I went on a date the other day. It was with someone local, someone I’d messaged for a bit beforehand. I found him funny and cute. He was maybe a little bit different than I’d normally go for but not in any way that I could articulate.

I didn’t feel nervous to meet him. I thought beforehand and it turned out to be accurate that he’s very relaxed and comfortable to be around. Our conversation over coffee was maybe a bit weird. We talked a little bit too much about his mother and about petty squabbles with his family than I’d have liked. But it felt easy to chat with him. I liked his smile as he was talking.

He ended up walking me back to my car and I stepped on his foot as we were hugging each other goodbye. And then he told me he’d watched me park really, really badly when I’d arrived and he hadn’t known it was me in the car. That was mortifying.

Later, after I’d driven home I’d sent him a message to say that I’d enjoyed meeting him, that was lovely to sit and chat and get to know each other. But that, as is often the case with me, I wasn’t entirely sure what my attraction levels were. I said that maybe if we’d kissed before we’d said goodbye I’d have had a better idea.

He laughed and said maybe we could get together for a kiss date sometime? And I laughed and agreed.

So the following week, we did just that. I only had 20 minutes or so before I needed to get back for a meeting. So I met him in the car park of the cafe where we’d met for our date. And we talked for a few minutes about our days. I think he kept asking me questions to make it less awkward. But then he positioned me in such a way that his body would shield me from other people and leaned in for a kiss.

Sometimes when I kiss someone new it feels like nothing. Maybe not nothing. Maybe wet nothing? But when he leaned in to kiss me, my body leaned into it, leaned into wanting more. He’s taller than me so I went on my tiptoes to get closer to him, I ended up pressed against the length of him. I could feel his erection and it excited me. He ended up running his hands over my back and cupping my ass as he pulled me closer to him. And it was hot.

I can’t remember a time where I had such an exciting kiss. So I left 20 minutes later, I drove him and logged into my Teams meeting. With a massive smile on my face. Thinking about where this all could lead…