[Okay, that was her bad, thinking about Gavin again. His touch makes her smile more, forgetting a little more of her self-consciousness.]

With Gavin, it...we were both terrible at it. Of course I'd never been with anyone else, so I thought it was magical. But sentiment does make up for a lot. You...

It's...metaphysical, when there's sentiment. It's more than the mere act itself.

[She captures the hand on her cheek with her own hand, and turns in to press a kiss to his palm before nestling against it.]

You...loved someone. And never had that?