Ed kissed her then, but not aggressively. Instead, the kiss was slow and gentle. He reached up to cup her chin with one hand as he stroked her outer thigh softly with the other one. When the kiss had lingered its last moment he gave her an equally gentle smile. "Hmmm...see if a guy is trying to make you lose control its not likely to work. That's the wrong way to go about it," he mused stroking her cheek and then her hair. "But if a man has never had that experience then I would say that you have been sorely let down by your lovers. They definitely didn't deserve you!" He was emphatic as he spoke, as if indignant at the thought of their ineptness.
"Would you be shocked to know that I was nearly 17? Is that too young? Too old? What would you have guessed?"