Jeremy’s House

Sydney left her brother and his friend in the station wagon while she visited with her electronic pen-pal Jeremy for the first time. She would only be allowed to stay twenty minutes, but they were allowed the privacy of his bedroom. Alone with a boy in his bedroom - it seemed so grown-up to the fourteen year old.

There was some awkwardness, but the pair of teens were already friends, after a fashion. Even as she smiled and talked, Sydney’s mind was racing for a way to elicit the kiss that she desperately wanted. With five minutes until the parent-imposed deadline, she decided to come right out and explain the situation to him. “Jeremy? Would it be alright if you kissed me? See, the thing is...”

He kissed her before she could finish. They spent the remaining four minutes kissing and holding each other, uncertain about where they could put their hands.