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Fictober18 Day 15 “I thought you had forgotten.”

Fandom/Character(s): DC Comics, BatFam - Dick Grayson/Nightwing

“I thought you had forgotten,” I remarked.

Dick smiled and plopped down across from me. “I could never forget date night,” he said. “Even when we have it on a Monday for no discernible reason.” That made me snicker. “Sorry I’m late, babe. I would have called but...” He pulled his phone out of his pocket and showed me that it wouldn’t turn on. “I killed the battery at work today and of course it’s the one day I forget my charger.”

“It’s okay. I’m just glad you made it,” I said.

He grinned at me---that charming grin that made me want to melt. “So, what are we having?” he asked. “My treat. Whatever you want.”

I pursed my lips and read over the menu. “I’m not terribly hungry so nothing gigantic or I’ll get sick,” I said thoughtfully.

“Totally fair. Totally fair,” he said.

We both chuckled quietly.

The waitress came over after a couple minutes. We ordered and she left.

“So,” Dick said. “How’d the thing with the League go this weekend?”

I sighed. “Fine. I mean, I’m not a full-fledged member so it’s hard to get anyone other than Bruce to listen to me, but they needed my help so... I do what I can,” I said. No one else in the restaurant was paying attention to us so we could easily have ridiculously private conversations out in the open.

“I’m glad you’re okay. And Bruce listens to you? He doesn’t listen to anyone.”

I shrugged. “I’m an out-of-the-box thinker,” I said. “Sometimes, when coming up with a plan, strategies can come from anywhere, no matter how unconventional. I think Bruce respects my ability to think on the fly.”

Dick grinned. “He should,” he agreed. “I do.”

“Thanks,” I said. I took a look around the room. “Why don’t you join the League? I mean, c’mon. You’re plenty old enough. You have more experience than any other former-sidekick. You’re smart and skilled and strategic. You’d belong there. Heck, you have an open invitation from Bruce himself.”

Had we been in my apartment on the sofa, Dick would have pulled his knees up to his chest to close himself off. I could tell he wanted to, but couldn’t in the restaurant.

“I’m fine where I am,” he said. “I don’t want to be a member of the League yet.”

“I get it. I was just wondering. Bats did say one day you’d lead the League,” I pointed out.

“Yeah when I was fourteen,” Dick muttered sarcastically.

“And you know how much you have and haven’t changed since then?” I challenged. “You’ve matured and grown wiser. You’ve gained leadership experience with the team---and you still have everything in you that Bruce saw when you were younger. You’d make an incredible leader of the League.”

Clearly he wasn’t comfortable with the compliment, because he rubbed the back of his neck. “Thanks,” he muttered.

“‘Course.”

“Hey!” he protested. Several people glanced over at us. He blushed and put his head on his hands until they looked away. He sat up straight after a moment. “You have an open invitation too! Diana---”

“The day you join the League is the day I do,” I said. “I like where I am too, being on the team, but I’ll follow you to the ends of the galaxy if you’ll let me.”

He gave me a thoughtful look. “I feel the same,” he said. “We join together or not at all.”

After a moment of thought, I nodded agreement. “Deal,” I said.

The waitress came with our food after another few minutes. We ate while we chatted, occasionally glancing around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, and before I knew it, it was nearly time to go home for the night.

“Babe?” Dick asked while we were waiting for her to bring the check back with his card.

“Mm?” I replied distractedly, pulling out my wallet for a cash tip.

He reached across the table and placed his hand on top of my free one. “We’ve been together for a long time now. We’re in love, aren’t we?”

“Well I’m in love with you. Have been for a long time,” I said. “I should hope you’re in love with me. You’ve said ‘I love you’ enough for me to hope.”

He chuckled. “True,” he said.

“There you go! Have a nice night!” the waitress said, putting the receipt and Dick’s card in the black folder on the table. Dick pulled both out and stuck them in his wallet after helping me calculate the tip---which we immediately doubled anyway.

“Thank you!” we both said as she left. We got up and took our leftover boxes with us. I’d walked to the restaurant so Dick was going to drive me home.

“Uh... babe?” I asked as he parked just outside from an alley I recognized immediately. “Why are we parking outside the zeta tube?”

“I thought we could have a little dessert on the Watchtower,” he said, opening my car door for me. “Just leave the leftovers. We’ll be back pretty quickly.”

“Gee. I’m sorry I thought you’d forgotten date night, Mr. Thoughtful,” I teased.

He chuckled and gestured to the “Out of Order” phone booth, just like the one in Gotham but blue rather than red. I loved Blüdhaven. “Ladies first,” he said.

“It’s your town,” I said.

He laughed. “Fair enough,” he said, ducking in.

“Recognized: Nightwing---B-Zero-One.” There was a flare of light and then I climbed in after him. “Recognized: Starlight---B-One-Four.” I shut my eyes before the zeta tube could blind me and let it teleport me to the Watchtower.

Dick was waiting for me in the huge mission room where the zeta tubes spilled out. He held his hand out to me. I took it and together we walked to the garden.

“Not gonna lie, still freaks me out to be in a garden in space,” I said.

Dick laughed. “Me too sometimes,” he admitted.

We stopped to look at the holograms for fallen heroes. Blue Beetle, Aquagirl, Robin II, and Kid Flash. Dick stared at Wally’s dorky grin for several long moments, a wistful expression on his face. He let go of my hand to wrap an arm around my shoulders.

“I miss him,” he mumbled.

“I do too,” I replied.

Dick nodded resolutely and led me away from the holograms.

We stopped at the edge of the garden and looked out over the planet.

“I love you,” he said.

“I love you too.”

He chuckled. “It’s funny. I had a whole speech prepared for this moment. And now that we’re standing here, all of it seems like unnecessary fluff.”

“What moment?” I asked.

Dick turned so that we were facing each other. “This moment,” he said, unhelpfully.

Or rather, I thought it was unhelpful.

For about a half-a-second.

He got down on one knee.

I gasped in surprise. “Dick...!”

He beamed. “I love you with all my heart.” He pulled a small box out of his pocket. My eyes were already tearing up. “Parker Houston, my Starlight, the love of my life, will you marry me?” he asked, opening the box to reveal a beautiful gold ring with sapphires and a single red ruby in the center.

I started crying from happiness. “Yes. Oh my goodness---yes!” I exclaimed.

Dick slid the ring onto my finger. I dropped onto my knees and threw my arms around him. He held me tightly.

“I love you. Oh I love you so much,” I breathed, unable to speak any louder through the tears of joy smearing my makeup.

“I love you too.”

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