Extremely sorry for the long wait, but I have a juicy chapter for you so hopefully that helps~ _

Also Happy belated birthday to our Jason !-August 16th

Disclaimer in first chapter.

Chapter 23:

Bruce sat there alone for a long minute after. He would have to explain all this to Jason in the morning. There was no way the younger would want to talk to him right now. Plus it was getting late.

However, in the morning, Jason had already eaten breakfast and left before he could wake up or leave for work. "Where's Jason?" The elder asked Tim who was eating at the table.

"He got up early and left for college. I think he's planning to take some classes since he has nothing else going on." Tim told.

"He managed to wake up early?" Bruce raised a brow, impressed.

"Looks like he's turning a new leaf." Alfred semi-shrugged.

Bruce pushed his feelings aside and had no choice but to get ready for work instead.

While the billionaire sat in the conference room, he contemplated whether sending a text message would suffice. 'No…' This was something that needed to be dealt with face to face. That day, Bruce managed to finish his work early, roughly around 7 PM, just to find Jason not even at home. Apparently, he was hanging out with Roy.

'Roy…The redhead he's always with…' The elder reminisced. The same person who was kissing him that time… Why did he choose to focus on that?

Jason never came home for dinner either that night, and Bruce was beginning to grow impatient. He didn't want to sleep before the teen made it home. He picked out a book to read and settled in his library. There were also documents that needed signing, so he took care those as well while he was at it.

A good few hours flew by before a figure shifted across his vision.

The elder snapped his head up but it wasn't the person he was seeking. "Bruce? What are you doing?" Dick inquired.

"Just some work." Bruce masked the disappointment.

"Sucks to be engrossed in work even for the couple of hours you're at home…but I guess it's a good way to pass the time too…?"

"Well, I needed to speak with Jason as well."

"Oh? You didn't hear? He's staying at Roy's place tonight." Bruce's eyes widened a fraction when he heard those words.

"Roy?"

"Yeah, they go way back. You don't have to worry."

That wasn't reassuring to the elder at all. "Alright. Thank you for informing know." He stood up and packed his books. Dick left the room and Bruce briefly contemplated on bringing Jason back but realized immediately how unreasonable that was. He decided to call it a night, not having the most restful sleep that night.

As expected the next morning Jason wasn't present for breakfast because he left for classes with Roy. At least it was Friday, so the teen would have no further excuses for him. Bruce would have to talk to him during the weekend. He genuinely didn't like this cat and mouse game or this tension between them. He would talk to him Saturday no matter what. He can even leave for work later than usual if needed.

Saturday Morning

Bruce was chilling on the dining table, leisurely sipping his coffee with his morning newspaper. "Master Bruce? Aren't you supposed to be heading out by now?" Alfred reminded.

"Hn. It's no crime to leave late once in a while Alfred."

"I see. Jason isn't the only one turning a new leaf it seems. You may be getting lazy sir."

Bruce stifled a chuckle. "I assure you I'm not."

The time ticked by and the billionaire would periodically glance towards the stairwell, waiting for the teen to step down any minute now.

"Sir, you're officially running late." Alfred reminded again. Bruce sighed.

"Yeah I'm surprised you're still here. Someone's getting lazy ~" Dick was now in the dining room as well and played along.

"I should be on my way." Bruce surrendered. 'Wow, this was getting quite aggravating now.' He was always used to having his way so this was throwing him off. Jason should recognize how entitled he was and what kind of power he had over him. 'Wait power?' Since when did someone have power over him? Well, he already knew Jason was special, and made him bend his decisions multiple times but to say he had such control over him…

The elder set his mug down and glimpsed at the stairway one last time before heading out. Meanwhile Jason was in the hall, waiting for the other to leave, for front door to close before he trudged down the steps. 'Geez why was he acting so pathetic? He would have to face the elder one of these days…'

"Is it just me or he's acting weird?" Dick commented regarding Bruce, towards Alfred while Jason walked in and pulled out a chair.

"He has his days," Alfred replied.

"Morning." His elder brother greeted.

"…Morning." The teen mouthed in a low voice.

"Didn't sleep well?" The butler posed.

"Nah, I'm fine, just hungry." Jay lied.

The entire day was boring for Jason, he hung around with Tim for a bit, forced him to play a game but the younger teen was a novice. So that night he decided to eat dinner early and planned to sleep in earlier too.

What he wasn't expecting was the main doors to open and a familiar voice to greet Alfred. Jason's hand froze around his spoon. It was Bruce. His stomach suddenly knotted in his body. God this was going to be so awkward, because it was so obvious he was avoiding him. It was so odd at the strange time, not seeing him for a few days straight made him so awkward even though they had been seeing each other daily for two years now.

"Hello." Bruce walked into the dining room loosening his tie, greeting directed mainly at Jason. The teen averted his eyes, pretending to act normal.

"Oh Bruce, perfect timing. We were just having dinner." Dick remarked. Bruce took his usual seat at the edge of the table while Alfred brought over his plates.

"Thank you." Bruce muttered. Frankly, he also didn't know where to begin with Jason. He also couldn't talk about their little dissension in front of everyone like this. "It's nice to see you join us Jason. I haven't seen much of you lately." He passively began. As predicted, the teen ignored the other and continued to eat.

Dick and Tim were at the table as well, and they shared glances once. They were more amazed that the teen was unresponsive. 'Did he not hear the other? Did they have a fight?' Both brothers thought in unison. Alfred also joined in on the staring contest while Bruce's gaze was only fixated on the teen. The ravenette was doing anything but reciprocating the gaze.

Eventually the air became so tense, it was smothering them all. Jason abruptly stood up and turned away first.

"Jason." Bruce sternly called out and Jason cursed his conditioned instinct to halt in his step. "Meet me in the cave."

"…I don't want to."

"I beg your pardon?"

"Not today." The teen walked off.

"Jas—sigh." Bruce closed his eyes and ended with a sigh.

"Whoa I never thought I'd be seeing this. What happened between you two?" Dick curiously asked. "Batman and Robin actually in a dispute?"

"…" 'As if I could explain the misunderstanding.'

Bruce went down to the cave but the teen never showed. Again, no surprise. Hence the elder decided to go to his room instead and knock on the door. He needed to speak with the younger today, no matter what.

"Jason I know you're in there." Bruce voiced when he heard no response.

"Just leave. I don't want to talk to you right now." Jason said from inside. "Can't you at least respect my privacy when I don't want to see you."

"We need to talk." The elder urged.

"You've already said enough, trust me. So efficient even, you didn't even need to say anything to get your point across."

The billionaire clicked his tongue. "Jason, open the door. You're completely wrong."

"Of course I am. I'm always the one that's wrong. It's always Batman's word. Damnit are you still standing there?" Jason was lucky he was getting away with all this—to talk back to Batman this much… Great now he had a whole new reason to avoid him.

Bruce would need a plan it seems. If he continued to knock, it would disturb the others. So instead he sneaked into one of the adjacent guest rooms. He was well aware Jason would exit the room to go to the bathroom soon.

And when he did, an arm extended from the room and yanked him inside, slamming and locking the door after. It took the teen a second to process everything as he stood with his back square against the door. "Bruce?! What the hell?! Don't you know when to give up—this is childish!"

"So is avoiding someone." Bruce retorted, trying to contain the younger at the same time who was struggling in his grip. "Jason calm down, that's enough already." Bruce held both his wrists. However, the younger ignored his requests and continued to thrash about. The billionaire had no choice but to swing him around and through their staggering steps, dump them both on the bed with Jason underneath.

"Let go of me!" The teen threatened, out of breath, legs dangling off the edge of the bed.

"Not until we talk this out."

"Fxck off."

"Jason." Bruce growled and the younger averted his gaze, watching his tongue after that. "You misunderstood." Jason didn't respond to that and chose to listen to an explanation. And chose to focus on how close Bruce was. They were practically breathing in each other's space.

"My intention was never to hurt you." Bruce resumed. "I admit that was insensate, to show myself to you like that after you had just confessed. However, I'm not entirely to blame for that. You willingly waited for me."

"Che."

"The only reason I slept with her was not to reject you but ... to rule out whether what I was feeling was influenced by being deprived of ... certain needs or not."

The ravenette looked at him eagerly. "... and what were you feeling?"

The elder swallowed hard. "To my surprise I wasn't revolted when you kissed me…"

Jason was all ears at this point and his previous defensive demeanor was out the window as he listened. "Now you want to look at me." Bruce pointed out. Jason fought a blush. 'Well it was nice to look into those daring eyes once more.'

"So I don't get it—what's your response then?"

"..." Bruce didn't know. Or didn't want to verbalize it at least…because he knew exactly what he wanted in this moment. He thought subconsciously as he stared down at Jason, like a yearning beast, hungry for a new meal. Something forbidden and not up his alley but nonetheless allured.

The teen gazed back into those deep blue eyes, picking up on the fervent look. He was also aware that the other was too much of a coward to make the first move so he did instead. Since his wrists were caged, the teen wriggled his knee upward and probed between the elder's legs. There was a brief satisfaction in Jason's veins when the elder tensed.

"Jason..." Bruce scowled.

"I'm helping you out here..." The teen said through a bit lip. "Do you want it? Or don't you? Last chance." No matter how awkward it was, he tried to set his foot down. The elder frowned and Jason was enjoying having the upper hand. "Bruce…" He let out a pleading, softer voice for a change to draw the other in. "Let go…my hands are cramping…"

The billionaire instantly released the teens hands, taking the bait. This gave Jason a chance to push the other off him and switch the roles. He was now sitting on top of Bruce and grabbed the side of his face, smacking his lips on top of the elder's like there was no tomorrow. In Jason's case, there may not have been.

Bruce's eyes widened again, but after the initial stun, the elder cupped the back of the teen's head and kissed him back. Jason's lips felt heated and dry to say the least, but Bruce didn't care about that. He still found the teen's lips so inexperienced, irrational and adorable—there was something chaste about them. He could feel the sharp inhales and exhales from Jason's nose every now and then as the teen so desperately tried to deepen the kiss. Meanwhile, Bruce's lips were sealed, as the younger attempted to open mouth kiss him, the inner moist lining of teen's lips enveloping his. Jason's ardor was amusing and Bruce held back a partial smile. Eventually the elder gave in and ever so slightly parted his lips to entertain the teen.

Jason couldn't get enough of Bruce's lips, like no matter how much he pressed his lips against them, his brain still wasn't processing the sensations. This was also his time to act more mature and prove to Bruce that he could be treated as an equal. Jason didn't have much experience when it came to seducing or technique, but he was hoping his tenacity would make a difference. 'How did Roy and that Deathstroke guy do it…?'

When the elder finally gave in and loosened his lips, Jason jumped at the chance and probed his tongue in. He relished Bruce's thick scent, his breath, and being this close and intimate with him. He loved it, he never wanted this moment to end. And Bruce was actually returning the gesture, one hand on his hip, and the other on the back of his head. The younger could feel the other's light stubble graze his skin as he shifted his head from time to time.

Jason had finally got the opportunity to taste Bruce's mouth, but he needed to separate for a breath. However, it was only for a millisecond before the teen connected with those lips again, exchanging their heats. The younger's tongue dug under the other's inner jaw feeling the rigid structure before another wet entity pushed against his and forced it to mingle. 'Bruce's tongue…' Jason registered as their tongues swirled and pushed against each other. The elder was skilled, his tongue didn't randomly go about, it twisted around Jason's, sliding all the way to the base before rubbing back up to the tip. From there Bruce painted the top of the younger's upper palate, moving towards his top teeth.

"Mh…Bruce…" Jason moaned, and it was turning Bruce on so much so unpredictably. The teen was also seated in front of his package, butt constantly rubbing against it with his knees on the mattress straddling him. Speaking of which, Jason could feel the growing heat from Bruce's neither regions right behind him. The teen was also in his sleeping shorts so the fabric was much thinner than his jeans. That alone was turning him on and it was taking him every ounce of his strength to refrain from touching himself or grinding against the other's body. He could tell Bruce was also feeling it because both of his hands were gripping at his hips.

"Bruce…" Jason bent over and kissed him again while his body heat pressed further into the elder. The billionaire couldn't take it any longer and reversed their roles again, swinging the teen over so he was underneath once more. "Ah!" Jason yelped as Bruce's bigger body hovered over him, devouring his lips. The elder sucked on his lower lip, before piercing his tongue in, filling the teen's entire mouth. The kiss felt so deep, Jason could feel the other's tongue in the back of his throat. "Mh...nh-au—m." He almost forgot to breath.

"You still have a lot to learn." Bruce breathed in a low whisper, taking in Jason's flushed face and wiping a string of saliva from the other's chin.

The teen rollee his eyes. 'Apparently…'

Bruce gave the teen a break as he moved down to his neck, pecking it. Jason squirmed, shifting his knees once too, squeezing his legs together. He was so hard, it was probably embarrassing since they had barely even done anything. The elder recognized the gesture but pretended not to notice. 'Cute…' He couldn't help but think. To think he was seeing a new side of the teen, it was alluring and piquing his interest.

'Wait. What am I doing?' The billionaire had a moment of realization. He shouldn't be doing this… Is what his conscious would say.

"Bruce…why'd you stop…?" Jason whined, gently reaching out for the elder's face, cupping it with both hands as if to draw him back in. Bruce stared into his sanguine turquoise eyes, contrasting well with the crimson blush warming his cheeks. The elder exhaled, this was a true test to him. He had better self control than this, but at the same time he was afraid the teen would run away him again if he rejected him.

'Did he want to reject him?' The answer was controversial. He didn't want to voice or acknowledge it. How was he going to face the others after this?

"Bruce... don't overthink it…please…" It wasn't very characteristic of Jason to beg like that but he did and that spoke volumes of how much he wanted this. The elder's expression softened as he placed a large hand over one of the teen's.

'He'll indulge this one time…he'll allow Jason this…'

Bruce leaned in and kissed the top of the younger's head, right before kissing those eager welcoming lips. Jason's eyes were glazed at the other's lips, mouth parted, waiting for those lips to snatch his away.

"Umh…" The kiss felt so sweet, so sinful yet so perfect. The teen tightened his arms around the other's neck, sucking him in. They kissed for longer until Jason couldn't hold it in anymore. The teen squirmed his legs and tried to sneak his hand down to his tightening shorts. He stifled a moan when he rubbed himself, ready to pull his member out but a larger hand stopped him. "Er—" Jason instantly looked up at Bruce, afraid he made the wrong move. The elder planted his hand over the teen's, right on top of his bulge.

"There won't be any going back after this." Bruce reminded one last time.

"That was a long time ago." The younger assured. They shared one last silent glance before Jason pressed Bruce's hand against his erection.

'How did it lead to this?' Bruce wondered superficially. 'But it didn't matter anymore it seemed…' The teen's soft moans cut him off as heat and hardness filled his hand. He circled his hand around the younger's member and began to tease him. Jason's head turned when Bruce's hand moved up and down slowly over the fabric.

"B—faster…!" Jason panted, the pace too slow for him. Meanwhile, Bruce noticed the teen's nipples erect and pointing up under the T-shirt. He absent-mindedly palmed the teen's pec, centering the nipple in his view and sinking his teeth into it. "Ahh!" There was an unfiltered cry that escaped Jason's lips which was oddly music to Bruce's ears. The elder didn't even know the teen was capable of producing such sounds. It was frankly a turn on.

Looks like Bruce was discovering new sides of himself too…

To be Continued…

Yes, things are just getting good, but before they start and get even better, I'd rather not cut them off and just start from here in the next chapter. Just hang in there, I really appreciate the patience and support! Thanks for reading and see you soon!