Y/N stood on her tippy-toes, searching the crowd for his face. She held tightly to her diploma and itched to take off her graduation cap, but not until she got a perfect picture with him. 

"Hey, Y/N, over here!" 

She turned so quickly that she almost tripped in her hurry to run over to him. She found his face and catapulted into his arms. He laughed and lifted her up, spinning her around and kissing her gently. It was as though they were the only ones in the room. When she saw him, the crowds disappeared, and it was only the two of them. 

Jungmo ruffled her hair gently. "You graduated," he whispered, his eyes shinning with pride. She grinned at him, feeling light. "You graduated," he said again, his voice even softer. "And you start filming that drama on Thursday. I'm so, so proud of you," he said, kissing her again. 

"You know what this means..." she said slowly, about to give him something he'd wanted for a while. "This means we can reveal that we're dating." 

His eyes widened and he took her hand. "Really? You really mean it?" 

She nodded, laughing at his enthusiasm. "I'm ready." 

"Let's tell everyone here. Now. Is that okay?" 

"Um..." she said, honestly not sure how she felt about that. But she shrugged, giving in. They may as well start here, and now, before she lost her courage. "Sure. Let's go for it." 

He squeezed her hand, jumping onto a chair and pulling her onto the one beside him, standing and overlooking the crowd. "We have an announcement!" he shouted, taking off his hat and sunglasses. Not the best disguise, but with everyone so focused on their graduation and their families, no one had noticed him. Not yet. Not until he took them off and suddenly she heard a collective gasp. Because she was standing on a chair, holding hands with Jungmo. Jungmo from Cravity. 

"We're dating!!" He yelled into the crowd, bouncing up and down a little in excitement. Her heart swelled, looking at him. He lifted up their hands. "We've been dating for years!!" 

She saw someone pull out their phone and start recording, and she tugged on his hand. They should step down now. But he saw the person and looked straight at the camera. "I'm dating Y/N," he said into the lens. "I love her and I've been dating her for years." 

There were some squeals in the crowd, but she barely heard them as Jungmo hopped down, and then helped her off the chair. He kept his hands around her waist, locking her in a hug. 

"You're going to be in so much trouble," she whispered. 

"Nah," he said with a laugh. "I told the CEO I wanted to reveal it. I just didn't tell him how."

"We're you planning this spectacle?" she asked, tilting her head at him. 

"No, but did you like it?" 

She sighed, shaking her head at him playfully. "You're cute," she told him. 

He kissed her again. "I know," he whispered, winking at her. 

Her friend Soojin ran up to her, immediately hitting her on the shoulder. "You never told me you were dating?!?!" she squealed, somewhat accusingly, but mostly excited. "And an idol at that!" Soojin turned her attention to Jungmo. "Wow, you're handsome," she gushed, pushing the two of them together. "You guys make the prettiest couple. Ahhh I'm jealous. That was so cute, but you guys made me feel so single." 

Soojin sighed, finally running out of steam, and Y/N laughed, putting a hand on her shoulder. "You'll find your Prince Charming soon enough." 

"Jungmo should introduce me to those Cravity boys," Soojin said, winking. "Just kidding, of course. Unless... maybe. Well, I have to go, plus you two probably wanna be alone, right? Y/N call me tonight. You better. Promise? Pinky promise," Soojin declared, taking Y/N's pinky and making her promise. "I expect all the details," she called out, rushing away to say hi to someone else. 

Jungmo laughed. "She's lively." 

Y/N giggled, shaking her head. "You have no idea." 

Jungmo's phone rung, and he picked it up, suddenly looking slightly nervous. "Yes. Oh. Hello. Um, yeah, we'll be right there." He hung up, looking at her guiltily. "We have to go to the CEO's office. We may be in a tiny bit of trouble. Just a tiny bit. And you're not, don't worry, I'll take all the blame, or punishment." 

She placed a hand on his shoulder. "Let's go see what he has to say first, huh?" 

***

The CEO sighed as soon as they came into the room. It probably didn't help that they were holding hands, wearing couple rings, and Jungmo had lent her his jacket. 

"I know I agreed that you guys could reveal your dating to the public," he said slowly. "But I expected it to be discussed first. I expected us to come to an agreement. I didn't expect this," he said, showing them the video on his phone. 

"Sorry," Jungmo said, his head bowed. He suddenly looked very small. 

"No," she mumbled. The CEO glared at her, and she raised her voice. "I'm not sorry," she said, shrugging. "It's our relationship, and we're going to reveal it where and when we want to." 

Jungmo stared at her, eyes wide, and she suddenly realized that she definitely overstepped. She slapped herself on the head, feeling like an idiot. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry!" she said, gasping. She could have just ruined their entire future together. 

"It is your relationship, but Jungmo is my employee," the CEO said sternly, though he didn't look all that upset. Something akin to amusement twinkled in his eyes. "And next time you want to reveal something big like this, I expect there to be a discussion as to when and where things are being revealed. I expect us to all come to an agreement."

"So if I propose, maybe it shouldn't be in a public place?" 

Her heart stopped. "What?" 

Jungmo's eyes were with shinning with mischief. "Oh, nothing." 

The CEO stood. "You guys are dismissed." 

"Can we go on a date?" Jungmo asked. "We'd planned to have me join Y/N and her family for dinner." 

"Of course," the CEO said. "Now that it's revealed, you don't really have to ask me for permission." 

Jungmo grinned, squeezing her hand and leading her out of the CEO's office. 

"Are you nervous about meeting my parents?" she whispered. 

"What's there to be nervous about?" he asked, looking very nervous indeed. "They'll have to love their future son in law," he said, winking at her. 

Her heart skipped and beat and she studied his beautiful face, suddenly very excited to start this new chapter of their lives.