useless desires

She doesn't know in retrospect when this impression came about. She knows no one told her this, it was just a series of unfortunate instances and phrasings.

Like one day in her first month, Langdon interrupted a conversation with a "Sorry, I actually need to check in with my wife about something before midday." and then walked off, and started talking to Dr. King. But at that point she had already thought they were a couple for several weeks and now that she's dissecting the memories, nothing actually happened to suggest it, it's not like they're touchy or anything, it just... it was the impression she got at some point.

And in S3, Mel asks where Dr. Langdon is, and Emma ducks into the break room when she spots him and says "Dr. Langdon, your wife is looking for you." And all the blood drains from his face. "She is?"

- A Court Of Thorns And Roses ; Sarah J Maas