Chapter 23: Maternally Thinking!
10 DAYS LATER...
Everything has pretty much been quiet around the house since Alvin and Brittany left for Porto Rico for a two-week honeymoon four days ago. Vinny is now able to rest and visiting her two other grown sons and her three ever growing grandchildren.
Simon and Jeanette have gone out for dinner and movie. And even Dave was gone for the evening; Simon had kindly requested if Eleanor, Theodore, and Vinny could sit for kids. They had eagerly had taken the request, since it would give them time to catch up with each other.
Eleanor and Theodore rented few movies for their night with Vinny and their nephews and niece. Theodore had picked the latest comedy and action film for themselves and few cartoons for the kids.
After the triplets had gone to bed, the grown ups are able to relax with the other movie. The movie is only half finished when Vinny decided to ask the question that had been bothering her since Alvin's Wedding.
"So, when are you two going to get married?" Asked Vinny in anticipation.
Theodore and Eleanor blushed. It wasn't what they were really considering at this time. "Well, ah..." Theodore stumbled to try and find the words. "We, ah...are picking the right moment."
"Right now we are focusing on building enough finances so we could buy our own restaurant and building a stable career." Eleanor added with a smile.
"Oh, I see." Vinny said with a slight frown appearing on her face.
Being that both Simon and Alvin are now married, naturally, she would expect that Theodore should tie the knot soon. Vinny had been surprised to hear about Simon unintentionally got Jeanette pregnant and quickly decided to marry her years ago. In the long run she was glad it happened. The moment his children had been born, Simon showed an enormous improvement in his attitude towards life especially after the ordeal he had been through.
Vinny looked up at the couple sitting quietly on the couch, their arms knotted with others happily munching on popcorn. She smiled knowing that they are happy together weather married or not. She also noticed out of all of her boys and their friends, Theodore and Eleanor barely fought or disagreed with each other. Vinny had a good feeling that these two will be fine, no matter what situations may happen in their lives.
With a content sigh, Vinny turns her attention back to the movie on TV. She reached down on her own small bowel of popcorn and grabs a few popped kernels and pops them in her mouth. She continues to watch the screen, but her mind still wondered onto other things.
"What's wrong, mom?" Asked Theodore. He heard her sigh and wondered if he had said or did anything to upset her.
"Oh, I'm fine, dear." Vinny said and waved casually. "I'm just so proud of you boys and the achievement that the three of you made so far."
"Thanks, mom." Theodore said as he blushed at her comment.
Just then they heard a small voice coming from upstairs. "Mommy..." The voice was recognized to be Tom's. Theo, Ellie, and Vinny all looked up at each other for a moment before Eleanor decided to go and see what the young chipmunk wanted.
"I'll go," she said as she got up from the couch.
As soon as Eleanor left the living room and got the foot of the stairs she looked up to see a small little chipmunk looking down.
"What is it, Tom? What do you need?" Eleanor asked.
"I want my mommy." The four year old cried. He wrapped his little arms around the railing at the top of the stairs. His glasses were so big and round that they nearly covered his entire face. Just by looking at him, Eleanor knew that he was still very tired.
"Aw, sweetie. Mommy is still out with daddy, remember?" Eleanor explained as she started to come up the stairs. "But I'm here, you can ask me what you would like and I'll get it for you."
Tom thought about it for a moment and looked up at his aunty. "I want some water." He said. When Eleanor got to the top of the stairs; Tom instantly reached towards her, indicating that he wants to be picked up.
"Ok, sweetie." Eleanor cooed.
Tom snuggled close as he was being carried down the stairs. This gave her a sudden strange feeling, which she was unable to describe. When she pin pointed the feeling she knew she wanted to have a small infant to snuggle close to her, just like Tom was doing. She knows that Theodore didn't want children right now. Their goals are to earn enough to buy their own restaurant first is more important. She now realized that her priorities were changing. Her maternal instincts would always kick in a major way, always when she was around her sister's children. And back then she never had been sure why till now.
Eleanor took Tom to the kitchen and got him a glass of water. She sat with him at the kitchen table and waited patiently for him to finish the glass of cool refreshing liquid.
After when he finally finished, Tom handed the glass back to Eleanor. She put the glass in the sink and took him back upstairs. After tucking him safely back into his bed, she sat and marveled at all three children. She impatiently waited for the time when she could have little ones to call her own. Taking a deep breath, Eleanor finally decided to go back downstairs and rejoin her boyfriend and his mother to watch the rest of the video.
10 DAYS LATER...
Everything has pretty much been quiet around the house since Alvin and Brittany left for Porto Rico for a two-week honeymoon four days ago. Vinny is now able to rest and visiting her two other grown sons and her three ever growing grandchildren.
Simon and Jeanette have gone out for dinner and movie. And even Dave was gone for the evening; Simon had kindly requested if Eleanor, Theodore, and Vinny could sit for kids. They had eagerly had taken the request, since it would give them time to catch up with each other.
Eleanor and Theodore rented few movies for their night with Vinny and their nephews and niece. Theodore had picked the latest comedy and action film for themselves and few cartoons for the kids.
After the triplets had gone to bed, the grown ups are able to relax with the other movie. The movie is only half finished when Vinny decided to ask the question that had been bothering her since Alvin's Wedding.
"So, when are you two going to get married?" Asked Vinny in anticipation.
Theodore and Eleanor blushed. It wasn't what they were really considering at this time. "Well, ah..." Theodore stumbled to try and find the words. "We, ah...are picking the right moment."
"Right now we are focusing on building enough finances so we could buy our own restaurant and building a stable career." Eleanor added with a smile.
"Oh, I see." Vinny said with a slight frown appearing on her face.
Being that both Simon and Alvin are now married, naturally, she would expect that Theodore should tie the knot soon. Vinny had been surprised to hear about Simon unintentionally got Jeanette pregnant and quickly decided to marry her years ago. In the long run she was glad it happened. The moment his children had been born, Simon showed an enormous improvement in his attitude towards life especially after the ordeal he had been through.
Vinny looked up at the couple sitting quietly on the couch, their arms knotted with others happily munching on popcorn. She smiled knowing that they are happy together weather married or not. She also noticed out of all of her boys and their friends, Theodore and Eleanor barely fought or disagreed with each other. Vinny had a good feeling that these two will be fine, no matter what situations may happen in their lives.
With a content sigh, Vinny turns her attention back to the movie on TV. She reached down on her own small bowel of popcorn and grabs a few popped kernels and pops them in her mouth. She continues to watch the screen, but her mind still wondered onto other things.
"What's wrong, mom?" Asked Theodore. He heard her sigh and wondered if he had said or did anything to upset her.
"Oh, I'm fine, dear." Vinny said and waved casually. "I'm just so proud of you boys and the achievement that the three of you made so far."
"Thanks, mom." Theodore said as he blushed at her comment.
Just then they heard a small voice coming from upstairs. "Mommy..." The voice was recognized to be Tom's. Theo, Ellie, and Vinny all looked up at each other for a moment before Eleanor decided to go and see what the young chipmunk wanted.
"I'll go," she said as she got up from the couch.
As soon as Eleanor left the living room and got the foot of the stairs she looked up to see a small little chipmunk looking down.
"What is it, Tom? What do you need?" Eleanor asked.
"I want my mommy." The four year old cried. He wrapped his little arms around the railing at the top of the stairs. His glasses were so big and round that they nearly covered his entire face. Just by looking at him, Eleanor knew that he was still very tired.
"Aw, sweetie. Mommy is still out with daddy, remember?" Eleanor explained as she started to come up the stairs. "But I'm here, you can ask me what you would like and I'll get it for you."
Tom thought about it for a moment and looked up at his aunty. "I want some water." He said. When Eleanor got to the top of the stairs; Tom instantly reached towards her, indicating that he wants to be picked up.
"Ok, sweetie." Eleanor cooed.
Tom snuggled close as he was being carried down the stairs. This gave her a sudden strange feeling, which she was unable to describe. When she pin pointed the feeling she knew she wanted to have a small infant to snuggle close to her, just like Tom was doing. She knows that Theodore didn't want children right now. Their goals are to earn enough to buy their own restaurant first is more important. She now realized that her priorities were changing. Her maternal instincts would always kick in a major way, always when she was around her sister's children. And back then she never had been sure why till now.
Eleanor took Tom to the kitchen and got him a glass of water. She sat with him at the kitchen table and waited patiently for him to finish the glass of cool refreshing liquid.
After when he finally finished, Tom handed the glass back to Eleanor. She put the glass in the sink and took him back upstairs. After tucking him safely back into his bed, she sat and marveled at all three children. She impatiently waited for the time when she could have little ones to call her own. Taking a deep breath, Eleanor finally decided to go back downstairs and rejoin her boyfriend and his mother to watch the rest of the video.