Erin and Bree

Growing up, I lived in a pretty nice neighborhood. The crime rate was low and everything was ascetically pleasing. Large trees lined the front yards of most houses, though there wasn't a ton of room between each property. Because of this, most of the playing had to be done in the street, which was fine unless you wanted to dive for a ball. Still, it was a nice environment, and many of the kids in the neighborhood hung out on a regular basis.

I didn't really have much interest in the girls in my neighborhood. To begin with, usually just the guys hung out together, but when the groups mingled, most of the girls weren't very special. One was cute, but not nice. Another was nice, but not cute. There wasn't a whole lot to choose from, but that was okay. Love interests didn't need to come from a location that close.

I had a strong group of friends, and that was a nice thing. Incidentally, most of them lived a ways down in the neighborhood, so we spent a good amount of time roaming between those houses. Over in my area, there were really only two families with kids, and they were mostly younger than me. One house had a girl, Bree, who was a few years younger than me. That doesn't sound like a lot, but when you're younger, it's pretty much a different world. She was the victim of a very unfortunate appearance as she grew up, especially around the middle school days, when she had both very noticeable glasses and braces that had a lot of work to do. Her blonde hair was an awkward shade and her blue eyes were virtually hidden by the glasses. She was short and most times that I saw her, I was admittedly worried for her, in terms of bullying.

The other nearby family had two kids. There was a boy that was my age and a younger sister, Erin, who was a few years younger than me. Erin was kind of the opposite of Bree, in the sense that you could tell, when she matured, she was going to be attractive. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, both very noticeable, and a tall, athletic figure for her age. It didn't take long for her to develop long, toned legs through her sports activities, and every guy in the neighborhood noticed her butt, even early on. You don't have to be a genius to guess that I faked interest in being friends with her brother to hang around her as time went on.

Unfortunately, Bree was more playful with me than Erin over the years. Bree didn't have any suitors, and came from a less strict home. Erin's family was downright frightening in their strictness, and any contact between the two of us was incidental during basketball games. Still, all of us, and others in the neighborhood would hang out a decent amount, even through our high school days, until one by one, we all moved away to college. None of our families did though, so during school breaks, people did get to see each other.

I don't know when exactly it happened, but one such break was when I really noticed it. Erin, of course, was basically an older version of what we all expected. She was tall, fit, and still had a great butt. Her toned and tanned legs were often shown off by shorter shorts, and her blonde hair and blue eyed combination was as radiant as it ever had been. But the crazier development was the transformation in Bree. My jaw almost dropped when I saw what had become of her. Gone were the glasses and braces that had plagued most of her youth, and instead, contacts and a dazzling set of straight, white teeth showed. Her blue eyes stood out even more than Erin's at this point, and she had dyed her hair a beautiful shade of brown. She had also clearly taken up some form of exercise, as her tiny shirt showed off a great body.

As was custom, I smiled and waved at each of them when I saw them, but this time made sure to say hi and talk briefly with both.

"You look great," I smiled at Bree. "You must be having a blast at college."

"Thank you!" she beamed and hugged me. "It is great. I've never had so much fun."

"While we have some time, we should definitely hang out and catch up," I suggested to her, which she agreed with. A few minutes later, I visited Erin and invited her over, as well.