Wendy is thirteen the first time Peter's shadow comes to her window to take her away to Neverland. Peter sends her back that first night; he only wants boys. But Peter has grown attached to his Wendybird. He starts coming to her window every night, then every week, every two weeks, every moth and eventually once a year as she begins to outgrow the island.
Wendy is seventeen the last time she goes to Neverland. It's the first time Peter and Wendy are intimate. Peter sends her home directly after, horrified that he has done something so adult. When Wendy finds out she's pregnant Peter stops coming to her window altogether. There are hushed conversations held behind closed doors in Wendy's house, whispers of a demon-boy named Peter Pan.
Wendy is seventeen and barely three weeks pregnant when she marries Edward, the son of one of her father's business associates. The wedding is rushed, organized by her parents. People begin to gossip; Wendy announces her pregnancy a week after the wedding and people talk even more.
Wendy is eighteen when she gives birth to her daughter Jane. Jane is tiny and wrinkled with blue eyes and a fluff of blonde hair. Peter doesn't show. Wendy thinks she's seen the last of the forever-boy. She doesn't know Peter now comes to her daughter's window every night, doesn't know that he holds Jane in his arms and watches her sleep.
Wendy is twenty when she goes in to Jane's room one night and finds her missing. Wendy rushes to the window, crying out as she clutches at her heart. She calls the shadow for the first time in so many years and it comes for her; it will always come when she calls. She arrives in Neverland like the queen she still is, the island bowing around her. Jane is bouncing on Peter's lap as the Lost Boy's dance around the fire. Wendy takes her daughter with fiery fury and Peter lets her return home with one last warning, "She's mine too."
Wendy is twenty-five when Jane first hears her mom and uncles talking in quiet voices about the boy king. They speak in secret about Jane's true father, having kept the information from both Jane and Edward for eight years. But Jane knows, has always known about Peter. He's come to her window every night for years; she's the princess of Neverland and he it's king.
Wendy is thirty-two when she finds out about Jane's trips to the island. There is yelling and harsh words and Jane runs to the window. Wendy cries as she watches Jane fly off into the night; she doesn't know if she'll ever see her daughter again. But Peter sends Jane back. He'd given Wendy a warning but also a promise; Jane would always come home to Wendy.
Wendy is thirty-three when Jane decides she's going to win the heart of the boy with feathers in his hair. She's been spending every night in Neverland for years, but her father is calling on her less and less. Like her mother before her, Jane is outgrowing her home. Jane realizes she must make her play while she still has time.
Wendy is thirty-four when Jane gets sick. The doctors' say it's terminal. Wendy calls on Peter for the last time, her dying daughter in her arms. Wendy begs Peter to save her; understands that to save one life you must take another. She offers hers and Peter declines. It's been seventeen years but Wendy finally realizes that Peter loves her.
Wendy is thirty-five when she leaves her daughter in Neverland for good, telling everyone in London that Jane has died. Jane is safe on the island where she'll never grow old and die; Peter vows to protect her. The ceremony in London is closed casket; Wendy says she can't bear to look at her dead baby and Edward doesn't argue. Wendy's parents and brothers know the truth.
Wendy is thirty-eight when she disappears for good. The shadow takes her away to Neverland to stay forever. Peter turns back the clock and they are a finally a family. Peter. Felix joins their family in the years to come and their forever life is complete. Wendy never ages again.