14.26

"Wife?"                     

Gaius froze on the spot as he heard the voice of his beloved husband. He didn't realize that Clarke came home earlier because of the deafening sound of the home theatre. 

He turned his head slowly and saw Clarke staring at him, still feeding Reed with french fries. Artemis was sitting on Reed's lap while Hermes was absorbed with the movie. 

Gaius immediately pushed Reed and got up from the chair. He walked towards Clarke nervously and tried to shift his attention, "H—husband, you surprised me. Why did you come home so early?" 

"Am I not allowed to come home?" Clarke asked with a sharp tone as if he was scolding Gaius. 

"N—No, not at all…." Gaius swallowed his saliva as he tried to pick the briefcase from Clarke's hand. But Clarke gripped his briefcase tightly, still watching over Reed and his kids, who looked so close.

"Why's Reed here?" Clarke asked.