So...I'm sad to say that the story's just about done. Last chap... :( Sad stuff. Well I hope you really enjoy this chapter!

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The flight home was just what Alvin needed to think about how he was going to get Eleanor back. He knew there was no way he would be able to go on any longer without being with her, especially being home and close to her. Unfortunately, he knew it wouldn't be easy getting her back. After the things he said and did, she probably wanted nothing to do with him anymore. He couldn't blame her; he screwed up majorly.

He sighed and closed his eyes, getting more comfortable. Instantly, thoughts of her and them together flooded his mind. His mind went to a time before they even got together. He couldn't help but to smile to himself as he remembered. He could remember how he was acting, how he felt, everything. Even back then, Eleanor made his mind go berserk. She had him making up reasons to be close to her.

The first time it started, it was right after their last lesson. He couldn't get her out of his head no matter how hard he tried. He ended up calling her out of nowhere and asking her to hang out with him at the mall. He could remember how he felt when she agreed; he was ecstatic…and also a bit nervous.

On his way to the Miller home, he tried easing his mind because it was going wild. He had no idea how he was going to react once he saw Eleanor. He took deep breaths to clear his head. Once he was on their street, all of his preparation went out the window as his mind went crazy again. "Damn it all…" he mumbled as he was getting frustrated with himself. He parked in front of the house and sat there a second to try to calm down again. Once he was as calm as he was sure he was going to get, he reached into the glove compartment and took out his shades. He put them on and closed it back before getting out of the car. "They say that your eyes are windows to your soul or some crap like that. Well if she can't see them, she won't know a thing." he said just as he got to the door. He rang the bell.

At that point he knew he could pull off acting calm and cool. But as soon as he saw Eleanor, even that went out the window. She was wearing a green tank top and cut off jean shorts. At that point in time, seeing her that way just sent his mind into a frenzy.

She looked up at Alvin with a smile. "Hey."

He chuckled. "Um, hey." He noticed her attire and his mouth went dry. His brain turned into mush and he couldn't speak. "Uh…uh…"

She looked at him strangely. "Are you okay?" she asked with genuine concern.

He smiled inwardly. She just didn't understand why he was acting the way he was. He was actually happy of that fact because that meant he could flirt with her and she would just think he was just playing around. That made things easier when it came to hiding his feelings.

They were soon in the car and on their way to the mall.

He smiled as he continued on to the mall. "…I'm thinking of writing a new song. I've had this surge of inspiration." He glanced at her. "If you want, you can help me with it."

"Me? Really? I don't know anything about writing songs, but I would like to learn," she said with a smile.

"Well, you know me and teaching. I think I'm pretty good at it."

"Hmm, yeah I would have to agree, you are a good teacher."

He smiled at her. "I'm glad you think so…You do realize you're further boosting my ego, right? I thank you for it, really."

She laughed. "Really? Well I didn't think it was possible."

He raised his eye brows in amusement. "Oooh, Ellie, you got jokes! That was funny, nice one…"

She laughed again. "Hey I'm just saying…"

"It's funny how everyone seems to think that. I don't think my ego's that big."

She turned to him with a raised brow. "What? Your ego is out of control."

"Thanks, Ellie. Now tell me how you really feel."

"But see that's the thing. I think it's charming. I love a man that's confident…not to mention it can be pretty comical."

He arched an eye brow. "So what are you saying? That you love me?"

She rolled her eyes. "Oh please, see there you go…" She then turned away.

He shrugged. "Hey, I'm just trying to clarify what you said…"

"Well then let me rephrase it, because it's obvious that you're literal. I 'like' a man that's confident…and besides…" she then looked down, "I admire it. Brittany is the same way with her self-image, it's a good quality. I wish I was more like that."

He smiled at her. "Hey, stick around me long enough and you will be…I would say stick around Brittany too, but she might teach you to hate me and we can't have that…"

She laughed. "She doesn't hate you." She looked at him. "If she did, I doubt she would have slept with you huh?"

He shrugged. "I don't know, maybe…I think we had a love/hate type thing going on actually…Now it's just hate…"

"Hmph, I guess," was all she said shrugging her shoulders. "Well she did say you were a great lover."

"Did she, now? Well, I can't say I'm surprised." He laughed at his own arrogance.

She didn't laugh. "Well I wouldn't know anything about that so."

He stopped laughing and smirked at her. "You wanna find out?"

She looked at him staring at him as if he was insane. Then after a moment she laughed. "Oh you're funny…good one, you had me going there for a second…" She continued to laugh

"Hm," was all he said.

The things they did together were, in his opinion, more enjoyable for him than it was for her. He took complete advantage of the fact that she had no idea how he felt about her and that they were just having fun…but there was a time he went a little far.

It didn't take long for them to get to the mall, and soon they were walking inside.

She smiled, and then began to look at the store windows that they walked passed. She then giggled. "That's where I bought the lingerie for my last lesson."

He looked in the store she was referring to. "Oh really?" Then an idea popped in his head and he grabbed her arm and started pulling her into the store. "Come on, let's have some fun." His brain was screaming for him to stop but he tuned it out.

"What? What are we doing?" she asked with a laugh as she went along with him in the store.

He looked back at her with a smile. "You've played dress up before right?"

"Well yeah of course but…wait a minute you don't want me to…" she trailed off.

"Let's see how much you've learned from my lessons." He was grinning like a Cheshire cat by now.

She laughed. "What is this, a review?"

He shrugged as he went to sit in a chair. "Sure, let's go with that." That was just a cover up for what he was really doing. "So pick out a few of those skimpy little outfits and show me what you got." He got comfortable and crossed his arms, the grin never leaving his face.

She eyed him closely for a moment, and then just did as he said. She looked at a few outfits before finding one she liked. She took it and walked into the dressing room where he was sitting in front of. And few moments later she came out in a short red teddy that showed a lot of cleavage, the bust line was a solid red but on down it was see through and it stop just below her panties. "Well what do you think…not my color I know but…"

If it was possible, his smile grew. "I like it. You look good in red." He looked her over before saying, "You should buy that…"

"Really? I look good in red?" She then giggled. "Buy it? For what?"

He shrugged. "I don't know, maybe it'll come in handy one day...but you're right…I'll buy it for you."

"Um…ok. Did you want me to try on anything else?"

He arched an eye brow. "What do you think?"

"Then pick something out," she said as she walked back into the dressing room.

He took a deep long breath to calm himself. 'Alright, Alvin, slow your roll. You guys are just hanging out,' he thought before standing up. "You know, I don't this is such a good idea getting me to pick this out for you. I might end giving you something that's next to nothing," he warned.

"That's fine; lesson three, right?" she spoke nonchalantly from the dressing room.

He smiled. "Alright then, you asked for it." He went to several racks before finding an outfit he liked, no loved. It was a blue cop costume. It consisted of a halter top, a mini skirt, and a collar with an attached tie. He noticed on the table beside it that there was a matching hat and a pair of handcuffs. He stared at the outfit with a sly smile. "This was my best idea ever…" he whispered as he walked back to the dressing rooms. He knocked on the door Eleanor was in. "Alright, I got it and it is hot…"

"Okay." She then took the outfit from where he hung it on top of the door. She studied it for a few minutes. "Alvin…I…I can't wear this," spoke her voice from inside the dressing room.

"Yes you can," he chanted.

"Ok, fine, but…I'm not coming out when I put it on…"

He chuckled. "Well that defeats the purpose…You're coming out. If you don't, I'm coming in. Don't think I can't, because I can. I have my ways…"

"Fine come in…I just don't want anyone else to see." She unlocked the door.

His eyes widened slightly. 'Oh man…' he thought to himself. He didn't know if that was such a hot idea. He didn't really trust himself alone in a small room with her, especially if she was in lingerie. But he decided to take that chance and he went inside, closing the door behind him. His eyes widened as soon as he saw her. "Whoa…" was all he could say.

She giggled. "What do you think?" She then stepped closer to him her hands on her hips. "You've been a bad boy; you're under arrest," she spoke in a seductive voice.

He smirked and took a step toward her. "Well, I'm not one to resist…" he said a low voice in an equally amorous to hers.

"Good, because resisting is futile," she spoke as she stepped even closer placing her arms around his neck.

He chuckled as he grabbed her hips and pulled her against him. "Might I ask what have I done to deserve such wonderful fate?"

"You were just being too hot," she stated with a smirk.

He rested his forehead against hers. "I knew they were going to lock me up for that one day…You're lucky you're the law or else you would have to get arrested yourself…"

She then burst out into laughter. "Oh my god, this is crazy," she laughed as she began to pull away in hysterics, but she noticed his grip was too strong, and looked back up at him shocked.

He stared down at her in all seriousness as he wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her against him. "Who's laughing?" he asked as he brought his face closer to hers.

She stopped laughing as she looked at him. Pulling her face away slightly…"What are you doing?"

He blinked a few times before realizing what he was doing. He let her go and stepped back. He looked down and rubbed the back of his neck. "Sorry, I didn't mean to…I uh…Sorry…" He had really crossed the line with that one, he knew it. He knew he couldn't trust himself and now he had screwed up.

She didn't say anything just looked up at him for a few moments. "Well…um I better change."

He nodded. "Yeah, yeah, you do that and I'll wait…out there…for you to change." Then he quickly left the dressing room.

But the thing he loved about her is that she didn't let that stop their fun time. Even after that she wanted to stay with him. And of course he wasn't complaining. He felt so comfortable around her. He had never really been close to her, but that day he really let her know what kind of guy he really was. As he did, she told him things herself.

"What's your idea of a perfect date?" he asked her, both of them back riding again.

She turned to look at him when he asked that a little surprised. "Hmm, I'm not really sure. Well I guess it depends on if I know the person or if I'm trying to get to know them. Like if I just met the guy then I wouldn't want to go to the movies because, well that wouldn't give us an opportunity to talk. So I would say maybe a nice dinner and maybe a walk on the beach…cliché I know," she laughed, "but I'm about conversation, anything that will allow me to get to know that person. How about you?"

He took a minute to think. "Um…I think I'm with you about knowing or getting to know someone…Hell, I'm think I'm with you on everything. I really do enjoy walking on the beach and talking…I think the dinner would take place on the beach as well or just somewhere nice and quiet and just peaceful…" He smiled. "I bet you didn't expect to hear that from me, huh?"

Her eyes slightly widen in disbelief when she heard his words. "No I didn't…wow. Who knew? You're not as bad as Brittany says you are," she laughed.

He chuckled. "I don't know why it's so hard for me to show this side…Maybe because I only share the deep stuff with people I really trust and care for…"

She smiled at his words. "So, you consider me, one of those people?"

"Well I shared it with you didn't I?"

Her smile grew slightly. "Yeah, yeah you did. I feel so special"

He smiled. "As you should."

He was so nervous. He had just gotten so close to telling her how he really felt about her. Trusting and caring for her was only half of it. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. He thought it would be a good idea if he changed the subject right about now before he ended pouring his heart out to her. He cleared his throat. "So where exactly do you wanted to eat at?"

She sat back in her seat a bit more relaxed. "Um, how about Dharma's? I love their pasta."

He nodded. "Ok, Dharma's it is." Luckily they weren't that far from the place, maybe just a minute or two. He really didn't want to be silent for that minute or two. "If you had one wish, what would it be?" he asked just to start a conversation.

She looked over at him in shock. "Wow you're getting deep today, aren't you?"

"Yep, now answer the question."

"Okay, well, one wish, huh? Hmm. To have super powers!" she laughed. "No no, just playing. Um to be honest, I guess it would be kind of a selfish wish. I know most people would say things like they would wish for world peace. But I would probably wish for that if I had three wishes, that way I would still have two that I could use exclusively on me. So if I had one wish, it would be…" she hesitated for a moment, "…it would be to know who my biological parents are."

He smiled slightly. "That's not selfish, Ellie. I mean, by wishing for that, you would also be helping out Brittany and Jeanette. That's a pretty awesome wish." Then he laughed a bit. "Besides, the people that would wish for world peace, they would really wish that they didn't after awhile. At first they'll love it, and then things would start getting too boring for them. They would be watching TV yelling, 'Damn, I want someone to shoot someone or something! I'm tired of watching boring stuff on the news!' So, I think if anyone was given the chance to wish for world peace, they wouldn't because seeing people get hurt gives people a thrill…" He continued to laugh.

She laughed as well. "Wow I'm sure you're right. Man that is awful. But what about you? What would you wish for? Wait let me guess to rule the world," she stated in a cliché villain voice.

He shrugged. "That's not so bad, now that I think about it." Then he shook his head. "No, but really, I think I would wish to…to find a girl that loves me for me and not for what I have…" He laughed a bit. "I am just spilling it out today, aren't I?" He then turned serious. "But it's true. That's the main reason why I've never had girlfriends…because most of them only pay attention to looks and the benefits they can get out of it. I'm not looking for a conditional relationship; I'm looking for unconditional love."

Eleanor's expression turned from carefree to so a softened compassionated one. "Oh wow. I had no idea." She then looked down. "Alvin, you're such an amazing person. I'm sure you'll find that girl. You never know, you might already…" she trailed off.

He glanced at her. "Might already what?"

She looked up and smiled. "…Oh nothing, I was just at a loss for words."

He arched a skeptical brow. "Are you sure?"

She looked up at him again. "Yes, I mean it's not every day that I hear such things coming from you. I'm just shocked and amazed is all…"

He nodded and looked back at the road. "Ok." At that moment he pulled into the parking lot of Dharma's. He parked and cut off the car. He smiled at her. "Well, let's see how much fun we can have in here…"

Even back then their budding friendship didn't always seem to have everyone's blessing. He didn't realize it at the time, but certain forces were working against him in the form of a very protective Brittany Miller. He chuckled as he thought back on it.

Once inside the restaurant not even a minute into taking their seats Eleanor's cell phone rings.

"Um sorry, it'll just be a second." She then fished it out of her purse and after she saw who it was, she groaned, and then answered. "Hey what's up…Yeah…And your point? …No I did not…Ok well I don't know what you want me to do about that…Yeah …." she then hung up without saying goodbye obviously hanging up on the person. Placing her phone back in her purse, she then smiled and brought her attention back to Alvin. "Sorry."

He smiled. "It's cool…Let me guess, annoying big sister?"

"Pretty much, calling me with dumb stuff. You know she's only acting like this because she knows I'm with you," she said sounding a bit irritated.

"Uh-huh…well if you were my little sister, I would be like that too if I knew you were with a fine specimen like myself." He chuckled a bit.

She arched a brow. "Oh really? And why is that? I mean, should I be worried?" She smirked.

He smirked as well as he leaned forward. "Depends on how far you're willing to go with a bad boy." He shot her a wink.

Her smirk never left. "Are you saying you're a bad boy?"

"How bad do you wanna know?" he asked, that smirk never leaving his face as well.

She rolled her eyes. "You can't answer a question with a question."

He laughed. "I just did, nothing we can do about it now."

She laughed then picked up her menu without another word.

He chuckled and leaned back, picking up his menu as well. He had really wanted her to answer that question to see if he would get the answer he wanted. He knew if he did get the answer he wanted, he really wouldn't have a reason to hide his feelings anymore. But he knew she wasn't going to answer so he just gave up on that.

Thinking about all this just proved and reinforced how much he wanted her. Even back then he cherished the time he spent with her as it always seemed too limited. He yearned for her then and he yearned for her now. The only difference is he knows now what it's like to have her. So to lose of her was truly unbearable, especially since he has so many memories…

Alvin leaned back in his seat trying to relax as he realized something, he was worried about her. 'What's Ellie going to do without me? Who's going to look out for her? Who will protect her…that's my job,' he thought to himself, just finally admitting to himself that he's always been protective over her, even on that day long ago….

The waiter soon came and while they place their order he was obviously staring down Eleanor's shirt, yet she was oblivious to it.

He noticed, however, that the waiter obviously had a problem with looking at people's faces. He stared at him for a second with an expression that read 'What the fuck?' Finally he leaned forward. "Excuse me?" he asked sounding polite just so he could get the guy's attention.

Eleanor stopped ordering and looked over at him confused, and the waiter turned his attention to him.

Once he had the guy's attention, he dropped the nice act immediately as he stared at him in all seriousness. "What the fuck are you looking at? Can you glue your eyes back in head please? If you didn't notice, her face is a little further up. Find it, make a little note just in case you forget, and then continue to take her order without undressing her with your eyes, got it?" He continued to stare him down.

The waiter's mouth dropped, as did Eleanor's.

"Uh…um…I'm…sorry," stammered the waiter. He then continued to take their order and then quickly left.

Eleanor continued to look at him in surprise. "Alvin? What in the world?"

He sat back and shrugged. "I'm sorry, but that really pissed me off. The guy needed to be put in his fucking place," he said. He took a deep breath to calm down. "..My bad…"

"No, it's okay. I didn't even know…Wow, my hero," she said with a smile.

He chuckled. "Well, just think of it as me returning the favor from at the mall." He smiled. At the mall, she had called out a girl who was eavesdropping on their conversation.

She laughed. "Right. Ha, so who's the meanie now?"

"Hey, I'm not mean, I'm sweet. Can't you see my halo?"

She laughed.

He was pretty harsh, but he couldn't help it. Just thinking about that waiter was making his blood boil once more… 'No one looks at my woman like that,' he thought, feeling his body tense up with the thought of Ellie being exploited by other men without him there to protect her from it. He had to snap out of it. He shook his head and released a breath, as the thought of not being with her was maddening. 'Damn, babe…' he thought yet again letting out another slow controlled breath and closing his eyes allowing his thoughts to once again return to that day, to a moment of fun, and collaborative creativity… 'That's what I love about you Ellie; you're always open to learn new things'…

"You know that song you were thinking about earlier? I think I just got inspired to think of some lyrics," she told him.

His eye brows rose with interest. "Oh really? That's great. I knew you could do it. So what inspired you?"

She looked away shyly. "I don't know, it just happened. If you let me hear how the melody goes I'll try to sing it."

He smiled. "Alright." And then he started to hum the melody of the song he had heard in his head earlier.

She bobbed her head with the melody and closed her eyes then she started to sing it "There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do for you. I don't care what the others say Now that I got you, babe. No one can bring me joy like you. All the little things you do, it's all about you boo." She sang beautifully.

He blinked a few times in surprise and then he smiled. "My God, Ellie, that was amazing."

She laughed as she covered her mouth. "Really? You're not just saying that?"

"Hell no, I'm not just saying that. That was golden, just perfect." He couldn't stop grinning.

She smiled. "Thank you, that means a lot…coming from you."

He nodded. "You're welcome…Let's do it again."

"Ok."

He started humming again and she began to sing the lyrics again. About halfway through, he stopped humming and joined in, all the while smiling and staring at her…

Once they stopped, she looked at him shyly. "You know, I would love to sing a duet with you one day," she told him.

He continued to smile. "Really? Why not start with this one?"

She looked surprise to hear him say that. "Really? You'd want to record that with me?"

"Yeah, of course. I mean, why not? You are helping me write it, and so far you've done a pretty great job."

She blushed and looked down. "Wow, I'm so excited…Do you think I can do it? I mean Brittany never lets me sing a solo, do you think I'm good enough?"

"I think you're more than good enough. All you need is a little push and I'm giving it to you."

Alvin sighed, thinking about singing with her. 'You really do have a beautiful voice Ellie,' he thought to himself feeling a smile form. That was one of the best times of his life. He never wanted that day to end, yet unfortunately…'Damn Brittany,' he thought as he recalled the events of how Brittany caused his outing with Eleanor to abruptly end. Basically she conjured up and elaborate lie about Eleanor to Miss Miller, causing for Miss Miller to call her and demand she come home immediately to clear everything up. Alvin couldn't help but to chuckle. 'But that's alright Bitchany. Every time you try to tear us apart we only get closer…" he thought remembering how that day ended….

Once they got back, he parked in front of her house.

They both got out the car, and he saw that Brittany was waiting for her on the front porch standing there with her arms crossed looking extremely pissed. As he gave her the bags of clothes that he bought for her, Eleanor whispered in his ear, "Look I want to play a trick on Brittany, are you in?"

He smiled and nodded. That was always fun.

She nodded with a smile. "Oh Alvie, I had such a great time today. Thank you for everything," she said loud enough for Brittany to hear, and with that she dropped her bags, wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a very passionate kiss, all the while pressing her body against his.

He wrapped his arms around her, holding her body against his. He slid one of his hands down her back and stopped right at the small of it. He lifted her shirt slightly and placed his hand on her bare back.

She moaned into the kiss as it deepened, tangling her hands in his hair, all while opening her mouth slightly to welcome his tongue.

He eagerly proceeded to slide his tongue in her mouth. He moved his other hand up her shirt and then brought them both around to rest on her waist, still keeping her body pressed against his. He then slowly slid one up her side, loving the feel of her soft skin underneath his hands.

Then suddenly Brittany pulled Eleanor away from him. "That's enough Eleanor!" she screamed.

"What's your problem?" Eleanor asked as thought nothing was wrong.

"Get in the House!"

Eleanor just smiled and picked up her bags and headed for the house, but not before giving Alvin one last smile.

Brittany then glared at him before following behind Eleanor into the house.

He just laughed at Brittany. If his mind wasn't messed up before, it sure was now. Eleanor was lucky Brittany stepped in when she did, because he was about two seconds away from…He just smiled and shook his and then made his way back to his car to go home. He was positive he was calling her again the next day.

He wanted more days like that. Eleanor gave him so much to look forward to: happiness, love, and plenty of enjoyment. And now that was gone. But he couldn't just give it up that easily. He wanted her back, and now that they were on their way back home, he could do more than he could a month ago while in DC. And that's exactly what he planned to do, to get her back.

A few hours went by before the plane finally landed in California. It took a little while for everyone to file off the plane. Soon enough the boys and Dave were inside the airport, heading to get their bags.

Simon smiled slightly. "Can you believe it's almost been six months since we've seen this place?" he said to the rest of them.

Alvin raised a brow. "Yeah, I'm not looking to get on anymore planes for awhile," he stated.

Simon nodded, as did Theodore. "I'm with you," he said.

They went to the baggage claim and waited for awhile before they finally got their luggage. Afterwards, they made their way to the exit.

Not long after walking, they heard, "Oh there they are!"

Each of them looked in the direction of the voice, and they smiled once they saw none other than Brittany and Jeanette.

"Oh Simon!" screamed Brittany happily as she lunged herself on to Simon in a tight, heartfelt loving embrace, not wanting to let him go.

Simon couldn't help but to laugh as he dropped his bags and returned the embrace, so happy to with her again.

Jeanette laughed happily as she threw her arms around Theodore. "Oh I am so happy you're home!"

Alvin just watched them with a raised brow, while Dave simply smiled at the scene.

Theodore dropped his bags as well and laughed a bit. "Happy to be home…" He then laughed a bit sheepishly while rubbing the back of his neck. "…Uh…we are still together…right?" he asked her.

She smiled and nodded. "Yes of course," she said, backing up her statement by kissing him softly.

He was ecstatic and excited to be back with Jeanette as he eagerly kisses her in return. Caressing the small of her back while pulling her closer to him deepening the kiss, yet he couldn't stop trembling. He was just so giddy at the fact of being reunited with her, and after a moment he couldn't take it anymore and broke the kiss. "Hallelujah! There is a God!" he couldn't help but to blurt out as he looked upward.

Jeanette simply laughed at his outburst.

Dave looked over at Alvin as all this took place. He tried to read his expression, but couldn't but it wasn't more than he expected. Alvin was good at hiding his true feelings when he wanted to.

Alvin kept a straight face as he watched his brothers reunite with their girlfriends. On the inside, though, he was far from calm. He realized that Ellie wasn't there, and it hurt unbelievably. It finally sunk in: they were broken up. 'Damn it…'

Brittany laughed at Theodore's outburst, as she continued to cling on to Simon. "Dang Jeanette what did you do to him?"

She laughed and shook her head. "I'm not sure."

Simon simply smiled as he stared at Theodore. "Well Theo just know that I totally agree with those words," he told him, turning his gaze back to Brittany.

Dave chuckled at them. "It's good to see you two again," he spoke to Brittany and Jeanette.

Jeanette smiled at him. "It's good to see you too, Dave."

Brittany smiled. "Yeah you're looking, a lot less stressed from the last time we saw you," she pointed out.

He nodded with a smile. "Yes, I'm sure. The ending of six-month-long tours tends to relieve any amount of stress."

Simon nodded. "Oh I can agree with that."

"I'm sure." Brittany then looked over at Alvin and smiled sweetly. "Hey Alvin."

Alvin looked over at her, a little surprised that she acknowledged him. "Hey Brittany…"

"How was your flight?" She continued to smile.

His brow furrowed a bit. "It was fine…"

"Awesome," she stated in a chipper voice. "Oh and by the way, Ellie couldn't make it. She said she had to wash her hair or something," she told him.

Alvin remained silent for a moment. "I see…" he said, looking away.

Brittany laughed. "Yep, well at least she'll have clean hair." She then pulled Simon away to talk to him in private…

Theodore watched Brittany as she walked off with Simon his expression was disapproving. "So unnecessary," he stated lightly.

Jeanette sighed and nodded, but said nothing.

Dave looked at Alvin, knowing he was hurt now. He wasn't trying to hide his expression. "Alvin…" he started.

"…I'm going to uh…wait outside," he interjected, not really wanting to talk. Then without waiting for an answer, he headed to the escalator that went down to parking.

xxxxx

The guys had just gotten home. They didn't walk far into the house before stopping and taking it in. It felt so good to be back.

Alvin couldn't help but to smile despite how he really felt on the inside. "Damn it feels good to be home," he said to himself.

Simon nodded as he had overheard him. "I couldn't agree more," he said with a smile.

Theodore smirked. "Oh I don't know. I think I could have done another month," he laughed.

Alvin raised a brow at his words. "Planes leaving the country every day," he joked.

Dave chuckled as he walked up behind them. "Well I think it's safe to say we're done with tours for awhile."

Simon nodded. "I think so."

Theodore laughed. "It's so good to be home." He then looked at Dave. "So when's Mom going to visit?"

Dave smiled as he thought about it. "Well, I'll have to give her a call first, let her know we're back, and then I'll let you know."

Simon shook his head with a smile, while Alvin simply smirked.

"Yeah, that sounds good. Can't wait to see Mom again," he said.

Simon looked at him. "You're not the only one," he said knowingly.

Theodore just laughed. Then after a moment he let out a breath. "Wow, what a crazy tour we had. Is it just me or does it feel like so much happened? I haven't even gotten a chance to reflect on everything yet because everything was just so fast paced."

Alvin nodded as began to think about it. "Yeah, I know what you mean…"

Simon nodded as well. "By far the most interesting tour we've ever had," he added.

Dave nodded, but remained silent as he listened to them.

As Alvin thought about what took place on the tour, his mind seemed to focus on the week in Paris…with the girls. But of course his thoughts trained to Eleanor. He missed her so much. He was hoping he would at least get to see her at the airport but that didn't happen. He sighed, wondering if she was thinking about him too. 'Only one way to find out,' he thought. "I gotta get out of here," he said suddenly while dropping his bags in a pile on the floor.

All three of them looked at him in confusion.

Dave was the first to speak. "What?"

Simon raised a brow. "Are you serious? We just got home and now you want to leave again?" he asked incredulously.

Alvin looked at them. "Yeah, I got another trip to make," he told them before turning and heading upstairs to get his car keys.

Theodore arched a brow in confusion. "Hm…Well if you're going to Inglewood, can you bring me back some fried okra!" he yelled up at the stairs. He then looked at Dave and Simon. "I know it's a rough neighborhood, but man they can fry some okra."

They looked over at him, and Simon just stared. "You know you're not getting that okra, right?"

He simply groaned and walked away with his head down in disappointment.

xxxxx

At the Miller household…

Eleanor just sat alone in the gazebo in the backyard. She knew the Chipmunks came home today, but she just couldn't go to the airport to meet them. She wasn't ready to see Alvin again. It had only been about a month since their break up so it was still fresh to her, and she hadn't spoken to him since. Each time he called, she would just press ignore, yet she listened to his voicemails he left. And it was torture. Rejecting him, hearing the pain in his voice, not being able to be with him was all painful, but then again so was everything he had done to her. She shook her head as she just simply stared off in the distance. Someway somehow she would have to get over Alvin Seville.

xxxxx

Alvin was on his way to the Miller home. Now was his chance to talk to Eleanor. He wasn't across the country anymore. He needed to get her back. It didn't take long for him to get there. He parked outside the house and wasted no time going up to the front door and knocking.

Ms. Miller answered the door, and looked a bit surprised to see Alvin. She then quickly brushed it off and smiled at him. "Oh Hello Alvin, it's good to see you dear," she greeted.

He smiled. "Nice to see you too, Ms. Miller. Um…is Ellie here?"

"Well of course. How was your flight?" She moved to the side allowing him in.

Yet her white fluffy cat with numerous pink ribbons in its hair stood in Alvin's way, with its back arched and hair sticking up as it loudly hissed at him.

He jumped slightly and furrowed his brow as he stared at Your Majesty. "Um…it was fine. Just glad to be back home." He then looked up at Ms. Miller. "Can I just…go around back?" he asked with a raised brow, not really wanting to deal with the cat.

Ms. Miller blinked a few times not understanding why he would want to do that. "Oh, but whatever for, dear? It's fine, come on in…"

At those words the cat pounced onto one of Alvin's pants leg, digging its claws into it while hissing violently.

Ms. Miller stared in shock. "Your Majesty! Bad Kitty!"

Alvin tried shaking her off. "Yeah, this is why," he told her.

At that moment, Jeanette walked by and noticed the commotion at the door. She saw Your Majesty attacking Alvin's leg. She shook her head. "Oh no, not this again…" She knew Your Majesty's weakness. She went into the kitchen, got her favorite food, and then headed back out to the living room. She knelt down. "Your Majesty, dinner!" she called to her.

Alvin looked up at Jeanette and hoped her plan worked.

Your Majesty looked over at Jeanette and noticed the food, and she slowly calmed down and let go of Alvin's leg. She meowed sweetly and walked over to Jeanette.

Ms. Miller shook her head. "I don't know what got into her." She then looked at Alvin. "Are you alright dear?" she said truly concerned as she put her hand on his shoulder.

He looked down at his leg with a slight frown. "Uh yeah, I'm fine. I think I'll live," he said before looking up at her. "Maybe it'll be better if Ellie comes to me…" He smiled slightly.

Jeanette looked up at hearing him. She finished giving Your Majesty her food before standing. "Well Ellie's not in her room," she told them.

Alvin looked at her, a bit confused and disappointed to hear that.

Brittany finally came downstairs. "What is all that racket!" she demanded. She then paused when she saw Alvin, and she instantly frowned. "Argh…I should have known. What do you want Alvin?"

Ms. Miller looked over at her eldest daughter disapprovingly. "Now Brittany, be nice."

"Hmph, why? He's not," she spoke under her breath as she looked away and folded her arms in a stuck up manner.

Ms. Miller then looked at her watch. "Oh shoot I'm going to be late for my poker game!" she screamed. She then dashed passed Alvin almost knocking him over. "See ya later girls! Be good! Don't wait up! If there are men from the senior center it might turn into strip poker!" she laughed as she ran all the way to her car.

Brittany blinked and stared after her in disgust at hearing that.

Jeanette shifted her eyes and Alvin shuddered slightly at the thought.

Jeanette erased that thought from her mind and turned her attention back to Alvin. "You want to speak to Ellie, right?"

He looked at her and nodded. "Yeah, that's the plan."

She stared at him for a moment without answering. She wasn't sure if she should tell him that Ellie was in the backyard. She was there; she knew how much he had hurt her. But she also knew that she had never seen Ellie so down before, and she couldn't stand it. It seemed the only thing that could possibly make her feel better at this point was Alvin.

Brittany finally ascended completely from the staircase, her arms folded with a bad attitude written all over her face as she made her way over to Alvin. "Why the hell should we let you anywhere near our little sister?"

He simply stared at her with a raised brow. "I need to talk to her, obviously," he said, clearly not in the mood for her either.

She rolled her eyes. "Well you're wasting your time. She's not taking you back, so just go home."

Jeanette shook her head. "Brittany, stop."

Brittany whirled around and glared at Jeanette. "Why! Who was there for her while she was crying over this asshole, who listened to her pour out her broken heart, about how he keeps hurting her? And who was there for her when he denied her on national television!" She then turned back to Alvin with a scowl. "Remember what I told you at the airport before you left?"

He nodded. "I remember."

Jeanette walked over to them. "And if you remember, Brittany, I was there too. And no matter what we do, Alvin is the only one that can make her feel better right now." She then looked at Alvin. "Now, I'm not saying that I'm completely disregard what you did to her, because I'm not, and you were dead wrong for what you did," she said to him.

He sighed and nodded.

She then sighed herself. "But I want to see her happy, and you're the only one that can make that happen right now…even if it is just talking her. I know she wants to talk to you too." She looked at Brittany. "Don't you agree?" she asked, hoping would at least admit that much because she was sure she had noticed Ellie's condition too.

"What are you talking about Jeanette? Ellie said she never wanted to see him again!" She rolled her eyes and huffed. "But whatever, I'm out if it! I wash my hands of this whole fucking situation. It's stupid! But I'll tell you one thing Alvin, I'm still going to kick your ass, this is not over!" And with that said she stormed off to the kitchen.

Alvin just stared after her.

Jeanette shook her head and looked back at Alvin. "She's in the backyard," she told him.

He smiled at her. "Thanks, Jeanette," he said before turning and going back down the steps and heading to the backyard.

Jeanette blew out a breath and closed the door, quite confident that things would work out for the better.

Alvin walked around to the back and scanned for Eleanor. He soon spotted her sitting under the gazebo. He couldn't help but to smile as he started toward her.

Eleanor just continued to sit there alone. Even though the scenery was beautiful, the lush green grass, and garden of flowers her and Ms. Miller worked so hard to keep up, her emotions just couldn't take it in and appreciate it. She felt so dark and cold on the inside, the complete opposite of the bright and sunny atmosphere that she dwelled in. She sighed sorrowfully as she twirled a wild flower in her hands, causally plucking the pedals of it. She wondered if her broken heart would actually heal with time, like everyone said.

Alvin approached her from the side. She hadn't noticed him yet, but he noticed her expression. She looked like he felt: gloomy and heartbroken. But seeing her couldn't keep a smile off his face. He wanted her to smile as well. "Smile, babe, it's a beautiful day," he said softly.

She jumped and gasped unaware of his presence, dropping her flower causing the rest of the pedals to scatter at her feet. She just stared up at him in shock, unable to speak. She didn't know what to say. There was nothing to say as far as she was concerned. She already told him how she felt last month. So she just sat there, her shocked expression slowly returning to her solemn one.

He saw the change of her facial expressions and decided to keep it light for the time being. He went over and sat in another seat. "Um…you weren't at the airport, so I thought I would come by and say hi," he said to her.

She fidgeted a bit, feeling extremely uncomfortable being in her ex-boyfriend's presence, as she tried desperately not to look at him. She kept striating her blouse or tucking her long blonde hair behind her ear while her eyes shifted to several locations of the background, looking anywhere but at him.

He watched her closely, noticing her nervous behavior. He sighed, deciding that it would be better if he just got to what he came here for. "Look Ellie, I really need to talk to you about all that's happened, especially the break up," he started.

She shook her head. "I…I can't….it's too soon…" she said softly. Then she stood up, still unable to look at him as she stared off in the distance while she held on to a wooden pillar of the gazebo. "Now, please…just go."

He shook his head. "I'm not leaving, Ellie. I need you to understand that I don't want to live without you. I get that I fucked up majorly, but I'm willing to make it up to you. I'll do whatever it takes…I don't care, just tell me what I need to do and I'll do it."

She could feel her body start to tremble as she held on to the pillar, and tears started to slowly fall. "I SAID GO!" she exclaimed suddenly. Her outburst surprised even herself. 'Why was she angry? Where did that come from?' she wondered. Her anguish was truly becoming too much for her as she started to weep, covering her face with one of her hands while she still held on the pillar. "There is nothing…you can do…the damage has been done…you can't mend a broken heart…or magically restore trust…please…just leave…" she stated weakly between sobs. Seeing him had truly triggered something in her, something painful, that she truly didn't understand…

He stared at her for a moment in silence. He then looked away. "Time…that's all we need, babe. What I did was wrong; you don't how much I've beat myself up for it…" he sighed. "I know that it's hard as hell to get over a broken heart or to regain trust in someone…but like I said, I'll do anything to make it up to you."

He paused for a moment, wondering if this would turn out like he hoped. His brow furrowed as he continued. "Ellie…you are truly the best thing that's ever happened to me. I was thinking about the first day we hung out after your lessons, and I remember telling you that I wasn't one to mess up a good thing. But now I have, and I have no idea what to do. It sucks that there's nothing I can say or do that can take back what I said. And now all I can do is try to convince you that…I really do love you…"

She shook her head. She wiped her tears, yet they just simply continued to fall. "You truly do not know what love is…"

He nodded. "I know what it is Ellie. I just didn't act like it at the time."

She took a deep breath trying to calm down. And then after a moment of silence she shook her head once more. "I don't think so. You're too immature.." She laughed bitterly. "…I mean what was I thinking? What did I expect…?" She then turned around, finally facing him.

He looked at her with a slight frown. "I'm not immature, Ellie. I just made a mistake, hadn't really thought things through, and it happens. I'm not perfect. I never wanted to hurt you, but my selfishness got in the way. I get that I have a lot I need to work on. I mean, this is a first for me too." He leaned forward and looked down. "You know, Dave told me one time that I need to work on myself…" he said as he recalled that night and conversation in DC, "…and I've really been thinking about that. And you know what I've come up with?"

"No, what?"

He looked back up at her. "I really don't want to do this alone. Since we've broken up, I've had a lot of time to focus on that, and I've realized that I need you. You really bring the best out of me and I know that you're the one that can help me work on…me. Ellie, I really do want to change, especially if it means I can be with you. You've helped me already and honestly, things are harder without you. I've heard the saying, 'don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.' Well I knew what I had…just not as much as I should have…and now I can't live without you…"

Eleanor stood their staring at him, stunned by his words, and how genuinely heartfelt he sounded. This was truly not the Alvin was used to. He was serious and she could see that. Yet…she was scared. Her pain ran deep. "I…" she started softly, but then shook her head against it. She simply just turned away and started to walk out of the gazebo.

"Ellie…" he stood and went after her, "…please don't walk away from me. Talk to me."

She stopped and just stood in the middle of the yard with her head down. "You don't understand…"

He stopped a little ways behind her. "What don't I understand?"

She was silent for what seemed like an eternity as everything just starting flowing back into her head. "I feel like all those times you hide out relationship. Wasn't because of the reason you gave me. Because honestly there are lots of celebrities that date outside of their age bracket and no one bothers them. You can only get busted for statutory rape if they have proof of you having sex with a minor, so your argument was never strong in my opinion, but I never said anything. Because what I thought you were really doing was way too painful for me to even come to terms with…"

"What I was really doing?"

"Yes. Just admit that because I don't fit the stereotypical image of what a rock stars girlfriend should look like, you didn't want anyone to know you were with me. I was your dirty little secret; you couldn't let the world know that you were with me, because I didn't fit the image…Ever since we were kids the media acted as if they had handpicked our future counterparts. They expect you to be with Brittany, Simon with Jeanette and me and Theodore. You were scared that if the world knew you were with me, that somehow it would look like you came out on the bottom," she explained.

He furrowed his eye brows. "You really believe that?"

She silently nodded her head, biting her bottom lip, as the tears started to fall once more.

He shook his head. "Ellie, I don't care who the media expects me to be with. I fell in love with you. Yeah I was scared, but it had nothing to do with that…"

"Well what do you want me to say to that Alvin? That I instantly believe and forgive you? If so then listen to me. I do forgive you, but I can't forget, I've lived and I've learned. And what I've learned from this is…it just doesn't pay to…be in love."

He stepped closer and then turned her around to face him. "Listen to me, Ellie. When you fall in love, you take the chance that you might get hurt, but you decide to do it anyway. And you and I both took that chance…and you ended up getting hurt in the end. It's hard to get over, but like I said before…it takes time."

She simply looked down and gave a slow nod, as she understood what he was saying. Her hands then slowly made their way up to her face, covering her shameful tears as she just burst into a fit of hysteric. Her anguish screams only muffled by the palms of her hands. She felt vulnerable and weak, as for the first time she let everything she had been holding in for so long out in an explosion of mournful sobs before burying her face into his chest.

Alvin wasted no time wrapping his arms around her, holding her close and stroking her hair while whispering in her ear trying to soothe her. "It's ok, babe…" was among the many things he said.

Inside the house, Brittany watched from the kitchen window their little moment. She sucked her teeth in aggravated disgust. "Jeanette, turn on the sprinklers," she said.

Jeanette looked at her in confusion. "Why?"

"Look at this." She motioned for her to come over and watch Alvin and Eleanor's embrace in the backyard.

She got up from her seat at the island and went over to the window. She blinked in surprise and then smiled a bit. "Wow…I'm guessing the talk went well…"

"Just turn on the sprinklers."

She looked at her. "No, why?"

Brittany looked at her in astonishment. "Hello, to cool them off." She then looked back out the window. "I'm sure things are about to get pretty heated since they've made physical contact."

"Oh, they're just hugging."

"Hmph."

Back outside, Eleanor had finally calmed down but still remained in the embrace, while snuggling more into him. She missed him so much, she couldn't help it, yet she silently wondered what this meant. What was she doing?

Alvin continued to hold her close, wondering if this meant what he hoped it did. Only one way to know for sure… "Ellie, I'm not sure what this means," he said as he looked down at her.

"Me…neither…" she whispered, still not moving from her position.

He sighed lightly. "It's all up to you, babe…whatever you decide to do." Even though he hated to admit it but if she decided not to be with him, he would have to respect that and give her some space.

She was silent as she thought about it. Alvin's pros and cons played over and over in her mind. 'He's passionate, yet arrogant; he's driven, yet impulsive; he can make me laugh like no one else…as well as make me cry…like no one else…he's generous, yet blinded by money at times…' She continued her mental debate without even noticing she eased her hands from his chest to encircle his back, clinging to him tightly.

Alvin rested his head on top of hers and just held her just as tight as she was holding him. He just hoped that in the end, she would be his again.

Eleanor continued to hold him, instinctively not wanting to let him go, but she had to be strong, she started shaking her head coming to a conclusion…

"I'm sorry…I just don't think…" Her decision was cut short abruptly as the sprinkler system came on; water sprayed and sputtered all around them, saturating them both. Eleanor screamed from the shock as she let him go and stumbled back, her unrelenting screams coming out in sets of high pitched squeals.

Alvin jumped a bit in shock before looking around in confusion. 'What the hell?' he thought to himself.

xxxxx

"Brittany!" Jeanette exclaimed, looking at her in shock.

Brittany laughed. "Whatever, he needs to keep his hands off her. They're not together anymore. He can carry his ass home now." She then dusted her hands and went to take a seat at the island and continued to drink her drink as if nothing happened.

Back outside, Alvin stood there watching Eleanor as he thought about what she was about to say. He realized that the sprinklers coming on stopped her from ending it all. He couldn't help but to smile a bit then. He couldn't stop staring at her, watching how she got more and more drenched by the second.

Eleanor continued to scream as the water continued to roughly hit her body forcing her skirt up while she tried so desperately to push it back down. Her soaked hair stuck to her body along with her thin blouse clinging to her skin, accenting her full breast and bountiful cleavage as shimmering droplets of water dripped down every curve. Her nipples were erect and extremely visible threw her flimsy garment, giving off the illusion of her clothing was see-through. She continued to struggle with her skirt, trying so desperately to maneuver away from water that kept shooting up from below, and after a moment she just gave up and started laughing.

At watching her, Alvin couldn't help but to laugh as well. "You know Ellie, it might help if you get out of the line of fire," he suggested with a raised brow as he crossed his arms and smirked.

"Oh my God, shut up!" she laughed. "Who asked you? And you're just standing there! You're one to talk." For some reason, she just couldn't stop laughing, and then she noticed it. How he looked. His hair and clothing soaked as well. His well tone chest and abs clearly visible through his T-shirt.

He chuckled. "Yes, well I'm not screaming trying to hold my skirt down."

She just stood there staring at him with a smirk. 'He's so…beautiful,' she thought to herself, allowing her hands to fall at her sides, also allowing her skirt to just continue to blow upward from the water, flashing him each time. "Who's trying to hold their skirt down? I'm not," she stated.

He looked down and smiled. "Well…I guess not," he chuckled. His eyes then scanned her entire body; he just couldn't stop staring at her. 'Damn she is beautiful…' he thought the whole time. He finally looked back up at her face and, without realizing it at first, he started toward her. He couldn't stop himself from doing what his entire being was begging for. Once close enough, he grabbed her by her arms and pulled her to him, and without a second thought he kissed her passionately.

She willingly moaned into the kiss, her eyes slowly closing, flinging her arms eagerly over his shoulders and around his neck. She feverishly deepened the kiss while parting her lips, allowing their tongues to entwine hungrily while her hands franticly traced the back of his neck slipping her fingers through his wet hair. She couldn't resist. She missed him, and she wanted him. NOTHING could ever change that. She couldn't help it; she loved him….

Alvin traced his hands around her waist and along her back. He was so happy, glad that he had back…

Back inside, Jeanette was laughing a bit as they watched. "Wow, Britt, you brought them back together. You should be so proud," she said.

Brittany glared at the scene, and then at Jeanette. "Who asked you? And you know what Jeanette! You're nosy! Why don't you stay out of their business?"

Her jaw dropped. "What? Me? Who was it that turned on the sprinklers?"

Brittany got up and started out the kitchen. "Nope, you're nosy," she spat indifferently.

Jeanette just stared after her.

Back outside, Alvin broke the kiss momentarily and stared down at Eleanor, reaching up and pushing some wet hair out of her face. "God Ellie…I love you," he said softly.

She couldn't help but to giggle as she looked away shyly. "I have to admit…I love you too."

He simply smiled and kissed her again, this time lifting her up on her toes.

She couldn't help but let out a muffled cry and giggle into the kiss, shocked at how aggressive he was. She hadn't felt that in a long time. Her hands eagerly traced the soaked contours of his shirt feeling his chiseled imprint of his toned chest underneath. Then after a moment she broke the kiss only to trace slow sensual kisses down his jaw. "You know…we…should…probably…" she started between kisses, making her way down his neck, "…get you…out of these..wet clothes…Wouldn't want you to catch cold or anything…"

He smirked. "I agree…we should do that…like right now."

Eleanor let out a giggled. "Right because your physical health is a top priority. If you got sick I would feel just awful…even though it's clearly over 90 degrees out here…" she laughed.

He chuckled. "Right, so even though we would probably dry in a little while, the point is…we're still wet." He then began slowly tracing his fingers up and down her arms. "And don't worry…once you get me out of these clothes, I'll get you out of yours…and we can dry each other." He continued to smirk.

She unconsciously licked her lips at the thought, and slowly inched away, only to grab his hand, leading him into the house.

Alvin's smirk never faded as he allowed her to lead him. He was so excited, glad that he had her back. He got what he wanted and he damn sure wasn't going to do anything to mess that up again.

-Alvin's POV-

When I made love to her that day I knew that everything that I went through was worth it. I realized something...Everything that happened to me during the tour…needed to happen. I was enlightened in ways that I never knew was possible. Sure I've heard of things such as a self preservation journey of the mind, but I never thought I would actually go through one. I always knew that I was selfish, and I'm pretty sure that I still am, yet now I know that in order to love, and have love; comes those times when I have to let go of what I want and desire, cause in the long run the rewards that I will gain from simple self sacrifice will be so much more rewarding than simply getting my way all the time. I understand now that in my egotism that I've… hurt people. People that didn't deserve it.

Charlene revealed to me that the girls that I've used in the past actually have feelings. She brought to life what really happened to those girls that I just never called again…In all honesty I never meant to hurt her, but then again I never really thought enough of her to notice or comprehend her feelings.

For the first time in my life I was placed on the receiving end, when it came to being brushed aside. Seeing other men ogle Eleanor…and not just any men, successful men, and it made me realize something…hey I can be replaced; and with the quickness. Yet Simon brought to my attention that a lot of the times, my views were distorted. Just because I feel a certain way does not necessarily mean it's reality. I can be blinded by my own insecurities and jealousy. Yes even Alvin Seville has insecurities.

But I think the most important thing that I've taking from all this is, that if I'm going to have a relationship with Eleanor that I need to be stable, in all aspects of life, but most of all emotionally. A man needs to be able to have emotions without letting them control him. How else am I suppose to love, cherish, protect, and lead my woman? I know now, that it was time to become the man that I am destined to be…so in other words…

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things…

xxxxx

Omgness I just might cry. Well what do you think? I hope you're just as sad to see the story go just as much as we are. Well please tell us your thoughts..