Selina Kyle paced nervously in the bathroom of her bedroom of Wayne Manor, anticipating the arrival of her boyfriend, Bruce Wayne. This cannot be happening! With trembling hands she turned the faucet on and splashed cool water on her face. Drying herself on a pink towel, Selina took a couple steps forward and observed her slim figure in the full-length mirror. Her long dark brown hair was still tied up in the messy bun she had assembled it in the night before, and the makeup she applied to her face earlier was smudged, the mascara running down her cheeks. Her eyes were red and puffy. A rose pink robe was tied over her pajamas, covering her from shoulders to ankles. She could care less about her appearance, that was the last thing on her mind right now. Bruce would be home from work any minute, and she wouldn't have the strength to hide this from him, nor did she want to. What am I gonna do? Selina thought miserably, plopping down on the small stool that stood in front of her makeup table. She buried her face in her hands, ashamed to even look in the mirror again.
After her and Bruce had spent their night at the hotel, Selina had missed her period. She wasn't worried at first, but, just to be safe, purchased a few pregnancy testers without anyone knowing. Locked down in her hiding spot in the kitchen, Selina hadn't bothered to pull them out until today. There was no specific reason as to why she chose today, it kind of just came naturally. There were six in total, and though four of the cheaper ones came back negative...Selina felt a sickening feeling rising inside her and got up to retrieve water from the kitchen. She had just reached the staircase when the front door opened and shut again. Her knees felt weak. He was home. What was she supposed to do?
Unsure of what exactly she was doing, Selina scurried back up the staircase and was about to collapse onto her bed, when she suddenly froze. "Damn!" she hissed, racing back down the stairs. When she had gotten the testers out of the kitchen, she unceremoniously tossed the boxes onto the couch and had went back upstairs. The boxes are on the couch. She had to hold onto the railing of the staircase for support, feeling sick to her stomach all over again. Think, Selina! When he gets home, the first thing that Bruce usually does is head to his office to drop off his briefcase and other files. His office was west of the kitchen, and he was probably in there by now, so she only had a certain amount of time to hide the boxes before he would head to the kitchen for a drink and a bite to eat.
Selina bolted towards the living room, nearly crashing into the table as she did so. She knew that she had to get to the couch immediately, or she would have a lot of explaining to do. No, that was wrong. She would have a lot of explaining to do either way. Selina rounded the corner that led to the living room and was about to leap onto the couch, when she saw that she had been beat. Standing four feet away from her, his face a mix of confusion, fear, and shock, was Bruce.
The boxes were in his hands.
He looked up at her, taking in her eyes that were mascara stained and puffy from tears that refused to stop, and then back down to the small packages in his hands, each of them reading in bold letters, PREGNANCY TESTER. Selina felt tears well in her eyes again, and just as Bruce's mouth opened slightly, she turned and ran to the door. "Selina, wait!" Bruce called behind her, but she didn't stop. Selina didn't stop running until she was outside of the house, in the cold, bitter rain, and, feeling nothing but defeat, sat down on one of the stairs, sobbing into her hands. She had never felt this distressed in all her life. "What am I going to do?!" she screamed out into the rain, her voice drowned out by the heavy winds rustling the tree branches.
She heard the door creak open slowly from behind her. Bruce. Embarrassed and ashamed, she couldn't bring herself to look at him as he sat down beside her, the rain washing over the both of them. She loved him, she loved him with all her heart, and if not for her fear of being pregnant, she would have kissed him right now. It would have been beautiful. He would have kissed her back, with the passion and lust she dreamt about. He would've picked her up, her legs wrapping around his waist. And they would have stood there, their tongues dancing, not a care in the world. It would have been perfect.
Selina wiped her eyes to clean them from tears, but it did no good. She felt Bruce wrap his arm around her and sobbed even harder. She had been so worried that Bruce would be angry with her, that he would kick her out and cut all ties with her, but just by this simple gesture she knew. She knew he wasn't angry with her. She knew he wouldn't kick her out. She knew he loved her, even though she didn't deserve him. Overcome with emotion, Selina laced her arms around Bruce's neck, burying her face on his right shoulder and sobbing. He wrapped both arms around her, lightly rubbing her back to try and calm her down.
"I'm sorry," she choked, her fingernails digging into his shoulder. Suddenly she felt stupid and even more miserable. How could she even consider the idea of him leaving her? That was completely incredulous, and she felt almost disgusted that she would think that. It was like she had deeply insulted him and was now regretting everything silently, not having the energy or nerve to confess to him.
He kissed her forehead. "No." he whispered, and she looked up at him, confused. "I'm sorry." That made her heart melt. She began to cry even harder, her body racked with sobs. "Hey, it's okay," His tone was soothing and after a few minutes Selina began to relax. She took deep breaths and eventually the tears slowed down. It took her a great amount of effort to remove her head from his shoulder to look up at him, mostly because she was drained of energy and still felt guilty.
Bruce wiped away a few of her tears. For once he looked nervous. "Did, uh, the test come back..." He cleared his throat. "Were they positive?"
"Two of them did."
She couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt at the way his face brightened. "That's really good!" Even his voice sounded more positive, and Selina just didn't have the heart to explain that these two were the ones that her doctor had given her, and the other four were just ones she bought from the drug store. "There were six in total, and if only two were positive, then I bet you've got nothing to worry about!" She began to cry again, not only because she would have to let him down once again, but because she was scared as to how he would react. She wasn't afraid of him getting angry, but of getting sad, or even disappointed.
"Bruce," she whispered. "The two that were positive...they were recommended by my doctor." Her voice faltered, but she managed to get all the words out somehow. She focused her gaze down at her feet so she wouldn't have to look at him, even though she had gotten some of her strength back. "I'm...I just..." She threw her hands up in frustration. "God, I don't even know!"
The rain had turned from a pour to a storm, and the branches on the trees around them swayed dangerously. Selina glanced up at them before looking beside her at Bruce, who was holding his hands up as if to calm her down. "Selina," he began. She could tell he as choosing his words very carefully, and it made her heart gush even more. I love him so much, she thought, tears welling in her eyes once again. "If you want, we could get an abortion." She felt herself perk up. God, she felt stupid! An abortion hadn't even crossed her mind. "But, honey, if only two of them were positive out of six, I think we should go for an ultrasound first, just to be sure."
Selina let out a long sigh. He had a point, there was no way around it. And even if the two of them had come back positive, there were still four of the tests that resulted negative. She felt very naïve in that moment, as well as ashamed and foolish. It wasn't like her to jump to conclusions or to freak out without being given a logical explanation first. Under pressure, she was always very calm and collected, rarely ever losing it. But both Bruce and Selina knew that this was different. And it was almost magical that he wasn't getting frustrated with her. Selina felt bad, because she knew that she would be frustrated with him in a situation somewhat like this. And although she was crying once again, although they were both drenched to the bone by the cold rain, all Selina could think about was how lucky she was to have Bruce by her side.
She couldn't focus on what he was saying. She couldn't focus on the fact that she might be pregnant, although it was all she was thinking about for the entire day. In that moment, all Selina could think about was how in love she was with him. She loved the way he walked, the way he spoke, the way he laughed. She loved the way he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer to him. She loved the small smile that was always on his face whenever she woke up beside him. She admired the willpower he possessed, and couldn't believe how strong-minded he was. Selina couldn't believe that he loved her.
"Bruce," she whispered, lacing her arms around his neck and finally looking at him. Selina could tell by the way that he tensed up slightly that this took him by surprise, but she couldn't deny that it took her by surprise as well. After her pregnancy scare, after how she had stormed out of the mansion without letting him say anything, he was still here. And he would never know how much that meant to her. Nobody had ever stuck with her this long by choice, and those who did ended up trying to kill her. "I love you."
"I love you too." Selina bit her bottom lip. She knew what he would say next. "I'll call the hospital after dinner and schedule an ultrasound for tomorrow." Selina nodded. "It's getting colder out here...you wanna go inside?" She shook her head no and hesitantly leaned forward, kissing him. She wasn't exactly sure why; not only three minutes ago was she sobbing her eyes out because she thought that she was pregnant. But there was no way she could resist.
Although it took him by surprise, Bruce didn't deny the kiss. He tilted his head and began to gently run his fingers through her wet hair, careful not to tug on any knots. "Mmhh," she let out a small moan as their tongues began a dance of passion and lust. Bruce picked her up and quickly descended the stairs so they stood in the middle of the courtyard, neither of them minding the rain. She knew he was strong enough to carry her, so she wrapped her legs around his waist.
They stood there, shivering in the rain but comforted by the warmth of each other, their bodies pressed together. Selina ran her fingers over Bruce's back, his shoulder blades, his hair. Bruce wasn't really sure what was happening, but did not deny himself the pleasure. He was still distracted and couldn't quite lose himself in the kiss like he usually was able to. The thought of Selina being pregnant still lingered in his mind and he was unable to push it away. Obviously he did not want to break away, but, although it was her who triggered the kiss, Bruce felt as though he was almost taking advantage of her in this moment. She was crying heartbroken sobs not too long ago, and now they were making out in the rain.
Even though it was a beautiful moment, he couldn't help but think how much more perfect it would have been.