Alaric chuckled at the look on Margaretha's face, which glared at him disapprovingly. "Not like that, Dear. I was just asking, am I not your best friend?"
Margaretha snorted softly. "Why doesn't everyone like Franky? He's nice though."
"Is it true that your Daddy doesn't like it?" Alaric asked for sure.
"Yes. I don't know what's wrong, he's good with me. We've even been through a few things together and he takes great care of me. He didn't ask me to cross the line, even though if you're dating here, you can get pregnant outside of marriage. Franky didn't, he never even kissed me!"
Alaric stopped in his tracks. "Really?"
Margaretha took a deep breath. "Yes, that's why I love him, he takes care of me so much."
Alaric smiled slightly at that. "Has he ever met your father?"
"He did,
