Unfortunate Circumstance

In retrospect, Abaddon could hardly blame her for misunderstanding. 

Suddenly walking forward while saying 'we need to talk about us' was sure to cause some kind of confusion. 

But still, her reaction had caught him more than a little off guard. 

"You're more like your father than I thought... I will admit that while I am attracted to you, I have no intention of giving you my heart or my body. "

The dragon blinked several times as he wrestled with the weight of feeling both insulted and amused. 

He found it funny that Erica believed that he wanted her hand in marriage but... he also didn't like being compared with his less than sane father. 

He wasn't sure which misunderstanding to tackle first. 

"Umm, mother... I do not believe that father-in-law was going to ask for your hand in marriage." Claire pointed out. 

"Hm?"