Meaning: Annoyance, frustration
"You're a jerk." Zatanna shook her head and stormed into her room, but Dick followed her in like a dog following its master.
"Can I at least explain?"
She turned around to yell at him again, but all she could do was huff angrily. "I seriously cannot believe you."
"I was undercover with the mob for two weeks! I had no connection to anyone on the outside, not even Batman! What do you want from me?!"
Zatanna sent him a deathglare, and Dick was absolutely not going to mention how cute she looked considering she was a few seconds away from slapping his shades clean off his face.
"You don't think that maybe, just maybe, I'd wanna know before you disappear off the face of the Earth for half a month?!"
"It was top secret!"
"Screw 'top secret'! I'm your girlfriend but you never tell me anything! You only ever let me in when you need help with something! Do you realize how selfish that is?! Sometimes it feels like you never even wanna speak to me! I might as well just be your therapist at this point because that's all you ever want to talk to me for!"
Dick was left speechless. She must've been holding that in for a while.
And yeah, not telling her before he vanished without a trace was probably not the best move on his part.
He reached out to grasp her hand, but she pulled it away before he could make contact. He frowned and stared into her eyes as she crossed her arms and scowled viciously. "I'm sorry. I…I never knew you felt like that."
"Yeah, you didn't. Because you never cared to ask." She shook her head and sighed angrily. "God, you're so fucking…"
She didn't even bother finishing her sentence, instead reaching out to grab his arm tightly and rather powerfully tug him towards her, crashing their lips together and planting her hands on either side of his face in a hot-blooded kiss. He was so startled that he didn't even get a chance to kiss back before she pulled away, leaving his brain a gooey mess as he stared at her in dire confusion.
"What was that for?" She rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"I care about you, you idiot. You're my best friend, my boyfriend. I wanna be part of your life sometimes."
He cleared his throat and threw his arms around her waist, gently tugging her back to him as her hands found their way to his shoulders.
"I'm sorry I made you think you weren't."
She kissed him again, and this time he kissed back, sliding his tongue over her teeth and gums several times before pulling away. He kissed her hair while she rested her head on his torso.
"I'm sorry."
"You said that already." Her voice was muffled by the fabric of his hoodie, but no less angelic for it.
"I know. But still. No more secrets, not even if Batman wants it. From now on, I'll try to be a better boyfriend."
Zatanna looked up to meet his eyes, their lips mere centimeters apart. He was telling the truth. She could see it in his eyes, even if they were covered by the shades.
She couldn't explain it. She just knew. He drove her so fucking crazy sometimes, but she still knew.
"You're telling me everything tonight." He smiled.
"Yes, ma'am."
"And you're spending the night over. And we're watching a movie. And you're paying for pizza."
"Can I at least pick the movie?"
"No. Fuck you." Dick kissed her hair again. "Maybe the next one, but you'll have to earn it."
"Can you leave the room so I can put on some pajamas?"
"No. I wanna watch."
"If you insist. But only if I get to watch you, too."
"I'll consider it. Get changing."
