Dani awoke her to phone vibrating fiercely. She groaned and rubbed her eyes and checked to see who was calling. She was surprised to find that it was her old grad school professor from a few years back.

"Hello?" she answered, trying not to sound like she had just woken up.

"Hello. Dani?"

"Yeah, it's me."

"Hi, it's Professor Shaw. I was calling to tell you about an exciting opportunity that has come up."

"Alright, what's up?" she asked as she slowly climbed out of bed and went to the kitchen. She wedged the phone between her ear and her shoulder and started making some breakfast for herself. She grabbed a piece of bread and put it in the toaster just for a couple minutes.

"Well, a friend of mine from Wayne Enterprises contacted me and asked me if I knew anyone who could fill a certain position they had open that needed filling as soon as possible."

"Okay."

"The job consists of sitting in at meetings, recording what happens, making spreadsheets as needed, conducting meetings to discuss budgets and other monetary issues, and keeping everything organized overall."

"Sounds easy enough," she said as she took the toast out of the toaster and started to spread some grape jelly on it.

"I thought you'd say that. Which is why I recommended you for the job!"

Dani nearly dropped the toast and the knife she was currently holding. "You did what?"

"I knew right away that you would be perfect for this! I told him all about you and he is looking at trying to hire you. You just need to go in and set up an interview with several people at the company and then they'll get back to you."

"Professor, you are the greatest! I can't believe you did this!"

"Don't thank me! You proved to me that you have what it takes. Good luck!"

"Thank you so much!" She hung up the phone and squealed happily. Perhaps this was her chance to finally make some money and get out of this awful place!

She finished eating and dressed up in a striped blouse with a black jacket over it and black pants. When she looked in the mirror, she frowned as she noticed the purple bruises tainting her neck from the attack. She put some makeup on them and was pleased to see that they were now barely noticeable. After putting her hair up in a tight bun, she smiled at how professional she looked. She walked out and quickly caught a cab before she had a repeat of last night's experiences.

"Wayne Enterprises, please," she told the cab driver.

"You work there or something?"

"I'm hoping to!"

She looked up at the tall skyscraper and had to shield her eyes from the sun to see to the top. Nervously, she entered the building and was directed to the man's office that her professor had spoken about: Mr. Justin Rubel.

When she got to the appropriate floor, she saw that there was a receptionist she had to speak with before seeing Mr. Rubel.

"Hi," she said as she walked up the desk. "I'm here to see a Mr. Rubel."

"Name?" she asked shortly.

"Daniella Molina."

"Have a seat and he'll be right with you."

"Thank you." She sighed and turned to go to the chairs when she heard her name.

"Dani?"

She turned around and saw Bruce approaching her.

"Mr. Wayne? I didn't expect to see you here."

"You didn't expect to see a Wayne at Wayne Enterprises?"

Dani laughed nervously. "Um, well, I mean, I didn't expect to see you on this floor. I mean, you're a busy man and I thought you'd be around somewhere else that's of more importance, or something." She closed her eyes. "Sorry, I'm rambling again."

"I just had some business to take care of. What are you doing here?"

"Well, my professor from grad school recommended me for a position, so I'm here for an interview. But I'm not getting my hopes up. I mean, everyone here has had years of experience, but I've only just got out of grad school."

"Who knows? You'd be surprised at what can happen here," he smiled.

A very attractive man, who she assumed was Mr. Rubel, came out to the waiting area, and called, "Daniella Molina?"

"That's me!" she replied. "Wish me luck!" she said to Bruce.

"You don't need it."

She smiled at him and followed Mr. Rubel down the hallway and into his office to begin the interview. Bruce approached the receptionist desk. "Excuse me, but can you let me know when Mr. Rubel gets out of his meeting? I'd like to have a few words with him."

Bruce felt strangely attracted to Dani. She was different than other girls he came in contact with. They all immediately tried to flirt with him and acquire his money in any way. This girl seemed nervous around him, but not because he was such a popular and powerful figure around Gotham. She just seemed naturally nervous, like he was just anyone else. He suspected living in the Narrows had something to do with that. He'd seen the bruises on her neck that she tried to cover up. It hurt him to know that she had been so banged up for no reason at all.

He felt the need to help her and do whatever he could for her. He wasn't gonna lie, she was really, really, pretty.

"Mr. Wayne?" Bruce's thoughts were interrupted by the receptionist calling his name with an almost flirtatious tone. "Mr. Rubel can see you now."

"Thank you," he said to the receptionist with a small wink.

He found himself disappointed that Dani must have gone out the other entrance.

"Mr. Wayne, how can I help you?" the man said as he looked up from his desk.

"Hi, I'd like to talk about the woman who just came in here, Dani Molina."

A couple days later, Dani was scheduled for another interview with a Mr. Lucius Fox. She knew he was the CEO of the company, which made her all the more nervous about the upcoming interview.

As the elevator climbed higher, the butterflies in her stomach got wilder. She stepped out and went to another receptionist in front of his office.

"Hi, I'm here for my interview with Mr. Fox."

The receptionist looked up and smiled at her. Already this was better than her last interview. "Daniella Molina, correct?"

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Go ahead in! He's ready for you! Good luck!"

"Thanks!"

Dani took a deep breath and opened the door to the man's office. It was huge! She looked around her in awe at just how spacious the place was.

"Miss Daniella Molina, yes?" a man's voice said, bringing her out of her reverie.

She looked in front of her, and there just a few feet away, was the most important man to the company, aside from Bruce Wayne of course. "Yes, sir, that's me. But pretty much everyone calls me Dani."

"Well, Dani, it's a pleasure to meet you," he said as he shook her hand. "Just take a seat here and we'll get started."

Dani smiled as she sat down and tried to conceal just how fast her heart was beating. With that, the interview began.

"Hello, Ms. Molina?"

"Yes, this is she," Dani answered into her phone.

"This is Justin Rubel from Wayne Enterprises."

Dani's thoughts came to a screeching halt. "Yes, hi, Mr. Rubel! How are you?"

"I'm good. How are you?"

"I'm doing alright!"

"That's good! I have some exciting news for you. The board and I have reviewed your application and your answers to the questions during your interviews. I'm calling to inform you that you've got the job!"

"Are—Are you serious?" Dani exclaimed.

"Yes, ma'am! You're expected to report to me each morning when you arrive for work and I will assign you a job for that day. We will see you at 8:00 on Monday morning."

"Okay. Thank you so much, Mr. Rubel!"

"It's my pleasure! I look forward to working with you!"

Dani hung up the phone in shock. She had just been hired at one of—no, the biggest company in Gotham City. This was the best moment of her life. This would be a great job and the pay was good, which meant she might be finally make a decent living and not have to spend every day worrying about muggers!

On Monday morning, Dani got up three hours early to ensure that she wouldn't be late. After all as the saying went, "Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable!"

She dressed in a nice business jacket with a black pencil skirt and some heels that she could stand in for hours. She once again tied her hair up into a tight professional bun and headed to her new job.

Once she arrived, she ran into Bruce in the lobby. Literally.

"Oh, pardon me, Mr. Wayne!" she said quickly.

"Dani? I take it you got the job."

She smiled broadly. "Yeah, I just got the call a couple days ago, and I'm here to start my first day!"

"Well, I'm glad to have you on board!" he said, shaking her hand.

"Um…I guess I'll be seeing you around!" she waved as she headed to Mr. Rubel's office.

Dani realized her heart was beating pretty fast. Why did Bruce Wayne seem so intent on talking to her? Compared to the girls he usually hung out with, she was plain and ordinary. Was he just being nice? He didn't seem like the person who went out of his way to talk to others.

She pushed those thoughts out of her mind as she walked into Mr. Rubel's office to start her first day as a Wayne Enterprises employee.

Dani knocked on his office door, having no trouble finding it this time. He opened it and smiled at her.

"Dani!" he said as he shook her hand. "We're so glad to have you on board with us!"

"Thank you. I'm glad to be here!"

"Here's what's going to happen. Today is going to be a very easy day. I'm going to give you a tour of the building so you can get acquainted to it and learn your way around the place. Then we'll stop for lunch and I'll answer any questions you may have. When we come back, I'll introduce you to some of the people you'll be working with and the members of the board. Then we'll get you started on the actual work. We'll start you off with some smaller jobs so you can get used to working in a place like this, and then as the weeks go on, you'll start working on bigger things. Check in with me every morning to discuss what your agenda is and then in the evening, you can just clock out. Sound like a plan?"

"Perfect!"

"Alright, well, let's get started!"

Dani's day was filled with walking around the entire building and meeting what felt like a thousand people. When she finally got off, she as eager to go home and crash.

She hadn't run into Bruce for the rest of the day, and she couldn't decide if that was good or bad. If he truly was seeking her out and trying to earn her affection, she was honored but wary. He was so important and she wasn't at all, and he was rich and she wasn't at all. They came from two different worlds. It didn't make sense why he would be even talking to her.

"Dani!" Well, there went that record.

"Hello, Mr. Wayne!"

"How was your first day?"

"Honestly? Exhausting! I think I walked about ten miles and met with a ton of people I'll never remember without ever setting foot outside of the building. I'm ready to go home and call it a night."

"I'm heading out too. Would you like a ride?"

"No, that's fine. I'm just going to call a cab."

"Don't waste your hard earned money. It'll be faster and free if I drive you."

Dani hesitated. She barely knew this man. Was this his ultimate plan to make her feel safe and then attack her in the safety of her own home? Dani forced her odd paranoid thoughts out of her head and agreed to let him drive her home.

She was surprised, but not too surprised, to find that he drove a really nice silver Lamborghini. Dani could only dream of owning a car like that. Or a car at all.

He opened the door for her like a true gentleman and then slid into the driver's seat. "So I'm heading to the Narrows, right?"

Dani smiled awkwardly. "You remember from the party, huh?"

Bruce smiled back at her. "A conversation like that one is hard to forget. I'm not judging!"

He pulled out and began the drive to her home. She pointed out where to go once he got into her neighborhood.

"Hey, thanks for the ride," she said as she hopped out to go into the front entrance.

"No problem!"

She closed the door and headed back up, unable to explain what had really just happened.