Chpt.35
"You two kissed!?" Lancy exclaimed with a crooked smile on her face. Livy glared at Lancy while putting a finger up to her lips.
"Shhh. Not so loud. And like I said, I'm not sure if it was a dream or not."
"If you felt it, I can bet you that it probably wasn't a dream." Lancy informed, and Livy sighed.
"I just don't want to get my hopes too high, y'know? Like, I dream that he kissed me and that he really cares for me and everything, while in reality he couldn't give a shit about me." Livy was about to run her hand through her hair, but Lancy slapped the hand away, so as to keep pressure off of Livy's head injury.
I never realized how much I touched my hair. Livy thought.
"Anyway, what am I supposed to say to him if he comes to visit me during the day? Hey Damian, did you visit me last night? Did you kiss me last night? Do you have a romantic bone in that unbreakable body?"
"The first questioned would have been fine."
Livy and Lancy both jumped and saw Damian in the corner of the room.
"When did you get in here?" Lancy questioned with her hands on her hips.
"A few minutes ago. The two of you were talking and I didn't want to interrupt." Damian informed with a shrug. "And Livy, to answer your question, yes. I did visit you last night. You weren't dreaming." He stated with a nonchalant shrug .
Livy's face flushed red, and Lancy looked between her friend and Damian.
"I'm just gonna make my way out of the room for some… some lunch… yeah… lunch… so… yes. I'll be back in about an hour or so… so… yeah." Lancy babbled as she headed out of the room, but she stopped in front of Damian.
"Don't be a dick." She whispered, then continued her way out of the room.
Damian approached the hospital bed, then sat on the edge, close to Livy.
"Do you know when the hospital is releasing you?" he inquired.
"In the afternoon. But they still want me to keep my head wrapped like this until tomorrow." She shrugged.
There was an awkward silence between the two, and Livy sighed heavily, breaking the silence.
"Damian-"
Damian looked up at her, his blue eyes filled with concern.
"Are you alright? You sound worried."
"No. I'm fine." Livy gave Damian a weak smile and placed a hand on his arm. "It's just… Jason came over to visit earlier today. He's going to New Zealand… and he wanted me to go with him."
"You said you would." It was more of a statement than a question for Damian. His face was sorrowful, but he gently squeezed Livy's hand.
"Yes. I said I would." She confirmed.
"That is good." Damian nodded, still with a frown on his face, but he was trying to smile. "You will be comfortable there."
"Damian…" Livy took in a deep breath and sighed. "Damian listen, I'll still visit Gotham. It's not like I'm leaving and never coming back, just… well… we spend a lot of time at different places. It may be awhile till I see you again, but it also might be soon. I can't be sure." Livy looked Damian in the eye, "I don't want you waiting for me."
Damian raised an eyebrow, looking at the girl perplexed.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that if you ever meet a girl-" Damian didn't let her finish.
"No. I won't. I won't meet a girl. I won't meet anyone who I will ever feel the same way I feel when I'm with you." He stated firmly.
Livy smiled slightly, but it was a sad smile.
"Damian." Livy's voice was hushed and low. "You don't know that. If you do ever meet a girl that you love, I don't want to be in the way. I don't want you to wait for me. Understand?"
Damian was silent, but then nodded and wrapped his arms around Livy, hugging her as tight as he could without hurting her.
He then looked at Livy while cupping her cheek, and the two locked their lips together once again.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?"
The two broke away to see Jason standing in the doorway with his eyes wide in shock and anger.
"I thought you two hated each other!" Jason exclaimed, still baffled with the display he had just seen.
"Uh… as Lil Wayne said, "Hate is only a form of love that hasn't found a way to express itself logically."" Livy informed with a small smile.
Damian forced himself to let go of Livy as he stood to his feet.
"Tt. Don't you worry Todd." He stated calmly as he walked towards the exit of the room, which was where Jason was standing. As he got closer to the man, he whispered with a small smirk, "I don't have any STDs."
"You little shit." Jason growled and Damian left the room quickly. Jason was half tempted to run after the boy, but he settled on staying in the hospital.
"Livy…"
"Before you say anything, Jason, I'm almost a grown woman. I need to try things on my own, even if my decisions end in heartbreak or sadness, I need to feel that for myself so I can learn."
Jason looked at her sadly, remembering the little blond girl who was so afraid and skittish of him when they first met. Now in that little girl's place was a young woman with a strong body and stronger mind.
"Alright." Jason spoke softly, accepting the fact that his little girl was growing up. He then moved away from the topic. "I decided to drop by to see if I could check you out a few hours early. I figured that we could drop by your mother's grave before heading to New Zealand."
Livy smiled at her father.
"Sounds great."