Stay ||| Wooyoung/Jongho/San (Ateez)

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Jongho told Wooyoung he would pick him up the following afternoon after three and gave him a quick kiss goodbye before leaving the office.

Wooyoung then spent a great deal of time trying to decide what he could get Jongho for his birthday. He found the younger's answer charming, but Wooyoung was the kind of person where he liked bringing gifts and putting thought and meaning into them.

The only problem was that Wooyoung didn't know Jongho well enough to have idea as to what would be meaningful to him.

He was busy scrolling through the computer when the door opened, revealing Marcus walking in carrying a bag of food and shaking his hat. "Man, where did this rain come from?"

Wooyoung looked out the window and his eyes widened. "I have no idea."

His boss chuckled and shook his head. "What exactly have I been paying you to do then?"

Feeling his cheeks flush, Wooyoung stood up and moved away from the computer. "I-I-I'm sorry. You just asked m-me to watch th-"

"Wooyoung, relax. I'm not upset, I was just curious." Marcus started pulling out containers of food. "I don't care what you do if you're ever here by yourself, just as long as you stop what you're doing if someone comes in."

"Thanks. This smells good." Wooyoung came over to investigate. It was just a bunch of finger food like onion rings and chicken wings. But his stomach growled and Marcus chuckled again.

They both started opening the containers and setting everything out.

Wooyoung leaned forward to grab one of the wings while Marcus reached for a handful of chips. The younger's shirt must have slipped, because Marcus froze and and gripped his shoulder and turned him. "What is that?" He asked, his voice cold and harsh.

"Marcus let go!" Wooyoung shoved his hand away. "What the hell?" He backed away and looked down at his shoulder. There was a noticeable mark on his shoulder, but he didn't understand why Marcus was flipping out.

"Sorry. I-" Marcus shook his head an cleared his throat. "I take it your date when well."

"That's none of your business. I'm sorry, but I need to go." Wooyoung made sure he had his things and left without saying another word.

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The next day, Wooyoung paced around his room still trying to figure out what he could do for Jongho's birthday.

He had already gone out to scrounge up a new outfit so he didn't wear anything torn. His new pair of skinny jeans, while a little faded, fit him well and tucked into the boots Jongho had given him. He had even managed to find a nice black, cotton, button up shirt.

So he wasn't worried about looking good.

But what that something he should worry about?

Once again Wooyoung started thinking about how he was seeing two different people at the same time. And he had kissed both of them and enjoyed it.

He stopped and looked at himself in his cracked mirror.

"You just..." Wooyoung sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "You need to not think about it. You are dating right now. Actually dating, Wooyoung. And there have been no labels. You're just testing the waters. You don't have to decide anything right now. You just went from not dating at all after... To dating two people. They both obviously care about you, and that's all you want, right? No decision needs to be made now." He paused, then pressed his lips together. "And now you're talking to yourself in the mirror. Just great."