Her dinner? How was her dinner? He'd just dropped the bombshell to end all bombshells and he was asking about her dinner? If it wasn't something that was very much a Noah Bennet thing to do, she would have been surprised. Instead she settled for simply gaping at him for a few seconds longer than absolutely necessary as her mind struggled to wrap itself around what she'd just been told.
Her dad was dating Parker. As in, going out with her. Spending time with her. Had a romantic interest in her. And such as what she did with Priestly? That would involve more than just hand-holding. Not that Claire was about to admit such a thing out loud to her dad even if it was obvious, what with her living with her boyfriend. But still. The thought of her dad doing those kinds of things with her mom was bad enough. With a veritable stranger that Claire knew virtually nothing about?
Ew. Just... ew.
Dropping her gaze to her spaghetti, she twirled a few noodles around her fork absently but didn't move the bite to her mouth. Instead she looked back at Noah after a second and asked, "But... isn't she a little young for you?" And weird? Let's not forget weird. She thinks the knights in the library are plucky.