Sudden Changes
Ch 5
"Hard Decisions"
Alvin headed downstairs and clicked on his marathon. Then Dave looked.
"You better not stay up late young man. You have school in the morning; I mean it Alvin."
He sighed.
"Yea I know Dave. I will be 14; I'm not a child anymore you know."
Simon descended from the stairs and looked at him.
"What's the matter Alvin; still angry because you can't be trusted like me? Maybe if you'd stay out of trouble for once in your life; then Dave would trust you like he trusts me. Bye Alvin."
Alvin's eyes slanted in anger.
"Spare me the damn lecture will you? I'm older than you and sick of the constant competing. Just go before my fist goes in your mouth. Bye Simon."
They exited the house and when Dave pulled so did Trent. Simon walked to the door and was greeted by Trent.
"Hey Simon what brings you around here? How are your brothers and the music business?"
Simon stared and glared.
"I'm here to see my girl Jeanette. My brothers are fine and our new CD drops on 11/4. What are you doing around anyway?"
He smiled slyly.
"Oh, I'm here to pick up my girl Eleanor. It's our year anniversary you know and since when do you have time for a girlfriend anyway?"
Simon looked trying not to get angry.
"I'm with Jeanette a year and a half. What's it to you anyway? If you'd excuse me I am going to see Jean before I hurt you. Move out of my way Trent and also Brittany has been off limits for over 2 years."
Simon shook his head and went up the stairs. Then he saw Eleanor and glared.
"Oh so you haven't broken up with that jerk yet and yet you said yes to Theodore. Mind explaining why? Well I'm waiting for the answer Eleanor. Are you aware that Theodore is very sensitive and would be crushed if I tell him you're still with Trent? So I'd advise you to choose one or the other or I will tell him understand."
She gulped.
"Simon I know I was wrong, but I have intentions on breaking up with him. Please don't tell Theo I am in love with him and would never choose Trent over Theo. Oh Jeanette's room is right next door to Brittany's. See you later Simon bye now."
Simon saw Brittany's door open and smiled.
"Hey Britt how are you this evening? Which one is Jeanette's room? Another thing why hasn't Eleanor broken up with that idiot yet? I mean how many times will it take for her to dump that jerk after he hit her so many times. I remember so many times her running to Theo after he went after her and him consoling her? Why hasn't she dumped him yet?"
Brittany shrugged.
"I have no idea; I'm just hoping she dumps him tonight. I have a bed feeling about this and it's stronger than I've ever had before. Is there a way Alvin and Theodore can come by? Simon I'm serious; I'm really worried this time she'll need all our support if my feeling is right. Please."
Simon sighed.
"My dad is still out front. Give me a minute, but don't guarantee Alvin will come by he's watching his marathon and doesn't want to be bothered. Unless you want to call him and ask him, besides Theodore is asleep. Give me a second Britt please."
She watched as he ran back down stairs and out the door. Dave was about to drive off when Simon ran to his car.
"Dave can Alvin and Theodore come by? Brittany has a bad feeling something will happen to Eleanor and will need all our support? I am also having that same feeling; please Dave. "
Dave dialed the house and Alvin answered.
"Alvin here, what is it Dave? Oh yea sure I'd like to go I am also worried about Eleanor. Let me see if I can get Theo up? Give me a minute."
He put the phone on hold and entered Theodore's room. Theodore sat up.
"Alvin I have a bad feeling about Eleanor; is there a way we can also go over there just in case she needs some support? I mean she is my girl and probably hasn't broken up with Trent yet. Please ask Dave if we can go by? I'll hang out with you and Brittany until she comes home."
Alvin looked.
"Well then get dressed. Dave is on his way over to pick us up. How did you know she hasn't broken up with Trent yet?"
He sighed.
"She sent me a text a second ago after Simon talked to her. Just give me a few minutes."
Alvin smiled.
"Ok Theo no problem; let me tell Dave. I'm going to call Brittany also."
Theodore entered his bathroom and got dressed again. Then he tied his sneakers and made sure his cell phone was fully charged. When he was done he ran down the stairs and waited impatiently as Alvin called Brittany. He could hear the joy in Brittany's voice when Alvin told her they'd be over."
Alvin hung up his cell and they both got in the car when Dave pulled up making sure the door was locked behind him. They arrived and Theodore saw Trent and glared. Then he looked at Eleanor.
"Can I talk to you for a second Elle? Trent let me borrow your umm girl for a second."
Eleanor looked and stared.
"Umm Trent can you excuse me for a second? I'll be right back; Theo has to talk to me about our assignment due tomorrow."
She headed up the stairs and opened her bedroom door. Then he sat on her bed and looked.
"Please tell me you're dumping this guy tonight? Elle I have a really bad feeling about you and him being in that car alone. Can you just cancel your date with him tonight; please? I'm your boyfriend will you just listen to me for a second. All 5 of us have a really bad feeling he'll try something tonight! Eleanor!"
She looked.
"Theo you're starting to act like you conceited brother now. I know you think he's like that but he's really not. Besides it's my responsibility to tell him the truth and end it with him. Trust me please; I'll see you after our date I promise. Love you Theo."
She kissed him on the lips and he watched as she exited the house and got into Trent's car. Then he shook his head and his brothers looked at him. Alvin spoke up.
"You tried to warn her, but she isn't listening. Just leave your cell on and hope we're all wrong about that bad feeling. Here come on in the room with Brittany and me; we're watching the marathon."
Theodore sighed.
"I hate scary movies Alvin. Can we please watch something else? I'm really worried about Elle being out with that guy. He hit her so many times and treated her so badly. Yet she still stays with him and tells me yes when they are still an item. I don't think I can bear to watch scary movies with you two."
Brittany sighed and looked at Alvin.
"He is right you know; I hate them to but only watch them because you're right there to protect me and I can hide my eyes in your shirt when the scary parts come up. Theodore gets terrified when you watch those movies and you know this. Alvin and besides I still have to study for my test."
He sighed and stared.
"Ok fine I'll miss it tonight. Gee talk about pushy. Oh and exactly what am I supposed to do while you study?"
She looked and escorted them both to her room.
"Well you can help me study or you can do something else to keep yourselves occupied. Hey I thought you were studying; don't you have the same test as me but a different hour?"
He gulped.
"Ha you're funny. I was studying all afternoon. Then you came by and interrupted me so there. Then after you left I finished studying."
She just shook her head and went back to studying while Alvin fooled around with her stereo. He lowered the volume and lay back against the pillow next to where she was on her stomach studying for her test. Theodore paced back and forth while he looked out of the window and shook his head. In the meantime Simon took off his sneakers and joined Jeanette on her bed.
"So where are you stuck? Let me take a look at it and see how I can help you understand it a little better?"
She smiled and showed him the problem she couldn't seem to solve without a negative result. He looked and shook his head. Then he grabbed a pencil and went through the problem step by step. She listened attentively and watched as he laid out each part of the equation. When she saw the way he solved it and got a positive answer she smiled. Then she did the exact same steps he did and also got a positive answer. He watched as she did her homework and sighed. Then he smiled when she seemed to understand it more after he helped her figure it out in steps. She looked and stared.
"Put some music on, but make sure you keep it low. I still have a lot more problems to do in this chapter. Thank you for helping me Simon now I actually understand what the teacher was teaching us this morning."
He smiled and said.
"You're welcome Jean my precious. I'm glad I was able to help you understand your homework better. "
He grabbed a book from her shelf and lies back against her pillow and read a book in silence as she finished her homework. In the meantime as they drove down the street Trent clicked on Usher's Nice and Slow. Eleanor was looking out the window and watching as the rain fell. Then she realized the music he had chosen and stared.
"Why are you putting that on? I don't particularly care for that kind of a song. Exactly where are we going?"
He smiled slyly and said.
"Oh to a quiet place where we can't be interrupted just like the song Eleanor sweetie. We're together a year as of today; it's time you prove how much you trust me."
At that remark she gulped and saw the car pull off to the side. He turned off the engine and put the music higher. She froze with fear as he pushed her to his back seat and started to kiss her passionately. She smacked him and he pushed her down moving his hands down her shirt slowly unbuttoning it and moving his fingers to her bra straps after he slid it off. She felt his hands moving inside her skirt and gulped. Then she took out her purse and smacked him across the face. She got out of the car as he held his head and fixed her blouse and skirt. Then she ran down the street and heard him yelling at her cussing and swearing. She saw her house come into view and banged on the door. Trent ran after her and knocked her to the ground. Theodore was looking out of the window and noticed Eleanor's long blonde hair. He opened the window and heard her screaming.
"Trent stop you're hurting me Theodore, Alvin, or Simon help me please! Get off of me Trent! Please stop!"
Theodore clenched his fists and Alvin looked up from his comic book.
"Theo where are you going? Is that Eleanor screaming?"
He jumped off the bed and looked down in the alley. He saw Trent on top of Eleanor and saw her claws coming out scratching at him. Theodore stormed out of the house and grabbed Trent from behind and glared.
"Keep your hands off my woman! Did you not hear her say stop!"
Trent glared and laughed.
"Oh really; do you really think I'm scared of you chubby? Oh please you couldn't hurt a fly. Now stay out of it and let me finish what I started. This is between me and Eleanor not including you shorty!!"
He glared.
"Go on and try to touch her one more time and watch how fast your face ends up in the grass! Go on Trent I dare you to try that again!"
He pushed Theodore down and grabbed Eleanor again. Then he pushed her down to the concrete and moved his hands inside her skirt. Theodore came to and grabbed him from behind. Then he slammed him into the wall and Eleanor ran to him burying her head in his chest. Trent got back up and tried to lunge for Theodore again, but then he saw Alvin and gulped.
"Oh hey Alvin I wasn't doing anything! Eleanor and I just had a misunderstanding that's all. Nothing to get all rowdy about! I wasn't doing anything really!"
Alvin crossed his arms by his chest and glared.
"Oh really then why is my baby brother's girlfriend screaming out Get off of me Trent; you're hurting me? And exactly how did Theodore get that black eye shaped like your fist? Well!"
Trent gulped and lunged at Theodore again. Alvin grabbed his fist and pulled his arm back making him cry. Then he yelled.
"Now you're going to walk away from here and never bother my baby brother's girl again or you will have me to deal with! Get my drift; now get the hell out of here before I make you get out of here! Move it Trent!"
Trent got in his car and drove away. Then Alvin looked at Eleanor.
"Have you finally learned your lesson about that jerk? Are you going to leave him alone now or keep on running back to him when you have my brother? Well are you! Elle I mean it stay away from him he's dangerous! What would've happened if Theodore wasn't looking out of your window? You've wanted to be with my brother for the longest; now you have him don't mess up again understood? Now if you'd excuse me I'm going back in your sister's room and watching my marathon while Brittany finishes studying. That was very brave of you Theo; are you alright?"
He smiled and stared.
"Yes Alvin I'm fine. Thank you for giving me a hand though; I'm still afraid of that guy. Go on and be with Brittany everything is fine now."
He watched as Alvin entered the house and looked at Eleanor.
"Are you sure you're ok? Did he succeed or did I come just in time?"
She embraced him tightly and cried into his chest.
"Yes I'm fine just really shaken up right now. Oh Theodore it was so scary I really thought he was going to succeed in scarring me for life! If you didn't come when you did I'd be a very sorry Chipette right now! I love you so much Theodore. Can we go inside so I can change out of these clothes?"
He smiled and took her waist. Then they entered the house and she took him back to her room. He sat on her bed and stared at her walls.
"Wow I bet you're glad you got your own room finally. It looks really nice and is so you. Especially those two shades of green go together so well. Oh and you have a picture of me right above your bed. We got our rooms finally too and have a lot more space to ourselves. I'm still decorating my room to go with my personality a little better. My walls are also green and so is my carpet. I just don't have a picture of you above my bed, but on my dresser."
She laughed and stared at him.
"Oh I'd love to see your room someday; if your father would let me in your room. Unless you're under the same strict law no girls in your room like Alvin."
At that Theodore laughed.
"Oh that is in place because one time my father walked in on them making out on his bed and he didn't like it at all. Alvin got yelled at and was supposed to keep our door open when your sister is in the room with him. Which now that each of us has our room he is even stricter, so basically none of us well except Simon can have a girl in their room with the door closed? Which I can understand why?"
She entered her bathroom and he clicked on the TV and watched a cooking show. She exited the bathroom and joined him on the bed. He looked next to him and smiled. Then he watched as she rested her head on his chest and sighed. He moved his hands from his side and stroked her forehead gently.
In Brittany's room she was still studying and he clicked on his marathon and lay back on her pillow while he watched. She looked up from her book and shook her head.
"Boy talk about ignoring me. When your marathon is on you don't seem to pay attention to anything else in the room do you?"
He looked up.
"No I really don't pay attention to anything around me when I watch the scary movies. Unless a pretty girl like you is in the room when I watch it, but you're studying so that's why I'm not bothering you."
She smiled and stared into his sky blue eyes.
"What if I tell you I'm done studying; then what would you do?"
He looked and shrugged.
"If you're done studying; then why do you still have your textbook open and the notes out? I'm not bothering you until you're done studying."
She shook her head and closed her text book. Then she put her notes in her folder and put them both in her pink book bag. He watched as she came back on the bed and smiled at her. Then she took the remote from him and leaned down to kiss him. He smiled and accepted without hesitation. They broke apart and she gazed into his sky blue eyes.
"Now that's more like it. So when exactly do you think we'll take it up a notch? I mean I saw the way you reacted after our Science teacher went through that chapter. Yet I wonder sometimes does that particular stage refer to us? I mean we're chipmunks not humans."
He smiled up at her.
"Yes and no; we go through those same changes, but also start a little earlier than they do. I've been going through it since I turned 11 and got with you. As for when we'll get there it depends on both of us. Brittany if you think I'll pressure you; let me assure you I won't. When you're ready just let me know ok."
She smiled and looked down at him.
"Thank you Alvin; now I feel a lot better. I love you so much."
He smiled and held her close as she rested her head on his chest. Then she took the remote and unmated the scary movie they were watching. She shut the light off and snuggled up to him. While he watched he moved his hand to her hair and ran his fingers through her tight ponytail. Ms. Miller stuck her head in and Brittany looked up.
"Ms. Miller we're watching a movie can you move please? You're blocking the screen. Thank you."
Alvin shook his head as she exited Brittany's room.
"Man she's worse than my father. WE kissed on my bed and now he watches every move we make when you're over. Talk about embarrassing. Like I'm stupid enough to try that when he's home; I'm bad but definitely not that bad. Now your stepmother watches every move we make when I'm over. It would be nice if Dave watched every move Simon makes when your sister was over. They do the same thing we do yet I'm always getting yelled at. It's just not fair I swear, and we're together a lot longer than Simon and your sister Jean."
Brittany laughed.
"Oh you're so dramatic Alvin; but I still love you."
In Jeanette's room she finished doing her homework and put her text book and homework away in her book bag. Then she closed her door quietly and took the book from his hands.
"I'm done now you can pay attention to me now. Oh Simon when we went over that chapter in Science class; by any chance does that particular section pertain to us? I mean do chipmunks go through the same changes a human does?'
He looked up at her.
"Yes we do and we start a lot earlier than humans; why do you ask?"
She shrugged and leaned down to him and took off his glasses. Then she smiled down at him.
"Curious I guess and besides I wonder sometimes how it would feel if we ever do. I mean we're together almost 2 years and not once have you made a play for me."
He gulped.
"Jean; I haven't made a play for you because I'm not trying to pressure you. Though plenty of mine and Alvin's friends are always pressuring their girls and 90% of the time they succeed and dump them after they do. I'm really not in a rush and neither should you."
She sighed as she took off her glasses and kissed him passionately while her hands moved inside his shirt. He felt her soft hands moving inside his shirt and sighed. Then she slowly moved his shirt up and over his head. He felt her soft lips as they moved across his chest and froze. Then his hands moved from the sides and to her dress. He moved his hands up her thighs and she sighed. Then he slid off her lounge dress slowly and pushed her down to her bed.
"You're toying with me and it's a huge mistake. Either stop now or go through with it. I'm a chipmunk Jean you don't understand how more advanced a chipmunk is when it comes to intimacy. If you don't stop playing with me you will learn before you're ready. Do I make myself clear?"
She smiled up at him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I'm not toying with you. I'm trying to set you off because I want to experience your skills first hand. Can't you see that?"
He looked into her eyes and smiled.
"Oh yea you set me off alright, but you're tense which means you're really not ready. Jeanette if you want this to happen you have to loosen up or neither of us will get the effect we want to. Another thing my brother is next door in the room with your elder sister and to the other side is your baby sister's room where my baby brother is also with her. How can we guarantee neither of them will catch us and what about Ms. Miller?"
She looked up at him and moved her hands to his jeans unfastening them slowly. Then she slid them off and lay still. He took off his socks and moved his hands to where her bra was fastened. He slid one strap off at a time and then moved his fingers to her clasp unfastening it. It slid off and she felt his lips moving across her chest and closed her eyes. Then her fingers slowly untied his boxers and he moved his hands to her lingerie bottoms and slowly slid them off!
She lay still and closed her eyes as she saw him coming down on her. He got close and she froze. Then she felt the movement slowly beginning and shook her head.
"You're right I just can't. Simon please stop I'm not ready. Please don't do this to me."
He stopped and looked down at her.
"Told you weren't ready. Jeanette calm down nothing happened. Take a deep breath and relax."
He got up and fixed his jeans. Then he put his shirt back on and tucked it in his jeans. He fastened his belt and put his glasses back on. She looked up and shook her head.
"I'm sorry Simon; I just couldn't. I was really scared. You're not mad at me are you? I tried so hard but just can't let it happen. I love you so much, but just am not ready."
He looked at her as she got dressed.
"It's ok, Jean I'm not really angry at you. I am actually relieved you backed down….How would I be able to explain it to my father, brothers, and your stepmother. Especially Alvin he would never let me live it down. He'd keep on picking on me."
She fixed her hair again and got back on her bed where he lay. Then she rested her head on him and sighed. He clicked on the TV and held her close while he stroked her forehead gently. She looked into his periwinkle eyes behind his glasses and smiled.
"I love you so much Simon. I'm so glad we're finally a couple after all that time we waited and hid our feelings for one another. You're the best thing that has happened to me since I came here to America from Australia. Oh about the CD due to drop this Tuesday are we invited to the album release party?"
He smiled and stared.
"Of course you are invited. You 3 are officially with us aren't you? Oh speaking of that the limo will pick you ladies up at 6:00 pm with us of course and then to the album release party."
He looked around and noticed it was quiet next door to her room. He looked at her and said.
"It's awfully quiet in your sister's room. I'll be right back. Let me see what they're doing. It's too quiet in there."
He got up and looked in Brittany's room. Alvin looked up from the TV and stared.
"Oh what do you think we were doing? Oh yea I'd really get intimate with her door wide open. Now you're acting ridiculous; I'm not like that. Can we please remember the stereotype they give me….just because they say I'm a bad boy doesn't necessarily mean I am. Why are you all sweaty?"
Simon looked.
"Oh no reason, the vent was closed in Jean's room because she was cold earlier. I opened it and now I'm cooling off. Wow Brittany is fast asleep on you. I guess you two are so perfect for one another. I was wrong and I'm admitting it."
Alvin looked.
"Oh ok gee what was your first hint? Hmm maybe cause we're together nearly 3 years. You don't fool me a bit; maybe you and jean didn't but you almost did. So stop trying to play innocent you're not. I heard her tell you to stop so who do you think you're fooling. I won't tell Dave but I'm warning you don't try to get me in trouble anymore; especially when I have a date with Brittany. Do you understand me?"
Simon sighed.
"Ok fine; then you stay out of trouble and maybe I won't tell on you. Did you ever think of practicing that?'