"Hey sweetness," Randy scooped her up into his arms.

"Am I staying with you?" she wrapped her arms about his neck smiling. John and Evan were both holding their respective breath on the answer.

"Yes you're staying with me," Randy answered the question gnawing away at them all. "For now," he added so that others knew something went wrong at the hearing.

"Daddy, John and Evan said we could have a tea party," she exclaimed pulling back so she could stare into her father's blue eyes.

"They did well then," Randy smirked. "Looks like we're having a tea party."

"Alanna," John started stepping close to Randy. "Why don't you come with me and we'll get your table and chairs so we can set up in the living room?"

"Ok," Alanna turned in her father's arms and hopped into John's large ones.

"Why don't you to frost the cupcakes," John started up the stairs with Alanna.

"God he would tell me to do something food related," the apex predator groaned.

"Don't worry I'll frost them you've had a long morning," Evan lead Randy into the kitchen.

"Thanks," Randy loosened his tie. "So whose idea to bake the cupcakes?"

"John and I. Well we wanted an activity to keep Alanna busy," Evan started frosting the treats.

"I was going to say you didn't need to go to the trouble I have her favourite cookies up on the top shelf," Randy removed the tie and popped the first couple of buttons of his dress shirt.

"Alanna told us about the fudge cookies," Evan laughed.

"Alright," Randy chuckled too.

"So what does for now mean," Evan looked over his should at Randy would was reclining on the kitchen island.

"Means I have another court day that this is only temporary custody," Randy sighed. "I don't want to saying anything else until I know Alanna might not hear."

"Tell me tonight then?" Evan asked.

"Of course," Randy walked over and kissed Evan on the cheek. "I bet you would look good with a little frosting on you."

"Keep it clean Randy," Evan scolded. "Alanna could come in here at any moment."

"Fine."

Randy stood by Evan has he frosted the cakes feeling like a lucky man. He never in his wildest dreams thought Evan and Alanna would get along as well as they did. I was all Randy could ask for. Randy placed his hands on Evan's hips massaging them gently; it was something that would look innocent if Alanna came in.

"When we get back from the next round of house shows I want to tell Alanna about us," Randy whispered into Evan's ear.

"Shouldn't we wait just a while longer? She still isn't use to me," Evan explained.

"She likes you. She doesn't take to someone as quickly has she did you," Randy inhaled Evan's scent. "She knows your special, just like I knew when I asked you out."

"Hey you two stop snuggling and get out here with the cupcakes were all set up out here," John called from the doorway.

Randy, John and Evan all sat around the little pink table while Alanna poured the pretend tea into their cups. John reached for a cup cake but Alanna batted his hand away.

"Everyone doesn't have their juice," Alanna scolded.

"Ok."

"Good but since you were bad Uncle John you get the green cup cake," Alanna placed it on his plate.

"Yay! It's a color my shirt hasn't been," John joked getting snickers from Randy and Evan.

"Evan what color would you like?" Alanna smiled.

"White," Evan selected and Alanna placed the cupcake on his plate.

"Daddy what color?" Alanna asked. There were only two cupcakes the rests where back in the kitchen. One cupcake was pink and other blue.

"You pick first Al. Color doesn't matter to me," Randy smirked knowing what was about happen.

"Ok you take pink and I'll have blue!`` Alanna placed the pink cupcake on Randy`s plate and then took hers.

"`Real men like pink things," Randy winked at Evan who got the meaning behind that and about choked on his cupcake. Once John saw Evan`s reaction he clued in too and snickered.

"Daddy why are they laughing?" Alanna looked confused.

"They're just laughing at me," Randy patted her head. "They tease me for wearing your pink hairbands."

"But that's mean," Alanna glared at the other two men.

"Yes it is sweetie. But Daddy is a bigger man than them so don't worry about it," Randy laughed as John and Evan glared at him. After a few minutes they were back in playful spirits John making a female voice as he drank his juice.

"Random question," Evan sat his cup down. "What are our dinner plans for tonight?"

"Um," Randy chewed his lip. "Lanna whose Daddy calling tonight?"

"Chow Chow!" Alanna mumbled her mouth filled with cupcake.

"Chow Town it is," Randy grinned. "You guys like Chinese right?"