Okay, second chapter up in my mega-upload mission!

Rule Number 4: No matter how angry you are, or how late it is at night, the two members of the family must make up before they go to sleep.

Artemis hung up the phone and settled it gently on the side table. She could feel Wally's eyes on her back, and she took a deep breath as she turned around to look at him. He was lying down on his die of the bed, shirtless, and with a worried expression on his face.

"That was Dick," Artemis said.

"Did he ask for your hand in marriage? Coz I'll fight him if I have to. I mean, I might not win, but I sure as hell will fight," Wally said easily, joking around.

Artemis couldn't help but crack a smile at the goofball antics of her boyfriend, "No Wally. He asked me to do something for him."

Wally's eyebrows shot up, but he remained silent.

"He asked me to go undercover in Manta's ship for him."

Wally sat up straight now, eyes wide, "And you said no, right?" he asked. There was something about his voice, a steely undertone that had lost all of its joking edge.

"Wally…," Artemis took a deep breath, "I said yes."

Wally stared at her for a minute, and then went to pick up the phone.

"What are you doing?"

"Calling Dick to tell him that you're not going."

"Wally wait," Artemis pleaded, holding his arm, "You don't even know the plan yet."

He stared at her with the same steely expression, and Artemis just started babbling, "Look, Kaldur is going to pretend to kill me, and then Dick will be giving me a glamour charm. I'll become Tigress, go aboard Manta's ship and help Kaldur out, okay? No big deal, just a simple mission."

"Yeah, and you're still not going."

"You don't get to make that decision," Artemis said to him, matching his steely voice.

Wally completely lost it then. He started shouting and throwing things around the room, "Are you kidding me? This plan… it's crazy! You're putting yourself at risk, in the direct line of fire! Dick is an asshole for asking you to do this!"

"Don't blame him. The decision was mine," Artemis said quietly.

"We're trying to get out of the hero gig! Here we are, trying to live normal, safe lives, and you just go right back in there? Do you have any idea of what could happen? You could die!"

"Wally, I'm doing this to help people. Help the world. You used to do the same thing not so long ago."

"That was different! I was needed!"

"Well, Dick needs me now."

"Artemis please," Wally begged, a look of pure distress written all over his face, "We have a good thing going here. We're safe, living a normal life. Just stay. Stay with me."

He had dropped to his knees at this moment, holding onto to the bed for support. Artemis could see his eyes watering up, and she felt her own do the same.

"I won't be gone for long. Just a simple mission, and then I'll be back before you know it," she said softly, trying to smile.

Wally didn't reply, so Artemis went down on her knees with him, putting a soft hand to his cheek.

Suddenly, Wally stood up, brushing her away and turned to the bed. He pushed back the covers roughly and got in. "Fine," he said angrily, "Go ahead. Risk your life. Ruin everything we've worked for in the past five years."

"Wally…"

He didn't reply, just turned in the bed so he couldn't see her anymore. Artemis felt a spark of rage go through her. She was trying to help a lot of innocent people, why couldn't he understand how important this was to her? She had been out of action for so long; all she wanted was just a little rush of the hero thing. Just one more time.

She flicked the lights back on and scrambled onto the bed, straddling Wally between her legs. She could see him doing his best to ignore her, but Artemis wasn't about to let that happen.

"Wallace Rudolph West, look at me right now," she demanded.

Wally glared at her through his lashes, but Artemis pressed on.

"Do you remember the advice our father gave to Jade and Roy on their wedding night? Because I do. He said that they should never go to bed angry. So we're not going to sleep until we sort this shit out, understood?"

She felt Wally sigh, and he finally gave her his full attention.

"The only way you could possibly make this better is if you promise that you're not going on the mission."

"Wally, I'm going whether you want me to or not, okay? You're going to have to find a way to deal with that."

Suddenly, Artemis felt the bed shift beneath her, and Wally pressed her closer so he could give her a rough, passionate kiss on her lips. She responded with enthusiasm, and they only pulled away when they needed air.

"We can't do that anymore when you're undercover," he said hoarsely. He then kissed the tip of her nose, "or this," he moved down under her jaw, "or this," and then he started kissing her neck, "or this."

Artemis rolled away, entangling herself in the sheets and Wally's legs.

"Only for a couple of weeks. I'll be back, Wally. I promise."

"Famous last words," he muttered, and then moved his lips to claim hers.

Artemis kissed him back. She didn't know what was going to happen in the morning, but hey, at least they weren't arguing now.