First Kiss #31

Lew and Donna are deeply in love, and everyone knows a proposal is coming—tonight was supposed to be the night. But Lew’s nerves get the best of him, and he’s going to need a little help making it perfect.

In the quiet moments between heartbeats, Guy Chappel and Laurel Anderson find themselves drawn to one another—yet too shy to say a word. Their connection blooms in silence, until Laurel’s friend Marie steps in to bridge the gap. A tender, sweetly awkward romance unfolds, where every glance and whispered name feels like a first step into something real.

In "Kidnapped Kisses," Linda’s brief but passionate romance with Griff Hollis fades into memory—until she learns he’s now seeing Ruth. Determined to reclaim what she lost, Linda enlists Joel Carter’s help in a playful, risky plan to make Griff notice her again. The story unfolds with the quiet tension of old feelings stirring beneath a game of one-upmanship.

Phyllis has had a crush on Ed Martin for ages, and finally musters the courage to ask him out—only to discover her plans clash with her duty to babysit her little sister on the same night.

In "Jealousy," Alice worries that her fiancé Fred might be second-guessing their engagement, her insecurities making her see flirtation in every glance he gives other women—though nothing is said, and no one else is involved. The story captures a quiet, intimate moment of doubt, where love and fear walk a thin line.