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Tweak says, "I'd like to buy a vowel."

Pietro was buzzing. He knew he needed to see Dick before the two of them would set off to find Klara, but he took a moment to reread everything, for the millionth time. It didn’t change, thank goodness, but it was a lot, in a good way. They had a daughter, he and Dick. Together.

He grinned. While he wanted to revel in it still, he needed to see Dick more and was desperate to meet his daughter. So he took off to find the man he really owed a conversation with. Not so much of a conversation, but words, three to be exact. How ridiculous he felt that it took a future daughter coming through for him to finally say what had been on his mind for a while now.

He stopped, having the man he loved in his sights. Pietro grinned madly at Dick and took a few steps to reach him. Stupid to feel nervous really, but gently, reached for his shirt to pull him in for a kiss. Trying not to get ahead of himself, he lingered for a moment before pulling away. “I’ve been an ass.” Pietro started to say in his accent that only seemed to get thicker the more nervous he got. “I should have said it sooner, and I’m sorry.” His hand reached to the back of Dick’s head, his thumb grazing the back of his neck. “I love you, and finding out that we have a daughter together, it’s the best news I could wish for.”

Finding out he was a parent was the last thing he'd expected to happen when he'd woken up that morning. But there she was, Klara, his and Pietro's daughter, chatting away on the network. Her presence evidently sparked something in his boyfriend and he knew it was the nudge he'd needed too. Dick loved Pietro, he'd known it for a while, but he also knew that he couldn't say it too soon. Not because he'd scare Pietro off, but because he didn't want his boyfriend to feel uncomfortable about not being ready to say it back.

Their messages on Klara's post showed they were both on the same page so when Pietro appeared before him in a gust of air, he smiled, brighter than ever. Kissing back gently, his smile softened into something fond and he shook his head the tiniest bit. "A nice ass though."

The accent belied Pietro's nerves and Dick slipped a hand to rest against his chest. "I love you too. You are the best thing to happen to me in a long time and I know we're going to have an amazing future together."

Pietro grinned at him. "It is nice, isn't it?" He wiggled his eyebrows at him. "Though I don't mind going in for the tie between the two of us," he responded playfully. If they didn't have anywhere else to be, he'd try to take advantage of a moment alone together, there was plenty of time later.

His heart soared hearing Dick's reply and the buzz of excitement hit every nerve that he wanted to go run around the ship a dozen times but held still, minus a few bounces, instead, he just grinned madly back at him. "You are the best thing that's happened to me in a long time," he echoed. Pietro felt the exact same way, with all the tragedy he faced, his ultimate demise, to being thrown into a multiverse ship only to be separated from his sister again, Dick was the one thing that remained a constant.

"Of course we are," agreed Pietro. "And there's no one else I'd rather go through this madness with."

"Very nice." Dick agreed, sliding his free hand around to rest on said ass and giving a little pat. He recognised the look in Pietro's eyes and knew where his thoughts were wandering. Tonight would be their last together for a while, so he had every intention of making the most of it. "After we see Klara, we can explore who has the nicest."

Gotham was a crazy city, Blüdhaven wasn't much better, but he still missed them. Not nearly as much as his family, unconventional as it was. Having Jason in this world was a huge help, and with Pietro by his side the ache of homesickness disappeared almost entirely. "Me either." Dick leaned in, kissing his boyfriend with a little more fire than before.

He chuckled. "Sounds like a plan." He wasn't crazy about the likeliness of Dick having to go off on a mission, especially now that Klara was here. Still, he knew they had a job to do, those doors would eventually open, which meant the teams would have to go through and see what was on the other side.

He just hoped they wouldn't be separated for too long.

Pietro returned the kiss, matching Dick's intensity. He groaned, a little annoyed, but at least something to look forward to for later. Breaking free, he sighed against his boyfriend's lips. Then smiling big at him. "Ready to go meet our daughter?"

"Absolutely, going to give me a ride?" Dick bounced his eyebrows, knowing the words had double meaning. He was used to riding piggyback on Wally and Clark while they used their speed, or flew, so hopping on Pietro's back was second nature.

Pietro grinned at him. He turned and lowered himself only slightly to give him some room. “Hop on.” He knew that Dick was used to it, and he’s given him a few rides as well, so a warning wasn’t needed. Instead, he went for the classic, “Please keep hands safely wrapped at all times.”