When Dick was out of the hospital he checked his phone for any messages. Zee had called him twice since she'd left. He decided to ignore them and go to the apartment and take care of Kent. He loved Zee, she understood him, was always there for him, but right now he wanted to be alone. After all, it was his fault his best friend had near died in the first place.

He found the latest Zeta tube and was in Palo Alto in minutes. He wasn't alone, however. The benefits of having a magician for a girlfriend. She was already waiting for him at the top of the stairs when he arrived.

"You didn't call me back," she raised an eyebrow as he starts climbing the steps. Her arms were crossed.

"I didn't have any reception," Dick lied.

She unfolded her arms when he'd reached the top step. She put a hand on his shoulder and then the other; his eyes stared at their feet. "Look at me, Dick. I know you blame yourself and are angry with yourself for doing what you did, but you saved the world and no one will ever know what you did, but we all do. We have so much faith and trust in you. You have to make so many hard decisions and not every time is something going to go right, but know you did what needed to be done. Be happy, Wally's alive, and we're together again. I've never been so happy myself. Believe me," she tilted his head up, and kissed him, but there was no feeling.

"If you don't want to be together let me know, please. I won't be ma-" Zee began to say before Dick pushed their lips together more passionately than he'd ever before.

"I was stupid to break up with you, Zee," he grinned.

"Come on, detective, let's go take care of Kent," she smiled modestly.

"How'd you know-?"

"You forget I'm a magician," she winked.

Artemis didn't know what to feel or what to think. Driving home from the hospital sitting in the back seat with Mary, the sun was beginning to come out as a dawning day turned the sky a beautiful shade of purple. She rested her head on Mary's shoulder because she'd known her for years. She recalled the first time that Wally introduced her to her parents. Ironically they'd hear so much about her.

"Wally talks about you all the time," Mary mentioned to which Wally gritted his teeth.

"You do, now?" Artemis asked. "But we've only just started dating," she teased.

"He used to say that you were very annoying, of which baffles me as you seem like such a delight," Rudy winked to Artemis. "But recently he's been talking very highly of you. That you belong on the team. How young minds change?"

"Annoying?" Artemis asked quizzically, looking at Wally with a clever smirk on her face.

"That was a really long time ago- almost a year!" Wally exclaimed.

"Don't sweat, Kid," she smiled the beautiful smile, Wally was growing to love. "I said the same thing about you when we first met."

"Artemis, would you like anything to drink?" Wally's mother asked.

"Water please?" She said sincerely.

"Of course, Rudy, if you don't mind," Mary nodded toward the kitchen.

"Do you want to sit?" Wally asked point in the direction of the couch.

"Thank you, Bay-watch," Artemis smirked.

"I deserve that," he shook his head. "Sorry about my parents, they're a little weird. It's the first time I brought home a girl. Most don't tend to actually go out with me."

"I wonder why?" Artemis teased closing the gap between their faces. "And don't say that. You've met most of my family and you know better than anyone that they're not normal," she pouted a bit, thinking about her mother.

"I'm sorry, I should have remembered."

"I appreciate your trying," she smiled just as Wally's parents entered the room.

"I think this is going to be the one," Mary whispered to her husband.

"What makes you say that? She's the first one you've actually met," Rudy said doubtingly.

"Exactly."