She was glad when she was finally discharged from the watchtower infirmary & really glad when she got to help with the clean up & rescue & recovery efforts. The same could be said for the manhunter, after his total annihilation of Despero he went straight to work helping out where he could with the survivors of his forces attack.
A few months had passed & Zatanna was wondering if they could make a relationship work between the two of them. J'onn on the other hand felt the strong connection between him & her grow stronger with each passing day realizing that if he didn't act now they would never have another chance.
He came up to her one day to see if they could talk, hoping if they had a chance, hoping if they could make a relationship work.
She let him say what he needed to & what he said totally caught her by surprise;
"Zatanna you & I have been teammates for years, I believe that we have a future together but if you don't feel the same way & want to remain friends then I won't pressure you into something you'll feel isn't right." He said with almost pleading eyes.
She stared at him, shocked at the revelation he just gave her left her gap jawed. He couldn't be serious could he?