"Yeah. Isn't that something? Eighteen years old and I’ve never kissed a girl. Has a boy ever kissed you?" Kelly kind of half-laughed and said, "What do you think? Of course not, silly. I'm just like you." Then her voice turned soft and serious and she said, "Richard, do you think maybe we could...er...uh..." "Teach each other?" I said, finishing the sentence for her. "Yes," Kelly said softly, blushing just a little. "Maybe if we learned from each other we wouldn't feel so self-conscious about it." "I think I would like that," I said, and turned to face her directly. I put my hand on her shoulder and pulled her toward me. We were both a little stiff and awkward at first, but then sort of melted and leaned in against each other. Leaning even further, I softly put my lips against hers and kissed her very gently. She pulled back quickly and looked into my eyes. Then she leaned forward and put her lips back on mine, reached her arm around my neck, and pulled up tight against me.