"Are you staying tonight?"
Zatanna asks her husband as he helps her sit down on the edge of the bed.
"I-"
Nightwing was interrupted by his comms. The woman signals him that's it's okay to answer while she waits for him with a smile on her face.
"It won't take long, beautiful"
He pecks her forehead before taking some distance.
"Oracle! What's up?"
"There's an emergency. There are multiple hits across Gotham and every single one of them scream Riddler, we need y-"
Dick sighs before looking back to the love of his life patiently and happily waiting for him as she caresses her 8 month old pregnant belly.
"Oracle, tell the super sons that they have this in the bag and that Spoiler is going with them"
"But Nightwing! There-"
"Nightwing Out!"
Dick takes off his ear piece and walks back to the raven beauty.
"Zee, I'm s-"
"It's okay, Dick. I know that you are trying to get rid off the evil from this world before our kids arrive…just be safe and come back to me…to us"
The magician opens her arms for him to hug her, which he happily does before kissing her.
"I'm sorry for being out there these past few days but as you say, I want a better world for the four of us but that doesn't mean that I have to neglect my reason to live. I'm stayin' here"
A tender smile graces the woman's lips.
"What about the emergency?"
Dick sits in front of her, so her belly was on his eye level.
"The only emergency that matters right now is the family emergency"
Dick kisses her belly, which got a reaction from the twins.
"You feel that? Are you happy that daddy is staying?"
Zatanna felt her belly move once again.
"What about we take a bath the four of us? How does that sound?"
"Amazing"
The man gets up and pecks her once again.
"Wait here while I prepare the bath"
After sometime, the bath was ready to go and Dick helps her get undress and dips together in the water. Dick sat first and Zatanna placed herself between his legs as soon as Zatanna was in position, her husband carefully lifted her belly getting moans out of the woman.
"That feels amazing"
"Relax, gorgeous. I got you"
The woman leans back on her husband and relax herself, enjoying his company and love and the warm bath. The man plans soft kisses on her ear and plays with her earlobe.
"I knew that you had an agenda…"
Still with the eyes close, she comments.
"Unless that agenda is full with make my wife happy…I don't know what are you talking about"
"Don't pretend. There's no way to hide that eel that you have down there and his reaction"
"What can I say besides that it's your fault for being to sexy, hot, beautiful, amazing…"
With each compliment, the man keeps bitting a little bit harder her earlobe getting more moans from her.
"Keep like this and you might get a reward…"
He stops his attack on her earlobe to whisper to her ear.
"Tomorrow, I'm talking with Clark and Jeff and taking my paternity leave…I want to be here for you this last month and be ready for anything"
Zatanna smiles hearing that.
"They are going to flip with that. I think they are prepping you to lead the League"
"I notice that too but with the twins coming and my hot smoking wife…there's no way that I'm leading that. Are least not for now but maybe one day but only if you are my chairwoman"
Dick moves from her earlobe to her neck.
"That sounds nice but a lot of workload. I'm sure that you can handle yourself on your own…I'm not cut for leading"
"Please, you lead the sentinels like a pro, you are one of the strongest, kindest person in the world. You can do pretty much anything and you still stick to the ground. There's not better option"
"Maybe but I don't want to have to deal with all that. I have enough dealing with you"
The mistress of magic lean backs on her husband as she relax.
Next Day
"Hey, cutie. You are just like your mom and keep getting more adorable as the time goes by"
Grayson greets Pocus as he enters his home. He picks up the fur ball of love and pets her and pulls a carrot for her.
"Hello, Richard"
"Hey, baby"
From the living room, the Zatara's welcome Grayson home.
"Hi, Sir"
Dick walks by his father in law as Pocus jumps from his arms to the magician's arms.
"I see that you two have a special bond…"
"Indeed. We love to take walk on the park although I notice how Pocus seems to be on the edge from time to time when we go for a walk…care to explain that"
"I don't know what are you talking about"
The magician winks at the bunny, Pocus has been entrusted with the mission of taking care of Zatara and just like her parents, she sometimes goes overboard.
"Hi, strangers"
The man kneels in front of his wife who was sit on the couch and kisses her belly, showing some love to his babies.
"And hello to you too, gorgeous"
The man gets up and pecks his wife's lips.
"How did it go with the League?"
The acrobat sights as he falls on the couch, right next to Zatanna.
"That bad, huh?"
She signals him to lie down and rest his head on her lap as she plays with his hair.
"Of course they let me go but they were hoping that I'd take the leave of absence some more time down the road and they ask me to help them fix some stuff before leaving…"
Both magician's laughs at the acrobat's dismay.
"But you are now here and that's what matters…truth being told if you didn't arrive when you did I was planning to go to the Watchtower and remind Jeff and Clark that you belong to me…"
"Do I…?"
"Of course. Don't be silly, they are lucky that I lend you to the League to save the world but that is all that your time with them is…a LOAN"
Her scent, her voice and her hands playing with his hair, were making Grayson drowsy.
Zatara smiled watching the couple like that, after a few months of living with them, they were finally comfortable to act more like a couple in front of him. Of course, the hard part was for Richard since Zatanna was more comfortable to be clingy in front of her dad.
"I'm glad to see that you have the same effect on him that he has on you…"
The raven haired girl looks at her father with confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"When I was Fate…I could take a peak from time to time to see you. And I saw your sleepless nights…even if Megan, Artemis, Raquel or Donna planned a sleepover to not leave you alone"
The man looks at his sleeping son in law.
"But you still had nightmares or were unable to sleep but that was never the case with Richard. He was the only one that make you be at peace…or as close as possible"
"You saw us?"
"Not always but I got the idea. The days you were more energetic were the days that you'd sleep with him…that's also why, as Fate, I talk to Bruce into letting you stay more often at the Manor, under supervision of course"
Zatanna turns beet red.
"This man didn't leave your side even after your tantrums or when you throw books at him…"
"He's something else for a long time I thought I wasn't good enough for him or that our relationship wasn't as good since I never saw you and mom fight-"
Zatara let's a good laughs escape his lips.
"Of course you don't remember. You were so little and it's nice that you just remember the good things but your mother would lash out at me from time to time for my heroics, the magic shows or just something that I did that day"
Zee starts remembering the happiness of being in family and how she got that sentiment back with the man lying on her lap.
"She even throw me a mini hair dryer in one of the tours that I did when she was pregnant"
Zatanna's smile grows bigger having that mental picture of her parents.
"I better do something to eat before he wakes up. He is going to wake up starving"
"No. Allow me, if you move, he's waking up, I can handle lunch"
"This tastes amazing…"
The family was now at the dinning table enjoying Zatara's cooking.
"Thank you"
"We should've let you cook sooner, Sir"
"Dick is right, dad. This is sooo good"
"It's just the family recipe…haven't you cook this for Richard?"
"I mean…yeah but…"
"But hers doesn't take as good as this one"
Dick responded as he keep eating the dish that might rival Alfred's.
"You were the one that told that I should learn to cook without magic!"
"I did this without magic…my dear"
Zatanna opted to keep enjoying her meal until she suddenly stopped and take her hands to her belly.
"Are you alright?"
Both men got up in a second a came closer to the mistress of magic.
"Yeah. Relax. I guess the twins loved your dish just as much as their father"
Zatanna took one of Dick's hand with her own and did the same with her father so they could feel the movement of the babies.
"I'm glad that you liked my food little ones. I'm cooking for you every time you ask"
"But you feel okay, right, Zee?"
"I do"
They shared a quick and tender kiss.
"Good"
"What about we finish this and we go and take a walk on the park? You need your daily dosis or exercise, sun and clean air"
"I do exercise. My coach here…always make sure that I do Leslie's pregnancy exercise in the morning and checks that I do everything correctly"
"And why I haven't see you doing those exercises?"
"I usually do it when you are asleep in the morning before breakfast but you have see me in my work out clothes"
"I thought that you dressed like that because you were hot even tho we are practically in Winter"
"No, I do because of my workout and then I like to water my plants but yeah it's madly comfy and more now that my normal clothes doesn't fit…"
"Now that Zee's outfit situation is clear, let's go to the park"
"So tell me Richard. How's Damian time as Robin is going?"
The family was walking through one the green parks of Bludhaven; Dick was on the left, next to him was Zee, then Zatara and Pocus was jumping around in front of them.
"Better…being friend with little Johnathan has been a huge help but they are also a riot while together"
"Who'd have thought that Batman and Superman's kids will be best friends"
"The same people that thought about 2 of Batman's sons dating Amazons and another one dating his fellow leaguer and magician friend's daughter"
"Marrying. This bat got the big price and married the magician"
"And pregnant. I want it all with the mischievous magician…"
"It's so cute! Can I pet him?"
A kid come close to the family and ask for permission to pet the bunny.
"It's a her and of course. Pocus loves the attention and love"
The kid smiles as the bunny starts nuzzling against his face.
"Just like her mother…."
"We are headliners, cute and adorable"
And Jed's shirt gets Dick's attention.
"Cool shirt. We are Star War fans as well"
Jed didn't pay much attention to the man's comments as he was to focus playing with the bunny.
"I can't wait for our kids to play with Pocus just like this…"
"Me neither-"
"Hey!"
"If it ain't the performers"
The performers are greeted by the redhead speedster and the blonde archer that were walking towards them.
"Wall"
"Artemis"
"What brings you to our humble neighborhood?"
"Scoff* Please, out all of the members of the Team, you are the one that lives in the fancier place…heck! Only Bruce lives better than you two"
"We went to your place and didn't saw any of you so we guess that you were here taking a walk"
"And you guys look like the perfect family"
Artemis half glares her husband.
"Wally, would you mind getting me something sweet?"
"I don't know what can be sweeter than my moves but you got it babe"
Zatanna just open her eyes like a puppy and without a second thought Dick got up to go with the speedster.
"I'll go as well. There is a donut place that I like so much nearby…"
With that, the men left the women alone. Artemis and Zatanna went to the closest bench and sit there with the archer petting Pocus.
"How are you feel in' Tanna? Your babies are almost here"
"I couldn't be any happier…"
The sorceress rest her hands on her tummy as she watches the two most important men in her live, and Wally, going for snacks.
"Sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming. I have the perfect husband, my father is back and getting better, I have this adorable fur ball and with kids on the way…"
"We sure come a long way from those days on the Cave"
"We sure do. I was broken when my mother died and then my uncle Kent…but then I meet you guys, I meet him"
Artemis couldn't be any happier for her friend and she couldn't wait to tell her the news.
"Then Fate took my dad but I still have him…and you know. A rocky road but he never leave my side even when I deserved-"
"And you didn't leave his' and we both know that he deserved. It's hard to believe that my best friend ended up with my husband's best friend"
"I'd say that it's the other way around since Dick and I got together first and got married first besides-"
"Yeah, yeah. He's your best friend and all that jazz. Wally won't stop complaining about that…he even scared me telling me that there was an disturbance in the force"
"Let me guess…the bro force?"
"Yeah but I thought he meant the speed force and I was freaking out thinking that my pregnancy was the one causing it. Can you imagine having a baby with super speed inside me?"
"Guys are so dumb. Sometimes I wonder if they think before they s-"
Finally, the archer's word reached the magician's brain and understanding.
"Are you telling me that you and Wally?"
"Well…yeah"
Zee: "You better not be kidding me because I can still hex you into the next millennia"
"100%. I did the test the other day and well…out kids are going to be best friend as well"
Zatanna hugs her fellow pregnant friend. And as they were hugging, Dick approached them running with a bag of donuts.
"Did Artemis told you? Is it true, Arty?"
"Why wouldn't you believe me?"
"I don't know but it's amazing, Wall. We need to celebrate!"
"We do. What about we have dinner at our place and watch movies and play video games"
"Since when you like to play? I saw that you have a couple of those consoles or whatever the name is but they are just there collecting dust"
"Yeah. Dick doesn't like to play with me since I beat him all the time in every game"
"But I'm sure that Dick and I can beat you. I've been practicing"
"Pfft* "Wally, please. You always say that and the result is always the same. I beat you even with Artemis in my team"
"I'm not that bad besides those games are stupid"
"You just say that because you suck at it. The only kill that you have on your record it's the one from when we forgot to unable friendly fire and you kill me, your teammate"
"What about we do an archery contest?"
Zatara smiles watching the kids not being so different from when he first meet them.
"You do that. I have a previous appointment to attend with Bruce, Dinah, Alfred and Diana. You kids have fun"
The couples says their goodbyes to the old magician before keep arguing.
"This sounds like we are having another D-D-D-Double Date"
"Sounds amazing to me. It's been some time since we last did that"
"Shall we call Supermartian?"
"They are helping Lucas with the Row kids and the adjustment"
"Then it's settle. Let's go to a buffet first because I'm starving"
"Let me tell you, Wall. Zee might give you a run for your money with all the food she's eating"
The magician smacks her husband.
"I'm eating for 3 besides it's not like you let me eat whatever I want"
"What about we go to the beach? We can grill some stuff, swim a little, sun bathing and end the night with some stories and marshmallows"
The archer suggested.
"You rock, babe"