"I'm in love with you!" I shouted, quickly covering my mouth as I watched his eyes go wide and his body freeze. Taking a deep breath, I rolled my shoulders. "I'm done pretending like I'm not, I'm done hiding it," I said, shaking my head and letting out a humorless laugh before looking back at him. "I'm just done."

"You're in love with me?" he whispered, still in shock.

"Yes! And I'm okay with it. I've come to terms with it. I understand this makes our friendship weird, but you're still my best friend. I'm sorry if I'm too selfish to hold this in, and maybe I've just ruined the best thing I had going for me in life, but I can't find it in me to care anymore," I said, focusing on a picture on the wall, avoiding his gaze. He stayed silent for a minute, just staring at me.

"You love me too," he breathlessly said, still in shock, his face unreadable.

"Yes, I love you too!" I yelled, growing frustrated that it wasn't sinking in. "Can't you get that through your thick skull?"

I froze as my brain caught up with what he'd just said.

"Wait... did you just say too?" I asked suddenly.

"Yes."

"What do you mean too? Like someone else loves you too, or that you—" My words died as he walked closer, closing the distance between us. My voice faded to a whisper as he stood directly in front of me.

"I mean that I love you too," he said softly, putting his hand on my cheek with a breathtaking smile.

"You... love me?" I whispered, still trying to wrap my head around his words.

"Now who can't get words through their thick skull?" he teased, watching me open and close my mouth, unable to find the right words.

"That wasn't what I expected you to say," I finally managed, still in disbelief. "You love me? How?"

"How could I not?" he asked, staring down at me as he cupped the back of my neck, tilting my head up toward him. "I've wanted to do this for so long, but I was always scared."

"Do wha—" My question was cut off as he brought his lips down to mine in a slow, sweet kiss.

I returned the kiss, placing my hands on his shoulders, rising onto my toes to get closer. Time seemed to stop as we stood there, kissing, until we had to break apart to breathe. His forehead rested on mine as we caught our breath.

"That was a lot better than I dreamed," he murmured.

"You dream about me a lot, Wonder Boy?" I teased, grinning.

"Every once in a while," he said, matching my grin. Suddenly, I felt myself lifted off the ground as he twirled me in the air. I squeaked in surprise, laughing as he spun me.

"I'm so happy!" Dick shouted with pure joy before finally setting me down—only to kiss me again while I was still laughing.

"I'm never going to get sick of doing that," he declared, going back in to kiss me again, but our moment was cut short by a loud victory shout.

"You all owe me fifty bucks!" Artemis yelled, making us snap our heads toward the sound.

"Seriously?" I groaned, spotting the entire team peeking out from behind a wall. "You guys were supposed to leave!" I rubbed the bridge of my nose, exasperated. "How much of that did you hear?"

"Do you want the truth?" Conner asked, raising a brow.

I nodded, pouting.

"All of it. And it was just like one of my dramas on TV," Conner said with a grin, making my pout deepen.

"Well, go away," I said, stomping my foot in frustration. I couldn't believe they had witnessed everything.

"Why? So you two can go back to making out?" Wally asked, laughing.

"I'm gonna shove a birdarang so far up your—" I started, but Dick quickly clamped his hand over my mouth before I could finish my threat.

"What she means is, we'll be leaving now," Robin said hurriedly, dragging me out of the room and through the bay doors. We walked down to the beach, where he finally let me go, both of us settling down on a large rock.

"We should talk about this," he said after a long silence.

"Okay, then talk," I replied, bracing myself.

"Well... what does this make us? I definitely want us to be more than friends," he said, squeezing my hand gently.

"I'd like that a lot too," I said, smiling as he intertwined his fingers with mine.

"Okay, so... what are we then?"

"You know I'm not a big fan of labels," I said, making him laugh.

"I know," he said, still chuckling. "How about we just stay us—me and you, but now we know we love each other? We're... each other's."

"That sounds nice. You being mine."

"Possessive little thing, aren't you?" he teased.

"It was your idea," I shot back, grinning up at him. Leaning my head on his shoulder, he wrapped his arm around me, pulling me close.

"I love you, Charlotte," Dick whispered into my hair.

"I love you too, Dick," I whispered back, just as softly.

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