Thirty-seven

(Long chapter for my time away)

"Mmm, I missed this too much." Taekyung said rubbing his face on Jaehyuk's arm while holding hands with him in public.

The boys got a few stares here and there, of course they didn't expect to be looked at normally out in public.

But being together and not having to be afraid felt a lot better than the anxiety the couple felt for just... being a couple.

Jaehyuk smiled looking down at Taekyung who was suddenly acting clingy. It was so cute. "I know, me too."

Taekyung opened his eyes and looked around at the stores, "What should we get? We both like hoodies and wear them all the time. Plus they're cheap."

"Yeahhh. I guess we could get that... but I don't know. I want something that really reminds me of you so that when I miss you I can just keep it close." Jaehyuk said pulling Taekyung into a really fancy jewelry store.

(^o^)

The lady up front greeted them, "Hello, gentlemen. What can I help you with today?"

Jaehyuk put his hand over Taekyung's shoulder, "Yeah, hi. Do you have couple jewelry? Like matching sets of stuff?"

The lady nodded, "Yes we do. Right this way."

She walked over into the larger area of the store and both boys followed her.

She showed them necklaces that were too shimmery with too many weird designs. It felt meaningless to wear.

Jaehyuk took the necklace off of Taekyung because he could tell that he didn't like it.

"What about bracelets?" Jaehyuk asked trying not to get annoyed with the woman.

The woman thought for a moment, "I... don't think we have those in stock right now."

Jaehyuk furrowed his brows, "But this is a jewelry store."

Taekyung gave Jaehyuk a look as if telling him to not be so rude to the woman working there.

He sighed and thought, "Okay, so how about rings?"

"Oh! Yes. We do have that!" The lady said walking, again, to another part of the store.

They walked with her and looked at the rings.

Taekyung oohed and pointed to a pair that seemed very fitting for both boys.

Jaehyuk smiled at Taekyung who looked at the rings with an adorable glimmer in his eyes.

"Can we try these on?" Jaehyuk asked.

The woman replied nodded, opened the glass cabinet and took out both of the rings handing it over to Jaehyuk.

Jaehyuk grabbed Taekyung's hand and slipped the cold silver onto his boyfriend's ring finger.

He smiled seeing how the ring looked and fit perfectly on Taekyung. Jaehyuk played with Taekyung's hand loving how a ring looked on his boyfriend.

He slipped the other ring onto his own finger and checked it out on himself.

Jaehyuk intertwined his fingers with Taekyung's and giggled happily.

He looked up and saw the lady working there smirking at how whipped he was over his boyfriend.

Jaehyuk cleared his throat and let go of Taekyung's hand, "Uh, we'll take it."

The woman smiled and nodded, "Please follow me to purchase the rings. They are very expensive rings so it takes longer than most jewelry purchases would."

They followed the woman and waited in line to buy the rings.

Jaehyuk looked over at his boyfriend who looked anxious. He put his hand on top of Taekyung's head petting his hair, "Baby, what's wrong?"

Taekyung looked away from Jaehyuk pouting angrily.

Jaehyuk smiled seeing how cute his boyfriend seemed when he acted petty.

Jaehyuk cupped Taekyung's face in his hands making Taekyung look at him.

"Do you not remember what happened last time you ignored me?" Jaehyuk said smirking.

Heat rushed to Taekyung's cheeks and he looked down embarrassed, "I don't have enough money to pay for the ring."

"That's what this is about? Don't worry about it, Taekyung. I have enough to pay for us both." Jaehyuk said rubbing Taekyung's arms reassuring him.

Taekyung stayed frowning because he felt bad, "You know that I don't like you paying for me. It makes me feel really guilty."

Jaehyuk rolled his eyes playfully, "What is there to feel bad for? I have a lot of money, so just let me spoil you!" Jaehyuk gave Taekyung a back hug while they waited in line.

"How do you even have so much money? You don't even have a job." Taekyung said confused.

Jaehyuk sighed, "It's kind of a long story, so I'll just give you the short version of it. My grandma died and she left me a lot of money in her will. About 100,000 dollars."

Taekyung widened his eyes, "I-I'm so sorry about your grandma. You never told me that."

Jaehyuk shrugged, "Don't feel bad. I didn't even know her, she just pitted me because my mom left."

Taekyung stayed silent. "Why don't you ever talk about her-"

"Because thinking about her pisses me off. Plus, you're all I need." Jaehyuk said leaning on Taekyung.

"So you're letting me pay right?" Jaehyuk said changing the subject.

Taekyung sighed in defeat. "Fine. But let me know if there's anything I can do to repay you."

"Okay!" Jaehyuk said cheerfully.

(^o^)

The boys walked out of the mall with the couple rings that they bought.

Jaehyuk grabbed Taekyung's arm and walked to an alley.

Taekyung furrowed his brows, "What are we doing here?"

"You can pay me back here. I want a kiss!" He said pinning Taekyung to the wall.

Taekyung stared up at Jaehyuk blushing like crazy.

Jaehyuk laughed at his boyfriend, "Why are you suddenly acting so shy?" He leaned into Taekyung's ear, "After all, we've done a lot more than just kiss-"

Jaehyuk was interrupted when Taekyung suddenly grabbed his face and kissed him quickly.

Jaehyuk glared at Taekyung.

"What?" Taekyung asked.

"The rings were $500 and you can't even give me a good kiss. The fuck was that?" Jaehyuk grabbed on tightly to Taekyung's waist and smashed his lips onto his.

He pushed his tongue into their heated kiss, causing Taekyung to moan. Jaehyuk slid his leg in between Taekyung's while moving his hand up Taekyung's shirt.

Taekyung pushed Jaehyuk away, "W-Wait, we're in an alley! It's creepy in here."

Jaehyuk whined at Taekyung for pulling away from the kiss. "I was really enjoying that... But before we go let's put our rings on."

Taekyung nodded and opened the bag, taking the silver rings out.

Jaehyuk took the smaller ring and grabbed his boyfriend's slender hand. He put Taekyung's ring on for him smiling.

It was adorable how seriously Jaehyuk was taking these couple rings.

Taekyung grabbed Jaehyuk veiny hands and slid the ring on his finger.

They stayed holding hands and stared at each other intensely. "Taekyung, don't take this ring off. Ever. Not even when you shower." Jaehyuk ordered Taekyung with a stern expression.

Taekyung nodded smiling, "I'll only ever take this off if I stop loving you, so it probably won't ever come off my finger."

Jaehyuk smiled and rubbed Taehyung's cheek softly, "Good boy."

to be continued...