It Starts With A Kissing Lesson

Characters establish a strict professional or platonic contract ("This is just practice") to protect themselves, which immediately creates dramatic irony for the audience.

Emma's curiosity was piqued. "Unconventional?" she repeated. it starts with a kissing lesson

As she left the academy, Emma felt grateful for the unusual lesson. Who knew that a kissing lesson could be so...enlightening? it starts with a kissing lesson

You weren’t learning how to kiss. You were learning how to let someone in. it starts with a kissing lesson

Mrs. Thompson nodded. "Yes, my dear. It starts with a kissing lesson."

Not because they were the best kisser. But because

Emma felt a bit relieved. She had been worried that the lesson would be more...personal.