he knew based upon her receptivity that she would be willing to participate in manual or oral contact before the end to the semester. it would certainly stave off his cravings and satisfy some of his desired, temporarily. but after hearing that Simon might have videotaped a particularly intimate encounter, there was no possibility of Gabriel persuading her to perform that act. he was determined to treat her gently and respectfully, and not speed things along for his own gratification. although he would not have used this word, Gabriel craved intimacy along with sexual contact, and because of what he surmised had happened in Julia's past, he was unwilling to allow anything other than sexual intercourse to be their first connection.