Borrowed Time

Chapter 187

Esme had picked an interesting movie for movie night this time, an old sort of horror film with terrible effects, one that was supposed to be humorous with how terrible it was, and Juliette was honestly enjoying it... She was pretty sure that this was the farthest that she'd ever gotten into a movie with Esme without their hands going down her pants or up her shirt, or without her doing the same thing to them.

Maybe that was a sign that they were both maturing, right?  They could watch a movie without being all over each other, that was something that was practically never heard of in their relationship, and really, who could blame them?  They were both hot, and it was just so easy to fall into, a rhythm that they had both gotten into over the last few months that always left Juliette feeling fulfilled in a way that nothing else ever could.

She fiddled with the hair on the top of Esme's head as she felt their arm slip across her, their calf sliding between hers as they let out a content sigh, making her smile... It was always cute when they relaxed into her like this, it made her feel so deeply loved that she could hardly even stand it, and they did it automatically.

Esme's comfort around her and love for her was so automatic that they didn't even think about it - they just touched her softly, held her close and watched whatever was going on with an intense sort of curiosity even though she was sure that they had seen this movie a million times, considering the fact that they were mumbling the lines under their breath.

"Are you enjoying yourself?" She asked, getting Esme to look up at her for a moment, their eyes so warm and soft that her heart practically felt like it was going to fall out of her chest... It should be illegal for them to look at her like that, she was pretty sure that it could cause a lesser person to fall into cardiac arrest - she wasn't going to, but someone who was not used to Esme's intensity might fall prey to that.

"Of course I'm enjoying myself." They said, leaning up to press a soft kiss to her jaw before setting their head against her chest again, lacing their free hand with hers. "I always enjoy myself when we get to spend time together, it's one of my favorite things in the goddamn world, and I feel like with the hecticness of the past few days that we haven't gotten to regroup and reconnect all on our own - it's nice to be able to do that." They said, and Juliette nodded. She had to agree with that, the last few days had really taken a toll on her, and being able to recharge with Esme was exactly what she needed right now - it was always what she needed, Esme was good at absorbing the energy when it got to be too much and at making her feel a thousand times better each and every time.

"Yeah, me too." She let out a content sigh, twitching her legs happily to get some of the joy out of her body... It was enough that her chest was feeling tight, she needed to get it back to a normal level. Esme always brought out ungodly amounts of joy from her, and while it was lovely to experience, she never quite knew how to fully calm it down and approach it like a normal person... She wasn't normal, but she wanted to approach things like she could be. "This is really nice." She said, hearing Esme chuckle as they glanced up at her again, not moving their head this time.

"Yeah?" They asked, and she nodded, lacing her fingers into their hair so that she could massage their scalp with her fingers, hearing them let out a pleased sort of groan as they pressed into her touch.

"Mhm." Their hand slid under the hem of her shirt, tracing up and down her lower stomach in a way that made her shiver, her face getting hot at the way that her cunt throbbed despite it being a very innocent touch... Their hands were on her body, she was bound to be reactive. She watched as they tensed and untensed, a beautifully soft movement as she trembled under them a bit, clearing her throat... It was embarrassing that that was enough to work her up a bit. "What're you doing?" She asked, her voice feeling thick as she tried to get the words out in the most normal tone possible.