Dana Tan was getting married.
The invitation came one afternoon when Terry was in an already horrible mood because of Bruce's horrible mood, which was mostly because Selina Kyle and Oliver Queen had decided to move in not too far from Wayne Manor.
So when he got the mail, Ace the second nipping at his toes, he opened it up and let the envelope fall onto the floor as he read the words.
Dana Tan was getting married to someone Terry had never heard of before but it still shocked him all the same. It had been nearly three years now that he'd been with Bruce and he'd completely put her out of his mind.
"Bad news?" Bruce asked suddenly, startling him.
The handsome billionaire bachelor stood on the staircase and Terry in front of the door, shock evident on the young man's face. "Yeah, um….my ex girlfriend is getting married."
Bruce raised an eyebrow. "And she invited you?"
Terry nodded, leaning down to pick up the invitation.
Bruce was silent and Terry knew that was not a good thing. He seemed to be watching Terry's reaction with immense interest and Terry tried to smile, playing it off.
"It just, kinda caught me off guard."
Bruce smiled. "I can tell."
Terry put the invitation on the table by the door and walked over to Bruce, draping himself around the other man and kissing him. "So, what's on the agenda tonight?"
Bruce's face did not show he was about to let the subject go. "Terry."
Terry sighed and put his head on Bruce's chest. "It's just…it's weird. I mean, we were together a few years during school and then you and me we just…"
"I know," Bruce whispered, kissing his head and making him hug the other man tightly before looking up.
"Not that I'm like, hiding feelings for her or anything. I don't do that," he said, smiling.
Bruce smirked. "Neither do I."
Terry tried to protest and Bruce cut him off with his mouth, effectively stopping that argument. It had been nearly four months since "the big fight" Bruce had with Dick and the two weren't speaking still. He was effectively shutting off the other man and while Bruce explained it hadn't been a fight really, he refused to acknowledge Dick Grayson for fear of upsetting Terry in any way.
The younger man couldn't help but feel happy to have Bruce all to himself, but he knew it was putting a strain on Bruce. He knew Bruce was more than capable of fighting and protecting Gotham on his own but Terry knew he'd enjoyed the camaraderie with Dick more than he'd let on.
They pulled apart and Terry let out a breath, laughing.
"No, definitely not."
Bruce held him and they sat on the stairs, Terry lying against his chest.
"Do you….ever…think about her?" Bruce asked quietly.
Terry sighed and closed his eyes. "Sometimes, but it's only to wonder what she's doing. I cut her off when she threatened you and I never loved her like I love you, so there's no contest."
Bruce looked down at him and he ran a hand through Terry's hair, making him sigh again. Terry's eyes were closed so he didn't see the worried look on the older man's face.
Roy Harper was a dead man.
He had been in love many times before, with people he didn't need to be and others who he should have stayed with but this time was different.
Jason Tolne was the most innocent and sweet of the bunch and as he watched the younger man bonding with his daughter Lian he wondered idly if his daughter knew just how close she was treading to angering him.
Lian was much like her mother with men, she flirted when she wanted to but most of the time she didn't even have to try. She'd grown into a beautiful forty-year-old woman and while initially she had found the idea of her father now being younger than her ridiculous she now found it amusing.
"Hey Dad, he knows how to play Conniption! I thought only Mom and I knew that!" she said excitedly, her long black locks bouncing up and down as she hugged Jason tightly to her.
Lian had just gotten divorced a few years ago from Booster Gold of all people, but that was another story entirely. Her and Roy talked a lot less than they should and he knew that, and she'd steered clear of him now with the de-aging but he was happy to have her around when he could.
She made a good buffer around Jason especially, even if he wanted to pull her arms off the younger man possessively.
Jason had come to Roy's high rise apartment to discuss what was technically Dick Grayson's upcoming sixty fourth birthday but also his twenty fourth. He and Jason had been together for two years now, and he wanted to do something for his boyfriend. Roy was Dick's closest friend next to Barbara Gordon but since she wasn't an option, Roy was the fall guy.
"C'mon Li, Li, we're busy! Let him go."
Lian sighed and let Jason go, sitting on the couch and putting up her feet. "So, party, party….Dick's not much of partier, is he? He really never went to them or had them when I was little."
Roy nodded. "Yeah, he's pretty….quiet."
Jason sighed. "That's why this is so important! We really need to think of something really good."
Lian smiled and looked at her father, raising an eyebrow. He looked at Jason then back at her and she frowned, and then smiled again.
"Excuse us a minute, Jase."
She pulled her father into the kitchen, shutting the door.
Roy sighed and she folded her arms.
"I'm older than you now, Roy Harper, so you'd better fess up."
"Li."
"You have a thing for him, any idiot can tell. This is horrible, Dad. You can't…"
He hugged her then, tightly and she tensed before relaxing. "Thank you, baby. But I'm fine. I've had unrequited crushes before. I can handle it."
When they pulled apart Lian kissed his cheek. "I just want you to be happy, Roy. Really. If you want me to get Donna here she could totally get Jason jealous as hell and you'd have your shot."
Roy smiled. "Dick's my friend, I…"
"He likes you, I can tell."
"Lian, drop it. Okay?"
She sighed, pouting. Roy had a sudden sense of déjà vu and saw a four-year-old little girl standing in front of him making the same face. He blinked and she was there again, looking so much like her mother Roy suddenly ached for Chesire and reminded himself how stupid an idea that was.
Roy kissed her on the cheek again. "Thanks for your concern, kid."
Lian grinned. "Someone had to be. Mom asked about you though, she looks amazing lately, you should see what that age thing made her look like."
Roy could only imagine. "Keep her away from here. I have enough problems."
She smiled to herself and walked ahead of him, laughing.
"I mean, it!"
Lian continued to laugh and Roy said a silent prayer that his ex didn't show up here in Gotham looking like a million bucks again.
He didn't need more kids.
