CXC

Ethan stopped them in the living room as though he had been waiting for them. He had made up with his wife with the help of his son and he knew it was time to address what he had seen in the morning.

"I want to talk to you," he said. "Both" he added when he saw that Arabella was about to escape.

"Me?" she asked pointing to herself.

"Yes you," Ethan said with a nod.

"Okay," Arabella said pressing her lip into a thin line and walking toward the couch.

"Let's sit" Ethan gestured to the couches. Arabella sat and Kieran sat beside her. She shifted a bit to give space between them because of the embarrassment she felt by the situation. She guessed that Ethan might want to talk about what he had walked in to see and she was very right about it.

"Do any of you want to explain what I saw this morning?" Ethan finally let out after contemplating for a while.

"We are dating" Kieran said without missing a heartbeat.

"I think I was able to deduce that from the situation," Ethan said before making a