A few weeks have passed. Today was special; Amanda and I were having our first sleepover, and I couldn't be more excited.

I was busy packing my stuff for the sleepover. Amanda and were going to be here in an hour or so to pick me up, so I was finishing up. I went over to my nightstand and grabbed Mom's old binky. I hesitated to put it in my bag.

'Do I really need this?' I thought to myself. It did help me sleep after all, so I decided to put it in my bag. I then opened my nightstand drawer and grabbed the golden locket Wilma got me for my fifth birthday. I opened it and looked at the picture of us. I remembered when she gave this to me, and smiled at the memory.

"Love you sis." I said to myself quietly before putting the locket in my bag. I went and sat down on my bed and waited. Before too long, Mom came and got me, and we went to the lobby. Amanda and her mom were waiting for me. She ran up to me and gave me a hug when she saw me. Mom, Dad, and Wilma all smiled when they saw this.

"Are you ready to go?" Her mom asked. I nodded and then looked at my parents and sister.

"Bye honey, have fun, and behave yourself okay?" Mom said.

"Yes Mom." I said in a slightly annoyed tone. She said this to me every time I leave, and I was getting tired of hearing it. Mom then kneeled down and kissed me on the cheek. Dad looked at me.

"Have fun little dude, okay?" He said. I nodded and he hugged me. After that, Wilma picked me up and gave me the biggest hug I've ever gotten.

"Goodbye little bro, have fun." She said. I nodded.

"I will." I said. After I said that, Wilma kissed me on the cheek and put me down. The three of us left the hotel and went to her house. We went inside and Amanda led me to her room. I put my bag and sleeping bag near her bed.

"So, what do you want to play?" She asked in an excited tone.

"How about…we play tag, you're it!" I said tagging her and quickly leaving her room.

"Hey! No fair!" She said chasing after me. We went outside and chased each other around the house. She eventually caught me.

"Got you!" She said proudly. I sighed.

"So you did, okay…" I said. Amanda got on all fours and ran away from me. I did the same and chased after her. I managed to catch her and we both laughed. We continued playing outside until her mom told us it was time to come in. We ate dinner, and after that we both went back to her room.

[A few hours later]

We were in the middle of playing a game of checkers. Amanda was beating me badly.

"I got you." She said. I gulped, because I knew it was true. She was about to make another move when her mom opened her door.

"Hey you two, it's time for bed." She said. Amanda sighed in disappointment.

"Okay Mom." She said. I laughed a little bit because it spared me the shame of losing. Amanda looked at me.

"Lucky for you, huh?" She said in a tone of laughter. I nodded and she hugged me. I went over and got my sleeping bag ready. Before she laid down, Amanda walked over to me and gave me a kiss on the forehead. I blushed a small bit.

"Good night Wayde." She said

"Good night Amanda." I replied. She smiled and laid down on her bed. She was asleep within a couple minutes. I tossed and turned. No matter what I did, I couldn't go to sleep, and I started crying softly to myself.

[An hour later]

Amanda woke up and heard me crying. She looked at me.

"What's wrong Wayde?" She asked. I looked at her.

"I…I miss my sister. I'm not used to being away from her." I said tearfully.

"You two are pretty close, huh?" She asked and I nodded.

"She's been there for me ever since I was a puppy." I said.

"Well, do you have something that'll make you not miss her so much?" She asked. I remembered the locket Wilma gave me and searched my bag for it. I pulled out Mom's old binky and held it in my paw, and then grabbed the locket. I wasn't too sure about showing her the binky, but I sat down on her bed and showed her the locket.

"Wilma got me this for my fifth birthday. It's one of my most prized possession's." I said. I opened the locket and showed Amanda the pic of me and my sister. She smiled.

"Aww, that's cute." She said. I smiled and she noticed I was holding something in my paw.

"What's that?" She asked pointing to my paw. I was reluctant to show her, but I decided I could trust her with this. I opened my paw and showed her my mom's binky.

"This is my mom's old binky. She told me she used to suck on it all the time when she was little. I've been using it to help me sleep since I was 5." I said. I then put the binky in my mouth and started sucking on it. Amanda smiled.

"You look cute sucking on it." She said. I smiled and blushed through the binky. I took it out of my mouth.

"Promise me you'll keep this a secret from our friends?" I asked. She nodded.

"I promise." She said. I put Mom's binky back in my mouth and started sucking on it again.

"Do you want to sleep with me? You might not feel so lonely." She said. I nodded happily and laid down next to her. We both fell asleep and slept the rest of the night peacefully.

[The next morning]

Amanda's mom woke up and went to her room to wake us up. She opened her door and smiled at what she saw; Amanda and I were fast asleep and she had her arms wrapped around me. I was sucking on Mom's binky in my sleep. Her mom lightly tapped us both and we woke up. Amanda yawned and looked at her mom.

"Good morning Mom." She said. Her mom smiled again.

"Care to tell me why you two were sleeping together in your bed?" She asked. I blushed hard when she asked that.

"Oh, Wayde was having trouble sleeping, so I told him he could sleep next to me." She replied. I looked at her mom. I still had the binky in my mouth.

"That was very sweet of you Amanda." She said before looking at me.

"You look even cuter sucking on that binky." She said. I blushed when she said that and she smiled.

"Come on. I'll drop you two off at the hotel on my way to work." She said before leaving. We both nodded and I took Mom's binky out of my mouth and put it back in my bag. We ate some breakfast and afterwards, Amanda's mom took us to the hotel. We both went inside, where Will greeted us.

"Uncle Wayde, you're home!" He said in an excited tone. I smiled and nodded.

"Can we play now?" He asked.

"Give me a sec." I said leaving the two of them in the lobby. I went to my room to put my stuff away, and Wilma was sitting on her bed reading a book.

"Hey Wilma." I said. She put her book down and looked at me.

"Oh Wayde, you're back. I didn't hear you come in." She said. She got up from her bed, walked over to me, and picked me up.

"Did you have fun?" She asked. I nodded eagerly.

"That's good." She said. A thought came to my mind.

"I want to thank you sis." I said. She gave me a confused look.

"Thank me for what?" She asked.

"That locket you gave me, it really helped me last night. I missed you so much." I said. She smiled at that.

"You're welcome little bro." She replied. I kissed her on the cheek.

"I love you." I said.

"I love you too." She said before putting me down. I went back to the lobby and looked at Amanda and Will.

"Let's play." I said and they both nodded eagerly. We played for the rest of the time we had together.

A/N: Sorry about the title of the chapter guys. I couldn't come up with anything original, so I thought this would suffice. I'm thinking I'm gonna end this one pretty soon, maybe add one or two more chapters. It's currently the longest story I've written so far. Until next time, take it easy.