A/N: To answer a reviewer's question, Jessica is just a made up name. An OC, if you will, but she is and isn't important. I made her mostly to bash her later on. Sort of like, a prop? She ties into the story, adding drama, but I'll try to include her as little as possible. I don't know if you guys can tell, but I don't like her. There is a briefish description of her in this chapter. You can skip that part if you want. It's not vital information. It's just in case anyone wants to know what she looks like.
Uhh...in the first chapter, I guess I forgot to add that Dick got changed into his normal clothes before going back to Gotham. Sorry, sorry, it just sort of slipped my mind.
You guys, don't be too mean to Wally.
Disclaimer: Young Justice does not belong to me.
"...Uhhh..." Dick really couldn't think straight now. '...Jessica...? Jessica? Who the fudge is Jessica? She can't be a relative. Wally's taken me to one of his family reunions. Twice. And I'm positive there's wasn't any Jess or Jessica girl. Is he...Could he be...? No way! Have more faith in him, Grayson! He LOVES you for crying out loud!...But...still...'
"Babe, you sound a bit weird. Did you catch that 24-hour bug that's been going around? I hope not."
"..." What the heck is going on?
"Baby? Jess? You still there? Look, if you're worried that Dick'll find out, don't worry. If he asks about it, I'll just say that you're my cousin. He won't know. Promise."
'How dare he!' Dick thought, hurt and angry. Dick trusted him. Loved that boy with all his heart and soul! The acrobat was never unfaithful! He'd never even looked at anyone else. Let alone cheat on his 'boyfriend' with anyone. Son of a playboy-billionaire he may be, but he certainly wasn't some sort of manwhore!
"...J-Jess? Look, if you're not up for it, we could always just go to your place and make ou-"
Dick cut off the conversation angrily, touch the 'End Call' icon a little more rough than honestly necessary. He didn't care that it was rude, Wally at least deserved that.
With teary-eyes, Dick returned to the dining table, head hung low. Bruce turned to the boy, questioningly while Alfred furrowed his eyebrows in concern, though not making any move to confront the boy; he could tell it wasn't his place. Bruce spoke softly.
"Hey chum, what's the matter? Something wrong?"
Dick knew that if he told his father what had just occurred via phone conversation, Bruce wouldn't hesitate to at the very least maim the redhead. And as much as Dick's heart hurt, he still cared for that cheating speedster, a weakness he had always had. With a hand on his heart he looked up.
"I..I just realized how much I love Wally." It wasn't the entire truth, it was just part of it. Realizing that the speedster had gone for another, showed Dick just how strongly he felt for the older boy, making the discovery all the more painful. He said this with a forced smile, though it was hard to realize how false it really was.
Bruce smiled at this. It was nice to know that the person who meant the most to him had someone to love him and treat him like he deserved. If only Bruce knew the truth.
"That's good to hear, son. You should eat up quickly, if you want to go out on patrol after training."
Dick smile became genuine at that. At least he knew his father loved him. And he got to out on patrol.
"Yeah, okay. Thanks, dad."
Alfred smiled, staring at the father-son interaction before him.
Wally heard the click on the other side of the conversation. He had a questioning look on his face, before he shrugged nonchalantly. Jessica did a have a thing for randomly cutting calls like that. It was sort of her own personal way of saying 'Wally, I'm busy right now and I'm kinda in a bad mood. So fuck off' or 'Wally. I'm PMSing right now. Leave me alone or so help me, I will maul you.'
Now, she sounded like a bad person, but, that was only when she was angry. She was nice on a normal basis. She went to Wally's school. Nobody knew they were dating. Not even Uncle Barry. She had shoulder length brown hair and olive green eyes. She was two inches shorter than Wally and had a rather flattering figure. Wide hips, thin waist and D-cup breasts.
Wally and her just sort of hooked up for no reason. He was at friend's party, got drunk because someone spiked the drinks, and the next morning, he woke up to find her in bed with him. Naked. Now, he would've thrown her out immediately, but, unfortunately, he fell victim to her vuluptuous body.
He also had quite the reputation for being a 'player' at school. He flirted with the girls, maybe even the teachers. He'd made out with a few of the girls, too. Made inapproproate touches at them. Students and teachers alike.
But he never told Dick.
Nope. Never. His life at school was strictly off-limits outside of school. He didn't bring it up and he changed the subject whenever it came up.
So he totally wasn't worried about Dick finding out. But, he didn't realize he had pressed 4 on speed dial instead of 3. He had called Dick's number instead of Jessica's. Big mistake on his part. Everything was, really.
Dick ate quickly, washed the dishes, trained, and patroled with Batman. But that's all he described it as. Because he could only think about Wally. Wally and his no good, cheating, lying self. That he loved so much.
Dick knew it was stupid. He read all those stories and heard all those songs about those girls who had been betrayed by the guy they loved, but still kept coming back despite it all. He'd always scoff at that; thinking how weak and idiotic they were for coming back. But he knew, he would do the same.
He loved Wally with all his heart and nothing would change that. He'd come back to the ginger everytime, and forgive him for the pain, no matter how many times he inflicted it. He was like some lovestruck teenager. But, he was. So he blamed his hormones for that.
He cried himself to sleep that night, tear stains evident on his face and pillow the next morning. But he made sure to wash them away before anyone saw. He groaned. It was Saturday morning. He was supposed to go to the cave today. He was supposed to see the team today. He was supposed to see Wally today. Today was so not asterous.
He finished all his homework for the weekend before he even got out of school yesterday. He had no big project to work on, no big test to study for, and no big mission with Batman today. Basically, he had no excuse not to be there today.
With a broken will, he dragged himself out of bed, cleaned, and dressed in his civvies to prepare himself for the undoubtedly dreadful day ahead.
A/N: Aaaand end. For now.
Ooh, what's gonna happen next? Will Dick confront Wally? Will Wally admit to his dishonest ways? He probably won't. BUT! You never know! Stick around, ladies and gents! You don't wanna miss this.
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