Gently, Peter put them down on the golden shore of the island. Wendy clung to Peter for a few more minutes, before he finally ran a hand over her hair. "Wendy?"

"Mmm-hmmm?"

"I think it's time for you to let go."

"What?"

"We're here and on solid ground." She raised her head, blinking in the bright sunlight.

As she looked around, he looked at her. "Wendy?"

Finally she looked back at him, "Yes?"

"Would you like to meet the new Lost Boys?"

"Are we going to fly again?"

He chuckled, "We don't have to. We can walk."

"Good."

As they walked along, Peter watched her out of the corner of his eye. Finally, she had to ask, "How did you get old?"

He shifted uncomfortably, "I don't really…"

She cut him off, "I want to know."

"Well, maybe another time."

She stopped and crossed her arms.

Peter took a few more steps before he realized she wasn't beside him. He turned around, saw the look on Wendy's face, and sighed. "Did you know that I stayed 13 for years?" She shook her head. "Well, I did. I just never got any older. Then I met you." He turned away and started walking again. "After you and the boys left, I came back and visited a few times, you know that. Then I guess I got kind of distracted. There were new Lost Boys, and fights with the Indians, and…" he sighed again. "I never forgot about you, I was busy. Next thing I knew, a few years had gone by, and I was a few years older." He stared off into the trees, "Once I started getting older, I couldn't stop." Peter turned back to her, "It was you, Wendy. You were the one thing that could make me older."

She picked up her skirts and made her way over to him, "Why?"

He shrugged and turned away to continue walking, Wendy following close behind.

They walked in silence until the old tree-house came into view. Wendy paused for just a moment, a flood of memories overcoming her. Peter glanced back at her as she sighed, and they continued on. Just before he opened the door she laid her hand on his arm, stopping him.

"Do you realize the last time I was here I was carried off by pirates and I thought you were going to die? I actually thought I would never see you again." She looked off into the deep emerald of the forest around them.

Peter looked down at her hand, still resting on his arm. He laid one callused palm over her soft, white skin, covering her completely. At his touch Wendy shook out of her reverie and looked up into the green depths of his eyes. He was frightened by the deep sadness the pools of sapphire held.

"Wendy…" he whispered, leaning toward her, wanting to make the sadness go away, but not quite knowing what he was doing.

"Peter!" a boy's voice exclaimed from behind them.

The pair whirled around to face four rather dirty little boys. The oldest two couldn't be any older than 10, and the youngest looked to be only 5.

"Oh!" Wendy exclaimed. She looked from Peter back to the boys. "Lost Boys?" She asked tentatively.

Peter stepped over to stand with his boys and smiled, "Yes. Boys, meet your new mother."

The older two looked at her a bit suspiciously, the youngest stepped back behind Peter.

Peter looked at them after a few minutes of silence. "Well? Where are your manners? Introduce yourselves."

The first, the obvious leader, stepped forward. "Slice."

The second, taking his cue from the first, took off his hat with a, "Dice."

The third hesitated for a few seconds, then shyly said, "Gouge."

They all looked to the youngest who merely looked back at them.

Peter smiled slightly and picked him up to sit on his shoulders. "This is Sam."

"Sam? With all the dangerous, scary names he's called Sam?Dice shook his head, "His name's Samurai but we call him Sam."

Wendy looked at Peter who shrugged. "Slice knew the word, he says it's a warrior."

"He's right."

Peter stepped towards her. "And how would you know?"

"I suppose I just know more than you do."

"Impossible." He smiled the smile he kept only for her.

"Very possible." She smiled back, and he couldn't take his eyes off her hidden kiss.

Slice cleared his throat, shaking Peter out of his moment. Dice held open the door, and Wendy took a second first step into Peter's home.