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Chapter 23!! And I have to admit, I really like this chapter, it's got fluffiness, seriousness, and other "ness"'s LoLThere's a lemon in this one too, it came out of nowhere LoL Anyways enjoy and I'm off to work on the 3rd chappie of "Cold Sheets"!!

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In the morning, when her tears had dried and Richard's soft kiss had woken her, the memories of Speedy flooded her head.

Her world, like her heart, was split in half and there was nothing in her mind that made sense. She wished there were two of her, one would stay with Richard, bear his children and make sure he was happy. And the other would go with Speedy, travel the world and have numerous adventures together. They were both lives she didn't deserve and both sounded like wonderful ways to live.

She wished Speedy would have just stopped looking for her, he should have just forgotten her and gone on with his life. But no, he had come back for her and it pained her to know that he was wasting his time here. Because she was going to stay with Richard, wasn't she? Yes, she had made up her mind months ago. And her plan was going to pull through.

Once she was done getting dressed she went downstairs and ate breakfast, alone of course since she had slept a little too much. When she was done eating she washed dishes and was now outside taking the sheets off the line.

She felt a hand caress the jawline of her face from behind and she smiled but when she turned around her face fell, it was Speedy, or "Matthew" as he liked to be called.

"Expecting someone else?" He said, noticing her coldness.

"No, not really, except maybe my husband." The subconscious humiliation she experienced last night from being kissed forcefully dripped every word of hers with sarcasm.

"I could be if you wanted." He reached for her hand and kissed it.

She pulled her hand away and continued to collect the sheets into her basket, except faster.

"So do you like it here?" He squatted and made himself look comfortable.

She didn't answer.

"Does Richard treat you right?" He continued.

She really wanted to answer his question but decided against it, it was really none of his business.

"Are there any nice towns around the area?" He continued asking.

This time she decided to answer because it wasn't a very personal question and it might keep him quiet for at least a moment "I don't know."

Her answer startled him "You mean you've never left?" He stood.

"I've never had to." She answered curtly, how was she going to tell him that Richard still really didn't trust her enough to let her leave the ranch? That would give him more reason to stay.

"You've never had to? What kind of excuse is that? Does he let you go anywhere?" Matt was really interested.

By this time Starfire was done and didn't have to endure any more of Matt's conversation, she picked up her basket and began to leave "I've just never had to, that's it." Her tone was final.

"What's with the hostility?" He asked as he followed her.

"What hostility?" She snapped.

"Why are you so mad? Is it about last night?" He questioned while still trying to catch up to her.

Starfire dropped her basket and faced him "Speedy-"

"Matt" He interrupted amicably.

"Matt," She corrected herself "We've discussed it already, you can't do this, I'm married."

"And I love you."

"Stop saying that."

"I'll stop saying 'I love you' when you stop saying you're married." He replied.

"But I am married." She argued.

"And I do love you." He smiled.

Starfire gave up and continued taking the basket full of clothes back to the house.

"There's still something you're hiding. I know you are."

Starfire stopped and so did he.

"What happened? Why didn't you come back to me?" He asked after a moment of silence between them.

Tears dripped down Starfire's face silently and she was glad her back was turned to him, at that point she realized she was mad at him, she was incredibly furious at him. If only he hadn't disappeared, they would have been happy and Richard would have never set his eyes on her. She would have never agreed to marrying Richard if Speedy hadn't left.

"I got caught." Her voice was soft.

It took a lot for him to ask "By who?"

"Richard." She whispered.

Speedy visibly winced and ran a hand through his hair "I should have gone with you, I'm sorry." He apologized.

"Stop it. We've been through this already. And besides, because of what happened I've finally found the love of my life." Said Starfire.

"Don't tell me that." Matt's nostrils flared.

"Why not?" She began to slowly wipe the tears away, hoping he wouldn't notice.

"Because I know you're lying."

"I am not." She protested.

"Starfire-" He began to argue.

"I'm not." She repeated.

Matt glared "Do you think I'm stupid?" He asked angrily and Starfire listened intently for what he would say next. "Do you think I didn't notice how much you wanted that kiss, just like I did?" Starfire's eyes widened, he was right.

After a while they both said nothing and Starfire spoke "I guess nothing can be done now anyway."

"Runaway with me." Said Matt, a little reluctant to what she might say.

Startled, she turned towards him "Are you crazy? You can't ask me to do that."

"Why not?" He asked.

"Do you know how much he's given me? Even after I tryed to runaway with you the first time he still loves me. And he shows it to me everyday." Starfire hugged her stomach, her own little reminder of Richard's love.

Matt noticed the gesture but didn't pay attention to its significance, he snorted.

Starfire glared at his rudeness and continued walking towards home.

He let her go this time "I'm still not leaving!" He yelled.

She ignored him, she knew it wouldn't be easy to get him to leave, well it wasn't going to be easy for him to stay either.

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The rest of the day went by in a blur, at dinner she was much more friendly to Richard. Touching him as much as she could without looking seemingly noticeable, holding onto his hand like she had something to prove.

But she noticed how much closer Matt was with Richard and Victor, and that tortured her. She ate little and she saw how Matt visibly stared at her, it was uncomfortable but there was really nothing she could do. There hadn't been a day pass by when Matt didn't compliment her on her beauty in front of Richard. Of course Richard took the words lightly and didn't seem to mind if there were any underlying sentiment but it really bothered her. Did anyone else notice how much Matt came onto her?

After dinner, she left them early again. The next couple of weeks became routine, Richard would leave early, she'd eat alone, do chores, argue with Matt when they were alone and ignored him when they were surrounded by the others. There were some nights when Richard would make precious love to her and she would enjoy it. He would move so slowly and pay attention to every detail of her body. But he somehow seemed to not notice the one thing she was afraid of revealing.

She would wake late in the morning and retire early at night because she was so tired. She continued not telling Richard about her possible pregnancy. She felt like she owed him a positive result. She didn't want to tell him and find out later that it was a misjudgment she had made. She was also a little worried to see his reaction, what if he didn't want a child yet? She wouldn't blame him, it was still too soon in their marriage to be having children.

There was something different about her, he didn't know what it was but it was something. She had become more quiet, reserved. She didn't smile anymore and when she did, it wasn't her own, it was more on the side of a polite smile. Now that he thought about it he had been spending much less time with her now than in the beginning, maybe she thought he didn't care for her anymore? He had never been so emotionally attached to a woman before maybe he was taking her for granted. What did he know?

"Are you okay?" Richard asked that night while he was leaving the bathroom.

She went stiff for a second while staring at her reflection and brushing her hair, "Yes," She managed to choke out "Why do you ask?" She tried to keep her voice light, with a small hint of curiosity.

"Just asking, you haven't seemed like yourself lately." Richard was only wearing a white pair of pants as pajamas.

"I've just been bored." She tried to sigh convincingly.

And it worked.

"Come lay down next to me." He motioned towards a spot right next to him in bed.

She smiled and got up to join him, when she was laying next to him he wrapped his arms around her and closed his eyes. She did too, it was times like these that she wished he had been the first man in her life. She wished she didn't have to be constantly looking over her shoulder to see if Matt was looking, she was already getting used to calling him by that name.

They fell asleep like that and when she woke up he was still there, for a moment she freaked out.

"Richard get up!" She exclaimed, shaking him awake.

"What's going on?" His voice a little groggy from sleep.

Starfire was already running around the room looking for something adequate for him to wear "You're late! You've got to go!" She said while digging in the closet.

She heard a low chuckle coming from the bed and turned to look at him, he had dug himself deeper into the covers.

"What are you doing?!" Starfire's current panic attack hadn't subsided "You're supposed to be gone by now!"

She heard his laugh again "Starfire relax, I'm not going anywhere today"

She stopped, He wasn't going? What? Was it sleeping talk?

"W-What? But why?" She had to ask.

"Because I want to spend the day with you, now get back in bed." He said simply.

She was silent and he opened one eye to make sure she was still there, she was standing next to the edge of her side of the bed with her head hanging low, her bangs covering nearly half of her face. She raised one of her legs onto the bed and slowly made her way towards him.

"Starfire-"

She silenced him by momentarily pressing her lips against his, he responded first in shock but then gave in. When he could finally see her eyes he saw that she was crying.

"Thank you." Were the only words that escaped her mouth and she fell into his arms once again, stopping only to rub her nose softly against his naked chest.

He inhaled one last breath of her scent and went back to sleep.

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She awoke to something nibbling at the side of her throat, at first she ignored it and turned the other way but when a hand glided up her bare leg and up to her inner thigh she jumped to reality with a gasp.

She heard a low rumble next to her and remembered Richard.

She sat up and looked at him, a blush evident on her cheeks "That was not funny" She said with a pout and scooted further away from him to lay on her right side, her back turned towards him and covered herself from head to toe. She tried to close her eyes but she felt him moving closer, then one of his arms was draped over her.

"Come on, don't be mad. You can't really blame me, can you?" He rested his head in the nook of her shoulder and she tried to control her heartbeat, "I sleep next to the most beautiful woman in the world." She felt her face getting hotter.

"And you can't really be tired can you?" He questioned and she squeezed her eyes tightly shut, concentrating on sleeping.

After about a minute she'd hoped he'd given up and relaxed a little but then she felt him move again, this time further from her to where her feet were located. He began to play with the covers, it wasn't until she felt his kisses on her legs that she realized he was doing it with his mouth.

"I can wait here all day if I have to. I don't mind." He said with a smile evident in his voice as he continued to remove the covers and lift her nightgown, revealing more and more of her tan legs.

Her body was in heaven but her mind prayed he would get tired soon. When he reached her left knee he moved her onto her back, Starfire kept her legs crushed together dreading the moment, the very thought of him even going there fueled the red on her cheeks.

It was the first time he had to use his hands as he tried to pry her legs apart "Richard no." She said.

"Shh." He silenced her and she slightly opened up, he planted a few kisses here and there and her body reacted fervently but she kept her mouth shut, clutching onto the pillows behind her for help. Just when she thought he was about to begin she felt his body slide on top of her, the other him only a few layers of clothes away.

When she opened her eyes his face was close to hers and under the covers.

"It's hot in here." He said, smirking.

She looked away, too mortified and attempted to get up but he pushed her back down. His hand took hold of her chin and he forced her to look at him in the eyes she closed them once more when he bent her head back a little and kissed her so passionately she felt him move. When he pulled away she still wanted more, he continued leaving another trail of kisses from her neck down to between her breasts. He pressed himself against her but he made no effort to take off his pants, the idea made her go crazy.

"I hate when you do this to me." She panted.

He stopped and stared down at her, his legs on either side of her body "Really? Well then tell me what you want?" He murmured when his lips were close to her ear.

"What?" She asked, her mind so clouded by lust she couldn't comprehend.

"I asked you what you wanted from me." He repeated patiently, at that time he began to rub against her slowly and the want was so powerful it hurt.

"I-I want you to make it go away." She responded with as much dignity as she could muster.

"Does it hurt?" He asked simply.

She nodded.

"Make it go away" She whispered again.

He picked her up a little and began to undoe the knots in the back of her nightgown when it was undone he slid the nightgown off her, "Now you take off my pants." He said.

She stared at him for a moment and he kneeled, the bulge from his pants staring right at her. He saw her hesitate and decided to coax her a little by rubbing her hips with his hands, as he expected her body responded to his touch but her hands didn't move.

"It's up to you Starfire." He said as he rubbed her breasts, hoping she would hurry.

The throbbing in her abdomen didn't cease, he only continued to make it worse and worse with every stroke of his hands, quickly she closed her eyes and unzipped his pants pulling them down a little.

He smiled to himself but didn't waste time, he impaled her hard the first time and she cried out.

The second he was connected to her her body sang in pleasure, her heart bursting from her chest and coming alive, pounding faster than he could thrust. Her movements melted into him, with every thrust she wanted more and more.

A knock came from the door.

"Richard stop." Starfire whispered.

But he didn't listen to her.

Another knock.

"Richard..please...stop.." She repeated between pants.

"If you don't want her to hear us be quiet." He said while continuing.

"Ms. Starfire are you there?" A voice muffled by the door asked.

Instead of answering she covered her mouth with both her hands.

"No." She whispered as Richard kept going.

Richard began to torture her again by groping at her body, few noises escaped her mouth and Richard seemed to get by on grunts.

When it felt like she was about to burst Richard said "Don't worry, she's probably already gone."

Then out of nowhere Richard grabbed her and flipped her onto her stomach, she cried out in pleasure and pain when he entered her again.

"I'm sorry Starfire, I need more." Richard breathed.

This time she couldn't contain her screams, the feeling was so wonderful tears rolled down her face.

He also screamed in delight, she was even tighter from behind and the warm surrounding him felt so good. He grabbed onto her sides and pushed himself in deeper and deeper loving the sound of Starfire saying his name again and again as she kept telling him to go faster. The room was filled with ongoing pants and moans coming from both of them, the head of the bed knocked against the wall as Richard picked up the pace.

With one last scream escaping her throat her body floated over the bed in ecstacy, Richard continued to slam into her and she let him until he also collapsed in exhaustion. He bent over her, still breathless, and kissed her cheek while removing a few tears.

20 minutes later they were still sprawled on the bed, Richard between her seeming to never get over his fascination with her body and Starfire falling in and out of sleep. In the quiet bedroom a growl errupted from Starfire's stomach and she let out a giggle while Richard smiled.

"I guess it's time to get up now." He slid off her, Starfire reached for the sheets to cover herself and Richard walked butt naked over to the closet.

After catching a glimpse of his backside she looked away, with her breath caught in her throat the only thing she could ask was: "What time is it?"

"I can tell you we've missed breakfast." He responded lightly.

By the time Richard was finished dressing, the rumbling in her stomach hadn't gone away.

"You stay here, I'll be back for you in a minute." He said as she got up from the bed. She saw him reach for something inside a droor and then he walked over to the door to unlock it. A look somewhere between shock, embarrassment, and rage crossed her face.

"You made me think she was going to open the door!?!" She shouted, unbelieveably mortified.

Richard sped up and was out the door before the pillow she threw at him could hit, "It makes it more exciting, doesn't it?" Then she only head his laughter as he made his way down the hall.

She decided she was going to get him back for that later and began to dress.

Minutes later there was a knock at her door "Is it safe to come in?" Richard's was on the other side.

She went on brushing her hair and didn't answer, his head popped in through the doorway shortly after.

"Everything's set, you ready to go?" He asked.

"Where are we going?" She asked.

"We're going to have lunch outside today." He flashed her a smile so beautiful she could worship it as the Aztecs worshipped the sun.

He led her out the house and into a carriage pulled by a single horse. She didn't know where they were going but the scenery was absolutely gorgeous they were at the peak of summer and it was hot outside but the day was too beautiful to pay attention. When they stopped they were on much higher ground, Richard helped her down and then took out a basket of food from the carriage. He whipped out a blanket on the ground and they settled down under a tree for shade.

She began to eat first, she was so hungry and he watched, picking up a piece of food every now and then. When she was full she rested her head on his lap as he leaned against the tree for support. She closed her eyes and sighed, fully satiated.

"It's such a pretty day, don't you think?" She asked.

"I've seen much prettier things." Richard's fingers slid across her bottom lip, caressing.

It made her smile, today he was in the mood for flirting. It was because they hadn't spent any time alone in the longest time, it had all built up and now that he was with her it just kept leaking out. As for her, she had missed him too but was more conservative with her feelings toward him. They both fell asleep, and when she woke up Richard was toying with a strand of her hair. Through half closed eyes she saw him looking the other way, a look of distant thoughts crossing his mind as he stared into nothing and then she saw his brow furrow.

"What's wrong?" She lifted her head.

He looked at her and a smile broke across his face. "Nothing, go back to sleep." He pushed her head back onto his lap.

She let him but wanted to know what he was thinking about. Perhaps if she told him about the baby he would be happier? Should she tell him now?

"Richard."

"Yeah?"

"I love you." She chickened out at the last minute, but somehow the words sounded right anyway.

She felt his legs stiffen and he was quiet, had she said something wrong?

His body went numb, should he respond? Did she expect him to repond? Did she really mean it? She could be saying it only because she had just looked at him and was concerned. Instead of answerinf he moved closer and kissed her.

"Richard?" Starfire didn't know where this was coming from.

"You don't know what you do to me." He responded promptly.

"Again?" She felt his touch becoming more heavy.

He only nodded and kissed her on the lips again.

When they broke apart she laughed, "Okay."

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It was nearly dusk by the time they made it back home.

The first thing she heard Bee say was dinner would be ready in half an hour. She entered the house alone while Ricard returned the horse and carriage to the stable.

The stairs up to her room seemed to take more energy from her than she expected, walking down the hall the only thing that kept her going was the thought of sleeping. When she was outside her door she heard footsteps, she looked behind her and there was nothing. The sound was coming from inside the room very carefully she opened the door slightly and looked through the slit, a man was pacing. She looked around again to see if anyone was watching her, when the coast was clear she looked through the slit again but this time she saw an eye.

She gasped in horror and backed away until she hit the wall of the other side of the hallway.

The door opened and a man she hadn't seen in months stepped into the hallway.

"Aren't you happy to see me?" He said.

She couldn't resist glaring as he walked closer to her "What are you doing here?" She demanded.

He stared at her in pretend shock, "Can't I visit a member of my own family?"

"You don't just visit X"

He laughed "You're right, I missed you terribly."

She sighed in defeat and decided to wait until he would tell her the truth later.

"Well whatever the reason you won't be here long. I'll tell Richard to kick you out." She threatened.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." He said but she ignored him.

She ran down the stairs quickly to look for Richard with X trailing behind her.

She passed through the dining room yelling for Bee, everywhere she went X followed. She finally found her outside doing the laundry.

"Bee, where's Richard."

"I don't know Ma'm, he received a telegram from Puebla after you two returned." She answered.

"Puebla?"

"Yes, he seemed very excited about leaving."

She was completely confused, what could make Richard just up and leave without telling her?

She pulled Bee closer "Why didn't you tell me about him?" She motioned towards X.

"I'm sorry!" Bee whispered "I had totally forgotten about him, he got here a little after y'all left" She explained.

"But he is cute." Bee added, Starfire rolled her eyes.

She went back upstairs and attempted to close the door on him but he made it through "It's a good thing you didn't find him." He said as she tossed herself onto the bed, not caring what he had to say anymore. Richard was gone and she didn't know when he would return.

"Don't you want to know why?" He was beginning to become annoyed with her insistant plan on ignoring him.

"I don't care why." She answered.

"Well then I'm sure Richard and I will have a nice chat when he comes back. Who knows, maybe I'll even invite Speedy." He opened the door to leave but Starfire was now blocking the exit.

"What did you say?" She closed the door behind her.

"One mention of your lover's name and I've got your attention."

"He's not my lover."

"Defensive are we?" He smiled.

"How do you know he's here."

"He was the one who carried my bags into the guest room."

"Why don't you just leave?" She asked furiously.

"I can't do that."

"Why not?"

"Like I said before, I've missed you." His hand reached out and he caressed the side of her face, his own face leaning toward her as he kissed her forehead.

She pushed him away "Are you going to tell Richard?"

"Not if you can come up with 1,000 dollars in 3 days."

"I knew it!" She exclaimed "You don't just show up to say 'hi' for nothing."

X held his hands up in defense.

"How do you expect me to come up with that money?"

"You've got Richard for a husband! What more do you need?"

"I've never asked him for any money."

"There's a first time for everything."

Starfire paced around the room, trying to figure something out "And if I can't come up with the money by then?"

"Richard will know everything."

"You wouldn't."

"Try me." X shot back.

"I hate you." She spat.

"And you look beautiful when you hate."

"Get out!" She screamed.

He listened and she was left alone for a while. When dinner was served it was only her and X at the table, Matt was also currently gone and Babs wasn't interested in new company if it was related to her. She didn't feel well at all, her stomach didn't allow her to eat properly. She felt like whatever went down her throat now would come up sooner rather than later.

"Aren't you going to show me around?" Asked X after dinner.

"There's nothing to see." She mumbled.

"You mind if me and my friend look around?"

"You brought a friend?!" She was outraged.

"Well I wasn't going to come without a backup." It seemed like a reasonable response.

"Go ahead, but it's nearly dark out you won't see much. Not like there's much to see anyway."

"Just something to pass the time, I don't know what you do here all day." He seemed really eager to leave because he was gone before she could respond.

After he had gone, she began to worry about what he would do if he saw Richard or even Speedy again. She should have left with him to make sure he didn't do anything dumb. She got up and went outside, looking for him now.

Maybe I should look for Speedy too She thought, if she reached him first. She could tell him to leave and X wouldn't have any proof, then she wouldn't have to ask Richard for any money either. The plan was perfect. She set to lookout for Speedy.

Looking for Speedy was a pain, she was beginning to sweat with all the trouble of searching. She was about to give up when she felt an ache, it felt like a cramp. The pain didn't seem like much until she found herself on all fours, concentrating on breathing. Everything around her seemed to come in threes and fours.

"Starfire?" A voice called to her, her head jerked towards the origin of the sound.

"M-Matt?" She choked out.

"Starfire are you okay?" His voice filled with concern, her sight was becoming blurry but she heard something metal fall with a "clink" to the ground, a bucket? Then she smelled something unpleasant that made her nauseous.

"Did you go fishing?" She said it faintly but he could hear her.

"Yeah, I just got back" He answered.

"I was looking for you."

"Why? Did you want to come?" He smirked.

She tried to smile and come up with something smart to say but the effort was too much and she collapsed into him. He cradled her in his arms as she fell "Starfire?" When she didn't move he saw that she was asleep, he felt her forhead and she was running a fever.

"Starfire you're burning up." He was alarmed now, without hesitating he picked her up and ran to his room. Once she was settled on his bed he went to look for Kip.

She had trouble staying awake, there was somone else in the room with her and Speedy. He loosened the strings on her dress and put a wet piece of cloth on her forehead.

"What's wrong with her?" The stranger asked.

"I don't know." Responded Speedy.

"Starfire," The man spoke to her "Listen to me, is there anything you can tell me about why you fainted?"

Tears formed at the edge of her eyelids, there was no way out, this man and Speedy would be the first to know. Even before she could tell Richard her baby was already in danger "I'm pregnant." She answered.

The news visibly affected Speedy, he left the room immediately.

"Thank you." Answered the stranger.

A moment later he was gone too and she fell asleep.

She woke up in the middle of the night, candles lit the small room and she felt cold. When she looked down she saw that she was naked, someone had rubbed a sticky green oinment over her stomach.

"I'm glad your awake." Came an unknown voice.

She jumped in surprise and looked for something to cover herself.

She heard him laugh and he threw a blanket at her "My name's Kip." He said.

"I'm Starfire."

"I know." He responded.

"Why haven't I seen you before?" She asked.

"I'm a friend of Speedy's I've been laying low." He answered.

"Thank you Kip" She said and then added "For everything."

"No problem, now get dressed. Richard's coming." He said as he prepared to leave the room in order to allow her some privacy

"What? Wait," He hesitated at the door "You haven't told him about, you know." She rested an arm over her stomach momentarily.

"I'm with Speedy, if he doesn't tell I won't tell."

"Thank you." She said again, really grateful.

"Just one more thing," he said before he left "Don't worry so much, I wouldn't want this to happen to you again while I'm not around. I'm sure I don't have to tell you the outcome won't be too pleasant."

She nodded and he left the room.

She washed the ointment off with the sponge and water Kip had left near the bed, when she looked at it closely the substance looked like someone had merely smashed plants together and added water. She had just finished rubbing it all off when she heard Richard outside.

"Where is she?" His voice was panicked.

"Wait! She's changing." Came Kip's voice.

"There's nothing in there I haven't seen." Responded Richard irritably.

By now, she had come to know that of course Richard didn't care what condition she was in, as long as she was alive. She barely had enough time to reach for her dress and cover most of her nakedness when Richard came crashing in.

"My God Starfire I was so scared." He encased her in his arms and didn't let go.

She clung to him and he took off his coat and placed it around her "Me too." Tears welled in her eyes.

"I thought I had lost you." He kissed her forehead.

She buried her face into his chest and cried "Richard I'm so sorry."

She was about to speak but Richard interrupted her.

"Don't worry, Speedy explained everything to me." He said.

"Really?"

"Yes, I'm sorry I left without telling you but I got a message from my friend. He's come to visit."

Starfire began to wipe her tears away, what had Speedy told him?

"I want you to meet him, but he's not here yet."

"Not here? Then where is he."

"Gar insisted on staying at a hotel for at least a couple of nights. He doesn't want to disturb us."

"How thoughtful." Starfire thought about how X's visit now seemed rude.

"But I saw X, he's welcome to stay." Richard reassured.

"Don't worry. He won't stay long." She tried to sound sincere but she wasn't really sure.

"Let's go back to the house." Richard changed the subject. "You need to rest."

"Let me change first?" She reminded him.

"Oh, yeah sorry I'll wait for you outside."

When she stepped out of Speedy's room Richard, Kip, and Speedy were waiting for her. Richard took her hand and they were off, Speedy stopped her for a tiny moment "We'll talk later." He whispered for only her to hear.

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I'm going to blame the part where she cried and said "Thank you" to him on hormones LoL And all the parts where she seemed a little OOC too :D Oh, and for the hardcore "A Real Love" readers out there, are my lemons getting any better?? I really can't tell but I'd love some real ctiticism, thanx! I'll see y'all!!

P.S. Does anyone have any ideas on who X's friend can be? I want to add another TT character, but who?? And it can't be Slade...he's too old LoL

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