William: ok we'll do it.
(William said with a straight face. George stopped laughing and looked at William, conforming what he heard was right or not)
George: what did you say?
William: i said, "ok we'll do it."
(He said each word slowly. As he confirmed what he said, George's ears turned red from shyness. His joke backfired in the most unexpected way)
George: uh now you- um-
William: not now. For now we'll go to the cafe. You said we're going to eat something. It's you're treat.
(William said with a small smirk tugged at his lips. He got out of the car. George gulped, scared of sudden change in William. He also got out of the car. Both of them entered the cafe and sat on a table. It was a cat cafe. William looked around the cafe. A cat, with light brown fur and green eyes came to him and jumped on his lap. He smiled and started to pet the cat. The cat also got comfortable in his lap and sat down, purring. William was having cutie aggression)
William: she's cute. She's such a lovely baby. What's your name?
(He was looking at the kitten. The kitten meowed and he squealed. George chuckled)
George: that's Plum. She's my favourite among all of them.
William: oh do you come here often?
George: babe! This cafe's mine.
(George said and William got a bit shocked)
William: since when?
George: it's been an year. I love cats and i love cooking. So, i made a cat cafe. Of course i got ba's help. But fortunately, people liked it and then i got to handle i on my own. These cats are mostly rescued by people who found them injured on the road. Many couldn't take care of them. So, they left them here and Plum was found when i went on a road trip with my friends. She was injured, in the middle of the road. We had to get her. She's close with me.
(William smiled, totally in awe. He was back to his train of thoughts)
"Such a lovely and kind person he is. He-"
(George snapped his fingers in front of him. He came back to the world)
George: back to earth. You're here with me. So, keep your focus on me.
(William scoffed. They ordered the food and it arrived. They ate the food. William's eyes lit up from happiness when he tasted the food)
William: this is so good. Love it.
George: well whose recipe is this?
(George asked while raising an eyebrow. William rolled his eyes, scoffing, a smile still plastered to his face)
William: whatever.
(George smiled while looking at his man, admiring him. He thought,
"My baby! I'll love you so much that you'll never regret loving me."
"Damn! Him being bold was a total shock for me. But he's hot when he's bold, totally smexy."
"Funny how he thought his thoughts were creepy. If he got to know mine.... Shit"
(George's mind drifted to last night when he held William's bare back. His soft skin, fragile in his strong hands. Even though it was just for a split second, it left some kind of impact on George. He immediately came out of his thoughts and finished his food. Then the both of them played with the cat for a few minutes and got ready to leave)
George: let's go!
(They sat in the car. George started the car and they were on the road again)
William: i have a question. You're Chinese, then why don't you have a chinese name?
George: well i'm mixed. That's the reason behind it. Half Chinese and half American. My grandfather was Chinese and my grandmother was American. Just like them, my dad's Chinese and.....(sigh) my mom's American.
(George's tone dropped lower. William noticed the sudden change in his mood. He felt bad for asking that question because now George was not in a good mood. His one hand was on the steering wheel and the other was on his thigh, scraping his thumb with his index finger.)
(William noticed it and kept his hand on George's, brushing his thumb on the side of his hand. George kept his focus on the road. But he still smiled at William's small gesture of providing comfort)
George: thanks!
William: for what?
George: everything.
(William smiled, keeping his eyes on George. The whole ride was quiet. But it was not an awkward silence, it was comforting in so many ways. George stopped the car at his house)
William: why are we here?
George: we're meeting ba.
(William's breath hitched. Shock written all over his face. He slowly turned his head towards George)
William: what?!
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