[It takes until the kids are gone for him to notice his own problem. As long as they're there he can kind of trick himself into thinking he's watching the whole scene. He's happy because it's cute, and it's cute by the nature of what's happening.

But then the kids are gone. He watches them go with the same dreamy smile, and then, after a moment, jumps like he just got startled out of a doze. Gaius might seem the impossibly composed type but in that instant he's flustered, blushing and covering his face to cough away the way his breath caught.

His first thought is "what in the world is wrong with me?!", but his second is a recall of the conversation he had with his father the night before, and the legend he didn't tell the kids today but that is now stuck solidly at the front of his mind.

No way. Absolutely not.]

Ah... You're good with children.

[And suddenly he's having an awkward moment of his own.]