flame_bird | The most recent wave of giggles has faded. (Post Bachelor Party

The most recent wave of giggles has faded. (Post Bachelor Party - Pre CfJ)

"Oh man. That was awful of us." Bette doesn't look like she thought it was awful. She looks like she thought it was a laugh riot. "We're bad, bad people." Of course that nearly sets off another wave of the giggles as she looks over to her compatriot.

Pausing, she looks around and scruchnes up her face some. "Where the hell are we anyway?" They've wandered some from Warriors, not having had anywhere specific in mind to get to after leaving. "Ah who cares. We can worry about it later." A pause, "That was awesome. In a horrible way. I'm starving. Are you hungry? We should get some hashbrowns."

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"We understand." Jesse moves away from the other two, running her fingers through her hair. She has yet to be accustomed to the short haircut. "Too much is going on. Let me contact the Watchtower and get you a teleport back to San Francisco, Bette."

"Um... can't one of us run her back? The last thing we need is to loop Plaz in on any of this... or give him reason to start his gums flapping."

When Plastic Man's gums flap, they actually FLAP.

"How ever you want, guys. I... " Why was she going to appologize? That's horrible. There is nothing to appologize here for.

She'll ask Vic... once... you know... she figures out how.

Ugh.

"I have this gut feeling he already knows more than he should," Jesse sighs before smiling at Bette. "Why don't you let Wally run you home, then? So you can experience both speed trips."

And so she can change into her Power Girl outfit again.

"Cool with me," he answers, obliviously, swinging his legs off the couch and standing up.

Then scooping Bette up in his arms.

"Just one more question. How far were you really gonna go with the stripping back there?"

Bette squeaks, finding herself scooped up.

There is a grin on her face, "I wasn't sure, really. Like I was telling Jesse earlier, the underwear I'm wearing right now is better looking than things I wore to compete in the Olympics... so.. That wouldn't have been a big deal."

He looks to Jesse.

"What underwear is she wearing right now?"

"Another peep out of you, Smarty Pants Go Fast, and you don't get to see what kind of underwear I'M wearing." But she's smiling as she moves back toward her bedroom. "Go on, both of you."

He gives Bette a forlorn I will never know, will I? look, before he gives a fake pout.

And then, they're off.

And in the midst of travel, he asks her.

"Gimme a hint?"

Bette laughs, though it takes her a moment to adjust to the speed. It is the same and yet different as traveling with Jesse. "It too was appropriately themed."

Wow, this is a thrill.

"You're kidding me! They actually make Riddler underwear... for WOMEN?"

Bette laughs some more, still looking up at him, "No, no. Same theme, different person entirely. Someone I don't have the guts to actually dress up as because she's like... two feet taller than I am."

And amazing. Completely amazing.

He can see that look in her eye.

"Last chance to turn this train around..."

"Wally. It isn't that I don't want to." She's probably going to go swim laps for a few hours or something at this rate. "It's that I'm really, really trying to be more responsible and less a ditzy flake that everyone laughs at. If things were different, I'd have grabbed you both myself by now."

"I know, I know, and that's unbelievably awesome. I'm just sayin' I doubt Vic really wants to know the details. Do it if you're gonna do it, and only let him know if something happens that concerns him."

They're suddenly in her room, and he's holding her over her bed. A little hesitant to let her down right away.

"But I respect what you're doing. It just makes you hotter, y'know."

"I just don't know what ... I don't want to hurt him, Wally. He deserves better than that. So... we'll talk about it."

There is a pause, "You think? I'm just trying to navigate this as best I can manage."

"Yes, I think. Look, bottom line - don't push it, if it's wrenching you up inside, all right? Neither of us are gonna be mad at you if it doesn't ever happen. It's a silly, fun, private little thing that's a unique, weird circumstance that still blows my mind, but there's no reason to push it at all."

He shakes his head.

"I don't want you to be all weirded out around us, either. You're Jesse's best friend, and I don't want to see that change, okay? That's the most important part. Everything else is gravy."

Bette lets out a breath and wraps her arms around Wally as best she can manage while he's holding her. "Thank you. I'm trying to figure out this whole... really caring about people. That sounds stupid but there weren't people I cared about and now there are so many."

"Don't ever forget that they care about you right back, okay?"

Eventually, he puts her down on her bed.

She's wearing Jesse's clothes. He's not sure if that's AS hot or HOTTER than wearing HIS clothes.

"20 bucks says he doesn't want the details."

He really hopes that's the case.

Guh.

Get out. Before you do something she'll hate you for.

"G'night, Bette. Thanks for spicing up the evening."

"I'm hoping you're right, Wally. It would be easier that way."

Bette reaches out and squeezes his hand.

"Get back to Jesse and have some fun."

God. She has got to stop thinking about this. She can't stop thinking about this.

"Will do. And of course you realize that me not pestering you to see your underwear is a supreme act of willpower. I could wield a Green Lantern ring right now."

A kiss to the forehead, with a little vibratto.

Then, he's gone.

This Is So WEIRD.

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