25 Days of Batfam

Days 12 & 13

Cass, Steph, Babs, Tim, Damian, Jason, Dick, and Bruce were all sitting at the table of the dining room of Wayne Manor. It was a rare occasion in which they all managed to have dinner together.

Of course, there were several small arguments between everyone- that happened whenever they all got together. Especially between Damian, Tim, and Jason. Dick tried to get everyone to stop, and worked for the most part, but he still wasn't able to stop Damian from throwing the bowl of mashed potatoes on Tim's head...

Anyway, after a little while, Barbara and Dick just kind of looked at each other. 'You wanna get out of here?" Dick mouthed to her. Babs smiled and gave a nod.

The two exited the now very loud dining room, and went to the living room, where it was quite a bit quieter. It had been a while since Dick and Barbara had a moment together, just the two of them. And he found that he really missed that. If Dick was honest with himself, he knew that he still had feelings for Barb. He was sure that she still did for him too-at least a little, but their relationship had been on-and-off so much that he wasn't sure telling her about his feelings would get them anywhere.

Dick really wished that he had better luck with relationships.

Now alone in the living room, the two original partners/sidekicks of Batman looked each other in the eyes.

"You're coming over Christmas Day, right?" Dick asked her.

Barbara nodded. "Yeah. I'm spending the morning with my dad, but I think I'll drop by sometime after noon."

"Good." Dick smiled. "I'm glad. It wouldn't be the same without you."  Even when they weren't a couple, they made sure to see each other every Christmas, even if they could only FaceTime. Because couple or not, they were family.

Suddenly, Barbara glanced up and a grin came to her face. "Hey look," she said. "Mistletoe."

Dick glanced up too, and also grinned.  Next thing he knew, he was gently kissing Barbara on the lips.