But according to Life and Style Magazine, it isn't her fault. Her darn gate intercom wasn't working. When the boys arrived home to see their mother, they assumed she wasn't there since no one was responding. Turns out Britney Spears was upstairs waiting for them all along.

The night before, "She checked into the Beverly Wilshire hotel. But early that morning, she realized it wouldn't be right to have her first visit with the boys in a hotel. She needed to see them at home, with their things around them," says the insider."She and Alli [Sims] headed to Brit's Malibu house. They went to sleep as soon as they got there. Brit was up in plenty of time to prepare for the boys' visit at 10 a.m."But she waited, and waited, and they didn't show up. Alli's cellphone rang, and it was Kevin [Federline's] people, saying that the boys were going back to Kevin because she hadn't answered the intercom at the gate!"Brit didn't realize the intercom wasn't working. She begged them to bring the boys back. But they wouldn't. She was devastated that they wouldn't turn around."

Does anyone else find this story to be a bit fishy? Wouldn't they try calling the house? Or Britney's cell? Why call Alli???Click on the thumbnails above to see Britney shopping with JR. She decided to change outfits while in a store to give the paps some more shots to sell.Splash