"Yeah. They asked if we were having sex," he said, hoping this wasn't going to make her feel too awkward. "It was absolutely mortifying, but I managed to answer them. Without lying, since we're not." Not yet, he amended. "Anyway, it turned into them fighting about Dad's first time, and I took off."
He hugged her close, running his hands over her back. "I promise, I'll be careful. No one goes anywhere alone anymore," he said, and it was mostly true. The exception was tonight, and they weren't alone anymore.