He hadn't really said that, but she had inferred it. Why else would he tell her no and then send her here? He was supposed to love her, and you weren't supposed to do that to the people that you loved. But Ric was confusing her, what with how reluctant he was to put his hand even on her head, and she frowned a little, though not at his words as much as she did her thoughts.
"Are you a virgin?" The question was asked in a hushed voice as she leaned up so that he could hear her and no one else could. It made sense to her. That had to be why he didn't want her to touch him, because he was scared, because he'd never done it before. There was no other explanation for it.