"A doomed romance. Who could expect anything less." She gave a dramatic sigh and placed a hand over her heart. "Separated by pickles! Oh Woe!" She then grinned at him. "Honestly though, it doesn't matter all that much in the end." He just wouldn't get kissed, but Keara didn't want to get ahead of herself by making that comment.
"Then don't let it bother you. Age is a number and what matters is a connection between people." And honestly, who would care? Her brother? Her father? neither were around enough to notice if she had sex or not and her mother refused to even speak to her due to her 'abnormality' "Plus you're right and you're not a real teacher, so there's no real problem."