Pumpkin and Plum

Chapter 14: The inexperienced sloppy kissing

Mia signed to TP agencies. According to my dad, they were a small company but good people. 

Angela was her new manager, makeup assistant, and driver. She seemed like a good person, a little chatty. Mia liked her immediately as Angela told her I looked cute. Don't girls ever learn! Men don't like being called cute. When I told them so, they both giggled saying I looked cuter when I was angry.

Six months passed and Mia was busy with her shooting.

"Today was so funny pumpkin, douchebag had to fall face-first in horse shit." Mia always referred to Jason as a douchebag. "Did you see his face when the director told him, they are using the real thing!" chimed Angela. They both burst into fits of giggles.

"I wouldn't be laughing if I were you," said Wade.

"What do you mean?" asked Mia in confusion.

"Do you want me to remind you about what happens next in the script?"

"Shit! Shit!"

"Good luck kissing the shit."

"Shit!"

"Is there a scene where you have to kiss the horse shit?" asked Angela in confusion.

"No! I won't mind kissing horse shit now."

"Argggh!" Angela and Mia shuddered in unison.

I pulled the script and checked what came next. My face paled, this can't be. I can't let this happen.

"I can't do this, I am quitting," said Mia.

Angela looked at the script.

"There is nothing cringe-worthy in the script," she concluded.

"Not cringe-worthy!? What do you say to this?" she pointed to the lines.

"Girl, it's just a kiss scene."

"Just a kiss scene?"

"Come on Mia, it's not real, you are just going to pretend."

"I.. I.. have never kissed anyone."

"What! You are telling me you have never kissed before? A girl as hot as you, I don't believe it!"

"I don't want that douchebag to steal my first kiss."

"Don't worry girl, we are getting you a boyfriend in a week."

"What about kissing Darren, I know you have had a crush on him for a long time," said Wade.

I could no longer stay there, I lay in my bed dejectedly. If I say I wasn't brimming with jealousy I would be lying. I always wanted Mia to follow her heart and promised I would support her. I never thought it would be this difficult.

Mia may kiss other actors in her acting career. Would I ever be able to watch those without breaking my heart? I could never watch her in another guy's arms even if it was just pretending.

I fell asleep, when I woke up it was dark. Wondering why I woke up in the middle of the night I heard Mia whimpering.

She was curled into a ball and crying.

"Mia!" I pulled her out of her bed, she clung to me still crying.

"Hey it's alright, I got you."

I have never seen Mia cry on a normal day. I sat down, she curled up into a ball in my lap still clinging to me.

"I don't want to kiss the douchebag."

I rubbed her back not knowing what else to say.

"I want my first kiss to be special."

"Like Wade said, why not go on a second date with Darren?"

"I don't want to kiss Darren. Sam, I want my first kiss to be with you."

She pressed her lips to mine before my brain could process what she said. My whole body froze. Am I dreaming? Or did Mia just kiss me?

"Sorry I stole your first kiss, please don't hate me."

"If you are stealing my first kiss, do it properly," I said and pulled her to me.

We kissed. Our inexperienced kiss was sloppy to the extreme but it was nothing short of divinity to me. We stopped only when we both were short of breath.

Mia buried her face in my chest, too shy to look at me. Soon she fell asleep. But the fireworks which had started in my head after the kiss had not subsided for me to sleep.