Chapter 2

She put the kick stand down and killed the engine of her dirt bike. With a smile, she pulled her helmet off and shook out her hair. Her smile deepened as her companion caught up to her, sliding to a stop.

"It's about time you caught up."

"I was just enjoying the view." He replied as he removed his own helmet, giving her a warm smile.

"Yeah, right…" She unzipped her heavy black leather jacket and laid it over her bike's seat. "…We're in the middle of the grounds of the Wayne Estate; Dick, you've seen it all before."

He made sure that she saw him running his eyes down her light blue tank top to her very tight black leather pants. "Who said I was talking about the estate?"

The blush that rose from her was even more evident with her fair skin.

"I can't believe that all you want to do on our first 'date' is a picnic – here."

"I never get to see the grounds." She explained as she turned and looked over the grounds from the hill top they were on.

"I can't believe your father set us up."

"It was unexpected. Do you think he knows about us?"

"No, we weren't able to get together often and we were careful." He stepped behind her and slipped his arm around her waist. "But I'm sure Bruce knows. The only things that get by him are the things he lets get by."

She grabbed his wrist and twisted it, taking him to the ground.

"Ouch!" He groaned and reached behind his head, pulling out the smooth rock that he had landed on. "Here you go cave-woman."

"Are you OK?" She looked at his face while absently she slid the rock he had handed to her into a pocket.

"Nothing a little mouth-to-mouth can't cure…"

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The rock landed with a dull thud on the floor as the vision ended. Dr. Pieter Cross supported Dinah as her vision cleared and she regained her equilibrium.

"You need to sit down."

"No," she stood up straight and reassured the doctor, "I'm fine. Where did you get that rock?"

"It was in Barbara's hand when I went in to check on her this morning."

"How is she?"

"Much calmer, resting peacefully; I think the worst is over."

Dinah squatted and retrieved the rock, holding it up for a closer look.

"Does it mean something to you?"

"No," she answered, "but it does to Barbara."

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TBC…