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"Oh, I thought you said ere going to the zoo"

"No, that’s not what I said"

"Hey, that’s a good idea," Jack jumped in "Beats this place"

Danny’s eyes lit up "Can we, Mommy? I love the zoo"

"I don’t know--"

"My treat," Jack said before she could utter anything about the admission price

"It’s kind of far away," Jessie pointed out

"Which ed her elbow "C’mon, it’ll be fun I haven’t been to the zoo in years"

"Your dad lives on a ranch You probably see aniers and bears" Jack’s expression was as hopeful as Danny’s She hated always being the spoilsport, the voice of financial reason The bad guy

"C’mon, Mommy"

Jack knelt down to Danny’s level and smiled up at her "Yeah, c’mon, Mom Danny and I haven’t been to the zoo in forever"

Oh lord…Jack’s di

"OK Let’s go"

Danny jurabbed Jack’s hand, and raced for the door

Jessie ran to keep up with theht

Danny h the ani in a crib Jessie stood back with Jack at her side

He had insisted on driving, so they had dropped Jessie’s car off at her apartment and taken his truck

"We can take my truck," he’d said

"Oh, I can drive"

"No offense, darlin’, but I think my truck is in a little better shape than your car"

She’d tried to act offended when she said, "It’s just old Your truck isn’t exactly young"

"Honey, your car is a senior citizen in a retireh to line dance at a honky-tonk"

Jessie laughed, and then Danny had the final word