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The pregnant woman gently rose off her bed after her husband finished explaining to her from beginning to end of what happened 30 minutes ago. "So you're telling me Wally asked for my sister's hand and Ollie said no" not waiting a response from her husband she attempted to rise off the bed, but her pregnant belly prevented her to do so. "I have to go to Dinah, so she can set Ollie straight," she groaned. "Damn it! That is if I can get up."
"Easy, Ches," Roy soothed his wife by using the nickname he gave her when they first started dating. "I already told Dinah. So, everything should be fine."
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The mayor silently followed his girlfriend past everybody. To him he felt as if they were walking for a long time. He could tell by her firm walk that she was pissed off. Her heels were clicking against the ground very hard and her arms swung roughly side-to-side. When they entered the kitchen the, Dinah at last turned to face him.
"Now, Dinah, before you say anything"-Ollie began.
"I think you said enough today," Dinah interrupted staring her boyfriend down. Ollie opened his mouth but no words could find their way to escape. "No. Ollie, really? You told him no?"
"It's just that!" Ollie managed to say, but didn't get to continue.
"Just what?" Dinah asked placing her arms firmly on her hips. "It's just like when Artemis had her first date. Do you remember?"
"How could I forget?" he grimaced recalled when a young 15 year old boy stood outside on their porch.
"Right. How could you forget, after all you did threaten him," Dinah spat. "Poor Artemis. No boy came near her again for a long time."
"Not long enough," the mayor murmured under his breath.
Dinah sighed brushing her hair from her face, "Ollie, honey, I love you, but sometimes you are just so stubborn. I know you're very protective"-
"With the girls," Ollie finished hearing this conversation before.
"But the thing is, Ollie, they aren't girls any more they're women," Dinah cupped his face. "Grown women, who need to start their own lives. Sure we won't be in their lives as much as we used to, but we'll always be a part of their lives. I know it was a big step with Jade, but now it's time to make that last step with Artemis."
The man looked up at her long-time girlfriend and listened as she continued, "Please just give Wally a chance."
In response Ollie gently gave her hand a squeeze reassuring that he would think about it.
The two quickly looked at the door as Wally's mother entered. Ollie tossed his girlfriend a look before he exited the kitchen. Mary smiled at Dinah as she began to chop some vegetables.
"So, how much of that did you hear?" Dinah asked as she started to help Mary with the vegetables.
"I just heard something about Ollie being over protective with Artemis and Jade and something else about giving my son a chance?" Mary said.
"Yeah, I just had to give him a lecture how our daughters are grown-ups and that he should reconsider your son's proposal," Dinah said casually.
"Proposal?" Mary questioned. "As in marriage proposal?"
After earning a nod from the blonde, Mary jumped up and down, and even embraced her, "But the thing is Ollie said no."
"No?" Mary asked.
"But he's going to talk to him right now."
"He better," Mary teased. "Your daughter would be lucky to have my son."
"Oh, yeah!" Dinah chuckled. "More like your son would be lucky to have my daughter."
The two women laughed.
"You know when Rudy and I were young he proposed to me before he asked for my father's permission," Mary confessed.
"Really," Dinah listened.
"Do you think Oliver and you will ever?" Mary asked, but immediately scolded herself for asking. "I'm sorry. It's not my place."
"No, it's fine," Dinah brushed off the question.
"Well, at least we know those two have a perfect couple to look up as a role model," Mary said, while Dinah nodded, but disagreed when the elder West woman said. "Rudy and myself."
"Well, you two aren't the only perfect couple," Dinah corrected.
"I suppose. There is Barry and Iris, and Jade and Roy," Mary said.
"What about Ollie and me?" the blonde asked.
"Oh, but you two aren't married," Mary lightly chuckled.
"So." Dinah lightly chuckled sarcastically as if mimicking the other woman. "Just because Ollie and I aren't married doesn't mean we aren't a perfect couple."
"But Dinah," Mary emphasized on the elder blonde's name.
"But Mary," Dinah purposely emphasized on the other woman's name.
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Upstairs
The scarlet haired speedster's and the half Vietnamese's shirts laid forgotten on the floor as the two laid sprawled out on the bed. The man laid beneath the woman that he longed to propose to.
"Oh, Wally," Artemis moaned as she enjoyed his kisses working their way from her face to down her neck. The speedster's hands roamed up and down her body as he grinned against her neck at the squeals and moans that escaped his girlfriend's mouth.
"Wally," Artemis brought his face up to hers as she kissed him passionately.
"Yes, Babe," Wally said brushing a strand of hair off her face.
"What was you were going to ask me earlier?" she asked while kissing his neck leaving a love bite.
"Huh?" he asked becoming lost in thought by her tender kisses. But then recalled he was going to ask her to marry him. He knew he had to make something up and quick. "I-I was going to ask you, do you think Oliver doesn't likes me."
"Babe, don't be silly," the blonde said turning them over so that she was on top. "Why would you think that?"
Wally paused for a second. He couldn't tell her that he said no to his request, "I just want him and everybody to enjoy their stay here."
"And they will," Artemis smiled at her boyfriend.
The red haired man beamed placing a kiss on her forehead. "You're right. What could possibly go wrong?"
The blonde shrugged and simply began to assault her lover's neck with kisses. Wally shivered when her fingertips brushed against the back of his neck. Involuntarily the speedster began to slide his hands up and down her back.
Knock knock
"West," Ollie called before knocking again. The two pulled apart from each other to quickly straighten their appearances out.
"Coming," Wally yelled as he crawled on the floor seeking his shirt, Artemis recalled the fake tattoo that she still had. After ten seconds of looking for her shirt she gave up and made a dash for the bathroom. Wally triumphantly reached for a shirt he saw on the floor and swiftly put it on, but then instantly realized it was his girlfriend's. Once again Ollie knocked and the Olympic trainee in a flash put on his shirt, and opened the door in a calm manner.
"Yes, Mr. Queen," Wally asked.
"Can I come in," the older man asked earning a nod from Wally. "I wanted to discuss with you about the p"-
"Purpose of the Christmas traditions we do," the speedster interrupted. He knew he couldn't let Ollie continue what he was about to say about the proposal, because the woman he planned to propose to was after all in the bathroom right next to them. "Mr. Queen, how about you and I go for a walk and talk about it," Wally suggested.
The mayor cocked a confused eyebrow at him, but Wally mouthed 'Artemis' and gestured towards the restroom. After understanding the young man, "Sure, I'll meet you down stairs."
"Okay, sounds good," Wally closed the door behind him and found the blonde standing in the bathroom doorway.
"What was that all about?" she asked.
"I think we're finally bonding," Wally said.
"That's good," Artemis smiled. "See, babe, I told you that you're freaking out over nothing."
With that said Artemis and Wally walked together down the stair case. It was there the blonde watched her surrogate father and her boyfriend exit the cabin. She couldn't but ponder what the two were going to talk about.
"Where are Ollie and Wally going?" Jade asked as she finished the sandwich she had in her hand.
"For a walk," Artemis answered.
"A walk eh," Jade murmured 'Well, I guess Dinah talked to him already.' "By the way where were you earlier?"
"I was in my room," Artemis replied.
Jade grinned and then noticed a hickey on the crook of her sister's neck.
"I can tell you weren't the only one in the room," Jade teased.
"Oh, come on, Jade, as if you and Roy are so much better," Artemis remarked.
"Can't argue with that," Jade admitted proudly.
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For a long time, it felt as if the two had been walking for hours. The speedster longed for his girlfriend's surrogate father to speak. Because the silence was killing, but most of all he feared that the man might be plotting ways to kill him and hide his body in the woods.
"Mr. Queen," Wally attempted to speak, but Ollie held up his hand.
"Wally, I know what you're going to say," the older blonde said. "And I want you to hear me out. From the moment Jada and Artemis came into my life I felt very protective of them. Their mother Paula was a close friend to Dinah and me. And then when she and her husband were in that accident he died instantly on the scene, but she was still alive for a whole day, and on her deathbed I made her promise that I would raise her daughters and care for them like they were my own and for years I've kept that promise. But my question to you is are you capable of doing the same?"
"Mr. Queen, I know how much she means to you and how much you love her," Wally said. "I just want you to know that I love her too. And I am by no means trying to steal her away from you. I want to spend the rest of my life with her. She is my heart, my friend, and my everything. She is nothing like any women I've ever met before and everything I've always wanted and more. I want you to know that I'll protect her, respect her and treat her the way she deserves to be treated."
"And with that said I will give you my blessing in asking for her hand in marriage," Ollie said as he appeared to be holding his hand for the red haired man to take, but Wally was so happy he hugged the man. Oliver couldn't help, but chuckle at the man before him.
"Mr. Queen-" Wally began, "I am aware that the cemetery that Artemis's parents are buried at isn't too far from the resort. And well, I was wondering if you could come with me, because out of respect I would like to ask them for their permission also."
The mayor nodded and said, "Ollie."
Wally looked at the man with a confused expression.
"You keep calling me Mr. Queen," the older man smiled. "From now on I want you to call me Ollie."
Meanwhile, in the cabin
The second Artemis entered the kitchen she could feel the tension floating around in the air. She turned to look at her surrogate mom and desperately seeking what the problem was. But the older blonde simply rolled her eyes when she heard Mary say hello to Artemis.
Artemis turned to Iris who was currently stirring a pot of chicken soup and simply shrugged her shoulders. She too had no clue of what was going on between the two older women.
"Is everything okay?" Artemis asked both of the women.
"Yes," the two said in unison.
Before the blonde archer could question the two women, Jade entered the kitchen.
"I'm just wondering if you guys need help with dinner, because my unborn child and I are starving," Jade said in a demanding tone, but then noticed a broken gingerbread man laying on the kitchen counter. "Oh no. Poor thing. Who crushed the cookie? I made these cookies two hours ago for the twins," Jade began to break down in tears.
"Oh, Jade," Dinah pulled her pregnant surrogate daughter into a comforting hug. She knew the reason she was so upset was because of her hormones. "So one little cookie got crushed," Dinah said. "Look at all these well done gingerbread cookies. Don't they all look good?"
Mary, Iris, and Artemis all nodded 'yes' and said positive encouraging remarks to help calm the sad woman.
"See," Dinah said in a motherly tone. "Say how about tonight you and I watch a movie? Huh?"
"Okay," Jade smiled as she started to dry her eyes.
"How about we help the twins set up for Santa Clause," Dinah suggested as Iris nodded her head.
"Okay," Jade said as she rubbed her belly and followed her surrogate mom.
"Poor dear," Iris sympathized for Jade since she herself had been through those crazy hormones during her pregnancy. "I had it bad when I was pregnant with twins. I used for the most random things, but at the drop of a hat I would be back to normal."
"Oh," Mary laughed to herself. "You should have seen me when I was pregnant with my Wally-Pally. I would be talking to some friends and then I would burst in to tears asking them why they were staring me? And they would say because you were just talking."
As drank her coffee, Artemis secretly hoped she wouldn't be that emotional when she was pregnant someday.
The back door swung open and the three women giggled at the sight of Ollie and Wally. The two men were covered in snow from head-to-toe.
"Is that coffee?" Wally asked shivering.
Artemis nodded and joked, "Do you want me to pour it on you."
"Sounds kinky," Jade teased as she entered the kitchen with Dinah closely behind her.
"At the drop of a hat," Mary said to Iris since Jade was back to her old self.
"Honey, you look like a snow beast," Dinah teased her boyfriend while Ollie smiled and pulled her closer to him. Dinah didn't care that he was getting snowflakes all over her.
"We're standing under the mistletoe," Ollie smiled before his cold lips touched his girlfriend's soft warm lips. After they finished their kiss, Dinah asked, "So, did you talk to him?"
"Yeah," Ollie answered as he looked over at Wally who was currently laughing at something Artemis said.
By the time dinner was ready, the entire West and Allen clan devoured everything that was edible on the table. "This family does everything fast," Roy joked.
Jade silently agreed, but nudged her sister, "Artemis would know that."
8:30 P.M
After the twins were tucked asleep in their beds, the adults decided to have a party of their own. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives was playing the background. While Wally was dancing with his Aunt Iris, Barry and Nelson were looking for the DVD A Wonderful Life.
"So, Wally," Jade waddled over to her sister's boyfriend. "I heard you talked to Ollie."
"Yeah, we just talked about stuff," Wally said hoping the woman would drop it.
"What kind of stuff? Perhaps maybe wedding proposal"-Jade blurted out.
"Jade," Roy scolded his wife. "Do you want Artemis to hear"-
"Hear what?" said feminine snarky voice causing the three to jump.
"Have you ever heard that every time a bell rings an angel get it's wings," Roy said.
Artemis looked at the three suspiciously, but before she could ask them what the hell was going on the Christmas song changed and Do you hear what I hear started to play.
"Babe, dance with me," Wally said spinning his girlfriend, while Roy pulled his wife the other direction.
Artemis totally knew something was up and she pretty certain she knew what he may be up to.
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