~.: "Say You Won't Let Go" :.~
~.: James Arthur :.~
~.: De's POV :.~
I was still looking through the hateful messages on Aria's phone when Dick comes back into the room, rubbing his left shoulder blade with a soft groan as he walks in. I flashed him a concerned gaze, tossing the phone on the table as I stand up with our son cradled against my chest with my free arm. As I approached him, Dick smiles softly and presses a gentle kiss to my forehead.
"I'm fine, babe," He murmured into my hair as I tried to inspect his shoulder as best I could while still cradling our son, "I dislocated my shoulder while I was fighting earlier, but it's no big deal. I've already set it back into place... who's this little guy?" Dick's gaze lights up with barely contained excitement as he smirks at the baby in my arms. I giggled in amusement, carefully readjusting my hold on our baby so that Dick can see him better.
"This is our son," I cooed softly, stroking the baby's left cheek affectionately while Dick brings me into a loving embrace and rests his head on my shoulder, kissing my skin gently, "Say hi, baby!" I giggled as our son looks sleepily at us with bleary stormy blue eyes that match Dick's perfectly.
The door to the room we're in swished open and we looked up to see Bella crossing the room cautiously towards us. I smiled fondly at her, reaching down to pet her head affectionately while Dick bends down and picks her up so she can see our son better. Bella peers down at the little bundle in my arms, her bright blue eyes are curious as they meet the baby's and I exchanged a hopeful look with Dick. Maybe she will react in a positive way toward our baby instead of negatively like she had with Peyton and Preston?
"What's his name...?" Bella suddenly asks, snapping me out of my thoughts as she gently strokes the baby's cheek with one index finger. Dick glanced at me with the same question in his eyes. I blushed, pushing my hair out of my face as I cuddled our son to my chest affectionately.
"I haven't named him yet..." I admitted softly, kissing the baby on the forehead, "I didn't want to name him without Nightwing here... I wanted to wait till he came back." Dick's eyes glistened in the light, kissing my cheek lovingly while Bella cuddles against his chest.
"Well, I'm back now," He chuckled softly, carefully wrapping his sore arm around my waist, "So what should we name him?" I giggled quietly at his inquiry before chewing my bottom lip in thought as I observed our son's sleepy expression.
"Alexander?" I suggested curiously to Dick, who narrows his eyes thoughtfully at the sound of the name before shaking his head in rejection, glancing at Bella.
"How about Brodie?" He offers, smiling affectionately at me once more. I looked down at our son once more, observing our baby's face again before nodding in agreement.
"Brodie Richard Grayson~" I cooed lovingly, nuzzling our son happily while Dick softly chuckles and brings me into an affectionate group hug, "I love you, Dick," I whispered softly, kissing his cheek affectionately which makes a warm smile spread across his lips as he holds me closer to him.
"I love you more," he murmured against my hair after kissing my lips softly. I leaned into his embrace, content to just be in his arms with Bella and our new son, Brodie.
"Does this mean Brodie is my new baby brother?" Bella asks softly, playing with my hair as we stand there like that for a few moments longer. Dick and I exchanged amused glances before nodding happily.
"It does! You're gonna be the best big sister, I just know it," I cooed, reaching up to stroke Bella's face affectionately and causing her to giggle enthusiastically, holding my hand in both of hers.
"I promise I'll be the best sibling," she chirped, smiling brightly down at Brodie as I kissed her cheek softly.
"Speaking of siblings..." Dick suddenly began, ruffling Bella's hair playfully, "I found your sister earlier! Do you want to come see her in the infirmary?" Bella's eyes widened but then darkened slightly, glancing away from him as he lowers her to the ground.
"I- I don't know..." she murmured softly, her eyes are downcasted as I gave Dick a confused look. Well, I guess it's only natural for Bella to react that way... Acacia hid Allysa for years from not only Dick but Bella as well... I quietly thought to myself as she rubs the back of her arm nervously.
"That's alright," Dick chuckles softly, stroking her cheek gently with a gloved hand as he smiles warmly at her, "You can meet her whenever she wakes up. Until then, how does some cookies and a Disney movie sound?" Bella's face immediately lights up and she bounces happily, clapping her hands together with enthusiasm.
"YES!! Can we watch Bambi?" She asks excitedly, then turns to me, "Will you watch it with us, De? I don't.. I don't wanna see my mommy right now..." I exchanged a worried look with Dick but nodded quickly in response, earning a happy squeal from Bella as she hugs my waist. Nightwing chuckled in amusement as Bella races to go grab the movie.
"I'm going to get changed out of my suit," he explains to me, leaning forward and stealing another kiss from my lips as I rock Brodie in my arms, "I'll meet you in the den afterwards. Don't stop being amazing~" I giggled as he left the room, and once he's gone, I walk back toward the table and pick up Aria's phone, pursing my lips as another series of hateful messages bombards the notification bar.
"I'm shutting this stupid thing off," I growled irritably, adjusting Brodie in my arms as he whimpers against my chest in confusion, "Aria doesn't deserve this kind of treatment, and Dick and I can always buy her a new phone..." I clicked out of the notification bar and opened the settings window, tapping the 'factory reset' option. The phone shuts off completely, leaving a satisfyingly blackened screen as I quickly pulled out the phone's SD card with precision before slipping it into my jeans pocket.
"I'm sorry, Aria," I murmured quietly, "Youre getting a new phone and a new number. And I'm going to put that boy Blake through unimaginable pain for hurting you this badly," Narrowing my eyes, I place the now completely wiped phone into my other jeans pocket, then make my way out of the room. I pass the infirmary on my way down to the den, and I quickly peered into the room to see Aria, Wally, and Amelia snuggling in her infirmary bed together in a huddle. That's so precious. I'm so glad Aria is going to be okay. I don't know what Dick, Wally, and I would do if Aria hadn't lived through this experience.
As Brodie stirs in my embrace, I quickly walk down the hall and find that Dick is already sitting on the couch with Bella, a cookie jar between the two of them as they turn on the movie. I giggled softly, making my way toward them and Dick smiles affectionately at me, pulling me into his lap before resting his chin on my left shoulder while the opening scene begins. Bella glances up at me and giggles softly, hopping up carefully and placing a kiss on Brodie's forehead gently before settling back down once more.
"I love this movie," I chirped softly, snuggling against Dick as he hums quietly and lovingly nuzzles my neck, "It's my childhood favorite. I used to watch it a lot with a close old friend of mine before he passed away," Bella looks up at me in surprise.
"You used to watch this movie too? I try to watch it a lot, but mommy and Jared always turn it off when Bambi's mom dies because they always cry," Bella pouts, crossing her arms over her chest adorably and causing Dick and I to let out a unified laugh.
"They're such crybabies! I never cry during that scene," I raised an eyebrow at that statement and she blushes, twirling her hair around one of her fingers nervously, "Okay, I cried once...but only once! And I was a lot smaller when I cried. I'm a big girl now!" She puffs out her chest and tries to look tough, evoking an amused cackle from Dick as he shakes his head in laughter.
"Alright, big girl," He finally chuckles breathlessly, "Let's watch the movie then so you can show us how tough you are," Bella nods determinedly and smiles as we focus on the movie once more.
