..that made it even BETTER
[ ...okay, that was the first kiss that had actually been returned in a long, long time. If his heart could have skipped any more beats, it would have just skipped town altogether. Ashton had no idea what to make of that, and he was quite surprised and red-faced when he pulled slowly away and saw the color of her smile.
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...OH. Words. He should probably find those. ] Hiling...
[ Turning his head away a moment, he cleared his throat, and reached up to adjust his tie, if only to put an arm between them. Should he compliment her? Thank her? This shouldn't be so hard. ] U-um, that was-- Is a very unusual tradition.