A/N: Hey! Well look at that, I'm actually updating and a year hasn't even passed since my last one, too. Wow, that's even amazing to me! Hopefully, this chapter is up to par with the rest, since it didn't have the year long edit that the rest did. But I'm sure you guys will let me know one way or the other. So let me know what you think with a review. Thanks!

Disclaimer: I don't own any part of the Justice League.

Chapter 11:

"See you this afternoon, sweetheart."

"Bye Mommy!" Rex yelled excitedly.

"Are you sure you don't want to go with us, Shayera?" John asked, concernedly.

"Yeah… you guys go and have fun at the zoo. I'm just… exhausted," she told them, sighing for emphasis.

"Ok," John leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Get some rest."

Shayera stood in the doorway until they were out of sight. Then she shut the door behind her and leaned back against it. She covered her face with her hands and let out a frustrated groan.

What she'd just told John was the truth. She was exhausted, but not physically. This out of body experience was taking a toll on her mind. She was mentally drained.

'I just want to go home,' Shayera thought. 'It's been days since I last saw my friends. What are they thinking?'

Shayera wanted to go home even more so, after what she'd heard last night. It seemed that even now she was still as indecisive as ever when it came to her love life. And, if what Flash had said to her was true- and she'd never really known him to lie- she had cheated on her husband. And if that wasn't bad enough, she had gone and conceived Wally's child and not John's.

The way she saw it now, she had traded up one messed up life for an even more screwed up one. What was she going to do? Was the key to getting out of there rectifying the mess her future self had made of her life? That seemed to be the only answer to getting out of there. Or at least it was the only thing she could think of at the moment.

That settled it; she was going to fix this mess. Or at least resolve it. She had to get out of there.

Flash sat at a table in the cafeteria holding a cup of coffee between his hands. Normally, going near that stuff was not a good idea, but today was a special case. Today, he was exhausted.

After he'd left Shayera's room he'd gone to his own and got exactly one hour and two minutes of sleep. Enough time for him to miss the second doctor to come say that Shayera was physically fine, and that there was no medical reason for her comatose state.

After his brief nap Flash had gone to see Shayera only to find John sitting by her bedside holding her hand. John was the one who had told him what the doctor had said. After that Flash left the room not wanting to be in there to listen to John confess his undying love.

None of it made any sense to Flash. Why was Shayera still asleep if she wasn't hurt? What was going on inside her head?

He let out a loud sigh. It was so frustrating.

"You look awful!"

Flash looked up to see John standing across the table. "Thanks."

"Mind if I sit down?" Flash gestured for him to take the seat. "She's still out."

"I figured that," Flash replied dryly.

"She looks so peaceful, like she's just sleeping. I don't get it," John vented.

"I know what you mean," Flash agreed, taking a sip of his coffee and then going silent.

This gave John a chance to consider his friend thoughtfully. "You and Shayera have become really close these past few months," John observed.

"She's my other best friend, after you," Flash said, nonchalantly.

"Not like that," John countered in a no-nonsense voice. "You've always been good friends. You know what I mean."

Flash nodded. He knew exactly what John wanted. He wanted for Flash to finally confess what was really going on. "I'm in love with her."

Those words, though expected in some form, still shocked John. And he wasn't able to keep the surprise from his face. "Are you sure?"

"As sure as I've ever been," Flash told him.

"Huh,' John said, in a 'go-figure' kind of way.

They sat in silence for a few minutes, each contemplating the affects of this revelation.

John was the first to break the silence. "So what are we going to do about that?"

"Well," Flash shrugged. "I guess that all depends on Shayera."

"You mean, she knows?" John questioned.

"Yep, she knows," Flash confirmed.

This sent them into yet another hush. This time each nervous about whom Shayera would pick.

"Shayera, what's going on?"

"I'd like to know that to, and why did we have to send Rex to Bruce and Diana's?"

She was going to do it. She was going to fix everything.

'The truth will set you free, right?' Shayera thought apprehensively, as she looked from Wally to John. 'Or something like that.'

Both men were looking at her with concern. But really, she was the one that needed to be concerned for them. She was about to turn both their world's upside down.

"John… um… I need to tell you something," she started.

"Shayera, no… come on, not while I'm here," Wally pleaded.

"What's going on?" John said gruffly.

"Listen, I'll just leave and then if you want I'll come back," Wally tried.

"I'm sorry Wally. We've both got to face up to this. We both made the mistake," Shayera apologized.

Wally shook his head in disbelief.

John got up and started to pace the room, very sure he wasn't going to like what he was about to hear.

Shayera watched John, he was in pain already, and she hadn't even actually said it. How could she have ever done this to him?

"John… the baby, it's-" she began.

John quickly sat next to her, taking her hands. "Shayera, please don't say it."

"John, I-" Flash started.

"I don't want to hear it!" John yelled at Flash.

Shayera wiped at her moist eyes. This was the most painful thing she'd ever done.

"John, I'm sorry. The baby is Wally's," Shayera confessed, through tears.

"My… my wife… and my best friend?" John said in confusion.

"John… I… I…" Shayera began, but she didn't know what else to say. What could she say to make things better; words didn't exist.

"Do you love him?" John suddenly asked.

Shayera glanced at Wally. He was a slightly older version of the man she knew, but he was still her Flash.

She nodded. "Yes," Shayera said. There was no denying it anymore.

John took a step towards Wally and then thought better of it. He sat back down.

"So what… you stopped loving me?" John choked out.

"No… no…" Shayera denied. "I love you too!" She looked to Wally. "I'm sorry, I love you both. And… I don't know what to do anymore!"

Shayera realized this was going downhill and fast. And she was starting to wonder if this was really the right thing to do.

John gave a mirthless laugh. "You can't have us both Shayera. You have to love one of us more."

She shook her head. "I love you both."

He got up again. "Well… when you figure it out… let me know. I can't be here right now."

John started to walk away. He was out of the room in a second and Shayera started after him.

"John wait… where are you going?"

He was out of the front door. "I need to do some thinking and so do you!" he replied.

She watched him get into his car and go. She stayed in the doorway until he was out of sight. Then she turned around to find Flash watching her.

"I'm sorry Shayera," he said genuinely.

"No, I'm the one that has to be sorry. I made a mess of everything. I thought-" she cut herself off.

What she had thought was if she had confessed it would fix everything and get her back to her own life. But all she did was ruin a man's life and her own future life.

Flash took a step towards her, ready to put his arms around her. But she put an arm up to stop him.

"I need to be alone. I need to think," she told him.

He nodded and without another word he left the house.

Shayera shut the door and locked it. She climbed the steps to her bedroom and lay down on her bed, covering herself up. And that's when the tears came in full force. Tears for this life, for her real life, for not being able to get back there. And for the messes she left in her wake.

As a last ditch effort she squeezed her eyes shut and counted to ten before opening them. But she as still there.

Well that's it for now. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.

Thanks to all those who reviewed and encouraged me to update soon: Forlorn Melody (new readers are always welcome, thanks for reading); Wand Maker Extraordinaire; Diamond-baby94 (sorry for another cliff-hanger, hope you enjoyed it, though.); darklover (see I updated, didn't think I would so soon, did you? Lol); RaiderTKD (thanks for the great compliments); Harpiebird; SawyerFan; DeKayHawk; and fluffyinmypocket.

Thanks again. And I hope to have the next chapter out sometime in March.