Hi everybody, it's been a while since uploaded anything, but now I'm home for the summer, and I hope to update most of my stories.
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Chapter 11
When Alvin woke up on Sunday morning, he could smell the breakfast that Theodore was preparing. He glanced at his clock and saw that it was 7:15. He got up, got dressed, and went down to the kitchen to grab a bite to eat. When he walked into the room, he saw Theodore mixing what looked like cookie dough.
"What are you doing, Teddy," he asked his littlest brother.
"I decided to make Ellie a batch of cookies for when I go to see her," Theo explained, "They won't be ready in time for me to go with you, so I'll go in a little later."
Alvin glanced over at Simon, thinking that this was Simon's plan to keep Theo home while he went to talk to Ellie. Simon, however, showed his ignorance when he responded with a shrug. Dave, who was at sitting across the table from Simon reading his paper, saw their nonverbal exchange before letting his mind drift back to the previous night.
Flashback
Dave walked up the stairs to go and get ready for bed when he saw Alvin walk into Simon's room. He walked over to Simon's door and was about to knock when he heard Alvin say, "How the hell am I supposed to talk to Ellie about our problem when part of that problem is present in the room?"
Dave listened to Simon's response to learn that Alvin was talking about Theodore.
'I should leave them to their conversation,' he thought, 'but if there's a problem between Alvin and Theodore, I should at least know what it is, so when something happens, I'll know.'
Using that justification, Dave continued to eavesdrop on their conversation. When it ended, Dave quickly rushed over to the stairs to make it seem like he was just coming up, as Alvin was opening Simon's door to come out.
"Oh, hey Dave," said Alvin, "I just had to talk to Simon about something. Good night."
"Good night Alvin," said Dave as the chipmunk when into his own room.
Dave leaned against the wall as he tried to piece together what he heard.
'Alvin kissed Eleanor behind Theodore's back,' Dave thought, 'despite the fact that I think that they're all too young to be in relationships, but why would either of them do that? Something must have happened between Teddy and Ellie. Oh well, I guess it's better if I just leave it to them to sort it out, but if Simon suggests that Theodore doesn't go see Ellie in the morning, he'll probably guess that Alvin put him up to it. I guess I'll help them out this once even though I won't be telling Theodore the truth.'
Dave walked to Theodore's room and knocked on the door, which was responded to with a muffled, "Come in."
Dave walked into his youngest son's room, "Hey Theo. I assume Alvin told you about Ellie."
Theodore nodded, "Yeah, I'm going with Alvin tomorrow morning to see her. Alvin said that she was acting weird when he told her about her injuries, so he wants to talk to her in case she breaks down."
Dave nodded, "Maybe you should wait to visit her until after Alvin makes sure she's okay."
"What do you mean," asked Theo.
"She may be more willing to talk to Alvin than she is to you," Dave explained, "Since Alvin's a fellow soccer player and only a friend, as opposed to a you being her boyfriend, she may open up to him more than you because she doesn't have the same emotional attachment to him as she has to you."
Theodore thought over what Dave said and nodded, "I guess you're right. I think I will wait for Alvin to talk to her first. That way, I'll have time to make some of those cookies that Ellie likes. I guess I should tell Alvin."
"I think he went to bed already," said Dave, "You can tell him in the morning."
Theo nodded, "Okay. Goodnight Dave."
"Goodnight Teddy," Dave said before walking out of the room.
End flashback.
"Well," said Alvin, "I guess I'm gonna go then."
Theo turned and faced his brother, "Can you give me a call after you're done talking to her?"
Alvin nodded before turning back to Simon, who once again shrugged. He walked into their house's foyer, but he was stopped by a hand on his shoulder.
He turned around and saw Dave standing there.
"What's up Dave," said Alvin.
"I'm the one that convinced Theo to no go with you," said Dave, causing Alvin's eyes to widen, "I'm not going to get any more involved in this, so you'd better figure this out soon and stop lying to Theodore. Remember, you three and the girls are going on tour this summer, and I don't want any drama."
Alvin nodded solemnly. Dave turned and walked back into the dining room.
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