A/N: I was kinda writing this to take my mind off of things. I added the first part of this for comic relief. It made me laugh at least. Anyway, enjoy.

Flashback

Alex and Kim are lounging about Alex's room when a thought crosses Kim's mind. After a moment or two of sitting on this idea, she decides to voice her curiosities. "Alex, have you ever kissed anyone?" she asks, her eyes blinking innocently as she sits up from where she was stretched across the foot of Alex's bed.

The blonde in question puts down her magazine and quirks an eyebrow in skepticism. "Kim, I'm a senior…" she deadpans.

"So? Just because you're a senior doesn't mean you've kissed someone." Kim continues, with the same amount of innocent curiosity in her eyes. "Well have you?"

"Of course I have." Alex replies with a nonchalant shrug, seeing nothing wrong with the question.

Kim twiddles her thumbs for a moment before she presses herself to go on. "Can you tell me what it's like?"

"I guess. I mean. It's nice really, but you gotta know what you're doing when you kiss somebody. You can just smash your face into theirs and move your head like a weirdo. You gotta be good at it. That way, once you kiss somebody you like, that'll make them wanna kiss you again." Alex explains with another shrug before her eyes narrow in suspicion. "Why the sudden question about kissing?"

"I wanted to know what it was like." The brunette responds, flinching when she receives a semi loud gasp in response.

"You've never kissed anyone?" Alex gasps, her eyes wide from shock.

"No…"

"Never ever?"

"Never ever…"

"Oh my god!" Alex gasps again as she leans against her headboard. "Then again, I don't really know why I'm all that surprised. I mean come on, it's you we're talking about here."

"Yeah." Kim nods before her mind finally catches on and her head snaps up. "Hey wait! What's that supposed to mean?"

Alex giggles and has to place her hand over her mouth before she can calm down enough to continue. "It doesn't mean anything in particular. I just think it's really not that surprising once you really think about it. Since you're…you. I can't really explain what that means. But anyway, back to the point. Why did you wanna know about kissing?"

Kim rolls her eyes before she folds her arms and looks away. "I told you. I was just curious. You've kissed someone and Serena has a girlfriend so I know she's kissed someone. I'm like the only one who hasn't kissed anybody yet and I'm a sophomore in high school. I just wanted to know what it was like to kiss somebody."

"Well, if it'll help. You can kiss me if you want."

Kim is silent for probably three solid minutes as her eyes blink rapidly. "What…? Did you just…what?"

Alex shrugs nonchalantly before she sits Indian style on her mattress. "Well sure, if you want. I mean, personally I think it'd be cool to have your first kiss with your best friend, that way you won't have to worry about being judged or anything. And you don't have to worry about me liking you like that. Of course you don't have to, but if you wanna practice, I'm here."

"Gee Alex, I don't know. Won't things be weird afterwards?"

"Only if you end up having a crush on me or something."

"…I think that'd be a little weird. But I don't think that'd be a problem." Kim answers shaking her head before she goes back to wringing her hands. "Alright…"

After a moment of silence, Alex giggles once again with a teasing smirk tugging at her lips. "You don't think I'm just going to let you get away with just sitting there, do you? If I'm gonna help you with this, you're gonna have to kiss me."

Kim sighs heavily and shakes her head with a small blush coloring her cheeks. "You're not going to make this easy for me, are you?"

"Hey, I already know how to kiss. You can't learn if you don't initiate. Kinda like that time I taught you to ride a bike. You fell more times when I forced you on the bike than you did when you actually tried. It's basically the same thing with this. You gotta initiate."

"Alright, alright. But…I don't know how to start…"

"You gotta make whoever you're kissing comfortable around you." Alex begins instructively. "Do stuff like touch her shoulders, or her hair, or tell her how you like her hair, things like that. Like I said, you gotta make her comfortable."

Kim nods her head before she raises a shaky hand and nervously tucks a stray strand of hair behind her friend's ear. "Like that?" she questions for confirmation before gently traveling her fingers through the silk blonde tresses.

"Yeah, like that. Keeping making physical contact all the while making light conversation. Find things to compliment her about. Her eyes, her lips, her hair again, etcetera. As all of this is happening, gradually move forward until you're basically nuzzling."

Swallowing thickly, Kim nods and does as she's been instructed, slowly moving forward until their noses are lightly touching and all the while keeping her hand resting on Alex's cheek. As they are only centimeters apart, she notices that the blonde has her eyes cast down towards her mouth. "Um, Alex? What're you looking at?"

Alex sighs irritably and leans back, giving her best friend a look of annoyance at her naivety. "I'm looking at your lips…that's how a girl tells you she wants you to kiss her. I'm not just going to blatantly go, 'okay now kiss me'. That's not how it works."

"Oh, okay. I got it." Kim nods before getting back to their earlier position. "So, I'm gonna kiss you now."

"Kim stop…" Alex sighs once again, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Don't announce that you are about to kiss me, weirdo. If you're going to kiss me, just kiss me. Announcing it ruins the moment."

"Right…sorry. I got it now." The younger girl nods, before taking a much needed deep breath for confidence. She moves forward once again, slightly tilting her head like she's seen in the movies before gently pressing her lips against those of her best friend.

To be honest, Alex is a little surprised. Granted, the first one isn't perfect, but it's honestly better than what she had originally anticipated. Though, it is very tense and still but she sums this all up to the brunette being nervous. As she is continuing to run through her own mental analysis, Kim surprises her by abruptly pulling away with a gasp. "What's wrong?"

"I needed air." Kim pants, feeling her face flush once again, but this time from her lack of oxygen.

"That's why you breathe through your nose, Kimberly." Alex responds with a headshake feeling like her job is done."Like I said before, kissing is an art. So don't be afraid to move around with it and use your hands if you want. In the future, more than one kiss will help you out with the air thing too. Also, don't just kiss her lips. You can explore elsewhere if she's comfortable with it."

"Hands. Got it."

"Right. Well anyway, that was your first kiss. I hope I was at least of some hel-" before she can finish her sentence, she feels lips pressed against her own once again, but this time more dominantly. She gasps when she feels teeth gently nipping at her lower lip which gives way for a tongue to enter her mouth, exploring the insides of her teeth, the roof her mouth, her tongue, etc.

Before she can even begin to comprehend what's happening because everything is moving so fast, Alex feels those same pair of soft lips move to her cheek, down her jaw line and down to her neck, all the while hands are roaming experimentally over her body.

"Ah, Kim, I-I think that's fine, you get the idea." the blonde stammers, gasping when she feels hands lightly graze her breasts. "Kim!"

"What?! Ah, sorry!" Kim explains, sitting back on her hands as she blushes heavily. "I got a little carried away…"

"I think you have the kissing thing down." Alex chuckles as she pulls out a mirror from her end table drawer and examines her appearance. "Oh wow! You actually managed to give me a hickey. That's gonna be fun to explain to my parents."

"Sorry…"

End Flashback

Alex bursts into a fit of hysterical laughter as she completes the end of her recollection. Tears form in her eyes when she sees the glare she's getting in return which only causes her to laugh even harder. "Oh god, I forgot how funny that really is until I retold it just now."

"Why did you feel the need to remind me of that." Kim mumbles with a dark scowl, though it can't be taken seriously because of the crimson color of her face. "If this is your way of making me feel better, I think we both need to reevaluate our options on topics of interest."

"Oh relax Kimmy, I'm just trying to make you cheer up." Alex responds with a wide grin. "Who knew that me trying to teach you how to kiss would end up with you making out with me."

"It was one time, alright! You already knew I had absolutely no clue of what I was doing!"

"I know! And that made it all the more adorable! Look at you! You're still blushing!"

Kim resists a shout of joy when she hears a knock at the front door. She practically runs out of the living room to the door, swinging it open to greet her savior, only for her voice to come out in genuine confusion. "Emily?"

"Uh, hey…" The agent replies with an awkward smile as she shoves her hands into the pockets of her jeans.

"Hi." Kim responds as they linger in the doorway for a moment just silently gazing at each other. It isn't until Alex announces her rather unwanted presence that the trance is broken. "Hey, uh, sorry. Come in?"

"Thanks." Emily nods as she strides through the door, looking around as she moves into the living room. "You have a really nice apartment."

"Thank you. I picked it and decorated." The attorney replies before tilting her head. "If you don't mind me asking, how did you find out where I live? I don't recall giving you my address…" she inquires before it dawns on her. "Alex…"

Hearing the warning in her best friend's voice, Alex subtly stands from the couch and stretches. "Wow, would you look at the time? I really gotta be heading home. Casey is expecting me for something. I'll see you later Kim, nice seeing you Emily, gotta go, bye!"

Emily chuckles quietly while Kim simply shakes her head in disapproval. "She had something to do with this, didn't she?"

"Yeah. She texted me and told me to come over. Said you needed some cheering up and who was I to decline? But if you want to be alone, I'll leave. I know it is kind of rude of me just showing up here uninvited."

"No! I mean, no…no, you don't have to leave. You can stay. I had intended on going through the apartment, packing up Abbie's things, but I guess I can do that some other time. Um, so, since you're here. What did you have in mind?"

"I was thinking maybe we could go out?" Emily offers, backpedaling quickly. "I mean, not like a date. Because I know you're definitely not looking for anyone right now so no not 'go out' like that. I mean we could go out and do something like…I don't know, go to an aquarium or the zoo or something. Unless you think that's really lame and you want to do something else."

Remembering what Alex said about spending time with the other woman and getting to know her, Kim nods her head while managing a tiny smile. "I suppose that the aquarium could be fun."

She hopes.

After spending a fair amount of time walking though the exhibits, Kim finds herself seated at a table across from the agent in the aquarium restaurant. "I just don't know what I'm going to do." she groans, running her fingers through her hair as she recounts her latest woe upon Emily's prompting.

"So what's going to happen?" Emily asks curiously with an inquisitive tilt of her head. "I mean, is there anything that you can do?"

"Anything I can do personally? No. I have a meeting with the BAR Association coming up which is never a good sign. I have met very few people who have had these kinds of meetings and have come out unscathed. There's a strong possibility I'm going to be stripped of my license."

"So that means you wouldn't be able to practice law anymore? Anywhere? Excuse me for saying, but that's complete bullshit. They can't do that to you."

"They have the authority to…but that doesn't mean that it's right. If I can't practice law, I really don't know what else to do with myself. I mean, I put all of that time into my degree for a reason and that wasn't for it to go to waste. I just…I really don't know what I'm going to do."

Emily taps her fingers against the table before she comes up with an idea. "Let me help you, okay? I know right now it might not seem like much, but I'm going to help you. Just let me see what I can do."

Kim purses her lips tightly before she shakes her head. "I appreciate your offer, but I don't want to drag you into this mess. I don't want you to worry about me. I'll figure something out."

"Just…let me help you, okay? That's all I want to do."

"I don't need your pity."

"I'm not pitying you." Emily explains firmly. "Listen, my choice of occupation is being a profiler and whether I like it or not, sometimes I just can't turn that off. I study human behavior for a living, so I know when something is bothering you and I know when you need help. Everyone has their natural tells of that and I've been around you long enough to pick up on what yours are. When you're nervous you fiddle with your jewelry whether it's your bracelets, your necklace, or your earrings, but you somehow and in some way touch your jewelry. I can tell these types of things. Listen, I know we haven't really known each other extremely long, but believe me when I tell you that I care about you and that's why I want to help you. Not because I pity you but because I care. I just want your friendship which means that I can have your trust, and, when you're ready, maybe even your heart. If you let me."

Kim falls silent as she feels her defenses start to weaken which immediately scares her. The last time she let her walls down and let someone in, it left her with a broken heart and an empty home. She isn't sure if she can put herself through that again. Not even for friendship.

Hmmm, leave your thoughts?