[JenB]

I *never* get that far. My characters have difficulty doing more than holding hands. I think they're secretly all twelve years old.

[Rose in RoseBear]

Sexual tension, girlfriend. You really should watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ... the tension between Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat, the paths they did not take and wished they had ... ah, and the scene in the forest ...! Great romance there!

It's not that they're holding hands ... it's how they're holding hands. Does his hand tremble around hers, just a little? Does he rub the flat of his palm, rough and workworn, against her skin with awkward care?

There's all kinds of romance!