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He laughs. “Fuck no. I might just leave everything here so I don’t have to bother.”

“That’d be a dick move.”

“I’m sure the next person will love the new wardrobe. I’m doing them a favor.”

I roll my eyes.

“You’ll pack your stuff. Stop lying.”

“Yeah, but I won’t do it until the last minute.”

That sounds like Tanner. It sounds like all three of us, if I’m being honest.

“Have you packed yet, Tag?”

“Of course not,” he says. “That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have started by now.”

He has a point, but we’ve had other things to do. I’d rather go to the zoo with Kendall than pack my suitcases.

“Anyway, now that we’ve wasted time talking about packing, can we get down to the lobby? Kendall will be here any minute.”

We follow him to the elevator. We’ve been looking forward to our date with Kendall all morning. Even when I napped, I had a dream about hanging out with a zebra.

We hang out in the lobby for a few minutes, and the taxi shows up, just as Kendall arrives.

“Sorry I’m late!” she apologizes. “I had to take care of something.”

I open the cab door for her.

“Is everything okay?”

“Oh, yeah,” she responds quickly. Her smile is wide. “Everything’s great. How are you guys?”

We climb into the taxi behind her.

“We’ve been bored without you.”

She giggles.

“I’m sorry! I’m here now, at least.”

I direct the driver to take us to the zoo. I start to give him the address, but he knows exactly where it is. I suppose when you’re the only taxi driver in Boone, you get to know the area pretty well.

We get to the zoo fifteen minutes later. Kendall’s eyes light up when she sees the entrance. We buy our tickets and enter, and right inside, there’s a huge sculpture of an elephant.

Kendall gasps.

“This wasn’t here last time I came!” she practically yells. “Can you take my picture? I love elephants!”

She runs over to pose in front of the life-size replica while I take a few pictures on her phone. She looks adorable in her knee-length floral dress. Her sunglasses take up most of her face. Kendall looks completely at home here. I love seeing her so happy.

“Do you want to head for the elephants first?” Tag asks after the impromptu photoshoot.

Kendall shakes her head.

“We should start with the zebras and go from there. I want to see everything.”

“Sounds good!”