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�Uncle Grissom, what�s that?�
I turn around at Lindsey�s question and look at the animal she�s pointing at. I crouch down next to her, �that�s an emu.�
She furrows her brow as she studies it, �It looks kinda like an ostrich.�
I chuckle, �that�s because it is kind of like an ostrich.�
She nods, �oh�. She turns around and sees Catherine walking towards us with our drinks. �Mommy, that�s an emu�, she points towards the bird, �Uncle Gil says it�s like an ostrich.�
Catherine smiles as she looks at me and grins even larger when I blush and make an embarrassed shrug, then turns back to her daughter, �that�s �cause it is like an ostrich.�
Lindsey grins back, then takes her drink and wanders over to the next area in the flightless birds exhibit. Catherine turns to me with a raised eyebrow as she hands me my drink. I shrug, �she�s curious�.
Catherine laughs, �Oh I know that, I just didn�t realize you were so good with kids.�
I shake my head, �that�s because I�m not.�
She furrows her brow and I can�t help but grin. So that�s where Lindsey gets it from. She cocks her head to the side, �you�re good with Lindsey.�
I shrug, �She�s different.�
She looks even more confused, �Why?�
I hang my head slightly, then lift it back up, forcing myself to look her in the eye even as I can feel the blush creeping across my cheeks, �because she�s your daughter.�
She grins, �and that makes a difference?�
I grin back, �yeah�.
She looks at me with an expression I can�t quite decipher, then turns to go in the direction Lindsey did. I shake my head as I follow her. I love the zoo.
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