A tale of a Christmas kiss...

Jim and Samantha are in high school.
They've been dating for a month.
And they haven't kissed yet.
Samantha really likes Jim and she wants him to kiss her.She's worried that Jim doesn't like her. She asks her best friend Holly for advice.
Holly tells Samantha that Jim really likes her that he will kiss her soon. She tells Samantha to relax, be patient and let Jim "make the first move."
Samantha reluctantly agrees.

Jim really likes Samantha and he wants to kiss her. He's tried to kiss Samantha a few times but he pulled away at the last minute feeling that the moment just "wasn't right."

After a lot of thought, Jim decides that he and Samantha will have their first official kiss on the last day of school before the holidays.

And he has a plan.

Jim's Plan to Kiss Samantha:

Step 1: Go to School.
Step 2: Meet Samantha by the lockers before class.
Step 3: Give Samantha her gift.
Step 4: Kiss Samantha.

Jim is confident about his plan. He's certain that all of the steps will go smoothly. But he's really anxious about step four.

So, to make sure that his first kiss with Samantha's goes as planned he's bringing a bit of mistletoe...

"The Best of Plans" is a short romance story.