The next day the kids got out for Thanksgiving break. Peter, Jan and Alex were up in Alex's room wondering who could have thrown the brick. "I just don't know who else it could be," said Jan looking through last year's year book.

"Maybe it's someone we wouldn't think did it," said Alex.

"What do you mean?" asked Jan.

"I mean, maybe it's somebody who secretly hates me, but doesn't show it physically. Like for this sort," She pulled out the brick and the letter out of one of her drawers.

"You still have the note?" Jan asked.

"You still have the brick?" Peter asked with a bit confusion.

"Yeah, I figured maybe we could match the handwriting," replied Alex.

"Okay good idea," said Peter. "But why do you still have the brick?"

"Just incase I need it," replied Alex holding the brick studying it. "You know to throw it in the window of the kid who threw it through our window,"

Peter and Jan began to laugh. "And we can attach a note saying 'you forgot your brick,'" Alex went on.

"As good of an idea that sounds," said Jan a bit sarcastically. "We still don't know who did it,"

Peter took a good look at the note. "The handwriting looks familiar," he said.

"Really?" asked Alex. "Who?"

"I can't put my finger on it," replied Peter.

An hour later they finally gave up and took a break. Peter went to play some baseball with a group of friends and Jan went to a friends house. Alex was stuck with no one to hangout. But there's six kids in this house, there's got to be someone. Alex walked into the kitchen, she spotted little cousin Bobby she smiled and walked up to him.

"Hey, Bob," said Alex as she took a seat next to him.

"Hey," he replied back.

"Say Bob, we haven't hung out too much since I've been here," Alex said. "So I was wondering, how about we go get some ice cream, you and me kid,"

Bobby's face brightened. "Boy, would I! But, how are we going to get there?"

"Well, were going to get some good exercise," Alex replied. "Come on, were talking our bikes,"

"Boy, Bobby this is your second ice cream cone," said Alex still finishing her first. "Your gonna burn a hole in my pocket,"

"Oh yeah, thanks for treating me," said Bobby taking a big bite of his cone.

"Anything for my favorite little cousin," replied Alex. "But you sure do eat fast," she sucked a drip of ice cream off her fingers.

"Yeah," replied Bobby as he took another bite. He squinted and tapped Alex's shoulder. "Hey, isn't that Peter's girlfriend?" he asked pointing.

Alex looked up. "Yeah, what's she doing with that guy?" she asked.

"That's what I was thinking," replied Bobby.

As Bobby and Alex watched, it seemed that Rachel began to flirt with him.

"Does Peter know about this?" asked Bobby.

"I don't think so," Alex replied.

"Lets go bust her in the act!" said Bobby about running up to them, Alex caught his arm.

"No, Bobby!" said Alex pulling him back. "She hasn't done anything yet,"

They watched longer and eventually Rachel was writing something on a napkin and gave it to him.

"What do you think that was?" Bobby asked. "Was it her number?"

Alex began to get suspicious. "I don't know," she said.

After Rachel and the boy were done with their ice creams they got up to leave. The boy giving Rachel his jacket. This shocked both Bobby and Alex. When they went by their table they hid their faces. And watched the two walked down the street through the window.

"What was that about?" asked Bobby.

"I don't know," Alex replied. "But I don't think I like it," when she bit into her ice cream cone she spotted the napkin she wrote on at the table. "But I may find out," she got up walked toward the table nonchalantly and scooped up the napkin and walked back to the table and reviewed it with her younger cousin.

"You were right, Bobby," said Alex. "It is a number, and I think it's her number, we better go show Peter,"

A couple hours later, Alex, Peter and Jan went upstairs to try to find out who busted the window. "I just don't understand," said Peter looking at the napkin. At this time Alex felt it was right to tell him what went on in the Ice Cream Parlor. "I thought, that we had a healthy relationship,"

At this point Bobby was in the room as Alex's witness. "I know this is probably really hard on you," said Alex.

"Yeah but, I'm glad you told me," Peter replied.

"Peter," said Jan. "Can I see that napkin?" Peter walked over and gave her the napkin. She studied it.

A few moments later Jan felt a little unsteady. "Uh, Peter, Alex, you might want to see this," they all rushed over included Bobby to see what was going on.

"Rachel's handwriting, it looks exactly like the handwriting from the note with the brick," said Jan.

"You don't believe it was really her, do you?" Alex asked.

"Well, what I heard from what you and Bobby saw this afternoon, anythings possible,"

"Oh no," said Peter sadly. He walked over and sat on the bed. "I can't believe this,"

"I'm so sorry Peter," said Alex sitting next to him on the bed. "But the only way to find out is to put her up in trail at school next week, but for now just enjoy the thanksgiving week,"

Peter nodded.

An hour later Alice called everyone down to dinner.

"So kids, did you find out who broke our window?" asked Carol.

"Well, we sort of have an idea," replied Jan saying it with with a bit of disappointed tone.

"Well that's great honey," said Carol. "But why do you sound disappointed?"

"Because it might be someone, who we're friends with," Alex replied.

"That's too bad, who?" asked Carol.

Jan and Alex looked at each other. Arguing with their faces, trying to get one another to tell her.

Jan finally gave up and told her. "It's, well, it might be we think, Rachel Palmer," she said.

"Peter's little girlfriend?" Carol asked with shock. "That's hard to believe,"

"Well it might be," stated Alex. "She gave a boy her number on a napkin while Bobby and I were at the Ice Cream Parlor. But he forgot it and I picked it up and brought it home. The handwriting looked a lot alike,"

"It's true," added Bobby. "I know, I was there,"

"Well isn't that sort of like snooping?" asked Mike giving the two a look.

"Well I guess you could look at it like that," Alex replied. "But we like to think of it as, protecting Peter,"

"How so?" asked Mike.

"Well, we got the impression she might have been, going out with another guy behind Peter's back," replied Alex. "We were just making sure,"

"And were afraid she might be cheating on Peter," added Jan. "On top of probable chances of being guilty for throwing the brick,"

"Poor Peter," said Carol. "That's probably why he didn't come down for dinner, he might be heart broken,"

"He said he was sick," added Greg. "But it turns out to be all this, wow, a thirteen year old can only take so much, poor guy,"

"I wonder why Rachel would suddenly be angry with you, Alex," said Marcia. "I thought you two were friends,"

"I thought so too," replied Alex. "But I guess you can only trust some people,"

"I think I'm gonna go check on Pete," said Greg. "I'm done anyway," he got up and left the table.

"I should probably hangout with him tomorrow," said Alex. "Go and buy the poor kid some pretzels,"

"Why a pretzels?" asked Marcia.

"I don't know, they're fun looking," replied Alex. "I don't what I'm gonna do, but I'm gonna do something,"