X-Marks the Spot

Chapter 10: Good Enough

Raven met Robin the next night. They repeated their experience from the night before.

She met him again the night after that. They ran off to an old abandoned warehouse.

She met him again the night after that. They went to the Batcave for a darker theme.

Almost tow months had gone by and even though Robin had once promised to talk about the fact that he had a girlfriend and was willing to be with Raven, he never did. They would do the same thing every night. They would go out and fight crime before coming back to the rooftop to see each other. Sometimes they would be filled with such desire that they couldn't wait till they got to a more secluded place. Sometimes Raven would lead Robin to an empty building she had spotted during patrolling. Sometimes Robin would his knowledge of Bruce Wayne's many estates to his advantage. Either way, there was nothing but lust in the sex they would so desperately need every night. Raven wasn't exactly complaining. As long as she had Robin, she didn't care.

However, one night while they lie awake in Bruce Wayne's villa by Gothom Bay, Raven was overcome by curiosity.

"Robin," she whispered. They were in bed together after that night's event.

"Hmm," he responded.

"What are we doing here?" she asked.

"Well, we're lying here in bed, listening to the rain, watching the fireplace, and bathing in an afterglow of sexual intercourse. It's nice," he said as seriously as he could.

Raven smiled in spite of herself.

"No, really. What are we doing here?" she repeated.

"I don't understand," he said confused.

"Is this real? Is any of this real? Do we actually feel something for each other or is this just some desire that needs to be fulfilled every night no matter what?" she asked.

"Raven, what do you want me to say?"

"You have a girlfriend Robin. You guys are all over Gothom Gossip. You both claim to be "so in love." You're probably going to marry each other. So where does that leave me? Am I just some second women or am I as important as she is?"

"I really don't know what to say," Robin replied.

Raven sat up clutching the bed sheets to her chest. Robin sat up beside her.

"Look, Raven," he told her looking into her eyes, "I don't know how to say how I feel." He put a hand on her cheek. "I care a lot about you, Raven."

Raven looked at him in shock.

"That's not good enough," she told him turning away so he wouldn't see the tears falling down her face.

"Rae…" he whispered reaching out for her shoulder. She jerked away from him. She climbed out of bed and got dressed.

"That will never be good enough for me," she said before leaving.

Robin watched her leave going over what had just happened.

How could I have been so stupid, he thought lying back down in the bed. He stared at the ceiling, hands behind his head. Here he was, two women in his life, every guys dream, right? WRONG! This was tearing him up inside so bad, he didn't know what to do. He stared at the ceiling till six o'clock in the morning. He had to get home or else Gabby would get worried.