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the plate of bacon on the counter between us.
    “So… you’ve got your own religion now.” 
    “I do not,” I scowled.  Technically Eve did, from the sound of it. 
    “What was with all that child of the light stuff then?” 
    “I was improvising.  It worked, didn’t it?”
    “This is getting weird, Mercy.”
    “And I’m supposed to bear some responsibility for that?”
    “I’m not saying it’s your fault, but you have to admit, the weirdness factor has gone way up in the last couple of days.”
    “What if this doesn’t go away?  What if they come back?  Or other angels start giving her nifty ideas like how to walk on water?  Or Evie starts sprouting wings when we’re at the supermarket?” 
    His head canted to one side.  “You can walk on water?”
    “Parker…”
    “No, I know, not important.  I’m sorry, angel.  C’mere.”  He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close.  My head nestled against his shoulder and I took comfort in the soothing warmth of his body and his familiar scent.  “Whatever happens, we’ll deal with it together.”
    “I’m sorry things are so weird,” I sighed against his neck.       
    “Hey, how about we both take today off and go to the zoo while the weather’s still nice?”
    “I don’t know, Parker.  I already missed my afternoon class yesterday, and I’m so close to finishing…”
    “Okay fine.”  His arms dropped away, and he took a step back.  “I’ll take Bunny to the zoo and you can go to school.”
    “Parker, don’t be like that… it’s not like I don’t want to go to the zoo.”
    “I like the zoo.”  Adam strolled in, stealing a piece of bacon from the plate on the counter.
     

Chapter Six
     
    “Nobody asked you,” Parker growled, taking the plate of bacon and shoving it back into the refrigerator.  “What’s he doing here?”
    “How should I know?  What are you doing here, Adam?”
    “I was in the neighborhood.  I thought I should stop by and see my girl.” He waggled his eyebrows at me playfully.
    “She hasn’t been your girl for a while now,” Parker replied smugly, and Adam’s hands came up.
    “I meant the kid, of course.”
    “My statement stands.” 
    “Ouch.”  Adam’s face contorted with pain for half a second before the smirk returned.  “Feeling quite the macho man today, are we?”
    “Eve’s upstairs if you want to spend some time with her.”  I cut off the conversation before they got into a real pissing match. 
    “Tell you what.  How about I take BunBun to the zoo and the two of you can have your grown up time to work some stuff out?”
    Was he serious?  He’d never spent any alone time with her before, at least, not when she was awake.  “I don’t know, Adam.  Maybe you should start with something a bit closer to home.”
    “Agreed.  I’m not sure I like the idea of letting her go with him,” Parker said, deep furrows appearing on his brow.
    A roll of the eyes was given.  “It’s the zoo, Mercy, not the moon,” Adam pointed out.  “I’ve got it covered.  We’ll even go in the car instead of the fun way.”
    Part of me thought it was such a bad idea, but part of me could realize he deserved some time with his daughter while she was conscious.  “Alright.”
    “But Merce…” Parker scowled. 
    “You wanted to talk, didn’t you?” 
    It took another half hour to get them loaded up and out the door.  Adam balked at carrying Eve’s pink vinyl diaper bag, which held everything from snacks to a handful of small toys rather than actual diapers now.  I suppose I could’ve swapped her things out into Parker’s hiking pack, but I admit, I took a perverse thrill from watching him strap on the bag with cute, baby bunnies all over it.
    “Okay, you’ve got me all to yourself now,” I smiled, leaning against the door once they’d gone.  “Are you sure you still want to talk?” I quirked a brow at Parker in invitation.
    “I think we should,