Worlds Apart (A Bruce Banner Love Story)

Chapter 20

Another shortish chapter but I've been so busy with studying for my exams and I really wanted to get SOMETHING out XD I hope you enjoy it never the less!

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Bruce spent the next few days breaking down the chemical compound he was given as he mulled over Alfred's words. He wondered if he should tell Solerah, but at the same time with the seriousness of Alfred's tone he probably shouldn't. He peered over at her, doing some work on her laptop. Bruce didn't even realise when but she had mostly integrated herself into his space entirely. She had her own space and her own set up.

He shook his heads of any more unpleasant thoughts and tried to continue working. Instead of thinking of Alfred his thoughts drifted to his last conversation with Betty, one thing had been nagging at him and just wouldn't leave his mind.

"Do you think I'm passionate?" Bruce spoke up, deciding to finally voice his thoughts.

"Hmm?" Solerah hummed in acknowledgement as she looked up from her laptop. "Why do you ask?" She raised a brow in confusion.

"When Betty-"

She cringed.

"What?"

"Forgive me but she's not exactly my favourite subject Bruce." She grinned awkwardly, sure she made up with her and Betty WAS lovely. But still. Her Bruce. Not Betty's. Hers.

"Well we talked before she left and do you think I'm passionate?" He looked at her with an imploring look which made her break away from her childish thoughts.

"Uhhhh ........ I think you're intense?"

"What's that suppose to mean?" His face scrunched up awkwardly.

"I mean I think you're so logical you don't really see a point in things considered 'passionate' like being spontaneous or something."

"I can be spontaneous...." He knitted his eyebrows together and if Solerah didn't know any better she would almost say he was pouting.

"You wrote an itinerary for our first date Bruce." She nervously fiddled with her hands.

"So I'm boring?" Bruce visibly deflated.

"It's not a bad thing Bruce... I like that you're so organised!" She smiled assuringly, moving out of her chair and resting a hand on his shoulder.

Bruce continued to frown seemingly unaffected by her words until he suddenly stood suddenly and scooped her off the ground causing her to let out a surprised squeal and grab his shoulders in shock.

"Bruce?!"

"I can be spontaneous."

He grinned slyly at her, carrying her towards the nearest bench. She held onto him tightly as he used one arm to sweep across the surface and knock everything to the ground before placing her on it instead, hands moving to rest on her waist. "Ohh!"

He stopped almost like he was having an after thought. "Is-is this okay?"

"Don't stop now!" She breathed, probably sounding a little too excited. She felt her heart pounding in her chest.

"I-I don't know how far I can take this." She felt him nervously tighten his grip.

She smiled sweetly, raising her hands to cup his cheeks. "Let's find out." She pulled him forward into a kiss.

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Solerah sat with cheeks flushed as she panted slightly. One of her braids had come loose.

"I take it back." She breathed as she gazed at him, her pupils were dilated. He appeared to be in similar condition.

Bruce looked back at her with a slight confused look but he couldn't stop grinning.

"You're passionate." She grinned sly as Bruce gave her what she could only describe as a proud male grin. They peered over at the floor, seeing note books scattered and something that had evidently broken from the shards of glass that were laying haphazardly on the ground.

"That stuff was important..." Bruce mumbled out. His research for that chemical compound was on that table.

"Did you know that was important when you knocked it over?"

"Yeah..."

"Well that makes it even more romantic!"

Suddenly Bruce couldn't seem to care about the compound.