You rushed out of the office and ran straight to your room. You stood with your back against your closed door and you held your chest as you tried to get a handle on your heart rate. Your heart felt like it was ready to beat out of your chest and you smiled to yourself and slowly lifted your hand to feel your lips. The same lips that were just pressed against Taemin. You couldn’t believe that, that had just actually happened. And to top it off you couldn’t believe that you actually had half a thought to go back to his office and finish what he’d started. But you wiped the thought away from your mind thinking that if he kicked you out for your own safety then you knew better then to do anything rash.

You steadied your breathing and gathered yourself before you went back out to face the rest of the world. You pulled back the door and were ready to step out when Taemin’s figure blocked the door way, making you freeze in place. You stood in your place and looked up to him anxious.

“Here” he said quietly handing you a credit card and keys.

You looked up at him softly, and smiled. It was nice to have someone offer to pay for your necessities and hand over the keys to their luxury car.

“Thank you!” you spoke up and he smiled down at you “you don’t have to though, I’ve got enough money and I can get an uber”

Taemin growled at the sound of the possibility “I’d rather go with you than let you get in another man’s car” he confessed quietly unaware that you could hear what he was saying.

“Then come with me?!” you said shyly

It was Taemin’s turn to freeze now as he looked away from you as if he was calculating something in his mind. He slowly started to smile and then he looked back down at you sheepishly.

“If we go together then people are going to see you and me as a couple.” Slowly his smile started to fade “are you ready for that?” he asked

You nervously laughed at his childishness and shook your head. “Aren’t we dating though?”

The smile on Taemin’s face was almost instantaneously happy again and he smiled at you as if you had just told him the best news in the world. “No, you’re my mate…so technically were not dating” he answered quickly

“So then what am i supposed to introduce you as to people?” you were genuinely curious and struggled to find the answer.

His mouth parted as if he was ready to blurt out whatever answer he had for you, but a moment’s hesitation cut him off. He scanned your face as if he was trying to recognize how you would feel at the sound of what he was about to tell you. You squinted your eyes at him now nervous for whatever he had to say.

“Well…” he started and stopped to clear his throat “I think the most appropriate way to introduce me would be as your husband.”

You slightly choked and looked at him like he was absolutely crazy “my husband?!” you asked dumbfounded “we haven’t even gone on a single date!”

“But we’re soulmates, so I think that naturally were at that stage and we’re past all of the boring dating stuff!” he replied partially pouty

You took a moment to really process what he’d told you and you knew that he was right. The two of you weren’t in a normal relationship were everything had to be taken slowly. You two were already one hundred percent in this because of your fate with each other. And if you were being completely honest the more time that you spent with Taemin and the more you got to know him the thought of spending the rest of your life with him didn’t make you sick to your stomach anymore. In fact you hadn’t felt this excited or right with anyone. Not even Minho!

“Okay… then if you’re my husband then shouldn’t I have a ring?” you asked him to see how far he would take it

“Do you want a ring?” he asked you seriously but you could see his lips curving into a smile

“Well, I mean yeah if I get married then I want to have a wedding ring!” you explained

He shook his head and showed a smile “Give me a minute and then we can go together”

You hummed and watched as he quickly disappeared right before your eyes. You waited and not even seconds later he was standing in front of you once again. He held a small ring box and kept it close to his face as he admired what was inside of it. You watched as his features changed from awe to love and finally to nervousness. He picked up your arm and took the ring out of the box and slowly slid it down on your finger.

Your jaw dropped as you finally laid your eyes on the ring. It wasn’t big but it wasn’t small either. It was silver with three diamonds in the middle. The center diamond was slightly larger than the rest of the immaculately cut jewels. It was in great shape but you could tell just by looking at it that its style was vintage. Rings like these weren’t made anymore. This ring had a story and belonged to someone special. You looked over its every feature carefully and then smiled up at Taemin.

“Do you like it?” he asked you softly

“Do I li-“ you scoffed “It’s so beautiful!” you whispered and you couldn’t help but love the way the ring looked placed on your hand. Your whole life you had imagined what your ring would look like, but this was perfect.

“It was my mother’s” Taemin confessed cutting off your thought process.

Your eyes widened and you felt sorry for Taemin. He had lived a long and painful life watching everyone that he ever knew and loved die as his remained the same. You couldn’t even begin to understand the heartache of that happening. And then it dawned on you that as you and he continued you eventually would be turned too. Meaning you would have to go through the same horrors that he did.

“I’m sorry” you muttered

He raised his hand and ran it over the top of your head “come on, let’s go get you some food I bet you’re hungry!”

The two of you were quiet the entire duration of the car ride, but nothing was awkward. Instead it was comfortable and you used the time to really look at Taemin and notice how attractive he is. It was like now that you suddenly had shared an actual intimate moment with each other you saw him as a completely different person. He no longer seemed edgy and mysterious, but soft and caring. His features used to mean nothing to you in comparison to Minho but now that you could see him he seemed like the most handsome man in the world.

When the two of you arrived to the store you hopped out and couldn’t help but notice the nostalgic and unsure look on Taemin’s face.

“When was the last time that you went to a grocery store?” you asked him with a wide smile

Taemin scoffed and bumped his shoulder into yours playfully. “About 70 years ago” he confessed with a smile

You pretended to be shocked and showed him your best overly surprised face, and in return he ruffled your hair with his hands wearing a wicked grin.

You entered the store and grabbed a cart and instantaneously Taemin started to freeze up. You were slightly concerned that Taemin agreed to come with you and risked himself being around so many people. You looked at his face and he didn’t seem wild or out of control and he didn’t seemed to be in pain. He just seemed uncomfortable doing such a human activity. You pulled to cart close to you and navigated it with one hand while you held onto Taemin’s hand with the other. Taemin’s shock for your skinship surprised him and whatever was wracking his brain was long gone.

You shopped around and one by one checked off everything on your list making your cart fill up quickly. Taemin scanned what all was in your cart and picked through some of your things with a smirk on his face.

“I forgot that humans require so