The Excuse
He woke up with the thought of an angel. He was laying on his side gazing down at his Thanagarian beauty, his Shayera. He smiles at the thought of having her. After all the betrayals, all the lies, and all the pain, they were together. Finally. Life was how it was supposed to be and they were happy. Careful not to wake his lover, he quietly and slowly propped himself up on his elbow to get a better veiw of his one and only. Unbeknownst to him, she was awake and aware of what he was doing. She resisted the urge to smile. He loved watching her sleep. This was something she learned after that very first kiss between them. She was currently on her side curled up facing him. Her hair had fallen across her face. This was how she always slept. As usual he lifted his hand and gently put the locks of hair behind her ear. Stroking her cheek. As usual for her she brought her hand up to meet his and smiled. Her eyes remaining closed.
"Good morning." She sighed smiling. He replied the same, kissing her forehead lightly. "Should I shower first, or will you?" He asked. "We could share." She replied with a grin. He chuckled remembering the last she had offered the same. They both ended up being late to a meeting with the other original members. "Please?" She asked. "I wont do anything, even though I know you want it." She quickly added. He looked down at his lover as she lay the pouting. He smiled. He always thought she was adorable when she pouted. "Fine." He relented. Grinning , she leaned up to kiss him and jumped out of bed yelling "Last one in gets to tell Batman why were late again!" Laughing after her, John quickly jumped out of bed shaking his head at his lover's enthusiasm and how much he loved her. They were happy.
They arrived at the meeting 15 mins late. " John, Shayera. Why are you late?" Batman demanded. Shayera grinned and nudged John. "Go ahead lantern" She laughed. "Tell him." John took a deep breath and told the Dark Knight exactly why they were late.