Reyna stared out the window at the overcast sky. She always loved the rain. It washed away blood, if only it could handle sins so easily. A small sigh left her as she looked down at her hot chocolate. It usually helped lift her mood ever so slightly, but not today.

It had been one month since the incident with Thalia. Reyna had been forced to stay in her headquarters, healing from her injuries. Her knee was still in bad shape, and she was forced to wear a brace for it. Walking was damn near impossible.

Reyna could not get that damn woman out of her head. It didn't matter what she did. Her mind drifted back to how close they had been. How much Thalia wanted it, and how Reyna wanted it even more. How that fucking idiot Clarisse interrupted them.

Reyna kept that name in her mind. By the speed, she knew exactly which asshole it was. The burly one with brown eyes who seemed to enjoy beating Reyna's men. Did that bitch not understand how much health insurance cost? And not to mention the tedious hospital visits.

Clarisse was built like an ox. She was probably one of the strongest people alive, and super strength wasn't even her power! It was God damn super speed. Who the fuck decided that was fair? How was Reyna supposed to fight someone larger, quicker, and stronger than her? It was hard to outsmart someone who could just bash her head in before she could probably react.

A bigger worry than Clarisse was the fact that Thalia had disappeared. Reyna kept a careful eye on any reports that came by her office, but Thalia's description was never mentioned once. Had the others pulled her from active duty? Had Clarisse killed her? Or, was she just waiting for Reyna to appear again?

A pale hand sat a plate down in front of Reyna. The owner of the hand sat across from her and watched her expectantly. Reyna looked at the man across from her, then she grabbed the slice of pizza and took a bite. The sauce was homemade, and the sausage tasted like it was blended from different meats. It was from the most expensive pizza place in the city. It was also her favorite.

"You never did tell me who fucked you up," Nico began as he leaned back in his seat. He propped his legs up on the table and started eating his own slice of pizza. Reyna knew he would get chewed out for it later, but she just focused on her food. It helped with the gnawing in her stomach.

"Clarisse. The one with enhanced speed," Reyna muttered with a mouthful of the Italian pie. She closed her eyes and rolled her shoulders, trying to shrug off the memory. Her entire body was tense, still bruised and battered from her ride out that window.

"So that's the name of our Flash," Nico commented. He smirked and finished off the crust of his pizza. Reyna slowly opened her eyes and studied the pale looking man.

Nico di Angelo: the only person in the world that Reyna could call a friend. He was a hired killer, but his requirements were something he never specified. They just walked into the restaurant if they wanted to hire him, and you would only know if he took the contract or not by looking at the news the next day.

"Flash?" Reyna asked. "The hell is that?"

"You need to watch a movie," Nico quipped, shaking his head. "Or read a comic book at least. Anything but sit in your evil lair and mope all day like a goblin."

"You're one to talk about moping," a voice commented, and a hand shoved Nico's feet off the table. "You know better. You're going to track mud everywhere."

"Bianca," Reyna greeted, looking up at the older sister of Nico. Bianca turned to match her gaze. The two were acquaintances, and nothing more. They both had a mutual understanding: Bianca allowed Reyna to use this place if she needed it, and Reyna would keep Nico from serious trouble. The free food was nice too.

"Reyna," Bianca greeted back. She looked Reyna up and down. "You haven't been around much. What happened to your knee?"

"A small fall," Reyna answered with a wave of her hand. Bianca set down another plate with another delectable slice. "Experimenting today?"

"Is that pineapple? What the fuck?" Nico questioned aloud, clearly baffled at what he was seeing. Reyna shrugged and grabbed the free slice of pizza. It seemed to be sausage, ricotta cheese, and pineapples. Reyna took a bite. "That might kill you."

"The cheese is weird," Reyna criticized, but she scarfed down the rest of the slice. The last thing she would do was complain about free food.

"I need a favor," Bianca began as she took off her chef's apron and sat at the table. Reyna looked at her and nodded once. "There's a group of men who keep coming in here. At first, I thought they were looking for Nico. I realized that they stay around until closing. When I leave with the others, they are waiting. I'm worried they might try something."

"I'll get two men to watch outside the building tonight," Reyna said. Bianca nodded, but Nico shook his head.

"Not good enough. There should be at least five men," Nico countered.

"It's probably not that serious," Bianca muttered.

"No. Nico is right. I'll have five men keep an eye out, and I'll help you close tonight," Reyna offered. She blinked in surprise as Bianca gently grabbed her hand.

"Thank you," Bianca said gratefully. Reyna nodded, and Bianca stood as a bell rang to signal a customer walking in. Reyna leaned back in her chair and achingly tried to prop her leg up on the chair. Nico silently helped, concern filtering into his features.

"Are you sure you can do this?" Nico asked. Reyna glanced at him and nodded. "Then, tell me what else is bothering you."

"The one with blue eyes. She can control lightning," Reyna muttered. Her eyes moved off to the distance. "When I see her, I get this warm feeling in my chest. There's this pool of something in my stomach, and I want to make her mine."

"That's sexual desire, my friend. It means you want to have sex with her. Just lay on the charm, if you have any," Nico counseled with a shrug. Reyna turned her head back around to glare at him. "I'm sure you can just as easily capture her."

"I don't have to," Reyna growled. She grabbed her hot chocolate. "I had her in the palm of my hands. She wanted me. She was kissing me, and we were so close. Then, that stupid brute interrupted us. Threw me out the window."

"Wait," Nico interrupted, confused at what she said. He held his hands up. "You were about to do the deed with her?"

Reyna nodded. Nico stared at her like she had grown a second head. Then, he raised a finger, "Have you ever had sex with anyone?"

"Yes. I'm not a prude," Reyna snapped.

"Did you enjoy it?" Nico asked. Reyna glared at him for being so intrusive. "You're not answering the question."

"I don't know," Reyna finally answered. She looked away, and her fingers tapped nervously on the table. Reyna had only been with a handful of men and women. The first she could hardly remember, she had been seventeen and drunk out of her mind.

A man had approached her and offered her a drink. The next thing Reyna remembered was being pinned against an alley wall as the man tried to slip a hand down her pants. Reyna tried to fight him off, but the drug in her drink made her useless. As the man pulled down her pants, a woman stepped in between them. The man ended up breathing through a tube for the next two months.

The woman had stayed with Reyna until the drugs were out of her system. When she went to leave, Reyna insisted on paying her back. The woman had tried to argue, but Reyna had been curious. She didn't know much about sex, so in return for saving her, Reyna fucked the woman senseless, being taught and guided along the way.

Reyna learned a lot about pleasuring women that night. The second time was with a man that wanted to curry favor with her. He ended up bent over her desk as she tried out a few of her toys on him. The third time was with another woman.

But, did she enjoy those moments? The first time she was simply paying someone back. The second time she had been pissed off and just wanted to take it out on the man; it had also been fun to watch him lose all of his bravado when she pulled out the strap on. The third time was simply because Octavian said she looked like she needed stress relief, and that was how people relieved stress, right?

Reyna supposed she felt a sexual attraction to the third woman that she slept with, but the feeling disappeared halfway through sex. She topped the woman, and she felt nothing. Fingers snapped in front of her face, bringing her out of her thoughts.

"What?" Reyna asked as she looked at Nico.

"I asked if it's because you don't let anyone touch you," Nico repeated. Reyna stared at him, and she felt her face heat up for some reason. Nico grinned at that. "You're such a control freak."

"I am not," Reyna argued.

"How many times have you let someone be in control when you were with them?" Nico questioned inquisitively. Reyna remained silent. "Fuck, have you even been penetrated before?"

"Nico, why the fuck are we having this conversation?" Reyna snapped as her face was burning like an oven. Why was it suddenly so hot?

"Because you are trying to argue with me that you don't always have to be in control, and we both know you're lying," Nico stated matter-of-factly. "For one, you haven't let yourself be penetrated. No dick good enough for you? Not even fingers?"

"Fucking hell, Nico. We are in public," Reyna hissed, keeping her voice low and hoping he caught on to how loud he was.

"That's why you're so grumpy all the time. You just need to get laid. Probably from some proper dick," Nico continued, smiling wide the whole time. Reyna groaned and buried her face in her hands. "I'm serious, Reyna. You need to learn to give up control sometimes."

"I'm not giving up control," Reyna finally snapped. "And since you're so desperate to know, I haven't let anyone touch me like that. I'm the one on top and in charge."

"Have you tried flicking the bean?" Nico teased, and worse, he used hand motions. Reyna stared at him with wide eyes, and her face burned like the sun was bearing down on it. "It would allow you to be in charge of what happens but also-"

"I'm leaving," Reyna interrupted, cutting the conversation there. She jerked her leg off of the chair but regretted it as she slammed her foot into the floor. Pain shot up and down her leg. "Fuck!"

Nico quickly stood up and forced Reyna to sit back down. Reyna laid her head back and tried not to yell. Nico gently put her leg back on the chair, "I'm just saying."

"Just because I don't let my boyfriend top me," Reyna snarled. She wanted Nico to be mad, but he just laughed off her verbal jab. Reyna met his eyes and started to reach out to him with her anger. Then, she stopped. It was something she had promised herself long ago: she would not use her powers on Nico. "Can you just drop this?"

"One more question," Nico promised. Reyna rolled her eyes, but she finally nodded. "Have you ever had an orgasm?"

"No, Nico. Can we fucking drop this now?" Reyna seethed dangerously. She looked away angrily and would have stormed out if it wasn't for the fact that her leg burned in agony.

"Alright," Nico finally relented as he held his hands up. "Just remember this: sex isn't about power or feeling in control. The best kind of sex is fifty-fifty. You give and receive. Try it some time."

"Why don't you just call up Will and go get fucked by him already?" Reyna groaned. She dropped her head in her hands and heard another plate being placed by her head. "Don't want it."

"You need to eat," Bianca chided. "And, it's your favorite. I'll tell Nico to leave you alone."

"I'm just trying to tell Reyna that she doesn't have to be a dictator in bed," Nico remarked with a shrug. He yelped as a thud rang out. "Ow! That hurt!"

"Stop bullying your best friend," Bianca ordered. "Especially since she is helping us tonight."

"Sorry," Nico muttered. Reyna lifted her head slightly and grabbed the plate. She nibbled on the slice of pizza. "But, Reyna has a crush!"

"Fuck me," Reyna groaned.

"I bet she does," Nico teased. He winced as Bianca hit him again. Bianca sat next to Reyna.

"Tell me about them," Bianca said. Reyna groaned again.

"Not you too," Reyna muttered. She closed her eyes.

"Reyna was about to have sex with the vigilante with blue eyes. They were interrupted, and another one threw Reyna out the window," Nico explained.

"Small fall," Bianca commented dryly. Reyna shrugged. "Was it consensual?"

"Consensual?" Reyna repeated after a moment. She looked at Bianca, who had a small frown on her lips.

"Did she want to have sex with you, or did you force her?" Bianca asked.

"She wanted it," Reyna promised. "I did have her pinned, but she kissed me first. When I didn't react, she pulled away and asked if she misread the situation. She kept talking, and I kissed her back. When I pulled away, she asked what I wanted and even said she wanted me."

"Holy shit. You are in love," Nico whispered. Reyna slowly looked at him and saw Bianca nodding her agreement. Reyna looked in between the two siblings. A small smile grew on Bianca's face. Nico grinned widely.

"Love?" Reyna asked. Nico nodded and looked like he was waiting for her to snap on him. Bianca watched her with an amused look. Reyna looked in between the two of them. "What the fuck is that?"