Alvin pushed a pea around his plate as he replayed the few days after the tour ended over and over in his mind. What had went wrong? What did he do to deserve this?
"Alvin?" Simon asked, jarring him from his thoughts.
"Huh, what?" he asked.
"Well, it's just that you wanted us to come over and talk, but you have barely said two words since we got here." Alvin glanced between Simon and Theo. True to their word, the had come over to dinner. Dave had called to say he was going to be late, so the boys had heated up the leftover meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and peas.
"Oh, that. Um, it's alright. Like you said, Britt doesn't want to see me anyway."
"We never said she doesn't want to see you, Alvin." Simon pointed out.
"Right, but she doesn't want to see me. I know that." He admitted, not wanting to tell his brothers that he had stopped by the girls' apartment after finishing his shift. He had wanted to go over there right after seeing Brittany on television, but he didn't know what time she would get back home and he would need to be up in time to go to work.
"Alvin, give her some time. She just got back and starting to sing again...and...well...it's an adjustment."
"What happened to you two anyway?" Theo asked in his usual innocence. Alvin starred him down, but Theo didn't notice as he shoveled more potatoes into his mouth.
"Nothing!" he shouted defensively. "Nothing happened!"
"Alvin, you don't have to pretend for us. We all know something happened between the two of you." Simon said as he cut up his meatloaf. "And whatever it was, it led to Brittany leaving town."
"That's just it, Si! NOTHING HAPPENED! One day we were good, great even, and then she decided she hated me!" Alvin was breathing hard as he tried to reel in his anger.
"You...you really don't know what happened?" Simon asked. They had never really talked about what happened after the tour. Alvin and Brittany had both agreed that, given their history, it was best to take things slow and not tell their siblings until they were ready. True to his word, he had never told Simon and Theo that they had started dating. Not even after she was long gone.
"No, I really don't know what happened. If I did, I would have fixed it years ago." He admitted. "I would have fixed it before she left."
He had tried to fix things between them, but she refused to talk to him. Then, suddenly, Brittany was gone. She had gotten an offer to start a fashion line and had flown to New York without even telling him. He had never gotten over the pain of it all. He had managed to get the girl of his dreams, only to lose her less than a week later. And he honestly had no clue why.