Heading back down the hall, Gordon informed Sophina that they moved her father into a room, and will have round the clock protection. Pushing the door open to the room, she sees her father lying in the bed with all sorts of tubes running everywhere. Pulling a chair up to the bed she takes a seat and held his hand in hers. "Well, you've made it through the hardest part daddy." She gently rubs his hands. "But now you have to fight. You can't let those bastards get the best of the McFadden name, not you and not me." She stands and place a kiss on his forehead. "I love dad. I'll try to see you tomorrow, I have to start searching who did this to you."
Walking out the room Bruce leans off the wall, and approaches her. "Are you alright?" She nods quietly. She looks a few steps away and Commissioner Gordon were talking to few of the officers.
"Take me back to the hotel." He looks at her oddly.
"The hotel, are you sure?"
"Sure about what?" Gordon asked approaching.
"She wants to go back to the hotel." Gordon looks on her.
"That's a bad idea. The perp could have surveillance around the place."
"And that suppose to scare me?" She asked boldly. The two men looks at each other. "I just want to go back and get some sleep. Either you take me or I'll start walking."
"Alfred has the car out front, I'll take you back."
"I escort you two downstairs."
Going down to the front exit of the hospital, Sophina finally thought that she can have a peace of mind. But that was all interrupted when they step out the door it was a crowd of paparazzi. Yelling and cameras flashing off, Gordon and Bruce had to push their way to the vehicle waiting for them and slips in.
"I hope its not like that when we get to the hotel." Sophina hoped.
"Hello?" A deep voice over the telephone.
"I'd got the target." The other man answered.
"Is he dead?"
"Barely boss."
"Good. The town will know not to mess with me or any of my associates." He said proudly. "What about his daughter?"
"She wasn't around, but she was there at the hospital and slugged a reporter." The shooter exclaimed.
"Sophina never seem to amaze me."
"You know her name boss?"
"I make it my duty to know my enemies, and their love ones. And she is the resourceful and clever of the McFadden clan. When she put her mind to something it gets accomplish. Pay her a visit tonight, let her know that all her moves will be calculated and watched."
"Just me boss?"
"No, take nine more with you. Let her and the people know I mean business."
"Yes boss."
Opening the door to the suite, Sophina was glad that no reporter or paparazzi had met her at the lobby of the hotel. Bruce closes the door behind them as Sophina heads over to the couch pulls off her jacket and plops down.
"Are you sure you want to stay here tonight?" Bruce walks around the room like he was checking out something, and making sure the coast was clear.
"I'm sure Bruce." She answered with her eyes close and her head resting back against the couch. "Nothing is going to happen. Why are you so...what do you call it?...paranoid." Bruce walks back over to the couch.
"Its not paranoia, its called being careful and cautious."
Sophina stands up and gives a big stretch. "Well I'm going to take a shower, you can be careful and cautious all you want." Disappearing into the room, Bruce pulls out his phone.
"Yes Master Bruce?"
"I think I'm going to do some patrolling tonight after all."
"A hunch sir?"
"A big one."
Moments after coming out of the shower, Sophina had to persuade Bruce to leave the room. Having to convince him that everything would be alright, after closing the door she lets out a deep sigh. "Man he's stubborn." Untying the tie to her silk kimono, Sophina heads to her room where she was calling it a night. Slipping it off to reveal a thin strap silk nightie that stopped about mid-thigh in length, she pulls back the comforter and jumps into bed, in no time she was fast asleep.
Hours have passed and Sophina wakes up to use the bathroom. Returning in a few minutes, she stops instantly and knew something was not right. She walks out of the room into the spacious living room, and the feeling was becoming stronger. Heading back into the room she went to the telephone to pick it up, but like a shadow a hand went over her mouth and around her waist. She started fighting against the person, but they were too strong and fast. Quickly getting her on the bed and straddling on top of her, she sees two more people with their face covered grabbing hold of a\each hand and tying them to the bedpost. The guy on top of her leans over to her face and place a finger on his lips, "Don't make a sound." His voice was deep and menacing.
Sophina was trying to fight off the man, but he was too strong, and her tied hands was not making it any easier. He lift his hand off her mouth and was swiftly replace by tape. Still straddling her, he sat up on his knees. "Leave us, I have a message to give to her." When she looks to the door she sees a group of men stepping out. Her green eyes directed back to the man, and could tell by his eyes he was smiling. Using the back of his hand he starts caressing her face and down her neck. "Boss never said how beautiful you are." He swings one of his legs over and looks down at her body. "You are a vision, to..." She took one of her legs a kick him in the head. He fell off the bed, and she starts to pull at the bedpost. When nothing was budging, she could hear the man getting up and cursing to himself. "Is that anyway to treat the guy who shot your father?" Her snap at him, and he lets out a teasing laugh. "And you know what else, Shadow Boss told me to tell you that you will be watched. Every move you make eyes will be on you, so don't even try to play the heroine, just do what the Boss tells you to do." Even though he had something covering his face, he bend over and plants a kiss on her taped lips. "We will surely meet again."
Batman was surveying from the rooftop with his Batscope trying to see any odd acts near the hotel. When searching around something caught his eye. Turning the scope into night vision, he sees men climbing up from a window, and when he looks closer he realizes it was Sophina's room.
Sophia watches the man leave and quickly went to free herself. Pulling the rope from the bedpost, and it was not budging. She continues to pull when a cascading shoulder was crowding the room. Looking to the window she saw a tall dark figure dressed like a bat. She starts pulling at the rope frantically, and when it steps closer she starts drawing away. Coming over her he saw fear in her eyes, "I'm not here to hurt you." He said in a deep voice. He pulls the tape off her mouth, and then went to untie the restraints.
"Your Batman?" She asked while rubbing her wrist. Though the whole place was in darkness, she could have tell that he was a huge man, not in a fat way, he was tall like six-foot-one or six-foot-two, and well built. Very sexy, she thought
"You saw there faces?" He got up from the bed, and start survey the place.
"They had it covered." She answered. She watches as he pulls out a device of some sort, and put it to his ears, where ever that my be.
"Commissioner Gordon, DA McFadden's daughter had unwelcome guess moments ago."
"Is she hurt?"
"She seems to be fine, but the assailants got away."
"We'll be over there shortly." He hangs up and puts away the device. He looks over to the bed and sees Sophina putting on her robe.
"I know you're looking at me like some damsel in distress, but I'm far from it." She turns and looks at him. "If Shadow Boss thinks that he can send his goons to threaten me, they are sadly mistaken."
"Shadow Boss?"
"That's what the guy who shot my father said to me." She said plainly.
"You know who shot your father?" He approach her until he was casting a large shadow over her.
"Yes" She steps back. "He told, but I'm not worried. He said that I'm going to see him again, and when I do he's a dead man." Batman walks pass her towards the window.
"You should let the police handle this." He said coldly.
"Over my dead body."
"Get dress, the police would soon be here."
"I appreciate the help, but you think you're talking to some child..." She turns around and sees no sign of Batman. "...here" She let out a deep breath and pace her hands on her hips. "This would never have happened in New York."
Sitting between two officers and having Commissioner Gordon asking a billion and one questions, Sophina was about to run up the wall. Looking around and seeing forensics talking pictures around the room, and taking finger prints, it looks like a crime scene.
"So Ms. McFadden, How many men were in the room?" She sighs at hearing this question again.
"About ten." Then the hotel room burst open and Bruce came in looking around the room.
Commissioner Gordon looks at the young billionaire while fixing his glasses. "What are you doing here Mr. Wayne?"
"McFadden and his daughter are my honorary guest, one of my employees have informed me that Sophina was in trouble." Standing next to Gordon he looks down at Sophina who was rubbing her temples. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine Bruce. You hear that Gordon, I'm fine."
"Give us a run through one more time." Sophina shot up glaring at the Commissioner "If I have to run through one more time, someone will be in a body case before I can say go away." Bruce intercedes the Commissioner, and place his hands on her shoulder.
"Sophina, the Commissioner is trying to help. Relax and just tell him what happened, and we can end all of this." His voice sounding soothing, and she inhaled deeply and release a deep breath.
"Alright" She sits back down, and clasps her hands. "I was sleeping, and I woke up to use the bathroom. When I came out, I sensed something very odd so I went into this room to check anything. I rushed back into the room to call the front desk, and before I could dial the number someone grabbed me and threw me on the bed. Two other men came and tied my hands to the bedpost and taped my mouth. The guy who grabbed me told the others to leave, and he started touching me, I kicked him he fell off the bed, I tried to pull the restraints, but they were too tight. He then told me that is that how I treat the man who shot my father. And he also said that Shadow Boss will be watching my every move so don't try to be the hero." She looks up at the gentlemen and could sense the awkwardness. "What's the matter?"
"You're life could be in danger Ms. McFadden." Gordon proclaimed.
"Give me a break. That sap doesn't even have the balls to confront my father, he had to get a sniper to do it." She gets up for the couch one more time. "And if he thinks I'm going to run and hide, because of some threat he can think again."
"But Sophina, you don't even know who is this crime boss is."
"I know that Bruce, but Batman can help."
"Batman? What Batman has to do with anything?"
"Because he was the one who gave us the call." Gordon answered.
"See Bruce, I met Batman, and he is so sexy in that sit." Bruce laugh to himself.
Sexy huh?
"You can't stay here at the hotel." Gordon decided.
"What! Then where am I going to stay?"
"We could put you in protective custody."
"Hell have to freeze first." She said coldly while crossing her arms under her chest.
"How about she stays with me?" Bruce entered the conversation.
"What!" Gordon and Sophina said in unison.
"I have enough room, and nobody would think of her staying with me. No offense."
"None taken." Then Sophina and Bruce look to Commissioner who was fixing his glasses as he was thinking.
"At the moment I have no problem with it, but if this escalates, you will find yourself in 24 hrs protective custody, got it?"
"Got it?" Then he turns to Bruce.
"I'm leaving her in your care, you can't compare watching a car from watching a human life."
"Yes Commissioner."
"Come on guys, were leaving now. Lets Ms. McFadden get some privacy."
Leaving the room and closing the door behind themselves Bruce turns to Sophina, "So how are you really feeling?" Like he was reading her mind.
"Freaked out, but just a little." She smiles. "You sure about me staying at your place?"
"Alfred and I would love the company."
And so would Batman.