Page 41 of Any Kind of Life
It was Paige’s turn to bring her lips to Juliet’s ear this time. “Maybe I’ll do it naked for the first morning I’m home.”
“Maybe?” Juliet laughed as she lifted a brow. “Oh, I think it’s a definite.”
And this is why I’m madly in love with this woman. Paige pulled Juliet in by the waist, gazing into those incredible eyes. Eyes she woke up to, eyes she got lost in during their most intimate moments, eyes that shone with so much love for Paige it left her breathless. “You’re right. But only if you’re naked, too.”
Juliet cradled Paige’s chin in her hand and kissed her so softly that Paige wondered if the room had just emptied out. As she drew back, their foreheads touching, Juliet smiled. “It’s a deal.”
Juliet had achieved a lot in her life, the main thing being the fact she had somehow kept herself alive for over fifty years, but this? Sitting here as the sun rose, watching Paige sleeping…this had to be her greatest achievement. Falling in love. And not just with anyone but with the very woman she was proud to share a bed and her life with. With a woman who would do anything to make her happy while choosing her own happiness, too. If she could watch this moment from the outside looking in, Juliet would frame it and keep it forever.
There had been times in her life when she questioned whether she would ever find someone who loved her for who she was—being a defence lawyer for criminals often caused a raised brow or two—but Juliet hadn’t imagined this. She didn’t know what she expected, she wasn’t even sure she had a ‘list’ of qualities she wanted in the woman she loved, but Paige possessed qualities Juliet had never encountered in her life before. She also had the ability to make Juliet sit up and listen, and that was something nobody had achieved in as many years as Juliet could remember.
She rarely took direction from anyone. It had been drilled into her—mostly by herself—that being a lawyer meant being brutal when it was needed. But Paige unravelled Juliet in so many ways that Juliet had to wonder if she even knew who she really was anymore. Paige had brought out the very best in her.
Juliet lifted her phone and scanned the QR code on the booklet the hotel had provided. It was a direct link to room service. Paige would be waking up soon, and Juliet wanted this morning to run as smoothly as it possibly could. Within the next few hours, her girlfriend would be on the road again. If Juliet could take away the stress of everything beforehand, she would.
She ordered an array of different dishes—food she knew Paige would enjoy as well as some she could take with her while she was travelling—and lowered her phone to the edge of the bed again. She had spent the last hour sitting in a single chair at the end of the bed, her feet resting up against it. If she could, she would refuse to move from here for as long as possible.
I don’t want to leave her today…
Juliet smiled when Paige stretched the length of the bed and rolled onto her back. Naked, laid bare, so fucking beautiful. Any other day, Juliet would have climbed on top of Paige and woken her up exactly how she wished to be woken up, but not this morning. The silence and the view were intimate enough for Juliet.
Paige slowly sat up on her elbows, frowning. “Babe, what are you doing sitting there?”
“I’ve been here a while.”
“Why? Is everything okay?” Paige lifted her phone and checked the time. “It’s only seven.”
“I know. I couldn’t sleep, so I decided to sit here and enjoy watching you sleep instead.”
“Well,” Paige said, ruffling her blonde hair as she brought her knees to her chest. “That’s…cute.”
“What can I say? You look beautiful when you’re sleeping.” Juliet followed Paige’s every move as she climbed from the bed and slid a robe on. “I’ve just ordered room service. Some snacks for you to take with you, too.”
Paige stalked towards Juliet, straddling her legs where she sat in the chair. “Thank you. It’ll save me trying to find somewhere to get lunch when we stop off.” Paige reached for the bottle of water on the desk beside Juliet, taking several huge gulps. “Thanks for coming here yesterday. And for staying.”
“I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I think it was good for us.” Juliet swept Paige’s hair from her face, palming a thigh as she looked up at her. “And I enjoyed myself.”
“Me too. I usually hate going to the clubs with them, but I had a very beautiful woman to keep me entertained, so it was worth my while.”
Juliet smirked as she offered a nod. “Noted. I’ll remember that.”
“You should. You looked fucking gorgeous last night.” Paige ground in Juliet’s lap, her robe separating as she shifted to a more comfortable position. Her knees rested on either side of Juliet, Paige’s eyes intense and fiery. “I just wanted you all to myself.”
This was a side Juliet didn’t often see from Paige. Not so early in the morning, anyway. “Someone has woken up feeling a little hot under the collar…”
Paige took her bottom lip between her teeth, grinding down again. “It’s not my fault the world’s hottest woman shares a bed with me. What do you expect?” Paige took the hand that was placed on her thigh and moved it between her legs. “You see what you do to me?”
Juliet moaned when her fingers found Paige’s wetness. God, she was soaking. “Oh, fuck.”
“Mmhmm.” Paige smirked, her eyes closing when Juliet traced her fingers between her lips. “F-fuck, babe.”
Juliet forced Paige’s robe open and placed open-mouthed kisses between her breasts. That feeling of Paige’s soft skin against her lips would always remind Juliet of what they had. It would always ground her…a promise of forever.
“B-babe.” Paige moaned, wrapping her fingers through Juliet’s hair. “Inside.”
As Juliet dragged her tongue across Paige’s chest and sucked her nipple into her mouth, she eased two fingers inside her. This morning, Juliet was on cloud nine. She always would be when she was inside Paige. Warm and soft. Velvet. Sheer fucking bliss. “Oh, baby. You feel so good.” Juliet sunk deeper, gently biting down on Paige’s nipple when Paige forced her mouth against her.
Paige dipped her mouth towards Juliet’s ear. “Give me more.”