This has become uncomfortable. Lassiter had a personal space issue and everyone except for his partner seemed to know this. They were at the Inner workings of the Criminal Mind symposium, which Chief had kindly given them the week off to attend but Juliet seemed perfectly content with sleeping through the whole thing. On his shoulder nonetheless and in his personal vicinity, and worst of all…Lassiter didn't seem to mind all that much. If it had been anyone else Lassiter would have given him or her a shove and a loud speech on his comfort zone, but when he tried to do just that, he found he couldn't. Maybe it was the way she smiled on his shoulder or the shiver she gave subconsciously feeling the cold air as someone opened a window. He put his arm around her without noticing and went back to listening. It could also have been the way her hair smelled like fresh summer peaches reflecting her sunny and gentle personality she displayed daily. That's when the whole situation became very awkward, because someone behind him turned to the person next to them and said,
"Look, George. What a cute couple!" It took a few moments to process the information. Couple! Lassiter began to panic and almost woke Juliet up, but something stopped him. He started to really think and as he thought his grip on Juliet slightly tightened, going back to concentrating on the lecture; a blush clearly staining his cheeks. He missed the smile on Juliet's face get bigger and her scoot closer to Lassiter, a pinkish tint gracing her pale face.