Chaeyoung is finally happy to see a day without rain. A day that is fit for exploring and showing her girlfriend all of the sights that they haven't been able to see since moving to New York. 

"Inspired by Chaeyoung's photo taken at Central Park"

AU

It had rained for three straight weekends and Chaeyoung was tired of being cooped up in the tiny apartment that she shared with her girlfriend and their new kitten, Leo. They had only been in the city for a little over a month and with her job at the law firm and Lisa as a choreographer, most of their free time came on the weekends.

They had plans to discover and explore the city, written down on napkins in coffee shops and in between clues on crossword puzzles, and it was getting infuriating to be sat indoors while the city moved below them like the rain was simply nothing. And yeah, they could have huddled together beneath an umbrella and soaked their shoes while walking through the park and sightseeing, but what fun was that? The city would still be there when the weather changed, but that didn't make the wait any more bearable.

But when Chaeyoung awoke to the sound of static blaring through the clock radio next to her bed bright and early on a Sunday morning, she couldn't help but think that this day was going to be a little different than all of the rest. She could sense it in her bones as she slammed her hand down on the snooze button and pushed Leo away from the back of her head, where the tiny kitten had somehow managed to crawl behind during the night and curl into a tight little ball to keep warm. She had no idea how the rascal had even managed to get onto the bed while they both were asleep. Lisa had picked her out and it wouldn't be all that surprising if the cat had super powers or odd quirks. It would just seem…predictable considering the source of her adoption.

And so, with her girlfriend and cat snoozing happily in the bed, she walked over to the window and peered out at the city below. While both of their salaries combined were enough to pay the bills and house them, it wasn't nearly enough to afford them the views that New York was famous for and so she stood facing the apartment building that was practically on top of their own. It was red brick and looming and any traces of sun were pretty much blocked out by its size, but she could still see the street below and that was enough. She looked down at the alley that was more like a crawlspace and couldn't help but smile when she didn't see a puddle on the concrete. There were no raindrops falling or mist rising in the air and she knew that today was going to be their day.

A day for exploring.

When Lisa awoke to the smell of fresh coffee wafting into the bedroom, she knew that something was up. She had always been in charge of making coffee in the mornings while Chaeyoung sat at the table and worked on her crossword puzzle. It had been a tradition that they had started way back at Stanford and had brought with them to New York. But this morning was different and she wasn't hating the rich smell of roasted coffee beans as it slid underneath the door and into her nose.

She sat up in bed and picked Leo off of Chaeyoung’s pillow before putting on her bathrobe and walking out to the kitchen with the kitten perched safely in her arms. And when she got to the kitchen she was surprised to see that Chaeyoung was already dressed and fiddling with the coffee maker as she shoved an insulated travel mug underneath the spout. She usually liked to lounge for a bit before climbing into the shower with Lisa and committing to an outfit for the day, but clearly she had some kind of plan and Lisa knew that there was no getting in her way.

"I didn't think you were ever going to wake up!" Chaeyoung exclaimed while hitting the button to brew the k-cup and stepping towards her. "Go and get a shower. It's not raining today and I thought that we could just go and have breakfast in the park."

"Are you serious?" Lisa asked while leaning against the tiny table and trying not to smile.

Chaeyoung was definitely not a picnic person and the very image of her sitting on a blanket and frowning at earthworms and ants was making it impossible not to smirk. She had asked her a thousand times to join her for lunch in the park when they lived in California, but the answer had always been a resounding 'no'. And while she couldn't quite put her finger on what had caused this change of attitude in her girlfriend, she wasn't about to tell her no.

That would have been insanity.

"You're asking me to go on a picnic?! How could I say no to that?"

"I'm not asking you on a picnic; picnics are reserved for lunches and it's way too early for lunch", Chaeyoung clarified while taking the mug from underneath the coffee maker and popping the lid back on top. "We're going to drink our coffee and look at the flowers and all of the idiots that finally made their way out of their apartments just like us. If we're lucky, maybe we'll even see a duck or two at the pond and maybe some kids racing boats on the water. But um…only if you're up for it, of course…"

The way that Chaeyoung was smiling at her and how she had trailed off at the end of her sentence, almost daring her to say no, nearly sent Lisa barrelling across the room to pull her in for a giant bear hug. She had been waiting for this moment since they pulled in front of the building and lugged all of their boxes up a million steps to move into their new place.

Chaeyoung had been hesitant and scared to move all the way to the city, but from what Lisa had seen over the past month, she was handling it like a trooper. She didn't complain about the crowds or the commute on the subway to work and was content to simply grab her hand as they moved through their new world. And while she knew that everything probably wasn't okay with her girlfriend, the effort was lovely and she was just happy to have Chaeyoung here with her. She would never admit to it, but she was just as scared as Chaeyoung had been and she was still a little frightened by how much was still unknown to them. There was only one way to start becoming familiar though and Chaeyoung was extending her a landline that she never knew that she needed.

She would go anywhere with her.

"Of course I want to go with you!" Lisa exclaimed while taking two steps across the tiny kitchen and holding Leo out to Chaeyoung. "Take the baby and I'll get a shower. Give me ten minutes and then we can go exploring!"

When she returned from their bedroom and walked into the kitchen, she couldn't help but smile when she saw Chaeyoung putting together a b