Love Story

Chapter 5 White Dress

It had been weeks since our argument, and Dick seemed even more distant then before. He was always gone on work, and when he was in town he wanted to spend more time with my father then he did with me. I was starting to get annoyed. Why didn't robin want to spend time with me! I know I had been a bit forceful in our argument a few weeks ago, but I didn't think it had been that bad. I sighed, things just didn't seem to be going my way at all. I was really getting tired of waiting around for Dick to come and "sweep me off my feet." It was clear that that was never going to happen, but still, couldn't he at least have the decency to stop by and see me every so often. I was starting to loose faith in him.

Then one day Dick called me at work. He seemed super excited, but I just rolled my eyes. He had blown me off too many times for me to get my hopes up this time. He begged me to meet him on the outskirts of town, in the park at the white gazebo. I sighed, I didn't really want to meet him, but I figured why not. After all, Dick had been a great guy up until the whole accident thing happened, maybe he would be able to do something to get me to not be so annoyed. I sighed and grudgingly agreed to meet him there.

I showed up at the park and sighed. I had no idea why I was here, but it was too late to turn back now, Dick was already waiting and it would be rude to run now. He may have left me waiting many times, but my stupid heart wouldn't let me do the same. I slowly came up to the gazebo and frowned.

"You know you have a lot of nerve asking me to meet you here today! You have blown me off I don't know how many time and you have no idea how alone I have felt! You have been spending all your time here in town with my father or with Bruce, but whenever it comes to me, you always seem to blow me off! I have been feeling so alone and you have never come to see me! And NOW you want me to meet you here, but you won't tell me why! I keep waitin for you to call or stop by, but NO, you never have time! I don't know what to think anymore Dick!"

I tossing everything I had been feeling in the past few weeks in his face…I knew I was ranting, but maybe that was what he needed, maybe that was what was needed to wake him up! Dick just smiled back at me and was very calm with his response.

"Are you finished ranting now Babs?"

"Yah, I think I am…Now, what was so important that you had to drag me all the way out here to talk to me!"

Dick did not reply right away. He knelt down on one knee, smiling up at me and dug into his pocket for something and then pulled out a little box. His smile got bigger when he opened the box and I gasped. Inside the box was a beautiful diamond ring.

"Barbara Gordon, I love you with all of my heart, and I know this all sounds really cheesy, but I want you to be in my life forever. I talked with your father to ask him for your hand in marriage, and he agreed." Dick smiled at me, so that was why he had been spending so much time with my father. "I love you Babs, and I wanted to know if you would do me the honor of being my wife."

I gasped, I really didn't know what to say. Well, of course I knew what to say, but all of a sudden I seemed to be unable to find my voice. Dick smiled at me, as if he understood what was going through my head.

"Here's two things I know without a doubt. One is that I love you with all of my heart, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. And two is that if you say yes, you will never have to be alone again." Dick's smile seemed to be a light in all the darkness that had been surrounding me lately and I couldn't help but smile back. So, with tear-filled eyes, happy tears of course, I smiled and shook my head yes.

"Of course I will Dick! I would love nothing more," I said with joy, finally finding my voice again.

Dick and I got married, and even my father was happy for us. And none of you should be surprised when I tell you that he and I lived happily ever after as Mr. and Mrs. Grayson.

The End!

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