Chapter Fourteen: Gentle"I... I don't know what I'm doing. I've never..." she glances up to make sure he's listening before ducking her head, hiding her face from him once more, fingers clutching the end of her tail. "I'm afraid you'll be disappointed with me." His hands tighten on her waist. He sounds like he's trying to fight back a laugh. "Is there anything you want to try?" he keeps his eyes on her. She can feel the heated gaze on her skin and wishes she couldn't. It's so much. He's always so intense. She shakes her head. "I've never- I've never even been curious about s*x," she says. "We-" she chews on her bottom lip. She has to stop talking about her parents and herself like they're still alive. "I thought I could learn about it after I saw someone I liked," she blushes, feeling so

