Chapter 1

Air Planes and Strangers

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The sun was too bright as I locked my front door, sighing as I know the horror of today. Travel is not for me. Swinging my purse over my shoulder I head down my front steps admiring the cute flower beds my neighbor helped me plant. The purple suitcase rolls on the ground as I walk with my Louis Vuitton heels clicking on the concrete. I throw the suitcase into the back of my jeep in a huff. All I can think about is how bad I need a cappuccino right now. Looking at my watch I decide I don't have enough time before I have to be at the airport. The drive isn't too long, but I still hate the drive with the crazy traffic. When I get to the gate, I'm completely exhausted but 5 minutes early to grab a cup of French vanilla cappuccino before they line up to board. Stupid flights.

I sigh as I sit in the uncomfortable seat, almost dreading the thought of who is seated next to me. Knowing my luck, it's a woman with a child who screams the entire flight, or someone who decides to talk the entire way. Looking out at the landing strip I almost don't notice the stranger sit down. I look at him in shock. "Richard?" I smile.

"Hey!" he hugs me. "Rachel its been too long!"

"Too long, where are you headed?"

"Well, I owed Bruce a favor so he sent me to Seattle for a meeting with a colleague. Now I'm headed home. " He smiles. His blue eyes are dazzling and gets me so distracted as they twinkle in the light. "Where you headed?"

"Oh uh, Bludhaven." I smile, "Convention for small business owners."
"Hows the café doing?" he smiles as he fastens his seat belt."

"Oh its great, you should have seen it while you were in Seattle."

Suddenly the muscular mans thin cheeks turned red, and a smirk came across his face. He looked away and then back at me. "Rae, I went this morning before my flight."

"What did you think?" I smile, excitedly.

"It was nice." He bit his lip, "Looks similar to the one in Jump City".
"I miss it." I look at the black acrylic fingernails on my thin fingers.

"Me too." He smiles as the plane takes off. "So where are you staying?"

"at the Hilltower inn?" I look at the file on top of my purse.

"No you're not." He gives me a stern look, "Bludhaven isn't safe as it is. No way you're staying at an Inn Falcon guys runs."

"It was $80 for two nights, I can protect myself." I look down.

"Rae, they use the basement as a women ring" he whispers to me.

Maybe it's the way I looked at him or my eyes, but he immediately grabbed my hand into his. Of course he would remember what happened with Slade on that rooftop. He's the only one awake to see the ending of his torture as he threw my body off of the roof from raping me. I look into his gorgeous eyes and see his compassion, "Stay with me, we have a lot to catch up on anyway." He smiles.

"I couldn't put you out like that." I smile rubbing my thumb over his hand as he continues to hold my shaky hand.

"I have a guest bedroom that has never been used, its an honor." He smiled. "I wont take no as an answer"

"Fine, you win" I smile.

"Do you remember the last time we saw each other?" his eyes gaze into mine, making me instantly blush.

"3 years ago. I was 22 and we were all at the pizza place for a reunion before Kori went back to Tamaranian."
"Have you heard from anyone since then?" his face takes on a somber look.

"No." I look out the window.

The last time the Teen Titans saw each other after the we disbanded there was an argument about Beastboy's new wife.. Terra. While in the end, she turned on Slade to save us, she still betrayed us all. I sigh as we look away from one another in silence. "I miss my friends." I say looking out at the clouds.

"you have me" he tightens his hold on my hand.

"With the 10 years we have known each other, I cant believe you still love me" I smile

"and you still love me" he brushes my long locks behind my ear.

"More than anything." I lean my lips into his.

The kiss is breathtaking. His lips are soft and he tastes like hazelnut and coffee. I pull away only for him to embrace my jaw kissing me longer. We finally break but both are biting our lips smiling. I've always loved him. Although he had a fling with Starfire, it didn't hold up when the end of the world came. Richard and I stayed together in secrecy until I was 20 and he was 21. We were caught making out in the workout room by the team. Starfire was upset, but eventually forgave us. And we were teased to no end until 6 months later when the town had been too quiet for too long, and we were no longer needed.

We all went our own ways. Richard didn't ask me to go with me. he asked me where I was going. I had no idea then, and told him that. His only response was to be safe. A few months later he found me in Seattle in a tiny apartment working at a Starbucks. Regret kept eating at him for not asking me to come, for not going with me. but we decided that my life was there now, and his was in Bludhaven. We were across the country from each other and couldn't sacrifice our human lives for what we had when we were heros.

"Ive missed you Rachel" he smiles.

"You are always welcomed to contact me Richard," I touch his face lightly.

"Rae, it hurts too bad to see you and talk to you a thousand miles away and not touch you." he brushes my hair back.

"I know the feeling."

"We'll have a weekend together though." I sigh.

"Yeah." He smiles. I finally glance off of his face and notice his suit. Its Ralf Lauren, with brass cuff links. The suit is grey with a white button up shirt and a navy tie.

"You always looked good in a suit." I smile

"Did you just check me out?" he smiles.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I bite my lip.

"You don't look to bad either Rae" he smiles, I look up at his eyes staring at my chest.

"Um, Mr. Grayson. My eyes are up here." I hold his chin up. He flashes me his drop dead gorgeous smile that sends shivers up my spine.

"Its going to be a good weekend." He kisses me.