Working Among Vengeance

Chapter 17: Caring for Me

             As I cried on his shoulder, I was finally happy to have another person there for me when I needed comfort. Last time I saw Batman I was pissed off that he had kissed me but now I am grateful for him being by my side. I grabbed his armored arm and held it tight to me as I sobbed more.

           I wasn't crying just because of the guys that had tried killing me, but from the secrets Bruce had from me, and what will happen to me from Penguin. I cried until my eyes dried up and my throat hurt.

         He grabbed my face and made me look up at him as he asked if I was ok. I could hear the concern and worry in his voice. It made me think of how much he cared for the people of Gotham.

        Choking on my tears so I couldn't respond I nodded my head. We sat there for a while until I decided to tell him some things.

       "Listen I've been trying to find you for a while, I want to find out how to kill the Penguin."

       "Why?" Batman responded, he kinda reminded of Bruce with how caring he was and how little he talked. Also the way he nods as I talk so it shows he's listening.

        "He murdered my parents, who I guess did some bad things, he left me an orphan." I paused trying to hold back my tears. "Also I'm sure there is some illegal stuff going on in the Iceberg Lounge."

        "I saw you come out of there why is that?" He asked with even more concern.

         "Don't worry I didn't do anything illegal I just thought I should start keeping some dirt on him by working there."

         "That seems very dangerous I don't think you should work there. If he killed your parents he'll kill you." Batman spewed.

          "Listen I mean this in the nicest way but that's bullshit. He said he wanted me to stay close to him and he will only hurt me if I disobey him. Also he's only getting close to me because I'm close to Bruce Wayne."

          "Oh my bad you should have told me the whole picture first." Batman said sounding annoyed.

         "I have to go." I said as I rushed back to the Manor that way I could tell Bruce about the hit over his head for his money but I assumed it was nothing new since he was a billionaire.

          I came back with it being 11pm now I hoped Bruce was home but like usual he was gone. I went on my phone to browse the internet and I got an ad for some halloween costumes. 

         I wasn't planning on dressing up but maybe if our relationship gets better I plan on getting some halloween ligierine. Halloween was only 17 days away I kept forgetting about it since this month has been very busy.

       A thought came to my mind about me and Bruce decorating the house for halloween. I don't know if he's festive about it but still it would be nice if we carved pumpkins together. I stopped daydreaming as I heard someone walking around the house.

       It was Bruce he was in the restroom I knocked on the door and asked if I could come in.

       "Give me a minute y/n."

       Understandably he probably took a shit and didn't want me to smell it. I waited outside the door for a couple minutes before growing impatient and bored so I went into the kitchen and sat down at the bar stools.

        I smirked at the thought of us working together decorating the house and how cool it'd look. An interruption ruined my thought as Bruce walked into the room and sat down next to me. It was time to tell him.

       "Hey, Bruce I want to talk to you about something but promise me you won't freak out."

       His eyes seemed to widen with curiosity. He didn't seemed too surprised though, which shook me.

       I began to say "So I never really told you about what happened when I disappeared. I actually was caught by the Penguin and his men," I paused, "My mother and father weren't good people, so I needed to work off their debt because they died."

       Tears began streaming down my face, I didn't make a noise it was just silent tears. In a swift motion Bruce came up next to me and just hugged me. I needed to continue what I was saying.

      "They," I stopped, "The Penguin he put a hit on your head."

       Bruce stopped hugging me and picked me up holding me in his arms like I was a baby. He then spoke. 

       "I always have a hit on my head that's the cruelty of being wealthy."

        He then leaned in for a kiss and he walked me to the bedroom. Bruce threw me onto the bed and began kissing me softly. He said he knew how it was not having parents and he was always there for me. I kissed him one more time before falling into a deep sleep.

      I awoke at 3:34 am. I probably woke up so early because of my stress. I decided to quit the office job with Bruce. I was nervous to tell him but it was what I needed.

      After all I was probably going to be busy finding out some more dirt on the Penguin with concrete evidence and paying off my parents' debt by working there. I sighed and stared at him waiting to tell him the bad news.

       The worst part of this nervousness is not knowing what will happen next. The best case scenario is Bruce won't care and worst case is he will think I don't want to spend time with him. My hand brushed through his hair gently as I began my wait.

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Author's Note: I don't know how to feel about this chapter. Also thank you guys for 1.3k reads! I love y'all. >O<

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