Two weeks later, Wendy rings the door bell to the Bougerious residence!  She thinks so this is the place my uncle told me about huh?  How quaint it is indeed!  Why it is a lovely place outside, so I wonder what is like inside?  Does my dear best friend whom I have seen in years, Alan still live here?   She rings the bell again!

      Chloe hears the bell, she answers the door and finds herself face to face with none other than an old friend of Alan's.  Why it is Wendy!  Goodness, it has been years since any of them have last seen her.  She smiles, and motions for the young lady to come inside. She closes the door, locks it and calls out,  "Alan there is someone here to see you!"

       Alan gets up, gets ready for the day, and comes downstairs. He expects to see Nathaniel since they are still best bud's after all.  Only instead of him,there is familiar blonde hair girl with pink high lights, brown eyes and glasses!  What?  It can not be, can it?

       "Wendy is that you?"  Alan says.

        "Alan, wow! It is great to see you after all this time!" Wendy says.

      "Same here, now how have you been?"  Wendy remarks.

     "Just peachy, how about you?"  Alan ask.

     "Great!  I came here to see if you still were in town!  Glad to see you are and at the same house too. Wow!"  Wendy states.

        Chloe smiles, grabs up her purse, swim bag, a towel and heads out the door.  She drives herself to the local pool. She might as well now that school is out for the summer.  She also figures this should  give Wendy and Alan time to catch up.  She is glad Wendy and her brother still get along so well. She hopes that they end up together!  Good day, since when did she ship him with her?  
     

       Back with Wendy and Alan...

         "Wendy you did not change a bit!  I mean except for the pink high lights."  Alan says.

           "Well, I could say the same for you!  You know I am single!"  Wendy brags.

          "Nah, you are kidding!  There is no way that is true!  You must have boys all over you like all the time."  Alan remarks.

          "Haha, well I have many boys ask me, but none seems to suit me.  I guess I am just too picky."  Wendy laughs when she sees the serious expression he gives her.  She thinks, that is the Alan I know and love. She blushes.

            "Oh, well, I suppose that is not all bad then.  At least this way you do not have to deal with dozens of bad break ups, or any jealous girls or boys."  Alan says.

            "Yeah, you are right about that Alan." Wendy says.

            "Was there everyone anyone who did catch your eye?"  Alan ask.

           "Yes, there was once a long time ago. Only he was my friend.  He did not see me that way.  He was just too into my sister." Wendy says.

           Alan recalls how he was into Wendy's sister at one point.  This is to say he was the boy to crush on her sister at one point and he was also the one to have his heart broken by her as well.  Later, his heart gets broken again by Nellie, but that is nothing to worry about right?  He is not a hopeless person is he?
        

       "Wendy, I am sorry.  I never knew."  Alan says simply.

         "Alan, do not be. It is alright." Wendy says.

           "Good, so friends?"  Alan ask.

         "Yes, friends!" Wendy says.

             Alan sees her about to fall and catches her.  He does let go right away as he thought he would. He just continues to hold onto her. 

          Wendy looks at him in surprise. She thinks he has so good reflexes there. She wonders, why does he still hold me.  She does not mind.  She just thought he would have let go by now.

          "Oh, uh...sorry."  Alan says, as he can feel some tension between them.  He gently lets go of her.

         "It is alright. You did keep me from falling. "  Wendy says.

          "Yeah,but you could have just let me slip."  She says next.

           "If I did that I would have let a pretty girl get hurt!"  Alan says.  He blushes as he wonders wait, where did that come from anyway!

           "Pfft, I am not her!  So you can stop okay! " Wendy retorts.

           "Wendy was has gotten into you?"  Alan ask.

           "You know very well what I mean!"  Wendy says.

           "I beg your pardon!"  Alan states.

           "It just you were smitten with my  sister. Then you feel for the clutches of that player, Nellie.  I am not either of them.  I not like either of them.  I am just me.  Just the girl who never dates because the only guy she ever likes does not even care."  Wendy says.

             "Wendy,do not be so hard on yourself!"  Alan says.

               "Stop, you know you can not just pity me and..." Wendy begins.

                  Alan puts a finger to her lip.  He hears her breath evenly and pulls her close. He has no idea what came over him.  He thinks, is it because no girl gave me  a kiss in awhile, or what?  He knows it is not an excuse.  He still  slowly moves his finger along the path of her lips. When she blushes, he marks the same path to her lips slowly and tenderly with his lips. He feels her give into it and thinks, Wendy!  I am sorry, forgive me!

                 Wendy gets  a kiss from her crush!  She does not think he loves her.  She can not complain though any kiss from Alan is better than none at all.  She kisses him. She puts her tongue into his mouth. She hears him moan just a little.

                 "A-Alan, I-I  d-do not understand." She mutters when she pulls away.

                "Wendy, I  am sorry."  Alan says.

                 "I know.  I am sorry too."  Wendy says. She grabs her purse and leaves.  She glances back for  a minute and sees him as he stands in the doorway with a far off look in his eyes.  

                 to be continued in Chapter  4  At the pool?