Her Darkest Desires
"See, I'm... excited to do things with you. But I grew up in a pretty religious family, and even though I'm not like a virgin or anything, I kind of developed a coping mechanism with my Ex, and even after we broke up I've stuck to it."
You stayed quiet, letting her take a breath. Gemma was clearly hedging on whether she wanted to tell you this or not. You just leaned down and kissed the top of her head lightly, letting her know to take her time.
She took in a breath and sighed. "OK, so my family might as well be a rabbit colony - I have sixteen aunts and uncles across both sides, and over fifty cousins, and twenty-four nieces and nephews at this point and I'm in like, the older half of my ge