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Richard's POV

During his peaceful slumber Richard was alerted to a loud music blaring from his cell phone. With his fast instincts he answered only to find sobbing coming from the caller. Her anonymity caused him to wonder who had called him so early. "Hello?" he asked again still wishing for a few more hours of sleep. He loved the weekends exclusively for the purpose of being able to enjoy the late mornings.

"Dick?" she said. 'She' being his old friend and former girlfriend Barbara Gordon, or Babs as she preferred to be called. Only she called him 'Dick'. He never minded even if he would get bothered by it sometimes.

"Babs, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" he questioned. She was never one to cry openly in front of him, so he feared what would cause her to act peculiarly around him.

"He broke up with me Dick. Steve and I…he…he" the rest was drowned out by the weeping hum coming from her. Richard couldn't help it and let his eyes roll just a tad.

"Hey Babs, it's going to be OK, really. I never like Steve anyways. You were too good for him." he hoped his words were enough to tame the wailing for a bit.

"Dick can I come over, I'd like to see you."

"Sure." he informed her. He knew that since their breakup things had been awkward. They were together for about six months but they had been friends since they were children. They knew everything about each other and did everything together. After his fifteenth birthday they decided to date but throughout their relationship there was no chemistry, well this was her reasoning anyways. Richard always thought it felt too platonic. Everytime they shared a kiss the experience didn't feel the way he hoped it would. When they embraced, she would pull away quickly. They were not that great at expressing their emotions for each other and he had to admit that was what he needed the most in a relationship. He was already self-conscious enough and to have the person you are with make you feel uncomfortable, it just wasn't something he'd like to repeat. When he transferred schools, Babs became less of a steady figure in his life. They would talk occasionally and visit each other along with his old school friends. He still questioned their nonexistent relationship and sometimes pondered what if…although sometimes he caught himself wondering, how would it feel with her?

Rachel's POV

Rachel looked out to the ocean's calm waters. This was her favorite place to be. It was so serene and magnificent, it didn't deserve to be bothered by unwanted pests, such as herself. The beach was a secluded part of the city and not many knew of its existence. Sure there were condos nearby but only one was actually connected to it. Sometimes she wished she could walk on the water just to reach the horizon, but then that meant it would end eventually. She didn't want that, it should never end, like hope. But hope was something she was losing little by little.

"Hey, whatcha' doin'?" she faintly jumped from her sitting position a little startled at the sudden noise but recognized the voice.

"I think it's more like what are you doing, Gar?" she stated more than she questioned, not bothering to look back. She didn't need to, she had all his facial expressions burned into her memory.

"Well I tried calling you this morning and your mother said you left and didn't know where you went. So of course I knew you'd be here." he sounded very profound.

"What's with the serious tone, Gar?" It seemed almost weird to hear this transpiring from him. If you knew Gar, nothing was serious to him.

"Look Rae, I know. I mean I know about your dad. You're mother told me when I called. I just wanted to make sure you're fine…are you fine?" He had already sat down next to her and began playing with the sand in his hand. His face held such a solemn look.

She didn't want anyone to know about her father, she didn't want anyone's pity. She wasn't going to show anyone she was helpless or in need. Because in the end they would probably end up leaving too. "Of course I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be? So he left, I don't care." It remained quiet for a few more seconds, "He never loved me anyways…" she felt her voice rising to almost a roar. She stopped mid-sentence. She didn't think it would be this hard. She didn't expect to feel so hurt. He was always so callous towards her, why shouldn't she be happy?

"Rachel" Gar whispered slowly shaking his head.

"I don't care Gar…"

"Rachel…" he said delicately once again.

"I…don't…care!" she seethed.

"Rae" again he said.

"I don't care!" she shouted feeling the tears edging her eyes. Seeing this Gar slowly grabbed her head and held it against his chest although she tried to fight him away. He was persistent though and he felt her gradually stop until she just finally surrendered to him along with her cries. The wetness of her tears caused small amounts of spots on his shirt to become visible, all while he stroked her hair gently. He smells so nice, like the ocean's breeze. She heard the calmness of his heartbeat and her shedding tears died down after awhile. She found it soothing to hear it, like something in her life was actually calm, like the ocean she so loved.

"Rae? I just want to tell you despite what you might be feeling now and what you might be thinking…I'll always be here for you. You have to know this. I want you to know this." he assured her talking just enough for only her to hear. He laid a small tender kiss atop her head still caressing it in an embrace. She slowly lifted her head up at him and stared into his clear green eyes. Her amethyst doe-eyes looked past all the silliness, past all the sorrow he had suffered in his life and past all the things she had thought about him before and genuinely smiled.

"And if you don't mind not telling anyone about this…I don't do serious. I don't need to ruin my reputation." he said sarcastically. She simply rolled her eyes knowing that he would always be Garfield Logan, jester at heart but she wouldn't have it any other way.

Richard's POV

It had been only fifteen minutes when he heard the knock on his door. Richard had just finish putting a cd into the changer of his radio. He turned it off and went to answer the constant knocking. His room was so large that it took several seconds to get there. When he opened it, there stood Babs, with a kleenex in hand.

"Dick." she sobbed his name as she hung her arms around his neck with such potency. He stood there not knowing if he should hug her back. Ultimately he decided upon it and loosely returned it.

"So tell me what happened." he inquired and she told him about everything that had occurred the night before. Simply put, he cheated on her. After advising her for about half an hour not to be so dependent on men, she decided to end the subject. While Richard spoke to her she couldn't help but start to feel nostalgic. It had been about two years since they had last conversed this deeply concerning her relationship. Except that last time it was more their relationship and not solely hers. They talked about recent events in both their lives and school. While she listened she couldn't help but feel the warmth of his voice and the compassion he bestowed. Did I make the wrong choice? Who do I always come back to? Who do I always tell my problems to? Why? Because he is the only one who will truly know me.

"Dick?" she called him.

"Yeah?"

"Do you think we made a mistake, I mean between us?" she had to know what he thought. If he felt the same way maybe there was still a chance.

"Babs, I thought we went over this. Apart were great but together we can't develop. I know it probably doesn't make sense but our relationship is better where its at. Didn't we both decide that?" he wasn't expecting her bring this up.

"I know but what if we tried again only harder this time?"

"Look you just broke up with Steve and now you're asking me to give us another chance. I don't think you've thought this through. Maybe you're just feeling vulnerable right now."

"No!" she shouted. "I'm not. Yes Steve and I were together but I know that I was never really in love with him. And well, I guess I was crying so much because I thought I had lost someone special…again." she said as she touched the side of his face with her fingers. "I'm not great with relationships you know that. And that's just it. You." she pointed towards him. "You are the one who knows me Dick. I'm really starting to feel something for you again and maybe this time I don't want it to go away." she gazed at him with her eager clear blue eyes. She grabbed his hands into hers.

Richard was at a loss for words. What could he do?Truthfully he didn't want to give it another try. He knew where this would end from the start. And even if she did learn to be open with him, he couldn't see her as anything more than just a good friend. She was like the sister he never had and he didn't want to lose that. He sighed and looked down at her again. He ran a hand through his jet black hair in frustration. "Babs you know you'll always be special to me but…I just can't."

"Why?" she asked in an exasperated tone.

Think of something quick, something that won't hurt her. "Because I already have someone. I mean I'm already dating someone."

"Who, who is she?" she asked disbelieving him.

Richard's mind went a mile a minute trying to simmer up who to say. Why did she have to know who? He couldn't say any of his old friends because she knew them all. And it couldn't be any of his current friends since Richard had told her about them and once stated he would never date any of them. One thing about Babs is, she never forgot anything. Think, think, think. Then he glanced down at Babs and got a glimpse of her red hair. It's not as deep red as hers. Her face flashed into his mind as he summoned her name. Without thinking he subconsciously uttered…

"Kori. Her name is Kori." he suddenly closed his eyes shut knowing exactly what he had just done. Oh God what have I done? I'm going straight to Hell for this.

Thanks again to all those that reviewed, the repeat reviewers and new one: Raven, thanks again! And people have been wondering if this will end aRichard+Kori story and Yes! it will be. I know it's taking awhile to get there but please bear with me, it will get there soon. They might go through some turns here and there before they do but it'll be worth it for them. Besides it makes it more interesting if they go through some hardships, I didn't want to take the 'I love you...oh I love you too' route although I do love those stories too. I'll try to keep updating quickly since I want to finish this soon. And if anyone sees anything about this story, like constructive work, let me know.