“We’ll stay at the zoo, and Sofia can finish her homework. I’ve got the car until tomorrow. I can drive her back to your apartment later if you don’t make it back here before closing.”
“Uh,” Luke said, clearly caught off guard.
Sofia was looking up at him with big puppy dog eyes. “Please, Daddy!” she whined. “Please let me stay at the zoo! Jamie will be with me.”
“It’ll be fine,” Jamie insisted, refusing to lose out to a babysitter when he was right here.
Luke sighed, and rubbed a hand over his face. “Alright. Alright, you can stay.”
Sofia squealed for joy, and Jamie felt pretty pleased too.
“That means you have to wear your backpack,” Luke said firmly, as he bent down on one knee and held the backpack out for Sofia.
“Fine,” she huffed, slipping her arms into it.
Luke secured the bag in place, then pressed one of the ladybug clips on the side: the clip beeped, and Luke said, “Okay, the tracker is on. That means you have to keep your backpack on you, Sofia. I’m not kidding.”