"Close your eyes." Peter smiled at how Jessica stroked his hand with her thumb.
Jessica closed her eyes, and a few minutes later felt her feet touch grass. How she loved that feeling.
"Open your eyes, Jessica, and see your new home."
Jessica opened her eyes, and gasped. Beautiful green trees, clear blue skies, and clouds of cotton candy pink and white surrounded her. Exotic scents of flowers and spices hung in the air, it was at least 80 degrees, but a breeze stirred the leaves and gave Jess a small comfort. She smiled.
"I LOVE IT!" Jess lifted up into the air, twirling all the way up. Peter laughed and joined her, the both of them twisting and swerving in and out of clouds. They played tag, and Peter was it.
"Gotcha!" Peter caught Jess, his arms wrapped around her. Jess laughed and closed her eyes, a content smile on her face. Peter noticed and smiled. 'She's happy," he thought. 'That is what I was aiming for.'
"Well, let's go meet the Lost Boys, Peter!" Jess exclaimed suddenly after her and Peter flew for awhile, she still in his embrace as they cut through the sky with their entwined bodies.
"The Lost Boys! I can't believe I forgot! Though, I am very forgetful at times." Peter slapped his forehead in shame.
"Well, Peter, let's go!" Jessica escaped from his arms and turned the other way, diving down when she found the tree that led to Peter and the Lost Boys' home. Peter followed her and landed swiftly, following Jess's footsteps, and finding that she had already found the boys.
"Peter, can you please let them know I'm not a Pirate?" Jess laughed at the ropes that kept her hands bound. They were fast, but one of the little ones tripped while trying to keep up.
"Oh, they know you're not. Boys, take off her bindings. She is here to say, and her name is Jess!"
The four boys lined up. Jess went up to each one.
"What is your name, young warrior?"
"Fish, ma'am, I got my name from Peter, since he reckons I look like one." This wasn't true, of course, but still Jess threw a look at Peter and he just shrugged, laughing.
"Well, Fish, I don't think you look like a fish." Jess smiled, and the little boy bowed and shook hands with the young woman. Jess turned to the next Lost Boy.
"I'm Skip, and this here's Benny, he doesn't talk, ma'am. I'm Skip cause I'm the best here at skipping stones." Skip bowed and Jess laughed.
"We'll have a contest one day, Skip." Jess turned to Benny and bent down, since he was so small.
"Hello, Benny. I'm Jessica, and if you'd like, I can be your mother. I'll read you stories and cook you tasty meals and play games with you! How would you like that, Benny? Would you like a mother?" Jess smiled. Benny looked up from the ground and smiled, his two front teeth missing.
"Benny, you are absolutely adorable! Come here!" Jessica picked up Benny and held him in her arms. He smiled the whole time, and wrapped his tiny arms around her neck.
"Ma'am, what you've just done is a miracle! We've never even seen Benny smile!" The fourth boy, whose name Jess learned later is Twig, since he was skinnier than the other Lost Boys, spoke the truth. Even Peter looked shocked, for he even, could not get the boy to smile. 'Girls are so strange," he said to himself, admiring Jessica's magic on the little boy.
"Well then, looks like my stay here is permanent, huh?" Jess smiled at Peter, who for some odd reason, blushed. Jess tried not to notice, but just could not help it, and tucked it away in her mind to taste in her thoughts later, when she was alone.
"Yes, and as a guest for this evening, we will prepare dinner!" Peter smiled cockily at his generous thought. Jess smiled. "If you say so Peter, I've no complaints!" Jess laughed at the looks the children's faces wore.
"Peter, the boys don't exactly look thrilled. Perhaps I gather some things, and then you help them prepare it, then things would move faster. I refuse to just sit here and watch you bunch slave away just for me!"
"If you wish it, Jess." Peter smiled. She was so clever. And kind…
"Alright boys! You four go up there, and me and Jess will look over there." Peter pointed and crowed. The Lost boys took off, leaving the two teens to themselves. Benny was not eager to leave Jessica's arms, but he ran after the other three boys nonetheless. Jess turned towards Peter, but he was no longer standing next to her. "Peter?" Jess just stood there.
"Yes, Jess?" Peter waved, floating above her.
"Where are we going?" Jess smiled as she floated up to meet him.
"You'll see." Peter grinned mischievously, taking her hand and spurting off, Jessica holding on to him and laughing, wind running through her hair.
"Close your eyes, Jess." Peter looked to make sure her eyes were closed. Jess laughed. "Another surprise?" Jessica smiled. She knew it'd be good, it being Peter Pan and all.
"Trust me, you'll like it. Open your eyes!" Jessica listened to where she was before she opened her eyes. She heard cries of…a dolphin! She opened her eyes, and they lit up like the brightest star in the sky.
"Dolphins! Oh Peter, they are wonderful!" She imitated their squeals and walking into the water held a hand out, one sleek bottle nosed dolphin reaching out with its nose and kissing her gentle hand.
Peter gave a small smile at Jessica playing the dolphins, kissing them, naming them, riding them. She loved it here…she would never leave.
"Will she?" Peter muttered to himself. He had bad luck finding what Wendy had told him about. 'True Love, Peter Pan, which is what life is all about.' Peter bit his lip in thought, not hearing Jess call his name.
"Peter? Are you ok?" Night was falling and Jess was a little chilly, soaked, squeaking goodbye to the dolphins, Apollo, Athena, Orion and Jezebel. She now stood before Peter, looking at him, hands on her hips, hair drenched but wavy and clinging to her figure. Peter looked at her, and his eyes took her in. He went from her eyes, to her neck, to her thin white dress clinging to her breasts. He stopped looking and gulped.
"W-we sh-should probably get going, it's dark." Peter shook his head, and smiled nervously. 'Please that she didn't notice me staring like that…' Peter gulped once more and Jess laughed.
She grasped Peter's hand and then put his arms around her waist, and pushed off. Peter gulped once more, his eyes wide, feeling her body against his made his skin tingle all over. He swallowed and laughed nervously. "Wh-what are you doing, Jess?" He bit his lip when she only smiled at him in response, and his mind flashed back to something Wendy had told him before. 'She said that lust often leads to love…what is lust? The skin tingles…thimbles…ohhh! Now I remember…I wonder if Jess would ever want to thimble? This business is so tiring and confusing!' Peter sighed and smiled. But it was exciting. He held her tighter and Jess smiled as he moved his hand against her cheek as they landed next to Peter's home. His hand moved to her chin, and lifted it ever so gently. "Peter?" Jessica whispered, looking into his eyes, feeling thrills of excitement in her stomach, in her chest, which rose and fell rapidly. She felt an energy, her own, mixing with Peter's, drawing them closer and closer…she wanted him, she needed him…
