Chapter 5: The Truth

Bruce arrived back at the cave, his eyes catching sight of Diana leaning against the bat computer console looking rather spaced out. He approached her pulling his cowl back as he came to stand in front of her.

"What are doing up?"

"I came to find you but you had left." She stated quietly looking through him.

"Yeah, I had some things to take care of."

"You left your com link on." He froze recalling his conversation with Selina.

"Diana I …"

"What are you keeping from me?" Bruce ran a hand through his hair at the realization that he had to tell her the truth.

"While you were away … I slept with Selina." Her fist suddenly connected with his jaw sending him crashing to the ground. An apologetic look crossed her face but only for a second before it was replaced by anger. Bruce couldn't blame her but even in anger she held back as to not break his jaw.

"Why would you do such a thing?" She was trying to understand as she watched him get to his feet.

"I'm sorry."

"Were you even planning on telling me? Had I not heard what I heard would you have told me?"

"Of course I was … I … I tried." He admitted.

"You were intimate with me after you had sex with her?" She phrased it as a question even though she knew the answer.

"I should had told you the truth before now but I …" he paused when he saw tears run down her cheeks feeling the need to comfort her; he put his hands on either side of her face wiping her tears away with his thumbs.

"I never meant to hurt you." He kisses her and she didn't pull away as she wanted to drown in this moment with him to forget about everything else but …

"I love you." He breathlessly whispered against her lips. She felt her anger rise.

"Explain then why you begged her to stay in Gotham?!" She yelled pushing him away harder than she meant to.

"I listen to the way you spoke to her; to the way she spoke to you … with passion." She wiped away newly shed tears.

"Selina and I have history."

"You told her she broke your heart. Do you still have feelings for her?" He didn't have to say it as his eyes said more than words ever could.

"Do you love her?" She wanted him to tell her that she was wrong that he didn't feel that way about someone else besides her.

"I'm sorry Diana." He was done lying to her. As he didn't deny it made her feel nauseous, her knees weak and her heart ached as she began to sob. He reached out to her but she slapped his hand away; now silently crying she took her wedding ring off and angrily threw it at him. He watched it hit his chest then the ground.

"Diana please …" She pushed past him taking off into the night leaving him alone with his guilt.

Bruce stayed in the cave and changed into his work out clothes trying to clear his mind but Diana's crying face, Selina's words, and his feelings for both didn't allow him to think straight. He thought of Selina who understood him like no one else ever could, from the moment he met her back when she was a thief and he naïve vigilante he felt a connection to her. She knew his pain, his short comings, and his guilt yet she always loved him despite that, perhaps because she struggle with the same things they had both been Orphans looking for a place to fit in until they found each other. When he thought about Selina though he couldn't help but to think of the night she was hurt. On that night he felt as helpless as that little boy in that alley; fear that he would never see that smile in the morning as she greeted him with a kiss, a kiss that made him forget all the horrible things he had deal with the night before. The nights he failed she would pick him up and bring him back from the depths of despair; unfortunately he had realized too late that she was always there for him when he needed her yet when she needed him, he let her down by pushing her away convincing himself then that it was for the best. He'd always been happy with her but he lost her because of his fear for her, knowing that if he lost her he would loose himself. Bruce paused his assault on the punching bag and frowned to himself; again all he could think of was Selina when somewhere out there his wife was heart broken because of him. Diana who had been one his closest friends in the league, the strongest woman he knew. She was never going to forgive him; she was the princess of the Amazon and as such had a pride wouldn't allow to forgive such betrayal. He would try though for her to forgive him he owed it to her; he made a commitment to her and he was wanted to honor it.

It was almost 8 am when Diana returned he had been sitting on their bed reading when she stormed in; without saying anything to him she began to gather her things. He got up and walked over to her, reached out and put hand on her shoulder.

"Diana stop." She ignored him and continue grabbing some clothes from the drawers.

"Diana stop, please." This time he hugged her from behind as tight as he could knowing he couldn't hurt her; she stop her head hanged low.

"Let go of me." Her voice was quiet but almost menacing.

"Forgive me." He let her go.

"Forgive you? I love so I wish I could but I can't." She turned to face him her face puffy from crying but she was composed. She hung the small duffel bag she had put her things in on her shoulder and began to walk out as he chased after her. They were almost at the front door.

"What I did to you, I will never do that again Diana I promise." She stop angrily turning back to him.

"Promises don't mean anything to you!" She lashed out.

"Bruce, you didn't cheat on me with just some girl, you cheated on me with the woman you love." Her voice got a bit choked up as she spoke.

"Stay with me Diana we can work through this."

"How can you ask that of me? Knowing some part of you will always want to be with her?" Tears threaten to come out but she held together.

"Besides love, you're only asking me to stay to appease your guilt not because you want me too"

"That's not true." He whispered.

"Stop lying to me! If I have to live with the fact that I love a man who loves someone else then you live with your guilt." She opened the door and he didn't know what else to say to keep her from leaving.

"Goodbye Bruce."