While I was writing this, I briefly mulled over calling it 'Like This' and putting it as the L chapter, but I had a better idea for L that was so adorable, I couldn't bear to change it. I also wanted to make it an all-dialogue, but I think the narration is kinda necessary for this one. But wouldn't it be cool to write an entire book with only dialogue? I have a feeling that would get really confusing, really quickly...

K - Kiss

"You know, a lot of people ask that question," Bobby mused aloud.

"What question?" Jubilee asked. They were sitting under a tree, Bobby's back against the bark. She was leaning against his chest, her best friend and boyfriend's voice a deep vibration in her ear.

"How it all started."

"...It's a good question," she admitted.

"Mmm."

"So what do you say?"

"It started with a little kiss, like this: wahneneneow wahnene neow neow-"

"Bobby, really." Bobby stopped air guitaring and grinned.

"Depends on who's asking."

"I'm asking."

"Well," he started, "it started on a day not unlike this one..."

"Is that so?"

"Uh-huh. The breeze was blowing, the sun was shining, the birds were singing... A fairytale type of day, you know? On this day, we find our two favorite two people - you and me - doing one of our favorite things - procrastinating. Hey - don't laugh, this is serious!"

"Okay, sorry," Jubilee apologized, hand covering her mouth. "Go on."

"We're sitting under our tree - this very one, in fact. You're leaning against my chest and I'm kinda nervous 'cause I'm pretty sure you can hear my chest beating a mile a minute." Jubilee smiled at this, nuzzling into Bobby, shirt. She didn't have to listen hard to hear it - the constant, lulling beat of his heart. "I'm playing with your hair when you say something, then I say something, too.

"And then you look at me and lean a little closer." Bobby gently took Jubilee's chin and turned it toward him. She sat up straighter so was on level with him. "And I say some cheesy line, like you're the jelly to my peanut butter, and you giggle demurely -" Jubilee laughed lightly "- like that. Then I sweep a little strand of hair away from your face - or pretend to, because you need x-ray vision or something to see a single strand of hair - like this..." Bobby demonstrated, "and I lean even closer so I can feel your cinnamon breath on my cheeks... Like this... And then I touch your lips with mine, like this."

Bobby's lips brushed against Jubilee's, feeling her smile.

"And it all started with a little kiss," Jubilee concluded, her forehead resting against Bobby's.

"Just like this. But if it was Logan asking, this would go a whole lot differently."

I could not help but to add that last line. :D The song that Bobby's air guitaring is "Walk This Way" by Run-DMC. I guess this song subconsciously influenced my writing of this, with the whole 'like this' thing going on. :D I love old school rap :]P

~ J.