Chapter 19
When Martha arrived home from the store, she found Diana's belongings at the front door, and Diana herself was sitting on the couch.
"Diana…"
"Martha, I didn't want to leave without saying good-bye. You have been so kind, but I think I have overstayed my welcome."
"Diana, please, you are always welcome here." Martha was confused.
"If I was not pregnant, would you still be so kind to me? Knowing I slept with Clark?" Diana questioned.
"Diana, what is going on?"
Diana spoke again, "I just think I need to be on my own for a while. I can't rely on you and Clark forever."
"Where are you going to go?" Martha asked.
"I am not really sure. I will call you when I get there. Martha you have been so wonderful. My son is very blessed to have such amazing grandmothers in his life."
"Diana, does Clark know what you are doing?"
"I have not told him yet, but I am sure he would ask me to leave soon enough."
"Diana I am so confused, please just stay a while and I will call Clark, we can work everything out."
"I am sorry Martha, thank you so much for all of your help. I will call with updates, and I will visit soon, I promise." Diana hugged Martha goodbye and flew into the night.
When Diana reached the Watchtower, J'onn and Batman were waiting for her.
Batman spoke first, "He was here looking for you? How did you manage to evade him?"
"I took the teleporter in Metropolis." Diana responded.
"Of course, the one place he wouldn't think to look for you!" Batman smirked.
"How angry is he?" Diana was fearful of the answer.
"He is quite upset, he thinks you may have fled to Valhalla. He is scared he may never see his child again." J'onn answered.
" I promised I would stay on Earth, and so I shall. Are you going to tell him I am here?"
"He should know you are safe, Diana." J'onn tried to reason.
Diana resigned herself to the confrontation that was bound to happen. "I'm going to bed, I haven't slept since…you know, I am not sure when was the last time I had a good night's rest. Tell him whatever you wish." She walked back to her quarters and quickly fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Superman rushed to the Watchtower when he received J'onn's call. "Where is she?"
Batman answered, "She is asleep Clark. Let her rest, she looked as though she would fall over in a strong wind."
"I just…I won't wake her up, I just want to make sure they're okay." He slowly walked to Diana's room. He could hear her steady breathing. He used his X-Ray vision to check on her and the baby.
When Superman returned, Batman was sitting at a table with a large bottle in front of him.
"Do you want to talk about it?" He poured a glass and passed it to Clark.
"Diana slapped Lois across the face." Clark sighed and then drank his entire glass.
"Doesn't sound like Diana," Batman answered as he drank from his own glass.
"Nope, which means Lois pushed her too far," Clark sighed. Batman poured another round.
"Sounds like Lois." Batman replied. "Is Lois alright?"
"No broken bones, Diana must have held back. I just don't know what I am doing anymore, Lois and I are barely speaking. When Diana and I are speaking, it's not about anything of importance…not like it used to be." Clark emptied the contents of his glass.
"That's tough, Clark. I know you don't want to hear this, but you have to choose. You need to ask yourself what you want. Clark, Diana would never keep you from your son. You can't use that as an excuse. Alfred once gave me some excellent advice, ask yourself, and be honest…which one could you not live your life without?" Batman took another drink.
"I don't know, I just don't know" Clark hit the table.
"Yes you do, you just don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. Clark you have known for a long time, but you won't admit it. Think about it. Good night Clark."
"Good night Bruce"