Sorry I've had writer's block for so long. I hope you enjoy this installment!
He looked at her sheepishly. The horror and shock on Wendy's face made him feel awful about all of this.
"Yeah…" he said, "I….uh….really don't know what happened. When you left, I began to grow up. Do you know why it happened, Wendy?"
Wendy, who was still recovering from her faint and the shock of seeing the boy she loved, standing before her, didn't hear his question. She was too deep in thought.
"Wendy?" Peter prodded, gently.
"Oh…um…well, I think it might have been the kiss…..I mean the thimble, that I gave you. Here it is a symbol of love and with love also comes something that you never wanted to happen: growing up."
"Oh."
"I'm awfully sorry, Peter. I never meant for the thimble to do this. It would have been better if we'd never met. I've been so miserable without you for the past four years, and life is so dreary here. If we'd never met, you would still be the twelve-year-old boy I loved and I would not have been miserable for so long," she finished with a sigh.
"Wendy," Peter said quietly, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear, "I don't care about growing up. I've realized that as long as I have you, I'll be happy. I could be a baby or an old man, for all I care, you are most important."
Wendy jumped up and threw her arms around his now rather broad shoulders and kissed his cheek. Just as she did this, Michael appeared in the doorway.
"Wendy, Mother wants….Peter!" he screamed.
"Hello, Michael. My you've gotten big. Have you had any more fights with pirates?"
"No, but I want to. Does this mean we're going to Neverland?"
"What do you say, Wendy?" Peter asked, "Are you up for another adventure?"
Wendy didn't hesitate for even a second. She answered, "Yes."
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