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Their next stop was Mrs. Miller’s old house. She gave it to Alvin and Brittany after the twins were born because she was moving in with her new husband anyway, so she saw no point in selling it when they needed it. Simon squeezed Jeanette's had before he knocked on the door. It was only a moment before one of the boys answered the door.
“Yes?” The young boy asked, too busy playing his video game to even notice who he was talking to.
“Hey there AJ, are you’re parents home?” Simon asked, as politely as he could. It scared him somewhat how his brother’s kids were the same as their father in every single way.
“Yeah, I’ll get them.” With that he shut the door, and shouted for his parents. Jeanette looked over and Simon and he shot he a quick, somewhat reassuring smile before turning his attention to the noises coming from behind the door.
“Boys I told you not to run in the house! Alvin Jr. Put that video game down and work on your homework! Ugh!” The front door flew open to reveal a slightly disheveled Brittany, clearly tired from dealing with eight year old twins. “Oh, Jeanie, Simon, how nice to see you! Would you like to come in?” She turned and gestured towards the house that was falling quickly into ruin as her sons ran around making a mess of things. She turned to her sister and her husband with a sheepish grin, “Maybe we’ll stay out here. Alvin is going to be right down, I’m sorry for the wait.”
“Oh it’s no bother Brittany,” Jeanette said, embracing her sister, “I can see you two are busy. How is recording a new album going?”
That question made her sister smile, “It’s going well thank you,” She lead the two to the small table that was located on the porch. “That’s what Alvin is finishing up now. The last two sold well, which is good, so it could mean a new start for us.” She sighed and smiled, then her husband came out on the porch to join the three waiting chipmunks.
“Simon! Jeanette! How have you two been?” He asked, giving his sister-in-law a hug and then doing the same to his brother. “To what do we owe this pleasure?”
Simon smiled and put his arm around Jeanette, “Well we have some news. Jeanette and I are going to have a baby.” He looked lovingly at his wife who just gave a small smile.
"Eight years later my baby brother Simon comes in second place yet again,” Alvin quipped after about a minute.
Simon pinched the bridge of his nose, "Alvin, this is NOT a competition"
"SURE it isn't," Alvin snickered. "You're just mad cause I'm right"
"Now see here Alvin-" Simon began to argue as Brittany cut in.
"Hey Jeanette, how about you and me go inside and get some water."
Jeanette sighed in relief, "Okay Brittany," with that the pair got up and left their husbands to battle it out.
"So," Brittany began, "how do you feel?"
"Nervous and nauseous," Jeanette replied. "It's been about two months of my numbers are correct, so I don't know the baby's sex or anything about it really. All I know is that it's there."
Brittany smiled warmly at her sister, "Well that's the best part, you get to learn. Honestly with the twins I knew they were going to be just like Alvin when they started kicking." She laughed lightly at the memory. "No matter how much I complained about it, my pregnancy was one of the best times of my life. And I know you will feel the same."
"Thanks Britt," Jeanette smile back at her sister and hugged her.
"Anything for you. And if you are having a boy, let me know, we still have all the clothes from when the boys were babies, and it's in pretty good condition."
"Thank you, I'll let you know what we're having as soon as we find out."
Brittany smiled and handed Jeanette two glasses she had filled. "Now let's go make sure our husbands don't kill each other."
And sure enough, Alvin had Simon in a headlock and was giving him a noogie, Jeanette was amazed by how much their relationship hadn't changed. She had hoped that Alvin would have matured more after kids, but it seemed not. She and Brittany shared a look, then broke their husbands up.