<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ad/Tempest_-_Flashpoint_Paradox.png)</div>"Wha-what?  I wasn't-" Tempest couldn't help but look a little flabberghasted when Zatanna suggested that he was looking a little lower than where her face was at.  Before he realized what he was doing, his eyes lingered downwards in time to see the bouncy sorceresses'...<br/><br/>Blushing fiercely, Tempest looked away from his witchy friend.  He knew that Zatanna was only teasing, but he could never really get used to her flirty ways.  He turned his gaze back toward Zatanna and was about to say something when she suddenly closed the distance to give him a hug.  He was definetly surprised by this, especially with the way she suddenly just... melted into his arms.  Wrapping his own arms around that feminine and womanly body, he took in the soft warm and fuzzy feelings of the embrace they shared tohether...<br/><br/>"It's alright.  I understand.  We've all been through a lot these past couple of days," Tempest smiled as he stared down into Zatanna's tear-streaked face.  He brought a finger up to her eyes and wiped away her tears.  "I'm fine with either.  What do<em>you</em>want to do?"<br/><br/>Tempest definitely understood the feeling of loss that Zatanna was no doubt going through.  After all, his own wife and child was nowhere to be found amongst the survivors of Atlantis.  He didn't want to think about it, but when the final report came in and the names of the confirmed deceased was collected... well... he could no longer<em>not</em>think about it.