"Well, you like to be touched," she said. "Most people do, but I don't think you used to get a lot of that so you take everything you can get. And you like sharp things, like my nails on your back or me biting your lip or your neck or whatever."

She paused, just for a moment. Her hands hadn't stopped and didn't stop. "And your neck is one of the most sensitive parts of your body. I can make you babble total inanities just by touching you there. And you love it when I sit in your lap. And this whole groping thing works well with that."