Scorpius didn't know what to make of that reaction. If he was married, was James happy for him? Or was he surprised that he had found someone bonkers enough to put up with him?
"But you don't know who was holding your hand," Scorpius pointed out, frowning. Or, James did know, but didn't want to tell him. "And I don't know if I'm married. I could be. Or I could be divorced. I might have had the daughter by accident."
A very strange accident, considering how very little he desired women.
Unless his parents had arranged something–
"Why am I even talking about this like it's real?" Scorpius interrupted his own thoughts and scowled. "It could all be fake."