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Pulls us both under

She’s wrapped around ather our wits

"Was that your way ofyour territory?"

"I believe that’s what you’re mine means, Sarah"

"You could have just peed on me," she says sarcastically

"I’m not into that" I place a loud kiss on her neck "This is h "Geez, Adam, that was so hard, I don’t know if I’ll be able to walk back out there"

I grin "You’re welcoht

~Sarah~

"Moo to school today, but I don’t?" Hailey asks me as alk toward the leopard exhibit at the New Orleans zoo

"Because she’s in college and you’re in kindergarten," I res today"

Of course, I don’t s every other week Not that I’ave me a reason to take the day off of work to spend with irl

"I’m sad that Becca couldn’t come to the zoo," Hailey says "She loves the zoo!"

"She’ll co in her little girl sirl you are?"

"Yes," she says and giggles "Oh look! Alangalangs!"

"Orangutan," I reply, correcting her "Do you like them?"

"Sometimes But once, I saw one sniff its own poop"

"Well, that’s kind of gross," I reply

"Yeah But Trevor at school says he sniffs his own poop too"

"Okay, let’s stop talking about poop," I reply "There’s a tiger!"

"Oh, and she has babies!" Hailey claps her hands and s sun "I love the babies"

"I know you do," I reply "And I lovethe tiger cubs roh and squat next to her and atch the babies for a long nizing my work number, and answer

"This is Cox"

"Sarah, we need you to come in," Ashley says

"I’m off today I’m not even on call," I reply and pace two steps away froers

"I know, but we have an ehs, and I can hear the exhaustion inkidding me?" I screech, then lower et them out of there faster?

"Yeah, because those work" Ashley’s voice is dripping with sarcasm "He has them holed up in the house and won’t let the for you"