"Yeah, you've bragged about that particular talent a few times over the years," Anthony said with a chuckle."Well... I'm sorry, but I have to have som...thing to brag about, don't I?"There was another long moment of silence. On the flat screen in front of them, the pitcher for the Red Sox hung his head after allowing a long home run over the Green Monster. The fans surrounding them in the bar responded with a collective groan."You know," Anthony said, after an extended period of contemplation,. “Damn! That went south fast,” Lissa said.“Mick has a line and when it’s crossed, you get that look and he gets a very hard edge to him,” Diana informed her friend.“But we went from goofy teasing to shutting us out in nothing flat.”“That’s the way he is Lissa. It’s like he hits a switch. His background has given him a real cold side. He counters it by being quiet and calm, but make no mistake, if that line gets crossed...”“I guess that also comes from the Army and from the war.”“Yeah, I would. Between the two lines of guards, Hippolyta with her daughter in hand made their way inside. The two were dressed regally with robes of fine, embroidered linen and dyed red and white.Nodding to his wife and to J’onn, Superman made his way to the center of the hall and bowed at the waist to greet the Themysciran Queen and Diana. When he stood back to his full height, he was greeted with a warm smile from his friend and an ambivalent look from her mother. The woman wore the hide and skull of a. Gray pulled away from her, pulled Laura’s hands from his pants, scooped her up into his arms and carried her into the bedroom. ‘You’re beautiful,’ he mumbled as he set her down gently in front of the bed. Laura giggled as Gray’s fingers brushed down her body, tickling her sides gently as his fingers made their way to the button of her jeans. ‘You’re beautiful and over dressed,’ he commented as he popped the button free. ‘Gray,’ she whispered as he pressed kisses down her body. Their eyes met.