reed walked through the house, grabbing a shirt from the pile of clean clothes his wife had laid out early that morning. it was now almost midnight and he was sure he had heard something downstairs. pulling the shirt on, reed tread softly down the stairs, brow furrowed as he caught sight of the figure making all the noise. with a sigh, he turned the lights on to illuminate the kitchen. he rubbed his hand over his face and shook his head. he wasn’t sure how angry he could be considering he wasn’t their father. sure, his wife had told him to treat them like his own, but disciplining them had never come about until now. clearing his throat, reed leaned against the kitchen island, watching the other with tired eyes. “you know, you have my number for a reason. if you’re going to sneak out and go to a party, you can call me for a ride home. how did you even get back? i hope none of your drunk friends drove you.” reed tried really hard to be a good guy and a good step-father. he didn’t want them to think he was trying to take over from their father’s position, he was just there because he loved his wife. it was all a turn of events that had come about rather quickly. // @brevthings