Kiss & Sell by Brittany Geragotelis Read Free Book Online

said, taking one last look in the mirror and then grabbing my jacket and purse. “Thanks for getting my mind off of things, guys.”
    “Anytime we can help you by fighting…” McCartney said with a grin.
    I ran downstairs and headed for the door.
    “Have fun tonight, honey,” my mom yelled out from her place on the couch. “Any questions you have before going out?”
    “No,” I yelled, embarrassed. The last thing I needed was another “birds and bees” lecture from my mother. Talk about feeling sick. A convo like that would definitely send me over the edge and into barfsville.
    I placed my hand on the doorknob, but hesitated before opening the door. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. Was I really ready for this?
    My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the bell ringing a second time. Before I could stall any longer, I opened the door and plastered a huge smile on my face.

    Five minutes later, I was sitting next to Dan in the front seat of his beat-up Corolla. Thankfully, the radio was on, because we’d just hit a lull in the conversation. We’d already made small talk for a couple of blocks and since this was foreign territoryfor me, I had no idea what I was supposed to say. So, I finally took to checking Dan out as he drove instead.
    He was wearing faded blue jeans and an untucked, button-down blue and white checkered shirt. His blond hair was spiked up all over his head, but not greasy like some of the guys at school wore it. It looked soft, like you could run your hands through it…
    Whoa, Nelly.
The date hadn’t even started yet and I was already thinking about getting to second base. I’d had no idea I was such a fantasy slut! I turned away from Dan and looked out the window.
    The music faded out on the radio as the DJs told the audience what songs we’d been listening to.
    “Hey, DJ Dave, have you heard about this teenager at Ronald Henry High school?” said one of the on-air personalities.
    The mention of our school caught both of our attention, and Dan looked at me curiously before leaning over and turning up the volume.
    “You mean the girl who’s selling a kiss on eBay?” DJ Dave responded.
    “That’s the one,” the other said.
    “Arielle! Dude, you’re famous!” Dan exclaimed, turning his head and smiling at me. “This is totally cool!”
    “Cool” wasn’t exactly the word I was thinking of at that particular moment. In fact, the words, “humiliating,” “painful” and “please shoot me now,” were repeatedly running through my head.
    “Or totally embarrassing,” I muttered under my breath. I silently begged the DJs to switch to a new topic, but luck obviously wasn’t on my side, because they kept talking.
    “It’s gotta be kind of harsh being a freshman in high school and still not having had your first kiss,” DJ Dave exclaimed. “I don’t know about you, but I was about eight when I kissed a girl for the first time.”
    “Yeah, and I bet it was another five years before you got another chance, right buddy?” the first DJ chuckled.
    “Ha, ha, wise guy. I just can’t imagine being in this chick’s position. I mean I’ve got to hand it to her for putting herself out there like that,” DJ Dave said. “Sweetie, if you’re out there listening to this, don’t trip just yet. Guys like it when a girl takes matters into her own hands. I’m sure you’ll be getting that kiss in no time.”
    Gee, thanks for the pep talk, DJ Dave.
    “Don’t tell me that you’re going to be bidding on that first kiss of hers?” his buddy said in mock shock.
    Ew, gross. Talk about dirty old men.
    “With the amount of bids she’s got so far, I don’t think I could afford it even if I wanted to,” he laughed and a moment later, music resumed on the station.
    Thank God it was over, but now I was stuck in the car with Dan. In this awkward silence. As we both reflected on what had just happened. I couldn’t bear to look over at him—I was too horrified to think of the