Chapter 2: Proposal
Zatanna walked into the restaurant. The Magician's Hat was surprisingly not very busy. Zatanna walked to the counter. She was wearing a short, light blue, strapless dress which rose up a few inches above her knees. She also wore a pair of white stilettos with a bow on the side of each of them. She wore a diamond necklace and a bracelet that matched.
"How may I assist you?" A middle aged woman in a magician costume asked.
"Reservation for Richard Grayson," Dick said to the woman as he looked at Zatanna and smiled. She smiled back and then they looked back at the woman.
"Yes right this way," She said and then led Dick and Zatanna to a table. Zatanna took a seat on the opposite side of Zatanna. They smiled at eachother. Zatanna felt sort of uncomfortable looking at Dick without his mask on. Even though they had been dating she didn't feel quite right looking at him without a mask or shades to cover his identity.
"Order anything on the menu, My treat," He said simply then looked at his menu. Zatanna looked down at her menu.
"Anything I want?" She thought "I couldn't let him pay for the food. Just look at the prices! Ten freakin' dollars for a simple piece of pie. What is he thinking. I can't let him pay for this. I'll just get a simple salad with a drink of water to go with it. It will cost half the price of a piece of pie and healthier of course I don't like pie but still I can't let him pay for so much."
"What can I get you to drink?" A fairly old man asked them. Dick stared at his menu contemplating on what to get.
"Ladies first," Dick said smiling at Zatanna.
"Um...I'll have a glass of water," Zatanna plainly said looking back at her menu. Dick gave her a confused look. Then looked at the waiter.
"I'll have a water also," Dick said smiling at Zatanna. The waiter left the table to give the two some more time to decide on a meal. Dick set his menu down and looked at Zatanna. Zatanna didn't notice and was looking at her menu still.
"What was that all about?" Dick asked. Zatanna put her menu down and looked Dick in the eyes.
"What was what all about?" She asked confused. Dick put one of his brows up.
"You know the water. You never get water. Well you do but not here." He said looking at Zatanna more wildly.
"Have you seen the prices here? Just look at them I mean heck if I came here once a month I'd be living on the streets!" Zatanna said. Dick laughed at her and then calmed down to see Zatanna looking at him fiercely.
"You wouldn't be living on the streets you'd be living with me or in Mt. Justice." Dick said. Zatanna looked at Dick with an eyebrow up as if questioning him.
"Okay so I wouldn't be living on the streets but still I wouldn't have a single penny left in my wallet. Let me guess you'd have plenty of money stored away for safe keeping." Zatanna said looking at Dick and half smiling. She of course knew the answer. Dick laughed and nodded. The waiter then came back.
"Are you ready to order?" The waiter asked looking at Dick and then to Zatanna.
"Yes we are, go ahead Zee,"Dick said looking back at his menu for a final decision.
"Um...I will have the house salad." Zatanna said. The waiter wrote down Zatanna's order then looked over at Dick.
"I'll have the 6 oz. New York style steak please," Dick said. Zatanna couldn't help but smile as Dick gave the menus back to the waiter. Dick looked back at Zatanna and stared at her confused.
"What?" He asked bewildered
"You sure aren't looking at the prices Mr. Rich," Zatanna teased as Dick smiled at her. Dick sighed and then looked at Zatanna.
"Well it looks like my time is up," Dick said as he stood up. Zatanna looked at him in awe as he kneeled down in front of her. He pulled out a box and opened it to reveal a diamond ring in it. Zatanna stared at the box and then back to Dick. She looked at them back and forth for a few seconds. "Zatanna will you marry me?" He asked. Her lips curled into a smile as she looked at Dick.
"Yes." Was all it took for Dick to slide the ring onto her finger then pull her into a deep kiss. A few couples looked at the Dick and Zatanna and sighed while others didn't notice. When Dick and Zatanna finally broke the kiss they hugged and then sat back down. The waiter came back with their food to see the ring on Zatanna's left hand. It didn't take him long to put all the pieces together and so he smiled at the soon-to-be married couple and walked away. Zatanna and Dick smiled at each other while they ate. When they were done Dick paid for the meal and they then left holding hands. As soon as they left the building Zatanna pulled Dick into a passionate kiss then they left for the car.
All the way home Zatanna admired her ring and thought of how much it costed.
"Hey, I know what your thinking," Dick said as he looked over at Zatanna and then back on the road. "Stop thinking about money. You deserve something expensive anyway so I chose the best looking and the most expensive just for you. You deserve it Zee." Dick smiled at Zatanna as she smiled back. They arrived at Zatanna's apartment building. Zatanna got out of the car and was soon followed by Dick. Just before Zatanna entered the building Dick came up to her and kissed her again.
"You know you can come stay at my place if you want to. I have extra bedrooms. Know that we're a engaged you have nothing to worry about. No one will be suspicious anymore." Dick said as he held Zatanna close to him.
"Okay, You got me this time," Zatanna said as she smiled and kissed Dick again. He happily kissed her back and they got in the car. When they got to Dick's house he pulled up into the garage. Zatanna got out of the car to be amazed by the fairly large house Dick owned.
"You own all of this?" Zatanna asked shocked. Dick nodded and led Zatanna into a guest bedroom. Dick could feel how uncomfortable Zatanna was with all of this and he also sensed that she wasn't ready to sleep in the same room as him as well as the same bed. He would take it slow though and they would just sleep in the same house. Zatanna got changed into her pajama's which she magically changed into and got into bed she was fast asleep before she could even say goodnight to Dick. Dick came into her room and noticed that she was already asleep. He pulled a few blankets over her and kissed her forhead.
"Goodnight, fiancée," He said as he moved her hair around her ear. He stared at her for a few moments soaking in that he would be married to her in a few months. He smiled at the sight of Zatanna and went back to his room and was fast asleep and smiling. He had never felt this much joy since his parents were still alive. He loved it. He loved Zee. He knew he was going to love his new life.
