Tally Marks- soulmate au

Chapter Ten: Ours

"Can you tell me where we are going?" Junhui asked Wonwoo as he lead the man down the street in a direction Junhui didn't quite recognize. It was a warm sunday afternoon and Wonwoo had decided to get Junhui out of the house to take him somewhere, but he wouldn't tell Junhui where.

Wonwoo smiled at Junhui, "You'll find out when we get there."

That smile on Wonwoo's face made Junhui want to reach out and take Wonwoo's hands in his, but being on the streets of New York, on a summer afternoon- he couldn't take that risk. It took a lot to restrain himself, but he ultimately just ended up putting his hands in his jacket pockets and following Wonwoo down the path. They two ended up walking for about a block more before making a left turn. They passed the small corner shop where they had gotten their cat and traveled a few minutes before Wonwoo stopped in front of a building that Junhui had recognized immediately.

"Woo, what are we doing here?" Junhui asked as he looked at a familiar office building that he had been in only a little over a week ago.

He remembered- quite visibly- the moment he saw this building. Out of all the ones they had visited, this one stuck out the most. It was a small, one story, building that had three back offices, a small lobby, and a few extra rooms, maybe for storage. When Junhui walked in there for the first time, he could image exactly how each room would be used. He could imagine the bright smile of whomever would be sitting at the front desk as new customers came in. He could see the mannequins standing in the windows with their original works draped across them. Of course, they would need some plants to put up on the shelves to liven up the place a bit. Each room would have it's own purpose and Junhui could invision each and every detail. But of course, Junhui knew he had to keep his options open so he didn't jump to any conclusions. So, they kept looking, but none of the other buildings had jumped out to Junhui like this one. However, Wonwoo and him hadn't one hundred percent agreed to buy any of them yet, so Junhui was quite confused as to why they were here, now.

Wonwoo didn't say anything, he just looked down at Junhui and softly smiled before pulling out a pair of keys from his back pocket. Then, without a word he unlocked the door to the office and opened it up. Junhui just stood there, looking completely confused but also excited. The two stepped inside and as Wonwoo turned on the lights Junhui saw a banner hanging from ceiling above the receptionists desk that said "Surprise!" in big bold letters.

Junhui turned to Wonwoo and chuckled, "Woo, what is this?"

Wonwoo closed the wooden door behind them, closing them off from the world around them. Wonwoo smiled and said, "I signed the papers. I bought the building. I noticed how much you liked this one."

Junhui smiled and wrapped his arms around wonwoo's neck and hugged him. "Thank you"

Junhui then pulled away and started to skip around the brick building excitedly explaining how he had envisioned everything and how perfect it would all be. Wonwoo just followed him throughout the small building with a fond smile as he watched his boyfriend get all excited about this. And when they reached one of the rooms towards the back, he dragged Wonwoo inside before closing the door.

"And this would be our office." He walked over to the window and said, "We'd get the best view of the world." He was about to continue but Wonwoo cut in. "I've already got the best view of the world," he walked over and wrapped his arms around Junhui's waist and looked at him directly in the eyes, "I've got my whole world right in front of me, wrapped up in my arms." Junhui blushed and dropped his head onto Wonwoo's chest. "Woo~" he wined. "Don't say things like that." Wonwoo lifted Junhui's head from his chest. "Why not? It's true." He lightly kissed the tip of Junhui's nose and said, "Happy early birthday."

Junhui pulled their bodies close and connected their lips in a small peck before saying, "Thank you."

"Now all we need is a name. What do you think Junnie?"

Junhui hummed in thought, but wasn't coming up with anything when Wonwo suggested, "What about Junnie's"

Junhui pouted and said, "But it's ours, not mine."

"But, I'm yours. So therefor, anything that's ours is yours."

"No, I won't have it. Plus, no one else is allowed to call me Junnie."

Wonwoo chuckled, "Alright then. Something else? You got any ideas?"

"How about Ours"

A brighter smile found it's way to Wonwoo's face. "That's perfect."

Junhui gasped. "And we can bring our cat here and she can have a whole new place to explore and more people to interact with! It'll be good for her to get to know more people."

"And," Wonwoo started, "When she gets tired, she can sleep in here, we'll set up a bed and everything for her."

Junhui's smile turned fond. "We are the best cat parents."

"Yes, yes we are." There was a slight pause before Wonwoo spoke up again. "He baby, how do you feel about going out tonight?"

"What, you mean like a date?"

"Yea, we haven't really been on an official date and I would like to treat you tonight."

Junhui stepped back. "Do we have to go out. Can't we just have an indoor date?"

"I was really hoping we could go out. I want this to be a real date. With dinner and some sort of activity, and the two of us, not caring about others or what they think."

Junhui's slight smile faded. "I don't know, I don't want to risk it. I don't want to put either of us in danger and I certainly don't want our little kitty to be an orphan."

"We don't have to do anything that would get us in trouble." Wonwoo urged.

"Then what's the point? What's the point of going on a date if we can't act like we are on a date?"

"I was just hoping we could go out together, like a normal couple."

"But we aren't a normal couple and you know this. Woo, I'm just worried for our safety."

"I know, I know," Wonwoo had become a bit sad as his heart grew heavy. "I just don't see why we can't be a normal couple. That's all."

"You know why we can't. How about this, to make it up to you," Junhui trailed closer to Wonwoo and placed a hand on his chest, right above where his heart would be, "We do something else" Junhui placed a kiss on Wonwoo's neck and murmured into his skin, "Whatever you want, right here,right now."

"Baby" Wonwoo practically growled in Junhui's ear. "Not here."

Wonwoo placed his hands on Junhuis hips and slightly pushed him back. "Let me take you out to dinner first, then when we get back home, we can continue this."

Junhui pouted."Fine, but I'm holding you to that."

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