Someone is always watching

Chapter 17

Wednesday

Before her class at GU Nerissa went to Wayne Enterprises where she met with Bruce to sign the contract for the painting commissions. She avoided talking to Tim during the session, she was focused on teaching the class to sketch Jacques. She tried her best not to think about Jason laying on the same bed Jacques was laying on. She had a lot on her mind, her job at GU, her job at GA, Jason, Red Hood, Constantine, the Wayne portrait, Thirteen's stitches, Trish's opening tomorrow. 'Shit tomorrow night is the opening of the show she curated'.  The class finally came to an end, she was walking with Jacques.

"Again Neri honey, I am so sorry you had to go a week without me, you know if I could have I would have, but deary it was just unavoidable." 

"It's okay, don't worry about it, you're here now, and I hope it all worked out okay for you."

"Yes, it was all just fine, so I'll see you tomorrow night? Wear something sexy show us your forms girl! I have to go, mwah mwah bye." he air kissed her and left. 

"What am I going to wear tomorrow?" she asked Thirteen who just meowed in response. "Yeah I know you're stitches come off today, let's go to the vet okay?" 'meow'

After the vet, they went to the pet store where Nerissa asked them to carve '13' on the collar she had bought last time and she got some litter and other stuff. She had one last stop before going home, art supplies for Saturday. Alfred had already ordered the canvases she'll be painting on and had them delivered to Wayne manor, she just needed to buy some paint. She was walking around in the store picking up the things she needed, when she felt someone following her. She knew who it was. 

"I know you're here John, what do you want?"

"What is it about Gotham eh? No one says 'hello mate alright'? anymore." replied Constantine.

"See I can take a hint, when someone hides from me for months and then tells me to 'sod off', I leave them alone, so cut to the chase what do you want?" she was looking at him dead in the eye, standing at the cash register and paying. 

"We need to talk."

"I wanted to talk when I got to London, you had other plans. Now I need to go home prepare for my next gig, some of us have to work to afford life, not all of us can con and lie our way around." she spat as they walked out of the store to be met with Chas leaning on his cab. 

"Are you sure about that love?" sarcastically said Constantine. 

"What's that supposed to mean? And you dragged Chas into this? Seriously what do you want?" she waved at Chas who was amused by the whole situation, he never gets tired of people scolding John. 

"Twas his idea really love, if it were up to me I wouldn't even have shown myself in London"

"Come on Nerissa, you know you need his help, it took a second to get him to come." Chas said opening the door to his cab offering her a ride. 

"Fine, you get the time of the ride home to explain your shitty behavior and then we'll see." she got into the cab with the stuff she bought and the pet carrier, John was right behind her. Chas drove them to her apartment.

"I'm just trying to make things right love, I shouldn't have hid from you, it's just easier to avoid complicated matters." 

"Why the sudden change of heart?" she asked really curious. 

"I played the Geraldine card, and ol' Swamp Thing threatened to turn him to fertilizer." answered Chas from the driver's seat. They got to her apartment and waited for her to set her stuff. John muttered some spells to insure privacy, he knew Batman was watching her and he was sure he'd be watching him too.