both of the girls minds were racing but for different reasons. juniper because she kissed a girl, and she liked it. liked it more than kissing boys. and emerson because she finally got to kiss juniper, when neither of them were drunk or not in the right state of mind. they were laid in emerson's bed together, cuddling while watching the sun rise from the windows.
it wasn't junipers intention to stay the night so she didn't bring pajamas or clothes, she was just in one of emerson's hoodies. the hoodie was very comfortable, and oversized. the two had pretty much the same body type, but emerson had inches on juniper. juniper stood around 5'0 or 5'1 while emerson stood at 5'7.
"are you awake?" emerson said softly and quietly, not wanting to wake the girl if she had fallen back asleep.
"mhm." juniper hummed, sitting her head up to look at emerson.
"want to order some breakfast?" she asked while tucking the dark messy hair out of her face.
"yes please." juniper hummed before laying back down on emerson's chest.
"chick-fil-a or ihop... orrr waffle house." emerson listed off, scrolling through doordash.
"chick-fil-a." juniper cooed, scooting up on emerson's body to look at the menu with her. they ordered some food then continued cuddling together. juniper was on the verge of falling asleep when the door bell was rung.
"i'll be back." emerson said after laying the brunette on the bed. she rushed to open the door and bring the food back up to the room. juniper always got the same thing from fast food places, to afraid to venture from her picky little box.
"try it." emerson said while pushing the chicken biscuit to junes lips. emerson knew how picky she was and her goal was to always get her to at least try a few new things. juniper gave emerson a questioning look.
"i don't want to." emerson pushed the biscuit forwards more.
"it's the exact same thing you have, just bigger." she looked down at the chicken minis that sat in front of her. she took a bite from the biscuit and watched as the other brunette smiled.
"thank you.. was that so bad?" juniper laughed softly.
"no." she admitted, taking a drink from her coffee.
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they finished breakfast and laid back in bed, watching a movie emerson found. she felt a little weird about the situation. she knew juniper just wanted to be comforted and that they probably wouldn't be together in the end, so she wanted to make the most of this time together.
in some ways she felt like she was in the wrong about kissing juniper. she felt like june was in a vulnerable state and she was taking advantage of that. so needless to say the tension between them grew rapidly.
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"ollie's here, i'll see you tomorrow." june smiled as she walked towards the door.
"bye june, get home safe." emerson smiled and waved to oliver in the car. she closed the door and flopped back on the couch.
"well." she muttered to herself, scrolling through twitter. she did this for about twenty minutes before the door bell was rung. she groaned and stood up, pulling it open to see her red haired friend.
"hey." she smiled, taking one of the bags in his hands.
"what is all of this?" she asked, closing and locking her front door.
"some drinks and food." he smiled and sat his bag on the counter.
"thank god." she sighed, opening the bottle in the bag and took a swig from it.
"woah, what happened to you." emerson wasn't a drinker. she'd get a few drinks or shots here and there but you'd never see her drunk.
"juniper... juniper juniper juniper." she muttered, pulling open the styrofoam box he gave her.
"ouu where'd you get this." in the plate was barbecue chicken, macaroni, cabbage and beans, cornbread wrapped in some aluminum foil.
"my friends mom... they had left overs so she gave me two plates." emerson pushed the plate into the microwave and leaned against the counter, reaching for the bottle but archi grabbed it first.
"what's going on with you." he urged. but she wasn't sure if she should tell him. she didn't want to out june.
"june and ollie broke up, so she stayed over here."
"yeah, he told me about that.. she tell you why they broke up?" he knew the reason but he was on the same page as emerson, not wanting to out juniper to the other.
"yup." emerson hummed and got her plate from the microwave, putting his in.
"well then why are you mopping around, weren't you waiting for this." she scoffed. the way he said it made it seem like she was just waiting for the moment they broke up, but to be fair she was.
"because, archi.. she just wants to experiment.. she wants to know how it feels to be with a girl.. and once she gets over her experimenting with me she's gone." archi eyebrows raised.
"experiment?" he asked and grabbed his plate from the microwave.
"yes, see how far she'll go with a girl." he shook his head from surprise.
"how far did, you go?" he asked cautiously.
"we kissed, that's all." she grumbled, reaching for the bottle but he again pulled it away.
"i'm not letting you get drunk because of this." he closed the bottle and put it in the fridge, grabbing a white claw and pushed it to her.
"boring." she grumbled to herself.
"i'm still not really understanding why you're so upset.. you really think she's going to figure herself out with you and not catch feelings?" emerson shrugged.
"possibly."
"possibly." he mocked back with a scoff.
"you think that after you two have your fun over and over again shes just going to up and leave for someone she doesn't even know?" she again shurgged.
"i don't know! maybe." archi chuckled softly.
"you are a sad, sad case." he walked to sit on the couch and sat his food on the coffee table, turning on the tv. emerson followed and sat besides him, only now noticing the dark marks on his neck.
"what's this?" she swiped her thumb over the purple mark on his neck. the dark blush that flooded his face told her all she needed to know.
"you're sitting here listening to my sad love life and hiding this." she swiped it again before her hand was shoved away.
"stop." he laughed, trying to hide how bright his face was.
"oh cmon, tell me everything." he glanced to emerson then back to the tv.
"you know i'm not gonna leave you alone about it now." he nodded.
"yeah, why else did you think i have on a hoodie in the middle of july." she shrugged but practically bounced in her seat waiting to hear what happened.
"cmon, tell me." she shook his shoulder.
"okay! fuck." he groaned, resting back against the couch.
"do i know them?" she asked, to which he shook his head.
"no, you don't know him, i barely know him." emerson hummed.
"so it was just a quick meaningless hookup?" he shrugged.
"i wouldn't call it meaning less, being that we're going on a date friday." emerson's eyes went wide.
"wow, finally getting bitches." archi scoffed and leaned forward to eat some of his food.
"so are you gonna tell me what he's like or just go silent on me?" he chuckled softly and turned to look at her before talking.
YOU ARE READING
curiosity
Romance(this book is mature! the toggle won't stay selected.) a small town girl experimenting with her best friend, eager to fill her curiosity of being with a woman. though the problem is that shes in a committed relationship with a man, and the woman tha...
