Pop!

While Ollie and Kyle were having a very awkward stare-down, Luca frantically bit his lower lip in stress.

Even if the contract was still binding, what if Xavier thought poorly of him and would never again avail of his services?

He was his highest-paying customer and a very easy-to-please one at that!

Luca didn't even get bad feedback when he whacked the benefactor on the head or when he 'borrowed' Sid for their transportation.

So, what could he do to retain his benefactor?

Xavier could tell that the little chipmunk was in turmoil, and frankly, he was, too. And what's weirder was why he was that affected.

The mountain giant shook his head in an attempt to clear his crazy thoughts.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

By now, he should know better than to assume they were on the same page. Or maybe they were on the same page of different books.