Not much happened the rest of that week. Stephen spent a lot of time with Michael. Sometimes Pete and Alex were there, other times they were alone. Pete swam pretty well and was also able to give Stephen some hints. Stephen's swimming improved little by little as the days went by.
By Friday, Stephen was pretty comfortable around all three of the other boys, so when it was time to change to swim again, Stephen decided to be brave. Neither Pete nor Alex had said anything about his deformities