[Hayley enjoys the moment with him. The silence, the feeling of her head against his chest and his arms around her. Bart makes her feel normal in a way she wondered if she ever could be. It's something that she both loves and hates, which scares and delights her simultaneously. But that's all it is: a nice feeling. A selfish gluttony for the comfort he brings.

She tenses when his hand tightens ever so slightly on her neck. When his hand drifts to her back, her muscles remain tense. For once, however, she doesn't withdraw or even move his hand. Hayley stays there, stiff, with her arms still around him and her cheek on his chest.]

I know. [She doesn't believe the Lex she knew is as bad as the one they all hate, the one Kon was modeled after, but that's not an argument she feels like having right now. Instead, she simply agrees that she's not as bad as he is. Then she gives a small smile.] Why? You jealous?

[She tense more noticeably as a new thought emerges and pulls back just enough to look at him.] Jason was Tim's adopted brother.

[A beat.] I mean, he didn't really consider them his family after dying, but the point is- Well, he was the only one who said I could take whatever path I wanted after the whole murder thing, without telling me what I should be doing or treating me like a victim. He empowered me. And I liked that.