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Chapter 4: Awkward Surprises & True Confessions
"Richard! What are you doing here?" I ask trying to sound calm. My heart is pumping out of my chest and my palms start getting sweaty. 'Oh no, no, no this is going to be bad', I think to myself.
"I came here to get coffee, what are you doing here?" he asks and I don't know if he is referring to me or Xavier.
"I work here", I say.
"Oh", He answers me but not taking his cold eyes off of Xavier.
I clear my throat trying to break the western standoff between the two.
"Richard, you remember Xavier," I say motioning to Xavier.
"How could I forget," Richard says smirks and I can tell there is a hidden meaning behind it.
"Dick, it's good to see you, I didn't know you were back", Xavier says and tightens his grip around my hand.
"Yea, I just got back yesterday", He says coldly.
He glances at the table and notices Xavier hand over mine.
"So, are you two dating?" Richard asks.
"Yea, we are for over a year now", Xavier says.
Richard raises and eyebrow, "Well congrats", he says. "At least this time you waited to date my girlfriend after I broke up with her instead of dating her behind my back", Richard says smugly.
Xavier face is red with anger and takes his hand off minds and balls it into a fist.
'Please don't fight, please don't fight' I think myself. Both Richard and Xavier have short tempers.
"What's the matter Xavier? Does the grisnick have your tongue?" Richard says and winks at me.
I giggle as I remember I used that expression instead of 'cat got your tongue'. 'I can't believe he remembers that' I think to myself. Xavier gives me a cold stare and I look away at the window.
Xavier leaps up from the table, "Look, I told you I'm sorry about what happened in the past, what more do you want?" Xavier says.
Richard chuckles, "Well for starters, you can stop trying to be like me, you can date my former girlfriends, dress like me, but no matter what you do, you will never be me your not even close as it is", He says.
Xavier face is red with anger, "What makes you think I want to be a stupid shit faced dick like –",
"Is there a problem here?"Mr. Light interrupts.
"No", Xavier snarls.
"Good, I wouldn't want to get the police involved", Mr. Lights says and leaves.
Richard takes a deep breath, "Well I'll leave you two alone, I hope to see you again Kori", he says and winks at me.
I blush "Bye Richard" I say.
Richard then goes to the counter to get his coffee. He then turns and gives me and one last look and leaves.
"Well that was…..unexpected", I say.
Xavier nods, "Yea it was", he says and I can tell he is mad.
"I should get back to work", I say and get up from the table.
"Ok, I'll see you later Kori", He says.
After Xavier leaves at get back to work. I think about what just happened between Xavier and Richard.
'Richard seemed more annoyed than upset' I think to myself. Of course Richard has always been good at hiding his emotions. It felt like he was wearing a mask sometimes and you can never tell what he was truly thinking.
I finish my shift at work and head back to the dorm.
"Hey Kori, how was work?"Donna asks and I walk in.
"Work the usual", I say "But you will never believe who stopped by" I say.
"Who Xavier?" Donna asks.
"Yep, Xavier came to see me at work today and Richard came by a little after," I say.
"Omg! did they fight?", Donna asks.
"Kind of, they fought with words not fist, I think Richard was more amused than angry about me dating Xavier, I say.
"Hmm, he was probably more surprised than angry", Donna says.
"Yea most likely", I say.
I go to my room, kick off my shoes and get into bed. I check my cell and see that there is a missed call from Richard.
My heart starts beating. 'Oh gosh I hope he isn't mad' I think to myself. I decide to call him back to find out.
"Hey Kori" He answers.
"Hi Richard, I was just returning your call, what's up?" I ask.
"Well I was wondering if you weren't busy tonight, we could go to dinner or something?" He asks.
"Umm", I say unsure.
"Just as friends of course", Richard adds quickly.
I breathe a sigh of relief, "Sure, I'll text you the address for my dorm", I say.
"Great!" I'll pick you up at 7!" He says and he sounds very excited.
I giggle, "Kay, bye Richard", I say
"Bye Kori", He says.
I hang up the phone clutching it to my chest. 'I can't believe I'm having dinner with Richard! More importantly why am I so excited about it, we're just friends' I think to myself.
I leave my room and go to the kitchen table where Donna is doing her homework with ninja focus. She doesn't even look up when I sit down.
"So Richard called and we are going out to dinner", I say casually.
Donna glances up from her paper "Say what?"
"Yep, he is going to pick me up at 7pm", I say, "I guess he still wants to reconnect and stuff".
"I'm sure he wants to reconnect alright", She says wiggles her eyebrows at me.
I throw a pencil at her and laugh "You're such a pervert! And we are going just as friends", I say and laugh.
"Alright, Alright, I was only teasing", Donna says and laughs.
I go to my room at get ready for my dinner. I decided to shower since I smell like coffee. After I finish showering, I wrap myself in a towel and go to my closet to pick out what to wear.
I hear a knock at the door, "Come in", I say.
"Need some help?" Donna asks.
"Sure, help me pick out a dress", I say.
Donna goes to my closet and starts scanning through my dresses.
"This one!" She exclaims and holds up my corset little black dress.
"You can never go wrong with a little black dress", She says and I giggle.
We pick out some silver earrings to match and some black stilettos.
Donna then curls my hair into soft waves that fame my face. She then leaves to give me time to get dressed.
I slide on my dress and put on my earrings, and shoes. After I finish I look in the mirror and wonder 'Why am I doing all this for a date with a friend?' I think to myself. 'Because it's not just any friend it's Richard' my mind answer itself.
I grab my wristlet and leave my room to get a drink of water.
"Ohhhhh, you look amazing Kori!" Donna says.
I laugh "Thanks", I say and get a glass and fill it up with water.
"Are you nervous?"Donna asks.
"No" I lie hoping she believes me.
"You'll be fine Kori", Donna says reassuring.
I smile and suddenly there is a knock on the door.
"That must be him, I will get it", Donna says.
Donna walks to the door and I feel myself getting nervous. My palms start to sweat and my stomach is doing back flips. 'Breathe Kori, breathe' I think to myself.
"Who is it?" Donna asks, even though we know who it is.
"It's Dick Grayson", I hear Richard say. As soon as I hear Richard's voice my heart skips a bit.
Donna unlocks the door and opens it.
"Hot damn! you are fine! " She exclaims as she opens the door and I hear Richard chuckle.
"You must be Donna", I hear Richard says.
I see Donna shake her head and I can tell she is star struck by Richard.
"Yep that's me, nice to finally meet you", Donna says and shakes his hand.
She then moves aside to let Richard in as soon as I see him I am in awe just like she is.
Richard is wearing a black tux that looks tailored made. His now wavy hair is slicked back. I am in a trance as I stare into his ocean blues eyes.
"Hey Kori, wow you look great", He says and smiles.
"Thanks", I manage to say "You look great too" I say 'He looks better than great! He is freaking hot!' I am screaming internally.
"So you ready to go?" He asks and I nod.
I grab my wristlet and walk over to Richard.
"You kids have fun", Donna says.
We walk out the door and head downstairs to the parking lot. As we get to Richard car he holds the door open for me and I get in. Richard then gets in on the driver's side, cranks up the car and begins to drive.
"So where are we going?" I ask.
"A restaurant", Richard answers.
I frown 'I hate when he gets all mysterious' I think to myself
Richard chuckles, "Don't worry you'll love it", He says.
We reach a Japanese restaurant and hibachi grill. A smile spreads across my face immediately since I love hibachi grills.
The valet opens our door and Richard and I get out the car and walk into the restaurant.
"Mr. Grayson, your table is this way", the hostess says as we walk in.
She leads us pass the other tables and into a private room. The room has one booth with the hibachi grill in front of it.
"I hope you enjoy, the chef will be with you shortly", She says and places the menu on the tables and leaves.
I slide into the booth and Richard slides in as well.
"So um, this is very private", I say.
"Yea, I just wanted a bit more privacy", He says, "So we could talk"
"Oh", I say.
I look at the menu and start looking at the different choices. 'I wonder what he wants to talk about' I think to myself.
"Do you know what you want?" Richard asks.
"Yea, I want the chicken, steak and shrimp meal", I say.
Richard smiles, "Me too", He says.
The chef comes in a little while after and begins to cook our food. I clap joyfully as he begins doing tricks and Richard laughs.
The chef finishes cooking our food and leaves.
"That was glorious!" I say and Richard chuckles.
We eat our food mostly in silence.
"This is really good", I say, "You always know the best restaurants", I say and Richard smiles.
"So what did you want to talk about?" I ask.
Richard then stops eating and puts down his fork.
"Well he said, I wanted to talk to you about you and Xavier", He says.
I stop eating and put my fork down as well 'Ugh oh this isn't going to be good' I think to myself.
"Oh" I say.
Richard sighs "I know we didn't really leave thing on a good note when I left", He says.
My heart aches a little as I remember the day he left me.
"When I was away, I thought about you all the time no matter where I was", he says, "I never forgot about you Kori, while I was away... I thought that you would wait for me" he says.
My heart drops to the pit of my stomach. "I thought about you too Richard, everyday you were gone, you have no idea how hurt I was when you left", I say and I see Richard wince.
"I was a wreck, I wouldn't take to anyone, and it was almost 2 years when I started become my normal self again", I say and feel tears in my eyes
"I had no idea", Richard says sadly.
"I wanted to wait for you Richard, I did at first but after 2 years I thought you were never coming back and I had accepted that, I finally started to move on, and Xavier had been a good friend to me the past years and well things started to fall in place", I say.
"I never meant to hurt you Kori", Richard says "I was a coward back then and I choose to run away from my responsibilities instead of facing them" he says.
I sigh and slowly the tears begin to fall, "I know you never meant to hurt me Richard...but you did...deeply", I say.
Richard then moves over and puts his arm around me. He hands me his hanker chief, I take it and wipe away my tears.
"Sorry About that", I say after I finish crying.
"Don't be", Richard says, "I'm so sorry I hurt you Kori", he says
We finish eating our food and Richard drives me back to my dorm.
"Thanks for dinner", I say.
"You're welcome", He says.
I'm about to get out the car when Richard stops me.
"Kori, wait... there something I've been meaning to tell you", He says.
"Ok", I say and look at him confused.
"I love you Kori" He says, " I have never stopped loving you , I know I hurt you in the past and I am so sorry but I'm going to do whatever it takes to get you back" he says.
I am frozen in shock. 'He still loves me' those words ring through my mind.
"I know this is a lot to take in but I just had to tell you", He says, "Seeing you with Xavier today made me realize that if I don't tell you now I could lose you to someone else forever" he says.
I listen to his words speechless while Richard stares at me intently trying to read my face.
"Wow um, that was unexpected", I say, "I don't know what to say Richard"
"You don't have to say anything, just promise me you will keep in mind what I just told you", He says.
"I promise", I say.
Richard then takes my hand and kisses it sending chills down my spine, "Goodnight Kori"
"Goodnight Richard", I say and get out the car.
I walk upstairs to my dorm and my heart and head fill numb with all the confessions that Richard made.
As I reach the dorm, Donna has already gone to bed. I walk straight to my room, kick off my shoes, and change out of my dress. I slip on some pajama pants and old t-shirt and crawl into bed. I grab my favorite stuffed animal Silky and hold it close to my chest, hoping that he will cover the hole in my chest.
'He loves me, he still loves me', I think to myself as I drift off to sleep.
A/N:Sooo what do you think? I am writing chapter 5 and will post it tomorrow so Please review, follow, favorite or all 3! :D
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