"And you'll look lovely," Alec assured her.
After a while of hanging out with their family, the twins went off to Alec room and ended up staying up there. Xander didn't care for the idea of having to go down two flights of stairs with his boot, so he just stayed with Alec in his room instead of making the trek down.
Saturday, while at work, Alec told Tristan all about the planned visit to the zoo with his family. He was looking forward to it. He'd only been once several years ago, and it had been an amazing experience! Until Goober Griffith threw Alec's prized ball into the flamingo enclosure and then told the teacher it'd been Alec. Tristan had to ask if "Goober" was the kid's name. It was not, but Alec couldn't remember his real name.
"You know, doing the accounts for the zoo on a volunteer basis has its perks," Tristan remarked. "Like free entry for myself and one other."
"Do you mean you want to go with us?" Alec asked curiously.
Tristan chuckled and shook his head. "No, I wasn't inviting myself along. Besides, I have to balance the accounts for this place tomorrow. I was thinking you and your family could take them. It would be two tickets cheaper, and since Ivy is so young, she probably gets in free."
"Good point!" Alec grinned. "Thanks, Uncle Tristan!"
So, Alec took the free tickets home with him to give to his parents to use at the zoo the next day.
