quick Flash question

[ratcreature]

I've just read Flash #106, and I'm wondering, this James guy who's with Piper, when they and Linda meet for lunch, is he Piper's boyfriend? And who is he anyway? (When Piper says to Linda that he's no expert on relationships James interjects "Oh, I don't know..." and in this conversation it seems he and Piper share a house.) And who is he anyway? I couldn't find a James on the main site I use to look up Flash info, besides James Jesse, the first Trickster, and that guy looks very different, e.g. Trickster I has long blond hair.

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[greenygal.livejournal.com]

In fairness to Geoff Johns, as near as I can tell James hadn't been seen or mentioned for three years prior to his taking the book on, and I suppose he may have assumed it was a dead issue. But having been made aware that, yes, there were readers who wanted to know, he could have, gee, I don't know, dropped in a reference in Piper's spotlight issue...? (Now, admittedly, it does seem evident from observation that Piper and James had broken up, otherwise James wouldn't have been totally absent from the Piper Is Framed For Killing His Parents saga. But positive evidence would be nice.)

and okay from what I've seen of Piper so far I just like him, so I want life to get screentime too

*cackles maniacally* Piper convert, yes! (Um...don't mind me. I have a Thing about this character...)

And in that scan Wally's look is priceless. Which issue is it from?

FLASH #53, forever known as The One Where Piper Comes Out.