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Stephanie Brown would never deny her boyfriend much of anything, but he clearly doesn't know that, and it's highly amusing right now. It's movie night, and with the credits rolling a cheesy romcom with a love triangle that she didn't pick, Steph knows Tim's overthinking himself into oblivion.
Shifting his head from her shoulder to her ample chest, Steph pets her boyfriend's hair softly before broaching the subject. “Okay, boy wonder, what's the problem? You picked this movie then you got all mopey after the girl ended up with the main guy.”
“Steph...” Tim grumbles as he shifts his head, so his words aren't completely lost in her breasts. “It's stupid. Nothing to worry about.”
“Doubt it,” Steph retorts as she curls her fingers in Tim's hair. “Come on, you can't lie to your girlfriend.”
It's not quite a full-body flinch, but with how intertwined they are on the couch, Steph definitely felt Tim tense. “I'm not lying about anything,” he tells her, but Tim doesn't turn his head up to look her in the eye.
“Okay, then it's keeping a secret. We've already figured out that's always a bad plan,” Steph says pointedly, and she can feel Tim slump in defeat. “What can be so bad, Tim? We've made it through so much worse; I'd put money on it. And you know I'm a broke girl that can't be making bad bets like that.”
Tim finally looks up at her with a faint frown on his face, thinking over his words. “I am an emotionally compromised bisexual,” he states, and Steph has to bite her cheek to keep from laughing; it clearly doesn't work. “Don't laugh at me, Steph! This is serious!”
The giggles spill out as she gives Tim a hug. “I'm not laughing at you, Tim,” she tells him between giggles. “This just isn't new news.”
“What?” he asks, sounding a bit shocked. “How?”
Steph grabs his shoulders gently and pushes him to sit up straight to give him an incredulous look. “Are you kidding me? You had a crush on Dick when we were dating the first time, you know.”
Tim's face turns tomato red. “I do not have a crush on Dick!” he almost shouts.
“Not anymore,” Steph agrees amicably. “That ship sailed ages ago.”
“How do you know more about this than I do?”
“Because I know you best, dingus,” Steph replies before kissing him on the forehead. “So, how are we seducing Jason into bed to help with your bisexual crisis?”
Tim jumps to his feet. “What does Jason have to do with anything?” he asks quickly, and Steph can see the redness returning to his cheeks. “He's a jerk. Why would he be who I'm...crushing on?”
Steph stands up to place her hands on her boyfriend's hips. “Because you like to be bossed around,” she states with no room for argument as she moves her mouth next to Tim's ear. “I bet he'd be real bossy in bed too. We could double team you easy that way.”
“Stephanie!”
With a put upon sigh, Steph pulls away with a pout. “You don't like my idea?” she asks sweetly, fiddling with something in her hands. “That's really too bad...”
Tim's eyes narrow as he sees his cell phone in Steph's hands. “Steph, what are you doing?” he asks her, deadly serious as she taps a few more times on the screen.
“It's really too bad...” Steph starts to say as she backs away. “Since I've already texted Jason-”
She should have predicted the tackle, but at this range, Steph did not have room to dodge. They both go tumbling to the ground, and in the struggle, Tim's phone vibrates a few times with reply texts. Tim manages to snatch his phone back, sitting on the ground and staring at Jason's reply.
Jason
Today 10:33 PM
blondie got your phone huh?
well baby bird i'd be down
if your gf aint the only one w balls here
im home u kno the code
“Let me see! What did he say?” Steph asks as she looks over Tim's shoulder. “Ooh, that's a big positive. He's eager too. See, I told you.”
Tim clears his throat as he hesitates to respond. “...this is really fast...” he murmurs. “Are you sure, Steph? That's a big change for us.”
Steph gives him a soft peck on his cheek. “I'm sure, because I've had time to think about this,” she admits. “But you haven't, so you don't have to jump because we say jump, wonder boyfriend. We can wait.”
He looks torn as he glances back to his phone, Steph can tell. She gives him a hug from behind, resting her hands over his. In return, Tim gives her hands a squeeze with the one not holding the phone. They sit on the floor for a few moments before Steph sees Tim typing out a message and hitting send. She smiles as she gives him another kiss, rewarding him for his courage.
Tim
Today 10:39 PM
We'll be there in 20 minutes.