AN: I think I like you guys or something because I'm taking far less time getting chapters done than I usually do. Some bits might feel a little sticky because I had a few mind blocks. Enjoy! I don't own any of these guys. Oh and I want to give a big ole shout out to Katsumi Hatake, you're comment totally made my week.

Wally sat in front of the TV later that night, a giant bowl of popcorn in his lap as he flipped through the channels. After the incident earlier with Artemis he was so embarrassed that he fled outside and made it down all the way to the beach before he realized he left his shirt behind. He decided it wasn't worth going back for so Wally just stayed down there, swimming his embarrassment away. All he could think of was of what he should have done. He should have kissed her, should have told her about his dreams, and most importantly he should have told her about that day. Eventually Kaldur came down, finding Wally perched on a pile of boulders staring blinding out at the sea.

"I have grown up in the ocean but every time I see her I am amazed by her beauty," Kaldur told him.

Wally slowly came back to the present mumbling, "She really is beautiful." Except he wasn't seeing the rolling waves before him, he saw only Artemis in his mind's eye.

"Robin wanted me to inform you that dinner is ready. Also he wanted me to give you this," Kaldur told him as he handed Wally a protein bar. "He thought you would be hungry."

"Thanks man." Wally grabbed the bar and started munching away at it. "What are you doing out here?"

"I am going home tonight," Kaldur said as he walked towards the ocean. "I have been missing it very much lately."

"Goodbye," Wally waved and quietly added, "Be safe."

"You as well my friend," Kaldur nodded at him, before slipping under the water.

Wally headed back and ate dinner with the remaining team. Few hours later there he sat trying to turn off his mind with television. A rustling behind the sofa caught his attention. He turned and found Artemis sprawled on the ground army crawling her way across.

"What are you doing?" he asked, just staring at her with a look of curiosity.

"Um," she laid there with a dumbstruck expression. "I was trying to sneak up on you."

"Okay…"he said as they continued to stare at each other. "Want to watch a movie?"

"Sure Baywatch," she said as she pulled herself up and leaped over the back of the couch, landing next to him.

"Let's see what they have on here." Wally switched over to the movie program. "What do you want to watch?"

"Something no one dies in," Artemis replied with a grim expression.

"Well that takes out about 75% of the selection. Robin programmed mostly action films on here." He continued flipping through the list of movies waiting for Artemis to pick one.

"That one," Artemis said pointing at a picture towards the bottom of the screen.

"Pride and Prejudice?" Wally asked with an incredulous look.

"Yea I didn't get to finish it with Zatanna the other day." She raised an eyebrow at him, "What? Are you not manly enough to watch it?"

"I take that as a challenge," He grinned at her clicking play. Silently Wally passed his bowl of popcorn to Artemis.

"Thanks," Artemis muttered, shifting closer to him.

Wally smiled, sinking a bit deeper into the sofa. They sat silently watching the movie unfold. Halfway through Artemis started yawning, her eyes fluttering close every once in a while. Then with only a quarter of the movie left she put the now empty popcorn bowl on the floor and lay out on the sofa. Out of the corner of his eye he stared at her, marveling at her hair. Wally may not have always liked her but he had always loved her hair. She never wore it down around them, mostly cause of training, missions, and what not. When he looked over at her she had her eyes closed and one arm dangling off the edge of the couch. He saw his opportunity to finally get to see how soft her hair really was. Nervously Wally whipped his hands against his paints, trying to dispel any remaining butter the popcorn had left on his hands. Next he slowly inched his right hand towards her, until he could touch a loose strand of hair with his finger tips. When she didn't wake up he buried his fingers in hair. He knew it would be soft, her hair looked too well groom to be otherwise, but finally getting to feel those golden strands through his fingers sent a jolt of pleasure through him. With a smile on his face Wally gently raked his fingers through her hair, splaying it around her.

The TV screen suddenly went black as the credits started to roll. Wally looked down at Artemis debating whether or not he should wake her so she could go to bed. He really didn't want to wake her, she looked so peaceful and he knew none of them had been sleeping well. Also he was afraid she would throw a punch if he tried to wake her. After a while of just sitting there Wally decided he would just carry her to her room. If she woke up and was pissed oh well, he wasn't going to leave her on the sofa. As gently as he could he lifted her into his arms, cradling her close to his chest. He stood there for a moment waiting to see if she would wake but she kept on snoozing. As he started walking one of Artemis' hands reached up and grabbed his shirt, burying her face into his chest. They made it back to her room, the door sliding open before them. Wally sat on the bed pulling her close to him, not ready to let her go yet.

"Sometimes you piss me off more than anyone I know," Wally started to whisper. "Yet you've seem to take over my head and my dreams and I don't even know when it all started. That day when you…" He paused taking a deep breath as he looked down at Artemis, sleeping so deeply in his arms. "I lost it when you were killed; all I could do was find a way to get you back. I didn't really care what was happening around me, I didn't even freak out when the others were taken out. Since then I've been having these nightmare of never being able to find you and…I'm crazy about you Artemis."

There was silence in the room as Artemis continued to sleep in his arms. With a sign Wally got back up and laid her in the middle of the bed and then went over and sat in a chair near the door. He sat there with his head in his hands mentally beating himself up. All he had to do was wake her up and just tell her but that was just too much for him right now.

"Wally," Artemis mumbled in her sleep, shivering. Goosebumps had risen up on her arms and she was reaching out looking for something.

Getting up from his seat Wally walked over to her, leaning over the bed. Her fingers found his wrist and yanked it back to her. Wally crashed into the bed beside her, shaking the bed. Artemis' eyes fluttered open, growing with shock as they locked on to the sight of Wally trying to push himself back up with his free hand. Their eyes met and they just started at each other, unsure what to say or how to react.

"I'm sorry," Wally finally said. "I was just trying to put you to bed, I'll go now," he said in a rush as he rolled over, planting his feet on the floor and getting up off the bed.

"Don't! Please don't go," she pleaded, reaching out grasping his shirt. "I'm…I'm kind of scared to fall asleep." She dropped her gaze to the bed as she whispered her admission.

Wally watched her over his shoulder before slowly lowering himself back on the bed. He rolled over onto his side to face her. "Hard time sleeping?"

She nodded to him, lying back on her side facing him.

"Me too," he admitted, "I keep having nightmares about that day."

"Well maybe we can keep each other's nightmares away," she suggested. "You can sleep here if you want."

Wally smiled at her, "I'd like to do that." He reached out and grabbed her hand and held it between them he watched her give him a beautiful smile as she shifted closer to him and feel back asleep. Moments later he slipped into a blissful sleep without any nightmares but instead of dreams sitting on the beach with her.

AN: I bet you were expecting something a little different ;) dirty birds. With these two I feel its a lot of tip toeing with moments of breaking down and admitting their feelings. I hope you all enjoy it and please review or send me a message, I'm always grateful for your feedback and love, it makes writing flow much easier for me. See ya next time! xoxo