After Alfred wok Bruce up telling him that 3 O'clock was pushing it, Bruce got up with bruises all over his body and refused to learn polo to use it as an excuse.
" Strange injuries, a nonexistent social life... these things beg the question of what, exactly, Bruce Wayne does with his time. And his money." Alfred explains to the master of the Wayne empire.
Bruce really took this to consideration, it surely would raise some suspicions. " What does someone like me do?"
" Drive sports cars, date some rich heiress... Buy things that aren't for
sale."
" Yes, I do have a date with Emma, I will call her later to organize everything. "
" She always has tea with me at 5 pm, it's our ritual."
" I don't know if I get jealous of you or of her. " Bruce muttered before starting his pushups.
" You might have actual fun with her, she is a really special lady. And dating her wouldn't be suspicious, with her money and family... " The butler told him.
" You remember Rachel, right?"
" Indeed, she is a great friend. But you really think that she would accept your nocturnal activities."
" And Emma, a teacher, would ?"
" You told me about her little action on The Narrows. She has the same hero syndrome that you do, she is simply fighting in a different way."
" You are a butler, a driver, a father and now a cupid ?" Wayne said breathlessly in the middle of the pushups.
" You are too slow in heart matters, had to help you poor thing." The butler said with a smile and left.
Emma Delaney had a busy day and a fight with the principal. She wanted to take the kids to the zoo in their last day of class but the old rag said that funds should be used for something more useful, she retorted with a smirk and mentioned that his new car was really useful. After negotiating, she would pay for it all, it was nothing near what she usually spent on dresses and would make a happy change in the children's routine. She was really excited to tell everything to Alfred during their tea.
After knocking a few times the door was opened by no one other than Bruce Wayne, he looked like he had just gotten up, his messy hair clearly indicated that and was still wearing a sleeping robe, he invited her to get in and they both went to the garden.
" I really hope Alfred hasn't stood us up again. I will need some fudges to forget all about those mishaps of his." She said with a smile.
" Exactly why I made some for you, miss Delaney, I know that" The butler came with a tray full of food and set it down the table. Emma got up, gave him a hug and kissed his cheek.
" And the guy you are going on a date with only receives a handshake, I should be offended." Bruce said jokingly.
" I don't kiss and tell" Alfred laughed at this " Kidding, saving my stamina for later" she said with a smirk and Bruce choked the coffee after this display of her bluntness while Alfred looked like he was used to it already.
" Please, do not detail anything about your 'plans' to me. How was your day ?" Alfred asked the young teacher
" Terrible, Anne ate all the chalk, Johnny gave cookies to the class' hamster and the damned principal is a son of a bitch. But other than that I'm fine."
" A kid ate chalk ?" Bruce asked wide-eyed.
" It is usual, they eat everything they can get their hands into. You'd think that 8 years old would know better, but well"
" I remember that you told me once that Stella ate your pencil."
" Yes. Someday the school's nurse will move into my classroom. Something's wrong with those kids, I know they need the stamina to grow up but eating chalk is pushing it"
" Are you teaching kids or an army of Billy Bunters ?"
" My little monsters. Ooh, and Alfred, I finally got permission to take them to the zoo. Thanks for the suggestion. They will go wild tomorrow after learning that news."
And they kept talking until Alfred left and went to wash the dishes, leaving the pair alone.
" Where do you want to go to our date? We didn't pick a place to go before so I will go wherever you'd like" Bruce asked her a little nervous.
" Dinner somewhere. I don't care, the only thing that matters is the quality of the conversation and the partner. Of course, the wine. Wine is the most important thing. "
" Have you heard of that new hotel near Wayne Tower ?"
" Yes. It's a beautiful place, I heard about it on TV earlier this week. It's settled, then."
" When do we leave ?" Bruce asked her awkwardly, she was right next to him anyway.
" I just need to take a shower and get ready. You can pick me up at 8 pm."
" You need this long to get ready ?!" He asked surprised " You already look amazing."
" I was born ready, just need more glam and some makeup on my lovely face." She said with a smirk, blew a kiss and left. He just stood there with a silly smirk before closing the door.
Sometime later Bruce went to her manor, he was riding his newest sports car and using some fancy Armani suit, he looked like his billionaire self and was irradiating confidence. The door was answered by the boy he saved before, Leonard. The kid was trying to look taller and scary to drive Bruce away.
" Hey, buddy." Bruce said with a tentative smile, trying to take the scowl off the boy's face. He was the one supposed to have the permanent scowl.
" I'm Leonard Martinez. But you can call me Mr. Martinez. Where are you taking my Emma "
" We're just some friends going to have dinner."
" Stay away from her. She said that she is going to marry me when I get older, and Batman is her friend. He will hurt you, really, really bad..."
"Batman? Who's this ?" Bruce felt like he should know what the people of Gotham thought of him, and a child would never lie about it.
" A nice man who saved us from my daddy's friends. He punched them all, I will be just like him when I grow up. I will punch people, just like I will do to you if-"
" You said that you would be a lawyer yesterday, Leo! " Emma's voice said on the background and it ceased the threats being made by Leo. " Don't scare him away, you little monster. Hold on, Bruce! I'm almost ready. Just looking for my wallet, I left it somewhere near that drawer."
And Emma finally appeared, she was using a tight black dress that hugged all her curves and her blonde hair was styled in beautiful waves. He wasn't expecting that she would be able to look even better than usual, but here she was taking his breath away. Leonard looked at her disapprovingly.
" Hey." She said shyly and kissed his cheek before kissing Leonard's forehead and ruffling his hair " I really hope Leo here didn't give you a hard time. He is a little overprotective."
" Why are you dressed like this? You are too pretty! You can't leave with a boy looking too pretty! " The kid exclaimed and she knelt next to him to whisper on his ear. Bruce heard her saying something about ice cream and chocolate before the boy ran upstairs with a big smile on his face. She exchanged some words with Wayne and followed him to his car, he opened the door for her like the gentleman he was raised to be.
" Dear lord. I loved this car." Emma exclaimed when she got inside the vehicle. "I need to buy something like this."
" I liked that even though it's a sports car we have some space."
" Exactly. I had one Ferrari that I felt trapped inside of, bought a motorcycle after that and forgot all about cars. Now I need a new car because of the kids, sometimes I could just give them some rides but the lack of appropriate space holds me back."
" I don't have a motorcycle yet. But I like them." Bruce said thoughtful with a small smirk and started the engine. He was thinking that maybe Fox could think of a nice motorbike to Batman.
They started to talk about many interesting things till they arrived in their destination, a new fancy restaurant located on the rooftop of a five stars hotel. Bruce opened the door for her again and they left the car to a valet. Some photographers found them while the pair tried to get inside of the hotel and they had to pose for some pictures.
" Mr. Wayne, are you and Miss Delaney an item now?"
" We're still figuring things out, guys. It's not like we will elope next week or get married to unite our billion dollars empires " Emma said with a smile and the paparazzi laughed at her joke, they looked satisfied with her answer.
" Emma, tell us more about your dress."
" I don't know much, it's the classic little black dress. You can never be wrong using Chanel." She said with a wink and got inside of the restaurant.
" You handled them pretty well."
" Grew up among them, I've been raised going to balls full of rich people. Some of them are really nice people but some of them are, sorry for my bluntness, assholes. " She told him with a smirk when she waved to some famous congressman. "That one with the balding head likes young girls, sometimes too young. He hits his wife all the damn time and uses his influence to hide all of it. "
" Well, let's sit down before he comes up to talk with us and invite himself to sit down." He said when he saw the man getting up to greet them.
" Yes, please. " She followed him and he pulled the chair for her.
" A gentleman, I see. Wouldn't expect less from someone raised by Alfred. " She said with a smile.
" Well, he did give me a hard time with some posh British manners. He made me go to dancing lessons before I was ten. I hated that."
" I went to ballet when I was 3. I hated it, so I went to contemporary dancing while my parents thought I was in ballet. "
" You are a teacher, what's your favorite subject to teach ?"
" English. I love English and literature. Even though I do love music but that's just a decorative kind of class."
" What instrument do you play ?"
" The piano, but very ill. Ringing doorbells should count as knowing another instrument" She commented playfully and he gave her a big smile.
" I can also play the piano. " He told her that and did remember of the cave's hiding spot.
" I learned to play because mom thought that a piano was a decorative piece. You have to show me yours, I haven't been near your wing of the manor. "

" I will, but you have to play for me."

" I hope you like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

" You could sing along."

" I am the worst singer ever, I like singing but that's reserved for my ears, don't want your ears to bleed ." He smiled again, she wanted a laugh but was pretty much satisfied with his smiles and the way his nose crinkled when he genuinely smiled. She liked that he was really smart, genius level, Emma could hear him talking about some daring building project for hours and hours without getting tired. He liked that about her, she was really talkative but was a great listener, she was easy to laugh and easygoing. Her light attitude made his darker side a little brighter.

They had their meal and kept talking until it was really late. They were headed to the car when she shot him a huge smile and made some puppy eyes, she sure wanted something.

" Let me ride, please." She said with a cute tone before laughing. He thought twice about it but realized that if anything happened he could just buy another car.

" Yeah. But take care of my baby, he is brand new. " He said with a playful smirk.

" Fasten your seatbelt, sir. You're going to have the best ride of your life. " She muttered before starting the engine and leaving as fast as a bolt of lightning. Bruce was enjoying this a lot.

She stopped by his house and smiled. Her smile was so sincere and so full of joy that he felt the urge to kiss her lips till they dried. So he did, even though her soft lips never felt dry. They were making out inside of his cars like a horny teen couple and that simple moment made him feel as alive as he felt before losing his parents. His hands were traveling down her body till they finally went under her tiny dress.

" Are you still interest on meeting the family wing of Wayne Manor. " He asked with a smirk while they parted a little to get some air.

" Thought you'd never ask. " She smirked and drove the car to the garage. They kept kissing and touching after leaving the car. She felt his hard-on and smiled " Someone's getting excited."

" You sure about this ?" He asked again, it would crush him if she regretted being with him in the morning after. He looked almost expectant.

"Well, I don't really jump in bed with a guy after the first date but this is our second date so, why not ?" She yelped with surprise when he picked her up, as if she weighed nothing, and took her inside of the manor and into his bedroom. She kissed his neck all the way.