"It's perfect," Adriana told Lucius. She was trying on her new mask. "It feels even more lightweight than before...if that's possible."
"It's is," Lucius told her. "Technology is constantly improving."
"Awesome," Adriana smiled while wearing the new mask.
"I noticed this morning that the project is over 90% complete," Lucius said.
"Yes," Adriana said. "We're getting there. Can you believe it? In a few short days everything will be wiped clean."
"Most things will be wiped clean in a few days," Lucius reminded her. "There's still the ground work to get rid of tangible evidence."
"Right..." Adriana said. "That should be easy though, right?"
"It is risky," Lucius told her. "Bruce will make sure the two of you are ready though."
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"What did he just say?" Bruce asked as he walked into Arsenio's room.
"Crunch," Adriana said to Bruce and laughed. "I've got a mini Crunch bar."
"Ah...I thought you were in here teaching him bad words," Bruce laughed.
"Very funny," Adriana said and took another bite of her candy bar.
"Emmemm!" Arsenio said and picked up a small empty bag of M&M's.
"Impressive," Bruce said. "Is it Halloween again?"
"No, but the candy was on sale so..." Adriana said.
"So...diabetes," Bruce said and sat down on the floor next to Arsenio.
"Maybe," Adriana said. "Your father is right Arsenio. Don't eat this much candy when you grow up."
"You'll be able to eat candy in a few years," Bruce told Arsenio. "One piece a day is a good plan."
"Don't judge me...I was craving chocolate," Adriana shrugged.
"Your mother loves sweets," Bruce told Arsenio.
Arsenio smiled and handed Adriana another foil wrapped Reese's cup.
"Awww, thank you baby," Adriana said and kissed Arsenio's forehead.
Bruce and Arsenio watched her unwrap the candy. As soon as she had it open, Bruce reached over and took it from her fingertips before she could get a bite. He then moved the candy to his own lips and before he could eat any, she lunged at him and attempted to take it back. Before long they were wrestling on the floor. Adriana screeched as she pinned Bruce down but he held the candy far away and she tried to reach his hands to get it.
They didn't notice Alfred come to the doorway after hearing the commotion. They way they grappled on the floor was something Alfred was sure no one else would be able to look away from, but he was used to it. The tussle looked like something out of an action film. They both remained aware of where Arsenio was sitting to avoid bumping into him. Alfred, carrying a stack of clean towels, went on about his work and left.
Arsenio watched Adriana pin Bruce down again and finally grab his arm with enough strength to retrieve the candy. She smiled down at Bruce as she ate it with glee. They were both out of breath and Bruce watched her finish chewing and swallowing the candy. When she was done, he caught her off guard and flipped her onto her back. She screamed with laughter as he held both of her wrists down.
Bruce looked into her eyes and felt her chest rise and fall quickly with each breath. She smiled up at him and he leaned down to kiss her. She received the kiss openly and squeezed his hips with her knees. In the moment, they lost sight of where they were. Bruce pressed his entire body against hers and kissed her deeply.
