A few days have passed since we last looked in on Lloyd. Today the girls and Lloyd plan to go to the pond and check out what kind of critters they can find like frogs, garter snakes and other things kids like to see.

"It's going to be another hot day so you kids be sure and take the sun lotion along with you." Aunt Betty had just fixed their backpacks with plenty of snacks and other goodies like a few of Lloyd's diapers.

The girls had put on their bikinis and Lloyd had on only a diaper… again. As they pulled their backpacks over their shoulders and started out the door Aunt Betty called out, "Have a good time!"

"We will!" Martha called out.

As they passed the Barn Lloyd saw Walter standing in the doorway. The boys waved to each other. Walter called out, "Where are you guys going?"

"To the pond." Lloyd called back.

Just then Jack, Walters Dad, came out the door and pulled Walter back into the barn.

Lloyd caught up to Martha and Clara who had walked on ahead of him.

"I feel sorry for Walter… He never gets to have fun." He told the girls.

"We're not supposed to talk to him." Clara said.

"Why not?" Lloyd asked.

"I don't know, but Mom told us not to get friendly with him. We find he is a little weird." Martha answered.

"I don't think he is so weird anymore. We have become friends. But his Daddy is weird I think." Lloyd said.

"Yeah, he's not too friendly either!" Martha agreed.

The kids walked past the tree house and up through the brush until they came to an open field. They walked on a rutty road until coming to the pond.

This is the first time Lloyd was at the pond. There were a few trees and brush around it but across the road were wide-open fields. For several hours the kids searched for frogs etc and found many. Stepping into some bushes Lloyd scared out a rabbit.

Sitting down on the edge of the pond the kids began to check out the snacks and pop.

"Wanta play house again, Lloyd?" Clara asked.

"Ah Clara do we have to?" Martha asked.

"Got something better to do? Clara asked.

"Well, we could go swimming!" Martha laughed.

"I don't think we can." Lloyd spoke up.

"Why not? Can't you swim?" Martha asked him.

"I can swim alright… and I'd like to but we didn't bring any swimming suits with us." he answered.

"We could go wading. Or…. We could just go swimming in what we got on." Clara pointed out.

"Yeah we could! Our bikinis would dry quickly and Lloyd has more diapers. Wanta go swimming in your diaper, Lloyd?" Martha asked.

"Sometimes us boys go swimming without any swimming suits." Lloyd told.

"What did you wear?" Clara asked.

"Nothing. It was just us boys anyway." Lloyd laughed.

Martha looked at Clara, "Why not?"

"NAKED!" Clara said out loud.

"Sure, won't be any different then when we all take a bath together." Martha started to remove her top.

"Think it would be alright?" Clara asked.

Lloyd giggled, "What difference would it make, we are alone, no body will be coming out here, anyway we have been taking baths together. It's fun to do outside..!" Lloyd said.

Besides, Lloyd was already out of his diaper. He kicked it to aside. He was not going to be shy about skinny-dipping.

"I will if you will!" Martha told Clara.

"I don't care but what if Dad comes out!" Clara looked around and saw nothing but a large field on either side of the pond with not a sign of people.

"He won't today, he and Mom are going in to town, remember." Martha reminded.

"Oh yeah!" Clara pulled off her top.

After the skimpy Bikinis were off both girls ran into the water splashing as much as they could at Lloyd. They ran around as if dancing. Their freedom outdoors in the raw was quickly adjusted to. (Kids take to nudity like ducks to water.)

Martha reached the deeper part and began to tread water. "Come on in, the water feels warm."

Clara sat down in the shallows, the water came only up to her belly button.

Lloyd took one last look around then did a belly flop that sent water spraying over Clara.

For the next couple of hours the children yelled and jumped while enjoying the hot 90-degree summer day.

Martha stood up in the shallow waters and brushed her hair. She was facing the beach where their bikinis and Lloyd's diaper laid.

Suddenly Martha let out a piercing scream then dropped down so only her head showed above water.

Lloyd who was swimming in deeper water swam fast towards Martha to see what scared her so badly. When he arrived next to Martha he asked, "What happened?"

Martha pointed.

Sitting on the beach right besides their clothing was Walter.

All three of the kids sat down in the water after they realized Walter was watching them.

"What you doing here?" called out Lloyd.

Walter stood up and putting his hands to his mouth he called back, "I come here often to swim, it's ok my Dad said I could?"

"Does your Daddy know we're here too?" Clara asked.

"I'm sorry, You told me you were coming here.. No I didn't tell my dad that." Walter said. Then he sat down as if waiting for them to come to him.

"What we going to do? Our clothes are beside him." Martha worried.

Lloyd whispered among the girls, "I don't think he would hurt us, he just wants to be friends. Why don't we let him swim with us and see what happens."

"But I don't think Daddy would want us to do this." Clara was a little upset.

"He's just another boy like me!" Lloyd said.

"NO! he is older then you. I don't want him to look at me." Martha argued.

"Yeah and besides we never seen him naked before either!" Clara said.

Lloyd could understand their shyness, just like he was when he first came to live with them.

"He' just another boy… What can it hurt anyway?" Lloyd said.

The girls were not fully convinced but they gave in.

"Come on in the water's fine!" Lloyd called out.

"Nay, I'm ok here!" Walter yelled back.

"Oh! Oh!" said Clara.

"Yeah, he's not coming in." Lloyd observed.

"But how are we going to get out?" Martha stayed under the water except for her head.