Dick was mesmerized, confused and feeling so many more emotions at the same time. One of the perks about being an early bird was that could live these moments were he could watch her sleeping peacefully. He can't stop wondering how he managed to be with someone as amazing as her, he was conflicted as well, she looks so peaceful, beautiful and fragile; he sees her and automatically feel like anything could take her away from him at any given moment. He moves a strand of her hair out of her face. He couldn't believe how beautiful she was, unable to hold himself, he gently press his lips on her nose for a brief moment. She wrinkles her nose in response and that action only make him fall more in love with her with how adorable she looks doing it.
"Good morning, hubby"
The magician smiles as those words left her mouth. She couldn't believe how she landed a man like the one in front of her. She couldn't comprehend nor believe how someone as strong as him could be so gentle, tender and the most affectionate person she has ever met.
"Heya, Zee. Sleep good?"
She nuzzles to his chest.
"Good? Nah. That word doesn't cut it, it doesn't make any justice to the quality of the sleep that I get while you hold me"
That was all he needed to hear to pull her closer.
"What about now? Do you think you might be able to top that previous sleeping session?"
"It looks promising so far but don't we have any plans or anything to do? Although, to be honest I'd gladly cancel them to stay like this…"
"Well, let's see; you are still on leave with the Justice League but I kinda have to do monitor duty and Wally won't keep covering for me…then you don't have any shows for these upcoming days since we have to work in our show an-"
Zatanna opens her eyes and gasp for air.
"We need to hurry with OUR show!"
"Why?"
"Because I want to do it while I still look this hot…"
"C'mon, Zee. You'll always be the sexiest and hottest woman in existence, no matter what and the fact that you are carrying the result of our love…that only makes you more beautiful"
Dick starts caressing her tummy and kissing her naked shoulder.
"I love you so much, Dick but still…It's going to be so much easier if I perform like this than we the pregnancy starts to kick in, y'know? Like the cravings, pains, mood swings and all that stuff"
"You sound pretty chill about it"
"Of course. I have you with me"
"Always but if you want to do it sooner to feel more comfortable then let's do it"
Dick tries to stand up but was stopped by his wife.
"We are planning our show after another 5 minutes of sleep. You can't hold me like that and not expect for me to fall asleep"
She readjust on his chest as they tangle their legs together to be as close as possible.
"See you later, Piccola. I'm on my way to train with Khalid and Nabu. Call me if you need anything"
"Will do, be safe and take it easy…it's hasn't too long since you took off the helmet"
Zatanna hugs her father goodbye before the man disappears with a puff of smoke. As Zatara goes away, it comes a knock at her door.
"Oh no! You are not bringing your bullshit to my home"
Zatanna closes the door faster than she opened but was stopped by a foot.
"Ouch! C'mon, luv. I came here to talk"
Zatanna sighs before opening the door.
"What? What did you do now?"
"Aren't you inviting me in?"
"No. I told you, this is mine and Dick's place and I don't want some demon to ruin this because you put me as a reference"
The blonde ignores her and tries to step in but was pushed back, falling on his butt.
"What the bloody hell?!"
"I told you. I protected my home, try to get in again and I'd have to clean the rest of you from the door step"
The raven haired woman glares at him.
"Fine. Is Richie boy here?"
"Don't call him that but no, he's not here"
"Then the more reason for ol' good Johnny to make some company…"
"You wish…now spill. I have things to do"
Zatanna starts tapping her foot impatiently.
"Look, I know that you might not believe me but I have change. I want to start fresh and not bring as much problems as I used to…."
Zee wasn't buying it.
"I even took you off my reference with every demon. I swear by the queen of England"
The British lifts his hands.
"And what can I do for you? Or why are you here?"
"I want a second chance…what we had was special-"
"First, there was never a WE and you never stood a chance. I was having problems with Dick and you keep hittin' on me even tho I told you that my heart will always belong to him and when I fix things with him, you keeep shittin' on us and try to split us apart. Look, John, I'm happy that you want to get your life together but there will never be a me and you. The best I can do is be your friend like we kinda have been for a while but you can't hold on me as your hope for a normal life…."
"Give me one chance. I know that I can be better than pretty boy. The Boy Scout surely doesn't give you the thrill that you need an-"
"Stop it. If you keep like this I won't even be your friend and we will keep this strictly professional against the mystic threats"
"Luv…"
Zatanna takes the blonde's hands.
"John, my life and heart belongs to Dick and right now, I'm pregnant with his child and we couldn't be any happier. He's my first love, my first kiss, my first in everything that comes with love and he will be my only and last as well. And I hope you find the same kind of happiness with someone or several someones yourself"
"I'd like to say that maybe in the next life but that bond that you have with baby bats won't allow me…"
"Yeah, the ring's magic with the lover's oath is quite powerful and-"
"I'm not talking about the ring, Zat. I don't know what you or pretty boy did but you two are each others's destiny. Your souls are intertwined for eternity, not matter what or who. You are what those corny lame people call…soulmates"
"What's up Bat brats?"
Nightwing arrives at the Batcave where Spoiler, Red Hood, Damian, Tim, Orphan and Oracle were checking some files.
"Dickhead. About time for you to arrive"
"Yeah, Dick. You keep us waiting for a long time"
Tim comes closer to greets his eldest brother.
"Grayson, are we training today? We were in the middle on that Owl's technique"
"Wait! Are you teaching shorty Talon's techniques?! I want in too"
Spoiler exclaims. Then Orphan makes signals to communicate that she wants to see those techniques up close.
"Fine. You three can come to my Nest at night…"
Barbara rolls her eyes.
"Dick, please don't call your HQ The Nest"
"Why not? I used to be a Robin, a bird and my symbol is a bird and my protégée is a bird and Zee has the dove as a trademark bird with the whole magic stuff…"
"That reminded me…why was she wearing that Nightwing like outfit the other day? I know that you two are corny but that? I was expecting more from her…"
Steph teases him.
"Huh? That? She promised me that she would be my sidekick and dress for the part if I beat Jason on the tournament"
"That reminds me Dickward…when do I get my rematch? And what about if I beat you, I get to name your kid…"
Barbara clenches her fist hearing about Dick's kid and Spoiler flinches.
"What? Is Zatanna pregnant?"
The blonde screams.
"Yeah. About 5 weeks in. We are going to do a check with the doc later today. We want to make sure that everything is fine before we do our show and go to Milan for the fashion week"
"The life of the artist"
Tim teases and Orphan notices the change on Barbara's mood.
"Enough chit chat. Robin, the Outsiders need you; Spoiler you go with the Team; Damian, Alfred asks if you are done with your homework…"
With that the little Wayne vanishes to the Manor., Steph congratulates Dick and tells him to do some gossip later on and Barbara keeps giving assignments.
"And Jason, Artemis tells me that Bizarro misses you and wants to play tag; Cass, get ready, we are going to keep with your reading and speaking classes"
Orphan grabs the redhead's hand and squeezes it.
"Go. I'm going to catch with you in a minute. I'm fine"
It takes a couple of minutes for Orphan to leave, leaving Oracle and Nightwing alone.
"Any assignments for me, boss?"
Dick comes closer to one of his oldest friends.
"When were you going to tell me that you were having a baby?"
There was poison on Barbara's voice.
"Huh? Maybe after Zee's check up. We wanted to tell the Team next and before going on vacation…what's with the reaction?"
"I don't know. I thought that as one of your oldest and closest friends, you will come to me after knowing that Zatanna was pregnant or at very least that you two were trying"
"It wasn't personal or anything like that Barb…we just told the Original Team that we were trying but didn't tell anyone else…Zee and I were a little nervous and worried about trying and not getting results, y'know?"
Barbara pinches her temple.
"If you say so…"
The woman turns her gaze from him to the computer and Dick frowns at that.
"What is it, Barbara? What are you not telling me? I don't get why you are mad at me for that…are you having problems with Jason?"
Dick flinches at Gordon's gaze.
"I broke up with Jason when you were missing with the Court"
"What?! Why?! And you say that I don't tell you anything…"
"Dick, after you came back from the Court; you joined the League, took Damian under your wing, go into your dating spree with Zatanna and what else? Oh yeah, that's right, you start trying to make your family bigger. When I was supposed to tell you when we barely spend time together outside of the mission?!"
Dick looks down realizing how much he had neglected her.
"I'm sorry Barb. I truly don't know what to say…but why didn't you say anything? Like, hey Dick! Let's catch up over with a coffee or I don't know…"
"Every time that I wanted to do that, I either hear from Damian, Jason, Artemis, Megan, Raquel or pretty much anyone that you were going to god knows where with Zatanna on a special date. Or are you going to tell me that you were cancelling your plans with her to talk with me?"
"Well no but that doesn't mean that I couldn't make arrangements to see you and then go with Zee…and what does me going with the Court have anything to do with you and Bard?"
Barbara takes a deep breath.
"Look Dick. I know that this isn't fair for neither of us and this is going to sound selfish but there's something I need to say to you…"
Dick crunches to be on her eye level and nods at her to continue.
"I haven't get over you, not completely…and when you went missing I was freaking out thinking that I wouldn't see you again and ask you this…I love Zatanna and I love you too. I love you two guys together, you are annoyingly cute and perfect together but is there any scenario in which we could've been more than Bat brats? More than friends?"
Dick looks at her wet eyes and takes her hands.
"Barbara, I love you too but you and I…that would never work you are like a big annoying sister to me; I told you back then when you tried to make a move on me, that there can't be anything more than the friendship I'm giving you and what Zee and I have, is something unique and special…I truthfully don't see myself in this life or any without her"
She wipes some tears away.
"I know but I guess I kinda needed to hear it to finally move on"
The bats embrace in a hug.
"I'm always be there for you, Barb and I promise that I won't neglect our friendship but if I do please call me out on that"
The redhead chuckles.
"You bet your dumb butt that I will…so any ideas on the name for your child?"
"No, not yet. I mean, we don't know If we are having a girl or a boy. I say that it's a girl but Zee says that's a boy…"
"Well, since Zatanna is the brains in your relationship and a woman, I'd say that she's right"
"Hey! My father's instinct already kicked in and said to me that I'm having a baby girl"
"Well lucky that no matter what, those kids are going to be beautiful, the problem lies if they inherit your common sense, or lack of it…"
"How was your day, Zee?"
After a pretty eventful day. The couple were reunited at their home at last. Dick pecks his wife's lips but when he was about to pull away, she snakes her arms around him and pulls him in a heated make out session.
"C'mon, honey. You should know by now that I need more than just a peck from your lips and more after not seeing you for the whole day"
He cups her face and starts kissing her, this time he was in charge and ends up with a bite on her bottom lip.
"Better?"
She lowers her hands from his neck to her chest as she tries to steady her breathing.
"Much. Very much…and my day is way better now, although I must admit that I get so much more stuff done while you are not around pulling me back to the bed or couch"
"Me? You are the one that could sleep a whole day"
"Who said anything about sleeping?"
Dick cackles.
"You got me there. So what did you do without my presence distracting you?"
"I almost got out show down, just need to check some details with you; I took Pocus for a walk, do groceries, dinner, picked my outfits for Milan, water my plants, laundry…"
"For how long I was gone?"
She smirks at him before softening her gaze.
"And Constantine came by…"
Dick automatically frowns at that.
"What did he do now? And please tell that he didn't hit on you…"
"You know that he did"
"One of these days I'm going to beat him up for keep-"
"Hey! Doesn't matter. I'm yours, and yours only"
Dick relaxes.
"I trust you but still…"
"I know but anyway…apparently he doesn't want to be as fuck up and apparently he is straightening his life in a way and he put me out his mystical reference list with the demons"
"At last. Something else?"
"He did try to hit on me but also told me something nice"
Dick arches his eyebrow.
"That he doesn't know how or why but that he can see/sense that you and I are soulmates and destiny to always find the other"
Dick was surprised by the blonde's words.
"That was nice and weird for him to say but it's that surprising at all? I mean I knew that I already"
"Oh! Me too but I love when people reminds me that you are trapped with me forever"
"I'd say that is the other way around, gorgeous…"
Zee close the gap between them and ghosted his lips.
"Now, detective. Tell me how was your day before I get my way with you and make you forget your own name"
"I trained Damian, Steph and Cass with one technique from the Court. To no one's surprise, Cass got it pretty quickly, Damian still has to hone it and Steph it's getting there…she was more focus about giving names to our kid"
"Let me guess; if she's a girl, Steph and if he's a boy Stephano…"
"Yeah. Either way, she said that she's only giving us purple stuff"
"Anything else?"
"I talk with Barbara. She broke up with Bard"
Zee saw it coming. She was not stranger to the redhead feelings towards her husband for the way she looks at him.
"And she said that she still loves you, right?"
Dick opens his eyes in surprise.
"How do you know?"
"She's pretty obvious when it comes to you. But I know that she didn't do it to ruin us because 1. No one can ruin us, 2. I know that you adore me, 3. She needs closure to finally move on"
Dick couldn't believe how perfect she was and how much they have change. Those thoughts make him laugh.
"What? What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing. It's just that a couple years ago I'd throw a tantrum about Constantine being here and you would've turn Barbara into a pig or something but here we are"
A smile graces the magician's lips.
"I'm not thrilled about seeing John with the track record on getting me in trouble, even if he help us out from time to time or Barbara coming at you or any girl for that matter but…we have come a long way together and we are having a baby together. I know we can trust each other with our eyes close or am I wrong?"
Dick kneels I'm front of her and kisses her belly.
"No, you are not wrong"
She couldn't help her giggles with the ticklish sensation on her belly.
"What? Stop it…"
"I'm multitasking. Giving love to our kid and to you"
He moves his hands from her sides to her butt and squeezes it.
"And who are you giving love with that?"
"That's for me"
As he got up, he lifted her with him and take her to their bedroom.