A Brand New Light

Chapter 3: A brand new roommate

'She better not do it, she just better not…' Barry thought as he sat down on the chair. It was no secret that Barry was having some marriage trouble. Some uncomfortable situations happened when male leaguers went to visit Barry's house. And it was grating on his last nerve what she was doing. He didn't know why she was doing this, he gave her plenty of affection and love, but still she was doing this, did she think he was cheating on him or something? Oliver and Dinah were over today for the football game and Wally was making up some snacks with Roy. Roy had jumped at the chance to see the other red head when Oliver said he was going to his house. That's when it happened, Iris came out in skimpy lingerie with a sheer robe over it. Oliver and Dinah stared at Iris in shock.

"Oh my goodness, Barry, why didn't you tell me they were coming over?" She tried covering herself up but the robe was see through, Barry grit his teeth and got up yanking her by her arm he pulled her aside.

"This is it Iris, I'm done with you, and your antics. You knew they were coming over here. In fact you have done this with Hal, Ralph, Arthur, Bruce, even Clark, I have no idea what you are trying to do but it is over. I am leaving, for good." Barry did his best not to raise his voice as he harshly chewed the woman out, he didn't want to alarm Wally. She scowled and put her hands on her hips.

"What's your problem?! Is it so bad that I want some time for my husband?! I hate this, all the secrets, lies, all the times I had to indulge you and your needy touchy ways, and especially spending all my hard money slaving over a stove to feed your never ending need for food. I hate it and hate you!" She screamed and Wally walked inside the room with a bowl of popcorn, Roy laughing at his side until they saw what was going on in the living room. Iris whipped her vicious glare at Wally. "And take that worthless piece of shit with you when you go! He's not even worth the ground I walk on. He should have remained in that basement where he belonged!" Wally's eyes teared up and he dropped the popcorn bowl. He felt crushed that his last relative would say that to him. Dinah sat there shocked, she didn't know someone could be so cold. Oliver was outraged, Wally had grown so much in the last eight years and this witch of a bitch couldn't appreciate that he was even alive after walking the death line for so long. Roy gathered the crying ginger into his arms and shushed the poor boy. Barry grit his teeth and sped upstairs, coming down a few minutes later with bags filled with his and Wally's things.

"We are leaving, I will send the divorce papers in the mail, and you are to never come near my son again!" He shouted as he kicked the front door open and unlocked his car, putting the bags in the trunk. Roy growled as he shepherded the crying boy outside. Oliver just stormed out, while Dinah stuck her nose up as she walked out of the house. Roy slid into the back seat with Wally and Barry slid into the front seat and dialed Hal's number.

Hal paused in painting his kitchen a warm purple when he heard his phone go off. They had been in the house for two weeks and they had already taken care of the yards, planting trees and vegetables, painting the fences and cleaning the lawn. Oliver and Dinah had generously given all the furniture that furnished the house. He tried to give it back, saying he could afford everything just fine, but Dinah had been very convincing. She had taken an arrow from Ollie's quiver and held it to Hal's dick, claiming if he returned one damn thing or gave Oliver one cent, she would take it off for good. That convinced him very well, but now he was thankful for everything. Conner had moved all the living room furniture into the dining room and now Conner was painting the living room red, with him checking in every once and a while. Grabbing his phone he opened it up.

"This is Hal, what's up?"

"Hey Hal, it's Barry." Hal put his roller down as he could hear crying in the background.

"What's wrong Barry, why do I hear crying?"

"I'll get to that later tonight, do you think it's okay if we moved in with you guys?"

"Move in? Barry what is going on?!" Conner poked his head in the kitchen, hands and shirt covered in red paint.

"I will talk to you later about it, just yes or no?" Hal frowned, Barry was being secretive, but he did have an extra bedroom…

"Yeah sure, come on over."

"Thanks. We'll talk about this tonight, I promise." Barry whispered before he hung up the phone. Hal stared at his phone in question before shrugging and going back to painting. He had the contractor he hired the other day come in and triple soundproof the bedrooms so that the kid couldn't hear anything that went on in the rooms, and trust him, he checked to make sure the kid couldn't hear a thing. His room was already painted a nice emerald green. Conner's room still had to be painted and so had the guest room. He heard a car pull up and he grabbed a towel to open up the door. Opening it, he saw an enraged Barry and a tearful Wally. Frowning he let the blond inside and the blond set the suitcases down.

"Thanks for this Hal, I'm sure the couches will be very comfortable." Hal glared at the blond.

"Absolutely not, neither you or Wally will be sleeping anywhere but on a bed. I remember what happened last time. Wally can have the spare bedroom, and you and I can share my room. I have a nice comfortable California King memory foam mattress and bed that is plenty big enough for the both of us. Anything to prevent the Dark Day on the Watchtower from happening again." Hal shook his finger at Barry with a glare which the blond man looking sheepish in return. Conner raised an eyebrow at the two but otherwise kept quiet. Wally sniffed behind the two and wiped his eyes. Barry turned to him and took him into his arms.

"It's okay, sweetheart, shhhhhh." Barry rubbed circles into the red head's back. "Come on, we'll get you to bed."

"Up the stairs, second door to the right." Hal motioned to the stairs before heading to his room. Opening the closet he grabbed a box down from the top shelf, opening it up he shook out a fleece blanket that had Flash symbols on one side and Green lantern on the other, and he took out a baby monitor. He popped in the batteries from the pack in the box and a Green Lantern nightlight before he walked to the spare room. There he saw Barry tucking in the red head. Wally was still shaken and he looked so small and scared. He plugged in the nightlight and put the baby monitor on the night stand and turned it on before handing the blanket to Wally. Barry looked at him surprised, he didn't know Hal still owned the things Wally had needed when he was younger. Hal ruffled up the red hair with a smile.

"Get some rest Roadrunner, you'll need it." Wally nodded and closed his eyes, the crying had worn him out. Hal ushered Barry out and closed the door behind them. Going back down stair he found Conner scrubbing his hands clean.

"I'm going to head to bed, is that okay?" Conner asked after he had seen them. Hal nodded and let the boy go upstairs after hugging him and giving him a kiss on the forehead.

"See you in the morning champ." Conner walked up the stairs and into the third floor. Changing he got into the queen sized bed and fell asleep. Hal looked at Barry before he got the man a cup of coffee. "Here, now what is this all about?" Hal asked the depressed blond.

"I'm divorcing Iris, she did it again, in front of Oliver and Dinah. Then when I told her that I was sick of her pulling this kind of stuff, she blew up and then she told Wally that he should have stayed in that basement." Hal looked at him with surprise.

"Are you kidding me? Why would she say something like that?"

"She was mad at me, because apparently I am too much of a burden to be married to. I also think that she thought I was cheating on her with male members of the league." Hal snorted.

"That is ridiculous, how could she think so poorly of you and Wally." Hal picked up the roller and started to paint the kitchen again. He was angrier than he had ever been and now needed to vent some of it out. Barry smiled and zipped into the living room and finished painting it for Hal before zipping back into the kitchen and finished the painting for Hal again. Hal sighed and put down his roller with a smile.

"Come on, let's go to bed." Hal cleaned his hands off and then grabbed Barry's suitcase and led him up to the Master bedroom. "You do know by morning there is going to be a baby bird snuggled up with Wally right?" Hal asked Barry. The blond man smiled and nodded.

"Of course, out of everyone that little birdie is the most protective of Wally." Hal opened the door and led the man in and helped him unpack. Hal turned on the baby monitor on his night stand before changing and setting down on the left side of the bed. Barry changed as well before getting in the bed with Hal. Closing his eyes, he fell into an uneasy sleep, but he felt better knowing the Green Lantern was beside him. Hal always made him feel safe, and happy knowing that everything would be just fine with Hal by his side. It was a few hours later when Barry shot up in bed from the whimpering coming from the baby monitor. Getting out of bed carefully he exited the room and snuck into Wally's room, only to see Robin sneaking into the room through the window and taking off his boots before climbing into bed with the whimpering red head. Gathering the boy into his arms, he covered them up and the red head stopped whimpering and settled in next to the smaller boy. Knowing his precious person was safe and sound in the hands of the Boy Wonder for the night he went back to bed.