It felt weird. Scratch that...it felt incredibly and infinitely stupid. He was suddenly thirteen years old again. She had gasped in surprise but it was hardly one that indicated the kiss was welcomed or pleasant. He retracted almost instantly.

Before she could get a word out he was on his feet, moving down the aisle towards the exit of the auditorium. "Fuck!" he cursed to himself out loud...of course to one who wasn't looking for it it blended with the commotion on screen. He left the dialogue far behind when he walked straight out the doors of the theater, standing in the plaza shifting uneasily and throwing his head back in a sigh.

"Real nice job, you son of a bitch."