It was Saturday morning and Kori stared up at her room ceiling in a daze. The events of last night had affected her greatly and she couldn't take her mind off of Dick. Her fingers absently brushed over her now bruised arm and she winced a little when she touched the part where Dick had grabbed her. Kori didn't know what to make of the situation.
Had Dick purposely tried to hurt her or was it an accident?
Was it the alcohol's influence or his anger?
There were to many questions and no answers. Kori didn't like this. All it did was send her on a road filled with worry. Was Dick alright? Was drinking a one night thing or did he drink occasionally?
More questions went unanswered and only succeeded in bringing Kori a headache. She groaned when she felt her stomach growl. Some breakfast was in order. Maybe after a full meal she could think straight. Kori nodded her head, getting some food was a good plan. She picked up her robe and slipped it on. She couldn't let Komi or Raven find out about the bruise.
Once that was done she walked downstairs and headed for the kitchen. A smell of pancakes filled the air. When Kori walked into the kitchen she saw Raven sitting at the table with a cup of tea in hand and her latest novel in front of her. Kori's gaze went to the side where she saw Komi with a small stack of pancakes in front of her. Kori decided to put on a smile so no one would suspect a thing.
"Greetings, is it not a lovely day?" Kori asked in a happy voice.
Raven raised her eyes from her book then her gaze went back down. She hadn't a reply for Kori's comment.
"Kori, do me a favor and wash the dishes." Komi said as she finished up her meal.
"Why can't you do it?" Kori asked as she pulled out a bowl from the cabinet.
"Because I'm leaving early to go see Donna. I'm spending the night at her house," Komi said before she walked out of the room. She paused at the door. "Do it or I'll kick your ass."
"I'd like to see you try." Kori snapped back, filling her bowl with cereal.
Komi smiled. "It's good to have you back. I'll be home maybe Monday or Tuesday. I haven't decided yet."
"Alright." Kori said absently, putting the milk back in the refrigerator.
Komi said nothing and grabbed her bag which she left by the door and walked out, leaving Kori alone with Raven. Kori took a seat at the table and sat opposite of Raven. She ate in silence, trying not to draw attention.
"Kori."
Kori froze. "Y-yeah..."
"I was talking with Karen yesterday and her parents are leaving for the weekend. They said she could invite two friends over so she wants us to come and spend the night."
Kori sighed in relief. "Sure, that would be great."
Raven closed her book and pushed it to the side. She finished up her tea and then looked at Kori who seemed to be in her own little world as she ate her cereal. Raven narrowed her eyes, something was off about Kori, she could tell.
"What's wrong?"
Kori froze and dropped her spoon in her bowl. Kori wasn't the best liar out there but she hoped she could fool Raven. She put on a fake smile.
"Nothing is wrong. Everything is wonderful."
"I've known you for a long time, Kori," Raven said. "If something is bothering you I would like to think you could tell me. You can tell me any thing, you know that right?"
"Yes, I know that...," Kori paused. "Raven, I'm so confused..."
"Tell me what's wrong." Raven demanded. She could only help if Kori trusted her with the truth.
Kori sighed and took off her robe. She was wearing a spaghetti strap pajama shirt and it didn't take Raven long to spot the bruise on her arm.
"What the hell is that," Raven asked as she quickly went to Kori's side, getting a better look. "How did this happen?"
"Um... well, that's the thing," Kori fumbled around with her words, trying to find the best way to tell Raven. "It happened last night."
"So this is why you were so quiet," Raven said, referring to their ride home from the party. "But that still doesn't explain the bruise."
"Promise you won't freak when I tell you."
"Kori--"
"Promise," Kori said, pleading with her. "Please."
Raven groaned and nodded her head. "Alright, I promise."
Kori took a deep breath. "Dick."
Silence filled the room.
"Dick did this to you?"
Kori nodded fearfully, afraid of what Raven's reaction might be.
"Excuse me for a second." Raven said in a calm voice as she stood up and walked out of the kitchen, heading for the stairs.
Kori stood sitting down in her chair, waiting for the worst. She waited and waited and when she heard nothing she really began to worry. Kori stood up from her seat and quietly made her way up the stairs and when she reached the top she could hear a small sound from Raven's room. Curious as to what it may be Kori made her way to Raven's door, accidently forgetting to knock, and she walked right in. What she saw both surprised and shocked her.
The window to Raven's door was wide open and a rope made of sheets hung out the window and was attached to the bed. Raven had one leg out the window and was fully dressed. There was a silence as Kori looked at Raven and vice versa.
"Uh... hi." Raven said, breaking the awkward silence.
"Raven, what are you doing?" Kori asked as she stepped inside the room.
"Nothing," Raven said quickly. "Just hanging out."
"Why do you have your stun-gun?" Kori asked, pointing at the black rectangular object clipped to Raven's belt.
"Oh... this old thing," Raven said with a shrug, sitting on her bed. "I... uh... just wanted to give it a little test."
Kori gasped. "You were gonna sneak out and use it on Dick!"
"No I wasn't!"
"Yes you were," Kori said. "You promised you wouldn't freak out."
"I kept that promise. I didn't freak out."
"Raven!"
Raven crossed her arms. "Well what do you expect. He gives you a bruise and you want me to sit back and do nothing. I'm sorry but that's not easy."
"Raven, you don't understand," Kori said softly, sitting next to Raven on her bed. "There's more to the story then you know."
"I don't need the full story," said Raven. "Kori, he hit you."
"He didn't hit me."
"Then how do you explain the bruise," Raven asked. "It didn't appear out of thin air."
"Dick didn't hit me. He grabbed me."
"And that makes it better," Raven asked darkly. "I'm calling Vic."
"No," Kori quickly grabbed Raven's hand and pulled her back. "It wasn't Dick's fault. He was angry and..."
Raven narrowed her eyes. "And what?"
"When he grabbed me... I smelled alcohol in his breath."
Raven sat back down on the bed completely stunned. "Are you serious?"
Kori nodded sadly. "I am. Before I could do anything he got in his car and drove away," Kori buried her face in her hands and then a thought hit her, one that terrified her. "Dick... Raven, what if something happened to him. He was drinking and he got in his car--"
"Calm down, Kori. I'm sure Dick is fine. If anything happened to him it would be a field day for the media."
"Ok, I'm sure you are right," Kori said, taking a deep breath. "But still, I'm worried about him. And who knows how long he's been drinking."
"It could have been a one time thing," Raven said, opening up all possibilities. "A lot of people drink at parties."
"I don't know... I still think we need to find out for sure," said Kori. She looked up at Raven. "You could go talk to him."
"And what, say I was I just in the neighborhood," Raven said dryly. "Kori, I can't just go over there with out a reason and ask him if he's a alcoholic."
Kori sighed and rubbed her neck. Raven had point. Even if they did ask him he's more then likely to deny it. That's when an idea came to her.
"Raven, I have a plan."
---
Dick felt absolutely disgusted in himself. He couldn't believe he did that to Kori. To Kori of all people and just because of his anger. Then again this wasn't the first time he let his temper get the best of him. Dick threw his pillow at the wall and cursed. He cursed himself for bringing harm to Kori with his own hands. This was exactly why he wanted to stay away from her. All he could ever do was hurt the people he cared about. Dick wouldn't blame Kori if she hated him right about now. Heck, he hated himself right about now. He never meant to hurt her, never. He wasn't thinking clearly when he grabbed her.
Stupid.
That was the best word to describe him right about now. He hurt Kori, the girl he loved. He was indeed stupid. And instead of facing the music he turned into a coward and drove away from her. It was a miracle that he didn't crash his car. Though he thought he may have hit a crash can, he wasn't to sure.
But that wasn't his concern at the moment. His concern was for Kori. He wondered what would happen next time they met. What if she thought he was some type of monster? Dick paced in his room and punched his wall.
"Dammit, I'm so stupid!"
He sat down on his bed and buried his face in his hands. He could really use a drink right about now. That's when a thought hit him, he still had his stash. Dick got off of bed and rummaged around in his draw. He pulled out a bottle of liquor and smiled to himself. This was a sure thing to help him take his mind off of things.
Before he could even open the bottle a knock was heard on his door.
"Master Dick, are you awake?"
It was Alfred.
"Yeah, I'm up." Dick called out, burying his bottle under his bed quickly.
"Well you have visitor waiting downstairs for you."
"Thanks, Alfred. I'll be right down." Dick rose a brow, who could be visiting him at this hour?
Dick quickly dressed himself in blue jeans and a black shirt and made his way downstairs, all the time wondering who it could be. When he arrived downstairs he got his answer. Sitting down on the living room couch was Raven.
"Raven, what are you doing here," Dick asked. "It's like ten in the morning."
Raven turned to face him, trying to concealing a scowl. "We need to talk."
Dick gulped. "Ok, what about?"
"Not here," said Raven. "Can we talk in your room?"
"Sure, come on." Dick said, sounding a bit nervous. He couldn't help but think that Kori told Raven and she was here to strangle him.
They arrived in Dick's room and he closed the door behind them. Dick remained standing while Raven took a seat on his bed.
"Alright," said Dick, breaking the silence. "What do you want to talk about?"
"This...," Raven said as she pulled out a box from her pocket. "Kori wanted me to give this to you."
Dick took the box from her and opened it. He couldn't help but stare at what was inside.
"Kori thought it would be best if you had it."
Inside the box was the star necklace that Dick gave to Kori for Christmas.
"Are you ok, Dick?"
"Huh?... Yeah, I'm ok." Dick knew what the return of this necklace meant. It meant that it was really over between him and Kori. He couldn't help but feel sadden by this.
"Dick, I know you're probably not feeling too good right now but do you think you could get me some water," Raven asked. "I'm not feeling so good right now."
"Sure... no problem...," Dick said as he put the box containing the necklace in his draw. "I'll be right back."
He walked out of the room closing the door behind him. Once Raven saw that he was gone she got to work and began to carry out the plan. She had to look for clues that would prove whether Dick was an alcoholic or not. Raven recalled some thoughts about her father who was an alcoholic. It was obvious since he would leave beer cans and empty bottles of liquor laying all around the house.
Raven opened up Dick's draws and peered inside, nothing yet and she was running out of time. She looked under his bed. Raven struck gold, but she wasn't happy at all. Under Dick's bed was a bottle of liquor. Raven sighed and stood up. This was proof that he was drinking. If he wasn't he wouldn't have vodka hidden under his bed. Raven loathed the idea of having to tell Kori. Kori was still in love with Dick and this would break her heart.
"Raven, I got your water," Dick said as he walked into the room. "Is something wrong?"
"I have to go." Raven said, quickly running out of the room. She had to tell Kori now. There was no way she could put this off.
Dick looked on as Raven ran out of his room. He was curious as to why she had to leave so soon. He sighed and ran a hand though his hair. Dick was feeling restless now and decided he would go out for awhile. He grabbed his keys and left Wayne Manor.
---
Kori paced around in her living room rubbing the back of her neck. She felt so restless and she couldn't sit still. She wondered how Raven was doing. Kori prayed that Dick's drinking was just a one time thing. If that was true she could just tell Bruce and Dick would have to sit through a lecture, maybe even be grounded. But Kori's gut feeling told her this wasn't a one time thing.
Dick has been at parties with alcohol before and never once did he drink, so why start now? Kori began to open up ideas. Maybe he didn't even know what he was drinking.
Kori shook her head. No one would believe that excuse. Perhaps she was looking to much into the situation. Kori took a deep and calming breath. Raven would come back soon and everything would be fine. Kori was sure of it, well... she wasn't sure but she would rather keep up hope rather than doubt.
That's when Kori heard the door open and close. She turned around and saw Raven. The look on Raven's face told her all that she needed to know. Kori felt like she was being torn apart inside.
Raven sighed. "What do we do now?"
"We tell Bruce."
---
The ride to Wayne Manor was excruciating. There was no right way to go about this, Kori and Raven just had to do it, even if they weren't ready. The longer they waited the worse it would be. There was no putting it off, though the two did come to a stop when they reached the front door of the Manor. Neither one of them wanted to be the one to knock. Kori had half the mind to play rock, paper, scissors. In the end Raven was the one who knocked and they waited for someone to open the door.
They were hoping against all odds Dick wouldn't be the one to open the door. That would make things awkward.
The door opened and a inner sigh of relief was released from both Kori and Raven. Standing before them was Alfred.
"Miss Anders, Miss Roth, it is a pleasure to see you both," Alfred stepped to the side. "Please come in."
The girls walked in with little hesitation.
"I am sorry to inform you both but Master Dick is not here at the moment. He said he needed some fresh air and he took his car."
"Actually, Alfred, we're not here to see Dick," said Raven. "We're here to see Bruce."
"Master Bruce," Alfred rose a brow. "Whatever for?"
"It's really important that we speak to him, to the both of you for that matter," said Kori. "Please, Alfred, it's really important."
"Well, if it is completely necessary I shall go get him," Alfred said. "Feel free to take a seat in the living room."
"Thank you, Alfred." Kori said kindly to the butler as he walked away. Kori and Raven walked to the living room and took a seat on the couch as they waited.
"Kori, do you think this was a good idea," Raven asked. "Maybe we should have waited and confronted Dick ourselves."
"Raven, to be honest I'm not sure what to do," Kori said with a sad voice. "Regardless Bruce and Alfred deserve to know."
Raven gave a short nod in agreement. They waited a little while longer until Bruce and Alfred finally arrived.
"Kori, Raven, it's good to see you two again," Bruce said kindly. Bruce cast a glance towards Kori. "I heard about what happened. Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine Mr. Wayne."
Bruce held up a hand. "There's no need to be so formal, Kori. You're free to call me Bruce. The same goes to you, Raven," Bruce said. "Now, Alfred told me you two are here to see me. What for?"
"We need to talk to you about Dick." Raven said after a long pause.
Bruce rubbed his temples. "What did he do now?"
"Well... Raven and I...," Kori sighed and her shoulders slumped. She looked up at Bruce with a look of sadness in her eyes. "We think that Dick has a drinking problem."
Bruce was stunned to silence. The air became so tense that it could be cut with a knife. Bruce didn't want to believe this but even he couldn't deny the fact that he had seen a change in Dick. He would notice that at times his ward would act differently. This would explain everything. Alfred noticed this to and they discussed it on one occasion. Neither one of them would have suspected this.
"Do you have any proof?" Bruce asked with a cold tone.
Raven nodded. "Yes. In his room there's a bottle of vodka hidden under his bed."
Bruce had to see this with his own two eyes to believe it. "Show me."
Raven stepped past Bruce and Alfred with Kori and the others following her from behind. They arrived in Dick's room with in seconds and Raven opened the door, walking inside. She kneeled down and reached under Dick's bed. Sure enough the bottle of vodka was still there. She pulled it out from under the bed and presented it to Bruce.
Bruce and Alfred were both speechless at the sight. They had taught Dick better than this. It came as a shock to both of them. Bruce took the bottle from Raven's hand and held it in his hands. He was absolutely furious at this discovery.
And it was at this time that Dick walked into the room. He was shocked to see a group of people in his room. He had come back to the Manor because he forgot his wallet and he was not suspecting this at all. Every one turned to look at him and there was silence before Bruce broke it.
"Dick, what the hell is this?" Bruce growled, raising the bottle of vodka.
Dick was speechless. He didn't know how Bruce found that but one thing was for sure, he was busted. But there was still a chance for him to deny ownership.
"That's not mine."
"Cut the crap, Dick," Bruce said harshly. "Don't lie to me, I know this is yours."
Dick stepped back a bit. He wasn't one to scare easily but the glare in Bruce's eyes was anything but friendly. It was completely frightening. Bruce could be one scary man when he wanted to be. That's when Dick's eyes went to Kori.
"You have some explaining to do." Bruce said but Dick ignored him and kept his eyes on Kori.
He just knew she had something to do with all this. Then it hit him. He was drinking yesterday at the party, it was possible she saw him or when he grabbed her... It all clicked. Dick felt betrayed and trapped. He couldn't stay here.
Dick took off, ignoring Bruce and the others. He ran down the stairs and he could tell someone was following him. He turned his head and saw Kori.
"Dick, please wait." Kori pleaded.
"You should have stayed out of this Kori." he growled as he flung open the door. He drowned out Kori's voice and picked up his pace as he approached his car. Dick got in and started up the engine. As soon as he was in the car he locked the door. Kori ran to his car and knocked on the window.
"Dick, we can talk about this. Dick!"
He ignored her and kept his eyes up ahead. With out warning he drove off at a high speed leaving Kori in his dust.
---
After Dick drove off there was nothing more Kori could do. There was nothing any one could do really. Bruce had told Kori and Raven that he would put out a search team if Dick didn't come bak but other than that it was out of his hands. They tried calling Dick's cell phone and no answer.
And hour passed and Kori was sitting at home clutching her old teddy bear Stanley. This little bear was the lucky charm that brought Kori and Dick together and it felt good to have the stuff animal in her hands again.
Raven had talked with Kori but only got short responses. When Raven was about to call Karen and cancel the sleep over when Kori stopped her. "You should go," she said. And at first Raven refused but Kori insisted. Kori really wanted some alone time to clear her head anyway. Reluctantly Raven agreed and left.
Two more hours passed and it was finally the evening time. The sky had turned a series of bright colors and the night time was drawing near. Kori felt her stomach growl and thought it was best if she went downstairs and ate something. After all, the only thing she had eaten all day was a bowl of cereal.
Kori sighed and lifted herself out of bed. She walked downstairs and when she reached the kitchen she froze at who she saw sitting there.
---
How could she do that?
Dick was leaking fury from his veins as he sped down the road. He was way past angry. Angry at Bruce, Alfred and Raven. Above all he was angry at Kori. Why did she have to tell them? She should have come to him first. They could have talked about it. Dick sighed in frustration. Now every one was gonna know about his 'hobby'. He thought life was hard before but now...
The car stopped with a screech and Dick pulled over to the side of the rode and got out of the car, slamming the door behind him. This rode was empty and surrounded by trees and further down is where the houses of Jump City began. He had been driving for at least an hour now and had gotten far away from Bruce, Kori and the others.
Dick couldn't take it. It was to much and it was happening all to fast. With out a second thought he was looking inside his trunk for the one thing that would calm his nerves. His search proved to be a success and he found what he was looking for, vodka. Dick smiled to himself and ripped off the top. As he brought the bottle to his lips a image flashed in his head. A image of Kori and himself when he grabbed her. Dick shook his head trying to erase the memory. He brought his lips to the bottle once more but stopped when he remembered Kori's tears.
Try and try again he did to drink but he couldn't. His memories were haunting him. Like a boomerang the memories kept coming back to him. Some about Kori and some about his parents. Then his friends and Bruce and Alfred.
Dick threw the bottle on the ground causing it to shatter into a thousand pieces. "Dammit!"
He paced around his car trying to release his rage but it wasn't helping. He kicked his car door repeatedly. Again and again he kicked at his own car until he left a dent, each time he kicked he yelled out "dammit". It wasn't long until he broke down, either because he was tired or emotionally distressed, perhaps both. It was all so much and he needed comfort. This time not from the bottle. Dick got in his car, driving off to the home of the one person who could probably help him now.
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Silence engulfed the room as Kori stared at the intruder of her home. It wasn't that she wasn't glad to see him, she was relieved to see him okay and well, but what was he doing here? Last she saw him he was driving away with anger injected into his veins. Once relief passed over aggravation set in. Silence engulfed the room as the two teens looked at one another.
"How did you get in?"
"Key."
Kori gave a short nod. She should have known. "Yeah, well, I gave that key to a friend of mines. If you happen to see him let him know I'm around." Kori turned around, forgetting all about her hunger, and letting frustration set in. He had a lot of nerve to show up here after what he did.
"I really need to talk to you," he said softly and Kori wondered where this change came from. "Please."
Kori sighed and sat down at the kitchen table opposite of him. She could never turn her back on a friend, even one that turned his back on her. "What do you want to talk about, Dick?"
"Listen, I know I overreacted today... and yesterday," he said, being careful to pick his words. "But you really should have not gotten involved."
Kori's mouth was agape. She though he was going to apologize. "Excuse me?"
"Kori--"
"No," Kori stopped his sentence short. "I find out that you are drinking and I'm not supposed to get involved. Do you even hear yourself. I have every right to get involved."
Dick narrowed his eyes. This wasn't going as planned. "No, Kori, you don't have that right," he said as he stood up and walked away from the table. He turned around to look at her. "We broke up. My business is my business. Not yours."
Kori was normally a calm person but Dick was beginning to push her buttons like a hyper kid in an elevator. She stood up and walked over to him. "You're a total hypocrite, you know that," she said as she stopped when she was standing in front of him. "You tell me to mind my own business but it's completely different the other way around."
Dick didn't reply, he knew where this was going and he wasn't sure if he would be able to contain himself.
Seeing as he didn't reply Kori continued. "If you've forgotten, you meddled in my life yesterday when I was with Patrick."
Dick's control broke and he blew up at her. "That was completely different! You were acting like some slut at a club!"
It didn't take long for Kori's hand to connect with his cheek. Five fingers to the face left Dick with a burning red mark on his cheek.
"How dare you! I dance with one boy, one boy, and you have the nerve to say that to me," Kori was releasing all her anger now and there was no holding back. "You have no right to say that to me when you're some type of playboy who goes around with girls all the time!"
Dick rubbed his cheek gently but his words weren't so gentle. "Yeah, I've been with girls but you can't say you haven't been with any guys," Dick said angrily, as if the comment hurt him. "Or have you forgotten about Xavier."
Kori rolled her eyes. "Xavier is just a friend. Everyone knows that."
"If he's just a friend then why did you kiss him that day at the pizza parlor?"
Kori's eyes went wide and her voice became soft. "You saw that?"
"Yeah, I saw that," Dick said bitterly. "You kissing Xavier isn't that hard to forget."
"Don't act so innocent," Kori said with narrowed eyes. "What about you and Kitten, or did you forget that?"
"Kitten was my girlfriend. It's understandable--"
"No, before that. After New Years we were going to meet in the park," Kori said quietly. "I went and when I got there you were kissing Kitten."
Dick stood silent. He had no idea that Kori saw that. Dick sighed deeply and looked away. "I shouldn't have come here."
He made an attempt to walk through the opening door of the kitchen but Kori blocked him.
"No, she said strongly, looking at him with a look of determination. "You wanted to talk, so then let's talk."
"What you want from me?!" Dick cried. All he wanted to do was leave and she was blocking his way.
"I want you to stop hurting me," Kori yelled back at him. "Before we got together you made me promise not to break your heart. I kept my promise and I know I didn't make you promise that to me but what about my heart? How come you're allowed to break my heart?"
"Kori, I never meant to hurt you. Honest," Dick's hand went to her face and he brushed away a tear. He hated to see her cry. It was a weakness of his. "Tell me what I can do to make it better."
Her answer was blunt and straight forward. "Stop drinking."
"I can't... I'm sorry but I can't." Dick said as he turned away from her, breaking their tender moment.
"Why not?"
"Because... I need it."
"You need it," Kori shook her head and took off her sweater, carelessly throwing it on to one of the kitchen chairs. "Dick, look at me."
He stubbornly stayed in his place. Not even taking a peek at her.
"Dick."
He reluctantly turned around and looked at her. His eyes instantly went to her bruised arm. Dick hated himself right about now.
"You were drinking last night weren't you?" Kori asked, though she didn't need him to answer. She already knew.
"...Yeah, I was."
"Dick, did you purposely try to hurt me?"
Her questions took him by surprise. "No, I would never--"
"I know you wouldn't. But when you've been drinking I can't be to sure."
"Kori, it was an accident. I swear," he said while firmly, but gently, taking her by her shoulders. "It won't happen again, I promise."
"So you will stop drinking?"
His hands left her shoulders and returned to his sides. "You don't understand, Kori. The alcohol... it helps me."
"No, Dick, it doesn't help you. It hurts you.'
"Kori–"
"You don't need it."
"Yes I do."
"No you don't."
"Dammit, Kori, don't get it! Your blood! Your blood was on my hands, Kori! Do you have any idea how fucked up that shit is?!"
Kori stood silent. She knew Dick had a tendency to curse a lot more than he regularly did when really stressed or angry. In this case he was both. That's when Kori noticed a tear fall to the ground, but it wasn't her own. It came from Dick, he was crying. Kori looked up in surprise, Dick was usually so strong and never cried. They only time he did was when he was in a state of emotional distress.
"You weren't moving and you were so cold," Dick's gaze was locked on the floor and he felt like he couldn't even stand. "I thought you were gonna die..."
Kori threw her arms around him and pulled him tightly into her embrace, clutching him as if he were a life line. She stroked Dick's hair while he held on to her.
"I'm so sorry," she murmured softly. "I had no idea you were hurting like that. I'm sorry."
Silence fell between them and Kori picked up the conversation once more.
"I know you're hurting and I know you want comfort but alcohol isn't the answer," she said softly. "If you let me, I'll be there for you. I'll be the one to comfort you. And no matter what decision you make I can't let you continue drinking. I care about you to much to let you throw your life away like that."
He breathed deeply on to her shoulder and gave a weak nod. "I'll stop drinking. For you I'll stop drinking."
Kori smiled with relief and held Dick tighter in her arms. There was a long rode ahead but as of right now she was content with holding him in her arms.
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