There was the sound of a ringing phone. Lita tried to ignore it; she hadn't gotten much sleep since Robin got hurt. Now that Robin was at home and resting as comfortably as possible, the red head thought maybe she could get a full night's sleep. However, somewhere in the back of her half-sleep she could still hear the incessant trill of her cell phone.
Lurching out of her warm hotel bed, Lita stumbled across to the dresser. No, no luck at all. It was still ringing.
"What?" She growled into it. "It's four o'clock in the morning for Christ's sake!"
"I'm sorry baby." Came Matt's sullen voice from the other end. "I just couldn't sleep."
"Jesus Matt." She sighed, slightly less angrily. "W…what's the matter?"
"I don't know. I guess I'm just…lonely. I'm not used to being alone. No one's heard from Jeff…" He whined.
"What did you want me to do about it?"
"I just wanted to talk…" Matt said hopefully. "I miss you."
Lita's heart jumped as he spoke. She was so sure she'd hardened herself to him, but she found herself missing him too.
"Where are you?" She asked after a long silence.
"In my hotel room. Why?" He sounded so needy. Lita took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"Did you…want to go down to the café and get some coffee maybe?" She bit her lip as she waited for a response.
"Are…you sure?"
"Yeah." She said feeling more confident suddenly. They were friends once. Why couldn't she have coffee with a friend? "Do you want me to meet you downstairs?"
"Absolutely." Lita almost cringed. He sounded like an excited puppy. "I'll be right there."
"Give me ten minutes. I was sleeping. I've got to get dressed again."
"No problem…" He sounded like he was beaming. "I'll see you shortly. Okay?"
"Alright Matt. I'll see you soon." She moved the phone to hang it up.
"Thank you Lita." She heard faintly. She hesitated for a moment then hit the off button.
Sighing heavily, she turned on the light and stared at herself in the mirror.
"What are you doing?" She asked her reflection. The person she saw didn't answer. "Great. Some help you are." She grumbled and headed off to get dressed.
(sorry bout the short chapter... lol)