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Helena's brain short circuited at the precise moment that her eyes saw Barbara. As her eyes took in Barbara's attire which consisted of a tight fitting green jade dress that made her eyes stand out. The material was delicate molded itself to the redheads body like a second skin. The dress had an opening of about six inches on each side showing off the creamy texture of her thigh. Helena's heart seemed to be trying to escape from her chest when her eyes found the neckline of the dress cupping perfectly the treasures hidden beneath. Helena's eyes continued moving up until they found Barbara's eyes devouring her with the same intensity. Her heart forgot to beat for a moment at the love and desire expressed upon Barbara's face…mine…a crooked grin graced her lips and exposing her dimples.

"Barbara…" She barely managed to whisper.

Barbara took the brunette's delicate but yet strong hand and felt an electrical charge run from her feet to the top of her head and at the same time as her eyes found Helena's she forgot to breathe.

"Huntress" she breathe out. Helena was beautiful and sexy on her own. Possessed of a cat like sensuality and a skin deep sexuality that made both those close to her as well as strangers turn to stare and fall under her spell. However, Huntress, was something else altogether, that aura of dangerous sensuality, of forbidden desires and eyes that promised hedonistic pleasures could consume you in their ardent intensity and this was the woman she now had in front of her, the true Helena Kyle. Dressed in black leather pants that molded themselves to her curves and the black leather vest that was open at the sides and only held together by red silk ties that accentuated her breasts seductively. Her bronzed skin was a temptation for her fingers that itched with desire to touch her to caress her.

"You're beautiful." Helena finally said in a raspy voice. "I'll be the envy of everyone there." She gave her a cocky but yet enchanting smile.

"Thank you Hel, you look radiant too." She blushed lightly. "Deliciously dangerous." She added only for Helena who held her breath for a brief moment.

"Hmm, shall w ego in?" Helena extended her hand and Barbara took it without hesitation, lacing her fingers with the brunette's.

Helena and Barbara headed for the restaurant entrance, Hel opened the door for the redhead and after she went in she was able to admire the back of Barbara's dress. Her eyes almost popped out at the sight, she breathed in deeply and felt herself shaking with burning desire at what she had in front of her. The dress Barbara wore left her back bare except for a couple of spaghetti straps criss-crossing across the low back and just below the waist of the back a butterfly design clung to the shape of her rear end and seemed to flutter as she walked ahead.

"Hel?" Barbara turned slightly when she noticed Helena glued to the floor behind her with a dreamy expression.

"Oh, yeah sorry." She snapped out of her trance and smiled mysteriously. "I had the most beautiful of visions just a moment ago."

"Really?" Barbara asked with a raised eyebrow. She had an inkling of what it might be.

"Oh yes." She ran her hand across her back, caressing it gently and feeling how Barbara trembled at the contact.

"Oh." Was the only thing the redhead could manage to utter.

The maitre'd hurried over to attend to them as soon as he saw them come in. Helena gave him her name and directly led them to their table not having them wait like the others.

At the moment that they entered the main dining room several heads turned, if not all, to watch them some more discreetly and others openly. They didn't need to announce their status as a couple because it was very obvious. The energy that surrounded them was powerful; not only did they make an attractive couple but they were also very apparently in love, they only had eyes for each other. Women as well as men observed them enviously and even with desire for both. The same thought ran through them all, I wish I was in her place.

They were taken to the second floor of the restaurant to the best table in the place, with a magnificent view of San Francisco. The maître d attempted to help Barbara with her chair but Helena quickly moved ahead. Barbara nevertheless thanked him and he then helped Helena with her chair.

"In just a moment someone will bring your wine and appetizers. Enjoy your dinner and congratulations."

Barbara nodded her thank you's but looked over at Helena curiously.

"Congratulations?"

"Well Kate reserved the place; I'm not sure what she could have told them." Helena commented in feigned innocence.

"I see." She raised an eyebrow doubtfully but was not able to continue with her questions because at that moment the waiter arrived with a bottle of their best Pino Grigio which he offered to Helena who after tasting it had her approval at which time the waiter served the wine.

Before he left he placed a tray of cheeses and cold cuts as well as a variety of flavored butters and a loaf of bread on the table.

"Hmm, this looks delicious Hel. Did you order this before hand? Because they haven't brought us any menus."

"Actually Kate took care of everything, she only told me to enjoy the dinner. I asked her to get us reservations in one of the most romantic restaurants in the city and she's an incurable romantic, so she must have included this as a surprise." Hel smiled shrugging her should. "Does it bother you that…"

"Oh no Hel, not at all, it's just that it seemed peculiar is all."

"I hope you like it." Helena said a bit timidly almost as if suddenly she was unsure that it had been a good idea to let Kate handle the details, perhaps after all she might have done something more or…" A hand covered hers causing her to look up.

"Everything is so lovely Hel, from the flowers, to the limousine, that you would be here waiting for me, this place…even that Kate did make all the arrangements doesn't mean you had nothing to do with it. From the first moment that you thought of doing it you were part of the idea." She squeezed her hand. "Besides I'm sure Kate only arranged the dinner and the transportation, what the rest of the evening holds are up to us."

"I know, it's just that I want everything to be perfect tonight."

An insecure Helena was not what Barbara was used to, a part of her felt pleased but at the same time uneasy. Could it be that she was that insecure? Wasn't Helena aware that nothing mattered so long as they were together? They could be eating pizza at the apartment and Barbara would still feel it was the most romantic meal in the world, as if they were in Paris. "Hel, I'm here with you." She squeezed her hand to get her attention, since Helena seemed to be more interested in the silverware. "That's the only thing that should matter."

The brunette smiled and let out a breath that she didn't realize she had been holding. Helena brought Barbara's hand to her lips and kissed the palm with her mouth slightly open, this caused a small electric charge to run through the redhead, which thanks to the nanos she was able to feel down to her toes.

"It's true Red, you and I are together, that's the only thing that's important."

Soon they were enjoying their dinner. Helena couldn't stop talking, entertaining B with anecdotes of her trips and even some from her childhood. From times before the tragedy that affected both of them. Before the night that brought them both painful memories. Barbara knew the moment that Helena began to include her in those memories from the young girl who had been full of bitterness and hate but that now no longer existed. Now she had a woman in front of her that was mature and…happy. That acceptance should not have surprised her but it did because she knew that the reason for that happiness was herself. A part of her was still astounded that it was something so simple. I am her happiness—she looked over at Helena in total adoration, the smile the lit up her face was also reflected in Helena's own face.

They finished with their dinner and soon they were outside waiting for the limousine, as soon as it arrived, the chauffer rushed to open the doors for them. Helena helped Barbara in then exchanged a few words with the chauffer who nodded and closed the door once Helena was inside.

During the drive both women satisfied themselves by holding hands. Ocassionally Helena would point out sites as they drove by explaining to Barbara a little about the history of the place. The drive to the San Francisco marina was no than half an hour when the limousine came to a halt. Helena waited as Phillip, the chauffer, opened the door, Helena extended her hand to help Barbara out.

"I hope you like the place I picked out, it's not overcrowded." Hel commented as they walked down the quiet waterfront. "I like to come here for that very reason."

"It's beautiful Hel." Barbara commented admiring the distant lights of the bay and the sound of the waves breaking on the shore. "Do you come here often?" she asked.

"No, not often. When I do it's because I want to be alone to think but tonight I want to be with you and it's one of my favorite places." Helena confessed with a timid smile.

"I'm glad."

They walked in silence down the waterfront, when they got to a curve; Helena leaned against the wall and pulled Barbara towards her.

"Barbara, have I told you how beautiful you look tonight?" Helena said admiring the woman she loved, her hands against her hips caressing her sides.

"Hmm, I don't know." Barbara smiled wickedly. "Hmm, I don't recall." She leaned in to capture Helena's lips sensuously who in turn let herself be captured in delight. Barbara's tongue caressed Helena's lower lip causing her to groan at the contact. Their tongues collided and soon they were lost in each other in a sea of sensations that assaulted their senses causing them to wish they were somewhere else and not there. Barbara's hands tangled themselves into Helena's hair pulling her in closer against herself. Helena at the same time caressed Barbara's back with abandon, wanting to feel the redheads skin against her skin.

"Oh yeah, don't be so selfish girls, share, we're here alone after all." A crude voice caused them to tense and separate slightly, Helena and Barbara looked at each other for just a second.

Suddenly one of the men tried to pull Barbara towards him but Helena stepped in between placing her hand over the intruder's.

"Let her go." She growled menacingly.

"Nah, don't be jealous there's enough for you too." One of the men placed his hand over his groin gesturing obscenely.

There were five thugs in all; they were either drunk or drugged or perhaps both. In a matter of moments they were surrounded. Barbara had not said anything yet, just limiting herself to stuying the situation. It had been years since she had found herself in this kind of situation. The adrenaline that coursed through her was so familiar making her feel like she hadn't in over 9 years.

"Leave us alone." Helena ordered, she didn't want any problems nor did she want to ruin the evening with a fight that she knew she would easily win with no problem. Even though she knew that Barbara was more than capable of taking care of herself, Hel wasn't sure how well the redhead's legs would sustain her now that she was walking.

In a matter of seconds Barbara and Helena were back to back, when one of the tried to grab Barbara, Helena without hesitation threw a punch at him which caused him to fall back. His friends immediately yelled and began to attach furiously.

"Damn bitch, just wait till I'm through with you." One of them screamed as he threw himself at Barbara. Helena was busy with the two others.

It was like the perfect dance, Barbara saw him jump towards her and with all her years of training she ducked and kicked out connecting with the thug and sending him flying the other quickly took his place waving a knife in front of her face.

"Bitch, I'll get you." He sliced the air as Barbara grabbed his arm and spun hitting him in the face with her elbow before spinning once more to kick him in the ribs.

The thugs must have been on drugs because they just picked themselves up and threw themselves at them like rabid dogs. Helena just simply allowed her meta human skills to take over, something which she had not allowed herself to do in over two years. With a jump she kicked two in the face who then fell as if they had been struck by lightning. As they fell she sent another flying. She landed in a crouch as she watched Barbara in two swift kicks and punches leave the last two unconscious.

Both breathed rapidly as they tried to catch their breath, not from exhaustion but from the adrenaline rush. They looked at each other and laughed.

"You look so fucking sexy when you are kicking ass Red." Helena commented in a roughened voice as she looked at her with her meta human eyes. "Marry me." She suddenly said.

"Just because I look sexy during a fight?" Barbara laughed at the same time that an indulgent smile appeared on her face.

"Well, not just that." Helena hurriedly explained breaking the enchantment. "Although I must admit that you are truly fucking sexy." She added with a lustful smile, running her eyes over the redhead's body from head to toe with evident desire painted on her face.

Barbara raised an eyebrow and before she could say anythin Helena continued. "I love you Barbara, I always have and I always will. Would you do it? Would you marry me?" She sounded oddly vulnerable when she was only moments before kicking ass with a cocky attitude.

The redhead looked into Helena's eyes, with a mix of doubt and surprise. "You're asking me for real, right?"

Helena nodded affirmatively and smiled slyly, Barbara smiled at the same time and tilting her head accepted, Could there be any other answer? "Yes Hel, the answer is yes."

The brunette let a breath escape which she did not realize she had been holding and within seconds she had Barbara in her arms spinning her in the air. "Yes, yes." Barbara laughed burying her face in Barba's neck.

"I don't know what I would have done with this if you had said no." Helena said seconds after she set her on the ground without letting her go.

"With what?" She asked looking at her questioningly.

Instead of Helena answering she pulled out something from her pocket and opened it. "With this." Hel declared. She removed a beautiful plantinum ring with a pincess cut diamon with small diamonds at each side. "May I?" Helena asked timidly and with a slight flush, the thugs still on the ground like a bunch of downed bowling pins, but not of that seemed to matter at the moment.

"Oh." Barbara never in her life considered herself a woman to be wined and dined and sent love poems to or anything of that nature. And truth to be told the day Wade has asked her to marry him, it had been in a typical restaurant with candles and flowers, but it had been such a surprise for Barbara that before she could say anything, Wade had already put the ring on her finger and took her silence as acceptance. And as she thgouth about it rather than refuse she asked herself Why not? Obviously she didn't think things through carefully, she had needed a painful experience like Helena's departure for her to see that she was about to make the biggest mistake of her life. However, at that moment with five thugs at their backs and after a fight, Barbara couldn't help but think that Helena was the most romantic person in the world.

Helena kissed her hand before placing the ring on her finger and squeezing her hand against her chest. "I know I'm not the most romantic woman and perhaps I should have asked you at the restaurant under the romantic lights but I…

Barbara shut her up by kissing Helena.

"It's perfect Hel, just perfect."

Helena's meta senses were able to detect that one of the thugs was beginning to recover and she looked at Barbara. "Come on let's get out of here."

Helena didn't want to remain outdoors any longer, she needed to be alone with Barbara without any eyes on her. The only important thing was Barbara, they returned to the limousine and as soon as Phillip saw them he jumped out to open the door for them. Barbara got in first then Helena followed and she cuddled next to Barbara's side, brining her arm around her shoulders to pull her in closer and kissing the top of her head.

"There are times," she began, "that I can't believe that you are here with me. It seems like a dream."

Barbara took her hand and squeezed it gently. "You aren't the only one, it's incredible how in just a couple of days how things can change and to think just the night before I decided to come and look for you hoping that it was not too late."

"I had already made up my mind to return to New Gotham, did you know that? From the moment that I found out that you hadn't married Wade I knew that I had to go back. Like you I planned to tell you everything and let what happened, happen. I couldn't continue living so far from you and pretending that I didn't feel anything or that I could live without you, loving you the way that I did."

"I still think it and I still can't believe that I was so blind, I know that I've said it several times and it's still astounds me how stupid I could be. With my high IQ you would think I would be smarter and be able to see what had been right in front of me all along."

"Red." Helena laughed. "How would you have known when I was determined in showing you the completre opposite. Would you have believed in my love with the record of conquests that I had in my life?"

"Well," Barbara sighed, "not exactly. But there is something that I do know about you and I feel that you should have at least given me something to think about and then perhaps the jealousy might have made me act differently. I don't know, maybe claim what was mine." She turned to look at her with a wicked look in her eyes. "If you had said you loved me and I was going out with Wade sooner or later I would have realized that it was your way of distancing your self from me. Which would have driven me crazy from jealousy; thinking about your confession and everthing else that followed.

"I would have paid to see that." She wiggled her eyebrows playfully. "You would have turned into a cavewoman and hit me with your club as you dragged me and growled on your way to the cave."

"You're so funny, Not." She lightly punched her stomach. "I don't think I would have acted like that, that's your style, I do things with subtly Hel."

"My style?" She looked horrified. "Absolutely not!"

"Oh come now Hel, you're the kind that likes to kick ass and ask questions later." She reminded her of Huntress modus operandi. "Haven't you just asked me to marry you right after a fight?"

"But that's part of my job?" She indignantly defended. "It isn't like I can stop the goons with good manners."

"Ok, I'll give you that but still Hel. You always preferred to kick ass before anything else. So I'm right, tell me, didn't you want to kick Wade's ass?"

"No." She said seriously.

"NO?" she exclaimed in surprise.

"NO, I wanted to kill him." She spat out. "He didn't deserve you Barbara, he would have never made you happy." She added bitterly.

Barbara closed her eyes at the pain that she cold sence in the brunette's declaration. She was right, Wade would never have made her happy, he was just a convenience and nothing else. Without thinking twice she turned towards Helena and kissed her, claiming the love in Helena's heart and at the same time affirming what she had always known but had not been able to see. That she Barbara Gordon belong to Helena Kyle in body and soul.

Helena groaned as she felt Barbara's lips against hers and when Barbara's tongue tried to enter, she did not hesitate in allowing it entrance. Barbara's kisses always made her lose her head from the very first time. It was n intoxicating feeling that made her forget her own name. Barbara could pretend to be a cold and intelligent woman but damn if anyone could imagine that behind that façade was a passionate woman that was capable of leaving her shaking with desire with barely a touch. Soon both of them were breathing heavily, Helena's hands caressed Barbara's bare back, caressing the silken skin and causing her to tremble with desire. Barbara began to kiss her neck and nibble at her pressure point as she ran her fingers through her hair.

"Oh, fuck" Helena groaned when she felt Barbara's teeth sink into her neck. It was driving her crazy.

"Hel," Barbara murmured in her ear, licking and nibbling the tender lobe, "I love you, just you. No one else, ever."

"Bar…bara, please, not here. No…" she managed to gasp out as a wave of heat wave moved through her center making it impossible to concentrate."

"I know," she gave her ear one more nibble, tugging it gently before letting herself lean against her shoulder sighing breathlessly.

"Damn, you drive me so fucking crazy." She said in a breathless whisper, feeling as if her heart was about to burst from her chest.

"The feelings mutual Hel." She caressed her thigh softly. Helena jumped slightly at the touch of her hand on her leg, burning through the skin of her pants. "You drive me crazy too." She declared in a voice thickened by want.

TBC