Wayne

6.

Next morning

I got ready to go to my dad's office. I decided to wear something more subtle.

I make my way down stairs to eat breakfast with alfred.
"Good morning alfred how are you this fine morning." I joke around beating him to asking me the question.
"You know I should be the one asking you that question Ms.Lucy."
"Alfred you litereally watched me grow up why do you call me Ms. Lucy it's okay if you call me quinny you're family." I say.
"I can't do that."he says sitting down with me at the table.
"Yes you can you just dont want to. Ever since I was little you've sat with me to eat breakfast every morning so I won't feel lonely. But was a time when you would just stand in the corner of the room still communicating with me. I slowly convinced you to sit and eat with me and now it's just a regular thing." I say with a grin.
"I'll try it but I don't promise I'll like it." I grin once again.
"Thank you now I have to go." I say setting my napkin down. "I have to be at the office on time to make a good impression." I say and he smiles.
"Just like your father. First impression are everything to you." He says looking at me proudly.

At the office

"Ms.Wayne good morning right this Wayne- I mean way." The receptionist directs me to my dad's office. Every time I come to my father's office the receptionist always become extremely nervous.
"Good morning to you as well. Where is my father if I may ask." I ask as I see my father isn't in his office.
"He's in a meeting right down the hall." She points down the hall.
"Perfect I'll join him." I say making my way towards the meeting room.
I peek in to see my dad listening to people talk. I knock and made my way inside.
Everyone immediately got up to greet me I scanned the room and my eyes landed on Damian. He looked so... fit in a buisness suit.
"Good morning everyone;how are you this fine morning?" I asked went to hug my dad. My dad pulled out a chair for me to sit on right next to Damian. I gave him a smile before sitting down.
They continued to talk about the future of the company and changes that are needed.
"Do you have a input on this?" My dad asks me, Damian looks my way. I stare at his eyes before taking a breath to speak, getting interrupted before I could even begin.
I look at the man who just interrupted me with all the anger in my bones. He is mentioning some old tactics.
"Actually we should reevaluate that thought. We-"
"Actually darling we are talking about the future of Wayne Industries, so we don't think you have a valuable input to the company you don't work for." I slam my hands on the table and stand up walking over to my dad's side.
"I AM! The future of Wayne Industries.I am the future CEO. So yes! I don't work for this company;I am going to run it. So for the next person who cuts me off or belittles me;I'll make sure your ass is kicked to the curve before you can form your next form your next sentence."
"Mr.Wayne." What is this man going to do? Tell on me.
"I would like to introduce my daughter Lucy Wayne. The future CEO of this company and my heiress. Also known as Dr.Quinn the renowned neuro surgeon. But most importantly when I retire she will be your future boss. So I suggest you try to impress her and get on her good side. Like her father she is one to hold grudges." I turn my head towards my dad and we share a huge grin.
We continue to run numbers and talking about the upcoming projects for about a hour. When the meeting was over I walked and talked with my father towards his office. With his business men behind us.

I glance over at Damian and he looks back at me. I signal with my head to him to join my dad and I in his office and he nods making his way over to us.
"Mr.Wayne"
"Damian join us please, you've already met my daughter right?"my dad asks with his hand gesturing at me.
"Yes sir, I have at the party I believe." He said clearing his throat before reaching over to shake my hand. I'm already smiling at this point and gladly shaking his hand.
"I didn't know you worked for my father directly. You didn't mention it either. I thought you worked for the company but not this close." I stated looking between both of them in the room. My eyes landed on Damian and so did my dad's.
"What is it with Wayne's and the piercing blue eyes staring into my soul. I've noticed you both do it you when you try to intimidate someone. I don't know if it's the constant staring or just the blue eyes that make feel guilty of something." He says and we laugh.
"It's a Wayne thing." My dad says making me laugh.
"I'm going to get some Starbucks you want to come?" I look towards Damian.
"Yeah sure."  I smile and grab my purse.
"Mr.Wayne do you want something?"
"No thanks, I just finished my coffee. You kids have fun."my dad says getting back to work mode.
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We are on our way back from Starbucks and Damian and I are in constant laughter.
"Your laugh is so contagious." He says.
"You are making me laugh so hard what are you talking about."
"No I mean your laugh is so unique. Sweet actually." I smile a bit. I always fake laugh with people because I've always been so self conscious about my laugh. It so out there and loud.
"I like it." He finished off and I smile.
I could be myself around him, I felt so comfortable. What if he's someone who just want to get in my head. I've never met a person outside of my family and barry, that doesn't come with a interest attached to them. I've never had anyone that doesn't see me as a money sign or as power . People think because they are my "friend" they will have luxuries like Barry. Newsflash not everyone is Barry; Barry is special. He has never asked for anything ever. He and his family deserve the world.
Everyone comes into my life already expecting something. Which is so tiring. So someone that's not family and isn't expecting anything from me is so new to me. Damian literally payed for my drink at Starbucks. He didn't let me pay. That shook my mind. It litereally gave me goosebumps.
"Tell me something you desire in life."  Damian asks me giving me his full attention. I knew exactly what I desired in life but that would make me sound depressed.
"I only desire not to ruin the people I love."
"How can you ruin the people you love?"
"There's a lot of ways to do alot of things. It can easily be done."
"How?"
"Sometimes the slightest thing can ruin someone. Something as simple as dying can ruin someone's entire existence."
"How is dying simple?" He laughs.
"Well you can't prevent it. It's simple. Death comes to you,you can't run from it. If it's bound to happen it will find you, even if it's at the edge of the earth. Which is metaphorical because the earth is round not flat, so there is not edge."
"There's simple things than death Lucy. Like breathing."
"Actually breathing is very complicated. You see to breathe in  you use the muscles of your rib cage – especially the major muscle, the diaphragm. Your diaphragm tightens and flattens, allowing you to suck oxygen into your lungs. To breathe out , your diaphragm and rib cage muscles relax. This naturally lets the carbon dioxide out of your lungs and then it's a whole system to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen using the environment but that's for another day." Damian stares at me with a fascinated grin on his face.
"So it's much simpler to shoot yourself on the face and automatically all of your internal organs shut down making you drop dead." I smile.
"And you know this because your a neurosurgeon."Damian nods understanding.
"Sure that's why." I grin.

Everything with Damian makes me feel comfortable. Calm even. It feels right. I've never felt so free to speak my mind.
"I've been meaning to ask. Why didn't you respond to my text the other day."
"I got a new phone number." Holy shit I've been so scared of my dad finding out I forgot to answer his text message.  "Did you need anything?"

"I would like to ask you on a date."  Holy shit I almost choked on air.
"What?" He might have said something else. I might be going crazy.
"I know I know you are my bosses daughter and this might be weird but .. it might just be me buy I hope it's not.. I felt like we had a connection the night we met and right now too. I would really like to take you out on a date." I was left speechless by his choice of words.

"Yes."