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probably water them down to stretch it longer.”
    “Why? There are twenty-three more cans.”
    “She eats four times a day. That’s not even a week.”
    “The stores will be figured out by then.”
    “Still,” she said.
    He nodded. “You’re right. Good idea.”
    They stood for a moment, both dead on their feet, but with a sweetness to it too. Everything had a sweetness these days, a golden glow like he was watching his own life in some sun-faded movie print. Becoming a father made everything fraught with meaning.
    “Hey,” he said, “want to hear something funny?”
    “Always.”
    “Jack’s a survival nut. His basement is stocked like a bomb shelter. He even gave me a gun.”
    “What?”
    “I know.” He chuckled. “He wouldn’t let me leave without it.”
    “You have it with you? Now?”
    Ethan balanced Violet in one arm, pinned the bottle under his chin, and pulled the gun from his jacket pocket. “Crazy, huh?”
    Amy’s eyes widened. “Why does he think we need a gun?”
    “Said we should have it for protection.”
    “You tell him we had condoms?”
    “He didn’t seem to think that was enough.”
    Amy said, “Can I see it?”
    “Careful, it’s loaded.”
    She weighed it gingerly on an open palm. “It’s heavier than I would’ve thought.”
    “I know.” Ethan popped the baby against his shoulder and started rubbing her back. Violet promptly belched like a trucker. “You’re not freaked out about it?”
    “A little.” She set it on the counter. “But it’s probably not a terrible idea. Just in case.”
    “Just in case of what?”
    She didn’t answer.

Indestructible’ s Jake Flynn out of the closet!
    Heartthrob Jake Flynn is well known for his abs. But it’s the fact that he’s an abnorm that’s startling people. Last week the singer-turned-box-office-sensation announced he was a tier-five brilliant, a fact never before revealed.
    Now, in an exclusive interview with People magazine, the hunky star comes clean about life, love, and being brilliant.
    PEOPLE:
    Let’s start with your gift. You’re hyperthymesitic. What does that mean?
    FLYNN:
    I remember certain trivial details with exceptional clarity. If you give me a date, I can tell you what I wore, what the weather was like, that kind of thing.
    PEOPLE:
    May 3, 1989.
    FLYNN:
    One of those days when you know spring has arrived. Blue skies, puffy clouds, the smell of things growing. I wore Spiderman pajamas. [Laughs.] I was five.
    PEOPLE:
    You’ve always been private about being gifted. Why?
    FLYNN:
    If I talked about it, that would have been the way I was framed. “Abnorm actor to star in blah, blah, blah.” It’s not that important to me, and I didn’t want it to be that important to anyone else.
    PEOPLE:
    Then why come out now?
    FLYNN:
    People are getting so worked up about norms and abnorms. It felt like by not mentioning it, I was part of the problem. I just wanted to say hey, you all thought I was one thing, and now you know I’m something else. And yet nothing’s really changed. So chill.
    PEOPLE:
    Your gift must make learning lines easier.
    FLYNN:
    I wish. It’s not a matter of memory. I lose my car keys all the time.
    PEOPLE:
    Abnorms are hot right now. What do you say to people who suggest you came out as a publicity stunt?
    FLYNN:
    That’s ridiculous.
    PEOPLE:
    Why?
    FLYNN:
    For one thing, it’s about the twentieth thing I think of myself as. I’m a husband, I’m afather, I’m an American, I’m an actor, I’m a singer, I’m a Cubs fan, I’m a dog lover. On and on. After all of that stuff, it’s like, oh yeah, I’m also an abnorm.
    PEOPLE:
    What do you think of the growing conflict between norms and abnorms?
    FLYNN:
    I hate it. For me being an abnorm is no different than having blue eyes. I get that there are tier ones out there, exceptional people who are changing the paradigm. But there are a lot more folks like me. I mean seriously—I know that it was raining in Denver on June 9th of last year.