Chapter 10: Talia Returns
A couple weeks later, things settled down between Bruce and Selina. He was in the bedroom, buttoning up his dress shit and fixing his tie when Selina walked in and smiled.
"Please tell me you're getting all dressed up so I can undress your with my teeth." She said biting her lip.
"No." Bruce coldly replied.
"Woah, you're upset. What happened? What's wrong?" She asked.
Bruce let out a heavy sigh. "Talia's court hearing is today. They want me to testify against her. And to reaccountant my experiences with her."
"Oh.." Selina felt so bad Bruce was about to go through all of that again. "I'm so sorry, Bruce."
He didn't say anything. He tried to mess with his tie but he couldn't figure it out.
"Here, let me." She began tying it for him. "I'm coming with you. This isn't something you're doing alone."
Bruce looked at her and nodded. "Thank you."
"Just know, if you want me to beat her up real bad, all you have to do is ask."
He nodded. "I'll keep that in mind."
Bruce sat in the lobby of the courthouse with Selina. She could tell he wanted to be anywhere else but there. His fingers anxious tapped his knee.
She put her hand over his and held it. "Are you okay?" She asked.
"Um, yea..." He answered lying. She gave him an unconvinced look. "No." He answered truthfully. "I was hoping i'd never have to see her again."
Selina ran her hand along his back. "Don't worry. I'll be there to make sure she doesn't get close. As long as we're in there, she won't get to you. I promise."
"Hello Baby Bruce." The devilish voice of Bruce's nightmares called out. "You're looking good."
"Talia." He growled. "Can't say the same about you." He lied. Talia was looking good. Her tight black miniskirt, her blouse that was unbuttoned enough to leave very little to the imagination.
"How, happy are you to see me?" She asked seductively.
"Not at all." he said sternly.
She looked down and smiled. "Tell that to your pants tent."
He leaned his hips back. "It's just the way i'm standing."
"I see you brought the girlfriend." She said giving a disgusted look at Selina.
"Take a closer look." Selina said, showing off the ring.
Talia's eyes filled up with anger. "You said she was just a hole for your dick!"
"I never once said that." Bruce replied. "It's not really the type of guy i am."
"Of course not. You're just the type of guy who likes to take his fat cock and..."
"Ms. Al Ghul, Mr. Wayne..." The bailiff approached them. "We're about to begin. If you'll please come inside."
"Come inside." Talia repeated. "Yea, that's the type of guy you are."
Bruce clinched his fist and flared his nostrils.
"You're awfully calm for a woman who's about to be sent to prison." Selina snarled at her.
"Me? Prison?" Talia laughed. "Bitch, you know damn well i'm walking. The double standard on rape is real. Only men get in trouble. Girls like us can do whatever we want to a stud like him and get away with it."
Selina stood in front of Bruce. "Not while i'm here you won't."
Bruce placed his hand on her shoulder and stood next to Selina. "This is a battle i'd like fight myself." He said.
Talia rolled her eyes. "The double standard, Bruce. I'm walking away free." She blew him a kiss and strutted into the courtroom.
Bruce stood there. "I really hate that woman."
"So do I, Bruce." Selina took his hand and held it tightly. "So do I."
Bruce Wayne took the stand and was asked questions by Talia's lawyer, Harvey Dent.
"Mr. Wayne, would you say the sex between you and Ms. Al Ghul was consensual?" He asked.
"Absolutely not." Bruce stated.
"So you clearly said no to her advances, correct?"
"Well, i guess i... I would have if she didn't threaten to hurt my friends."
"So, you never said no. Therefore you never confirmed to Ms. Al Ghul, that she didn't have your consent."
The jury mumbled as if that point made sense.
Bruce looked at them and felt his blood boil. "Don't tell me you people are buying this shit!" Bruce shouted.
A black man in the jury stood up. "What do you mean, 'you people'?" He asked offended.
Bruce pressed his palm to his face. "Oh come on, really!"
"Mr. Wayne. Control yourself." The judge warned.
Bruce took a deep breath and the court continued.
"Sex with a teacher, especially with one, as most would consider beautiful such as Ms. Al Ghul, could be considered the ultimate teenage boy fantasy. Some might say you were living the dream. Is that correct?" Dent asked.
"Not if you don't have any say in the matter." Bruce answered.
Dent nodded. "Now Mr. Wayne, i want you to describe in great detail, your first sexual encounter with Ms. Al Ghul."
Bruce looked at Talia who flashed him that devilish grin of hers that he hated. She played with her hair as she fluttered her eyes at him. Bruce turned his attention back to Harvey and starred at him blankly.
"No." He said sternly.
"Mr. Wayne. Please cooperate." The judge insisted.
He looked over at Selina. She gave him a soft smile and nod. At this point in their relationship, Bruce and Selina had the ability to communicate with head gestures and eye flutters. Her look read something along the lines of, "It's okay, Bruce. Stay strong."
Bruce then looked over at Talia. She uncrossed her legs briefly to reveal she wasn't wearing any panties before recrossing them. Bruce looked away immediately and began to feel uncomfortable. She was positioned in such a way that only Bruce had a view up her skirt.
"So, the first time it happened I, um..." He began the story as Talia opened her legs wide open to give Bruce a full view. "I, was.. " He tried to look away. Talia snapped her fingers and pointed down. Bruce began to feel anxious. Like he was trapped by Talia and people who were only on her side.
"And um.. Yea, that's all i have to say about that." Bruce stuttered, finishing his story. Talia finally closed her legs.
Bruce was then dismissed from the stand. He didn't even look in Talia's direction as he took a seat next to Selina. He buried his head in his hand, while she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
Next Talia took the stand. The prosecutor approached Talia.
"Ms. Al Ghul, we have the transcript of all the messages you sent to Mr. Wayne. Now did you ever say to Mr. Wayne, quote: I want you to fuck me till your big fat cock turns blue?..
"Oh Jesus Christ." Bruce groaned to himself. He pressed his hand harder to his head as Selina rubbed his back to comfort him. She wanted to murder Talia more and more as this court went on.
"Yes." Talia answered the question. "I also said: spit in my mouth daddy; fuck my pussy like the dirty dog you are, fuck me harder. Daddy that's not nice. Slap me with your c...
"That's enough!" The judge shrieked.
"Look i didn't want to hurt Bruce." She said in a fake innocent voice. "It's just, i had a rough child hood. My father neglected me. He wanted a boy, and got a girl. So when he met Bruce, he saw him as the son he never had. Watching my father bond with Bruce made me jealous. I was so starved of male attention and my desire for it manifested in a disgusting way. So i pressured him to have sex with me. I'm not proud of it, but it was what i needed. It felt more important to me than drinking water. It also helps that he's very good at it." She bit her lip and flashed a lustful look at Bruce.
The court came to an end and the jury reached it's verdict.
"We are aware that Ms Al Ghul as a serious sex addiction. She has demons from a neglected childhood that she chose to exercise in a unhealthy way. We wish to acquit Talia Al Ghul of her crimes. So long as she agrees to commit to 50 hours of Sex Addiction reform."
"No fucking way!" Selina snapped.
Bruce sat there motionless. His rage quickly building inside. He was like a bomb about to explode. Bruce looked over to see Talia grinning right at him. And that was all it took to set him off.
"You know what?" Bruce stood up. "Fuck this and fuck all of you. Especially you.." He pointed at Talia. "You fucking succubus."
"Mr. Wayne!" The judge shouted.
"Fuck you!" Bruce yelled at the judge. "Fuck all of you!" He yelled at the jury! He turned to Talia "And you can go to hell where you came from." he yelled. Bruce stormed out of the room.
Selina followed him. "Bruce!" She shouted. "You can't do that!"
Bruce began breathing heavily. To him, it felt like the room was spinning around. He was having a panic attack.
"They're all on her side." He gasped. "The double standard. She won."
Selina walked him back to the car. Selina got in the driver's seat while Bruce took the passenger seat. The second he closed the door, he broke down again.
"Goddammit!" He shrieked. "God fucking dammit!" He drove his fist into the dashboard.
Selina grabbed and held him tightly to her chest. "You don't have to be unbreakable." She said softly. "You don't have to be Mister Perfect. Just for tonight be a human. Just for tonight let go. It's okay to fall apart. Because I'm here to pick you up."