As I walked around the zoo, hand intertwined with Harry, I stared in amazement at all the animals around me. What? It wasn't like I hadn't been to a zoo before, but every time I came, I was still as amazed as the last time. I watched as the monkeys swung from the trees, hooting and hollering at each other. I had to admit, monkeys were sweet animals.
"Look at that monkey! It's the cutest," I gushed, pointing to a baby monkey.
It was clutching its mother tightly, well I assumed it was its mother. It grinned as it noticed it was being watched and raced off to jump about and show off. I giggled as I watched.
We moved along to the next animal on our tour, the elephants. I'd always loved the elephant, as it was such a majestic animal. It may be big and looked sort of frumpy, but if you watched closely enough, it actually walked with such grace. For such a big animal, it was truly beautiful. I pulled away from Harry, walking closer to see clearer.
In the pen were three adults and two babies. One baby looked a little older than the other. Harry stood beside me and we watched them interact. One of the elephants strolled over to the water pit and slurped up a mouthful, before squirting it high in the air, bathing itself in the cool water. The smaller of the two babies, watched and copied.
It slurped and squirted, but didn't succeed. I laughed, and Harry chuckled. We watched as it tried again. But for a second time, did not succeed.
"I could do that easy," Harry pointed out.
He reached for my bag and pulled out the bottle of water. He poured a load into his mouth, stood back, threw himself back and squirted the water high in the air. I felt the droplets splatter on my head and squealed, as I jumped back. He laughed, as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
"You're disgusting!" I groaned, wiping the water from my arms and face.
He chucked the empty bottle over his shoulder, hitting the bin easily. He sauntered over to me, scooping me up in his arms and spinning us around. I giggled and held my head back.
When he placed me back on my feet, he leaned in close and whispered in my ear, "Don't pretend that you don't like it when I get you all wet!"
My eyes widened and I felt my cheeks becoming hotter. Did he really just say that!? In public!! He needed to reign all that in. I could hardly breathe. I slapped his arm and shook my head vigourously.
He just laughed as he gripped my hand in his and pulled me along with him. Sometimes he killed me with his dirty mouth. Oh who was I kidding! He killed me with that dirty mouth every day.
"I also have a bigger trunk than that," he exclaimed, pointing with his thumb over his shoulder.
"Harry!" I groaned. He needed to stop before I exploded.
He chuckled and pulled my hand up to his mouth, kissing it softly. "If you're a good girl, I'll let you feel it later." I slapped him again and he chucked. He was killing me oh so slowly.
- Meg
