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[ Fuck, is he supposed to get through the rest of his meal now?? Yes. Abso-fucking-lutely, because Barry is enjoying himself and that's what Jason wants.

He does eat a little faster now, though- but doesn't ever refrain from dipping it all into the rest of his shake, because he's enjoying this too. thoroughly. ]

There's a safehouse near here? We can go to? It's totally secure and I'm pretty sure I can make sure none of the cameras are on. I mean... unless you wanna go back the manor, but I feel like we kinda escaped by the skin of our teeth back there.

A safehouse? [ He says that with his mouth full, just... give him a second. ] Should have figured there'd be one around here. Actually, you know who probably has a few all over, knowing him.

[ The guy has six satellites.

But, reaching for another napkin, he wipes at his mouth and puffs out a sigh before he moves onto his last plate there and, just as he'd said, he's pretty much wiped it all out in a rather impressive manner... and he doesn't even look tired or full. ]

I'd... probably go with that though. Much as I think Alfred is cool and all, kinda... you know.

[ Little bit embarrassing to be caught like that as they had been, so. ]

Well... yeah. It's his.

[ Jason scrunches his face a bit, but shoves a few last fries into his mouth. Bruce's card, Bruce's safehouse. Come on. He knows he doesn't have shit. Let him live a little.

Barry really doesn't look tired or full. Just a little messy, and... okay, fuck Bruce. He's not here and he doesn't have this, and he's not the one leaning across the table to wipe sour cream off the corner of Barry's mouth. ]

Safehouse is good. We can hang out there for a while.

[ Safehouse it is then and Barry has absolutely no problems with that. Nor does he has a problem with the way Jason leans over and brushes some of that sour cream from the corner of his mouth. Catching him doing so as quickly as he does, he playfully nips at those fingers with a bit of a grin before he pulls back to "compose himself" what with the check coming and all. ]

Should we bring snacks?

[ Even after all of that, he can still snack, yeah. Hopefully you get used to his lifestyle when it comes to food, Jason. ]

[ Barry doesn't seem bothered that it's Bruce's place in the end, and that's good, cause he doesn't want to spiral again. He won't this time. He won't, he tells himself, because Barry isn't like everyone else. He has to give him a chance and not self sabotage, just like Barry's giving him a chance.

Easier said than done, sure, but... he's gonna try.

He smiles when Barry nips at his fingers, but he composes himself as well, after that. Johnny's got his card, so he starts sliding out of the booth so he can make sure it's on there, or whatever. he's sure they're already ringing up the check with every bite they eat. ]

Yeah, snacks would be good. What else do you want?

[ Thankfully, this snackhole here is pretty much done with what he's ordered for himself and boy, is he glad Jason was willing to treat him like this because... this really hit the spot and he's about to be so full of energy. ]

Snacks and you are good.

[ And the way he says that is so honest and genuine, even as he's wiping at his mouth with a napkin, reaching for his bag. ]

Thanks for this, by the way. [ He adds then, tossing a smile over to Jason as he pulls his bag on, letting it drop there against his shoulder. ] It like... really hit the spot. In so many different ways.

[ Jason's feeling pretty energized right now too. He's still a growing boy, after all... and, well... Barry is pretty energizing too. Jason feels about a thousand times better than he did before, hurt and unsure about how all of this was going. ]

Least I could do for all that bullshit back there. Thanks for still wanting to hang out with me.

[ And more, Jason reminds himself. There's gonna be more. So he slides out of the booth completely and leans in to give Barry a quick kiss, before he darts off to pay the bill, adding a couple things onto it for snacks later. ]

[ The kiss, quick as it is, is a bit of a surprise to Barry but not one that he minds at all. Far from it. It's just... he hadn't expected it and thus, ends up sort of just laughing awkwardly as he watches Jason take off to pay the bill. He's glad they've sorted this out... for now. He still has no idea what a lot of this means, even if they'd both more or less admitted to liking the other (wow so kindergarten of them) just now. He's still not sure what it means or if it will mean anything, but. They can figure that out as they go.

Which? That's what they're doing. Going.

Backpack slung there on his shoulder and making sure to grab his helmet, Barry makes his way after Jason with a carefreeness about him, swinging the helmet a bit as he goes. ]

Does he have like a whole setup in this... house of his?

[ Just going to drop the safe from there since they're out in public and all. ]

[ They've sorted this out for now. For now... for now, for now, for now. It plays in Jason's head over and over again like a taunting laugh track that he's ignoring with every fiber of his being. It's damn hard, but he can do it.

Man, if Barry thinks his food thing is a lifestyle to get used to, wait till he realizes the full on brunt of Jason's issues.

Johnny is still half assed glaring at Jason as he leans against the counter to wait for their snacks, added on to the bill he's paying. He's glad when Barry joins him, and he can just be here with him again. ]

Yeah, it's a whole... everything. State of the art. Architectural lines'n shit. Giant bathroom, nice big bed.

[ He waggles an eyebrow at Barry, mostly cause he thinks Barry will think it's cute. ]

[ He does think it's cute and it shows in the way he slyly grins at him before huffing a laugh, rocking there on his heels a little. Even with All Of This lingering there in the back of his head, he's sure they'll figure it out. Figure all of this and each other out. For now, though, his curiosity rests with this safehouse Bruce has. He's been to the manor, obviously, and seen the Batcave that he has but, beyond that, not much else when it comes to the various places and things Bruce seems to have in his life. Which is a lot, turns out. Then again, he can't really say he's all that surprised when Bruce is Bruce. ]

You wanna put those in here?

[ He asks then, of the snacks, shrugging his backpack off to be held around at his front. Thankfully, there's not much in there to make it difficult to cram some snacks in there for them to take along with them. The perks of carrying a backpack with you. ]

Also, for the record, I don't really have anywhere to be today, so.

[ With the meeting he had with Bruce and his lawyers having been wrapped up, it had left the rest of his day open to whatever and, not having planned to see Jason or head out like this with him, he probably would have just gone back to his place and worked on this and that. This? Much better. For a number of reasons. ]

[ Jason snags his card once he's done paying, putting it away before he nods and puts the snacks inside the backpack. he's more than ready to show Barry the safehouse, and everything else. ]

Yeah? Good. I... Uh. I don't have to be anywhere till later tonight.

[ Robin duties and all, which a part of him wants to brush off, but... he won't. ]

Come on.

[ They still have a long while till then, and Jason is gonna make the best of the time they've got. Back to the bike, helmet on, and excitement thrumming through his veins as they head towards the safehouse. ]

[ Barry should probably do the same as ~~The Flash~~ someone who keeps an eye on Central City, but. When you're as fast as him? He can be there in a matter of seconds, so. He's not really counting down the minutes or hours like Jason might be. He gets it, though. Gotham needs its vigilantes and those who look after it, especially with how corrupt a lot of the people (in power) can be. He'd never try and get between Jason and his Robin duties, so he intends to enjoy what time they have together until they need to part their separate ways for however long.

Like before, he holds tight to Jason the moment he's on that bike and has his helmet on. He doesn't know just how long of a ride this will be but, regardless, he intends to enjoy it while catching zipping sights of Gotham as they go.

This is fine, right here. Getting something to eat and then heading to a safehouse to have some time together. This is what normal people do after all, right? Or maybe, people like them do. ]

[ Jason wants this to be what people like them do. Maybe not normal, but something close to it. No reason for them not to, when they've found a way to be around each other like this.

Again, he enjoys the way Barry holds on to him as they zip through Gotham. It isn't too far away, but definitely out of the worst parts of town. Of course Bruce has them everywhere, but Jason picks the better one because... why not.

There's a lot that he comes up to at the back of the building, parking outside of it before he hops off, holding a finger up to Barry before he pulls his helmet off and lets the security camera do a retina scan. It opens right up for him and he heads back to the bike, winking at Barry before he climbs back on and drives through so he can park it inside. ]

Not bad, huh? Wait till you see the inside.

[ Trust that Bruce has a fancy safehouse for himself and batfam. Barry sort of thinks maybe he should have something like this for himself somewhere but, then again, that's what the headquarters for The Justice League are for, right? Maybe. Either way, he waits there on the bike until Jason gets them access in and they're off once again to make their way inside for parking. ]

Is it going to like, totally rock my socks off?

[ He chuckles but, honestly? With it being Bruce, it's pretty damn likely that's A Thing that might just happen. Especially when he'd been so impressed and in awe upon seeing the Batcave for the first time. ]

[ Bruce is definitely well equipped on all fronts, and right now Jason is thankful for it. He's pretty damn sure this isn't what Batman had in mind for the usage of his safehouses, though, but... that's never really stopped Jason before.

Bruce won't find out. ]

No. I'm gonna rock your socks off.

[ He doesn't want this to be all about what Bruce has, or what he can do. Jason definitely thinks it's kick ass, and he's glad to have it, especially at a time like this, but... he still wants to be the one who impresses Barry, not Bruce.

He does another retina scan as they reach the elevator, and get inside. It opens up to what might as well be a three floor pent house. Everything is big, spacious, impressive. Even the safehouse is bigger and fancier than Jason could have ever imagined living in, and it's not even a place where anyone really lives.]

Here we are... uh... let me make sure the cameras are all off. Take a look around, grab a beer from the fridge if you want. Make yourself at home.

[ The moment they step their way inside, Barry is in awe once again at the size, the place, the everything that Bruce has made for himself here in this safehouse which — how is this a safehouse again? It somehow seems too luxurious to be such a thing. Trust Bruce to live in luxury, even in a safehouse of all things.

With his helmet off and his backpack coming to slip from his shoulder, Barry looks around wide-eyed as he wanders a bit, looking over to Jason then before he goes off to take care of cameras and things. ]

Make myself at home... a home that I have never had and will never have. Right.

[ Because wow, Bruce, wow.

Either way, he sets the helmet down on the first table he sees along with his backpack and wanders a little further into the place, just wanting to see as much of it as he can. ]

[ Yeah, Jason can't believe it either. His safe houses included back alleys and abandoned places where he could hide away from whatever was out to get him that night. This? This is luxury. Pays to be rich, he supposes.

He leaves Barry to oooh and ahhh over the place as he checks the cameras, making sure they're still on standby, and not relaying anything back to the batcave. He's pretty sure the bedroom is a safe zone anyway, but after all the things Dick has put into his head about Bruce keeping unhealthy tabs on his Robins, he just wants to make sure.

Once he does that, he kicks his shoes off by the kitchen and does grabs some beers, cracking them open before he wanders back to Barry, finding him easily. ]

Insane, right?

[ He says as he holds a beer out to Barry, taking a sip of his own. ]

Still kinda can't believe it, you know? Sometimes I feel like it's all just gonna...

[ Disappear, he wants to stay, but he stops himself, because that's more personal than he wants to share, even if he thinks Barry might understand it. Sharing isn't his strong suit though, as Barry has probably noticed. ]

[ When the beer is offered to him, he takes it, smile on his lips. He hadn't been looking to drink, but. It's sort of like they're celebrating, in a way. The whole "making up" that they've done together today. He's thankful for it because... he hadn't like how things had been abruptly left between them and while Jason attempted to shoulder most of the blame for that, he knows he hadn't been any better with his not reaching out sooner or even at all until they'd accidentally bumped into each other earlier today. He could have handled it better as well, but he didn't and he knows that now.

So, why not have a drink after a fabulous meal at that little hole in the wall diner they'd been able to tuck themselves away in for a bit? They deserve moments such as these as much as anyone else, don't they? ]

Yeah. It's — nothing I don't think I'll ever have in my lifetime. Even with the forensics gig.

[ He takes a sip of his own beer while looking around again before his attention comes to settle on Jason... and he kisses him. Unexpected, swift, yet still tender in a way Barry himself always is. It's for only a couple of seconds before he's pulling back some to look to him and he smiles to Jason, taking another sip. ]

So... you plan on giving me the tour?

[ Jason's always quick to find beer, probably because he's not old enough to drink it yet, so there's that extra added disobedience he's so good at. Funny, considering he's a vigilante.

Barry's thoughts of celebrating are better, though. Jason doesn't think of it, though. He'd probably smile if he knew Barry thought of it like that, though. He had no idea this day would end up like this when he woke up this morning. It's the best possible outcome. ]

It's okay, you can enjoy it through osmosis, kinda like me.

[ He's about to take another sip fo his beer before Barry swift kisses him like he's gotten used to doing, and Jason barely has a chance to kiss him back before those soft lips are gone, leaving him wanting a hell of a lot more. ]

Sure. Lets check out the second floor.

[ Where the bedroom is, because that's all Jason wants right now. They can tour the rest of the place later. He reaches out, brushing his fingers around Barry's, hooking them together so he can tug him along. But he doesn't really move so much as pull Barry against him, leaning in to kiss him again, not swift or soft in the least. It's deep, hungry kiss, brought forth by all the flirting they've been doing all afternoon. ]

[ The tug is one he easily follows but where he ends up, is flush against the other with lips brushing hard over his. Oh. Oh. This is... also fine. Very fine, Barry thinks, and the way Jason pours a sort of eagerness into their kiss has him wanting more himself and he returns that kiss with just as much need for him.

He's mindful of the drink he holds, maneuvering it away from him in one hand while the other holds tight to the side of Jason's neck, lips brushing over his with sweet little sounds that quickly bleed into moans. He's missed this. He's missed Jason and now that they have this sort of privacy together here in this safehouse, he finds he needs him a lot more than he thought he did, in the sense that, he'd been trying to not get eager and come off... eager. For this. For him.

Brushing his tongue over Jason's, he hums a little as he glances behind him and he steals another kiss before he thinks to finally use his words. ]

Where's that bedroom again?

[ Because he absolutely feels that's where they need to be right now. ]

[ this is the best kind of kiss. nothing hesitant or unsure about it. not questioning if this can really be a thing that's happened, or if either of them even wants to. they want to and he knows it by the way barry kisses him back.

barry doesn't hold back with the sounds he makes, just like last time, and it makes jason want to kiss him harder, deeper, pulling all those moans into his mouth. barry might be trying not to come off as too eager, but jason sure isn't.

the only reason he even breaks the kiss is because yes, bedroom. they technically don't need a bedroom, but it's nice and there are far less windows. jason's not much of an exhibitionist and he doubts barry is either. ]

Stairs. Upstairs. Come on.

[ words, right. jason's hand slides into barry's, lacing their fingers as he makes his way to said stairs. he abandons his beer on a coffee table along the way because he'd rather have his hands free, and he doesn't need it anyway, he realizes. once upstairs he leads them down a hall, only letting go once they're in the bedroom so he can quickly kick his shoes off and take his jacket off, tossing it aside.

but then he's right back on barry, sliding his hands to the other man's waist, leaning in to kiss up along his neck. ]

Gonna get you undressed so much faster this time.

[ Barry's own drink is abandoned along the way, feeling he'd much rather have his hands be elsewhere than having to carry a drink along with him. Elsewhere being on Jason, of course, which they end up doing the moment they're pulled into the bedroom upstairs.

He kicks his own shoes off, stumbling a little as he does, smile on his lips as he lets himself fall into Jason and steals a kiss with a pleased little hum. Being able to fall into each other so effortlessly like this is exactly what he needs and craves, he thinks and maybe, Jason does too.

When lips find themselves trailing across his neck, Barry tilts his head to give Jason more access to it, chuckling softly under his breath as hands smooth down the other's sides a little strongly. ]

Helps to not have the suit on, huh?

[ Fingers dip into the waistband of those pants at the small of his back, caressing warm skin before they make their way up along the curve of Jason's back, beneath his shirt. ]

You know I sometimes get myself off thinking about you and that last time?

[ being able to just fall into Barry like this is everything he needs and wants, everything he craves. he doesn't want to stop kissing Barry and this time he won't have to. there'll be no interruptions here, unless it's the end of the world, but maybe the world can cut them a break.]

Makes this all the sweeter.

[ Jason's hands bunch up into the hem of Barry's shirt, pulling it up. He stops kissing his neck long enough to tug at his shirt, wanting to get it off in an instant. he's not gonna waste any time taking advantage of the lack of suit today. ]

That's incredibly fucking hot. Now you're gonna have even more to work with.

[ he smiles, tugging Barry towards the bed, yanking his own shirt off in the meantime and tossing it wherever. ]

[ Barry is more than fine with that, for the record.

With both their shirts gone, it makes for a much more easier time in getting to touch and kiss parts of skin he hasn't seen for some time now. He indulges, ever-so-eager for Jason, lips brushing over patch after patch after patch along his shoulder, the curve of his neck, and even down his throat. Tasting Jason like this is something he's missed and thought about and he hopes the same can be said for the other.

Tugged towards the bed, he follows, blindly, smile worn on his lips with pleased little sounds spilling from his lips to Jason's skin. It's only when he's able to spot the bed that he pushes Jason back towards it and he stands there, teeth sinking into that smile he wears, before he starts to undo the front of his own pants, knee pressing down on the bed. ]

Oh I definitely intend to work you, if you know what I mean.

[ the first time was good. jason feels like this is gonna be even better. it already feels incredible the way barry kisses over his skin, and jason's glad he doesn't have to try and come up with excuses for the bruises that litter his body. all part of the job, of course, that he'd never be able to explain to anyone else and it's nice that here he doesn't have to.

jason's hands move across barry's skin as well, letting them roam across every inch of skin he can reach until he's pushed down onto the bed.

he bounces a little, grinning up at barry as he shimmies back to give them both more room. ]

All I've been thinking about all week.

[ Jason sits up so he can grab at barry's waist and drag him down on top of him as he lays them both back down, leaning his head up for another deep and demanding kiss. he knows they're moving fast this time, but jason has never felt more in the moment than he does right now. ]

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