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He chuckled “Can we shelve all this paranormal stuff, and just have a day for us?”

“Can we?” she challenged

“I promise I’ll ht”

“That’s a tall order,” she said, not giving him an inch

“I can deliver it,” he vowed

“We’ll see” She refused to give an inch He respected that The things worth having were ones you had to work hard for

“Go get dressed, while I cook breakfast, and once we’ve eaten, we’ll head out for the day”

“Hmmm I think I like this already”

“I could be a horrible cook,” he yelled to her retreating back

“I’ve yet to discover one thing you don’t do well”

He grinned

“Except communicate”

She took the wind out of his sails with the precision of a surgeon “Ouch” His smile never faded

“DID YOU BRING ME TO the zoo?” Daize set up in her seat, pressing her face against the glass as they pulled into the parking lot across from the zoo

“I did Maybe we’ll see the ghost lion”