The Kissing Booth

"Alli I can't believe you signed me up to do the kissing booth!" I admonish my friend.

"Come on Clare it's perfect, it's just what you need, Jenna and I agreed on this." Alli tells me and Jenna nods.

"Great my two best girl friends have been conspiring to force me to kiss any gross guy that is willing to pay the five dollars for a kiss." I groan.

I'd been a little down since my last breakup with Eli, he hadn't crashed his car this time but he had run though the school naked while high on MDMA. DeGrassi was having a fundraising fair today to raise money for the school and I'd volunteered to help. I told Alli and Jenna to sign me up last week thinking they'd put me on a food booth or maybe a game booth. At worst I thought I'd be working the tunnel of love and watching the other happy couples go in. Of course what my friends decided I needed to get over Eli was to kiss a bunch of other guys apparently.

"Don't be silly Clare those lips of yours are highly coveted we're charging $10 a kiss." Jenna giggles.

"Here wear this," Alli says pulling a red top from my closet.

Jenna had already picked a black denim skirt with black leggings to wear. As I had no idea what to wear at a kissing booth I had let them choose my outfit. Once I was dressed we drove to DeGrassi and all I could think was what boys I might be forced to kiss. It occurred to me that Eli could buy a ticket although I doubt he wanted to, however the hockey team could. At least it was just kids from school though I figured it couldn't be that bad.

"Alli why is the kissing booth being advertised at the Dot?" I inquired as we passed the café and there was a poster in the window advertising the kissing booth with my picture.

"We thought it would help bring in more people, the fair is open to the public after all." Alli grins.

"What happens if some pervert comes in just to kiss me and buys a bunch of tickets?" I query.

"Don't worry Connor is working security," Jenna tells me but somehow I don't find this very comforting.

Alli parks at the school and one of the Ice Hounds whistles at me as we walk in. I roll my eyes and make a mental note to take revenge on my friends for subjecting me to this. We walk into the school and the gym where all the game booths have been set up. The few rides that we have are set up in the parking lot and soccer field. There is a curiously long line for one of the booths and I realize that it's the kissing booth. Either we have a lot of horny and desperate guys here or Alli was right and people want to kiss me that bad. I'm guessing it's the former, despite what Alli says I've kissed a fair amount of guys my lips can't possibly be that coveted, I do on the other hand believe we have some very horny guys at this school.

"Okay well have to man the ring toss booth have fun," Jenna says taking Alli's hand and disappearing as soon as I'm behind the kissing booth.

I watch them for a second and then walk up to the counter in my booth, Connor is sitting on a chair behind me reading a comic book but he's only there in case there is trouble. Not that I think he has much of a chance of chasing off a hockey player but oh well. Pulling back the little curtain, somewhat surprisingly the first person in line is Liam and we've already kissed. Well that should make this easy. I take his $10 putting it in the money box, he leans on the counter and our lips meet, it's brief and not nearly as passionate as our last kiss but he seems satisfied when he pulls away. After Liam I kiss three soccer players, a lacrosse player and two members of the chess club. The next person in line to my great surprise is none other than Drew Torres!

"Don't you have a fiancé? What would she think if she knew you were in line for the kissing booth to kiss me?" I question.

Drew simply grins and moves aside so that I can see Bianca standing behind him, waiting in line with $10 in her hand to get a kiss. So I shrug and lean on the counter to take Drew's lips, he tastes like soda and he lingers in the kiss even parting his lips a little. I have to confess I've thought about kissing Drew before, he is Adam's brother and I've spent lots of time with him, with Adam around of course but still. When Drew is done Bianca drops her money on the counter and leans forward touching our lips, any guy that's able to see us starts whistling and I blush. Her lips are soft and plumper than a guy's it's kind of nice. We part our lips after a minute and the guys are clapping. She smiles at me and walks off with Drew and I look back at the line. There a few other students, two guys that work at the Dot and then I see Fitz, honestly I should have expected him and he has $40 so I take his money and put it in the box, put my hand at the back of his neck and kiss him a really long time with parted lips and his tongue slips in dominating mine. It has to be nearly five minutes before we actually pull apart and he's wearing the biggest grin, it makes me giggle and I'm starting to enjoy this job. I kiss 17 more guys, most are jocks, a few are from the drama club and worked on Eli's play. There are even couple are Jake's friends that have been at the house before and I vaguely know. After this and just as my lips are beginning to get tired Zig is next in line, I kind of know him but only because he's in Whisper Hug with Adam and I've sat in on a couple of rehearsals. He's a sweet kid and after taking his money I give him a soft kiss.

"Johnny!" I exclaim when I see the next person in line, he's probably one of the last people I thought would be here or would pay ten dollars to kiss me.

"I saw the posters at the Dot, I couldn't resist the chance to kiss St. Clare," he grins.

"No one has called me that in a long time," I tell him.

He simply shrugs, leans over putting a hand at the small of my back and one behind my head. His lips touch mine and I pull in a breath, a shock of exhilarating electricity shoots through me. I find myself parting my lips for him, my tongue jutting out to meet his and I reach up tunneling my fingers into his now short hair. Our lips don't part, not until I begin to hear whistling and comments from other people, we finally part and I realize I'm blushing as I smile at him.

"See you later Clare," he grins and walks off.

I bite my lip still smiling and watch him for a second, it's now that I notice a certain green eyed, dark haired, fair skinned boy in dark clothing leaning against the wall. He's watching me with his eyes narrowed in distinct jealous disapproval. He doesn't get to be jealous or disapprove, he broke up with me. Still he leans against the wall, slumping slightly, his thumbs hooked into his jeans, a scowl on his thin lips making his mouth one thin set line. I choose to ignore him and look back at the line to see, what looks to me, to be virtually the entirety of the Ice Hounds.

"Hold it we're first," Dallas calls out just before one of the red headed twins steps up.

Dallas walks up with Luke and Owen who were about the only members of the team that were missing. The three of them make a barrier in front of the booth and Eli clenches his fist. I've already kissed Dallas, actually he kissed me and I was tipsy but none the less. I have never kissed Luke or Owen though and given the way Eli is watching so intently I decide to give him something worth watching.

"Eli's watching do you guys mind we if we make this a good show for him?" I question the three hockey players.

"Not at all," Dallas grins.

I smile back take a firm hold of his team jacket and pull him to me joining our lips. I make sure to smile, move my head a little and keep firm hold of his jacket. We pull away grinning, he hands me $20, and then Luke steps up. He hands me $10 and I put it in the box, then he and Owen each take one of my arms and lift me over the barrier of the booth, they set me on the tiny counter, I balance myself, cross my legs and lean over to place my lips on Luke's. He's gentle and keeps his mouth closed but he is smiling when we part.

"My turn and I want one like Fitz got," Owen tells me putting a $50 in the box.

I laugh a little grip Owen's black t-shirt with one hand to pull him to me, resting the other on the back of his neck and he puts both his hands on my lower back just above my ass. His lips abducting mine in a feverish open mouth kiss, I lose track of time and don't pull away until I fee Owen being pulled from me.

"Okay I think that was $50 worth," Drew says and he's the one pulling Owen away from me.

"Definitely $50 worth," Owen grins stepping back.

I giggle and watch Owen get dragged away by Drew and Bianca. Connor hasn't really paid attention at all but I haven't needed him yet. I spin on the counter and hop down again as the other Ice Hounds begin to approach.

"Your shift is over Clare it's my turn now," Tori says just as I hop down.

Connor finally moves to look at his watch. "Yep you're done I'm going to go find Jenna," he says gathering his stuff and exiting the booth as Tori takes over the kissing.

I shrug, gather my purse and leave the booth too only to be blocked by an angry looking Eli.

"What the hell is wrong with you? Kissing all those guys and enjoying it?" Eli growls.

"I was working the kissing booth Eli it was my job not that it's any business of yours anymore," I snap back.

"So I break up with you and you turn into a kissing slut just to spite me," he spits at me with venom in his voice.

"Dude I don't know who the hell you are or why the hell Clare would date you but you broke up with her so she can kiss whoever the hell she wants!" Johnny snarls at him picking Eli up by the shirt. "Also she was working the kissing booth at the carnival to raise money for the school, from what I saw she raised a lot of money. Stay away from Clare, bug her again and I will break you!" Johnny warns then tosses Eli to the ground before turning to me. "Come on Clare I'll show you around the rest of the carnival," Johnny offers taking my hand.

He puts his arm around my shoulders and we walk away leaving Eli to stew in his jealousy on the ground.