I'll be posting these chapters fairly quickly since I have 1-6 finished and ready to go. :) I hope you all enjoy this version of We Own the Night!
Disclaimer: I only own my oc's.
Makenna awoke the next morning to a sliver of sun shining through her curtains. She closed her eyes with a groan and rolled over, pulling the covers over her head in the process. The shrill ringing of her phone jerked her awake. She shot out of bed only to fall to the floor tangled in sheets. Cursing she kicked the sheets off her and scrambled for her jeans that lay on the floor. Frantically searching her pockets, she found her phone, checked the caller ID before answering.
"Hello?" Her voice sleep ridden.
"Kenna, it's Brooke. I was checking to see where you were, but from the sound of your voice you were sleeping." Brooke chuckled.
Makenna's head whipped toward the clock on her bedside table. Nine o'clock. She mentally cursed herself as she stood up.
"Shit, sorry, Brooke. Let me shower really quick and then I'll be right over."
Makenna hung up without waiting for an answer. She darted into the adjoined bathroom and quickly showered. Once she was clean she exited the bathroom wrapped in a towel as she approached her dresser. She pulled open some drawers, grabbing a bra, matching underwear and pulled them on before heading towards the closet. She grabbed a pair of dark gray skinny jeans, an olive green v-neck tee shirt and slipped them on before grabbing a pair of socks, her old converse and wallet and phone. Once dressed Makenna braided her still wet hair as she walked towards the door. She caught her reflection in the mirror by the door and stopped. The dark circles under her eyes continued to get darker from her long nights and little sleep. She looked away, grabbing her keys before exiting her penthouse and locking the door.
The elevator seemed to be taking its time as Makenna squeezed through the doors as they began to open. She lightly jogged over to her black suv as she unlocked the trunk to make sure she still had everything for the day. Once everything was accounted for Makenna hopped in, started the vehicle and was on her way to her sisters. Surprisingly, traffic was light as she arrived at Brooke's within thirty minutes, even if she broke some speed limits. Makenna reached the door and opened it to see some boxes scattered throughout the room. Her eyes landed on Katy as she was busy packing her toys in one box while her clothes went in another.
"Sorry I'm late." Makenna said as she located her sister.
"Better late than never." Brooke replied giving her a smirk as she finished wrapping a glass.
Makenna gave her sister a playful glare when tape was threw at her. She caught it easily and went to work helping pack up the entire apartment. Makenna and Brooke casually talked about their younger days, but made no mention of their parents since it was still a sensitive subject. The two women halted in their progress when they heard Katy approach.
"Aunt Kenna, what's my room going to be like?" Katy asked, her eyes shining in wonder.
Makenna crouched down in front of her niece and ruffled her hair with a smile. "That is entirely up to you, sweetie. We can paint your room any color you'd like and decorate it how you want too. How does that sound?"
"Can we paint it a, uh, what's it called….Oh! Can we paint it powder blue?" Katy asked ecstatic.
"Of course!" Makenna agreed, her smile wide. She tilted her head when she saw her niece pondering something. "What is it, Kat?"
"Um, well, it's just something I remember a friend from school telling me. She said she has a wall where she can draw on it." Katy slowly replied, twiddling her thumbs.
Makenna's smile soften. Katy definitely reminded her of Brooke when they were younger. Innocent, timid, and unsure if she should ask for something or not. Makenna placed a hand on her niece's shoulder gaining the young child's attention.
"Is it like a chalkboard?"
Katy nodded her head as she looked at her aunt then over to her mother. Brooke knew of her daughters artistic abilities, but could never find the time to help her embrace it. Makenna glanced up at her sister, her smile only growing with a twinkle in her eye.
"Then we will dedicate a wall in your room for your giant chalkboard. I think you get your creativeness from your mother." Makenna replied as she returned her attention to Katy. A knock at the door grabbed Makenna's attention as she pushed herself up and went to answer it. The smell of pizza wafted through the apartment as Makenna reappeared, pizza box in hand along with some drinks.
"Lunch is here!" She smiled as they gathered around the table and ate a quick meal.
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Three more hours passed by as the whole apartment was packed and loaded into the back of Makenna's suv and the moving truck. Brooke and Makenna stood at the front door while Katy was being held by Makenna.
"You do know she's a little old to be held, right?" Brooke commented.
"Eh, let me indulge myself. I miss being able to hold her when she was a baby. She's growing up way too fast." Makenna answered as she set Katy on her feet, but still held onto her little hand.
The women glanced down to see Katy looking around the bare apartment. Makenna knelt down and hugged her niece as she mock saluted the room. Katy giggled and copied her aunt, earning a chuckle from both women before they left the apartment for good. They went downstairs to the main desk where Brooke turned in her keys and paid the fee for moving out early. Once everything was taken care of they walked outside and climbed into the suv; with one last look Makenna pulled away from the rundown apartment building for the last time and headed for the city.
"I promise you two are going to love the place. As a gift from me, how about we eat out tonight? I know this nice Italian restaurant. What do you say?" Makenna asked when they came to a stop at a red light.
Before Brooke could answer their attention was grabbed by Katy's awed outburst.
"Wow! That's a nice car! Look, look!" the young girl's voice rang out as she pointed out the window.
The two women up front glanced to the right to see what had the girl's attention. Makenna's eyes widened when she caught a glimpse of the driver. Bruce Wayne. Bruce was busy checking his phone at the red light when Katy's voice reached his ears. He looked over and gave Katy a smile before shifting his gaze to Makenna. He smirked and gave a small wave when he saw Makenna, who averted her gaze and stared straight ahead.
"Kenna! I didn't know you knew Bruce Wayne! You've been holding out on me!" Brooke loudly teased giving her sister a wink.
Makenna groaned as she felt her cheeks heat up in embarrassment knowing he had heard the comment.
"I don't know him personally. I've never even talked to the guy. We just happen to always be stopped next to each other at the same red light for the second time. That's it." Makenna muttered, glancing out of her peripheral at Bruce.
He had turned back to his phone, but heard every word. The smirk still plastered on his face as he set his phone down. As the light turned green, he watched as Makenna drove off before following her. He followed her passed Wayne Enterprises and down a couple more blocks before she turned into a parking garage. As he drove passed the garage his phone rang.
"Hello?" He answered as he turned to circle back around to Wayne Enterprises.
"Where, may I ask, are you Mister Wayne?" Lucius Fox asked.
"I'm on my way, just had to take a slight detour." Bruce answered as he pulled up alongside Wayne Enterprises.
"Also, I found the information on Darren William's that you requested, along with Makenna Abshire."
"Great. I'll be right up." Bruce answered before hanging up and entering the elevator.
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Back at Makenna's, the trio rode the elevator up to the penthouse, and walked down the hallway. They stopped in front of the door as Makenna unlocked it and pushed the door open allowing them to enter first. The grin that formed on Makenna's lips at her sister and niece's expressions were priceless.
"Welcome to your new home. Now if you will follow me it's time for the grand tour." Makenna chortled as she walked passed them further into the penthouse.
After the tour, Makenna drove them to the restaurant where they now sat. Katy was seated between the two women as she tried to twirl the spaghetti around her fork. The two women continued to watch to see if she'd get it when a smile broke out on Katy's face. The noodles were wrapped around the fork with only a few strands dangling. Katy took a bite of her spaghetti managing to get some sauce on her face as the noodle slipped and hit her face. The older women chuckled at the angry pout on Katy's face as Brooke wiped her face with a napkin.
"The spaghetti is being mean to me, mommy!" Katy pouted, crossing her arms.
Makenna took a bite of her eggplant parmesan to stifle another laugh as Katy glared at her food. Brooke grabbed Katy's fork and spoon and twirled the noodles as she walked Katy through the process. When the noodles were perfectly twirled, she raised the fork to Katy's mouth and waited for her to take the fork.
"Try doing that, and please stop glaring at your food. You look like it's getting ready to attack you." Brooke chuckled.
Katy acquiesced to her mother's request and took her fork and ate the noodles; the glare still plastered on her face. Brooke shook her head with a smile as she went back to eating her meal. Her daughter was stubborn like her aunt.
"She got her creativeness from me, but her stubbornness comes from you." Brooke said giving Makenna a playful glare.
Makenna scoffed as she took another bite of her eggplant. "I'm not that stubborn. Besides she got her smarts from you…Brooke, what is it?"
"It's seems as though you're being followed by the billionaire playboy himself." Brooke commented quietly as she kicked Makenna's shin.
Makenna winced at the kick, but followed her sister's gaze as she grabbed her glass of water and took a sip. She choked on her water when she saw Bruce Wayne and a couple business men being escorted to a table to the left of them. Makenna quickly looked away and quietly coughed to clear her throat when Bruce glanced in their direction, his trademark smirk appearing on his face. Makenna watched out of her peripheral as he sat down in a seat facing her, his gaze still on her. Brooke waved down their server and ordered something Makenna didn't hear. As soon as the server came back he blocked Makenna's view of Bruce. She silently thanked the man as she glanced up.
"I hope you don't mind, but I thought we could use a little something extra." Brooke said as the server poured two glasses of wine and left the bottle.
Makenna read the label and smiled. It was the same wine they had when their parents went on a business trip. They had found the key to the wine cabinet and decided to have a taste; however they ended up drinking the entire bottle. Makenna glanced over at her sister who had a knowing smile on her face. They both raised their glasses in a silent toast before taking a sip and finishing up their dinners while they ordered a small dessert for Katy and shared one. Once they were all finished Makenna caught their server's eye as he made his way towards them.
"I was wondering if we could get the bill." She requested.
"Your bill has already been paid." He answered with a smile before walking to another table.
Makenna's brows furrowed as she peered over at Brooke who shrugged in response. Brooke slipped her jacket on and gathered her purse as she helped Katy into her jacket. Makenna pushed her chair back and stood up, scooting the chair back in when curiosity got the best of her. She causally glanced over at Bruce who was talking with one of the business men. He caught sight of Makenna staring and gave her a smirk followed by a wink before he went back to talking. A blush made its way onto her cheeks as she turned on her heel and followed her sister and niece out of the restaurant and into the cool Gotham air as the sun was setting.
They walked down the sidewalk toward the garage they parked in when Katy gasped and shouted in excitement. Makenna and Brooke stopped and looked at the puppies in the pet store. They both saw the adoption weekend sign showcasing some of the puppies up for adoption at the animal shelter.
"Mommy, can we go look at the puppies? Please!" Katy asked jumping.
"Sure, honey, let's go." Brooke answered as she glanced at her sister. However her eyes landed on something behind Makenna as she smiled and was dragged away by Katy.
Makenna cocked a brow at her sister's reaction when she heard someone clearing their throat behind her. She slowly turned around to see who it was and froze. Standing there with one hand in his pocket while the other slowly lowered from the front of his mouth was none other than Bruce Wayne. Makenna gave him a small smile as she tried to think of something to say, but was saved by Bruce.
"It seems we do keep running into each other." He said with a smile.
"So it would seem." Makenna casually replied eyeing him closely.
Her eyes lowered when Bruce held out a hand for her to shake.
"Forgive me for being rude. I haven't properly introduced myself. The name's Bruce Wayne."
Makenna smirked as she gave his hand a firm shake, the brief look of surprise flashing in his eyes at her grip. One of the things her father always told her when meeting someone, whether in an interview or anywhere, was to always give a firm handshake. It showed confidence to which she had a lot. Most of the time.
"I'm well aware of who you are, Mister Wayne. It'd be blasphemous if I didn't know who you were after living in Gotham for so long. Makenna Abshire. It's a pleasure to officially meet you."
Bruce caught the amused expression in her eyes as she spoke.
"The pleasure is all mine. I couldn't help myself, but I had to see with my own two eyes if you truly were the infamous Makenna Abshire. I've heard so much about you."
Bruce watched as Makenna's eyes narrowed, but the smile on her face never wavered. He had to be careful with what he said next so as not to scare her off. However, before he could continue their conversation Katy's voice rang through the air. He cocked a brow when Makenna's expression softened at the sound of her niece.
"Aunt Kenna! Aunt Kenna!"
Makenna turned away from Bruce and crouched down as Katy bounded up to her. Katy grabbed her aunt's jacket and gently tugged on it as she glanced up at Bruce who smiled at her. She gave a bashful smile in return as she tried to hide herself in her aunt's shoulder.
"It was nice meeting you, Miss Abshire. I do hope we can continue our conversation one day." Bruce said biding them goodbye as he made his way back toward the restaurant. Before he walked inside he gave Makenna one last smirk and wink and disappeared.
Makenna shook her head as she returned her gaze to Katy. Her thoughts running a mile a minute at how Bruce Wayne knew who she was. She was brought from her thoughts by her niece tapping her cheek.
"Aunt Kenna?" Katy asked tilting her head.
"Sorry, Kat. What's up?" Makenna replied after clearing her head. She allowed herself to be led over to the store and through the doors as Brooke stood talking to a woman. Makenna glanced down as they came to a stop in front of a black lab. She wasn't a puppy, but was an older dog around six years old.
"I want this one. She's so playful and likes to cuddle." Katy explained as she gently pet the dog.
"Well, what did your mom say?"
Katy's eyes turned downcast as she stopped petting the dog. Makenna sat down and scratched the dog's ear as she gently panted with a smile on her face.
"She said I had to ask you." Katy whispered.
Makenna glanced over her shoulder at Brooke before climbing to her feet. She gently patted Katy's head as she walked over to her sister and other woman.
"I didn't want to get her hopes up in case you didn't want a dog running around your place." Brooke explained once Makenna stood beside her.
"Brooke, my place is just as much yours now. You're allowed to make decisions also. Besides, I think that lovely girl will make a good guard dog. Don't you think?" Makenna said, her voice growing louder so Katy could hear.
"But we don't even have a leash, bowls, food…" Brooke began only to be cut off.
"Good thing we're in a pet store. Why don't you and Katy go pick out everything while I get the adoption all taken care of and finalize." Makenna winked as she pushed her sister toward Katy.
Makenna gave her sister a smile as she followed the shelter owner towards a table to fill out paperwork and pay the adoption fee and gave a donation to the shelter. Once everything was taken care of Makenna waited with the lab until her sister and Katy returned. They gathered everything they needed to care for the new addition and hopped into Makenna's suv and made their way home. Katy's laughter filling the car as the lab licked her face.
Makenna and Brooke sat on the couch as Katy played with the dog. Brooke flipped through a magazine as Makenna typed away at her laptop and checked her work email. She was glad she could work from home and was slightly bummed when no new files were sent to her for proofing. Makenna shut the lid of her laptop and set it aside as she glanced over at her sister.
"You really didn't have to get her a dog, Mak." Brooke said softly not looking up from her magazine.
"She's my niece I have to spoil her somehow." Makenna replied with a wink. However her expression changed when she saw the troubled look on Brooke's face. "What's wrong?"
Brooke sighed and tossed the magazine on the coffee table. "It's nothing…"
"Is it the divorce?"
"You're way too perceptive for your own good, but yes. When it was just Katy and I, I had a hard time keeping up with bills and making sure we were fed. The lawyer fees literally killed my bank account. I don't want Darren using that against me to take Katy away."
Makenna turned to face her sister and grabbed her hand.
"Don'y worry, Brooke. I'll help you find a better paying job and there's no rush for you to find your own place. You can stay here as long as you want. I'm not planning on kicking you out. I can also help you with bills, especially those lawyer fees."
"I wish you could just represent me." Brooke whispered with a small smile.
"If I could I would, but you know I'm no longer licensed. Listen, tomorrow is a new day and we will focus on getting you two settled in and finding you a job. In the meantime, enjoy yourself. You deserve to relax every now and then."
Brooke smiled at her sister as a tear slid down her cheek. Makenna hugged her sister before standing from the couch and ushering Katy to her room for bed. She tucked Katy in as Piper climbed in to bed and curled up beside Katy. Makenna kissed her niece's forehead before shutting off the light and disappearing to her own room.
"Thank you for everything, Kenna." Brooke said before turning in for the night.
"You're welcome, Brooke."
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