She jerked back and looked at him alarmed when he snapped at her. She wasn't used to it from him at all. "You mum hates me!" she snapped back. "And maybe you weren't trying to but you were right- you should have listened to her," she responded, barely keeping the snarl from her voice.
"You mother does a lot more than adores my dad. She's been waiting for my family to fall apart for as long as I can remember! It's not endearing or cute!" Although she had to admit that the fact that he was holding her that, telling her that something about her was cute did make her stomach flutter just a little bit.