I met up with a girl at a bar here in DC. We wandered with a few of her gay friends (awesome) to do karaoke in this cool/dirty basement place in the city. It was loud and crazy and we were off to a good start. Light kino, putting my hand on her back while buying drinks, etc... She was kino'ing me too, putting her hands on me and just generally being close. Clearly there was some interest between the two of us.

Eventually her friends start to dwindle becuase, luckily for me, they all had to be awake early in the morning. Other people are leaving too (it's a Friday night wtf) but some tables are opening up near the center of the room so we decide to move.

I sit next to her, naturally, and we continue chatting and flirting. Eventually, for some reason I can't recall, I grab her hand. I notice that they're incredibly soft and start to complement her on them. Then I let go. Then, a second time, I say something like, "no really your hands feel so good" and grab her hand again, gently massaging it.

She tells me that as part of her morning routine she grabs a coffee, and moisturizes both her hands and her lips. Every day.

I immediately say, "Well then you must have some pretty soft lips too huh? Come here."

And she smiles huge and looks at me and says, "Really??"

And by then I am just leaning in and going for it. We make out for a little while. She turns to me and says, "Wow, that was so smooth of you."

Moral of the story, if you land yourself in a similar situation, or the girl you are with starts talking about chapstick (women LOVE chapstick, it's like cocaine for them), use that as a fast way to go for the kiss and escalate things hella quick.