"You know one of those guys asked for a picture with me before the police carted him away," Adriana laughed.
"Did you take it?" Bruce was in bed and Adriana was standing and brushing her hair.
"Of course," Adriana said with a smile.
"Hilarious," Bruce said as she crawled onto the bed and sat on her knees beside him. It wasn't the first time one of the criminals she had taken down wanted a photo with her.
"You're so serious tonight," Adriana said and touched his cheek. "Everything okay?"
"Sure," Bruce said. "I was just thinking about all the things I asked Lucius to get started on today."
"You mean..." Adriana said smiling. "With...Project Erase The Joker?"
"You look surprised," Bruce said.
"I mean," Adriana shrugged. "I was 95% sure you would change your mind."
Bruce raised his eyebrows.
"Okay...more like 99.9% sure," she said.
"Well...we are going ahead with it," Bruce said. "Have you told him yet?"
"You mean Jack?" Adriana said. "No...I haven't spoken to him."
"Well, you can tell him...we're working on a way for him to stay," Bruce said.
"This is awesome," Adriana said and threw one of her legs over Bruce and sat on his hips. "I'll tell him tomorrow."
"Mhm," Bruce said, still seeming deep in thought and distracted.
"I was also thinking," Adriana said. "He could see Arsenio...for maybe an hour or so?"
Bruce snapped out of his submersion in his thoughts at the mention of his son.
"Oh," Bruce said and raised his eyebrows.
Adriana tucked some of her hair behind her ear and then rested her hands on Bruce's chest.
"Is that okay?" Adriana asked.
Bruce considered the man he had met. Jack. The Joker. One and the same. It was his decision now, to allow his son to see this man or not.
Bruce sighed. "I...suppose so."
Adriana looked happy enough to scream.
Adriana kissed him. "Tomorrow?"
"How about this," Bruce said. "You call him in the morning, tell him about...Project whatever."
Adriana nodded. "Okay..."
"And I will take Arsenio to see him for an hour," Bruce said.
Adriana looked at Bruce. He wanted to be there the whole time.
"So you'll take him to Jack's place?" Adriana asked.
"Yes," Bruce replied.
"Okay," Adriana said.
It wasn't something Bruce was looking forward to doing but he could see that it made Adriana very happy. Bruce kept thinking about Sidi's vague predictions. An injury. He'd sustained countless injuries in the past. He wasn't worried. She told him again about the fate of Gotham and his struggles. He wasn't looking forward to any of it but he felt strong, resilient and capable of handling whatever it was.
Sidi gave him no predictions about his marriage and that alone had worried him. She said that sending the Joker away would lead to even more regret than keeping him around. Bruce had no idea what to make of it all.
