Dylan Mee We Bought A Zoo Novels & Stories

I say bravely. Andre looks over at me before shaking his head and laughing. “Yes, Grace I was there when he bought you. I just wanted it to sound a lot better than he bought you. What will you tell your kids one day? That their daddy bought you at an auction house?” he asks. My face heats up. I haven’t thought of Rowan and I having children and what we’ll tell them when they ask how we met. Andre doesn’t stop teasing me until we get back to the compound. Mia’s waiting outside when we stop in front of the house. When Andre gets out and opens my door she rushes over and hugs me.

No, I was actually thinking of taking over our father's company now that you're planning on playing in the NFL. "Oh my god, you're already planning on stealing my future!" The two brothers start play-fighting each other again, and Bailey rolls her eyes before sighing. "Boys will always be boys," she turns to me. "Do you want to grab a snack or something?" "I could go for some chicken," I admit. As if this were their cue, Bernie and Brandon break apart to look at us with angelic expressions. "Did someone say chicken?" Bernie asks. Even Brandon is giving me puppy-dog eyes. "Oh, can we go to that new place?"

Better to just get it over with. Zoey rolled her eyes dramatically. “Fine. I’ll also bring a spatula along to hit his balls, if he tries any shit.” I chuckled and walked off with Dylan trailing behind me like a lost puppy. We stepped outside and stopped behind the car that had brought Zoey and me here. I leaned back against it, folding my arms across my chest. “Make it quick,” I said coldly. Dylan nodded, trying his best to look normal, but honestly, he looked like a pathetic, drunk mess. His eyes were bloodshot, hair messy, clothes wrinkled. He disgusted me.

Cassandra’s Pov “Oh look at that one,” Laura gushed. “It’s just a baby.” She was pointing to one of the smaller monkeys in the enclosed area. “It’s pretty cute,” Jordyn said, sidling up beside her in a mock attempt to ‘get a better look.’ When Dillon asked me to go on a date with him to the zoo, this wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. He’d blindsided me with a double date: Dillon and me, Jordyn and Laura. They’d been waiting for us at the ticket booth.

I’d rather starve, bash my head on the cage, and die than take a bite of her food! With that, I set off for the supermarket again. This time, I focused on meat, packing top-quality cuts of chicken, duck, goose, pork, beef, and lamb into bag after bag. Lucky for me, I had a little money saved. Otherwise, this kind of spending would’ve been brutal. By the time I got back to the zoo, it was already afternoon. The animals had had their lunches, but nearly none of them were full, especially the big carnivores like the tiger.

Zayn spoke, giving me a cute expression. I smiled, and I could almost cup my palms around his cheeks, if only he was here. “Soon. Just keep having fun, okay? I see you both were having fun.” “Yes mom. Alpha Titan bought us a bouncing castle, and placed it in his garden. It was so much fun, mom.” Zelda voiced out, giggling cutely. “And then he bought us video games. It doesn’t feel like we’ve not been out of the house. It’s so much fun here.” Zayn added.

The excitement was tangible as we joined the crowd of eager families and animal lovers. As we entered the zoo, the enchanting sounds of chattering monkeys greeted us. Abel's eyes widened in awe as he pointed towards the playful primates swinging from branch to branch. "Look, Mommy! Monkeys!" Aubree exclaimed, echoing Abel’s delight. Aubree squealed in agreement, bouncing in her stroller. "I think they like them," Michal chuckled, snapping photos of the children's first encounter with the furry creatures. The next stop was the elephant enclosure. Carter leaned forward, trying to touch the massive elephants as they flapped their ears and trumpeted. "Wow, they're huge!" I said to Sabrina, who n

“Me on one side, them on the other side. Dino in the middle.” Sure. Safety first. Zane laughed this time, quick, like he couldn’t hold it in. The sound sat low, rough enough to raise goosebumps along my neck. “I can buy an extra house for the dinosaur if we need to,” he said. “That’s not the main problem.” “I hate it when you two are on the same team,” I muttered. Zoe looked between me and Zane, clearly enjoying the chaos. “So, Uncle,” she decided, “if later Pretty Auntie starts throwing up and doesn’t like the smell of garlic, that means I was right. You have to tell me before anyone else, okay?”

No shadows, no weight — just us. Scarlett was thrilled when we told her, her little face lighting up with excitement as she bounced around the kitchen, chattering about all the animals she wanted to see. Talon watched her with a smile, the tension in his shoulders easing for the first time in days. We packed a bag with snacks, water, and sunscreen, and by mid-morning, we were in the car, with directions to the zoo pulled up on my phone. The drive was filled with Scarlett’s laughter and chatter, her imagination running wild as she talked about the lions and giraffes she was going to meet. Talon’s hand rested on my thigh, his fingers tracing absent circles as he drove, and everything felt righ

“Ah, it has nothing to do with me, Liza.” I could tell Liza didn’t really care about the explanation I gave. She seemed more convinced by her own assumptions. Now, I tried to ignore it and looked at the beautiful scenery along the road. People were enjoying spring in their own ways. Thinking about that reminded me of Miles and Tucker’s plan to go to the zoo. It sounded like so much fun. They would probably spend a lot of time there. I knew Miles would create many moments with Dylan. They hadn’t done much together in a long time.