Page 101 of A Hard Fit

“Did you like The Heist Experience?” Rory asked Jackson and Amy.

“Loved it!” Amy said. “My favorite part was the car chase at the end.”

“I guess I’m not cool enough to get the 3D glasses thing,” Jackson said with a fake self-deprecating shrug. “Not really my thing.”

An awkward pause hung over the group.

They were rescued by Minnie. “Can we go on the ponies, Mom?”

“Yes, sweetie,” Amy replied. “I told her we could do the carousel next because she couldn’t go on this one.”

“Okay, maybe we can catch up with you guys later,” Rory said. “I’m hoping the two of us can talk, Jackson.”

“Sure thing,” Jackson said, taking Minnie from Rory’s arms and hoisting her onto his shoulders. “But this one needs ponies right now.”

“Ponies!” Minnie sang, waving goodbye from her perch as the three of them made their way into the crowd.

“All right, who’s ready for a heist?” Steffie asked.

The kids cheered as they headed for the back of the line.

When they got to the front, a cheerful employee handed them their 3D glasses and they were loaded into their seats.

Finn loved the ride. It was exactly as he’d imagined it. They were right in the thick of the action, sneaking into a palace in Milan, dodging the security lasers, snagging the jewels then making a break for it through the glamorous party and being chased through the narrow cobblestone streets by the guards.

The kids chattered as they stepped outside again, blinking up at the sharp blue sky in the bright sun.

“That was so fun!” Cali exclaimed. “Did you and Rory really help design that, Uncle Finn?”

“We sure did,” Finn said, grinning. “What was your favorite part?”

The story swapping resumed until another ride caught Cali’s attention.

“Can we go on that one next?” Cali asked, pointing over to the infamous boat ride, whose sign now read ‘Stolen Kisses’ on a pair of puckered red lips.

“We don’t want to go on the boats!” Leo said. “They’re for babies.”

“Yeah, we don’t want to go on the boats!” Bryson added. “I wanna go on another roller coaster!”

“Let me see what has the shortest lineups right now,” Rory said, swiping through the app. “Hmm…” They frowned. “Nothing’s loading. Is it working for you?”

Finn pulled out his phone to check. “Doesn’t look like it.”

“That’s weird…” Rory’s thumbs flew over the screen. “The network signal seems to be fine.”

Finn tried refreshing the app. “Yeah, I definitely can’t get anything to load.”

“I’ll just check with Markos…”

“Can we go on the Thrillcoaster again?” Bryson asked.

“No, we should do the Diamond Dash! It’s a roller coaster in the dark!” Leo said.

Rory slapped a hand to their forehead. “Markos says the park Wi-Fi is down.”

Finn bit back a curse. “That’s not good.”

Rory typed a reply. “They’re trying to fix it, but he’s hoping people can use their data.”

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