Cute fluff. It leans heavily on misunderstandings, which I normally dislike, but here the misunderstandings are generally short, then the problem is extended by pride. Which ought to be annoying too, but they're so cute it didn't bother me. Actual (approximate) quote - "...saw no reason why five people should be miserable instead of two...". Abductions that aren't quite (and she abducts him, once), getting engaged to the wrong person (three different engagements), an emotional declaration to a completely uninvolved person, and of course a happy ending. I wonder what he did about the bet? There also seem to be links to other stories - I think I'll keep an eye out for this author. I don't particularly want to reread this one, but it was fun to read once. ( )