The Agent's Daughter by Ron Corriveau Page B

Melina
asked. “Boyfriend? Kissing? You people are way out in front with
all this talk. All we have agreed on is that we like each other’s
company. Something may come of it, but we are not at that point
yet.”
    “ You do know about the
kissing, though,” Lindsey asked in a sly voice. “In case it comes
up.”
    Melina leaned back from the table herself.
“As painful as it is to admit, all those years spent studying
martial arts after school didn’t leave much time for boys. I know
nothing about kissing beyond what I see in movies.”
    “ Would you like a short
tutorial?” Lindsey asked. Again with the sly voice.
    Melina still looked embarrassed about her
admission of her lack of kissing knowledge, so Jean spoke up. “Come
on, she said it has not reached that point with Alex yet.”
    “ I’d kinda like to hear
this tutorial,” Denise said quietly. “You know. For future
reference.”
    Lindsey looked around the table. There being
no further protest, she started. “Beyond the basics of ensuring
that you smell delightful and have fresh breath, the first thing
that you need to do is to make sure that you won’t be interrupted.
The last thing you need is some little brother barging in on you
when you are in mid-kiss. A friend of mine bit her boyfriend’s lip
when her brother snuck up on them.”
    “ Next,” she continued.
“Head position. When you kiss, one of you needs to tilt your head
to one side, and the other one has to tilt their head the other
way. Otherwise, you would hit noses. I’ve done this. It is not
pretty.”
    Denise interrupted. “How do you know which
way to tilt your head? It could go either way.”
    “ Good question,” Lindsey
replied. “The girl always tilts her head first and the boy responds
by tilting his head in the opposite direction. Most couples have a
favorite direction, so after a while you just know which
side.”
    By this time, all three of Lindsey’s
students were leaning forward and following her every word.
    “ Okay, on to the mouth,”
Lindsey said. “You must have your mouth open the proper amount. As
his mouth approaches yours, your mouth should be slightly open. If
you open it too wide, you’ll look like some scary person that wants
to eat him. Open too little and it is like kissing your grandma.
Once your lips have met, you can open your mouth a little more to
adjust your lips to each other.”
    As Lindsey talked, the three girls tried
opening their mouths and adjusting them.
    Jean looked over at a boy at the next table
that was watching them. “What are you looking at? Nothing to see
here.”
    “ Is that it?” Denise
asked. “You just sit there with your lips locked?”
    “ No, you don’t just sit
there sucking on each other’s lips,” Lindsey said. “At this point
either you or him will gently open and close your mouths in rhythm
while still keeping your lips sealed together.”
    “ Is that it?” Jean
said.
    “ That is all there is to
know about how to do the kiss,” Lindsey said. “But there are a few
more things to know. Number one is saliva control. Remember, we are
talking about two mouths here, so there is twice the saliva
combined into one space. Nobody wants to have drool running down
their cheeks while they are kissing. There are several ways to
prevent this. First, right before you know you are about to start a
kiss, swallow any and all saliva that you can from your mouth to
get a fresh start.”
    Lindsey paused as she could see them
swallowing hard trying to empty their mouths of spit.
    “ Then, if at any time
during the kiss you feel that there is a little too much saliva,
remember these four words. Pull. Close. Swallow. Continue. You need
to get rid of that built up saliva, so you first pull your lips
away, close your mouth, swallow the excess drool, and continue
where you left off by moving your lips back into place. Properly
done, it should take just over a second.”
    Lindsey leaned in close and spoke softer.
The other girls leaned