She was lying on his bed, head hanging off the edge, reading his history paper which was propped upside down in a notebook against his dresser. Brenda looked up at John and smiled, "Why do you bother having me proof these? We both know it's going to be perfect."
John shrugged. "Same reason we check each other's calculus, one day one of us is going to get an answer wrong."
Brenda snorted. "Yeah, and I'd leave mine wrong so Mr. Thatcher would stop thinking I'm a robot! Hey, could that be why I haven't only not had any dates, much less been kissed by a boy? I'm not that ugly, am I?"
"You're freaking gorgeous, Bren!" John fumed. "You just never get out because your life is spent buried in a book or on the gymnastics floor. But look at me, I'm 6'4" and 270 lbs and everyone loves that I have half of the college football coaches on the West Coast scouting me, but you're the only girl I say more than 3 words to in a month!" Stressed, John changes the subject. "Ready to review the calc for tomorrow?"
Two nights later, John was surfing porn on his laptop when Brenda walked into his room and slammed the door. "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS! Kent Anderson asked me to the movies tomorrow!!!"
"Too cool," John grinned. "What are you going to see?"
"Does it matter? I'm going on a date with one of the most popular guys in school for my very first date! John, I am fucking terrified!" The look of terror was obvious on Brenda's face. "Hell, I don't even know how to kiss! What if he wants to kiss me? What if he wants? MORE!"
Really concerned because she never cusses, he stood and gave her a hug. "Relax. You'll do fine. You've seen plenty of kisses on TV and in the movies. Just pucker up and if he wants tongue, sigh and part your lips." Suddenly he had a feeling of unease at the idea of his best friend's lips on any other guy but was unsure what to do about it.
Brenda was a bit confused at the sensation of comfort and a tingling in her middle so she broke the hug, sat down and clicked through a couple of the girls on his browser. "Hmm, she's cute," she remarked to break the tension.
He looked at the screen and frowned. "Her boobs are huge!"
She laughs and retorted. "You're just saying that because I have no chest."
"Do too! It's just compact and firm! Other people would see that if you didn't wear sweatshirts all the time."
She smiled at the kind words and an idea bloomed. "John? Would you, well, would you consider letting me practice kissing on you?" she meekly whispered.
Stunned at the thought, and partially to hide the growing erection that surprised him as much as the request, he dropped to his bed, mouth agape. "Really? You'd kiss me?"
"Well, just for practice, to make sure I don't embarrass myself tomorrow."
John figured they've surfed porn together enough that she's seen more than one bulge in his pants. He stood and looked at her. "Anything to help my best friend. Besides, someday someone may want to kiss me."
She stood and punched him on the arm, "Oh shut up you big goofball! Let's do this before I chicken out." With that, he slid his arms around her, lowered his face to hers, and gently kissed her. Then, seemingly of their own accord, his lips parted and his tongue stroked her lips, demanding entry. Tingling from her lips to her middle and beyond, she whimpered and opened her lips to him. They both become consumed by the fire of this first kiss.
Realizing what he's doing, he broke the kiss and stepped back. "Wow, I think we got it right."
Looking up at him with misted eyes, she sighed, "Yeah, we did at that."
"You have nothing to fear tomorrow," he growled with more than a bit of jealousy. "But if he hurts you, I'm going to squash him flat."
She smiled up at him then lowered her head against his chest. "I need to go, figure out what I'm going to wear."