Chapter 1
A little girl sat comfortably on her favorite swing. She smiled at her friend, a boy one year older than her and said, "Jamie!!! Push, pwees (please)!!!!"
The boy smiled at the nickname given to her by his young neighbor. "All right, Ina." He said, addressing the little girl with his own nickname for her.
Wanting to start a conversation, Ina said, "Jamie? I want husband! Marry me!"
"Haha!" Jamie laughed, "But we're too young! My mommy and daddy became husband and wife when they were 26! You're only four and me only five! Haha!"
"Marry me!!!!" Ina whined, tears already starting to form in her eyes.
"Okay, okay!" Jamie said as he stopped pushing.
The two of them left the swing and went to pick up some flowers. When they had gathered enough, they joined the flowers together so as to make rings for each other. Then they went to the playhouse and did a pretend ceremony. When Jamie had finally said his "I do," to the hyperactive Ina, Ina insisted that they kissed.
"Close your eyes," Jamie said.
"Why?"
"So that I could kiss you!"
"Do I have to?"
Jamie nodded and said, "My mommy and daddy close their eyes when they kiss. So you should, too!"
"You'll close your eyes, too?"
"Uh huh."
"Are you sure?" Ina asked, looking skeptical.
"Yes!" Jamie almost shouted, "Now close your eyes!"
Ina closed her eyes.
Jamie did, too, but not before cupping Ina's face in his small five-year- old hands.
And the two kissed. Lip to lip.
A little girl sat comfortably on her favorite swing. She smiled at her friend, a boy one year older than her and said, "Jamie!!! Push, pwees (please)!!!!"
The boy smiled at the nickname given to her by his young neighbor. "All right, Ina." He said, addressing the little girl with his own nickname for her.
Wanting to start a conversation, Ina said, "Jamie? I want husband! Marry me!"
"Haha!" Jamie laughed, "But we're too young! My mommy and daddy became husband and wife when they were 26! You're only four and me only five! Haha!"
"Marry me!!!!" Ina whined, tears already starting to form in her eyes.
"Okay, okay!" Jamie said as he stopped pushing.
The two of them left the swing and went to pick up some flowers. When they had gathered enough, they joined the flowers together so as to make rings for each other. Then they went to the playhouse and did a pretend ceremony. When Jamie had finally said his "I do," to the hyperactive Ina, Ina insisted that they kissed.
"Close your eyes," Jamie said.
"Why?"
"So that I could kiss you!"
"Do I have to?"
Jamie nodded and said, "My mommy and daddy close their eyes when they kiss. So you should, too!"
"You'll close your eyes, too?"
"Uh huh."
"Are you sure?" Ina asked, looking skeptical.
"Yes!" Jamie almost shouted, "Now close your eyes!"
Ina closed her eyes.
Jamie did, too, but not before cupping Ina's face in his small five-year- old hands.
And the two kissed. Lip to lip.