"We might be fightin' over semantics here," said Adam, betraying his education. "Your definition of 'cared for' might well be dif'rent than mine. An' you don't know that you didn't see her again after she disappeared 'cause it might not have happened to you yet. Time's weird like that. You c'n ask Wilbur about it if you'd like."

He shrugged, not really caring what Aziraphale thought of him. He knew what he was doing and there were layers here that the angel couldn't know or even understand.