"Then I will," he assured her with a smile, happily to kiss her again when she returned the kiss. He didn't deepen it or push for anything more, content to just lie here with her, to show her he loved her with a few gentle kisses. It wasn't like he'd really try to get any farther in her parents' house, especially after tonight's dinner.
His lips had barely touched hers again when the girl's father made his presence known and while Ed wasn't exactly embarrassed, he did pull away a little bit (though not completely), giving a nod to the doorway. Rather than trying to cover up what they'd been doing with an obvious lie, he left it at the nod, double checking to make sure his hands weren't in any inappropriate places and deciding to wait for Ashleigh to speak before he'd say anything.