Texting 103 (DCAU)
BG: GUYS!
Rob: What? *grumpy face*
NW: What's up, Babs?
RR: What's going on?
BG: LOTS!
NW: About what?
BG: About our favorite Bat & Amazon.
RR: What do you know?
Rob: Spill.
BG: Bats is going to ask her to marry him.
NW: It's about time.
RR: FINALLY!
Rob: Is that all? I'm going back to my video game.
BG: He's such a brat.
RR: Tell me about it. Do you have any deets?
BG: Not yet but I'm getting closer to finding out.
NW: How do you know?
BG: I overheard him talking to Alfred about it. He's planning a big surprise.
RR: He's not going to tell us anything.
NW: Yah I'm surprised he'd talk about it with you around.
BG: He didn't know I was still in the cave.
RR: Or he knew you were there & it's a decoy plan.
BG: ?
RR: Okay…maybe not. Well, I for one think it's awesome.
NW: She's been so good for him. I wonder when he's going to propose.
BG: From what I heard I think it's this weekend or next week. I'm not sure which yet.
RR: We better be prepared to take patrol all weekend.
BG: *SHRIEKS* I hope I get to be a bridesmaid.
NW: Calm down, Babs. It's not a done deal.
Rob: Maybe she'll say no.
RR: I thought you left to play your video game.
Rob: I did. I'm back now.
BG: Diana won't say no. They're madly in love. It's just so romantic.
NW: You know it might not be a bad idea to see if we can help things along…you know ensure she says yes.
BG: How do we do that?
NW: I have an idea.
XXX
FL: GUYS! I have some juicy news to share!
SM: What's going on?
GL: What ridiculous rumor did you find out about now?
MM: I am sure whatever it is I already know. I know everything.
FL: Not this, my Martian friend. I heard a rumor that Ba…
BM: You heard what?
FL: Wow. Wrong group. Gotta go.
BM: What did you hear?
FL: I heard…nothing…nothing at all.
BM: Talk now or I will hunt you down and stuff you in an airlock.
FL: Um…Shayera is pregnant.
GL: WHAT?!
FL: You didn't hear that?
GL: SHAYERA!
FL: Whoops. Well, I need to go. I'm sure there's someone who needs rescuing.
BM: Flash! What were you really going to say?
FL: I just thought I heard something about someone possibly proposing to someone else.
SM: What? Bruce, are you going to ask Diana to marry you?
MM: Congratulations, my friend.
SM: We have to plan a bachelor party.
FL: I know just the place.
BM: I'm not asking Diana to marry me.
SM: We need to invite Ollie and Alfred.
MM: Do not forget Batman's teammates in Gotham.
SM: Oh, right!
BM: I'm not asking Diana to marry me.
GL: I'm back. What did I miss? BTW, Shay IS NOT PREGNANT.
FL: Bruce is going to ask Diana to marry him & sorry, my mistake. Wrong superheroine.
GL: WHOOT! Bachelor party in Vegas!
FL: I'm up for gambling!
BM: I'M NOT PROPOSING TO DIANA!
FL: Wow. Have you thought about an anger management course or two there, buddy?
BM: I'm not telling you guys.
SM: About taking anger management courses?
BM: NO!
SM: You might want to work on how you're going to propose.
GL: Yah, you need to get a huge ring.
FL: You've been dating for almost a year now. It's about time you do something.
GL: You know women talk, Bats. They're probably putting ideas in her head right now.
SM: You're in so much trouble.
BM: Grrr….
XXX
Shutting his phone off, Bruce sat back in his chair in the Batcave, a groan echoing through the dank cavern. He looked down at the expensive engagement ring resting in the box that had accompanied it. He knew he wanted to marry Diana with every fiber of his being, but he had no idea how he wanted to do it.
He didn't want the traditional dinner and dancing. He wanted something different, something that would completely take her by surprise. She deserved the very best and he wanted to be able to give that to her. She had given him so much since meeting her and he felt that he had done so little for her.
He stared at the ring for a long moment, knowing in his heart this was right, but how could he make it special?
"Hey, Bruce!" Barbara called as she approached.
Bruce quickly snapped the box closed, sliding it into his pocket before beginning to type on his computer. "Are you going to train and start patrol?" he asked as he continued to type.
Barbara smiled to herself, knowing she had an ulterior motive for being here early. "Yeah, and I wanted to see how you're doing," she replied, leaning her forearms on the back of his chair. "It's been a long time since we talked about more than just cases and Gotham."
"What do you want to talk about?" he questioned her, suspicion rising.
He knew Barbara had been in the cave the other day when he had talked to Alfred, but he'd changed his plans since then. What Batgirl thought she knew, she now knew nothing. He smiled to himself about that fact, knowing she had talked to the others.
"Nothing in particular," she maintained, pretending to sound aloof. "How are you and Diana doing?"
"Very well…why?"
Barbara stiffened slightly. Was he on to her? "No reason," she claimed. "You and Diana just seem so happy and in love. I'm really happy for the two of you."
"Thank you," he warily responded. "How are things going for you?"
"Good," she said with a nod. "College is a lot of work."
"I'm sure you're doing fine."
"All A's so far this semester."
"Told you."
"So, you and Diana have been dating for…what? About a year?"
"Yes, it'll be a year next week."
"Have you thought about your future?" she probed. "You know…long term?"
Bruce stopped in mid-type, turning his chair to stare her down. "What are you talking about?"
Barbara held up her hands in defense. "Oh, nothing," she claimed. "I was just wondering about your future plans."
"What are your future plans with Dick?"
"Me and Dick? I'm just focusing on getting through college."
"Good," he curtly stated, turning his chair back around. A slight smirk formed on his face as he continued his work.
"Well…I guess I'll start my training," she decided, her plan going up in smoke. She had crashed and burned…hard.
"Don't forget those new exercises I gave you to do."
"Got it, boss," she said with a mock salute before making a quick retreat.
Bruce chuckled softly to himself. He had a feeling she was just phase one. The rest should be making their moves in the coming days.
XXX
BM: Hello
BM: ….
BM: Anyone here?
BM: ….
BM: Where is everybody?!
BM: ….
BM: Grrrr…
FL: What's up, Batsy?
BM: What took you so long?
FL: Standing in line at Bubba Burger. Whatcha need?
BM: I have a problem.
SM: What's going on?
BM: I have a problem.
GL: What did I miss?
BM: I HAVE A PROBLEM!
FL: We know you do. That whole dark and gruesome thing you've got going is way overdone. You need a new gig.
MM: How may we help you, Batman?
BM: I need someone to take Diana's monitor duty shift for Saturday afternoon.
FL: Bats is going to propose!
BM: I'm not going to propose.
SM: I can't do it. I have Lamaze classes with Lois Saturday afternoon. Does Diana have any idea when you're going to propose?
GL: How are you going to pop the question?
FL: Can we use the satellite to watch from the Monitor Womb?
BM: I'm not going to propose.
MM: I can take Diana's shift, Batman.
BM: Thank you, MM.
FL: Can I be in the wedding?
BM: I'M NOT GOING TO PROPOSE.
GL: You are so going to propose.
SM: He's going to propose.
FL: I call dibs on being the best man.
XXX
HG: Bruce is taking you away for the weekend?
WW: Yes, I'm so excited!
HG: Do you know where you're going?
WW: No idea. Complete surprise.
HG: EEKK! I think he's going to propose.
WW: Shay, we haven't even discussed marriage yet.
HG: So? That doesn't mean he hasn't been thinking about it.
WW: He's not going to propose. You know how hates commitment.
HG: You've been together for a year next week.
WW: So?
HG: So! That's usually the mile marker for proposals.
WW: You and John were together for six months when John proposed.
HG: That's because we were together once before that. It's about a year total between the two times we were together.
WW: *insert eye-roll*
HG: What? It's true!
WW: Are you feeling better?
HG: Not really. I threw up again this morning.
WW: Maybe you're pregnant.
HG: I'm not pregnant. John already asked me that yesterday because Wally said I was. I have no idea where he came up with that idea.
WW: Wally doesn't know anything.
HG: Tell me about it. Ugh. I'm going to throw up again.
WW: Go take a pregnancy test.
HG: You really think I should?
WW: Duh.
HG: Alright. Alright.
WW: Let me know the result.
WW: Shay?
WW: ….
WW: *sigh*
XXX
Diana smiled as she shook her head, slipping her cell phone into her back pocket. Shayera was pregnant whether she acknowledged it or not. It was just a matter of time before she would be proven right. How Wally knew was beyond her. He was the hamster wheel in the rumor mill.
Stirring her cup of tea, she grabbed the cup of coffee she had gotten for Bruce before heading down into the cave. Walking towards the library, she crossed paths with Tim. "Hey, Tim," she greeted him with a smile. "How was school today?"
"It was okay," he replied. "How are you doing?"
"I'm well thank you," she said. "Just going downstairs to spend some time with Bruce before he heads out on patrol."
"I think he should let you patrol with us," Tim suddenly announced, taking Diana by surprise.
She chuckled in response, taken off guard by his suggestion. "You know how Bruce feels about Metas in his city."
"I know, but you're an amazing warrior," he pointed out. "You wouldn't have to use your powers while on patrol. You're gifted enough in other ways."
"Thank you, Tim," she responded. "I think I'll probably wait until Bruce becomes more comfortable with me in Gotham before venturing down that prickly path."
"You've been here for a year, Di," he pointed out. "It's time Bruce starts making more accommodations for you in his life."
"I'll think about it," she replied, wondering what had caused this conversation.
"Think about it," he encouraged her. "We all love having you and Bruce is head over heels in love with you. I think you should stay here all the time."
"I'll see," she said, giving a noncommittal answer.
Tim nodded with a grin before taking off upstairs. She shook her head in amusement, confused about where all of this was coming from. Was Bruce thinking about his future and her place in it? She'd have to talk to him about it sometime. Right now, she just wanted to see him.
Flying down the stairs and to the platform where her handsome lover was working, Diana set a hot cup of coffee down on the desk for him. She greeted him with a deep kiss that lingered longer than necessary, her tongue tangling with his and leaving him breathless.
"Hello to you too," he huskily replied, stealing another kiss.
"I missed you today," she said as she settled into a chair next to him.
"I can tell," he murmured, still tasting her on his tongue. "Did you have a good day?"
She shrugged a shoulder as she took a sip of her tea. "It was okay," she relayed. "It was kind of slow. I was itching for some action."
"There's plenty of action in Gotham."
She leaned forward, her hand coming to rest against his back. "You know I'm always ready to help if you want me to," she reminded him as she began to lightly run her fingers up and down his spine.
"I know," he relented with a sigh, savoring the feel of her touch. "I'll think about it."
"Did you talk to Tim about me doing patrol with you?" she asked.
Bruce's head snapped to the side to look at her. "No…why?" he asked. "Did he say something?"
"He just said something about you making more accommodations in your life for me and letting me go on patrol."
Bruce bit back a laugh, knowing what Red Robin was up to. It was all part of their plan. "Tim is always thinking of ways to make the team stronger."
"You know I'm ready and willing."
"For me?" he flirted with a devious smirk.
"Always," she murmured just before their lips connected again in a passionate display, Diana moving to sit on his lap.
XXX
NW: He's doing it this weekend!
Rob: Excuse me?
NW: Bats is proposing this weekend!
RR: How do you know?
BG: He just asked us to cover patrol all weekend! I TOLD YOU GUYS!
Rob: They're just going away for the weekend.
NW: And?
Rob: That doesn't necessarily mean they're getting engaged.
RR: Don't be such a downer. Our plan isn't going very well you know.
BG: I bombed big time. He wouldn't take the bait at all.
Rob: Did you really think he would?
BG: I was hoping!
RR: I did pretty well with Diana. I've got her thinking about a future with us in the manor.
NW: Good job, Timmy.
BG: I'm sure she'll say yes. I saw them making out in the Batcave yesterday in Bruce's chair. It was pretty heated.
Rob: *GAG* I'm never sitting in that chair ever again.
BG: I'm so excited! This is going to be awesome.
NW: Best thing to ever happen to Bruce.
Rob: IF he proposes.
RR: He'll propose.
NW: Flash thinks he's proposing too.
BG: Great! That's going to be all over the WT. His mouth moves faster than his feet.
RR: As long as Diana is in the dark, that's all that matters.
Rob: I'm over this. I'm going to start patrol.
BG: Does he even have a heart?
NW: That question remains to be answered.
XXX
Standing on the transportation pad, Bruce took Diana's hand in his. "Are you going to tell me where we're going?" she asked him, tightening her hold on his hand.
"You'll see," he said with a grin.
They disappeared in a wash of bright light only for them to appear a second later on a cliff in the middle of nowhere. She looked around at their surroundings, wondering what Bruce was up to when it hit her. This was the spot where she had first met her teammates after leaving Themyscira, the very place where she had first met Batman.
"Bruce…" she murmured, turning her attention to him.
"I wanted to bring you back to the place where we met for the very first time," he explained. "You were like a beautiful angel descending from the sky. I knew that my life would never be the same after that day. I just had no idea how dramatically my life would change for the better."
"Leaving Themyscira was the best decision I ever could have made," she replied as they held hands. "It led me to you. I'll forever be thankful to my gods for that."
Taking a small box out of his pants pocket, he got down on one knee and opened it to reveal the ring inside. "Diana, would you do me the honor of marrying me?"
XXX
SH: I'M PREGNANT!
WW: I'M ENGAGED!
SH: I TOLD YOU!
WW: I TOLD YOU!
SH: I'm so happy for you!
WW: I'm happy for you too. Did you tell John yet?
SH: Telling him tonight over dinner. Where are you?"
WW: Bruce's villa in the Caribbean.
SH: So romantic!
WW: Best weekend of my life.
SH: Congratulations!
WW: Thanks. Got to go. My fiancé is coming back.
SH: Love how that sounds.
WW: Me too! *heart eyes*
XXX
Diana closed her phone, laying it back down on the bedside table as Bruce entered the bedroom sans clothes with a tray of food in hand. Diana grinned as she leered at him, slowly dragging the tip of her tongue along her bottom lip.
Bruce couldn't help but chuckle. "Are you hungry for the food or for me?"
"Both," she assured him, taking the tray from him. "Shayera is pregnant."
"You're kidding?" he said as he climbed back into bed with her.
They scooted until they were leaning against the pile of pillows behind them, nestled close together with the food tray across their laps. "Nope," she confirmed. "She just texted me and said it was true. She's telling John tonight over dinner."
"I can't believe Wally was right," he muttered, taking a bite of toast.
"I don't know how he could've known," Diana said. "Shayera didn't even know until today."
"I think it's just a coincidence," he decided, loving the afterglow that encompassed his future wife.
The infinite beauty that lived inside of her seemed to shine through even brighter now. To think he had something to do with that only made him love her that much more. She was his beacon…his everything…and now she was going to be his forever.
"Shayera thought you might propose sometime soon, but I didn't believe her."
"Why not?" he asked with a curious lilt to his voice.
"We hadn't even discussed our future together," she admitted. "I know how commitment shy you are. I didn't know for sure how you would feel about getting married."
Bruce took the food tray, setting it aside before turning his attention to her. "There is no one in this world I would rather marry than you, princess," he swore to her. "Making a commitment to you carries no fear…only absolute peace."
Diana kissed him with a heated desire that she felt bone deep that Bruce readily returned. He wrapped his arms around her, rolling her onto her back. This was just the beginning of their future together. He could hardly wait to begin the next chapter of their journey with one another.
XXX
GL: They're engaged!
FL: I told you!
SM: How did you know, Wal?"
FL: Dick told me.
MM: I knew it too.
FL: You know everything.
MM: *grin*
GL: Well, Shayera is pregnant. We're having a baby.
SM: Congratulations!
FL: Way to go, man!
MM: I'm very happy for you.
GL: How did you know, Wal?
FL: I didn't! I was trying to cover when I noticed Bats was on. Can I be the kid's godfather?
GL: No.
FL: Come on!
GL: Bye.
FL: Please? Guys? Maybe I can still be Bats' best man.
BM: NOT. HAPPENING.
FL: Crap.