"Lisa, you were serious, right? You are not pulling a prank on me, are you?" Matthew nervously asked her, but yet he was lovingly stroking her hair.

Lisa nodded her head and shyly asked, "Who jokes about such things?"

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Matthew chuckled and made her look at him, "Lisa, yesterday I saw you and Steve near a cottage at the outskirts of the city…"

"What? Why were you there?" Lisa looked shocked as she had no idea Matt was at that place and then her shock was replaced by embarrassment as she wondered if he heard what they talked about.

"You didn't respond to Patrick's messages so he got worried and sent me there to check on you, that's why…"

"What did you see?" Lisa nervously asked him cutting his explanation.

"I saw you and Steve kissing each other"

"Ahhhhhhh" Lisa face-palmed herself and shouted in embarrassment.

"Why the fuck did you had to come at exactly that moment? Why didn't you come before or after that? Especially after" She glared at Matthew in anger.

Her face mixed with anger and embarrassment looked so cute that he wanted to kiss her but he needed answer to his questions first.

"Why? What happened? What difference would it make?" Matt looked confused.

Lisa circled her arm around his neck and pecked his lips, "Is that why you had been avoiding me since last night?" she nervously asked him as this implied, he too liked her and was upset to see her with Steve. This realization calmed her and also made her happy.

"Hmm, I avoided you because I thought you would be sharing what happened between you and Steve and I didn't wish to know about it."

Lisa was happy as this confirmed Matt too likes her.

"We are not dating. If you would have arrived after our kiss then you would have witnessed something else" She brightly smiled at him.

"What do you mean?" Matt was confused because today morning too he saw Lisa and Steve being friendly.

If she rejected him, then Steve's mood wouldn't have been that good and if Steve did anything that he shouldn't have then also Lisa and Steve wouldn't have been friendlier like in the morning near the vending machine.

So, Matt didn't understand what exactly happened between Lisa and Steve after he left.

"I'll tell you what happened" Lisa could read his thoughts so she answered him, still sitting on his lap.

…

24 Hours Ago

"Steve…"

Lisa was about to say something, when Steve held the sides of her waist and pulled her closer. He captured her lips in his.

Lisa was shocked when Steve kissed her.

A part of her always craved for him, therefore in reflex she hugged his shoulder and responded to his kiss.

Steve was awkwardly kissing her and Lisa although tried to respond to kiss with passion, she was feeling weird.

Suddenly Matt's face flashed in front of her eyes, as she realized she enjoyed the drunk kiss she shared with Matt more than this one.

'Rather my first kiss with Matt, years ago feels better than this even though it happened against my consent.' She thought.

Steve broke the kiss and looked at her, "What are you thinking about? You seem distracted"

Lisa realized she was thinking about Matt while kissing Steve.

'Fuck, what have I turned into?' She wondered.

"Sorry Steve, the kiss felt a bit weird so…" Lisa blurted out the truth and regretted it the very next moment.

"Lisa, am I not a good kisser?" Steve asked her nervously.

"Umm, is this your first kiss?" She asked him.

"Yeah"

"That's why, I am sure eventually you will improve" She consoled him.

"I hope so, I actually expected you will take the lead" Steve awkwardly smiled.

"Yeah, sorry. I am inexperienced in this area too. Matt is the only man I ever kissed, so I am not good at it either"

Steve and Lisa have been friends for so long, they had that comfort level to talk openly about these things.

"How did kiss with Matt feel like? Was it awkward like this one?" Steve felt embarrassed asking this question but he had to know as he too felt this kiss was a bit awkward.

"Well, he is experienced so it was better than this one but don't worry, it is not your fault. I just think you were not into this kiss that much" Lisa shared her thoughts.

Steve awkwardly laughed, "Yeah, when I was kissing you, it felt a bit weird. I am not sure why, but I didn't feel like continuing, no offense"

"None taken" Lisa assured him and added, "This kiss just felt a bit wrong"

"Exactly, Lisa. Thank goodness you said it out aloud. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings by saying the same. It just felt so wrong." Steve sighed in relief that they were on the same page.

"Maybe, we have been friends for so long that an intimate relationship feels awkward" Lisa concluded and sat on a bench.

Steve joined her and agreed, "It felt like Joey and Rachel in F.R.I.E.N.D.S., when they try to get intimate and feel awkward"

He drew an analogy which made them laugh.

"I agree, maybe we are better suited to be friends, Steve"

"True. When I was kissing you, I looked at you and realized I am not in love with you. I guess I just got insecure seeing you hangout with Matt. It felt like he is going to steal my friend away from me. It is a weird feeling, which I am not able to explain" Steve clenched his fist in frustration.

"Steve, not only couples get jealous when their partners receive attention from other people but even best friends get jealous and insecure. Maybe you mistook your jealousy to be love" Lisa concluded.

"Hmm, maybe." Steve nodded his head.

"Steve, imagine having sex with me" Lisa suddenly said.

"Ewww, Lis, why would you say that?" Steve hid his face between his hands looking embarrassed.

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