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Dick smiled as he watched Roy hang ornaments on the Christmas tree. Christmas was a few days away, and Dinah had agreed to take Lian for the night so that Dick and Roy could have a private Christmas celebration, and still be able to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Lian. Roy and Dick had decided to decorate the tree as a surprise for Lian when she came back, so that was the first item on their agenda for that night. While he helped Roy decorate the tree, Dick tried not to brood about the recent problems that they were having with Tim. He knew that Tim was trying to avoid them, but he didn't know how to get through to him to fix the problems between them.

The problems with Tim especially upset Dick because things had been going so well until about a month ago. He had thought that Tim was coping with the losses that he had faced, but he had been forced to accept that Tim was more broken than Dick had known. Dick swore that he would work harder to be a good big brother and to keep a closer eye on how Tim was doing. Spending more time with Tim had been great, especially since he had finally managed to work things out with Roy, and they were able to include Tim in their family. Dick was thrilled that Tim was bonding with Roy and Lian, and he thought that the family atmosphere was good for him. After all, it is hard to be moody and depressed when there is a small person around demanding that you play with her. However the family bonding that he had enjoyed with Tim had led to a major complication. Dick had realized that Tim was no longer a child, and that he'd grown into a young man. A very attractive young man.

At first Dick was prepared to ignore his feelings for Tim. He told reminded himself that he was happy with Roy and Lian and he'd sworn that he wasn't going to screw things up this time. He loved Roy and he knew that he could be happy with only Roy. Also he wasn't sure if Tim was ready to handle a serious relationship after having lost so many people in his life. As much as part of his brain kept telling him that a threesome with Roy, Tim and himself would be incredible, he didn't think that it would work. He couldn't imagine himself saying, "Hey Roy, you know that I'm really happy with you and I promised not to leave you for anyone else ever again, but I've realized that I have a thing for my brother and I think we should have a threesome." He was sure that if he did it would not go over well. So he reminded himself that Tim was his brother and tried to keep his feelings in check.

It turned out that he wasn't the only one who had feelings for Tim. One night after Tim had come over to visit; Roy had brought up the idea of a threesome. After a few comments on how much Tim had grown up and how handsome he was becoming, Roy decided to stop beating around the bush, and basically told Dick that he was interested in Tim and he though Dick was also interested in Tim, and if Dick wanted to, he would like to include Tim in their relationship. Dick was relieved that Roy was also interested in Tim and they agreed to discuss things with Tim the next time that they saw him.

Unfortunately the discussion with Tim did not go as well as they had hoped. When Dick broached the subject of a threesome to Tim, Tim turned them down flat. He said that it wasn't that he wasn't interested; however, he just didn't think that threesome relationships worked. Two people would always have more in common that the other and someone would always be left out in the cold. Also he reminded Dick and Roy that they had just gotten back together, and that their relationship would be hard enough to manage without adding a third person. Dick ad Roy had tried to argue that threesomes did occasionally work, and that there was a chance for people to drift apart and feel left out in any relationship no matter how many people were in it. Also, they told Tim that maybe having another person in their relationship would help them stay together and make them more stable, but Tim was not convinced. He'd promised to think about it and to stay in contact with them, but he'd been avoiding them ever since.

Dick was trying to tell himself that Tim would be okay; that he could cope without their help and that he could form a decent relationship on his own at his own time. However, he knew that Tim hadn't been coping well before, and that he seemed to do better when he was with Dick and Roy. Also, Dick didn't think that there was anyone else who could understand Tim well enough to be good for him. He tried to push the worries out of him mind though and focus on Roy and on finishing the tree. Once they were done, Dick was planning to show Roy the new toys that he had purchased as a special Christmas present.

Finally finishing with the tree, Dick told Roy to wait in the living room while he went to retrieve something from their bedroom. The plan was that he would strip and get into the bondage gear. Then eventually, Roy would get tired of waiting for Dick, and would come into the room to see what was going on. Then he would get his Christmas present.

"What the hell," Dick exclaimed as he walked into the bedroom. This outburst prompted Roy to head over to see what was wrong. They both found a very naked Tim tied to the bed with and blushing madly.

"Umm…surprise? Merry Christmas?" Tim suggested, as he looked at the other two. He'd rehearsed the scene several times in his head, before doing this, to try to cover every possible response, but he was more nervous than he'd expected.

"Tim? I thought that you weren't interested in being involved with us," Roy stated.

"Well, with everything that's happened I thought that I couldn't deal with losing anyone else in my life. However, I realized that if I never tried to get close to anyone again, because I was afraid of being hurt, I would end up like Batman, and I don't really want that. Also I started thinking and I realized that all of the regrets I've had about the people that I lost were about things that I didn't do. The times that I didn't spend with Dad or Steph. The things that I wanted to say to Connor or Bart, but didn't. I don't want go through the pain of losing people that I love again, but I can't avoid that. What I can avoid is the regret of not taking a chance at happiness just because I was scared."

"Are you sure about this," Dick asked, coming over to the bed to stroke Tim's cheek.

"Yes," Tim replied, firmly.

And with that Dick and Roy pounced on Tim.

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