"No, no, it's okay," Kieren promises, stepping forward as he wrings his hands, taking hold of the chair in order to give himself a bit of balance as he tries to calm his mind. "I mean, how does all of this work? When do I start feeling it? Will I have to coax it? I mean, if it's all prepped and ready to go, maybe we should start with kissing?"

"Just a bit," he says, even if he's so very nervous about his first real kiss.