Hey guys, I'm back and this is Chapter 3, enjoy!
Knock knock! Richard stood up from his desk and raced to the door. Looking through the peephole he saw Garfield Logan and Victor Stone. "Hey yo, man! Open up!" Vic shouted. Richard unlocked the door and in came Gar and Vic each carrying a box of pizza.
Gar looked over to the piles of papers on Richard's desk. "By the look of things, we came at a good time." Gar said.
"You can say that again. I'm starving." Richard said. He opened Gar's pizza box to see what looked like broccoli and tofu bits. "Oh." he stumbled. "Yum."
"Dick, leave that nasty shit and get a whiff of this." Vic said. He opened up his box to reveal an EXTREME meat lover supremacy.
"Yeah, all that death in one box." Gar said.
"You know what." Dick said, "I think I'm in the mood for Chinese." Vic and Gar shrug as Dick dials the number. They set down their boxes and Vic goes to the kitchen to retrieve some plates.
"So where's Kori?" Gar asked.
"Yeah, I thought she was off Saturdays." Vic said.
"She usually is but they asked her to come in today. She'll be off by 2."Dick said. "How's Rachel, Gar?"
"Oh the usual. Cute yet scary." Gar said taking letters and a package out of his pocket. "By the way, we got your mail on the way up. There is a big one from Bruce Wayne." Dick dropped his phone and picked up the package. "What does the B-man want now?"
"Don't call him that." Dick said. He opened the package and out poured photos with notes on the back. Other documents followed with.
"What is all this?" Vic asked. Dick picked up a photo. "Who is she?"
"Babs."
"Who?" Gar asked.
"Babs, my fiancee."
"What?!" They said. They stared in disbelief.
"It's not what it seems like."
"You better start explaining before Kori hears this." Vic said angered.
"It's Bruce. He thinks that I should get married to her."
"Wait, she looks familiar. Isn't that Barbara Gordon? As in the Gotham City's Commissioner's daughter/ ex longest relationship of THE Richard Grayson?"
"Yes Gar, we get it." Dick said annoyed.
"But, why does Bruce want you two tying the knot?"Gar asked.
"What else if not business purposes. The commissioner is, like, his only friend. He feels indebted to him and gets a good name from the marriage. I'm his best pawn for the plan." Dick said.
"So what does this mean?" Vic asked.
"What do you mean? It means nothing. I'm not going through with it. I have someone I already L…care about."
"Mmhm." Vic said as he rolled his eyes. "What are you gonna do about this? What if Kori finds out?"
"She won't. She can't, this will break her. I just got to let this die down and get everything situated. Sooner or later this will just be another one of Bruce's passing plans." He began to grab the pictures and documents and shove them into the package. "I'll just put this stuff away and forget all about it." He took the package, went to his room, and placed it in his drawer. The doorbell rang and Dick ran out. He got his food and sat at the table. "Don't you guys want to eat? Your pizzas are getting cold." Vic and Gar sat down as well and open their boxes each taking a slice.
"Dick-" Gar said.
"What is it now, Gar?"
"Are you sure there is nothing else?"
"There isn't. Why the questions?" He asked eating his lo mein.
"I mean, I know we didn't know you before but, from what we did see on the media about you and-"
"Barbara, we know that you two were very close." Vic finished.
"Keyword: 'were'. Everything we had ended right before I came to Jump. Can we please just drop this topic?" Dick said frustration building.
"But, what happened between you two?" Vic asked.
"Yeah, how did it end?"
Dick took a deep breathe. "Things got complicated between us. She felt I couldn't commit. She was right. I cheated, a lot. She looked past most of them but, I guess after awhile it was too much. I wanted to change for her, but..."
"Hey man, it doesn't matter anymore. You moved on. You're doing better. You have Kori."
"Only Kori, right?" Gar asked. It was followed by a slap on the head by Vic.
"Yes Garfield, only Kori." He finished up his food and threw the box away. He looked over to his desk. "Shit I forgot. Bruce sent me some paper work he wanted done by 12. I also gotta set up for my trip to Gotham.
"Woah wait. You're going to Gotham? When?" Gar asked.
"Tomorrow. Bruce and I have to talk to a bunch of important people so he wants me there by Monday. I still haven't told Kori. I was hoping to tell her today but she got a little busy."
"She's gonna be mad." Gar sung.
"Shut up Gar." Dick said. "After these few weeks no more work. I'm taking a vacation with Kori and give her the time she deserves."
"We'll see." Vic said, eating his last slice of pizza. "But she's gonna be mad." He sang.
And that's a wrap! I know it's a funky finish but you guys deserve something after a long wait. I will try to upload as soon as possible. Ciao!