curiosity

Nineteen

juniper stayed in the bathtub for about half an hour before getting herself out to see what emerson was doing. the house smelt heavenly. almost as heavenly as she felt.

she got dressed in one of the hoodies emerson left at her house long before they started messing around but she refused to give it back. she let her hair down from the bun as she walked through the hallway and sat at the island where emerson had the waffle iron plugged up.

"i'm sorry, i wanted to help you out but the chicken took long than i excepted." she pulled the last few pieces of chicken from the oil before turning to work on the waffles.

"that's okay." june smiled, watching her spoon in another ladle of waffle batter into the iron.

"how was your bath." emerson asked while leaning against the counter in front of juniper. she blushed before answering, tucking her head in the palms of her hands.

"it was good." she smiled. emerson tapped the counter softly before going back to the waffle iron.

"here, eat while it's hot." she said after assembling the plate, a few strawberries cut up on the side of the plate.

"i want to eat with you." juniper said while looking back up to emerson. the light haired woman wasn't even going to fight it, she knew juniper would stand her ground on this. she hurried to make herself two waffles and then sat down besides juniper. they ate quietly together and then migrated back to the room.

the rest of the day was filled with cuddles and kisses due to how the morning started. really any day would be like this, but emerson felt the need to press extra kisses to junes face and body.
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it seemed like when they'd get intimate they grew closer, more comfortable. it wasn't that they weren't comfortable together, they were beyond comfortable in their relationship. but it felt like they connected more.

one thing june loved was painting. she didn't always have time for it but when she did, she'd paint for hours on end. sometimes they just get sat on her bookshelf with her other paintings, sometimes they'd get put up. half the time she didn't really care, she just wanted to paint.

emerson picked up on this when they first met. not only was she great at painting but she was very creative, even in situations that didn't relate to art.

this is what made emerson plan a pottery date for them. you could catch juniper watching pottery tiktoks for hours on end. she swore she could make anything the person was making in the videos.

so emerson wanted to test this, she wanted to see just how good juniper really was. this date was a surprise, as are most of their dates emerson plans. she likes to see the excitement on junes face when noticing what they were going to be doing for the day.
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"you know, i think i should get a hint." juniper said while holding onto emerson's hand. every surprise date went like this. juniper begging to know what their date would be.

"no, june... we'll be there in like, ten minutes." emerson laughed at the girls pouted face. she glanced over to look at the dark haired girl, smiling while taking her in. her outfit was a simple sage green sundress, her hair pulled into a low messy bun. when they arrived they weren't even out of the car before juniper realized

"are we doing pottery?" she asked excitedly, turning to emerson with a wide smile.

"yes we are, i wanna see how good you really are." juniper laughed softly and stepped out of the car, taking emerson's hand into hers and followed her into the building. they watched the instructor explain the necessity's before they were able to start softening their clay.

the place wasn't a class, they showed you what to do before letting you do your own thing. or you could pick a piece they made to glaze or paint. emerson watched juniper for awhile, watching her sliding her hands up the clay to make it thin and tall, then pushing it back down to make it thick and small.

"need help?" one of the employees asked, noticing emerson hadn't started anything. she broke her daze from juniper with a soft smile.

"no, she's been watching pottery tiktoks... i though it was cute to see how well she pretty much is mirroring what they did." the instructor flashed a smile between the two before walking off. she did eventually start copying what juniper was doing, only after juniper began shaping her fruit bowl.

she decided to make a vase. the reason to juniper is unknown. but, she was making a vase to hold all the flowers she will buy june in the future. she remembered juniper searching the house for something to put her flowers in just a few days ago so she figured, what else would she make?

"yours looks good baby." juniper said while stopping her wheel, admiring the brunette besides her. emerson smiled while glancing to june before looking back down.

"thank you." she said while stopping her wheel as well.

"your bowl looks really good." the instructor said while walking past juniper, stopping to admire her work for a second before looking over to emerson's wheel.

"your vase is too, could i comment?" she nodded and watched as he walked over to her.

"your base is a little too small, if you make it biggrr you'd get better support... but you would have to start over." juniper gasped.

"can i squish it?" she asked excitedly. emerson shrugged, backing her stool up for emerson to stand between her and the wheel. she smiled after hearing the girls giggling, walking back to her wheel after the instructor peeled her bowl up from the wheel and sat it with the other potter pieces that needed to go in the kiln.

it took emerson about twenty minutes to redo her vase, this time with a wide base and a skinny neck. when she got done the instructor peeled her piece off of the wheel and she went to get cleaned up.

"we have to come back in about a month to glaze or paint our pieces." juniper said while walking back to emerson's side, resting her cheek on the girls shoulder.

"well then, should we go get some dinner?" she tucked one hand in her pocket and used the other to brush the strands of hair that fell out of her bun to behind her ears. juniper nodded and smiled. her smile wides when emerson's hand cupped her cheek.

"you are the most beautiful girl i have ever seen." she said softly, almost as if she didn't mean for that thought to slip passed her lips. emerson smiled at the blush that fell over junes cheeks, leaning in to press a kiss to her lips. juniper pulled away when remembering where she was. they weren't in the room they were in original, but there was a few people that were in the room with them.

emerson's hand dropped to around her back before paying for their pieces and giving the shop her information so they knew when to come back, and then they were off to dinner.