yelled out.
"Brittney, Jeanette, and Eleanor left last night. They took Jill with her" Simon said as he put Jeanette's letter on the counter top for Alvin and Theodore to see.
Alvin staggered back a few steps from the letter. He felt as if his whole world was crashing down.
To Be Continued...
Alvin stared at the letter for a few moments in shock before he spoke. "I can't believe they did that." He said.
He pinched the bridge of his nose as he thought. He looked up; pure anger was on his face. "I can't believe Brittney!" He shouted.
"Al, remember that Jeanette and Eleanor helped. You can't just blame Brittney." Simon told him.
Theodore nodded in agreement while Alvin began to pace. It was silence before Theodore spoke up. "Maybe we should call the police. Did they say where they were heading?" He asked Simon.
Simon shook his head. "Jeanette just said Brittney was going through a tough time, so she took Jill. She and Eleanor went along with them to make sure Jill would be alright. She also said she loved me and they will hopefully be home soon."
Alvin stopped pacing and grabbed the phone.
"Alvin who are you calling?" Theodore asked.
It took a moment for Alvin to respond. "Someone who warned me Britt would cause trouble" He said before he walked into the living room.
Theodore was about to follow him but Simon stopped him. "Give him a minute" he said.
Jill wiped more tears from her eyes as she listened to her iPod through her earphones.
She had woken up about thirty minutes ago to learn what her mother and aunts have done.
Her mother and aunts had tried countless times to talk to her, but Jill ignored them every time.
She couldn't help but think about her father and uncles. She missed them.
She looked through her songs and one caught her eye. It was her favorite song, "Everybody Loves Jill." Her dad sang it for her fifth birthday.
She pressed the play button and felt tears come to her eyes.
"This one is for my number one girl. I love you Jilly Billy!" Alvin's voice said before the music started.
"Everybody loves Jill, everybody loves Jill." Alvin sung. "She's got a red heart; she wears on her red sleeve. She drinks her red wine, with her favorite red cheese. And that's why, everybody loves Jill! Everybody loves Jill! Everybody loves Jill!"
Jill smiled as she heard her father's voice. She felt comforted just by hearing it.
"She's got a red house, to go with her red clothes. She's got a red dress that she wears with her red coat. And that's why, everybody loves Jill! Everybody loves Jill! Everybody loves Jill! Sometimes the whole wide world demands her, even the people who can't stand her!" Jill was so absorbed in the song she didn't notice her aunts come in.
"Hey Jill, what are you listening to?" Jeanette asked.
Jill pulled the earphones out of her ears. "A song Dad sang to me for my birthday a couple years ago. It's called everybody loves Jill. Dad says it was written about me because it's about a girl named Jill, who loves red, and everybody loves her."
"How sweet" Eleanor said.
Jill shrugged. "He likes to sing to me, and I like it when he sings to me too." She looked at them; her gaze cold. "But enough chit-chat, what do you want?"
"We want to apologize" Jeanette said.
"Why did you do it?" Jill asked in a whimper after a few minutes of silence.
"We wanted to make sure you were going to be alright. Let's face it you would die if we didn't come." Eleanor told her as she sat down on the bed.
"Dad always said Mom can't cook" Jill muttered.
"Could you ever forgive us?" Jeanette asked as she sat down beside Eleanor.
"No" Jill began and Eleanor and Jeanette's hopes sunk. "But if Uncle Simon, Uncle Theodore, and Dad forgive you, whom I doubt, I will forgive you." Jill finished.
Eleanor squeezed her niece in a hug. "I wouldn't forgive us; I'm surprised you are talking to us."
"You want to know why I'm talking to you." Jill asked in a whisper.
"Why?" Jeanette asked.
"Because when I was younger my dad, and my uncles used to always tell me about my aunts. And I always wanted to be just like you guys." Jill said tear coming to her eyes.
"What's so great about us?" Eleanor asked as she wiped a few of the tears away.
"You guys are awesome! I mean Aunt Eleanor you proved to my dad that girls can be just as god as boys in sports and Aunt Jeanette you let people make fun of you all the time and it didn't bother you. You two are role models" Jill finished.
Jeanette and Eleanor both looked at each other. They both couldn't believe that Jill looked up at them so much. It made them feel guiltier about what they did.
"Jill is there anything we can do for you?" Jeanette asked.
"Can you take me home?" Jill asked.
Eleanor shook her head sadly.
Jill sighed. "Well then can I at least use one of your cell phones to call my dad?"
Jeanette smiled as she pulled her cell phone out of her pocket. "Just don't let your mom know"
Jill grinned as she took the phone. "I wouldn't dream of it"
Eleanor got up from the bed. "And when you're done I have some red velvet cupcakes with your name on them. I doubt they are as good as Theodore's though."
Jill looked up from dialing her home number. "No one makes cupcakes as good as Uncle Theo"
Alvin ran a paw through his hair for the one millionth time in the past five minutes. He was so worried about Jill.
A knock on the door stopped Alvin from running his paw through his hair again.
Alvin jumped up and ran to the door; happy to see who was waiting on the porch. "Melanie" He said before he hugged his fiancée.
"I'm so sorry Alvin" Melanie said before she gave him a peck on the lips. "I told you that it wouldn't be easy for Brittney. I know I wouldn't be alright with Maxwell getting remarried. But I think that's different than this."
Alvin chuckled. "Thanks for trying to cheer me up" He took her paw in his and led her into the living room.
"Hey Melanie" Simon and Theodore greeted dully.
"Sorry about your girls. But in my opinion it's all Brittney's fault." Melanie said as she sat down on the couch.
"That's what Alvin said." Theodore told her.
The phone began ringing and Alvin instantly grabbed it. "Jeanette Miller" He read off the caller id.
Simon reached for the phone but Alvin answered it before Simon could touch it.
"Where is my daughter Jeanette?" Alvin demanded into the phone.
"Daddy" A small voice said from the other end.
"Jill, is that you?" Alvin asked.
"Yeah Dad, it's me"
"It's Jill" Alvin yelled out. "Shh!"
"Sweetheart, are you alright?" Alvin asked his daughter.
"I'm fine." Jill said through tears.
"Why are you using Jeanette's phone?" Alvin asked.
"She gave it to me" Jill responded. "But that doesn't matter. Dad came get me. I hate Mom. I want to be at home with you and Uncle Simon, and Uncle Theodore.
"You don't hate your mother Jill" Alvin told his daughter sternly.
"Yeah I do Dad. Wait Aunt Eleanor wants to talk to you."
Before Alvin could say another word to his daughter he heard Eleanor's voice. "Hey Al"
"Hey Eleanor" He greeted.
Theodore's face fell and he got up to leave the room.
Melanie grabbed his wrist before he could. She looked at him with a pleading look as if to say, Theodore, Alvin needs you. Jill needs you. And I'm sure Eleanor needs you too.
Theodore looked at her for another moment before he sat back down beside Melanie.
She patted his thigh comfortingly and he gave her a grateful smile.
"Listen El, where are you?" Alvin asked.
"We're at 152 Triton Street, uptown. Apartment 20" Eleanor told him.
Alvin grabbed the notepad and pen Simon kept lying around in case of an emergency.
He scribbled the address down as fast as he could.
"And Alvin" Eleanor spoke again.
"Yeah?" Alvin asked.
"I'm sorry. Brittney had a crazy idea of taking Jill away and Jeanette and I went along with it. We're both so sorry"
Alvin glanced at Theodore who was being comforted by Melanie and Simon who looked deep in thought. "Eleanor it's not me who needs an apology. If my brothers and my daughter forgive you, then I do to."
"Alvin I have to go. Brittney just got back." Eleanor's voice began to sound frantic.
"Bye Eleanor" Alvin said before he quickly hung up.
Everyone looked at him; waiting for the news.
"I'm going uptown" Alvin said as he looked at the address he wrote down.
All three of them stood up. "We're coming with you" Simon told his older brother.
Melanie walked over to Alvin and looked him in the eye. "Alvin, I'll be by your side through all of this crap that Brittney will make us go through. It's like Tammy sang, stand by your man."
Alvin smiled at her. He couldn't help but think about how Brittney ran off after what she claims was a "one night stand." Sometimes he wished she stood by him then. Surprisingly, this was one of those times.