AN: Despite my hardest efforts, I still do not own Teen Titans or anything associated with them.

Chapter 3

'Well that was the most embarrassing I've ever had to do,' thought Beast Boy as he exited the fertility clinic. He had had to do things that he never wanted to do within a doctor's office, but it was all necessary. Now he had to wait twenty-four hours before all of the results would be in. He really hoped everything was alright; he would have hated to go through all of that to find out he couldn't help Raven.

He decided to call her up and tell her that he was done. He grabbed his cell phone and pressed 1, which was her number on speed dial.

"Hello?" she answered.

"Hey Rae," said Beast Boy.

"Hi," said Raven. "Did you go to the appointment?"

"Yup, just got done," said Beast Boy. "You didn't tell me I would have to… do certain things."

"Well I wasn't exactly sure what you would have to do," said Raven. "Your tests were obviously going to be different than mine, so I couldn't tell you what was going to happen."

"Well it's something I never want to do again," said Beast Boy firmly.

"Hopefully you won't have to," said Raven. "So when will we know?"

"They said they'd call sometime tomorrow," said Beast Boy.

"Good," said Raven. "Where are you right now?"

"I'm in the clinic parking lot," said Beast Boy. "Why?"

"Just making sure you weren't driving and talking on your cell phone," said Raven.

"No, I never do that," chuckled Beast Boy.

"Good, so call me tomorrow when you know, okay?" she said, trying to end the conversation.

"Okay, but, um, I was kinda wondering if you would wanna, I don't know, do something?" he asked.

"Why?" asked Raven.

"Because, uh, we haven't seen each other in so long and if we're gonna do this then we should probably spend a little more time together," he said, thinking as fast as he could.

"I guess," said Raven, unsure of why Beast Boy wanted to spend time with her. "But, Garfield… oh forget it. What do you want to do?"

"Oh, um, I don't know," said Beast Boy. He was wondering what she was going to say before she stopped herself, but he wasn't about to pry if she was willing to do something with him. "How bout we go see a movie tonight?"

"Fine," said Raven. "I guess it would be nice to go out for a little while. I've been finishing up my next novel and sometimes I can't seem to leave my home whenever I get going. I just get so sucked into my own little world I forget that there's another world outside my door."

"Cool, so do you want me to pick you up, or do you wanna just meet at the theater?" asked Beast Boy.

"I'll meet you there," said Raven.

"What do you want to see?" asked Beast Boy.

"I don't know," said Raven. "What's playing?"

"I'm not sure at the moment," said Beast Boy, who was still in the parking lot of the fertility clinic. "Why don't I call you when I get home and have a newspaper handy?"

"Okay, I'll talk to you later then," said Raven. "Bye."

"Yeah, bye," said Beast Boy and he heard her hang up her phone. He snapped his shut and felt a huge smile spread across his face. He had a date with her! Of course, he would never tell her or anyone else that. He was just going to think of it as a date to himself.

Later that evening the two met at the theater to see a new romantic comedy called Love You… Not!. The only reason they were going to see it was because they couldn't agree on any other movie. It always ended up that one of them really wanted to see a certain movie and the other would rather jump off a bridge. So they went with the one that neither really wanted to see, but could at least agree on in a way.

As it ended they both left feeling less than satisfied. Raven walked with her arms crossed and Beast Boy had his hands shoved into his pocket. He realized about halfway through the movie that he didn't want to consider this a date.

"I can't believe people like this type of movie," said Raven.

"People don't, women do," said Beast Boy.

"Well I certainly didn't like it and I happen to be a woman," said Raven.

"I meant sappy, romantic, ditsy women," said Beast Boy.

"In other words, Kori will love this movie," said Raven.

Beast Boy chuckled and said, "Yeah, probably."

They both headed back to their cars silently. Beast Boy didn't feel any closer to Raven and she still hadn't a clue as to why he wanted to spend more time with her. They reached their cars, which were parked next to each other.

"So, anyway, it was nice doing something with you," said Beast Boy with a smile.

"Yeah," said Raven not really paying attention as she unlocked her car. "Make sure you call me tomorrow when you find out your results."

"I will," sighed Beast Boy. He really didn't like the fact that she was only talking to him because of his DNA. "Have a good night."

"Yeah, you too," said Raven and she got into her car.

Beast Boy got into his as well and the two departed. All the way home he cursed at himself for having such a stupid idea. Of course she didn't want to do anything with him. She had never liked him and she never would. She just wanted a child and he just happened to have the genes that she wanted.

Once he got home he kicked his shoes off and flopped down onto the couch. He had had such an awkward, disappointing day he was really feeling low. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a red, blinking light. He looked over and saw that he had a message on his answering machine. He thought maybe it had been the fertility clinic. He got up with a groan and hit the button.

"Hi Garfield," said Ravens voice. "I just called to say thanks for spending the evening with me. It was… nice. I really am glad we're still friends after all these years. And I'm sorry if I haven't been all that warm to you lately. It's just… well, you know. So call me tomorrow. Bye."

Beast Boy suddenly felt a smile spread on his face. She had enjoyed spending time with him! He hadn't been acting like an idiot. Perhaps the day wasn't such a failure after all.

The next day he waited by the phone as patiently as he could. He was extremely nervous. He didn't know what he would do if he found out he couldn't have children, or that he couldn't have children with Raven. Would Raven be done with him and would they just drift apart again? Who was next on her list? If she couldn't bare his child than he knew that he would never have a chance with her.

Four hours into waiting the phone rang and he picked it up mid-ring. "Hello?" he asked quickly and nervously.

"Hello, is this Garfield Logan?" asked a man's voice.

"Yes," said Beast Boy, knowing it was the clinic.

"This is Dr. Johnson at the fertility clinic," he said. "I have your test results."

"Oh good, what are they?" he asked nervously.

"Well, everything came back fine," said Dr. Johnson. "Your sperm count is high and when we combined your and Ravens' genes we found no complications."

"So… we're good to go?" he asked, excitedly.

"Yes," said the doctor, chuckling.

"Oh, awesome," said Beast Boy feeling very relieved. "Thank you so much!"

"No problem, good luck," said the doctor.

Once Beast Boy was off the phone with Dr. Johnson he called Raven right up to tell her the good news.

"Hello?" came Ravens bored voice.

"Hey Rae!" he said very excited.

"Hi Garfield, did you get the results?" she asked.

"Yes, and we can have a baby together!" he almost shouted into the phone.

"Thank goodness," she said with a sigh of relief. "I was so nervous."

"Yeah, me too," said Beast Boy. "So… what next?"

"Well, we have to decide on how to… do it," said Raven. "I mean, would you really prefer to do it with me naturally than to do it by in vetro?"

"Well… Rae, there's something I should probably confess," Beast Boy sighed.

"What?" she asked, feeling very nervous again.

He wasn't sure if he could actually say it, but he knew that he had to tell her. It was the right thing to do. "I… I kinda… like you," said Beast Boy, feeling his heart race. "I have for a long time. And I know that you don't like me back, but I just thought that it was something you should know. And if you want to do this in vetro thing, then okay. After all, it's your body and your money. But I really do like you and if you consider doing it with me… naturally I want you to know that I would never do anything to make you feel uncomfortable." There was a silence on the other end of the line. "Raven?"

"I'm here," she said, a bit shaken. "I'm just… thinking."

"Look, I know this must be weird, but I just thought you should know that before we go any further," said Beast Boy.

"Well… thank you for informing me," said Raven, her mind racing. She really didn't know what to think now. "I'll call you later to tell you my decision, okay?"

"Okay," said Beast Boy. "And Rae?"

"Yes?" she asked.

"I'm really glad I can do this for you," said Beast Boy. "I mean, I know I haven't really been a very… tolerable friend to you; what with the jokes and invading your privacy and all that when we were in the tower. But knowing that I can help you have a baby makes me feel, I don't know, like I'm actually doing something for you."

"You've always been a good friend to me," said Raven. "Far better than I've been to you. Don't ever think otherwise. I'll call in a little while."

"Okay, bye Rae," he said and their conversation ended. He hung his phone up and sighed. He couldn't believe he had just admitted that he liked her, but he knew he couldn't in good conscience have sex with her without telling her. He knew that she would be able to do it without any emotions involved, since she was so good at suppressing them, but he wasn't so sure he could. He cared about her too much to make love to her and then forget about it.

An hour later his phone rang and he knew it would be her. He also knew that she had probably made a decision about five minutes after their other discussion. She was never one to dwell on anything. She made decisions quickly and efficiently.

"Hey Rae," he said in a calm voice, though he was so antsy he could barely keep still as he sat on the couch.

"Hi Garfield," said Raven. "I've decided that I really do want to do this by in vetro." She was also never one to beat around the bush.

"Oh, okay," he said, feeling a mixture of emotions.

"And I think it's only fair to tell you that I planned on doing it this way from the beginning," said Raven. "And I'm sorry I let you think we would… you know… because I didn't know that you… liked me."

Beast Boy now felt even more emotions, but he tried his best just to push them aside. "Well, this is about you, not me," said Beast Boy. "So don't worry about it. Again, I'm just happy that I can help you. So how do we do this whole in vetro thing?"