“Finally, You’ve Kissed Her” Day!

You will be in bed with the girl you love. She loves you too, and though you sleep together you don’t do anything more intimate than cuddle. She is leaving in three months and says it’s not wise to go further or it might be more difficult when she leaves. You agree.

This is the hundredth time you’ve slept together with nothing going on. You’ve just told her ghost stories, as it’s Winter and she asked and it’s nice to be scared with someone you love. You’ll hold each other tight and some quirk of air movement will rattle the room door. She’ll become scared, like you’ve tempted fate. You’ll also get scared, but you won’t show it. Under the covers you’ll clasp your hands around hers and she will smile.

The clock will say 1am as you get sleepy. She’ll turn toward your chest and look up at you with dreams in her eyes. You’ll be able to tell this, because they are half-closed yet sparkle. You’ll kiss her softly on the cheek and she’ll put her arm around you. It will be warm but the room is cold, so you’ll pull the duvet higher over you both. While you do this, there’ll be a moment where your head is above hers and you’ll look down at her. She’ll be looking into your eyes, and in a lapse of control you’ll move your lips towards hers, without touching. Then her eyes will close and she’ll move her head so your lips meet.

She will feel soft and the sides of your noses will touch. Her lips will part and so will yours. You’ll feel a wisp of her breath in your mouth. Then both your lips will purse, and you’ll draw her breath in whilst bringing your head back. All you will smell is the scent you fell in love with. She’ll have her eyes open and they will sparkle more than before. She’ll wet her lips and you’ll kiss her again, just quietly, and the room will go away. This part will last an hour.

At some point you’ll become confused as to who’s leading. It will actually be both of you. You’ll make movements so gentle they become imperceptible and symbiotic. After two hours they will be less imperceptible but more symbiotic. It will feel like you’re having a lucid morning dream. Your hand will be in her hair, fingers each separated by strands, and she will crane her head back into your caress. Your lips won’t part while she does this.

Towards the end you won’t need to think about what you’re doing and nor will you want to. The feeling will become continual and overwhelming, and you will notice nothing except her. She will make soft noises and run her fingers up and down your back. You’ll both stop at the same time, and you will kiss her neck. She will kiss yours. You will hug. It will feel like eternity came and went in fifteen minutes and the clock says 4am. You’ll feel confused and scared and as though someone’s taken you off life-support. That feeling will pass when she smiles. Her eyes will be wet when she whispers, “that was amazing”. You won’t know what to say. You’ll fall asleep with your foreheads touching.

This and more will happen every day for three months and then she will leave. She’ll cry as she goes. You will cry later. You’ll never meet again.

Happy “Finally, You’ve Kissed Her” Day!

[ A brief nod to the staggering genius of GirlsArePretty.com, for obvious reasons. ]