The Marksman

Chapter Fifteen-Truths

I lay on the comfortable bed and look at the ceiling still thinking about what the hell scarecrow said. I knew I can't dwell on it since nothing would get done. My father is already gone; and he probably went to the pentagon. I don't think DeadShot would track him out of Gotham. "God this is so stressful." I whisper to myself.
I sit up on the bed and look around already knowing there isn't much to look at. I stand up and make my way to the bathroom and close the door. Probably a hot shower would do. I turn the shower on and wait for it to heat up. Then remove my clothes and enter the shower. I turn on the water on mild temperature and gasp at it's warm touch. I didn't mind taking showers in the dark, it's more relaxing that way.

I just stand there allowing the warm water slide down every curve of my body. My head leans back into the water. I grab the shampoo and begin scrubbing. Then rinse and grab a razor to shave my legs. After I was done shaving I quickly turned off the water and reach for a towel along with a bottle of lotion. I cautiously open the bathroom door and peek around the corner to make sure no one was there in my bedroom.

I quickly run into my bedroom and get dress without trying to freeze. The short gym shorts didn't help keep my legs warm at all. Why couldn't I have packed my things I look at the shorts. A knock interrupts my thoughts. I quickly place the lotion on the nightstand and hang up the towel. I open the door to see Jason. He leans on the door frame and has a smirk tugging at the sides of his lips. His blue green eyes peer into mine trying to read me. "Mind if I come in?" He asks. "Um..no not at all. Come in." I say, opening the door wider. He strolls past me and I close the door carefully behind me. "So couldn't sleep could you." He questions as he sits on my bed. "How'd you know?"I ask and sit on the bed and place my feet on his lap. I grab the lotion and place some on my hand and set it on the bed next to me. "I heard the shower running when I was walking by." Jason tells me.

"What are you doing?" Curiosity hinting in his voice as he watches me rub lotion on my left leg closest the door. "I just shaved my legs and I have to keep the skin healthy and soft. So I have to apply lotion." I tell him. He smiles and reaches for the bottle. "Do you mind if I apply lotion to your other leg?" He asks smirking at me. "Go right ahead." I shrug. I watch him place the lotion in his hand. He quickly rubs his hands together and then grabs my right foot and pulls me closer towards him.

I feel his hands on my calf and he begins to run his hands down to my foot then back up to where he started. His hands leave my calf and I glance up as he squeezes lotion on my leg. His hands run up towards my thigh and a gasp escapes from my mouth. I see a smile flash on his lips, chuckling to himself. "You caught me off guard." I defend. "mHm." Jason murmurs. I can feel his hand roam to my inner thigh and back down. His hands fold neatly back on top of my leg.

"Yeah, I can tell you just shaved. Nice and smooth, but I hate to tell you that you missed a spot on the back of your calf." He chuckles lightly. I roll my eyes and shiver slightly. I remove my legs from his lap and quickly go under the covers trying to warm up. My damp hair wasn't helping any. His eyes flicker towards me and sees me shiver. "Cold too?" He asks. "Yeah. Just chilly. No big deal." I tell him. He laughs and lays down next to me on top of the covers. "You'll warm up eventually. It takes time. Just don't think about being cold. Think about being warm." He tells me. I smile a bit and roll to face him. "I'll try. But if it doesn't work can you tell Alfred to turn up the heat a little please?" I ask. Jason nods his head and his hand begins to play with my hair.

"So...um, Dick wanted to talk with you." I mention looking in Jason's eyes searching for something. "Yeah, I know. I'll talk to him later Bells. Don't worry." Jason reassures. I feel his fingers run through my hair and grasp it lightly and allow it to fall back on the pillow. "You coming under the covers or not?" I question. A smirk flashes on his face and his eyes looks into mine. Jason lifts up the covers and quickly goes under and lays the covers flat against his body. He looks back into my eyes trying to read them. "You're worried, what's wrong?" He asks softly. "Oh well, you know. Scare crow and Dead Shot. My father disappearing on me. The past few days were just fantastic." I reply sarcastically. Jason laughs lightly, only to pat my head. "You're safe. Believe me. I won't let anything happen to you when I'm around." He comforts me.

Funny someone said the same words to me and I was no longer innocent because he left me for one night. One night, that's all it took. I could feel the tears starting to form as the thought passed through me. Remembering that night. That night is all I can really say. I turn and face the door causing Jason to face my back. "What's wrong Bells?" Jason cooed. I feel his fingers interlock with my hair. "N...nothing's wrong." I lie. "You're a terrible lier you know that right." Jason replies. I feel him sit up and softly stroke my shoulder. "Bells, you can tell me anything." He tells me softly.

"I...I can't. It's too hard to even talk about and to think about it." I whisper. Jason continues to stroke me shoulder. I feel his arm slide down to my waist and he pulls me closer to him. His chest pressed gently on my back. "Bells...it's okay. You can tell me anything." He told me. I could feel a sob build up the tears over flowing. I quickly turn and place my face into his chest. I couldn't bear it anymore. The sob broke out and I clenched onto his shirt. I could feel Jason tense up. I feel his hands on my back rubbing in circles. His hands run through my hair and my sobs die out slowly. I noticed that he was humming. I couldn't recognize what he was humming. "What has gotten you so upset Bells?" His voice hinted with concern.

I didn't remove my face from his chest. "I...I..was..." I stuttered. I couldn't say it. It was too much. "Raped." Jason finished my sentence for me. I looked at him and saw his eyes staring into mine. I was taken back, confused. "How.." I ask. "I asked Dick to help me look into your background. I found out before Dick did. I assume he didn't want me to tell you but, the way you're body language responded to my touch I knew. So I stopped and read your eyes. You're becoming to easy to read Bells." He explains. I remove my face from his chest too look at him better. He cupped my face and wipes my tears dry. "Do you want to talk about it?" He asks. I let out a sigh debating if I wanted. Apart of me wanted to but another part of me didn't. "Sure." I said before I could register what I had said.

"My dad was summoned at the pentagon for security reasons. At the time I was watched over with a Nanny. He was really nice but I n..never thought he would do such a thing. It happened when....I was taking a shower. He dragged me out and of course I fought. H..he was to strong and then i..i..it...ha...happened." I stutter fighting back tears. Jason furrowed his eyebrows and hugged me rubbing my back. I knew deep down I was beginning to become attracted to him. If we were going to have a relationship it would have to be slow.

*sorry for the very late update. With school and all things become a bit much to juggle. I'm really sorry. I just don't know if I want to continue this story. I have other stories that I am also working on as well.