Redsand Canyon Denimclad baboons.

And my little dog too? she jeered playfully at her mate, randomly motioning to a squealing Leona.

With a cackle, Towhee bounded out of the water as abruptly as she’d entered it. She made a point to sidle alongside Maxim, then stop and shake. She pressed a smirk to his cheek, tongue lapping up some of the droplets there as she kissed it.

Turning her head to watch their kids splashing around, she found herself saying, You know, we did pretty damn good. Think we’ll make more of them next year?