The kids were bored at the eyeglass store, so she sent them over to the pet shop. It was just to look, she says. It was love at first ferret. Anyone and ferrets is new to him. Times have changed.
Ferrets are hot, and the girl wants one.
At this particular minute, the girl wants a ferret more than she wants anything else in the world. At this particular minute, this is the worst idea he's heard all day. He keeps this thought to himself. Instead, he checks out the pet shop. There they are, skittering across the wood chips and one another.