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138|With Every Breath In Me
"Is it true Aiden McBride is your son?" Lois got straight to the heart of their visit as soon as they were all arranged around the fireplace in his living room.
"How do you know about that?" Liam groaned and buried his face in his hands, already dreading the unavoidable inquisition from his parents.
"James," Clarke replied. "You forget he reports to me."
Right, Liam seethed. He should fire the whole lot of them and get his own people.
"So?" Lois leaned forward, her eyes shining with hope and expectation.
"He is," Liam admitted.
"Has it been confirmed?" His father asked, a deep frown creasing his forehead.
"Yes, it was."
"Unbelievable," Lois burst into tears, and Clarke held her while she sniffled, and his sisters threw mildly unimpressed looks in his direction.
Her eyes still moist, her nose red and blotchy, his mother stirred to life again with endless questions and demands. "Where is he? I want to see him. I w
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