Chapter Three

I got in the car and messed with the seats and mirrors so I could actually see and drove towards my favorite Hibachi place, Gyu-Kaku.

"So what has my favorite niece been up too since she graduated," Harvey said once we were out of the driveway.

"I haven't been up to too much of anything, I dumped Rick." I said tightening my hands against the steering wheel.

"What, what happened? I thought you two were talking about engagement." He looked over at me, concern evident on his face.

"Yeah, well, when you walk in on your boyfriend of three years sleeping with his supposed lesbian friend you usually take that route." I said through gritted teeth.

Rick was one hell of a looker with his electric blue eyes, blonde hair, muscular body, and overall intelligence he was like a drug. When he asked me out for coffee after my first year of law school I felt like the luckiest girl on campus. I soon fell hard and I fell fast.

The past few months we were talking about moving in together here at Gotham and getting engaged. That was until I caught him under the blanket with his friend who he claimed only like girls. The amount of excuses he gave me was insane as we were walking out of his apartment; then came the text messages and phone calls. They were easy enough to ignore it was just annoying.

"I'm sorry to hear that, you were too good for him anyway. You'll meet someone when you least expect it." He said as I was pulling into the parking lot.

"Yeah, oh don't worry uncle, I'm going to get all the gruesome details about the lucky lady in your life." I said smirking and hitting the button to put the roof of the car up. "How is my hair?" I said trying to finger comb it.

"Beautiful as always," Harvey said offering his arm to me. I hit the lock button and took his offered arm.

We walked into the restaurant laughing and chatting when I saw a very good looking man talking to the hostess. The hostess looked like she was going to faint from sheer joy. We got closer from the couple and as soon as she saw us she smiled and asked for our name, when we gave the name for the reservation she had to go and check that the table was ready.

"Well if it isn't Harvey Dent, the man said flashing a brilliant white smile. He shook hands with my uncle when he looked at me. "And who is this beauty?"

"This is my niece, Misha, she just graduated from law school and we're celebrating." My uncle said wrapping his arm around my shoulder and looked at me with a smile on his face. "Mi, this is Bruce Wayne, billionaire extraordinaire."

"It's nice to meet you, Misha," Bruce said shaking my hand and flashing an even bigger smile. "Are you going to be in Gotham long?"

"I'm actually back to stay Mr. Wayne, I applied for a position working with my Uncle and I start in a week."

"That's good to hear and please call me Bruce. Well it seems like the hostess is coming back now, have a great night and congratulations, Misha." He said all but purring my name. I blushed.

Thankfully the hostess came at that time and led us to our table in the back. I felt a pair of eyes on me as I was walking and I looked back to see Bruce looking at me. He gave a small wave and I smiled and waved back.

Harvey and I made it to our table and he looked at me with a weird look. Before I could comment on it, the other people at our table arrived along with our chef and we lost ourselves in the fun of the cooking. After we ate and paid for the tab we went out to the car.

"So I think I'm going to go to the bank tomorrow and see what mom left me in my box." I said after a few minutes of silence.

"I never did figure out how she knew you were going to be a lawyer." Harvey chuckled.

"Maybe she knew that you were going to be my male role model growing up." I said thinking about my mom.

She was honestly my twin in every way shape and form. The only true difference was that she was training to be a trauma surgeon when the incident happened. If only my mom changed the locks after she threw the man who I only saw as my sperm donor out.

"Your mom wouldn't want you to dwell on the past, Mi, look towards the future and go to the bank to see what she left you." Harvey said as I pulled up to the front of the building shutting off the engine.

I tossed the keys to the valet to park my car and we walked into the building. I fell into a sense of normalcy as I looked at the familiar foyer. Just then, I felt my phone vibrate in a few short bursts, a text message, great.

We got to the elevator and I opened the message and groaned. Rick. Did he have to ruin my first day back with my uncle?

"Babe, please, please, please, please answer" I read and I scoffed.

"Why should I, you cheated, I trusted you, I loved you, but not anymore." I typed back.

"I'm going to be visiting friends in Gotham. Please can I see you and make it up to you? I'll be there tomorrow all day."

"No, now leave me alone." I sent and turned my phone off. I sighed and decided that after I went to the bank I was going to get my number changed.

"Rick?" Harvey's voice broke through my plans.

"Yes, thank you for dinner, Uncle Harvey, I had a long day so I'm going to change and go to bed." I said giving my uncle a hug.

"Alright, honey, sleep tight and I love you." He said squeezing me tight and giving me a kiss on the forehead.

"Love you too, night." I said stepping out of his arms and climbing the steps to my room.

I changed into my baggiest sweatpants and a matching tank top. I crawled into bed and fell asleep with the image of Bruce in my head.

***A/N a little Brucie introduction, soon we will meet our favorite clown!