Imagine Ally's surprise when she saw Simon standing on her make-up table.
She blushed. "I... I was wondering where you went," she said. "You weren't in the audience when I finished the song."
"But I heard every word," Simon told her. He hesitated to say anything for a minute. "What's gonna happen if Ian finds me in here?"
Ally hesitated to answer his question. "I'm sure he won't find you in here. There are so many nooks and crannies in this room he'll never find us."
"You're very clever." Simon switched to the other side of her, his finger gliding along the back of her shoulders. "Do you think maybe we could hang out sometime?"
She looked down at the floor. "I don't think my manager would like that. It would violate my contract to have anything to do with you."
"Who cares about a contract? What Ian doesn't know won't hurt him."
Ally heard footsteps. "Hide! Someone's coming."
Simon ran back into a drawer in Ally's make-up table as two female chipmunks came into the room.
"Great job tonight!" said one of the chipmunks.
"Thanks, Wendy," Ally told her.
"Yeah, you were awesome!" exclaimed the other.
Ally giggled. "Aww, Kelly. You're so sweet!"
Just when things seemed okay, Simon fell out of the drawer, and the other two chipmunks stood there in shock. He blushed as Simon tried to hide again.
"Why is he here?" Wendy asked.
Simon brushed himself off. "I'm only here to tell her how good a job she did tonight."
Kelly frowned and crossed her arms. "You're lying through your teeth. Now, what's going on?"
Ally decided to put an end to the argument. "He's here because despite Ian's orders for me to hate the Chipmunks... I think I like Simon."
To Wendy and Kelly, this came as no surprise. "We knew it," Kelly said.
"You promise you won't tell Ian?"
"Of course not! You're our best friend. Why would we betray you like that?"
Simon made his way to the door. "I better be going," he said. "Dave's probably looking for me."
"Before you go," Ally told him, "meet me at that coffee shop tomorrow downtown. I want to get to know you better."
He smiled. "Sure. I'll see you tomorrow."
"See you."
And with that, Simon left for home, with no one but Ally on his mind.
That night, Simon couldn't help but feel more at peace with himself. When Alvin and Theodore had gone to sleep, he snuck into the recording studio and started playing Dave's baby grand piano, the tune being a song all too familiar to him.
I gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
Through the clouds, a sea of shine
It keeps me warm as night grow colder
In my life
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know
If I could face it again
Can't stop now
Oh, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life, oh
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me, yeah
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me, yeah
Show me
I gotta take a little time
A little time to look around me
I've got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me, yeah
In my life
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know
If I could face it again
Can't stop now
Oh, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life, oh
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
Dave walked down to the recording studio. "What are you doing down here so late?" he asked.
Simon didn't answer.
"I can tell you have something on your mind."
He turned to face Dave. "Would you be mad if I... sort of... had a crush on Ally?"
Dave hugged his son. "I would never be mad at you. I could tell that she didn't know what she was in for when she signed up. You have every right to be with her. And if she feels the same, there's no way that she should be away from you." He checked his watch. "Now, get to bed. I can tell you have a busy day tomorrow."
"Thanks, Dave. I'll make sure that Ally knows that Ian's opinion doesn't matter. And I'll let her know that Ian can't stop us."