March 24th, 2016: Savannah

PLACE: Davidson, North Carolina

TIME: Thursday, 3/24/2016, 11:15 PM (first kiss), 11:46 PM (kissed again)

KISSER: Matthew, aged 21

RECIPIENT: Savannah, aged 19

That March evening set the record for the closest time I have ever had between two kisses, and my number of total kisses nearly doubled. In just over half an hour, I kissed four girls – three of them in roughly ten minutes flat, and one of them twice! I thus netted my sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and (technically) tenth kisses with women.

That night was the night before Spring Break and the night of the cast parties for the Spring shows. We held the shindig at Rachel's apartment just across the street from campus (more on her in a minute). I got all my kisses from – you guessed it – Spin the Bottle, Make a Rule. By that time, everyone was super drunk, save me, and all had their shirts off. The latter did include me, the having the shirt off, I mean – and before the night was over, I would be stripped down to my boxer shorts besides! Other rules would include grinding, air humping – neither of which I was very good at, and frankly my dog was probably more skilled in those arenas.

Anyway, just as I entered the game, someone called out a rule – I can't remember who it was exactly – saying to kiss somebody across the circle. For me, that turned out to be Savannah, a sophomore who I knew well and had had several classes with. She balked at first, but I was persistent. She finally gave me a clumsy, chaste peck on the lips. It wasn't as clumsy as the kiss I'd had with Sophie six months prior, but it was just as short.

Half an hour later, we were still playing. This time, the bottle fell to me. I called for everyone to make out with the person to the left of him or her. For me, that happened to be Savannah. I had seen people truly make out throughout the evening – both in the game and out - and wanted to know what it felt like. Sadly, I was to be disappointed. Savannah kissed me again, and this time it was slightly more sustained, but she did not open her mouth to me or use tongue. Still, I was having the time of my life.