"Starfire, your child is chewing on the couch." Raven said in her prosaic tone. Starfire glanced towards the couch from the kitchen, a baby bottle in one hand, and a burp cloth in the other. Her eyes looked at Raven pleadingly, and the empath sighed, picking the small baby up.

Raven cradled Coral in her arms, smiling down at her amusedly. She wasn't that bad. In fact, Raven enjoyed Coral. She loved the carefree attitude that the baby had, and often found it rubbing off on her. Still, Raven could tell that Starfire was in way over her head.

"Thank you, Raven." Starfire said from near the microwave. She opened the door to it, and threw the bottle inside, right as Robin walked into the room enthusiastically. At least, he looked happy. But Raven could sense stress and dread rolling off of him. She cast the feeling aside, and turned her attention back to Coral, reminding herself to talk to him about it later.

"Good morning!" Robin said in a chipper voice, planting a kiss on Starfire's lips. He noticed the anxious look in her emerald eyes.

"Star, what's-"

Beep! Beep! Beep! The microwave screamed. Starfire jumped into action again, pulling the bottle out of the microwave. She shook it up and floated over to Raven, reaching for Coral.

Corals short, chubby arms reached back, causing a smile to flicker onto Starfire's tired face as she pulled the baby into her arms, and stuck the bottle into her waiting mouth. Coral's eyes began to close immediately, and Starfire breathed deeply, sinking down to sit on the couch.

"I'm gonna go do some reading now that Coral's settled down." Raven muttered, walking out of the room. Robin waved at her as she left, and moved to sit beside Starfire.

"So, how are my two favorite girls this morning?"

"Exhausted."

"And why's that?"

"I do not believe either of us got much sleep last night." Starfire responded, leaning down to kiss Coral's small nose. The baby's nose wrinkled in response, and she reached out a hand for her mother's, wrapping her fist around Starfire's index finger.

Robin smiled and observed the two in admiration, leaning over to kiss Coral's forehead.

"And why didn't you sleep?"

"You were out, and Coral and I were both waiting for you to return. Unfortunately, you didn't."

"Star, I told you. I was out checking over Jump City."

"Could that not have waited until morning."

"No." Robin replied firmly, leaning away from her and staring into her eyes. Even with his mask on, Starfire could picture his penetrating blue orbs; she shivered at the thought, reminding herself that she was trying to be mad at him.

But oh, it was hard to be mad at Robin. Especially after everything he'd done for she and Coral.

"I wish you would have told me why you were going."

"I didn't have a specific reason, Star. Just checking up on the city."

"Are the Tower's security systems not capable of doing that anymore?"

"Starfire, I wanted to make sure the city was safe, myself. The security system might miss something."

"Then perhaps we should get it fixed so that you won't have to leave at night, again."

"Why are you fighting me on this, Starfire? I'm trying to keep you and my daughter safe."

"From what?" Starfire demanded, standing up. Robin looked up and her, and rose to his feet as well, walking towards the window that overlooked Jump City. He pressed the palm of his hand against the cold glass, fighting the truth that burned his mouth and threatened to escape. The problem with the truth was that once it was out, Starfire and Coral would be in even more trouble. Saying the words made the nightmare real, and Robin didn't know if he could handle the nightmare again.

His mind flashed back to the day Starfire had come back to the Tower, injured and afraid. She hadn't even let him touch her. Red X had taken everything from her. Her happiness, her dignity, her innocence. And when he had taken all that from Starfire, he had broken a part of Robin. And Robin couldn't bear to see her like that again.

"Nothing." he finally said, after several seconds of uncomfortable silence. He spun on his heel and headed for his office, leaving behind a bewildered Starfire.