"I saw you. I just ignored you." Dr. Chase Meridian said.
She was sore. Tired. But wanted the last sip of wine on her nightstand.
"You're usually the one who needs to investigate everything." Batgirl said.
Batman had entered the room two hours ago. Bruce Wayne left through the Service Elevator 90 minutes later. Batgirl watched about half of it.
"I don't need to investigate why you came here." Chase said.
She rolled the thin sheet off of her. The sight of her "outfit" gave Barbara mixed emotions. It wasn't lingerie. Or pajamas. It was a bodysuit with the Bat Symbol on it.
Clearly it wasn't made for combat. Chase wasn't made for combat. But she put it on anyways. And Batman didn't seem to mind.
"There's already a Batwoman. Batgirl wasn't my first choice of name." Barbara said. Arms folded.
"I don't need to be on the field to play the game." Chase said.
"Then why the costume?" Batgirl asked.
Chase got up from the bed. The bodysuit was black. Faux vinyl. Her gloves were golden. As was the domino mask she wore. And cape. Like Poison Ivy's costume it had a leather bust.
"You saw half of it. Why do you think, Batgirl?" Chase said.
Her body type was more like Ivy's than Selina's. Bigger tits. Less ass. She had a body that reminded her of the wealthy wives that came from money before they got more of it. She worked out, but not in the to shape her body like Harley did. Or Black Canary.
"You could have dressed like anyone. But you attempted to dress like me?" Batgirl asked.
"Well. A more adult rated version of you." Chase said.
"Why me?" Batgirl asked.
"He and I talked about you a few weeks ago. After one of our sessions." Chase said.
"One of these sessions. Or do you mean the therapy work he hires you to do." Batgirl asked.
"Let's not act shocked that Bruce Wayne fucks his therapist. Or his personal trainer. Or his…" Chase continued.
"Sidekick?" Batgirl asked.
"Your words. Not mine." Chase said.
"But you brought up me." Batgirl said. "Or he did?"
"I was having my way with him. Teasing him, really. When he admitted that you're the only one that prefers the costumes to be on when you…." Chase said.
"When we used to. Used to." Batgirl said.
"I'm not a monogamous creature. So past versus present doesn't bother me. In fact, it sort of thrills me." Chase said.
"But you don't care about women try to have monogamous relationships with Bruce. Or Batman." Batgirl said.
"I don't?" Chase asked.
"I read your book." Batgirl said.
"The only person to check it out at Gotham Public Library was the library's own Barbara Gordon." Chase said. Fake shocked.
Barbara headed for the window. Bruce loved the games she played. She was mostly annoyed.
"The sex was better. With the costume on." Chase said.
Barbara looked back at her. "You don't have me figured out. I don't even think you have him figured out."
"I don't know why it was better. I have ideas. Theories? Wine?" Chase said.
"I'll have a glass of white. But none of this goes into your next book." Barbara said.
"Not even anonymously?" Chase asked.
Batgirl gave her dead serious eyes. Chase walked back to the room with her bottle and an extra glass. Barbara drank it.
"What's your theory?" Barbara said.
"Maybe it's the symbol. In the far outreaches of South America, tribes will assign three colors to each male at birth. Women are only allowed to wear three colors twice in their lifetime. The first is a Harvest Night." Chase said.
"Let me guess. The men do something brave and the women choose the boy they like and wear his colors?" Batgirl asked.
"More or less. But instead of marriage they have sex. Not in private. In front of their peers. I have a video somewhere in storage. But the male's confidence is so elevated that the female just feeds off of it." Chase said.
They both reflected. Chase on wearing her Bat-costume for the first time. Barbara reflecting on the first time she had sex with Batman.
"I don't think you're wrong. But that's not the ultimate answer." Batgirl said.
"Go on." Chase said.
"If you put Batgirl next to this quote in your next book I'll be writing every college university and telling them to ban your books. And bookstores will follow." Batgirl said.
"I'm not even taking notes. I want to know this answer." Chase said. "I don't do this for the books."
"Some people love fully clothed sex. Other people love cosplay. I feel my most naked when I'm being fucked in this costume by the only man who knows all of me." Batgirl said.
"Maybe I should get a pen on second thought." Chase said.
Batgirl took out a sharp batarang. Chase flinched.
"You're not superheroine material." Batgirl said.
"Why are you so naked wearing it? Chase asked.
Batgirl sighed.
"Because Barbara Gordon is told to be many things. And she does them because she likes attention. She likes the respect of being successful. But it's all things that other people want." Batgirl said.
"People like the Police Commissioner?" Chase asked.
"My gymnastics coach told me to keep my routines classical. That judges didn't like anything edgy. The older women in the library hate the sexy librarian trope and they like me because I dress more conservatively than they did 30 years ago. My teachers and professors always wanted someone to just write an essay that idolized their self important lectures." Batgirl said.
"And Batgirl is a rebellion against that." Chase said.
"No. I don't know." Batgirl said.
"What happens when Barbara Gordon is free. When she isn't treated like a child. Or a girl. What happens when she gets naked and it feels right?" Chase asked.
Batgirl sighed. She finished her wine.
"I also love him in it. Grabbing him by the pointy horns when he's eating me out." Batgirl said.
"Every man should have a cowl on." Chase said.
"I don't think we'll ever do it again." Batgirl said.
"In our sessions. He talks about you more than all of them combined." Chase said.
"He does?" Batgirl asked.
She felt her flush cover her entire body.
Chase nodded.
"Don't judge me. But sometimes I kind of like it when I know a stud isn't thinking about me. Figure it out later. But the way he fucked me tonight. I knew that he closed his eyes and thought about you for a good ten minutes." Chase said.
"Ten minutes? He was at it for 40." Batgirl said.
"I'm not monogamous but I do have self respect." Chase laughed.
"Think he has another round left in him? Batgirl asked.
"If he doesn't. I wouldn't mind watching both of you in the future. For my own curiosity." Chase said.
"I'll become his signed copy." Batgirl said.
Chase smacked her ass.
"Strip out of that costume." Batgirl said.
"I was waiting for you to ask me to." Chase said.
"No. Not that. Maybe some other time. I wanted to wear it into the Batcave." Batgirl said.
"Oh. Yeah. Sure." Chase said.