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“What’s up, Ziggy?” I asked him.
“Nothing much,” he said, smiling slightly.
“Well, the good thing is, that’s all okay.”
He smiled wider and then said, “It’s better than many days before… you know.”
“I do know. I’m glad.”
“Yeah, me too.”
“Shiloh, come look at the ponies!” Aria whisper-yelled.
He jogged over to her and Payton who was surprisingly into seeing the animals, too. He was still not an outdoorsy person outside of his corvids.
We fed the ponies treats, which mostly meant throwing them inside the paddock instead of trying to hand feed, just in case. The ponies weren’t sure about kids, but weren’t outright scared either. We just didn’t want any accidental nips to happen.
Once the kids started to lose interest in the ponies, I glanced at Jenn and grinned.
“Hey kids? Wanna go run around?” I asked, and for some reason the three youngest ones squealed with enthusiasm.
We set the boys on their feet, and watched them run amok toward the trailer.
Something about them running made Nyx let out a playful bark, and she dashed off toward the back of the property in a very prancing, happy kind of way.
Even Shiloh and Payton ran after the smaller kids.
“I keep forgetting that kids are sometimes really easy to entertain,” I murmured from the corner of my mouth.
Jenn laughed. “Sometimes, yes. Thank you. This was a good idea. Maybe they’ll be a little less energetic when we go back.” She’d sighed happily as we started to slowly trail after the children. “Will you come by tonight?” she asked.
Oh, right. There was a pizza party happening later to make things easier for her. That meant someone else was in charge of the pizza making.
“I don’t know yet. We’ll see.” We got to the Airstream and I asked, “Do you want to go take a peek inside while I watch them?”
“Oh, yes please!” She dashed inside almost giddily, making me laugh.
Later, after they’d left, I messaged Nick to ask if he could make meals for Bodhi and I that Bodhi could bring over to my place. He’d happily accepted, and a couple of hours later, I messaged Bodhi.
Go grab dinner delivery from Nick and come help me christen the trailer?
It took him a few minutes to answer.
Half an hour. You better be ready for me.
I chuckled and sent back:
Wilco.
I took a quick shower and made sure Nyx was settled in her bed after her dinner. I’d opted to only wear gym shorts, because easy access and the AirStream was warm.
When Bodhi arrived, he almost tore the door off its hinges.
I leaned my butt against the table I’d cleared for dinner and… well.
The sound he let out was pure sin. He put the packaged food on the counter and started to take off his outerwear.
“Turn around. Hands on the table,” he ground out.
