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Zim #1
Chapter 5
Monday, October 26
“My grandparents want me to come to the farm for Thanksgiving,” Scooter announced as I drove him to school.
“I see.” Why was it that I was suddenly feeling deserted? “I’m sure it will be nice to see them. It’s been a couple of months. Will your dad be there?”
Scooter shrugged.
“Well, Zak can arrange for you to go visit your family either way. Did they say how long they wanted you to come for?”
“Grandma said I should come when school lets out on the Friday before Thanksgiving week, and then I can come back the Sunday after Thanksgiving. She said Alex could come with me.”
“Did you ask Alex if she wanted to go?” I wondered.
“She said she would if it was okay with you.”
I wanted to say no, it absolutely wasn’t okay with me, but I wasn’t really Scooter’s mother, and it was perfectly reasonable that his actual grandparents would want to spend time with him. And while Alex wasn’t related to them, Scooter would have a lot better time if Alex went along.
“If Alex wants to go then that’s fine with me. I’ll talk to Zak today about scheduling Coop to take you and bring you back.”
Coop was a private pilot Zak often hired.
“It looks like it’ll just be Zak and Pi and me for Thanksgiving.”
“Pi is going to that band thing.”
“What band thing?” I asked.
“I’m not sure. Just some band thing. He said he talked to Zak about it and it was okay with him.”
I found it odd that Zak hadn’t mentioned anything, but perhaps he was still looking into it. I pulled up in front of the school.
“Don’t forget to ask your teacher about the spelling words you’re supposed to be studying.”
“I will,” Scooter promised as he opened the car door.
“And please be sure to find out when your class is going to the Children’s Museum. Your teacher said she would send home a note, but so far I haven’t seen it.”
“Okay.”
Scooter slammed the door.
“Love you,” I said to the boy who was halfway to the school building.
I turned to Charlie. “Should we go see Jeremy?”
He barked.
“Yeah, I think so too.”
Charlie and I headed to the Zoo. I hadn’t spent nearly as much time as I’d like with the animals I’d committed to care for as of late. Jeremy Fisher and Tiffany Middleton, who worked for me full-time, were great. I knew the animals were fine as long as they were in their care; it was I who suffered when I stayed away too long. I love my family more than I can say and being a wife to Zak and a surrogate mom to Pi, Alex, and Scooter was very rewarding, but I needed to have my time with my four-legged friends.
“Fantastic concert yesterday,” I said to Jeremy as we walked in the door. Charlie trotted over to greet Jeremy, who was standing at the front counter, playing with two of the kittens we were getting ready to adopt to a new family.
“Thanks. I thought it went well,” Jeremy answered as he bent over to pet my small sidekick. “Pi has turned out to be a huge asset. I know you have plans for him that go beyond the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but he has real talent.”
“Yeah, he really is good. Zak is grooming him to work for him when he graduates college, but young adults don’t always stick to the career path the authority figures in their lives choose for them. Pi does seem to enjoy working with Zak, so I guess we’ll see if he can stay serious and out of trouble.”
“Any particular reason why you think he might not?” Jeremy asked.
I shared with him what Brooklyn had told Alex.
“I don’t know the kid Pi has been hanging out with, but he hasn’t said anything to me that would indicate that he was doing anything that might get him into trouble. I’ll keep an eye on the situation.” Jeremy laughed. “I can’t believe I’m saying that. It wasn’t that long ago when I was the one getting into
Zim #1
Chapter 5
Monday, October 26
“My grandparents want me to come to the farm for Thanksgiving,” Scooter announced as I drove him to school.
“I see.” Why was it that I was suddenly feeling deserted? “I’m sure it will be nice to see them. It’s been a couple of months. Will your dad be there?”
Scooter shrugged.
“Well, Zak can arrange for you to go visit your family either way. Did they say how long they wanted you to come for?”
“Grandma said I should come when school lets out on the Friday before Thanksgiving week, and then I can come back the Sunday after Thanksgiving. She said Alex could come with me.”
“Did you ask Alex if she wanted to go?” I wondered.
“She said she would if it was okay with you.”
I wanted to say no, it absolutely wasn’t okay with me, but I wasn’t really Scooter’s mother, and it was perfectly reasonable that his actual grandparents would want to spend time with him. And while Alex wasn’t related to them, Scooter would have a lot better time if Alex went along.
“If Alex wants to go then that’s fine with me. I’ll talk to Zak today about scheduling Coop to take you and bring you back.”
Coop was a private pilot Zak often hired.
“It looks like it’ll just be Zak and Pi and me for Thanksgiving.”
“Pi is going to that band thing.”
“What band thing?” I asked.
“I’m not sure. Just some band thing. He said he talked to Zak about it and it was okay with him.”
I found it odd that Zak hadn’t mentioned anything, but perhaps he was still looking into it. I pulled up in front of the school.
“Don’t forget to ask your teacher about the spelling words you’re supposed to be studying.”
“I will,” Scooter promised as he opened the car door.
“And please be sure to find out when your class is going to the Children’s Museum. Your teacher said she would send home a note, but so far I haven’t seen it.”
“Okay.”
Scooter slammed the door.
“Love you,” I said to the boy who was halfway to the school building.
I turned to Charlie. “Should we go see Jeremy?”
He barked.
“Yeah, I think so too.”
Charlie and I headed to the Zoo. I hadn’t spent nearly as much time as I’d like with the animals I’d committed to care for as of late. Jeremy Fisher and Tiffany Middleton, who worked for me full-time, were great. I knew the animals were fine as long as they were in their care; it was I who suffered when I stayed away too long. I love my family more than I can say and being a wife to Zak and a surrogate mom to Pi, Alex, and Scooter was very rewarding, but I needed to have my time with my four-legged friends.
“Fantastic concert yesterday,” I said to Jeremy as we walked in the door. Charlie trotted over to greet Jeremy, who was standing at the front counter, playing with two of the kittens we were getting ready to adopt to a new family.
“Thanks. I thought it went well,” Jeremy answered as he bent over to pet my small sidekick. “Pi has turned out to be a huge asset. I know you have plans for him that go beyond the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but he has real talent.”
“Yeah, he really is good. Zak is grooming him to work for him when he graduates college, but young adults don’t always stick to the career path the authority figures in their lives choose for them. Pi does seem to enjoy working with Zak, so I guess we’ll see if he can stay serious and out of trouble.”
“Any particular reason why you think he might not?” Jeremy asked.
I shared with him what Brooklyn had told Alex.
“I don’t know the kid Pi has been hanging out with, but he hasn’t said anything to me that would indicate that he was doing anything that might get him into trouble. I’ll keep an eye on the situation.” Jeremy laughed. “I can’t believe I’m saying that. It wasn’t that long ago when I was the one getting into
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