Today was the end of another long, trying day for one of Wayne Tech's newest Aerospace Engineers. She ran her hand through her cropped hair; she tossed her head trying to dispel the drudgery of the day. The young woman stretched languidly out of her chair. She rolled her stiff neck and wearily trudged to her car.
She sighed taking a side-trip to the store to pick up a toy for Lian seeing her little girl's face light up at the new addition would make today worth it. No matter who Lian's biological parents were Artemis was the one raising her, therefore Lian was her girl.
She didn't know why Roy failed to take responsibility and frankly she didn't care. It was her job now and she gave up her 'hobbies' to support both Lian and her mom. To give them the life they'd never have without her well-paying job. She missed it, the pavement, saving lives the balance of an explosive arrow in her hand, her friends...Wally.
But Artemis was no stranger to sacrifice, she had given all of this and would willingly give more to do the things for her sister's child that Jade failed to do for her. She stayed, to ensure that it wasn't every girl for herself in her new family and that Lian didn't have to live with her parental units gone every night with no idea where they were.
A plush cheetah stuffed in a Flash costume stared back at her. Wally, she did her best but they just couldn't maintain the long distance relationship thing; even if he could be there in a flash. She grabbed it and stared at its golden brown eyes. She failed horribly at staying in contact with everyone. Rob-Nightwing was the only one she had a relatively regular amount of face-time with and that's because he worked in Bludhaven which was the next city over, and she worked for Wayne Tech.
She had reminisced the entire drive home. Remembering the batch of sugar cookies that M'gann accidentally added laxatives to or the time when she had Wally duct tape Robin in bubble-wrap while she prepared the slip-n-sli...
The first thing she noticed was their condo was in a complete disarray as signs of a struggle were clearly evident.
And this is the beginning please feel free to help generate ideas by commenting. I have already started chapter 2.