Confusion
Ch 26
"Perfect Summer Night"
The 6 of them walked toward the gym and Eleanor and Jeanette ran to Simon and Theodore knocking them both to the ground. Simon looked up and said.
"Told you we'd be fine sweetie, can you let me up now? Jeanette get off of me please. It's good to see you to, now let me up!"
She let him up and he grabbed her by the waist and placed a kiss on her cheek. Then Eleanor smiled at Theodore and asked.
"Are you ok? I was so worried about you. I had no idea you could fight Theodore. Let me wipe that blood from your cheek."
She took out her handkerchief and wiped the blood from where Theodore got punched by Tad and then she put it back in her jean pocket. He looked up and smiled at her.
"Yea I'm fine now; can you let me up now? I'm just glad you're ok I was so worried."
She placed a kiss on his lips and Alvin looked at his watch.
"Ah hem can we leave now? Everyone had a rough day and might need to take a nap before the fair tonight. It's already 2:30pm we have 3 hours till we leave for the fair. Ow my head is pounding; I must've hit that ground pretty hard after I saw that knife by my stomach! Brittany I'm sorry for scaring you like that; I wasn't thinking. I'm just glad that the belt buckle on my jeans saved my life! I'm also relieved the fight is finally over and hopefully all the drama with it! I'm also bushed. What about you/"
She looked and said.
"I'm fine really, but I broke a few of my nails Oh Alvin you're practically a man, but I have a feeling we both lied to our brothers and our sisters. I'm trying to remember exactly what happened that night you called me and told me you'd be over after practice. Every time I try to remember I just can't seem to. I just remember getting mad at you and hanging up the phone. Then I threw an awful temper tantrum and broke a bottle of root beer cooler and turned off the candles. Then I fell sleep in front of the TV and had a dream about you and me as the main characters in our favorite show, you were David Alvinson and I was Bratty Hayes. Then I dumped you in the dream and was engaged to your brother Simon."
He looked and said.
"Simon…what? I already know about the dream also. I got there and you were fast asleep on the couch. So I let you sleep and dosed off myself. We had the same dream. I was so tired that night after practice that I didn't even have a chance to get to my house and change for our date. I went right over there and had to use the spare key you gave me to let myself in. I knew you threw a temper tantrum, because your phone was smashed on the floor and there was root beer on the floor to. Then when you woke up I lit the candles and sat next to you on the couch. Then you whacked me with a pillow."
Jake listened to the conversation and smiled slyly.
"Ooh how romantic candles and the house to yourselves. I wonder what that scenario looked like Mr. Innocent!"
Alvin turned and said.
"Oh what are you trying to get at with that remark? Jake get your mind out of the gutter nothing happened that night; she was furious with me and smacked me with a pillow! Oh what are you doing in the conversation anyway? It's an A-B conversation between a boyfriend and Girlfriend! Stop asking me I'll tell you the same thing I told my brother Simon the same night after I came in from Brittany's place! I told you all a million times now leave me alone about it!!"
Simon looked and said.
"No one is accusing of you of anything Alvin. Why are you feeling guilty? Did anything happen that night between you and Brittany? I mean candlelight think about it brother dear. You came in at 2am that morning and slept till like 1pm in the afternoon the next day. Besides she did have the house to herself…I just can't believe you two lasted all those years you both are wild!! Besides the way you two made out in the movie theatre!"
Alvin looked and glared.
"What are you talking about? The night we made out through the whole movie was because the movie was so boring! That still has nothing to do with the night I was late for my date with Brittany because my stupid coach made me stay late until I made a damn basket! That was my worst week in my entire Basketball season! He wouldn't let me leave and I told him I had to be somewhere by a certain time, and he didn't care. Mind you it was our 5 year anniversary that night! She was really upset with me too."
Brittany looked and said.
"Yea I was upset, but you still showed up. I guess having your boyfriend put basketball #1 before his girl can hurt! You said it yourself basketball was more important than me! How could you be so mean to me? Consider yourself lucky I didn't dump you that night Alvin! You have no idea how you hurt my feelings that night!"
He looked and said.
"I know how hurt you were, but I didn't do it on spite! Brittany can you just stop for a minute and let me talk? At least I called you and told you I was going to be late; if I didn't care then I wouldn't have called you in the 1st place. Be fair to me here will you? I did make it though so stop getting upset. I made it to your place just in time for our show to start even though you smacked me with a pillow when I was only kidding about the basketball game being on TV."
She corrected him and said.
"No you missed the first half hour of our show that night. Because I watched the 1st half hour and fell asleep in front of the TV and then I had that dream. Oh by the way Simon made a good bad guy too. Just thought you'd like to know!"
He just sighed and they got in the car and she rested her head on his shoulder while he held her close to him in the back seat while Jeanette sat in the passenger side by Simon. They dropped off Shana, Valerie, Mike, and Jake at their houses and then Simon said.
"Don't forget be ready at5:30pm that's when I come to pick you all up. The fair starts at 6pm."
They pulled up to their house and everyone entered the house. Simon locked the door behind them and then he checked the answering machine. There were no messages or calls while they were gone and it caused him to sigh with relief. Alvin looked and said.
"Simon I'm exhausted. Wake me up at 4:00 so I can get ready for tonight? You, Theodore, and the girls should also take a nap we all had a rough afternoon with that fight today!"
He yawned and entered his room. Then he lay in the bed and stared at the ceiling. Brittany entered and looked at him. Then she asked.
"Did anything happen that night? I have a feeling something did. Neither one of us were nervous the 1st night we umm! I mean they are right there's no way either of us could've held back that night with candles lit and the house to ourselves, but why can't we remember if that's the case? I'm so confused Alvin."
He looked and said.
"There's nothing to be confused about. My brother is right, but I'm not going to tell him that he is! I was always a hopeless romantic especially when it comes to you. We'll just keep it between you and me so there's no trouble ok. Now I'm going to take a nap until 4pm. I just had to think about it a little we were actually 13 when it happened, and the reason why we reacted the way we did that night was because it was over 3 years since our first time. Brittany are you listening I'm talking to you Britt—He looked and realized that she was already fast asleep on his chest with her arms wrapped around him. He stroked her forehead gently and then he set the alarm for 4pm and fell asleep after he covered them both with his covers.
While she slept next to him she reminisced back to the night her phone rang and it was Alvin. The conversation they had played in her mind word for word. Then the way she hung up her phone in anger. How she broke the bottle of root beer cooler and blew out the candles. Then when she fell asleep and had that dream about them being in their favorite show Dream Lighting. She was Bratty Hayes and he was her partner David Alvinson, Jeanette was Ms. Da Pest her secretary, Simon was Simon Le Simon, Eleanor was the client he had an appointment with at 2pm and was late, and Theodore was The Nose. Then she also remembered seeing him right next to her also asleep and possibly having the same dream. The end of that dream was when he threw the basketball and knocked Simon right out of the balloon and then he jumped in and held her close to him.
'Oh David you saved me.'
He responded.
'Not exactly we're still drifting. '
Her response to his remark.
'I would drift anywhere with you. Tell me how much you care about me.'
He responded.
'I can't.'
She looked and yelled.
'Why not?'
He responded smiling slyly.
'If we start to get along now then it wouldn't be the favorite Romantic Detective drama.'
Then she remembered waking up and him lighting the candles. Then how he sat next to her on the couch and smiled at her with his blue eyes gazing into her blue eyes. Then how she hit him with the pillow when he mentioned the game on TV. He didn't seem to be mad at her instead he just smiled and said.
"Just kidding. How can I make up for missing our show?"
It all started to come back to her at that moment and then she realized the reason why neither of them were nervous the night he fought Nathan in the mall parking lot and when she thought that was the 1st night they took it all the way. She woke up and shook him.
"Alvin wake up I have to tell you something. Alvin please then you can go back to sleep."
He opened his eyes and turned toward her and asked.
"What is it Brittany. It's only 2:45pm; and I'm exhausted? Can't it wait until we get up and get ready for the fair?"
She shook her head and said.
"No it can't….I won't be able to go back to sleep if I don't tell you this."
He looked and asked.
"Tell me what? I already know about the dream you had the night I was late for our date. I also fell asleep and had the same dream you did. Brittany please just tell me already my eyes don't want to stay open, and I'm so tired you have no idea."
She looked and said.
"I was right we did lie to our brothers and sisters. The truth is the night you were late for our date was the first night we made love. If I remember correctly; after I hit you with that pillow we finished watching our show and then our eyes met and we made out on the couch and then you took it up a notch and started to kiss me full of passion. I returned your approach and then everything just faded from sight and I woke up the next morning in my bed and you were gone. That's why I didn't remember, because I thought after we made love that night it was over with us, and started to cry. The next morning I couldn't even get out of my bed and my sisters asked me what was wrong and I didn't answer! Well until later that afternoon anyway. We went to the mall with you boys and that whole afternoon you just ignored me. There was no eye contact what so ever. Our brothers and sisters made out by the restrooms and you and I just pretended neither of us were there! I went home and cried in my room the remainder of the night! Why did you ignore me after we made love Alvin that really hurt! How could you be so insensitive! My heart broke into a million pieces the day after we shared true passion! Leave me alone I hate you right now!"
He looked as she turned away from him.
"Brittany that's not true. You were the one who ignored me after it happened that's why I left you alone. You had me thinking I betrayed your trust and that you wanted nothing to do with me because of it! I don't know what came over me that night I just turned 14 and had no control over my hormones. If you didn't want to that night then why didn't you stop me before we got too deep? Why didn't you say something to me when we picked you 3 up?"
She looked at him and said.
"We can't put the blame on one of us Alvin we both decided to. You know what they say "It takes two to tango not one. We're both guilty there's no doubt about it! We were both acting immature after it happened because it happened unexpectedly. What I'm confused about is why after the 1st time we didn't again until you turned 17 even though you told me you just turned 16 you lil liar!"
He looked and said.
"At 17 as you can see I'm more mature than I was at 14 putting basketball before my girlfriend for 5 years. Let's just hope they never find out we both lied about waiting 8 years. If they do we're both dead and buried. Especially Simon he'll kill me even if I am the eldest; he's still taller than me. As for the age thing I was under a lot of stress and forgot I was actually turning 17 not 16. All 3 of us were born on the same day and we're 5 minutes apart from one another.'
She laughed and said.
"No not exactly, you and Simon are 5 minutes apart and you and Theodore are 10 minutes apart. Alvin when you found your mom years ago how'd it go? I know when we got there everything seemed like it was going smooth? Yet I also knew deep down it wasn't what it seemed! I'm your girlfriend and deserve to know don't you think?"
He shook his head and said.
"No you don't. If I tell you then you'll hate me and I'm not risking that. I'm going to sleep Brittany see you at 4pm and don't ask me about mom again!"
He turned away and closed his eyes. She sighed and rested her head on him and also fell asleep. Simon entered his older brother's room and checked on him. Then he covered them both with Alvin's covers and headed to Theodore's room where Eleanor was fast asleep on him. He also covered them both and Theo woke up and asked.
"Will Alvin ever get over his anger towards mom? It's like he hates her…I've never heard him yell at an adult the way he yelled at mom when we found her! He doesn't even yell at Dave like that! What's his problem anyway?"
Simon sighed and said.
"He doesn't hate our mother Theo. He is just still mad because she gave us up when we were babies and never came back for us! It's a normal reaction especially since he happens to be the eldest out of the 3 of us! It took a bigger toll on him than it did on us. Give him time he'll get over it sooner or later. Just get some rest you had a long day. I'm getting Alvin and Brittany up at 4pm. "
Theodore looked and asked.
"Why aren't you going to sleep Simon? You also had a long day; aren't you the least bit tired?"
He sighed and said.
"No I'm wide awake. Don't worry about me you just get some rest ok?"
Theodore lies back on his pillow and put his arms around Eleanor and fell asleep. Simon put the covers over them both and headed downstairs and sat on the couch to read a book. Jeanette sat by him and rested her head on his shoulder and said.
"I can't believe that we only have 4 more days to stay here with you 3. It's just not fair. You 3 were gone for 7 months and we didn't spend anytime together and then we actually get a chance to spend time with you boys and now it's over! Why can't it be like when we were younger and Dave also took care of us? I know we're older and more mature but it still isn't fair!"
Simon looked and said.
"Jeanette you girls only live a few doors down from us. We'll spend time together; we still have signings and our album release party. Besides we still have a month left of summer vacation and we go to the same High School. Why would you think we won't spend time together? Dave is also your manager! Calm down please and don't cry. We won't let that happen we love all 3 of you girls with all our heart and soul…nothing will get between us trust me!"