This is an Everwood fanfic written by me, kaze.
Please do not steal and say it's yours. Ask me for permission to post it up or something.
Characters are copyrighted by Warner Brothers and belong to Gregory Berlanti.
However, Aaron and Wendy are MINE.
I might not be able to complete this fanfic but keep supporting me and maybe I will!
Thank you and enjoy the story!


Chapter 4
Wendy felt pretty content when she heard the stammering of the boy next door. She gave her second genuine smile in a week. The first was when she saw the expression on Aaron's face when that boy opened the door. It was quite funny to Wendy about Aaron and the stammering of the boy.

She kept her smile and turned to Nina. "So Nina! How'd you meet this klutz?" she put her elbow on his shoulders, which she could barely reach.

Nina laughed while Aaron pouted for having his pride crushed a second time in a row. She hid her laugh and said, "If it wasn't for this klutz, my husband and I would probably still be lost in Philadelphia, looking for the company my husband had to go to. Of course, the klutz was really a klutz! He kept leading us to different directions and we kept bumping into him! So we finally treated him out to dinner and that's when we got to know each other. After dinner, he finally TOOK us to the company building. He gives bad directions," she smiled.

"Ooh..." Wendy nodded in understanding, "So *ahem* Aaron here was your chaperone."

"Yes, yes, that's right Wendy. I was their chaperone," he coughed. "So Nina, How's Samuel and Sarah?" he continued, trying to change the subject.

The three wound up talking for hours about random nonsense. Smiles and laughter erupted and the house emitted the feeling of joy. During those hours, Samuel suddenly woke up from his nap and joined in the conversation of fun. After a while Samuel wanted to go out to play with his garden so Wendy volunteered to watch him. Nina thanked her and walked towards the window where the two were visible.

"She's really strong, huh Aaron?" Nina said in a serious tone.

"Yeah she is," he fell into his seat. "It's only been a week since then. At first she was so quiet and she cried so much. Now she's acting as if she's truly happy. But it's all just an act. I've known her since I was eight when she was born. She's still just my little itty-bitty sister but with a strong heart," he started tearing up. "Look at this. I'm twenty-three and I'm still crying. And look at her. She's only fifteen and she's not."

"It's okay Aaron," Nina said as she hugged him from behind. "It's hard to believe she's only fifteen and acts so much older, yet so much younger at the same time. I know you think you're totally responsible for her, but let her be. If her problem grows, I'm sure she'll come straight to you. You're the only one she has now. You have to match up to her strength and exceed it. It's so then you could be strong for her and comfort her. Remember, okay?" She walked in front of him and lifted his sobbing face; "You have to be strong! For her!" she let go.

He continued to sob for a little longer. After that he wiped his tears away and stood up with his fist balled. "You're right Nina," he spoke determinedly, "You're absolutely right. Thank you Nina. Thank you for being such a great 'big sister.' I love you WOman."

And they hugged.

They laughed at the scene before them. An Asian, six foot tall man with blotchy eyes hugging a five-seven Caucasian woman, who obviously seem older than the man. Nina helped clean Aaron's face so it didn't look as if he were crying.

Aaron and Wendy left soon after since it was late. The two were hungry and knew they didn't have food at home. They asked Nina for a good place to eat and if she would join them. She recommended a Chinese-Italian restaurant and gave Aaron directions. She flat out refused to join them though. Her excuse was that she was exhausted and need to put Samuel to bed.

So the two walked into the Chinese-Italian restaurant. They looked at each other when they heard who they thought was the owner, speak. He was a Chinese man with a nice, crisp, suit on. He spoke with a Chinese accent. But the part that surprised Aaron and Wendy the most was that he mixed Italian in with the words he said.

'This is going to be an interesting new start,' they both thought as they continued.