“I know how to keep a secret!” he complained as they waved to Isaac and Maverick again on their way out and headed for the elevator.
Jonah just snickered at his response and tugged him along. He pestered the stubborn man the entire way down to the Cyber Security floor, but Jonah didn’t break. He just grinned and headed for Roz’s office, checking on it like she’d requested before going back to the computers he’d been working on before.
“Jonahhh,” Emmett whined.
Once they were in the storage room Jonah was working out of, Jonah sighed and spun around, pointing a finger at him with a stubborn look on his face. He opened his mouth like he was going to scold Emmett, then seemed to think better of it and changed his mind.
“Want to go out tonight? It’s a weekend, and I won’t have to head home early, so…”
His face only twitched a little when he said it, and Emmett could tell he was trying to be positive, even though it was hard. Emmett didn’t point it out, his tail wagging happily as he nodded in eager agreement.
“Absolutely! There are a few places I’ve wanted to bring you, but–”
“No,” Jonah cut him off with a sharp shake of his head. “You’ve planned every outing so far. It’s my turn.”
Emmett’s stomach flipped, and he beamed at the smaller man. “Alright. Anything in particular you had in mind?”
Uncertainty flashed across Jonah’s face, which Emmett got. Jonah wasn’t exactly familiar with the city aside from the places Emmett had brought him, but before Emmett could make any suggestions, Jonah lifted his chin stubbornly and gave him a determined look.
“I’ll figure it out. I’ll meet you after work, alright?” His voice softened. “No more sending people to check on me. I promise, I’m okay.”
Emmett nodded slowly. He’d only wanted to help. If the visits were making things more difficult for Jonah, then he’d tell people to back off. He probably wouldn’t be able to stop himself from checking in once or twice, but Jonah hadn’t seemed to notice before and what he didn’t know wouldn’t hurt–
“That includes you,” Jonah cut off his train of thought as he turned to go sit in front of one of the computers again. “I knowyou were sneaking around to check on me. Go do your actual work and I’ll see you later.”
If Jonah would have looked at him, he would’ve gotten the full force of the puppy dog eyes. Emmett got the feeling that was the exact reason Jonah turned his back and didn’t even look over his shoulder when he sent him away. Shoulders slumping, Emmett admitted defeat. He wanted to help, not make Jonah mad.
Didn’t mean he was willing to just walk away though. He crept over to Jonah’s desk, sneaking an affectionate lick to his cheek before jogging off to the security floor. He heard Jonah’s chuckle as he left and warmth spread through his chest, making him feel kind of floaty. He was really looking forward to whatever Jonah planned for their date.
Unlike the Entertainment Division, the security office in the main building of Spellbound didn’t need as much correction. There were no employees sneaking around hooking up in bathrooms, and they didn’t need to be told twice to go on patrols. There wasn’t a ton going on since they mostly protected the executive offices and the higher ups knew how to behave. Emmett found himself counting down the minutes until he could get back to Jonah. He wasn’t normally bored at work, but knowing his favorite person was just a few floors down and he couldn’t go see him bothered him.
“Can I help you?” the guard at the security desk said, drawing Emmett’s attention away from the proposal Miles had sent him to look over. He was unsure of formatting since he’d never made any formal suggestions before and Emmett was happy to help him smooth the proposal out before sending it to the higher ups.When he noticed who was standing in front of the desk, his tail went wild, smacking against the desk and chair, it was whipping so hard. The sound drew everyone’s attention, and if Emmett hadn’t been covered in fur, he would’ve been blushing as he reached behind him to pin his tail down. It still wiggled, despite his best efforts, and Jonah looked like he was fighting a grin when he waved at him.
“I’m here to pick up Emmett. I can wait if he’s still busy,” Jonah explained to the guard, who was looking between Jonah and Emmett with a bemused smile.
“Not busy!” Emmett insisted, jumping out of his seat. He sent Miles a quick email with his suggestions to fix a few areas, then logged out and hurried to join Jonah, an eager grin on his face. “Date night?”
Jonah nodded, his cheeks turning a light shade of pink when the receptionist made a curious sound. When Jonah offered his hand, Emmett grabbed it immediately, grinning to himself as he practically dragged Jonah to the elevators.
“Slow down!” Jonah laughed. “We’ve got time.”
“Time for what, exactly?” Emmett pressed.
“To get where we need to go,” Jonah deadpanned, snickering at Emmett’s pout. Lifting onto his toes, he kissed Emmett’s cheek, causing him to absolutely melt. Why was he so cute? Was it all humans? Or just his in particular?
He was so excited for their date that he ended up smacking a few people with his tail and had to tuck himself into the corner of the elevator to prevent any injury. Jonah snickered the whole way downstairs and barely managed to keep a straight face as they got in his truck.
“We’ve got time, so I was thinking we’ll swing by your place and change,” Jonah suggested.
Emmett nodded slowly, considering his words carefully. “How much time do we have exactly?”
The heated look he got in response made him shiver, and he got the feeling Jonah agreed with his line of thinking without him saying it out loud. He couldn’t help the dismayed groan when Jonah shook his head.
“Not that much time. That’ll have to wait until after.”
“After what?” he tried again.
“You’ll see,” was Jonah’s only reply.
