Guiltless Culprit

I hated how sad and lonely he sounded at that moment. His words and the worried look on his face tugged painfully at my heart and that was probably because it wasn’t true that I didn’t want him to kiss me. More than anything, I wanted him to kiss me. I wanted to feel his sweet lips on mine.

“I…” I murmured hesitantly.

In the end, I couldn’t bring myself to say no to him…or to myself…

“Just close your eyes…” he whispered.

I let my eyes drift close as I waited to feel his lips on mine. Having my eyes closed made everything even more frightening because I couldn’t see and didn’t know what to expect. I felt his soft and warm lips press gently against mine.

That was it.

The first kiss that I shared with Anthony was over before I knew it, but it made me realize that the feelings that I’d developed for him was far from over.

…

**The next day**

“How was your date?” Diana asked teasingly.

“What date?” I replied as if I didn’t know what she was talking about.

“You’re going to tell me all about