Kori stared at the ground beneath her feet as she sat on Xavier's bed. He had been apologising for the past 10 minutes about cancelling on her the previous night. She didn't exactly care much for his excuses because her night with Dick was better than a night with Xavier probably would have been anyway.

She exhaled a deep breath. Xavier shuffled closer to her on the bed and took her hands in his.

"Kor... I'm really sorry about yesterday... I was really busy and believe me, babe, I wanted nothing more than to spend the night with you." Xavier admitted,

Kori allowed her shoulders to slump but she remained firm by folding her arms over her chest. Xavier proceeded to break the boundaries of her personal space by taking one of her hands in his again. He softly kissed the top of her delicate hand,

"I really am sorry, Kor and to prove it, I have a surprise." He told her enthusiastically. He stood up and led her into the kitchen.

Kori softened as she saw he had a set up a sweet candlelit dinner for them. She cracked a small smile. She wished he would be more spontaneous like he was being tonight.

"What'd you say?" Xavier urged,

Kori rolled her eyes playfully to show that she was no longer as angry as she originally was, "I suppose if you are truly sorry..." She sighed,

Xavier grinned and pulled out a chair for her. Kori obliged him by sitting down. He hurried back to his own seat and sat down upon it.

Kori glanced down at the food on the plate. She was impressed considering Xavier was terrible at cooking when they had first met. Everything on her plate looked quite delicious,

"Your cooking has improved very much so," Kori complimented him, taking a bite of chicken.

"Thanks babe. So, how's the new apartment treating you?" He asked, digging into his own food,

"It is good... My neighbour is very nice too and I have made quite a few new friends,"

"That's good. How long has she lived there?"

Kori paused midway through chewing, "... He..."

She noticed Xavier freeze completely after she said it,

"It's a guy?"

"Yes Xavier, I am allowed to know other males, you know."

"Unless you're sleeping with them,"

Kori rolled her eyes, "Do not be so vulgar."

"What's his name?"

"Richard Grayson,"

"He sounds like a prick,"

"Like you would even begin to know. You are not even civilised enough to ever meet him without doing the freaking out."

"Do you like him?"

"He is very nice-"

"No, I mean romantically."

Kori prayed on her acting skills to drag her through the moment. She plastered a fake expression of shock upon her face and narrowed her eyes at him,

"No! Of course not! What type of girl do you believe me to be!?"

"... Are you sure?"

Kori sighed and placed her cutlery down, "I cannot keep having this argument with you, Xavier..."

"I know... I'm sorry. I know I get a little jealous but I can't help it. You're so amazing and I know that guys will do anything to be with you."

Kori cast her eyes downwards but looked up immediately as Xavier briefly touched her hand from across the table,

"Will you sleep here tonight?" Xavier asked, hopeful,

"I do not know if I am in the mood to-"

"Please? I've missed cuddling with you,"

In truth, Kori desperately wanted to leave without turning back. She wanted to go back to her own apartment block and spend the entire night talking to Dick but she knew that wasn't going to happen. She reluctantly agreed to her boyfriend's request.

Kori shut her eyes tightly as another loud snore erupted from Xavier. She glared at him from the right side of his bed. She hated this. She hated being there and she hated being with Xavier.

When he had been questioning her about Dick, it had completely dawned on Kori that she was no longer in love with Xavier but simply felt obliged to staying with him so he wouldn't do anything reckless. She knew who she had feelings for. She loved Richard Grayson and she couldn't deny it to herself even if she wanted to.

Kori shook her head as she heard a strained snore coming from Xavier. She sighed and silently crept out of the bed. She tiptoed into the main room where the big window was.

There was a large window sill where Kori usually sat during arguments with Xavier but now, she just wanted to stare out and consider everything that was happening around her.

She sat down and drew her knees up to her chin. She tilted her head against the cold window and gazed out at the city of Gotham.

She missed Dick. She had spent so much time with him in the past month that it was strange to not be with him tonight. She really wanted to see him and she wanted to hear his voice. She bit her lip as she considered calling him. She pressed a button on her phone to reveal the time. 1:37am.

She debated whether or not he would be awake in her head. She exhaled a breath and decided to chance it. She pressed his number and called him.

Kori chewed on her lip and drew patterns on her bare thigh with her index finger as the first couple of rings sounded.

Suddenly, a groggy voice answered the phone with, "Hello?"

"... It is Kori..." She stated, feeling nervous. She heard him shuffle and she assumed he had sat up as his voice sounded concerned afterwards,

"Hey Kor. Are you okay? Has something happened with Xavier?"

"No, no... Everything is fine... I was simply wishing to..."

"To what, Kor?"

"Truthfully... I was wishing to hear your voice... It feels strange because I have been spending so much time with you and tonight I am not with you..."

Dick smiled, "I know. I get exactly what you mean,"

Kori timidly smiled, "I believe I am simply... Missing you..." Kori admitted, brushing some hair behind her ear.

Dick felt his heart thump harder within his chest and he mentally cheered at her statement, "I miss you too, Kor." He replied,

"Well... I suppose I should now attempt to go to sleep..."

"Good luck getting to sleep, Kor. See you tomorrow?"

"It is highly likely, yes."

"Alright... Night Kor,"

"Goodnight, Richard,"

With that, Kori hung up. She leaned her phone against her soft lips and suppressed a huge grin. Kori rubbed her arms as she felt a sudden chill. With a heavy sigh, she returned to bed and easily fell asleep with her mind at ease after talking to Dick...