"Hi Eddie," Beaver said as Eddie walked in.

"Hello Theodore, hello Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver."

"Hello Eddie," Ward and June said.

"My, Mrs. Cleaver, you look very nice today," Eddie said in an overly polite tone.

"Thank you Eddie," June replied.

"Well, I guess this will be the last time you see me for awhile, huh?" Eddie said.

"You're going to State too, huh Eddie?" Beaver asked.

"Yes I am. Wally, I was wondering if I could talk to you upstairs?"

"Wow, Wally and his friends going to State," Ward said as June smiled.

"Yes sir, my parents are coming with me and meeting my roommates."

"Oh, so you and Wally don't have a dorm together, huh?" Ward asked.

"No sir, but we are in the same building."

"Come on Eddie, let's go," Wally said.

Wally and Eddie went upstairs while Beaver, Ward, and June went to the kitchen to make lunch.

"What's up Eddie?" Wally asked after he closed the door to his room.

"There's a party next Friday and some of us are invited. Just the gang and we will have fun!!" Eddie said as he laughed.

"Well, let me think about it and let me know who is going, okay?"

"Okay Sam. Oh, are you going to have your folks move your bed?" Eddie asked as Wally opened the door.

"No. Just in case I come for a visit or Beaver has a friend over."

They both went into the kitchen when June was just getting off the phone. They all said goodbye to Eddie who left to go home and then had lunch.

"So what are you boys going to do today?" June asked as she took a bite of her sandwich.

"Well I might go to the malt shop and meet Mary Ellen Rogers, but Dad, do you need me and Beaver to help you clean out the garage?"

"No. We have time for that since you won't be leaving for another two weeks. But I was thinking maybe you and Beaver can do that when I'm at work," Ward said as he took a sip of his milk.

"Okay, Dad."

Awhile later Wally went for a drive around town and even went by the now closed fire station no. 7 as he thought about his and Beaver's old friend Gus.

Flashback

A young 7 year old Wally Cleaver went in the open garage door of the firehouse where Gus was working at his desk and the truck was parked.

"Hi," Wally said with a smile.

"Well, hello there young fella. How are you?"

"I'm fine. I'm Wally. What's your name?" Wally said.

"I'm Gus, I work at this firehouse."

"Can you let me ride around in your fire engine?" Wally asked.

"No, I can't. But you can polish it when it needs it."

"Okay," Wally said as he sat down next to the desk, as Gus sat up to talk to his new friend.

"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"Yes, I have no sisters but just a brother. And he is a little baby," Wally said.

"Oh, I see. What is his name?"

"Uh... I can't say it but it's Twedor, uh... I can't say it," he told him.

"So, is it Theodore?" Gus took a guess.

"Yeah, that's it," Wally said then continued," well I have to go home and help my mom with my brother."

"Okay. See you around, kiddo," Gus told him.

"Bye."

In the Present

Wally snapped out of his flashback then continued to drive around then ended up at the malt shop where Mary Ellen Rogers was at the booth.

"Hi Mary Ellen," Wally said with a smile as he sat in the empty seat across from Mary Ellen.

"Hi Wally. Did you hear about the party coming up?"

"Yeah, I did. Do you want to go?" Wally asked.

"I don't know Wally, I overheard some of the guys talking about it and they were going to bring beer. And I don't think our parents would like that."

"Oh boy," Wally said then Eddie and Lumpy joined in. Lumpy sat next to Mary Ellen and Eddie sat next to Wally.

"Hey guys! Did you hear about the party? I heard they were serving beer!" Eddie said then continued, "What do you think of that, huh?"

"I don't know Eddie. I mean my dad trusts that I make the right decision." Lumpy said then continued, "Daddy will clobber me if I come home drunk or if he hears there is beer at the party."

"Oh come on!! We are going out in the world where Mommy and Daddy aren't here to hold our little hand through every decision we make," Eddie said.

"Gee Eddie, I don't know," Wally said.

"Look, if we don't want to stay there long, then we don't have to, end of story."

"Okay Eddie, that's good for us," they told him then they left for their homes.

A few hours later everyone had finished dinner, Ward and June were doing the dishes and Wally and Beaver were in their room talking.

"Gee Wally, in a few weeks I'll have my room to myself."

"Yeah, so Beav, who was that girl you were talking at the park?" Wally asked with a smile.

"Oh, you saw her?"

"Yea Beav. She looked like she likes you," Wally told him.

"Yeah. I met her at the malt shop when she was sitting at the bar. She is two years older than me."

"What's her name? Have Mom and Dad met her yet? I don't know how Mom and Dad would feel about you going out with a 15 year old."

"Claire and she just turned 16. No, Mom and Dad haven't met her yet. I wouldn't think they would have a problem with it but I want to see how much I like her first," Beaver said.

"Boy, not so sure I want to be here when you tell them how old she is!" Wally laughed then heard some yelling from downstairs.

"What's going on?" Beaver asked as he got up from the bed and they both opened the door.

"Ward!!" June screamed.

"Oh boy, must be bad!" Wally said as he and Beaver ran downstairs.