"Well that was sloppy."
As she left, John and all the occupants watched her leave then moved on to what they were originally doing. Acting as if they hadn't been watching. Rex came and helped John up.
"What-" he asked "-the hell did you do to her?" He asked.
John stood up and brushed himself off. "Nothing." He replied angrily.
Rex sighed. "Come on. Let's get some food." He then led John out of the room. The last person to leave was Mari herself.
That night Shayera tossed and turned. 'He's probably with Mari.' She kept thinking. She turned on her right side and looked out her window towards earth and sighed. 'Stop it Shayera.' She chided herself. 'He belongs with her. His girlfriend. Maybe I'll ask Carter to come keep me company. I won't be sleeping tonight anyway.' With that thought in her mind, she grabbed her com-link.
"Shayera to Hawkman." She waited a few moments before…
"Hawkman here." She put the call on private so no one else would hear.
"Carter? Could you come up to the watchtower?"
"Of course Shayera." He said. "I'll be there as soon as possible."
Shayera smiled. "Thank you Carter. I'll see you soon." And she ended the call.
Mari ate a small bite, chewed, swallowed, and then asked John. "Why so tense?" Even though she had a pretty good idea.
John snapped his head up to look at the model before him. "It's nothing." He said. "I was just talking to Rex earlier today."
She raised a perfect brow. "Oh? Anyone else?" She asked.
John drank some of his wine. "No one that matters." He grumbled facing the table.
Mari frowned. She didn't think that he would tell her about his fight with Shayera. 'Why would he?' She pursed her lips and tried again. She leaned towards him showing her cleavage a bit and asked him.
"Is Flash still stopping by later?"
He looked up at her, and then looked towards the Eiffel tower. "He might. I'm not too sure." He looked back at her. 'I'd rather be home just in case." He looked down to his wrist. "I should go. You never know with Wally." He kissed her cheek and stood up. "If you want I'll call you when he does or doesn't come." He put some bills on the table and looked at her.
"It's ok." She said. "Be with Flash. Or be alone. I've got a photo shoot tomorrow morning anyways."
He flashed green and appeared in his uniform. "Alright. I'll talk to you later." He flew off towards the sky with a line of green trailing after him. Mari sighed and sipped her coffee. She wasn't mad, surprisingly. She was hurt. She was hurt that John lied to her. She wasn't sure how she felt about what Shayera had said. Shayera seemed to consider Mari's feeling over her own. 'And John's happiness too." She thought. Sighing once again, she got up to go to the hotel she had checked into. Alone.