"Sorry, mommy," Alex whined, his voice cracking with just the perfect amount of adolescent despair.
"It's just... I've never... I've never kissed anyone before! Really! My own mother... she never gave me a kiss either! It's just... I'm so bad at this!"
He looked down, his shoulders slumping, and shook his head like he was the saddest, most unloved boy on the planet. And bam! Right on cue, her heart just melted. That powerful, stupid, motherly instinct kicked right in, flooding her with a wave of pure, unadulterated pity.
"J-j-just take your time, Alex," she whispered, her voice all soft and soothing. She even reached up and gave his arm a gentle, reassuring pat. "It's okay. I... I am your step-mom. Just... just do it. We can... practice."
The next "kiss" was a complete disaster, landing way, way over on the far end of her jawline. And it wasn't a "peck." Oh no. It was another one of those loud, wet, sucky kisses. Schluuuurp. It was also shockingly long.
