Old Book, New Chapter. - ReddNook

Chapter twenty-seven.

Tom tilted his head slightly, as he held canvas in his hands. "Sooo, whatcha think?" Redd asked.

He flinced slightly, he looked over to the kitsune. "Oh, it's beautiful. But, I feel like this place is familiar." he told looking back to the painting.

"I knew you would recognize it~" Redd hummed, as he sat down to his bed. "The first, official, date." he purred resting his head to his hands.

Tom brushed his thumb against the canvas. "Mh, yes, that was it." he nodded. "Little under fourteen years."

"M-mh~ month and six days." Redd told. "I still remember you sayin' you won't go on date with me until I'm twenty-one." he chuckled with smirk.

"Yes, I do remember that. But you were turning twenty-one in two months, and we both were adults. And it was your idea." Tom told looking at the painting.

He flicked his ears slightly. He stayed quiet for a while before he spoke up, "Can I have this?" he asked looking up to Redd.

The kitsune flinched slightly. "Uh... If, you really want." he told getting up. "I still need to add some details."

"Yes, I want it. How much you want from it?" Tom asked handing the painting back to Redd.

Redd took the painting from his boyfriend. "Uh... Dunno." he shrugged. "Need to think 'bout it."
"What you usually charge, hm?"

"Mh... It depends how much time I use, and how big the canvas is." the kitsune told, holding the painting. He placed the painting on his bed.

"But I guess you could get very exclusive discount, non other can get it~" he added, as he wrapped his arms around the tanuki.

Tom placed his hands behind Redd's neck. "M-mh, and what's that?" he asked, as he reached for a kiss.

Redd answered to the kiss. He pulled Tom closer, lowering his hands against his back.

Tom pulled away from the kiss, lowering his heels back against the floor. "What were you saying?" he asked, tilting his head slightly.

"Gimme another of those, then I can anwser~" he purred, as he moved his hands to the tanuki's behind.

He flinched slightly. "Keep your hands to yourself." he told with soft chuckle, taking Redd's hands to his own, moving them from his bottom.

"Aw, c'mon Nooksie~ just havin' little fun." the kitsune huffed softly. "Besides, your butt is perfect to hold." he snickered.

Tom felt his face getting redder. He buried his face to Redd's chest. "Don't." he murmured against Redd's chest.

Redd wagged his tail, as he pressed his head against the tanuki's head. "Just tellin' the truth here~" he purred.
The tanuki shook his head slightly. "Why you are like this?" he asked, pulling away slightly.

"Oh, dunno, maybe because you are little cutie? And you are mine, only mine." he snickered, as he placed his hands to the tanuki's hips.
"Could you please let me go, I should head back to work."

The kitsune looked up to clock, 11.36 am. "No, we still have some time." he told, his tail slightly wagging side to side.

"But we can go to that little walk where you wanted to go." he hummed, giving gentle kiss to the tanuki's forehead.

Tom let out soft sigh, as he moved Redd's hands from his hips. "Yes, we can do that." he nodded. "Then I have to go."

"U-huh, but I still think you should take rest of the day off." Redd told, tail wagging. "Have ya thought 'bout it?"
"I haven't. But-"

"Then I'm makin' decision for ya, you are takin' rest of the day off." he told. He took phone from his pocket.

"I'll call Izzy, she'll understand~" Redd told, dialing Isabelle's number. "What? No! Give me that." Tom huffed, reaching for Redd's phone.

He smirked, placing his another hand top of the tanuki's head. He needed to wait for a while before he heard the shih tzu's voice, "Isabelle speaking, how may I help you?" she asked.

"Hiya, it's me, Redd. Just lettin' ya know, Nooksie is takin' rest of the day off. That's okay with you?" he asked.

"Oh, of course! I can handle things by myself." Isabelle told with soft giggle. "I'll be seeing you two tomorrow, have a nice day. And tell Tom not to worry about it." she added.

"Yeh, I'll do that." Redd chuckled, before he ended the call. He ruffled Tom's hair slightly. "No need to worry, she'll be fine." he told as he slipped his phone back to his pocket.
"I... I hope so." Tom sighed softly, trying to get his messy hair to look little better.