It had been a stupid thing for her to do. She knew what would happen, yet she did it anyway. She was angry at herself. She should have known better and things only got worse at work.

Throughout the day, Arianna limped and occasionally would lean on the wall or table. When the kids were at recess it only got worse with chasing kids around and playing with them. she tried to put on a brave face, but when Emma came for lunch she saw right through Arianna.

"You're knee is hurting, isn't it?" Arianna nodded. "You tried dancing."

"Yeah. It was stupid."

"Did you take anything for the pain?"

"Nothing helps."

"Well, just take it easy. So, how was your night?"

"It was great. We rode in a carriage to the theater."

"A carriage? Really?"

"Yes really. I told him about my accident and that I'm still a little afraid of cars."

"Did you tell him why you got in the accident?"

"I told him I had a drinking problem, but I didn't tell him why I started."

"Be careful, Ari."

"I will, don't worry."

The rest of the day went by slowly and Arianna was glad when it was time to go home. All she wanted to do was sleep for the rest of the day. Halfway t to the bus stop, Arianna got an idea. She wasn't sure where the idea came from, but she thought it was a good idea so decided to go through with it.

Ignoring the pain in knee, she went to the nearest store, grabbed a few items, checked out then was on her way.

A few minutes later she was standing in the front of Wayne Enterprises. It was much bigger up close. She had never been here before so she was hoping she could find her way. When she walked in she was pleased to see a receptionist.

"Excuse me, which floor is Bruce Wayne on?"

The receptionist looked up from the computer. She didn't look more than twenty. Her black hair was in a messy bun and she wore simple black pants with a black tank top. She looked annoyed as she chomped on her gum.

"Do you have an appointment?" She blew a bubble with her gum.

"No, but I-"

The bubble popped. "Sorry, but if you don't have an appointment you can't see Mr. Wayne."

"Shouldn't that be up to his personal secretary?"

"Mr. Wayne is very busy and can't be bothered."

"Can you at least call him?"

"What part of 'he's busy' don't you understand?"

Arianna glared at her. "You-"

"I will take care of this, Jill."

Arianna looked over at who spoke and saw an older man with a kind smile.

"Please, follow me."

Arianna didn't know who he was, but she followed anyway.

"I'm Lucius Fox and I'm guessing you're Arianna."

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"Mr. Wayne talks about you and you are the only woman who has come to see him."

"He talks about me?"

"Quite a lot."

The two of them stepped in an elevator and Lucius pushed the button.

"So I'm guessing Bruce is here?"

"Yes, he is. I'm sure he will be pleased to see you."

The elevator soon stopped and the doors opened.

"Follow the hall that way and turn left. You can't miss his office."

"Thank you."

Arianna felt nervous mainly because this was her first time here. Another reason was because she wasn't exactly sure why she was doing this. The idea had come from nowhere. She didn't even know why she had thought of Bruce at that moment.

The look on Emma's face when Arianna walked in was priceless. Her mouth almost hit the floor; Arianna laughed.

"What are you doing here? You never come here. Came to surprise me with food?" Emma smiled.

"No, actually I came to surprise Bruce."

Emma's smile faded as she looked through the window to Bruce's office. He was slumped in his chair with his eyes closed. Emma looked back at Arianna. "I'm not sure if he's really asleep, but go ahead."

Arianna opened the door and Bruce didn't even budge. A smile crept on her face as she put her sack down then walked over to the desk.

"Wake up." She said as she slammed her hands down on the desk.

Bruce jumped, almost falling out of his chair. Arianna laughed. "I guess you really were asleep."

Bruce looked up at her with surprise. "Arianna, what are you doing here?"

"I decided that since you've surprised me a few times I will surprise you."

Arianna went and got the sack and put it on the desk. "Sorry it's nothing fancy. It was a last minute idea."

"That's nice of you."

Bruce noticed his secretary peeking through the window with great interest. He stood up to close the blinds.

"You do know what she's going to think, don't you?"

Bruce shrugged. "Let her think what she wants."

"You're a bad man, Mr. Wayne." Arianna giggled. She started taking things out of the sack. "I hope I got some things you like. There's ham and cheese sandwich, chicken, macaroni salad and fruit punch."

Bruce smiled at her. "All my favorite."

"Liar."

"Ok, so maybe not my favorite, but I do like them."

As Arianna went to sit down she winced in pain. She tried to hide her pain, but Bruce already saw.

"Are you all right?"

"Yes, my knee is just acting up. It does that some times."

"Did you take anything for the pain?"

"You sound just like Emma. And no I didn't. Nothing I take helps. Now sit down and eat your lunch."

Bruce chuckled. "Yes ma'am."

"So why were you sleeping? We weren't out that late."

"I got an emergency phone call and had to come in to work."

Arianna nodded. "Oh, before I forget. You really should fire your receptionist. She's very rude. I was ready to punch her."

Bruce smiled. "I'll get right on that."

For the next hour the two of them ate as they talked about anything that came to mind. There was something that Arianna felt as she spent more time with Bruce, but she couldn't place what it was.

Both had lost track of time and they were only brought out of their own world when Emma buzzed in.

"Excuse Mr. Wayne, but you're four o'clock appointment is here."

"Thank you, Emma. I'll be right out."

"Looks like I should go." Arianna said as she stood up.

"It was nice that you stopped by."

She smiled. "I'm glad I did too. Well, have fun with your appointment."

Bruce walked Arianna out of the room. Emma looked at her with a look that said "You better not have done anything." Arianna just smiled and waved.

When Arianna got home the first thing she did was take a hot bath to relax. It had been a long day and her knee hurting only made it worse. The day did get better when she saw Bruce. Just thinking about him brought a smile to her face.

After her bath she made some tea and was about to sit down when there was a knock at the door. As soon as she opened the door, Emma came walking in.

"All right, spill. What did you and Bruce do?"

"We talked and ate lunch."

"That's it?"

"Yes."

Emma stared at her friend for a moment before she spoke. "That better be it."

Arianna rolled her eyes as she sat down; Emma sat next to her.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Don't lie. I know that look. Something's on your mind."

Arianna sighed as she stared at her tea. "I'm sure I know what I'm feeling, but I want a second opinion." She looked at Emma. "Every time I'm near Bruce or just think about him I get this weird feeling. And today I thought about surprising him. I don't even know why that crossed my mind. Is it possible I could…" She didn't even want to finish the sentence.

"Be falling for him?" Emma finished. "It is possible. Ho does he make you feel exactly?"

"I don't know. I'm always happy when I'm around him. I get a smile just thinking about him. When we're apart I can't wait to see him again. Crap." Arianna slapped her forehead.

Emma smiled. "You're falling for."

Arianna looked at her with horror. "I can't. I don't want to fall for him. I don't want to end up like last time."

"What are you going to do?"

Arianna swirled her tea around, not really sure what she was going to do. She looked at her best friend with watery eyes. "Emma."

Emma nodded in understanding. "Are you sure that's what you want to do though?"

"I don't want to end up like last time. I can't do it."

"What will you say to him?"

Arianna was silent as she stared into her tea as if it would give her the answers. So many thoughts were going through her mind. What could she do? She didn't want to repeat what happened. She couldn't do it. She wouldn't do it.