Say hello to Chapter 4!
I believe I may have left one detail in this story like; where they live.
To answer that, they all live in New York. It's a human AU, so Metropolis, Gotham, Star City and other fictional places do not exist. Sorry about that. Also, some characters may not appear in this story, most likely referenced, but that's it. Sorry about that.
Enjoy!
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The same morning, after eating breakfast, Megan asked Conner if he would like to join her workout routine and to her surprise; he accepted. An hour later, she was waiting for Conner to join her workout. He joined her a few times, and usually waited for her whenever Megan got tired - but that fact the he joined her was the most important thing.
Her phone started to ring. It was Wally calling this time.
"Hey, Wally. What's up?" Megan happily greeted.
"Hey! How are you guys?"
"We're doing good! Conner and I are gonna work out."
"MMmmmm. Sounds tasty." Wally playfully teased her, making slurping and kissing noises.
"Oh grow up West!" Artemis, in the background, shouted, making Megan laugh.
"Anyway, why'd you call?"
"Well… the others are planning to go to Hawaii for a week. And we were wondering if you and Conner would like to come with us?"
She was slow to respond, "Uh… I'm not sure. I don't think he'd want to go."
"It's fine. The trip is still in two weeks. So you have time to let us know if you're going or not."
"Oh, okay. I'll let you know if he wants to."
"Alright! See ya soon."
"Bye." Then she hung up. Hawaii huh?
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An hour later, Megan, exhausted sat in a nearby chair after doing 4 sets of sit-ups, while Conner was still on the treadmill.
"Seriously? Tired already?" Conner looked at her with a disappointed look on his face. It still wasn't a joking matter to him. Not yet, at least.
"Need to…need to rest a bit," Megan replied, drinking from her water bottle. She was panting heavily.
"You know I've heard exercise is the most effective and less used antidepressant out there," Megan said then winced, immediately regretting her words, not wanting to make Conner feel bad again. "I mean… uh, I always feel cheery and in a great mood when I'm done. Tired, but I feel great. Maybe… you could feel the same way?"
"Heh, yeah, maybe." He chuckled lightly. Still no smile.
Conner then thought of something random. "Have you um…," he attempted to speak, trying hard not to look at her body.
"Hmm?" Megan asked.
"Have you thought about dating guys again?" He slowed down the treadmill and hopped off.
"You know," Megan wiped the sweat from her forehead, "I don't think I'm bothered to go out on dates."
"You should though. Any guy would be lucky to have you."
She then spaced off due to what he said. Is he trying to keep me away from him?
She composed herself and finally said, "Nope. I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm having a blast just spending time with my best friend." She smiled and wiped her forehead again. She playfully punched his arm just to see how he'd react.
He lightly chuckled and Megan could have sworn there was a hint of a smile, "Thanks Megan." After a second, he lightly nudged her arm with a light fist.
Megan's smile widened, then remembered about the trip Wally was talking about, "Come with me," she said.
"What?"
"To Hawaii for a vacation. Everyone is going. "
Conner thought for a full second, "I don't know."
"Please?" She held him tight, her arm wrapped around his shoulder, her legs surprisingly moving upwards. "It'll be fun! We'd be going to the beach, drink cocktails, have a beach party, visit Pearl Harbor if the others plan to go. Come on! I mean… I'll be spending time with my favorite person in the world."
"You said that already."
"I know, but it's true! What do you say?"
Conner shrugged, eyes secretly to her smooth looking thighs.
Megan tipped his chin, revealing puppy eyes at his face. "Please?"
"I'll think about it," Conner said. Megan, unexpectedly even to herself, kissed his forehead and let go of him.
Megan was blushing, What the fuck are you doing?
"I believe you wanted to smooch him hard in the mouth?" Her inner self spoke out.
Shut up! Conner is my friend, I'm not trying to make him fall in love with me.
"But that's what you want. Right?"
No! It's not!
"Stop lying to yourself! You know that you still lo…"
SHUT UP! That was the end of 'their' discussion.
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That night, after a simple dinner and a movie on the couch, Megan was in Conner's arms again. He didn't go right to sleep, instead holding her against him, his fingers running through her short hair. He did miss the days when they were short. Hawaii? Doesn't sound that bad. I'm going out with friends, people who know me and I can trust them.
"I'll go," he spoke up, waking her.
"Huh? What?" She was up instantly, "What's up?"
"I made up my mind. I'll go with you guys. To Hawaii."
Megan smiled, rising up to kiss his cheek. "Thank you."
Conner blushed at the kiss, and again hinted a smile. Megan noticed this and thought to herself, You're almost there, Conner. Baby steps.
"Oh God, just fuck him already will ya?"
No! I can't.
"If you wanna torture yourself, go ahead."
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
Two weeks later, Megan couldn't help but feel disappointed that Conner still wouldn't give a proper smile. But she still had hope that he would in Hawaii as their trip was finalized and they met up with the others in the airport waiting to board their flight. The girls were hanging out together while the boys did the same.
"So, how are you doing Conner?" Kalvin patted his close friend on the back.
"Just fine, actually," Conner said, "Getting better."
Wally and Dick both smiled. They were glad Conner was going with them to Hawaii. Hopefully, it could clear his mind from all the pain he was still experiencing deep down. Dick then noticed Barbara waving and blew a kiss at him. He smiled and did the same to her. His smile quickly faded as he discreetly examined Megan. Thankfully, she didn't notice him because she was too busy looking at Conner.
"Whatcha lookin' at, rich boy?" Wally teased him. There was no response, so he looked in the direction Dick was looking. He frowned and whispered, "You're not gonna cheat on Barbara with Megan are you?"
"What? No!" Dick looked at his childhood friend dumbfoundedly, "Look carefully dumbass."
"What are you talking abo…" Wally was about to ask until Dick grabbed his face so he could understand what was going on.
Then Wally saw why and nodded with understanding, "Oh."
Dick had a slight grin, so did Wally. They didn't say anything to each other, because they knew what they were saying to each other.
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Hawaii
There were having a great time in Hawaii, having checked into the Halekulani Hotel. All their rooms were suites. They spent time at the beach on their first day, laughing and telling each other jokes, bringing back old memories when they were teenagers. The next day, they all visited Pearl Harbor as Wally insisted they do. On the third day, it was partying time at the hotel bar. All dressed for the occasion - shirts and pants for the men, dresses for the women. They all got drunk as the drinks kept coming, except for Conner and Megan. As the other couples went out to the beach, the two of them stayed behind.
"Megan. Why don't you hang out with the others?" Conner asked in between sips.
"What?" Megan felt a little hurt. "Why?"
"Well, I mean, I just figured you'd have more fun with them. I mean, why would a hot girl like you, be sitting here while you can be there dancing with a group of ."
"Thank you for the compliment," she felt her cheeks redden. "But I don't care about hanging out with them," she placed her hand on his, "You're the only one I want to spend time with."
"I simply suggested you hang out with them, I didn't mean - "
"No. You are all I care to spend time with. Case closed," Megan winked. She was already on the verge of tipsiness.
"Fine," Conner gave up as he sipped more wine.
"Hey, guys!" Barbara came towards them, not steadily though, "Do you two wanna come back to our suite?"
"No, we're fine. We'll just stick around here for a while." Megan kindly rejected, sipping more of her wine. She began to hiccup a bit.
"Alrighty! Dick and I are gonna have some fun!" She licked her lips and giggled a bit before walking back to her boyfriend.
Megan shook her head and laughed, "Barbara, you're a sweet girl, but a slut when drunk."
Conner rolled his eyes, still wishing Megan could have just gone with them.
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TWO HOURS LATER
"Wow! Conner I never thought you had… *hiccup… four eyes before." Megan commented based on her blurry vision. She was now officially drunk.
Conner lifted her up with ease and proceeded to walk out of the hotel bar.
"Where are you taking me?" She asked in a sweet, playful voice.
"Taking you back to the suite."
"Oooo… are we gonna have some fun?"
"Uh huh. Fun… if that's what you're gonna call going to bed." Conner said sarcastically.
"Awww, but I don't wanna go to bed!" She pouted, hitting Conners back, "Let me go."
"Nope."
Reaching the elevator, he pressed the button that had the number '14' and he put her down so he could rest his muscles, but Megan took advantage of the situation. She pushed him towards the wall and leaned onto him
"You… are… such a handsome man." She stared at him dreamily.
"Thanks for the compliment," Conner said before pushing her so she could let him go.
Their moment in the elevator was quiet. Until Megan said, "I'm really sorry."
He looked at her, "For what?"
"Five years ago. Me and Logan."
Conner shook his head and said, "That was five years ago Megan. I forgave you a long time ago, so there's no point in apologizing."
"I know but… *hiccup… I hurt you real bad."
"Forget about it." He rebuffed as the elevator doors opened.
He helped her walk towards the room and in. "I'm fine, I'm fine," she slurred.
"You sure?"
"Pretty sure." Megan sat on the side of the bed in a very sultry way, "Get over here."
She grabbed him and attempted to bring his whole body onto the bed.
"You mean 'there' since you're pushing me to a place, not pulling me to one?"
"Shut the fuck up," Megan managed to bring Conner down to the bed. She turned him around and climbed on top of him, straddling him, "I love you. So much, more than anything," she hugged him.
He patted her back, rubbed it gently while snorting, "That's the alcohol talking."
"You're all that matters. I want you to be happy again," Megan confessed, completely ignoring what he said.
"Megan - "
"Shhh," she rose on her elbows, staring into his face. She shockingly gave him a sloppy kiss on the lips.
Conners' eyes widened, "Um, Megan?"
"Sorry," she apologized, "Now get off me and get in the bed."
"But you're the one on me."
"Shut up," Megan said, climbing off him, pulling the covers back. Conner didn't follow suit, as he went to the bathroom and to brush his teeth and wash his face, contemplating the kiss Megan just gave him.
Does she still love me? Or is that just the wine?
Leaving the bathroom to hit the bed in his sleeping pants and white shirt, he took a long glimpse at his ex-girlfriend, still in her dress.
"Goodnight, Megan." He whispered as he kissed her head, smiled softly and went to sleep.
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Conner smiles, but Megan doesn't see it. Sad, I know. I'm having fun with this story, you have no idea. Please review and let me know what you think!
Have a great day/night!