3 years later

Dick patted his black tie, making sure he looked smart. He stared in the mirror and felt a pang of vanity as he smirked at his appearance. He had a secret hope that Kori thought he looked good on such an important day.

He looked himself up and down as he brushed his tuxedo down. He was swerving from the traditional appearance of including the bow tie for a simple tie. Dick honestly had no idea how to even tie a bow tie so he was glad that he had made the switch.

Dick picked up his glass of champagne and shoved his free hand in his pocket. He chuckled at his appearance. He had never looked so smart; not even for past charity balls that Bruce had thrown. But of course he had to look good; there was a wedding taking place in about 45 minutes.

Suddenly, the door opened and Dick turned to Bruce with a grin plastered against his face. Bruce raised an eyebrow and nodded to Dick's glass, "Are you nervous?" He asked, bewildered by him drinking. Dick wasn't a big drinker and Bruce knew he drank sometimes to calm his nerves.

Dick chuckled and shook his head, "You're the one who looks nervous. But, then again, it is your wedding day after all." He stated, placing his glass down and grinning at his adoptive father. Bruce glanced away and attempted to act as nonchalant as possible.

"Bruce Wayne doesn't get 'nervous'" He retorted, straightening his bow tie.

"Yeah, okay," Dick snorted,

Bruce cleared his throat, "I did want to thank you, Dick." He began,

"What for?"

"For agreeing to be my best man."

"Well, Jason's in Australia, doing whatever it is that he does, Tim is god awful with speeches and Damien is only 7. It's not like you had a choice,"

Bruce smirked, "Even so. I would still have asked you first."

"Thanks," Dick chuckled, not used to mushy moments with Bruce, "I'm surprised Alfred isn't your best man, y'know."

"You know Alfred, too modest to believe he's part of this family." Bruce returned, shaking his head. Dick rolled his eyes and smirked; typical Alfred.

Bruce raised his eyebrow suddenly, "You know, it shocked me that Talia asked Kori to be her maid of honour straight away." He mentioned,

"It was a surprise to you and me both. It could be dangerous them being so close you know." Dick warned, smirking. Bruce chuckled and gave into a shaky sigh as he straightened his tux in the mirror.

Dick clapped his hands together and grinned, "Alright, bachelor. Ready to get hitched?" Dick queried,

"You make it sound like a life sentence," Bruce mumbled,

"It practically is." Dick chuckled, slapping a hand against Bruce's shoulder. Bruce rolled his eyes and turned towards the door.

"Let's go."

Bruce had started fidgeting with the cuffs of his shirt as the church awaited the arrival of the bride. Dick nudged his arm, "Oh yeah, Bruce Wayne doesn't get nervous. Pft." Dick mocked, flashing him a grin. Bruce shrugged his son off and tapped his foot.

"What'd you think is taking so long?" Bruce wondered, concern growing,

"Hello!? She's a woman... Getting ready... Give it time, Bruce," Dick chuckled. He suddenly caught sight of Wally, Vic, Garfield, Rachel, Karen and Jenny midway through the right hand seats. He shot them a grin and a small wave, to which they mirrored his actions.

"Oh, I meant to say, thanks for inviting my friends. You didn't have to..." Dick trailed off,

Bruce waved him off, "I've known them for a long time now. It would have felt strange without them here considering they always used to be at the manor anyway," He returned, smirking. Dick chuckled. Following after two years with Kori, she and Dick had agreed to get a place together but Dick still dropped in to see Bruce when he could.

Everyone suddenly straightened up in their seats and Bruce and Dick did the same as the traditional wedding tune began to play on violins. Classy. Dick thought with a small nod of approval.

In truth, Dick was simply waiting to see what Kori looked like. He had not seen her for the entire morning and he was getting a little restless. He saw the first bridesmaid who was a close friend of Talia, wander out and he knew he was going to be flawed by how Kori looked considering the dress looked nice in general. He watched as the second bridesmaid, also a friend of Talia, marched down the aisle, holding the light blue bouquet of flowers in her hands. Dick sucked in a breath as he knew Kori would be next, being aware of the fact that Talia had 2 bridesmaids and a maid of honour for her special day.

Dick's mind went blank and he couldn't think of anything except Kori. She rounded the corner and slowly strolled down the aisle. She was breathtaking.

Her long auburn hair had been clipped to one side and tumbled over her right shoulder. It had been immensely waved to create an enchanting beach hair effect. Her hair was finished off by having some up and some down, kept in place by a sapphire butterfly clip. Her dress was a certain aspect which Dick couldn't seem to take his eyes off of. The dress ended just above Kori's knees and was a dark shade of blue which she had told him on more than one occasion was 'midnight blue'. There was a strip of fabric that wrapped around her waist to differentiate layers of the dress. The neckline was that of a halter and quite an endearing one at that, Dick thought. The fabric covered her assets enough to be considered tasteful and elegant while the part of the halter that went around her neck was thinner yet supported the top half of the dress perfectly. Dick smirked at the fact the dress was backless; it was needless to say that he enjoyed seeing Kori's tanned skin whenever he had the chance to. She had matching blue heels and silver bangles around her wrists. Due to Talia having an exotic type of culture, she had asked the girls to wear additional wrap around type of silver bracelets which were around the top half of Kori's arms.

Dick shook his head to try and release himself from the trance he had fallen into at the sight of his girlfriend. Kori held her light blue flowers and meekly looked up. She giggled lightly at Dick's facial expression.

He gave into his lopsided grin that Kori had fallen in love with all of 3 years ago. She stepped up in front of the other bridesmaids and took her rehearsed position. Dick bit his lip to stop himself from smiling anymore than he already was. He shook his head and turned towards an incoming Talia at the same time Kori did.

Talia stepped slowly down the aisle and it was Bruce's turn to look physically gobsmacked. Talia's hair had been pinned up with her bangs and a few strands of hair left down. Her veil was neatly clipped into her hair and she wore a white choker around her neck with a small silver heart in the middle of it. Her dress was simple yet stunning nonetheless. It was a length that reached the ground and it cut straight across her chest. It included the addition of a thin belt like sash around her waist that gave her a psychic type of appearance. Her own flowers were blue but had more shades than the bridesmaids' and maid of honours' flowers did.

She finally met Bruce at the altar and his senses were still shocked. Talia playfully clicked her fingers in front of his face and smirked as he shook his head and cleared his throat.

"You look handsome, Bruce," She told him, giving his hand a squeeze. Bruce relaxed after that and eagerly waited for the ceremony to begin.

Talia side stepped closer to Kori to hand her flowers to her. Talia made an excited expression as she did so and Kori matched it. Talia quickly gave Kori a kiss on the cheek and stepped back beside Bruce.

As the ceremony rolled on, Kori stared at Bruce and Talia like their wedding was part of the best romance film she had ever seen. Kori still felt slight sadness, knowing that she had given up a chance to have a wedding like the one happening before her eyes. She had no idea what the future held for her. She didn't know if Dick and herself were going to stay together forever; however much they both hoped for that. Dick had certainly made no sign of wanting to get married anytime soon so she really did wonder what the universe had in store for her.

Kori smiled at the couple as Talia began to get choked up as she voiced her vows. Kori shifted her eyes slightly to glance at Dick who was already staring at her with adoring eyes. She felt her cheeks heat up. Yes, they had been together for a while now but she still had the weakness of blushing, unfortunately.

Dick grinned and they simply continued to gaze at each other on opposite sides of the altar until they heard the main questions being asked.

"Talia Al Ghul... Do you take this man to be your husband?" The minister asked,

"I do," Talia hiccupped, silently cursing herself for getting so emotional.

"And do you, Bruce Wayne, take this woman to be your wife?" The minister continued,

"I do," Bruce promised.

"Then, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." The minister finished, smiling at the newlyweds.

Bruce stepped closer to Talia and gently touched her face and brought her in for a sweet kiss that caused their 7 year old child to make a sound of disgust from the front row. They pulled away from each other and laughed at Damien's reaction to their display of affection.

Talia and Bruce joined hands and began to stroll out of the church, followed swiftly by the best man and the maid of honour. Dick couldn't express how happy he was to be able to touch her, even if it was just linking his arm with hers.

"You look beautiful today, Kori." He informed her as they followed Talia and Bruce out of the church.

"Thank you... You look very handsome today also, Richard." She returned, giving him a soft kiss on the cheek.

Kori sighed as she watched Talia and Bruce share their first dance as a married couple. Things involving love really were her kryptonite. Kori couldn't help but sigh and feel her heart swell at the sight of others sharing their lives together. Her eyes remained on Talia and Bruce even as other couples began to shuffle across the dance floor.

She admired their relationship. They seemed so very well matched for one another. Talia knew how to make him laugh, how to get around him if she needed to and she knew how to talk to him about different topics. Likewise, Bruce was able to calm her down when she got emotional or angry, he knew how to express his affection for her without being mushy; something neither of them really apparently liked and he knew how to show her that she was the one he truly loved.

Kori smiled and closed her eyes as she felt familiar arms around her stomach.

"Hey," Dick whispered in her ear,

"Greetings, Richard," Kori giggled, leaning back against him. He spun her around so that he could tenderly kiss her lips; something he had been longing to do for the entire day.

"As much as I love this dress... Is there any chance of it coming off tonight?" He asked, feeling bold. Kori smirked with a sparkle in her eyes and gently touched his chest,

"Well, we shall have to see how well you behave for the remainder of the night but..." She leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "Your request looks highly likely..."

Dick smirked and kissed her jaw. Kori giggled and softly held Dick's hands in her own and swung them, as if they were small children on a mere playground.

"So... Would you like to dance with me?" He asked, nodding towards the dance floor as a new slow song began,

"I thought you would never ask," Kori returned in a hushed voice, kissing him quickly.

The two of them wandered over to the dance floor and took up positioning similar to the rest of the couples. Dick placed his hands on Kori's waist while her arms rested around his neck. They softly swayed to the beat of the music and allowed their eyes to focus on only each other.

"You looked sad during the ceremony..." Dick blurted out,

Kori looked up at him and shrugged, "It simply reminded me that I have not been involved within a wedding since... Well, you know..." She explained,

"Well hopefully, nothing causes you to leave your next wedding," Dick stated,

"My next wedding?" Kori asked, staring at him with confusion,

Dick smiled bashfully, "Well yeah... I don't think I could handle being left at the altar."

Kori watched his facial expression and her heart fluttered as she began to understand what Dick was slowly asking her, "You... You are serious?" Kori stammered, not believing what she was hearing.

"I can't picture my life with anyone else but you, Kor." He said, a serious expression against his features. Kori blinked and couldn't fight the grin that was spreading across her face,

"So... Although, I haven't officially got a ring for you just yet... Will you be my wife?" He asked,

Kori could feel her mouth as it fell open and her eyes glistened with disbelief, "Of course I will." She said, quietly.

Dick's face lit up like a child's on Christmas morning and they both leaned in for a sweet and lasting kiss. Kori knew it was going to go right this time. She had no feelings even remotely similar to how she felt after Xavier proposed to her. She felt certain of her agreement to Dick's proposal as she knew she truly trusted and loved Dick with all of her heart and nothing and no one was ever going to change that...