Disclamier: Yeah I've been forgetting to do this. But we know I own nothing.

To my beloved readers:

Ok, this took some time because I have an extreme case of writer's block. I plan on writing more for this story, but I'm lost as to what. I think in the next chapter I'm going to hop a few months ahead to make Evangeline 6 months old, just so she becomes more involved. I f you guys have any ideas or want certain things to happen please share, I'l lbe more than willing to work them in for you. Hopefully I'll get some inspiration when I meet Jesse L Martin tomorrow, maybe meeting him will help me understand him and his character a little bit better. Anyway I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, I know it's short and I get a little political in the beginning, but enjoy. Please review, I love hearing your thoughts, feelings, and everything else about this story. Your reviews keep me motivated! I love you guys!

Chapter 13

It was yet another beautiful spring day in NYC, Angel gave a sigh of relief glad to be back in the city she called home. Just glad to be out of D.C., 'Damn politicians with their damn small minded views', she thought as she glanced down at her sleeping infant. Angel didn't care about what those bastards in Washington thought a family unit should be like. She would never forget the looks on their faces when she entered the one benefit party, decked out in her best gown. They looked scandalized, wiping their glasses and shaking their heads, trying to remove the image of her from their minds. Angel would always feel a little hurt by the disapproving looks she received , but it would never crush her spirit. She waltzed right into that party with her head held high, and just watched those old white men sweat.

As much fun as she may have had while making those men uncomfortable, Angel was just glad to be back amongst the East Village's more opened minded population. Finally they reached their building, a few teenagers sat on the steps leading inside, smoking weed, just wasting the day away. Evangeline scrunched up her nose as a puff of smoke drifted up and across her face. She let out a very small cough, and turned her face into her chubby little arm. Keeping it that way until her parents brought her through the door of their corner apartment. Collins dropped all the bags the minute he walked in the door and collapsed on the couch. Angel used her heel and kicked the bags out of the doorway, and off to the side.

"Collins are you just leave those in the doorway"

"Yep. All I plan on doing right now is laying here and going to sleep." He threw this feet up on the back of the couch and closed his eyes. Angel walked over to where he was and placed Evangeline down on his chest.

"Here, then you get to watch her, while I go in the shower." Collins opened his eyes and was met with Evangeline's big wide ones. She was laying on her stomach with her head slightly lifted up.

"Hey baby." He gripped her carefully around the middle and lifted her up above him. Evangeline let out a little squeal every time she was lifted up. Her little squeals followed Angel as she went toward the bathroom, to get in the shower.

Angel's mind wandered as she leaned under the flow of water. Not stopping on any particular thought, just all the events of the past few months flying before her eyes. At times it all would just become one big blur. The past eight months had been a mess for her, things felt like they were just slowly falling apart. Relationships, emotion, and health pulling apart and coming back together just to take another blow. Not only for her personally, but for her friends as well. Situations dealing with everything from rehab to death, you name it Angel had experienced it. She leaned further into the stream of water, as if the water would erase all these thoughts from her memory. Angel had a habit for doing this whenever her life became to heavy to handle. Instead of going insane with worry she would step under the water and just try to forget it. Of course the worry and sorrow didn't go away but it helped her put it all in perspective. Angel stood under the water for who knows how long, she had long since forgotten the time.
Noticing that the sun was getting progressively higher in the sky, she decided she had been in the shower long enough. While getting out of the tub she slipped, fell into a semi-split, and banged her left kneecap into the side with great force.

"Fuck!" She slowly tried to pick herself up out of the semi-split position, only to lose all balance and land right on the tile floor. With a groan she picked herself up, grabbing the counter for added support. Angel rubbed the spot on her left knee knowing that it would leave a mark. She bruised very easily nowadays , her body just didn't bounce back like it once did. Angel limped slowly out of the bathroom into the hall, planning on making her way to kitchen for some ice. Once she managed to get to the archway, that linked the hall and bedrooms to the living room, she bent down again to examine her sore knee.

"Collins could you…" Angels request was cut off by a large snore coming from the vicinity of the couch. She looked up to find Collins fast asleep on the couch with little Eva on his chest , sleeping as well. It was far too adorable for words. Collins had his right arm under Evangeline's bottom, and had his other hand rested lightly on her back. Evangeline had her left cheek laying on Collin's shirt, and her right fist curled up near her face, she had her mouth open around one of her small knuckles. Angel couldn't help but smile as Eva's little body rose and fell with each breath Collins took.

She had forgotten all about her knee as she walked over to the couch to watch the little scene take place. Actually Angel realized she could forget about everything else that seemed to be going on when she was with Evangeline. Just her pure innocence was enough to make Angel forget about every nasty and evil thing out in the world. Eva was one of the few blessings Angel had received in her life, well besides Collins. Angel leaned down and gave them both a kiss on the forehead, before walking into the kitchen to get her bag of ice. She returned back moments later and sat down in the chair across from the couch, placed the bag on her knee and continued to watch her family.

Ok, I'm updating this to say that if no one reviews this chapter, its going to be my last.