Epilogue

She woke up in bed next to him. Her body was deliciously sore and she felt happier than she had in a long time. Despite the thick curtains she could see a sliver of moonlight. She sat up in bed and lifted his arm off of her. He grumbled but didn't wake up. Slipping her feet out from under the covers and standing up. Grabbing Bruce's robe she wrapped it around herself and slipped out on the balcony. The chill of the night air caused her to pull the robe tighter around herself. Looking out she was forced to imagine all the stars that she had spent her youth staring at. The ambient light from the city made the only thing she could see the beam of a searchlight from a helicopter. She heard the creak of the door. Knew she wasn't alone.

He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. Pulling her back against his chest. Bringing his mouth down on her neck and nuzzling her. "Come back to bed."

His voice sent shivers up her spine as he slipped his hand inside her robe, pressing flat against the warm skin of her abdomen forcing her closer. She wiggled her hips a bit and he growled against her skin. She reached down and grabbed his hand smiling as she closed her eyes and leaned into him.

She took a deep breath and suddenly she was someplace else. It was the past but also the future. Everything was familiar but strange. She spun in his arms and stared up at him wide-eyed and scared. It wasn't the same but it was close. The smell, his smell and his hands. It was him. He was the one. The one she had been dreaming about. He was the man Dr Fate's stupid helmet had shown her. Was it possible she would get her fairy tale? Would he be the one to give it to her?

For the first time she considered how she felt. What she wanted. She could go home. They would welcome her. The one thing she had wanted for as long as she could remember and standing here in front of this man she didn't want any of it. She didn't want anything unless it involved him. He was her future and if that was Fate's plan so be it. It didn't matter though because it was her plan now.

"I love you too." She watched as he smiled before leaning in and pressing his lips against her. Wrapping his arms around her he pulled her close. Whatever happened tomorrow he wouldn't hide from her anymore. They would face the future together.

The End