I saw you today. I didn't expect to, obviously, since I came here on my own date, but didn't expect for you to show up here with yours.

I see Iris has an wedding band on her finger.

Guess you went though with that. Congratulations.

If only my chest didn't hurt like you shunted an icicle though it and I could still hear Lisa, maybe I could pretend I never saw you.


Not so lucky as I hoped.


I came here, because Lisa wanted me to get out of the safe house. A first.

I did it just to please her, but I had hoped that during...never mind.

It doesn't matter to you anymore.

I can see you aren't thinking about me just by the look on your face.


You look...happier with her, Red. I have to say that, just from watching you over here.

You look happier that I think I've ever seen you, even in this city of ours.

Seems everyone is happier nowadays. Lisa, Mick, Ms West, you…

Or is it Mrs Allen now? Or Allen-West? I don't fucking care.


The truth is Red, that, I never got over you.

I hurt you bad because I was selfish and I know it.

I knew then as well. I figured that I was doing what was best.

How was I supposed to know I'd get killed?


But now, now someone else has you. I came back too late to claim your heart again.

Mick warned me, you know. Before him and his posse of 'heroes' dropped me off.

He warned me not to come storming back into your life now.

That things had changed since I've been away. I didn't believe him, at first.


You didn't realize though, that even after my heart broke, I was still here.


I left those roses for you that you gave to her.

I brought all those marshmallows in your pantry, not her.

I fixed the wiring in S.T.A.R Labs, not Ramon.

I did everything, for /you/. I even died for you.


But I can see the world moves on, even with all these sacrifices I have made, to end up back by your side where I thought, for a long time before, that I belonged.

Guess I was wrong.

Basically what I'm saying is Red, is that while you may be happier with her,

I was happier with just you.