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but the look on your face was just too perfect not to capture it.” Adam put his phone back in his pocket. “Plus, now I’ve got a photo I can use when we finally get you a phone.” He said it like it was just something to check off his list, and Dillon didn’t really have a say in it. Dillon would hate to be the one to break it to him that he wasn’t going to be able to afford a cell phone or a plan anytime soon, but he’d have to tell him eventually. It really made Dillon feel like crap, because he knew that would be just one more reason for Adam to look at him like a charity case.
     
    Adam grabbed Dillon by the arm. “Come on,” he insisted as he pulled Dillon inside the cat complex. “There are some baby lion cubs in here that you are going to love!”
     
    He was right. There were five of them, and they were seriously some of the cutest little things Dillon had ever seen. They were so tiny, yet feisty, and Adam and Dillon stood there and watched them with the small group of onlookers that had gathered. There was no way for Dillon to be sad as they oohed and aahed at the tiny cubs while they wrestled around with each other and tried to force the mama lions to get up and play. Adam pulled his phone back out and snapped several shots of them, showing each one to Dillon after he took it. He really had a knack for capturing their playfulness so candidly, and Dillon told him so.
     
    Then he scrolled back a few photos and showed Dillon the picture he’d taken of him. Dillon’s mouth was open slightly with his face turned to the left just a bit. His hand was loosely gripping the chain link fence, and his eyes were wider than usual. To be totally honest, Dillon looked hypnotized which was how he’d felt, and Adam had captured the moment impeccably. “Wow, that’s a great shot,” Dillon praised him honestly.
     
    “Thanks!” Adam beamed at the compliment. “Are you ready to go see some other animals now?” Dillon nodded his head and they left the cat complex together.
     
    They visited the gorilla house next and then the orangutans. Dillon thought it was so cool to watch the monkeys as they interacted with each other and the crowds. They were extremely people friendly, and most of them sat next to the big windows and showed off for the spectators who stood with their cameras at the ready, lights flashing every few seconds. It was quite the sight for Dillon who hadn’t been in such a social situation for as long as he could remember.
     
    After the primates, they walked around to see bears, beautiful gardens full of flowers, more statues that had children climbing all over them, and Adam took Dillon through the aviary. That was especially cool because they got to walk on a long, wooden deck while birds flew around them, completely oblivious to their presence. There were also some grey and black lemurs that were scampering around, playing with each other. They would be walking on the ledge of the deck or sometimes right in the middle of it and Adam and Dillon would have to stop and wait for them to move, as not to scare them. It was really awesome, and Dillon couldn’t believe places like that were available to the public.
     
    “Are you hungry yet?” Adam asked as they exited the aviary. There was a concession stand in front of them, and Dillon was actually getting hungry. “Yeah, I could eat,” he answered.
     
    They finally got to the front of the line after ten minutes of waiting. “What can I get you?” the concession employee asked them.
     
    “I’ll take a foot long hot dog with regular chips and a Coke,” Adam told him pulling out his wallet. “What do you want, Dillon?”
     
    “I can buy my own food,” Dillon protested. “I brought money.”
     
    Adam got a slightly annoyed look on his face. “Please stop arguing with me. I brought you here for your birthday, so it’s my treat. Tell the man what you want.”
     
    Dillon sighed deeply. “I’ll take a hot dog and a Coke,” he told