I know there has been fluff in massive proportions in the adult sections of this story. I do promise to pump up the action and the drama, but for now I'm just getting this story off the ground before the plot gets too complicated.

TT2

Vic awoke the next morning and rubbed his eyes groggily. His vision cleared up, and he saw Jenna sleeping peacefully next to him, wrapped up in his tee-shirt. He softly stroked strands of her light pink hair, before climbing from her large and lavishly decorated bed.

Victor pulled on his jeans and threw on his jacket, zipping it up halfway. He wouldn't awaken such a sleeping beauty for something as petty as a piece of cloth.

The large, bald man found a piece of paper and a pen, and hastily scribbled a short note upon it. The note read, in Vic's rapid and untidy scrawl:

Jenna,

Sorry, I have to get to work. I haven't forgotten our dinner date. I'll pick you up tonight at seven. If you need me, my cell number is 330-6060.

-Vic

Victor left the note by her bedside, and kissed her on the lips one last time before grabbing his cell phone and evading her apartment.

It was a relatively short drive back to his apartment from hers, only about ten minutes. Once inside, Vic collapsed onto his couch and pulled out his cell phone. Immediately he dialed the number that had become so familiar to him.

He waited for it to ring.

Once.

Twice.

"Hello?" an unusually perky and bright voice greeted.

"Hey you," Vic greeted, still working the sleep from his voice.

"Oh," Bee started, slightly downcast (from what Vic could tell of her voice), but she quickly regained her composure. "Hey Vic, what's up?"

"Nothing much, Kare, what's up with you?" he asked, stalling as long as he could to tell her the burden he held on his shoulders.

"Nothing," she replied.

"So, what-?" he started, but she cut him off.

"Vic, wait," Bee started. "I have something to say. It's not that I don't love you, because I really do, but I haven't been too honest."

Victor's brow furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean?" he asked, sitting up and leaning onto his knees.

"I kind of-well-I slept with another man." On the other line, Bee blushed in shame even though he could not see. "I'm sorry, Victor."

There was apparent shock at first, then fury, then subsided anger towards himself. This is how he felt and he was about to break the same news to her? He sure was a hypocrite, wasn't he? "Look, don't be sorry, Karen. I slept with another woman, and I was calling to tell you."

"But…don't we love each other?" Bee asked, straining her cracked voice. "Isn't there something there that we both felt?"

"Babe, I love you, and I always will, but there was kind of always someone there before you," he told her honestly. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be, Sparky. I'm not. We realized we only felt strong lust towards each other. We really love other people, and I'm fine with that," she told him, smiling a genuine smile.

"Are you still coming to Jump City? I can't wait to see you," Vic told her, smiling to himself and leaning back again.

"Of course. I can't wait to see you, either. You were my first good friend in the HIVE, and that never changed. So tell me, Sparks, who's the new girl?" she asked casually, as if they had not just been talking about cheating on one another a moment ago.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," Vic told her, with a slight chuckle.

"I can practically imagine the impish gleam in your eye right now," Bee responded. And she was right. "Now who's the lucky lady that gets my man?"

"Look, Kare, if I tell you, you have to promise not to tell anyone. And I mean NO ONE!" he told her firmly.

"Ok, I promise," she replied softly.

"Jinx. From the HIVE," he told her.

"JINX?"

"Yes, but she's good now. She's a civilian. She's just like you or me, making a living in Jump City," Victor told his former flame. "That's why I didn't want you to tell anyone. I don't want the Titans to find out just yet."

"Ok. My lips are sealed. I promise."

And that was a promise Victor knew she would keep.

TT2 (Takes place where last chapter of the Adults left off)

"Oh my God," Gar whispered, turning his head to watch them as they snuggled together in a booth. "Did he say anything about this to you? Maybe he broke up with Bee."

"He would've told us, or at least Richard, and Richard would've told us," Raven reasoned. "And I'm almost positive he didn't break up with Bee. How long do you think this has been going on?" Raven asked him, returning to her seat but scooting closer to him so they could talk privately.

"I…don't know," Gar told her, scratching the back of his blonde head. He was currently wearing one of Victor's complimentary holo-rings. Raven didn't necessarily need one, but she wore one to turn her skin a normal tanned shade.

"What should we do? Should we go up to him, or wait until he sees us?" Raven asked him, tugging on the sleeve of his forest green button-up.

"We'll play it by ear…let's enjoy our dinner. If he sees us, he sees us, if he doesn't, we'll confront him about it," Garfield told her. "We don't need to get worked up. This is our time. Let's try and enjoy it."

Raven smiled, leaning over and kissing him softly on the lips, her hand reaching up to twiddle with a lock of his silky-smooth hair. "I love you," Raven murmured throatily, her lips an inch from his after they had pulled apart.

"I love you more," he replied, before kissing her again.

The waiter, a man no older than Bruce Wayne, cleared his throat loudly at the lip locked couple, watching them with an amused smirk. "Oh…um," Garfield started nervously as they pulled apart. "Sorry about that, sir."

"It is quite alright. I have seen much worse public displays of affection inside this establishment before. May I take your orders?" he asked politely, with a smile. The man had short-cut russet locks and soft hazel eyes, with a courteous and eased look about him. The most interesting thing about him, though, was an eyebrow piercing above his left eye.

"I think we both decided on the Pasta a la Antonio," Raven announced. "I'll have a cup of green tea to drink."

"And I will have a cup of raspberry tea to drink, please," Garfield asked of the man, handing him his menu.

"Very good choice," the man told them, taking their menus. "I am sure you will enjoy it." The man turned and walked away, but only got three feet before a pink haired woman hugged him from behind.

"Jenna?" the man asked, breaking from her grasp and turning around. Garfield and Raven watched the whole scene unfold before them.

"Hey. I didn't know you were working tonight, Matty," she told him. "What's up?"

"Don't tell me you're here with that snobby Stone guy," the waiter asked, almost pleaded.

"Snobby?" Jenna asked, taken aback. "You don't even know him. He happens to be a very nice guy, Matt. Why don't you approve of anyone I like?"

"He just doesn't seem right for you," Matt told her. "I have to get back to work, if you don't mind."

Jenna sighed in defeat and nodded dejectedly. "Whatever, Matt. This conversation isn't over. I need to talk to you. I'll try and call later tonight."

Matt snorted in disgust and crossed his arms over his chest. "If you and the new guy aren't fucking like dogs," he sneered. Jenna shrieked softly and slapped his arm, causing him to lose his stolid face and begin rubbing the wounded area.

"I told you not to mention that, Matt. I thought I could trust you to keep my secrets, but apparently I can't," Jenna spat. "If you're going to be such an ass about it, then why are you even my friend?"

"No…I'm sorry, Jenna. I'm still just pissed off because Tina and I broke up. He's fine, you just know I like to push your buttons. Now go get back to him before he thinks I stole you," Matt joked.

"I love you, Matty," Jenna told him, in a way that was easy to identify as purely platonic. "But you do push my buttons sometimes. I love Vic, and I have for a very long time. I want you to know that before you think I'm some kind of skank."

"I never would, Jen," Matt responded, giving her a quick hug. "Give me a call later."

And he walked away, leaving Jenna to walk back to her table. "So they've been sleeping together?" Raven asked. Garfield turned to her, shocked, and nodded slowly.

"My God. I can't believe Vic would do that," Gar told her. "Well, there's no point in letting this bother us now."

"I guess so," Raven told him, interlacing their fingers and laying them on the table.

"Now that's my Rae-Rae," he whispered, kissing her cheek. "But I have to use the facilities, so I'll be back in a minute." Garfield pulled his hand from hers and stood up, giving her one last lingering glance before starting to the bathroom.

Gar entered the bedecked bathroom, and began his-ahem-business. A few moments later, he walked to the sink to wash his hands, and a man entered the bathroom. Gar looked up into the mirror, to see the shocked face of Victor Stone.

"Hey Gar," Vic started casually, to mask his surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"I think the answer to that would be quite obvious," Gar responded, grinning, reaching for the soap and lathering his hands.

"No, I mean what are you doing in this restaurant?" Vic asked, looking the man over with a 'stop-being-such-a-smart-ass' look. "You got a hot date?" he asked, his fingers deftly popping the collar to his sleeved shirt.

"With Raven, yes," Gar replied, grinning goofily. "Who you here with, man?" Though he already knew.

"Some colleagues from work," Vic lied smoothly. "It's some dude's birthday and he invited me to tag along."

"Cool…" Garfield trailed off, shaking his hands to dry them off. "Look, Vic, I know the truth," he sighed, running a hand through his hair.

"The truth?" Vic quivered.

"That you're here with Jinx."

Victor sighed dejectedly, slumping into a couch next to the two marble sinks. "I didn't really mean for it to end up this way. Y'know, for me to fall in love with an enemy. But she's changed, BB, she really has," he told him, his head coming up. Garfield watched him with a questioning stare. Vic sighed. "You know how you feel when you look at Raven?"

"Like I'm invincible…like nothing can bring me down, and I'll always have my Raven flying by my side," he replied, before blushing, seeing as his response was a bit more mushy than intended.

"That's how I feel with Jenna," Victor told his best friend with a small smile. "She's perfect, man. She loves to party yet she holds a steady job, she's fun, yet she can be serious when you want her to be. She's amazing beyond belief. And between guys, she's even more amazing in bed."

"Holy crap man! So you guys DID do it!" Gar gasped.

Vic blushed.

"But what about Bee?" Garfield asked, his brow furrowing in confusion. "The last time I checked, you two were still going out and…well…"

"Karen? Well, this morning, I called to tell her. She admitted to cheating on me, and we worked the whole thing out. I kind of felt better afterwards, knowing I'm a free man and I won't be lying to either woman now," Victor told him.

"What are you going to do about tomorrow?" Gar asked, crossing his clean hands over his chest.

"What about tomorrow?" Victor asked. He knew tomorrow was Saturday and the lot of them were going to Richard's house for a small get together, for maybe a swim and a little music.

"Are you going to tell the others that you are dating one of our worst enemies of all time?" the cloaked green one asked him.

Victor's exuberant expression dropped almost instantly. "Gar…buddy…you understand…I can't tell them, not yet. Richard will fly off the handle, telling me that I've left myself susceptible to post-patrol attack. I can't handle that just yet. I mean, she's not evil…I don't think she ever was, but I need some time to show that to everyone else."

"Ok. I'll keep your secret," Gar told him with a small smile. "Just, promise me you'll work up to it."

"I promise, man," Vic stated, clapping him on the back. "You're a good friend, you know that?"

"I know," Gar responded with a cocky smirk. "Tell her I say hi, will ya?"

"Will do," Vic responded, starting towards the door. "Oh and, Gar?"

"Yea, man?" he asked, following suit.

"Didn't know you were romantic enough to use a line like 'I'll always have her flying by my side'," he mocked, with a short chortle, before hurrying from the bathroom. And, in sight of Gar's rage, this was a good idea.

TT2

"I don't want to go home, yet," Raven told Garfield as they walked from the restaurant about eight thirty that night.

"Good, coz I wasn't planning on it," he told her with a goofy grin. They crossed the street and Garfield instructed her to sit down on a bench. The Gothic woman did as she was told, and Garfield easily slipped off her heeled shoes. "C'mon."

He took her hand, her shoes in the other, and he led her down the stairs next to the sidewalk that led to Jump City's most popular beach.

"A nighttime beach walk?" Raven asked amusedly. "That sounds…romantic."

Gar smiled lovingly, before slipping off his own shoes and socks. "I try." He tugged on her hand and jumped down into the sand, feeling it slip through his toes. "Here," he told her, taking her shoes and hiding them in a small crack in the rock wall separating the sidewalk and the beach.

"I feel sixteen again," Raven laughed. "I'm getting too old."

"You're only twenty-nine," Gar told her matter-of factly, taking the hand that had somehow slipped away from his.

"I know, but…a fourth of my life has passed me by. We've been dating for so long, I just want to marry you now, settle down." Raven stopped prancing along the dry sand to turn to Gar. Instinctively, his arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her close. "I love you," she rasped. "And I don't want to spend another minute of my life without you."

"Neither do I, Rae," he told her softly, as her had laid on his collarbone. The lightning bugs danced around them as they both tenderly kissed. "Close your eyes."

Raven did as she was told, thoroughly confused. What was he trying to do? She heard no noises, only the waves lapping upon the shore and pulling back out to sea.

"You can open your eyes," he told her as he rested his warm palms over her eyes. "But hold on." He led her a little ways away, before turning her ninety degrees and stopping. His hands fell off of her eyes to reveal a stunning sight. Lightning bugs were lined up in letters in front of her eyes, spelling out a simple phrase: 'Will you marry me?"

"Garfield," Raven gasped, her hand coming up to rest over her open mouth.

"I know we both assumed we'd get married, but I hadn't officially asked you and-" but Garfield was cut off by Raven swiftly turning around and pressing her lips to his. "So that's a yes?" Gar asked dazedly as they pulled away.

"That's a yes," Raven confirmed, kissing him again under the moonlight.

TT2