14

The ball was officially in Amanda's court. Now that rumors were spread of Bane's wife being in New Gotham, it was only a matter of time until we were called out to fight and I would have my revenge and plan my escape from this retched place. It had only been two days, and Amanda had been tempting me by putting Chato and I in the same place. But I didn't want to hear it. Today however, I felt was a new low. I was showering by myself this time, merely lost in thought. The door opened and I figured maybe they decided to let Harley shower with me. Although I didn't want to look at her judgmental pouting face, it was still nice to bathe with another body in the room.

I glanced over my shoulder and saw none other than Chato standing in the door way naked. This is the only time I have seen him naked since the first night we… fucked.

I just turned back around and figured this was Amanda trying to rub her win in my face. Chato moved beside me and said nothing as he just showered in silence. He was too close for my comfort.

"There are other shower heads to use." I said dryly.

"So?" he asked almost coldly. I glared at him.

"So move." I stated and he shook his head giving a calm flex of his bottom lip.

"Nah I like this spot just fine." he said. I glared.

"It's the least you could do after tricking me." I snapped and he hit the wall in frustration.

"How many times you gonna make me apologize for that!" he said and I looked at him.

"I don't want to apologize at all. The damage is done, it doesn't matter anymore." I said and he scoffed.

"I know that's a lie. Brooklyn, I was wrong to hide the deal I made with Amanda, but I had already broken the deal the minute you thought I had denied you. Everything afterword was real." he said and I just looked down in his direction without looking directly at him. I then continued to bathe and he sighed. "Brooky, say something."

"What do you want me to say?" I asked and he shook his head slowly.

"That you forgive me. Tell me you forgive me and that you love me." he said and I looked up at him. He expected that of me. Why that pissed me off I didn't know but I shook my head.

"I don't love you. I just fucked you." I said and moved from the shower head and left him standing there in utter shock and hurt. But the truth was, I mildly did forgive him. I felt Amanda would want to have the last laugh over my life.

I wanted things to be normal, but they no longer could be normal. My plans were in motion and I knew I had to keep things distant between us so Chato was not caught in the cross fire of the craziness that was to happen. While he and the rest of the team were fighting Bane, I would just escape into the darkness. And he would just forget about me. That's how it had to be. I was escorted back to my cell, and I just pressed my back to the door and just closed my eyes feeling tears slide down my face as I slid down the wall. I curled up and just sat there. This would be the last time I cried in this prison.

Later on that night, Flag managed to get a TV into the cafeteria and we were all able to sit down and have a movie night with popcorn and soda. After much discussion or arguing, we watched Tarzan first than Moana. Harley was on my right and Digger was on my left, his hand on my leg gently massaging it. Floyd was in front of us and Waylon sat further behind us. Chato sat on the other side of Harley and everyone seemed to be enjoying the movie. But out of the corner of my eyes, I could see Chato wasn't watching the movie. He looked depressed and sad and I just looked down unable to really enjoy the movie. Harley offered Chato popcorn, but he politely denied her and I just blocked him out.

"Oh this is my favorite scene!" Harley said jiggling my shoulder. I watched and saw that Moana was on the other side of the volcano creature once she found out that Te Fiti was not on the island. It wasn't hard to figure out that the fire creature was Te Fiti.

"I have crossed the horizon to find you. I know your name." she was singing as the water parted and she was walking toward the beast. I was impressed by the music and by Moana's words. "They have stolen the heart from inside you. But this does not define you." Harley was silently lip syncing the song and I just kept watching.

"This is not who you are. You know who you are." she said gently to the creature who seemed to remember who she was. I couldn't help but smile gently looking down at my lap. Once the movie was over, everyone was leaving to be escorted back to their cage and Chato was walking out in front of me. It was only us two, and I moved, I could smell his scent once more and I closed my eyes and just shook my head. I wanted to fight the urges, but I couldn't. I suddenly moved into him wrapping my arms around his body causing him to stop, and I just placed my cheek into his back.

"I…. I-" I didn't even know what to say and Chato began to move a bit so I let him go only for him to turn and hug me close around the shoulders and I returned it wrapping my arms under his shoulders.

"It's okay." he whispered stroking my hair and kissing my forehead. "It's okay." I lifted my head to look at him only to feel his lips pressing into mine and I returned it without hesitation. He pulled me closer to him deepening the kiss and I gave a gentle moan already wanting him to take me. But a firm clearing of the throat caused us both to look up to see Flag.

"How about we revisit this conversation when the collar goes off?" he asked and we both looked at each other before thinking this was not acceptable. We both looked at Flag who just now looked embarrassed before sighing heavily.

"You have one hour in Verone's cell. Go no one is in the halls." he said and Chato and I smiled and with our hands curled together, Chato led the way down the hall.