Won't Let You Down (Book Two of The Unmatched Records)

Chapter Nineteen

"You'd think after four days, you'd want to be up and moving, blondie," Rene joked, but he had a fond smile on his face.

"Someone punch him," Kara mumbled.

That sent everyone into fits of laughter. "Go back to sleep, angel," Oliver told her, running his hand over her hair. "We're not going anywhere."

Kara nuzzled into his hand slightly, feeling William squeeze her other hand as she nodded off again.

***

When she opened her eyes the next time, activity in the D.E.O. had significantly decreased. She found herself looking to William's side of her bed, and she couldn't help but smile, seeing he had fallen asleep with his head on the side of the bed. She gently reached up to run her hand through his hair, then felt a hand take her other one. She turned her head and smiled softly at the man who looked like he hadn't even moved since she'd last seen him. "Hi," she whispered.

"Hey yourself," Oliver smiled softly. "How're you feeling?"

Kara tilted her head from side to side. "My face feels like it could peel off," she answered. "But that was probably because my head was tilted towards the Kryptonite."

Oliver shook his head. "I never want any of that near you again."

"Ditto."

Oliver looked down at their entwined hands, then took a deep breath. "You flatlined three times," he told her quietly, making Kara's eyes widened. "Spaced far apart enough that we didn't know if you were going to make it." He shook his head. "I think William might have cried himself hoarse."

"Oh, Rao," Kara breathed in horror, looking over at the boy. "And just after Samantha . . . "

"You scared us so much," Oliver choked out, and Kara quickly turned back around, feeling him squeeze her hand harder. "Kara, we were all afraid you'd taken in too much Kryptonite, that you couldn't come back from it."

"Of course I would," she immediately assured him, releasing his hand to cup his cheek. "How could I not when I had my boys to come back to?" Oliver smiled widely at her words, and Kara attempted to sit up. He reached over to help elevate the bed, and when he did, Kara reached over to kiss him fiercely. He responded at once, cupping her face with both hands, resting his forehead against hers. "Thank you," she whispered. "And I love you . . . so much."

"I made you a promise," Oliver smiled. "I told you I'd come if you needed me to."

"You killed the devil incarnate," Kara shook her head. "That was above and beyond what I expected."

"Well," Oliver shrugged like it was nothing. "She deserved it."

Kara giggled. "Still . . . just let me say thank you?"

"I guess," he chuckled, bending down and kissing the top of her head. "As long as you don't scare me like that again."

"I make no promises for the guys that will probably try to make that happen."

Oliver conceded the point, smoothing Kara's hair back and watching her drift off again. He settled back in his chair, holding Kara's hand loosely in his, then caught movement out of the corner of his eye. He straightened slightly, only to relax when he saw Slade and Malcolm move to cover both sides of the doorway to the medbay. With a smile on his face, he sat back to relax and keep an eye on his girlfriend.

***

"Why did I make you agree to this?" Alex couldn't help but ask J'onn a few days later as Oliver and Kara walked by.

"Why did you even try to make me?" J'onn responded.

"What's going on?" Kara asked, leading Oliver over, only to stop and burst out laughing when she saw what they and Clark were watching.