Disclaimer: Well obviously, I don't own batman, or anything else you recognize. However anything you don't is mine.

So I just thought I would give this a go. Not sure what anyone will think of it but eh. So let me know if I should continue or not. Also, let me know if I was too vague on anything. I'll clear it up in a later chapter or an author's note.

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I ran down the street throwing my scrubs on over my clothes as I went. I overslept and I would be in deep if I didn't get there before my resident noticed. I swore as I tripped over a crack and fell forward right into the arms of Bruce Wayne. He picked me up while I apologized profusely brushing off my clothes. He laughed and I looked up and saw who it was.

"What would you do without me Addy?" He asked grinning widely. I rolled my eyes and picked up my bag and kept walking.

"Where're you rushing off to?" He asked walked after me.

"Work, I'm late" I said just wanting him to go away. He stopped momentarily but easily caught up to me.

"Did I do something?" He asked confused, trying to look at my face while I walked briskly.

"No Bruce, I've just been trying to get a hold of you for the last week, and you don't bother to return any of my phone calls, or text messages, or any other kind of communication that I've extended out to you!" I finished quickly out of breath. His face fell a little.

"I've been busy lately Addy. I didn't mean to come off as an ass" I rolled my eyes. Why wouldn't he just leave me alone? God he looked great today.

"Look, I'm having a fund raiser for Harvey Dent. I know you don't like the swanky parties, but it'd mean a lot to me if you were there" I sighed and stopped to look at him in the eye. He stuck out his bottom lip slightly, and I couldn't help but smile.

"Alright. Fine" He smiled brightly

"Great. It's tomorrow night, around seven." I nodded and he hugged me, which caught me by surprise. I hugged him back and inhaled his scent. I promise I'm not a stalker. I couldn't help I've been in love with the guy for years. The only downside to this, he's been in love with Rachel Dawes even longer.

"I'll be there" I said slipping out of the hug. He smiled again, and I turned and again walked away from him. I wasn't going to rush to the hospital, I was already very late.

"Screw it" I said out loud. I turned around and jogged back towards Bruce. "Bruce!" I called. He turned around and I jogged next to him.

"Where are you going right now?" I asked. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"I thought you were late?" He asked curiously. I shrugged.

"I feel like taking a day off" I answered honestly. I hadn't had a day off in two and a half weeks; I think I more than deserved it.

"I was on my way to see if Rachel wanted to get a bite to eat and then I was going to go back home." My face fell at the mention of Rachel and I felt like an idiot." But you're more than welcome to come" He said seeing this. I put on a fake smile and waved him off.

"Nah, I think I'm going to go find a dress for the party. I'll see you later Bruce" I turned before he had a chance to say anything else. I silently cursed Rachel Dawes to the ends of the Earth. I walked home feeling dejected and hurt. I unlocked the door to my apartment and threw my bag on the couch.

A friendly face greeted me from my bedroom door. No it wasn't my boyfriend, or even my mom. It was my tri-color collie, Ace. I kissed the top of his head and went into the bedroom to change. I went into the bathroom first to take my hair out of the bun I'd put it in earlier. I let the dark curl fall to just below my shoulders, the gold highlights catching the light from the vanity.

I went back into the bedroom and pulled on a pair of light flared jeans and a pink tank top on. I sighed when I pulled the pants on. They felt a little big. I'd lost weight since working at the hospital since I didn't really eat while I was there. I was already petite. I was only five four and 115 pounds. I sighed again and slipped on a pair of pink flip flops and grabbed my checkered purse off the couch where I left it. I said bye to Ace and left the apartment again.

I went to Carson's downtown and went to the dress department. I fell in love with the first dress I saw. It was a floor length tuxedo gown. I took it and the matching shoes to the register. The little purchase put a bit of a dent in my credit card bill, but I just tried to forget about it. I wasn't as rich as Bruce, but I came from a family with quite a bit of money. I called the hair salon on the way home and made myself an appointment for five.

When I got home, I decided I really didn't want to sit in the apartment all day, so I got Ace's leash and decided to take him to the dog park. He jumped around excitedly and I let him pull me down the sidewalk. He knew the way well and put my ipod ear buds in and almost completely zoned out, caught up in music. I unhooked the latch on the gate at the park and turned Ace loose. He ran up to a female chocolate lab that I recognized as Lucky. She belonged to a neighbor of mine named Gabe. He was cute, that was for sure. He was around 6'2'' and slim. He worked in the hospital too, but on a different unit. He had black shaggy hair and the deepest brown eyes I'd ever seen.

"Hello stranger" He greeted me with a big hug, and I hugged him back, taking the ear buds out.

"Hey" I said taking a seat next to him on a bench. We chatted casually while the dogs played.

"So, any plans for tomorrow?" He asked sounding hopeful. I bit my lip.

"Actually, yeah. A party a friend of mine is throwing" He nodded, looking a little put out." You can come if you want to. You can be my da-guest" I stumbled determined not to let the word 'date' slip out. He brightened at this and nodded.

"I'd love to. What time should I pick you up?" He asked getting out his organizer. I laughed at his over excitement.

"Gabe, you live one floor above me. How about you walked down at six-thirty? It's going to be pretty formal. Do you have a suit?" I asked hoping he wouldn't have to run out and get one.

"Yes I do. I had to get it for a wedding last month" I nodded and stood up. I looked at my watch realizing I'd been here for 2 hours. It was already four.

"Well, I'm gonna run, but I'll see you tomorrow night" I said grabbing Ace's leash and calling him over. Both dogs came rocketing over and Ace stood still as I clipped his leash to the collar.

"Alright sounds good" I scratched Lucky's head and gave Gabe another hug before walking from the park and back into the city.

"How about some food?" I asked Ace. He looked back at me and wagged his tail. I took this as a yes and we walked through the somewhat dirty streets of Gotham, among the giant buildings. We stopped when we came to Wendy's Wags. It was an adorable café that welcomed animals. I requested to be seated outside, and our regular waitress, Christine brought our menu. She was a little older than me, and she rescued dogs and cats as her second job. She was short and thin, with a baby face.

"Hey you two" She greeted handing me the menu.

"Hey Chris. How've you been?" She reached down to scratch Ace's hand, and he licked her as a greeting.

"Great, I just got a couple new strays last night. As you can imagine, my house is a little noisy at the moment, but I'd rather them in my house, than on the street" I nodded and scanned the menu quickly.

"So what'll it be doll?" She said taking out her notepad. I but my lip and then decided on our usual.

"I'll have the turkey burger with no tomatoes, and he'll have the quiche" I said folding up the menu and handing it back to her.

"The usual then" She said smiling and going back into the café. I took Pride and Prejudice out of my bag and opened it up to my marked page. I was biting the inside of my cheek and deeply absorbed in the book, my side bangs now covering my right eye. Suddenly, my reading was interrupted by someone calling my name. I looked up to see Rachel and Bruce. My heart sank as they both waved. I waved back praying they didn't come over.

I should know better by now. If you wish for something not to happen, it will. The two walked over smiling and I plastered a fake smile onto my face. They took a seat across from me at the table and I spoke first.

"So what have you two been up to?" I asked pretending to be interested.

"We just went to get something to eat at Jacque's and saw a movie" Rachel said grinning. Why did she have to do this? She was unofficially with Harvey, and yet she seemed to be dating Bruce. I nodded and put my book away. Bruce laughed.

"Always reading something aren't you" I shrugged and nodded. I guess I was a bit of a bookworm.

"So Addison, did you get your dress for tomorrow night?" Rachel asked after a bit of awkward silence.

"Yeah, actually I got it today" I said taking a drink of water. She nodded and I hoped she would stop talking.

"What does it look like?" She pressed on. I smiled a little.

"That's a surprise" I hoped this would drop the conversation and they'd be on their way again. Christine was bringing out dinner when I subtly motioned for her to wrap it up. She quickly turned and went back in.

"So how are your parents doing? I know our mom's keep in touch still, but I haven't seen them in awhile" Rachel said still trying to make cheery conversation. I guess I should say this now; I do come from a pretty rich background. All three of us did. We all knew each other from private school. This is how all of our parents met.

"They're great. They actually moved up to Minnesota. My mom said it's more peaceful there" Rachel nodded and Bruce was staring at me strangely. I looked at him and gave him a questioning look. He looked at me still, like I was sick or something.

Christine came out with the food to go and I pulled out my walled to give her my card, but Bruce cut me off.

"Why don't you let me? I kind of left you high and dry earlier" I pushed his hand away and gave Christine the card. After she took it, he looked back at me, looking annoyed.

"Don't be ridiculous Bruce. You didn't even eat anything" I said shoving my wallet back in my purse.

"I was just being generous" He argued. Now he seemed very annoyed with me, but I just ignored him. Rachel looked away obviously feeling awkward. Christine brought my card back and I handed her the tip. I stood up grabbing the leash, food, and my bag. Rachel and Bruce stood too, and I said goodbye to Rachel, but Bruce pulled me aside.

"Something's up" He said looking at like he could see into my brain. I was getting butterflies, and I looked away from him. I shook my head.

"There is nothing wrong with me. I am completely fine" I insisted. "Rachel's waiting for you" I said softly. He looked at me strangely

"Addy, why don't you come by later" He said sounding concerned. I shook my head.

"I don't want to impose on your evening" I said again, looking at Rachel. God why did he have to look so good.

"No, just you and me. Around eight-ish?" I bit my lip and looked away trying to decide what to do. Part of me was telling myself I was an idiot and he wanted nothing more than to be a good friend and make sure I was alright. The other side, well it was giving me romantic feelings.

"Alright. Eight" I said agreeing. He smiled.

"Good. I'll see you in a couple hours" We both turned and went our separate ways home. Ace looked at me annoyed with the fact he had a hot meal in the plastic bag I was carrying. I smiled at patted his head.

"You can wait ten minutes" He made a whining sound almost like a grumble and kept walking. I headed up the apartment stairs and unlocked my door, letting Ace inside first. I hung his leash up on the hook and flipped on the lights.

I went over to his bowl right away and pushed the quiche into it, which he ate greedily. I however took my time eating my burger since I still had about an hour and a half until I would be going to Bruce's. I rested my elbows on the counter and sighed, taking another bite of my burger. What was I getting myself into? I couldn't keep letting this man break my heart. Part of me wondered if he knew just what he was doing to me, and he was just leading me one. No, Bruce wasn't that way. I'd known him since I was five. I closed up the empty box and threw it in the trash with the quiche box and went to change into something warmer.

I kept the jeans, but threw on a purple t-shirt and a black sweatshirt that read "Gotham University". I left my hair down and just put a little bit of sheer powder on my face. I looked at the clock that read 7:15. I figured I could leave now, and be there by about 7:50. I walked everywhere. I had plenty of money for a car, but in the city? What was the point? Of course, Bruce's penthouse was a little farther than most places, but it was a nice night, so it didn't matter.

I locked up the apartment and set out on my 'journey'. True to what I thought, I was there at exactly 7:50. I knocked on the penthouse door, and Alfred answered it. He smiled broadly, and gave him a hug.

"I haven't seen you in ages Miss Hughes. How have you been?" He asked leading me through the foyer. I shrugged.

"Pretty good I would say" I said, practically lying through my teeth.

"Still working at the hospital?" He asked offering me a seat and a drink. I nodded.

"Yeah. It's tough and tiring work, but I have to say I really love it. Oh, just a water please Alfred" He nodded and handed me the glass of water.

"Well I'm happy to hear you're happy" He gave a looked that told me he knew I was exaggerating just how happy I was, but I pretended I didn't see it. Bruce came down shortly after and greeted me with his famous grin. I practically melted.

"Hello miss Hughes. It is a pleasure to have you in my company this evening. Now, if you'll follow me, I've got something you might like to see" I smiled and took the arm that he offered me. Sometimes he was such a dork. While we were walking up the stairs, a question struck me.

"So, Batman taking the night off?" I asked raising an eyebrow. He nodded.

"For now" Was all he said, and that was enough for me. He led me into a large room with a big TV and couch. He offered me the seat next to him, and I graciously took it, folding my legs to the side of my body. He grabbed the remote and switched the TV on, and after a few moments three teenagers were waving at the camera, the ocean in the background. It was our family vacation to Greece. I laughed loudly as I was pushed off the boat and into the water, screaming bloody murder the whole way down.

"Where did you find these?" I asked watching the scene switching to Rachel and I sitting on a towel on the beach, waving again, our mom's laughing in the background.

"Your mom sent them to me" He said quietly. We both burst out laughing as a sixteen year old Bruce came out in a coconut shell bra.

"You were such a dork. Oh my god look at me. Look at those braces" I said disapprovingly. He laughed.

"Stop. I thought your braces were cute" I blushed and pulled my knees up to my chest. I smiled sadly as it switched to a scene where the three of us were sleeping on the cabin floor, Bruce's head on my arm, my leg on his, Rachel's head on my other leg, our limbs blending in with each other.

"We had some fun vacations" I said quietly after the movie ended. Bruce agreed and popped in another. It was my seventeenth birthday party. I wanted a small one, so it was only my family, Rachel's, Bruce, and Alfred. Mom set a huge cake in front of, and Bruce held my hair out of the as I blew out the candles. Everyone clapped and cheered and I just smiled at Bruce. Oh my god, I hope he didn't notice.

He didn't say anything so I assumed he didn't. It then cut to a camping trip I had taken with just Rachel and our moms.

"I've never seen this" Bruce said laughing as Rachel and I ran from a rather large spider on the cabin floor. I laughed so hard I got the hiccups.

"This is …hic…probably why…hic" Bruce patted my back laughed and looked up him after I was done laughing. We both grinned, and my I had butterflies in my stomach. After a moment of staring into each others eyes, Alfred walked in a cleared his throat. We both looked over the back of the couch.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to inform you two that you have been in here two hours, and I wanted to make sure Miss Hughes had a way home later on" He said. I smiled. Alfred always looked out for me. Bruce nodded.

"I'll take her home Alfred. Thanks you" He nodded and left the room, and we went back to our videos. Christmas. I was nineteen, and Bruce and Rachel had just turned twenty. We were sitting by the fire place in our pajamas roasting marshmallows.

"I remember this. I begged my mom for an hour to let us do that" I said smiling. Mom was afraid we'd get melty marshmallow all over the carpet, and I begged for an hour. She finally relented just so I would be quiet. I yawned and stretched my cramped up limbs.

"Tired?" He asked. I nodded.

"A little" I figured he would offer to drive me home, but instead he started talking.

"I'm a little worried about you Addy. You seem…different. Like something's bothering you. You and Rachel never had awkward moments together until now. You were practically sisters." My heart pounded in my chest. Was I supposed to confess the love I'd felt for him since I was a little kid? I couldn't.

"Bruce, I'm fine. I promise" I said leaning forward and giving him my pinky finger. He smiled and chuckled, wrapping his pinky finger around mine. We kept our pinky fingers intertwined and again stared each other in the eyes.

"Hey, why don't you just stay tonight? The guest bedroom has your name on it" He said quietly, his deep voice sounding even deeper. I shuddered and before I even knew what I was doing I agreed.

"Great" He said quietly moving forward. I met him halfway, and he caught my lips with his and kissed me gently, and pulled away. He looked at me, and I looked at him, and he kissed me again, more aggressively this time. I kissed him back, my stomach overrun with butterflies. I couldn't believe this was happening. His kisses moved down to my neck and back to my lips again.

Then, he stopped immediately. I looked at him confused.

"Addison, I- Rachel" That's all he had to say. I stood up and ran from the room, him calling me back. I ran out of the penthouse and down the stairs into the street. I was an idiot; I should have known this would happen. I let myself fall in love, and I got hurt.

I car pulled up next to me, and Bruce stuck his head out the passenger window.

"Addison, please just stop" I kept walking and pulled the car over and got out, running over to me. He grabbed my arm and spun me around.

"Please, understand I just can't -" Pushed him away, but still faced him.

"Can't what? Can't forget about Rachel, who is obviously just leading you on?!" He sighed.

"She's going to wait for me Addy" I shook my head.

"No Bruce, she isn't. She's in love with Harvey. I'm the one who's waiting for you. I'm the one who's ALWAYS waiting for you because I'm the one who doesn't care who you are. You're the best thing I've ever had in my life, and half the time, you act like I don't even exist!" I yelled in his face. He gave no response, and I turned on my heel and walked away, crying.

He didn't follow this time, and when I got to my apartment, I shut the door and slip down the back of the door and put my head in my hands and cried. How could I have been so damn stupid? He would never love me.

Ace came over and sat at my feet and pawed the floor next to me, whining. I threw an arm around his fuzzy neck and cried into his fur. He stood there and let me cry forever until I finally went to bed.

At 5:30 my alarm was blaring. I angrily shut it off. I had forgotten that I was off today. I rolled back over and fell asleep, dreaming of last nights events and how they could have ended. I slept until noon, and only woke up because my phone was vibrating on the bedside table. I opened it up and saw I had sixteen new text messages. My eyebrows knitted together in annoyance. Who the hell would text me this many times?

From: Bruce

Time: 8:52

I know you hate me. I hope you're still coming tonight.

From: Bruce

Time: 9:05

Please answer me

From: Bruce

Time: 9:25

Worrying me a little. Did you make it hope okay?

I rolled my eyes and read all the messages which all basically said the same thing. I sent a text that read only:

Bruce P.O.V

From: Addy

Time: 12:05

I'm peachy

I growled and banged my head on the kitchen counter. Alfred looked up from making lunch and raised his eyebrow at me.

"Are you alright Mr. Wayne?" He asked pouring me another cup of coffee. I shook my head.

"Women Alfred. Women" I said taking a huge drink of my black coffee. I didn't mean for this to happen. I don't even know why I kissed her. I mean, she's beautiful, and funny, and sweet, and…now I remember why I kissed her. I groaned and put my head back on the counter.

"I'm not going to tell you what to Mr. Wayne, but Miss Dawes seems to have found someone new. Perhaps you'll take notice of the other hearts around you, and be careful of breaking them" I was a little taken back by Alfred's flat out statement. He was usually one to offer subtle advice, but he hit the nail right on the head with this one.

"But I love Rachel, Alfred. And she told me she would wait for me" I argued. He just shrugged and put a plate of grilled cheese in front of me.

"And how do you feel about Miss Hughes?" He asked me taking a bite of his own sandwich. I groaned again.

"That's my problem Alfred, I'm not sure. She's beautiful, and funny, and great" Alfred smiled knowingly.

"But do you love her? Or more, could you love her? Or will she always just be someone to take Rachel's place? If your answer to that question is yes, you would be wise to never pursue Addison Hughes" I sighed and put my head in my hands, pulling my hair as I did so. I stood up quickly, forgetting about my sandwich.

"Where are you going Master Wayne?" He asked my retreating back.

"I don't know" I knew I was going to find some company of the female sort. I needed a date for tonight, and I knew two women you would not be accompanying me.

Well, I don't know? Not sure how well I kept Bruce in character. I also thought of him as a flirty sweet kind of guy in a bat suit. Or maybe it's just me?