I do not own the song 'Somewhere Only we Know.'
I heard it in a Winnie the Pooh commercial and fell in love with the song.
Chpt.34
At first, Livy was frozen. She wanted to push Damian away, yet at the same time she wanted to grab his shirt and pull him in deeper.
When she finally made up her mind, Damian started to pull away with a small frown.
Why did I do that? She did not kiss back… she has no feelings for me. I should not have assumed that she did. He thought sadly.
"I apologize. I-"
Livy grabbed Damian's shirt and pulled him to her, pressing her lips to his. Their noses bumped for a moment, but they didn't mind, and Damian quickly cupped her cheeks and deepened the kiss.
When the two parted, their eyes never left each other's.
"What now?" Damian questioned in a hushed voice as his thumb gently stroked her cheek.
"What do you mean?" Livy inquired. What does he mean by, 'what now?' And why is he being so nice? He just kissed me… why didn't I push him away… I still don't know how much he cares about me. I mean… is this love or lust? She thought with uncertainty.
Damian seemed to read her mind, and he kissed her forehead.
"Jason's back, and Lancy is in safe hands." Damian whispered. "Jason will leave soon. Will you go with him?"
Livy faltered, and she went to run her hand through her hair, but Damian stopped her. He didn't want Livy to put any pressure on her head injury.
"I… I don't know." Livy sighed. "I mean, it's great here with you and Colin, and the girls… but I do love being with Jason. And we go to places where it doesn't smell of smog and we can see stars… and things are so open."
"You would be happier if you traveled." Damian stated, but he looked at the wall when he spoke.
"But… so much happened here. And you…" Livy's cheeks darkened and Damian chuckled lightly as he cupped her face again. However, there was sadness in his eyes.
"I will stay here. You will not lose me because you will always know where to find me." Damian stated. "I want you to be happy, Livy. I want you to see the stars and to not be afraid. I want you to smile and to relax. It would be selfish of me to ask you to stay."
Livy hugged Damian tightly, and the teen wrapped his arms around her, kissing the top of her head.
She felt so warm in his hold and simultaneously comforted.
"Damian, do you sing?" Livy whispered, trying to get her mind off of the decision she would eventually have to make.
"Sing? Why?" Damian questioned, but he held Livy gently and she laid comfortably against him.
"You probably have a nice singing voice. Could you sing something? Please?"
"And what would I sing? What would you like to hear?" Damian inquired, and Livy was surprised that he actually seemed to be considering it.
"Anything, really." She shrugged.
The room was silent for a moment, but then Damian opened his mouth.
"I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete." Livy could feel her eyes getting heavy as she rested her head on Damian's chest. Despite how his father had a low gravelly voice, Damian was a tenor when singing.
"Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin." Damian's hand squeezed Livy's as he held her.
"I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know?"
Livy knew that there was more to the song, but that was the last thing she remembered. She fell asleep in Damian's arms while he sang to her.
When Livy woke up, the blanket on the bed was tucked around her and she felt comfortable and warm.
However there was no sign of Damian.
Was it all a dream? She wondered sadly. I hope I didn't dream it. If that was real… that would be wonderful.
Livy's calm happiness quickly faded.
What am I going to do? I love traveling with Jason but… the girls and Gotham and... Livy shook her head. Which one am I going to choose?