She was also the only girl in her circle of friends who had never kissed a guy, but she wasn’t too worried about that because her parents wouldn’t let her date until she was sixteen anyway. Even so, her friends gave her a hard time and called her “virgin lips” (VL for short) all the time, especially if there were cute guys around.

Sometimes it seemed like her friends were actually trying to make her feel bad on purpose, but she was sure it was just her imagination. What had she ever done to them? She went out of her way to be a good friend, so it was probably just all in her head. Still…she had been feeling some trepidation about the upcoming pool party and the ribbing she was sure to take over her black one-piece. Regardless, they were her friends and she had been determined to make the best of things.

She arrived at the party wearing her suit under some jeans and a t-shirt. An older guy she didn’t know answered the door in swim trunks, his hair damp and a towel around his shoulders.