Chapter 3

Diana awoke with the feeling of Kal's strong arms wrapped around her. She smiled just thinking about making love to him, and how much she loved him. As she turned to tell him good morning, she realized she was in bed alone.

Diana sighed, it has been three weeks since that night, and she still wakes to phantom arms holding her tight.

Three Weeks Ago

Diana woke up, and smiled. Her head was resting on Kal's chest, and one of her legs was thrown over his. His strong arms were wrapped around her and he was gently stroking her back. She felt him kiss the top of her head. She slowly sat up letting the sheet that was covering her fall to her waist. Kal groaned. Diana watched as his eyes started at her face and slowly moved down to her chest. She felt warmth spread through her stomach. She wanted him again. Kal reached up and put his hand behind her head, pulling her down for a kiss. As he rolled them over so Diana was tucked underneath him, the kiss grew. Just as Kal was about to enter her, his communicator went off. J'onn was on the other end, Kal was needed in the conference room immediately. As Kal dressed, Diana asked if he would like her to come with him. He told her to stay right where she was, he would come find her as soon as he was able. He wanted to imagine her waiting for him, naked, in bed. She fell asleep waiting for him to return. When she woke up again, it had been 5 hours. She knew he wasn't coming back.

Diana slowly got out of bed, and dressed in her uniform. She didn't know what she would be facing, but she had a feeling it would not be Kal.

She went to the observation deck. Batman was at the monitor station watching the Earth. He didn't even turn from the monitors when he stated, "J'onn is looking for you."

"Do you know where he is?" asked Diana, this was the most Batman had said to her since the Lord incident. She knew that he and Kal had been worried about her and that the both of them had come to her hospital room while she was unconscious.

"I believe he is in the conference room…Diana…I'm glad you are okay."

Diana turned back to look at Batman, he was finally looking her in the eye. This was as close to an apology that she will ever receive from him. She quietly thanked him and left the room.

Diana walked back out and toward the conference room. When she entered J'onn was sitting in the seat looking out across the vast blackness.

"He won't be back for a while Diana. Lois was involved in a bank robbery last night. She was injured, nothing too serious, just a concussion and some scratches. She was brought to the hospital unconscious."

"He'll never forgive himself for not being there, and he will never forgive me for letting it happen," said Diana.

J'onn gave her a sad smile, "he has asked to be relieved from duty for the next week, and then he asked that his schedule be changed."

Diana didn't doubt it, she loved Kal, but Clark, Clark was a master at doing penance, and Lois was injured while he was with Diana.

"I understand, go ahead and change our schedules, J'onn." She really had no choice, she knew that when Kal, no Clark, it will be Clark returning, and Clark always belonged to Lois. When Clark returned, their relationship/friendship…whatever it was would be over. Diana needed to prepare herself for the heartbreak she would soon be facing.