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Forbidden Desire	By : JLinz Category: DC Verse Cartoons > Justice League Views: 7307 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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A/N: All characters are from here: http://comics.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600060947 It's not necessary to read Speed of Lyght to get into this story, however...
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Chapter Warnings/Triggers/Tags: SI, POV
The Last Time

I didn’t know what it was about superheroes but being with them made me feel young, again! I had no idea how I always had the energy to keep up with Wally. Or why my body had such a positive reaction to him no matter how sore I was. Was this my sexual peak? I was forty, now. Either way, Wally kept his word. At any given moment, he was ready to slide inside me. He had cuddled me that day until I dozed off. But I was pulled out of my sleep when he decided to stick his tongue inside me! His reason? “I didn’t know how else to wake you…”! It was the most interesting week I had in a long time.
I figured that things would slow down after that week; not much but I wasn’t complaining. I was just elated that our relationship was more than sex. I understood completely why J’onn couldn’t take me out around town or anywhere of his choice. But me and Wally went everywhere. It was small places, at first. The grocery store, the mall and all that. It didn’t matter where we went, I was happy to be with him, period. This was something that I never had; it was something that I would dream about. The ex-husband was never a romantic type; it was almost as if we started off as the old married couple! Then the kiddos came and we both worked; there was no time for romance. But Wally went out of his way to make sure it happened… and I loved it. I was starting to love him… and I had no idea if that was delightful or scary.
It frightened me because I had no idea how he would take it. Venus argued that he was my boyfriend but… what if she was wrong? What if he looked at this as something that was in between casual and serious? We definitely were having loads of fun, as well as loads of hot, passionate sex. And we both technically claimed one another. But, what if calling each other boyfriend and girlfriend was too much for him? It was weird and silly, I knew this. But I was also a bit old fashioned. He needed to tell me what he wanted us to be; I was ninety-nine percent sure that I would agree to whatever he wanted.
Then again, I thought about what it would mean for a superhero to date someone. And it dawned on me as to why a lot of them didn’t. Those two weeks were torture on me, on top of the little quarantine scare. It was worse than being a deployed Marine’s wife! I didn’t fault those who didn’t want to constantly worry about the well-being of their significant other; it was very stressful. I knew that a lot of the heroes didn’t want their loved ones to go through something like that. But then, there were some who left it up to the other individual. If they were willing to truly stick with them through it all, they were the keepers. As stressful as it would be, I had a strong feeling that I would be one of those who would stay with him no matter what.

-_-_-_-

There was no doubt in my mind that I loved her. After spending a week with her, I wanted badly to move in with her! But, I didn’t want to rush things. She truly was the highlight of my day; I couldn’t wait to be in her presence, period. We didn’t have to have sex all the time (I mean, of course, I looked forward to that); I was simply satisfied holding her. After releasing all of that pent up frustration, the sex slowed down and I showed Mila that I wasn’t in this just to be in between her legs twenty-four/seven!
I had hella plans for us, a lot of them made me actually excited. Not a proposal; I had to man up and tell her that I loved her, first! That made me realize that I had to get something off my chest before any of that could happen.
I found myself on Watchtower and ran into John and Diana.
“Guys! Help!”
“Everything okay…?” John gave me a look.
“I need some advice. Where can I take someone on a date that would impress them?” I knew that the question would have the two of them raising their eyebrows. Clark, J’onn, Bruce and Tabby were the only ones who knew my true self. That I wasn’t this smooth talking playboy that had all the women. Maybe the others knew. If they did, they sure did pretend not to know!
“That would depend on what they’re interested in. Wait; is this the same woman who got all of those rose bushes?” Diana asked. I smirked; I never told her who exactly was the recipient of those rose bushes.
“It was your idea!”
“I said a couple, not a field of them!” she laughed. John looked at the two of us.
“Oh. So, you have an idea of what she likes, already.”
“Yeah…”
“Who is she, Wally? I’ve been dying to know.” Diana smiled at me. I blushed a little.
“It’s… doc.”
“Doc…?” Diana’s brow furrowed. Then her eyes widened, “Tabitha’s friend? The professor?!”
“Wow… so… does Tabitha know you’re trying to woo her best friend?”
“Ah… she’s been trying to hook us up for the longest! And the wooing has already started…”
“You two are already…” Diana caught herself from finishing the sentence. She cleared her throat; I was probably redder than my hair, “If that’s the case, then why are you asking us for date ideas?”
“I bought her twenty rose bushes for her birthday and found out she doesn’t even like roses…”
“Oh…” Diana frowned a bit.
“But, I did give her tickets to see her favorite team play their last home game…”
“Oh, well, that was…”
“Although they were playing my favorite team and we embarrassed them…”
“Ouch!” John winced.
“So, yeah. I don’t want to take her somewhere dumb or somewhere she’d hate.”
“Wally… if she’s with you despite those two mistakes… I don’t think it matters where you take her. Sounds like she enjoys being with you. I mean, unless it’s not like that…” John tried. I bit my lip and looked away. I had no idea what she classified us as. I mean, she said I was hers and she definitely was mine’s. We were more than fuck buddies, that was for sure!
“It… I don’t know. So… this date will be the one where I’ll find out exactly.”
“What do you want?” John asked.
“I want… to love her. I already do. So, I guess I want her to love me…” I felt stupid admitting it but at the same time, it warmed me.
“Then just… take her somewhere nice and tell her.” Diana put her hand on my shoulder and smiled. I smirked and nodded; that solved one part of it!
“Thanks.” I was glad that I looked up; Big Green was approaching the three of us. Diana and John turned, greeted him and went about their business. My heart quickened as I sighed a little and ran my hand through my hair, “J’onn, can I… talk to you… in private?” I asked. He gave me a weird look but nodded as we left the control room. He made sure that no one was around as we walked.
“You seem troubled.”
“Okay, so, there’s no way to say this other than to just say it. I… I know about you and Jamila…” I still spoke lowly. I was shocked that J’onn didn’t stop walking. But I could tell that his demeanor changed greatly.
“… I see. She told you?”
“Ah, no. I, um… I’ve seen you two.” that made him stop dead in his tracks! The last time I saw a worried look on his face, Tabby had amnesia.
“Did you… tell Tabitha…?” the question made me automatically smirk.
“Do you really think she would still be with you if she knew?”
“No. You’re right. Wally, I want to make it clear that what happened between Jamila and myself… it was a bad judgment call. I admit that it was out of character for myself. However… I shamefully admit that I wouldn’t change my decision. I know that what you discovered made you think less of me. But I hope that you would never think less of her.”
“… I don’t think I could ever think less of her. And honestly? I didn’t think less of you until, you know, you started treating me a certain way. I wondered how you could do something like that to Tabby. But… I saw that you loved both of them the same. I felt… sorry for you.”
“I apologize for how I reacted towards you. It is hard to make you understand my reasoning.”
“You loved her. And you saw someone trying to take what was yours. Even though I wasn’t back then because I knew. It did piss me off, though. But I figured that you loved her if you were willing to give me death stares for just standing near her!”
“I was being very selfish when I had no right to be…”
“Do you… still love her?” I looked at him. J’onn sighed and nodded a little.
“I don’t want to lie to you, Wally. I believe that I will always love her. But, as she’s told me, I have no right to interfere with her love life. And, I want to see her happy. I want to remain her friend.” he explained. I could only nod. Part of me wanted to rip my hair out. He still loved her. How was I supposed to compete with that?
Then, I stopped myself from panicking. She was mine. There was no contest here. I had nothing to worry about. He could continue to love her all he wanted; she showed no signs of going back to him.
“What made you decide to let me know? And I hate to ask but… do you have plans on telling Tabitha?” he asked lowly. I had a feeling that question was coming. I shook my head.
“No. I told myself a long time ago that if the two of you wanted her to know, then it was your business to tell her; not mine’s. That’s still up to you two. I just needed to get it off my chest because… I don’t know. Heh; I knew when I thought about telling you. I think it’s because I want us to be friends again. And I didn’t want you hating me for being with her. I… I don’t have any hard feelings against you and I want it to be mutual. God, that sounds stupid!”
“It’s not stupid. I understand. We were always friends, Wally. I was just foolish enough to let my emotions get the best of me. I’m glad that you’ve forgiven me. Jamila belongs with you. And I will never interfere with that, again.” J’onn looked at me. I could only smile and nod.
“That means a lot. Thanks.”
“No problem. Now, about this date you have planned…”
I had the most amazing friends. I took J’onn’s idea and told Mila not to make any type of plans for an entire weekend. She was a bit wary but complied. I was first to wake up that early Saturday morning; it was still dark outside. Jamila was hesitant in going to bed so early but I promised her that it would be worth it.
I turned the light on and just watched her as she slept. She had gone far too long sleeping by herself; she was the wildest sleeper I knew! It calmed down the more I stayed the night but it was a guarantee that she would either roughly flop on me or smack me in the middle of the night! I kinda didn’t mind it; it startled her out of her sleep more than it did me and then I would be rewarded with sleepy apologies and kisses.
She was curled in a semi-ball and, of course, her hands were underneath her head. If I saw that her hands were underneath her, I would usually try to free them in the middle of the night. Her hair had started out in a bun when we laid down. Now, a few of her long dreads had escaped and were splayed out on the pillow; the bun itself was threatening to be undone. I made a mental note to teach myself how to do her hair. Not that she did a bad job but I figured it would be nice for her to have someone else manage it for a change.
My first instinct was to gently get in between her legs and give her slow licks until she woke up. Hey; waking up to oral was the absolute best! She had done it to me quite a few times; I loved mornings! Her excuse was that it made me stiff as a board, and she loved feeling me that hard inside of her. She also liked my weird curve. I wasn’t going to question it; so long as I got to hear “oh, God, Wally”, “fuck, Wally”, “Wally, I’m cumming”, she could worship my oddity all she wanted!
For some reason, I skipped that idea and gently cuddled with her. I never understood how she generated so much heat in her sleep. I didn’t mind it, of course. I started to plant kisses on her, from her ear lobe down to her shoulders. Mila shifted and moaned sleepily, snuggling more into me.
“You must want some…” she yawned and I smiled against her neck.
“Can’t a man just be affectionate without wanting sex…?” it took so much for me not to let my fingers trail to her clit. I fought the urge to grind against her and just wrapped my arms around her.
“You forget that I know you! So, you’re saying you’re not horny right now…?” she made it a point to wiggle her butt, making my dick even harder. She knew me too well!
“Never said that! As much as I want to put your legs on my shoulders… we have things to do today…”
“Mmm… five minutes…” she took me by surprise when she grabbed my hand and placed it between her legs, “You can’t wake me up like that and then leave me alone…” I didn’t need too much more convincing! My fingers ran over her slit as she opened her legs more. I was turned on so much at the fact that she was already wet; I eased a finger in and we both moaned.
“We both know you need more than five minutes, professor…” I spread her open more and was already halfway inside, “Just know that’s all you’re getting is five minutes…”
We jumped in the shower an hour later and was ready to go.
“Still not telling me where we’re going? And why we had to get up so fucking early…?”
“Nope.” I gave her a wrapped up box. Jamila smirked.
“You and your gifts…” she eagerly opened it. I laughed at her facial expression as she tried to examine the outfit, “I hate to sound ungrateful but…”
“It’s a speed suit. It’s specifically designed to withstand traveling at the speed of light as well as protecting its wearer from the effects of it.”
“Oh! So, if you decide to use your speed with me…”
“There won’t be any incidents… like what happened before…” every time I thought about it, it still made me feel like shit. I was always careful not to tap fully into the Speed Force when I had “civilians” in tow. Even using it at half strength, a lot of people couldn’t take it. All I knew was that I used a bit too much of it, too quickly for her and that was why she got sick.
My thoughts were interrupted as I felt her lips on mine.
“Wally, please stop beating yourself up over that. I’m still here with you, right?”
“That’s true.” I smiled. Jamila nodded and looked the suit over, “So, yeah; it’s designed like mine’s but I didn’t want to be all ‘twinsies’ so I went with your favorite colors.”
“Am I gonna need it today?”
“Honestly? I have no clue. The plan is for you not to use it today but we can carry it with us. Just in case. Oh, and Tabby helped with it so it’s indestructible.” I explained. I always said that she was one of the most important members we had. Any fabric she fused her powers with became indestructible. And metals became more durable. She was our most talented yet humbled hero we had.
“Aw! That’s so sweet of the both of you!” she folded the suit up and put it in her tote. I was rewarded yet again with a kiss. I smiled widely and returned it. Before I knew it, our kiss became heated as I pulled her against me. I was a second away from leading her to the couch until I came to my senses.
“No. No, no, no, no; we’re already behind schedule!”
“It’s so weird to hear a man say no…”
“Quiet, woman!” I narrowed my eyes at her. Mila laughed, “Alright. I need you to trust me right now. Close your eyes and just know that I’ll be right next to you, okay?”
“… alright…” she nodded and closed her eyes.
“Ready?”
“Yep.”

-_-_-_-

I was nervous but I had braced myself for the teleport. I at least knew we would be teleporting wherever we were going. So it didn’t surprise me when I felt that eerie tug. It was more pronounced with my eyes closed, which made the dizziness a bit worse. By default, I reached out for Wally but panicked a bit when I didn’t feel him.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m right here.” he had wrapped his arm around me. I calmed down and concentrated on what I was hearing: people. I still had my eyes closed but I could feel a slight breeze; we were outside, “Whenever you’re ready, you can open your eyes.” his voice was still by my ear. I took a deep breath, nodded away the lingering sickness and slowly opened my eyes. I gawked and had to blink a few times, to make sure I was seeing right. We were standing at the base of the Eiffel Tower. I took in my surroundings more before looking at Wally, who was all smiles.
“We’re… we’re in Paris?!”
“We’re in Paris.”
“Wally, I…” I didn’t know what to say, really. I was moved to speechlessness! He took notice but frowned.
“Don’t tell me I goofed up, again…”
“What? No! I mean, it was never a thought to want to go to Paris. But I was never against going!”
“Alright; a good thing! So, what do you want to do first; sightsee or eat breakfast?”
“You’re the one who planned all this. So, I’m following you!” I smiled at him and gave him a lingering kiss.
Of course, we went to eat first! I didn’t mind it at all; I was eating a Parisian breakfast in a café called Le Quai, which was right by the Seine! I couldn’t stop smiling at Wally as we ate.
“What?”
“You’re such a romantic sap!”
“Uh… thanks?” he raised his eyebrows at me and I laughed.
“I’m saying is that this only happens in the movies. Nothing wrong with it; I love it.”
“Yeah? Good! Romantic sap Wally you shall get!” he grabbed my hand and kissed it. I didn’t know if I wanted to laugh or blush, “I know that it’s a bit out of the ordinary. But, if I can provide then why not? I don’t mind doing things to make you smile.” he added. I was close to saying that I loved him and that idea made my heart skip beats. Well, at least I got a clear answer of what I wanted. I would have to sit to myself and think about it. Why was I willing, even for a millisecond, to blurt out that I loved him? Maybe it’s because he’s going to propose. Wait; what?! Honestly; why else would he teleport us to Paris, of all fucking places? The most romantic city in the world…? Yeah; he was in the mood to eat some French food!
The words made me stiffen a bit. Was that really his plan? Wasn’t it too early?! I had to say something.
“Wally… I, uh, I hope you didn’t bring me here to propose mar…”
“Whoa, wait; do what?!” his eyes widened in sheer surprise. I blushed; we were wrong! … My bad, “Baby steps, woman!”
“Sorry. It’s just… you take me to the most romantic place in the world…?”
“I… heh; I didn’t think about it like that! I just wanted to show you a good time, that’s all. So, spoiler alert: there’ll be no proposals today!”
“Okay. Don’t take it the wrong way but… I’m glad. Well, at least not like this.”
“Oh? You wouldn’t want the whole proposal in front of everyone by some famous landmark? Or the rose petals leading to a table with the ring-type thing?”
“Not that I wouldn’t want something elaborate. Just something original. Don’t do the proposal at the first spot we met; that’s been done as well. The whole dinner with the ring in the cake or in the champagne glass?”
“Well, that’s been overplayed so, yeah; no!” Wally answered for me and we laughed, “See, Dr. Lindsey; this is why I did this. To get to know you better.”
The rest of the day was more than I could dream of. Everything in Paris was beautiful, romantic and rich in history. He knew how big of a tourist I was and enjoyed going to nearly every landmark or points of interest. Although we had the discussion at breakfast, I still waited for that moment when he would get down on one knee! Not that I didn’t trust his word but it sure would’ve been out the blue. I stopped questioning why I slowly started to look forward to it; deep down, I had no problem if he wanted to propose to me.
When I thought that we were done, Wally teleported us to Rome for lunch. Oh… my… God! I was no history professor so I always thought “pasta” when it came to Italy. Like, every type of pasta: spaghetti, fettucine alfredo; pretty much everything you could order in Olive Garden! I was so wrong. While we did go on a tour of Rome, it was where we ate that surprised me. The restaurant wasn’t in the best of places (and that was me being nice about it) but it served authentic Italian food. I kinda had my heart set on some fettucine alfredo until Wally quickly informed me that was an actual American dish; any dish with that name in Italy was “tourist trap food”. My best bet was to simply make it at home!
Osteria Bonelli was so authentic that there wasn’t a single word in English on the menu. I saw one familiar-looking word, ravioli, and ordered that! I wasn’t disappointed. I made Wally promise to bring me back to Rome more often just for the food! We ended up completing our tour after that, if only for me to walk off my fullness.
Night had fallen by the time we finished sightseeing. I sighed happily as I looked around, arm in arm with Wally.
“I think I could live here.”
“I think you’re just mesmerized by the food!”
“Maybe.” I shrugged and laughed.
“I take it that you enjoyed yourself…”
“Absolutely! This was the best date, ever. Hate that it has to end…”
“Oh, we have one more stop. It’s in the states, though.”
“Oh? Are you taking me to New York to see some Broadway show? Or to a beach in Cali?”
“Ah… we’re going to Central City.” he left it at that. I bit my lip a little, trying to figure out where that place was!
“Okay, I’m not gonna lie and say I know where that is!”
“Central City is in Missouri. It’s where my aunt and uncle stay.” Wally finished. I stopped walking and looked at him.
“You’re… taking me to meet your folks…?”
“Just my uncle and aunt. And maybe a couple of cousins.”
“The same uncle and aunt who raised you. Wally, that’s the equivalent of meeting the parents!”
“Oh… I didn’t think you’d mind. They’ve been dying to meet you.” Wally looked at me with those eyes of his filled with worry. I sighed.
“Stop…”
“Stop, what…?”
“Looking at me like that! Gods, if we have kids and they have your eyes, I’m done for! They’re gonna get away with murder!”
“Nah. They’ll have your big brown eyes and I’ll just give them all the toys and sweets they want!”
“Wait. Are we… talking about our future kids…?” I realized. He noticed and blushed before giving me a kiss.
“Yeah. Heh; might as well just go to a courthouse and get married, now…”
“Shut up!”
The only thing that made me calm down a bit was that his uncle and aunt wanted to meet me. I was more upset with Wally than anything; this wasn’t something that you pulled at the last second! Meeting someone’s family was a big deal; you had to prepare for things like that! Wally assured me over and over again that things would be fine.
A notion ran through my mind as we stood on the porch. I gave him a quick look.
“Do they know you’re the Flash?” I asked. He reddened a bit but smiled.
“Yeah. You can tell them that you know, if you want. I don’t think I mentioned that to them.” he said before knocking on the door. I didn’t know what to expect. When his uncle answered the door and smiled at us, I couldn’t help but to take him all in. He looked to be older than me, maybe by ten years at the most. But he looked nothing like Wally; he was the same height as him but with striking blue eyes and blond hair. Ah, so he was his uncle by marriage.
His smile widened when he looked at me and I couldn’t help blushing. He may not have been Wally’s actual uncle but he sure did have that charm!
“So, we finally get to meet the professor you’ve been going on and on about!”
“Yeah, nice to see you, too, Uncle Barry…” Wally mumbled and I fought hard to hold in my laugh.
He was right. I had nothing to be nervous about. His aunt and uncle were already fond of me; they both seemed glad that he brought me to meet them. At dinner, I noticed that there was a hell of a lot of food! So, even though the subject wasn’t brought up, that was a clue to the two knowing that Wally was the Flash. I became too occupied with conversation to pay any further attention to it, especially when his twin cousins came by, Don and Dawn. And that was where there were no doubts they were family; the twins and Wally looked more like brothers and sister rather than cousins! Both had red hair, not as fiery as Wally’s though. Instead of green eyes, theirs were blue like their father’s (seeing that his aunt had brown eyes, I concluded that Wally got his eyes from his mother’s side of the family… and that he was possibly right about our children having brown eyes…). I didn’t like the slight tenseness between the three but the two were all smiles, anyway.
The twins’ presence was short-lived; they grabbed a couple of biscuits and left. I was definitely going to ask Wally about it! After dinner, I volunteered to help Iris in the kitchen but I was pulled away by Barry.
“Wally can help out. I want to have a few words with you, alone.” the smile he gave me assured that it wasn’t anything bad. I nodded as he led me through the house. He idly told me about each room before we stopped by a door at the end of the hallway, “There’s something I want to show you. I never felt comfortable enough to do this with anyone except Iris and Wally.”
“I guess it’s good that I’m the exception!” I smiled. Barry laughed but nodded as he opened the door; it led down to a basement.
“I hate to assume but… do you know everything about Wally?” he asked as we went down the stairs. I smirked.
“I know that he’s the Flash.” I stopped short when I saw the setup in the basement. It was a lab, for the most part. My fingers itched to touch something but I only stood there and admired.
“Good. This makes it a bit easier.” as much as I wanted to pay attention to him, my mind was elsewhere. I stopped ogling the makeshift lab and looked on the walls. Of course, there were quite a few news clippings of Wally in his Flash gear; he may not have been the ladies’ man that he tried to portray but he sure did love to pose for the camera!
“What? You’re Wally’s biggest fan?” I laughed but my eyes were on the articles.
“… that’s a huge understatement…” he answered. Some of the articles didn’t look right to me; I had to get a better look at them. One in particular looked worn and dated. That was when I noticed the date: 1994. That… wasn’t right. I tried to study the Flash in that picture as best as I could. Because there was no way it was Wally; I was sixteen in 1994! I turned to ask Barry about it and stopped myself short. In his hands was Wally’s suit. No… it wasn’t his suit. It was the same style but the material was different. The colors had dulled as well. It hit me out of nowhere and my jaw dropped.
“You were the Flash…?”
“Long before Wally, yes. It’s because of me that he became the Flash.”
“Literally…?”
“Yes. Did he ever tell you about his family life?”
“Vaguely. He said that he was abused and I never pressed it further.”
“I never understood it. He was just like any other regular boy. Full of imagination. Always wanted to go out and do things. His father hated that and punished him for it. Or belittled him, saying that he had his head in the clouds. He wasn’t a bad kid, at all. We became buddies before he found out I was the Flash. So, he was always around my apartment. He was the Flash’s biggest fan and I decided to make his day. I appeared as the Flash and the boy talked me to death! He finally asked how I became the Flash and I showed him.”
“How did you become the Flash?” I was always curious but never wanted to ask Wally about it.
“I was working on an experiment during an electrical storm. It was a freak accident; lightning came through the window and stuck one of my chemical cabinets. I got covered in the mess and the Flash was born. I never thought in a million years that it would happen to Wally. But it did, in the exact same way. I had to show him who I was after that. He ran away from home and lived with us from that day.”
“Wow…” I blinked. I could imagine Wally as the cutest little boy ever, those green eyes full of laughter and mischief! It was probably so rough on him, growing up as the Flash.
“I wanted to tell you because… I can tell that you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to him. Well, second from getting superpowers! I’m pretty sure that he told you about Linda.”
“… No. I’ll be honest with you; I never asked him about his past. When he told me about how he was treated by his parents… I decided that anything else he wanted me to know, he would tell me. Is that the one who broke up with him on Christmas?”
“Christmas Eve. We thought that they were going to get married. When Wally loves you, he puts his all in it. She knew that and still left him. I guess it makes sense that he wouldn’t want to talk about that…”
“What happened?”
“He decided to tell her that he was the Flash. It made sense for him to do so; he thought they were going to grow old together. But, she couldn’t take it. Didn’t like the fact that he put himself in dangerous situations.”
“So… she left him…” I sighed out. I shook my head as Barry put his suit away, “I mean, I would’ve been a little upset at just finding out about it. But, I wouldn’t have left him. They need all the support they can get.”
“Iris felt the same. She was livid when she found out! But, as you can see; she’s still with me.” his smile warmed me. I could tell that after all those years, they were still in love with one another. For a moment, I imagined me and Wally feeling the same way towards each other… and I smiled along with him.
It was an eye-opening experience. I lost track of time, talking to Barry about his days of fighting crime. There was no Justice League back then but he often found himself working with Superman, Wonder Woman and another Green Lantern named Hal Jordan (I was in tears as he told me how big of an idiot that Green Lantern was… but they were still the best of friends). Barry also told me that he had hardly knew J’onn; by the time he made his presence fully known, Barry was passing the mantle of the Flash over to Wally. It amazed me that the Justice League was only a bit over a decade old.
We said our good nights and was walking towards the driveway. Wally wrapped his arm around me.
“Are you ready to call it a night?”
“I don’t know. You plan on talking me anywhere else in the world?” I smiled at him.
“Not really. I kinda… feel like dancing, though. I don’t know how you feel about jazz but there’s a small festival going on now…”
“Ooh! Let’s go!”
I tried the suit and it wasn’t bad at all! He told me not to bother looking at my surroundings; things would be heavily blurred for me. All I felt was a gush of wind and that feeling of being pulled from the pit of my stomach. It was over in a few seconds as we made it to our destination. The festival was outside, with a few booths and a makeshift stage for the bands. Once my suit was off, we made our way through the small crowd.
“So… do I really want to know what you and Uncle Barry talked about?” Wally asked as we got our wine from one vendor. I blushed and smiled at him.
“Well… I know how you became the Flash… and you’re not the first one. And… I hate Linda…” I admitted lowly. Wally stopped and looked at me, turning a shade of red.
“I… well, I can’t say that I didn’t feel the same way for a while! You mean that?”
“Well, ‘hate’ is a strong word, of course. I guess I should say that she’s a fucked up individual for doing you like that!”
“I learned the hard way that you can’t expect everyone to like what you do…”
“I guess I’m biased because I know all of you guys’…” I had to remind myself that we were in public and cleared my throat, “Yeah, I’m biased. She should’ve at least had the damn decency to do that after the holidays. Like she didn’t care about you at all!” I ranted.
“You’re saying out loud what I’ve been thinking for years. So, what; you care for me?”
“Of course, I care for you! I cared for you before we…” still didn’t know what to call us, “… were a thing…” I blushed when I saw the smirk on his face. We sat on some benches a few feet away from the stage. The band was taking a break and one of the guys waved towards us.
“I’ll be right back…” he smiled at me, gave me a small kiss and left to talk to the guy. So, is this going to be official? We’ve deviated from the plan by a long shot. It would’ve been one thing if this was some sort of fling to him. But, it’s not. And after what I just heard about Linda… yeah; she was a bitch. Alright, plan B: we tell him that we love him. It’s so obvious that you do. I sighed a bit. Venus was right. He needed to know that I loved him and I was no Linda. The man had gone out of his way for quite some time to show me affection. He didn’t have to do any of those things but he did. When he came back, I couldn’t help smiling at him.
“I love it when you smile at me…”
“Good; I love smiling at you. So, who was that?”
“Oh! A buddy of mine from high school. I would’ve introduced you but they’re about to go back on stage. Say, I’m sorry that you had to hear my life story from my uncle…”
“It’s fine. I wasn’t gonna pressure you into telling me things you didn’t want to bring up.”
“Anything you ever want to know, you can just ask me. I want you to trust Wally as well as the Flash.”
“Deal!” I told him. Wally nodded and before I could say anything, the band started up. Wally pulled me up and led me to where a few others were about to start slow dancing.
“This is a special request.” the guy that Wally spoke to announced. When I looked back at Wally, he had this knowing look. I narrowed my eyes at him.
“What did you…”
“There’s something I want to tell you but… I needed a little help…” he rushed. My heart thumped as the guy started to sing. I wasn’t a true jazz enthusiast; there were maybe three or four songs that I knew well. I didn’t know this one so I listened to the lyrics attentively. It was about falling in love, how it didn’t work out at first. I had a feeling where this was going… and I couldn’t stop blushing! Our eyes met and he smirked.
“So, um… I’ve been kinda confused lately. Well, not really. Because I know what I want; I just have no clue if you want the same.”
“Wally…”
“And it feels like we’re there but then I get this, I don’t know, this vibe or something from you. I want to know if… if I can actually call you my girlfriend. I know that you said I was yours. And you’re definitely mine! I mean… if that’s what you really want.” he stumbled. This was the cutest thing in the world, when he tripped over his own words!
“Oh, Wally…”
“Maybe you want to be mine but just not my girlfriend? If that makes sense? I don’t know. Okay, I’m really nervous about this so I’m just gonna start blabbing stuff out! I’m really, really in love with you. I’ve been in love with you for the longest. My day was made whenever I got the chance to hang out with you. It still makes my day to be around you. It’s not all about sex. I mean, don’t get me wrong; the sex is a-fucking-mazing! But, I also enjoy when we cuddle. Or when we just sit there and eat together. Or, that one time when we were all in the living room and you were just in my lap doing your work. Even when we go grocery shopping. I… I love that. It means the world to me when we just do ordinary stuff together. But then I feel the same way when we do romantic stuff, too. Like, I always wanted to kiss you in the rain. Not if there’s a tornado around, of course. Because… if you’re gonna be swept off your feet, I want to be the one who does that. Even though that tornado could do that, too…” oh, my God; I didn’t know if my tears were from joy or the laughter I held inside! In a way, this was better than a proposal. I interrupted his rambling with a kiss. Wally was surprised at first but then he finally leaned more into it, wrapping me closer to him.
“Kissing… that’s a good sign. So… does that mean it’s official or…”
“No, I kissed you so you could shut up! Oh, my God; that was a joke: I was kidding!” his face went from elated to hurt in record time! I wrapped my arms tighter around his neck and laughed, “Yes, silly ass! It’s official. What am I gonna do with you…?”
“Hopefully love me.”
“Already done…” I gave him another kiss. He gave me the most sultry look I ever seen and I nearly melted.
“I love you, too…”
“~As far as I can see, there’s only you and only me… this is the last time I’ll fall in love…~”[1]
[1] Lyrics taken from “The Last Time” by Eric Benet. https://youtu.be/DAKlADVn6NE?list=PL2tov3GEuLrgMkGIVqEswTETJYBmrHr-c (in case anyone wants to hear the actual song)
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