Who is more likely to cheat?

Headcanon: When it comes to cards, Len could and would outcheat anyone. He'd hide them and reveal them with a subtly most completely missed, even trained assassins for a while. He knew how to count cards and always came out on top. He even used the subtle art of distraction, picking up conversations that have his opponent's attention much too divided to keep up with him. He teaches Sara many of his tricks, especially for missions. As far as cheating in their love life, well, that was a line neither was willing to cross. They'd both lost so much and found it so hard to believe they were worthy of love that once they found it, they weren't going to screw it up by cheating with someone else.

Sara and Leonard stood before the door of a couple she thought long dead. Funny what one small ripple of time could do. Breaking time all those years ago gave the blonde a family she never thought she would have. The first one back in her life was the man at her side, found with a sheet of ice covering his body, unconscious, and extremely weak in the Arrow Cave. It was a strange scene they were finally called in to. Felicity was afraid they were going to lose him before the Waverider could get there. By then Oliver, Quentin, and Diggle had all bonded with the man that would become her husband a year later. Leonard, she learned, was a Metahuman, but it didn't matter to her. He was the same man she'd fallen in love with over those months they'd both lived on the time ship.

Len took her hand and squeezed it. She smiled up at him. He gave her a soft version of his smirk. They'd been invited to Star City along with the other Central couples in their little group. They were going to be getting to know the couple in the apartment better, even if Sara had known them her whole life. Leonard never got to meet either of them as they'd died before he'd ever gotten the chance. At least they were dead until a ripple through time called Dr. Fate in to save them both from their fatal injuries. Leonard reached out and rang the doorbell because they should really be getting in soon. They had card games to play and win.

Moments after the bell was rung, the door was opened to show the boyish face of Tommy Merlin. He smiled brightly at the sight of Sara. He stepped out into the hallway, pulling her into a hug. "Sara! It's great to see you! It's been so many years!"

Sara easily returned the embrace. "It has! How's it been, being back?"

The man pulled away and studied her for a moment. "I honestly can't remember much. It feels more like I've been through a time jump rather than having actually been dead. Laurel says the same." He looks to the other man standing near them. "So this is the man that finally won your heart long enough to actually get you to marry them, Sara?"

He put out his hand for Len to take. The thief smirked and shook Tommy's hand. "I actually stole her heart. It wasn't an easy heist, but," he locked eyes with the younger woman, his smirk softening, "it was quite the rewarding one."

Sara rolled her eyes at the man, but a smile like Tommy had never seen before bloomed upon her face. The man chuckled. "Laurel is going to love this; I can promise you that. Come on in." He motioned them to follow him. "I think we have one more couple coming. Caitlyn Snow and her boyfriend should be here soon according to Barry."

Len and Sara snorted. The woman shook her head as she stepped through the door. "Yeah, she's probably having some problems getting Mick to go to a hero get-together. He's one of us now, but he likes to point out that he's still very much a criminal. Believe me it was a fight just to get this one to concede to being an anti-hero."

Leonard scoffed. "Thief first, my love, then anti-hero."

Sara rolled her eyes again. "Keep telling yourself that, babe. Maybe one day someone in our crew may actually believe you long term."

Tommy laughed at the banter. "This is great. I'm really glad we are finally being able to get together. Laurel really is going to love watching you two interact."

He walked on ahead of the couple even as they eyed each other before following.

Tommy was right. Laurel did love watching the two of them interact. She also loved watching how easily Len good naturedly teased Barry and went head-to-head with Iris. He even melded smoothly with Felicity and Oliver. Laurel was surprised to see Mick Rory with Caitlyn Snow when they finally arrived. She was fascinated by the little quirks-of-the-lips smiles the large man would send the young woman even as he tended to stay close to Len. It seemed the large man only felt comfortable around Len, Sara, and Caitlyn. She was surprised to see Barry stride right over and begin a chemistry-based conversation with the man she'd once only saw as a mentally unstable arsonist. She had to keep reminding herself that there was so much more to all of these people than just what rap sheets or histories said.

After a while of mingling, Laurel found her baby sister. As she had all the time when they were younger, she draped her arms over the younger's shoulders and hugged her from behind. Sara leaned back into her chest, instantly knowing who it was. She'd been talking with Barry, so Laurel decided to ask the question she'd been dying to know. "Where's Cisco? I know you said he's seeing some woman from another earth. He did get that he was still invited even if she wasn't in town, right?"

Barry nodded, a sheepish and slightly uncomfortable look appeared on his face. It was Sara that answered. "He's afraid of being around Len right now."

The older woman gazed at the both them in confusion. Afraid of Len? Sure, she knew their history, but he'd changed, was actually a dorky sweetheart if you got past the snarky outer coating. Barry nervously rubbed the back of his neck before dropping his hand back to his side. "Yeah, see, Len has a sister, Lisa. She really liked Cisco. I mean, she told him things she wouldn't tell anyone else." His hand drifted to right shoulder, resting on his collarbone. "Anyway, she found out Len had been killed during the first Legend's mission. She was devastated, which is completely understandable. She sought out Cisco to talk things out and maybe get some comfort. He stopped answering her calls or texts, even blocked her. She returned to Central to see what was wrong, and that was when she saw him making out Gypsy in STAR Labs. Her heart finished breaking. Len's coming back helped her a lot, but she's still finding it really hard to trust anyone, and Len blames Cisco for that even after all this time."

Laurel nodded. "I get it. Len's the protective type, I can tell that. I understand why he was so angry. His baby sister's heart was shattered by someone she thought was a good guy. I'll have to invite her next time and leave Cisco off the list." She pulled her arms from her sister's shoulders, a faraway look blooming in her eyes.

Sara groaned. "And she's in planning mode." She snapped her fingers in front of the other woman's face. "Laurel, don't we have games to play?"

The woman blinked out of it and shook her head. "Right sorry. Well, Cisco was the only one we were waiting on, and since they aren't coming, we can start the games."

A few rounds of cards later and Laurel was beginning to second guess liking Len, Mick, and Barry. She knew her sister was good at cards, and so was Felicity, but they'd only won one hand each. Len and Barry were devastating the playing field of card games. When Len won once again, Laurel gave a strangled cry of irritation. She wanted to come over the table and strangle the smug smirk right off her brother-in-law's face. Now she understood why she was supposed to hate him. He was a pompous card shark that was not nearly as gentlemanly has she'd originally thought.

Sara sighed. "Alright, babe, you and Barry have had your fun. Let's try not getting us kicked out of my sister's apartment because the two of you are playing unnaturally well."

Barry snickered before nodding his consent, and Sara could swear that boy had been spending too much time around her husband. Len simply gave a smirk. Laurel eyed them both before her eyes widened. "Oh my, God, you have both been cheating this whole time!"

Barry had the sense to blush and look a bit sheepish. Len simply continued to smirk at her, no shame in his eyes at all. Laurel grumbled for a while. They'd played multiple different card games, and Len had won most of them. Had he really been cheating through all of them? She began to watch him closely, but the next time he won she couldn't catch anything.

Eventually, the night wound to an end. Sara and Len were the last to set to head home. Len went to get their coats while his wife said goodbye to her sister. Laurel and Sara hugged tightly, but the younger could feel that something was bothering the elder. Pulling away and nudging her side, Sara gave her a questioning look. Laurel sighed. "I'm just worried. He cheats at games. If he won't respect you in that, how he can respect you in your relationship? Are you sure he's never cheated on you, Sara?"

The younger blonde watched her sister. "Len would never cheat on me, Laurel. With what he's been through, he would never cheat on me. With all we've been through together, he would never betray my trust. I trust him with my life, my heart, and my love. We love each other, Laurel. You don't have to worry about that."

It took a few moments, but Laurel nodded. She was going to trust her sister, for now. After the couple left, she spoke with Tommy about her worry. He simply sighed. "Cheating at a card game and cheating in a relationship don't have a correlation, Laurel. If it did, you'd be worried about Iris too since Barry was cheating also. It's because Len's also a thief. If he'd been a pure hero or even a dark hero like Oliver, you wouldn't have been as upset or worried." He placed his hands on her shoulders. "Look, Len invited us to go to a club with him, Sara, Mick, Caityn, Lisa, and Barry in a couple of weeks. It's for Caitlyn's birthday. You can judge his every action while in a club with other people that will most likely hit on him and Sara. Decide what you think from there, ok?"

She gave a sigh but nodded. "I'll pass judgement then."

The next two weeks passed quickly. Sara was in a bit of awe that Laurel actually thought Len would cheat on her. How could she get there to be a correlation between cheating at a stupid little game and cheating on a lover? It made no sense, but she supposed that Laurel still saw her as the clueless little brat that ran away with her boyfriend and nearly got killed. The two them were dressed for the club they were going to. It wasn't their usual hangout. They like seedy bars that offered up a great fight after a little bit of drinking, but tonight wasn't about things like that. Tonight was about Caitlyn's birthday. She'd chosen the venue for the night celebration: the club she'd worked in after leaving to find herself away from Team Flash. Cisco and Gypsy had been at the day celebration and weren't coming to the night. Gypsy hadn't understood, but Cisco had simply said that he didn't want meet up with a still pissed off Leonard Snart, and no amount of vibe powers were going to save him from the older man's wrath.

Laurel and Tommy showed up shortly after they did. Sara could feel her elder sister watching them more than spending time with her husband and the rest of their friends, and it was becoming annoying. Sara spun toward the bar and ordered up a couple of shots, and she backed them both shortly after they were placed in front of her. Suddenly she saw movement out of the corner of her eye. She slowly turned her attention to where it came from and saw a woman sidling up to her husband. She glanced at her sister to see her watching with an intense glare. She was daring the man to make a move toward the woman. Sara knew she'd have to let her sister see for herself that her husband was faithful.

Len felt his sister-in-law's eyes trained on him all night. She wasn't even having any fun because she was so busy staring him down. Sara had told him the other woman's fear, that he would cheat on her, and they both knew it was absurd. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched his wife down her shots. He could feel the soft smirk gracing his lips. The petite blonde had that effect on him.

It was after her second shot that a woman decided he'd been alone for long enough and wanted to try her hand. She pressed into his personal space, something that activated all kinds of proximity alarms. He leaned away as he turned to look at her. She gave him an inviting smile. It was a look he returned with disinterest. The brunette shifted to give him a perfect view of her abundant cleavage. His eyes never drifted from her eyes; they were a dull grey. "Can I help you?" He drawled in full Captain Cold.

The woman's smile turned, what she probably believed, seductive. "I'm hoping I can help you." She pressed closer. "You don't seem to be having much fun, over here, all alone." She leaned up to press her lips to the edge of his ear. "I think I can spice things up for you, if you give me the chance to spark a fire."

He pulled away once again. "You got the wrong guy. I prefer the cold." His eyes turned hard, slipping fully into his Captain Cold persona. He smirked at the sight of her widened eyes. "And who says I'm here alone?" He shifted his hand so that the black onyx wedding ring with tiny silver snowflakes inlaid could be easily seen. He immediately felt Sara slide up him. Out of the corner of his eye he watched his wife look the woman up and down. Before she could say anything, he wrapped an arm around her waist. "As you can see, you have nothing I could ever want." He focused on Sara. "My assassin is all I'll ever need." His voice purred as he nuzzled Sara's jawline.

A wicked smirk came to her lips when she saw a bit of challenge come to the other woman's eyes. Sara was a bit surprised when the woman became brazen and tried to tug Len away. Another seductive smile bloomed upon her lips. "Oh, baby, I promise I can do so much more for you than that little girl."

Leonard sighed and stood, pulling himself out of the woman's reach. "I can promise you, you can't. My wife will always be more than just a good time a pitiful child like you could ever offer. Now, if you would, please leave us to our celebration." He turned all of his attention back to Sara, slipping his hands to her waist and dragging her flush with his body. All the uncomfortable feelings he felt with the other woman melted away the moment Sara was completely in his space.

Sara gave him a smile before pulling him down to her level. Her lips slanted over his, and he immediately took control of the kiss, deepening it. Len swallowed the moan the action pulled from her. Everyone around them melted away. The woman, completely ignored, scoffed at the sight and stormed away from the couple. The couple was lost in one another, an act that Leonard usually frowned upon due to his dislike of public affection. They only pulled away from each other at the sound of Barry and Tommy's teasing wolf-whistle, Lisa's noise of feigned disgust, and Mick's loud laughter. After a moment of staring lovingly into each other's eyes, they turn matching smirks onto their friends and family.

The party continued for a while longer. Laurel eventually found her sister at a high table watching Leonard and Mick try to rein in Barry after he had a shot of his special Speedster juice. Sara shook her head with a laugh as the thin, and oddly flexible, man kept slipping from their grasp. Laurel sat beside her little sister and smiled at the scene before turning to the other girl.

"So, I feel like I should apologize," the older began.

Sara hummed. "Well, you did jump to wild conclusions after spending one night around my husband because he cheated at cards, which I remind you Barry Allen did too."

Laurel sighed, "I know. It wasn't fair, and I'm sorry. I let his past cloud my judgement even though I swore to myself that I wouldn't." She rubbed her forehead roughly, a frustrated groan slipped past her lips. "Even dad loves him like a son, and I did exactly what I figured he would have done."

The blonde gave a small nod. "Dad did start getting to know him while Len was extremely weak and needed assistance doing most physical activities. He did have to watch as Oliver and Digg pulled Len from frequent panic attacks. Dad learned really quickly that Len is just a haunted human that had all of his options ripped from him in order to survive and take care of his sister." She turned her eyes to her sister. "I've never had anyone able to truly balance me until Len, and he's never had anyone to make him feel lighter emotions as strongly as I can. We need each other, Laurel. We didn't even know how much until we were forced to be separated. We're still our own person, but we know we could never love anyone like we do each other. There's no way either of us are going to cheat, Laurel. We could never put the other through something that horrible or selfish."

Laurel wiped her teary eyes. After a moment, she could finally find words. "I'm so glad you've found someone that special, Sara. And I'm so proud of the woman you've become. I know he's had a little to do with that, but you are such a strong person. I'm so happy to have you as my little sister."

Sara smiled at her before pulling her into a hug. "I love you, big sis."

Laurel's laughter was a little watery. "I love you too, little sis."

They pulled away and turned back to the festivities to see Caitlyn inject something into Barry's bicep as Mick strong armed the younger man into submission. The sisters laughed at the sight. To Sara's side, Len's voice cut through. "I think that ends our party. Remind me again to kill Ramon."

Sara laughed, "What for now?"

He waved flippantly toward where Iris now stood beside Mick as the larger man tossed the thin Speedster over his shoulder. "The reasons keep piling up honestly."

Lisa came up beside Mick and placed a steadying hand on the still floundering Speedster's back. Len draped an arm across Sara's, pulling her into his side. She rested her head against his chest. He kissed the top of her head. She wrapped her arms around his waist.

Laurel watched them silently. She could see it now, how devoted they were to each other. Tommy's arms wrapped around her from behind, pulling her against his chest. "They're happy." He stated it so matter-of-fact.

She sighs as she leans deeper into him. "They are," she said with finality. "I am too."

Tommy smiled. He was too.