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[He might actually be able to hear the smirking on her end; she was way prouder of that moment than she should've been.]

Oh, come on. You can't tell me that somebody didn't feel at least a little lightheaded when they heard it.

Okay, you caught me. I had to clutch my own chest and tell my heart to be still. All that fluttering can't be good for it.

Probably not.

You should see a someone about that condition of yours.

What were you guys doing, anyway? [Since it cut out before they got to the good part.]

Serenading Artemis.

Seriously?

I told you it was complicated.

Wait...wait...wait. Wally actually serenaded Artemis a romance song?

Well...using giant flash cards. Pun not intended.

Now I feel like I need to make sure I didn't wake up to find myself in another alternative universe.

Nope. You're still living on an alien spaceship run by a mouse named Captain Fluffums, who claims the Earth was destroyed.

Same universe.

Oh, right. Just another day on the S.S. Thor. Nothing usual here, move along.

Exactly.

[Lets the conversation come to a slight lull before he continues on.]

So, I wanted to talk to you about a couple of things.

Yeah, I kind of figured you would.

I couldn't figure out why you were still "dating Wally" if you were just interested in being friends. I kind of understand but kind of don't. Why did you need to be dating to help him serenade Artemis?

Long story short?

He was worried that if anybody got even the slightest hint of what he was up to and why, he'd chicken out. So, to explain why I was still spending so much time with him even after we'd figured things out...I told him we could keep up the "dating" pretense for a few more days.

[Sounds a little huffy.] That makes sense but you think he could have let his best friend in, especially all things considering.

Well, to be fair, I'm pretty sure he would never have let me in if I hadn't've pried it out of him.

[Thinks about how he is keeping a secret from the team and has only shared with Artemis because she was there for it.]

Point. How did things go with Artemis anyway?

Well, she agreed to go on a date with him.

Only time will tell whether or not they both come out of said date alive.

If what happens in the future in our world is any indicator, now that they've got over their serious denial, I think they'll do just fine.

That's a relief.

I have to admit, I usually see these sorts of things coming. But Wally and Artemis? Total surprise.

I think I might be losing my touch.

I've known for awhile and then it became blatantly obvious later on. [Laughs though in the end it turns a little awkward.] We sure know how to complicate things for ourselves, huh?

You can say that again.

...though...hopefully, things will be a little less complicated now?

[It came out as more of a question than she'd intended]

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