Borrowed Time

Chapter Forty Six

Juliette could die happy if she were told that she would die watching Esme play guitar, that was what she'd decided... There was something that was just so inherently sexy about the way that she played, the way that her forearm muscles moved, the way that her hands flexed... It was too beautiful for words. Watching her practice was enough to practically have Juliette on her knees...

"Juliette? You alright?" Emma asked, looking at her with concern. She glanced over, nodding... Shit, her face must've dropped while she was listening to them. She hadn't been mad at all, just concentrating on the music... on Esme. She hadn't been paying attention to anyone other than Esme... It was impossible to split focus when she was there.

"Yeah, I'm enjoying this." She said, and she meant it... Why wouldn't she be enjoying an uninterrupted view of her girlfriend playing guitar? It was one of her favorite things to see... Esme looked really hot tonight, there was just something about her arms when she wore tank tops, something just so sexy... There was no reason for it, but it always made Juliette feel... Good.

Emma nodded, looking relieved as she gave her a smile and a little thumbs up... It was cute that she was so worried, but really... If there was anything she was doing right now it was enjoying what she was getting to see.

"Cool, because if we get too loud and you need to step out or something, I understand." Emma was too sweet, really she was... Juliette was fine. Better than fine, really... She was great. Any activity that mostly just included her admiring Esme was an activity that she enjoyed.

"No, I really like this..." She heard Penny let out a chuckle as she walked across to where Emma was, giving Juliette a wink. Okay... What did that mean?

"Aw... C'mon Emmie... Let her enjoy the view." Penny said, a smirk on her face as she leaned on Emma's shoulder. Behind her, Esme cleared her throat and straightened up, glaring over at her friends.

Juliette's cheeks flushed as she looked down at her lap, playing with a fray on the knee of her jeans... She knew that was what they did, they teased each other, but she still felt like an outsider, she wasn't sure how she was supposed to take it yet.

"Hey, Pen?" Esme asked. Juliette glanced up to see Penny look over at her with a smile.

"What?" She asked, and Esme gave her a look, sighing as she pushed her hair out of her face... Beautiful girl.

"Shut up." Esme's tone was flat, and Juliette noted the confusion on Penny's face as she gestured between the two of them, walking over to Esme as she spoke.

"It wasn't an insult, if anything I was complimenting you. I said you were a 'view', you know, like a piece of art." Penny said, and Juliette straightened up... Okay, she was nervous but she did agree with Penny. Esme was art, she should be admired as such and she was beautiful to look at... If that was all she meant by that, then Juliette wholeheartedly agreed with her.

"She's right honey, you do remind me of art." She said, and she leaned forward, resting her elbows on her thighs as she looked up into Esme's face, where her expression had gone soft and her eyes were warm... God, she wanted to kiss her right now. "I could stare at you for hours and never get bored." She watched the blush rise to Esme's cheeks as she glanced away, a smile playing on her lips... Juliette felt a bit of pride at how she was able to make Esme flustered, aside from with her it didn't seem that common... She was cool, collected, but with Juliette she was just... real.

"Aw..." Oh. Right. There were three other people here. She glanced at Tegan, who'd made the noise... She was smiling... Hopeless romantic, that's right.