Thank you for all the reviews. Here's another chapter.
It turned out however that the group would not be watching the rest of the video because Charlie got call from Sarah saying that she wanted him home because she knew he would probably have to work again. So Charlie after promising Emma that she would have to take a rain check he left leaving just Bruce, Misty and Emma in the room.
"Actually going home might not actually be a bad idea it would be nice to have some on my own things again." Said Emma getting up from the couch.
"I'm still a little bummed we didn't get to see the rest of the video." Said Misty with a pout. "I didn't get more of a chance to tease you about your crazy ex."
"Why do you and Charlie always call him Emma's crazy ex?" Said Bruce confused.
"Because we happened to go the same therapist and I meet him in the waiting room there. He was always good about them calling him that though he would always laugh it off and say 'hey I'm not crazy or at least that's what my therapist keeps telling me.'…yeah it's not the best joke but it always used to make me laugh…anyways Bruce do you think you could drive me home?"
"About that I'm not sure it's a good idea for you and Misty to be in that apartment with Todd being able to come and go as he pleases. Why don't you guys stay here, it's not like we're short on space."
"Alright but can we at least go to the apartment so Misty and I can pack some of our own things?" Said Emma knowing that if she did stay at her apartment like she wanted to Bruce would worry about her and a certain Dark Knight would be spending his time watching over her instead of Gotham.
"Sure I can drive you there now if you want."
"Thank you." Said Emma with a smile.
So then they drove back to Emma's apartment so that Misty and her could pack so of there things. Bruce waited in the car for them because he didn't want to be seen and have all of this in the tabloids before it had to be. As they packed Emma and Misty talked about what was now happening.
"So Todd's really a Chicago mobster and none of us knew?"
"Yeah, it's scary really you think you know a person but then they turn out to be someone completely different…well my life has certainly taken a unexpected turn."
"Yeah it has but I just want to make sure it's a good turn right? I mean I know Bruce is great but he's right for you isn't he?" Said Misty looking at her friend with concern.
"Yeah he really is. I've never met someone who can understand me so easily, and when I'm around him I don't know it's like nothing else matters and I just feel…so happy." Said Emma with a smile.
"Good then I'm happy for you. Also I was just thinking doesn't he have his own jet because when I fly back to England if I can avoid it I don't want to have to fly coach again."
"Misty, let's just see how my relationship with him goes first before you start asking for favors." Said Emma rolling her eyes as she grabbed her bag.
"Fine, but I honestly could see you two together for a long time."
"Maybe, who can really tell these days." Said Emma with a sigh.
"Yeah well call it a hunch anyways we should probably get going before someone realizes the Bentley outside doesn't belong to anyone in the apartment building."
"Very true." Said Emma heading out the door.
Emma and Misty then left the apartment building and put their bags in the trunk. Once back out the house Alfred took Misty to one of the guestrooms on the complete opposite side of the house from where Bruce's room was, for various reasons most of which were not very obvious because Misty did not know about Bruce's nightlife. While Misty unpacked in her room Emma and Bruce where in his room unpacking Emma's suitcase.
"Do you really think Todd might try to do something to me?" Asked Emma taking her toiletry bag to the bathroom.
"I don't know, I'd rather be safe than sorry. Also I have to leave tonight I don't know when I'll be back I'll try not to wake you."
"I'm not sure I will be able to get any sleep. I mean Batman was there too what if Todd's after you as well?"
"I put the Joker behind bars trust me mobsters are a walk in the park compared to that. Still I always have to be careful, now more than ever."
"Why do you have to be more careful now?"
"Because I have you to consider as well. If I were to die and people were to find out who I was they might put you in jail for aiding a criminal or who know what could happen, before it would have just been Alfred and…"
Emma interrupted him not wanting to think about the way things would be if something were to happen. "Could we please talk about something else?"
Bruce let out a sigh. "Right, I'm sorry, god you deserve so much better than all of this, you shouldn't have to be dealing with it, I know how stressed you get."
"It's not a matter of what you think I deserve Bruce, I just really love being with you and I want to be with you that's what is important. Plus I mean you have to put up with my odd friends and hearing about my ex boyfriends from highschool."
"I don't mind that, I suppose it's sort of what it's like to have a family." Said Bruce with a shrug. "You know like what it would be like if all your crazy relatives came to stay with you all at once and they shared all those embarrassing stories you never wanted anyone to hear about."
"That's what I've always thought of them as. See Bruce you understand me so well, you get what it's like to not have things that other people have."
"Yeah I guess, but there's something you don't understand about the whole Batman thing Emma and that's why it makes me feel shellfish for wanted to be with you. Most of the people in my life who knew about my identity are dead now because of it."
"Like that DA assistant Rachel, she was a friend of you're I remember hearing about it in the papers…Bruce that wasn't your fault. The Joker killed her there was nothing you could have done about it yes, she might have been safer if she didn't know you, but it is because she knew you that she must have know you are worth the sacrifice."
"Not her life, it wasn't worth that sacrifice."
"Maybe, maybe not but you can't blame yourself. Look let's just talk about something else like the fact that I have to go to that Charity Ball in three weeks and the fact that I would need a date."
"Don't you usually go to these things alone?"
"Yes because Todd hated them and would never go with me. I suppose if you don't want to take me I could always go by myself but I was just thinking it would be a good way to sort of get our relationship out in the open plus it gives us lots of time to figure things out."
"Fine but only if you wear that one black dress that you look incredibly sexy in." Said Bruce with a smirk.
"You're really enjoying this whole say whatever is on your mind thing aren't you?" Said Emma with a laugh.
"Very much so." Said Bruce snaking an arm around her waist and pulling her close to him. "I also like being able to kiss you whenever I want." He said giving her a peck on the lips.
"I like that too." Said Emma with a smile.
The rest of the day passed rather quickly and uneventfully. It was getting dark outside which meant it was time for Bruce to leave. Misty who was on the other side of the house didn't even notice when he left until Emma came into her room.
"I thought you would be spending time with your prince charming." Said Misty with a smirk.
"Actually Bruce had to go to work. I don't know when he will be back I think he had to make a call to someone in Japan."
"I see. So you have decided that you would like to be graced with my presence."
"Well I couldn't find Alfred so…" Said Emma jokingly until Misty glared at her. "I was only joking of course I would rather spend time with you." Said Emma with a laugh.
"Yeah actually I need to talk to you about something. Why'd you lie?"
"What exactly did I lie about?" Said Emma confused.
"About Jack, you know what happened to him don't you. I remember you came home one day looking really upset and you wouldn't tell anyone what was wrong. You never talked about it after that."
"That was years ago Misty, and I was telling the truth I didn't know what happened to him." Said Emma in a very grave tone.
"Yeah but is it the whole truth?"
"Not exactly no, but some things are best left forgotten. It doesn't matter anyone now anyway." Said Emma with a sigh. "I haven't the slightest idea where he is now and that is the truth, the whole truth."
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Meanwhile Batman had gone up to the rooftop of MCU and found that Charlie and Gordon were already there waiting for him.
"Julian Day, that's the man you're looking for. Ex Arkham patient employed by a Mario Viti." He said making his presence know.
"Viti why does that name sound familiar?" Said Charlie who was by now used to Batman's way of starting a conversation.
"It's a prominent mob family in Chicago trying to make a place for themselves in Gotham." Said Batman.
"Brother's name is Alberto right? That's who Emma was almost going to marry until she found out and broke up with him and started dating Bruce." Said Charlie putting two and two together.
"Bruce? As in Bruce Wayne?" Said Gordon in surprise.
"Yeah, I think it happened yesterday, the two of them had always been rather close it wouldn't be so much of a surprise if you've seen the way they are around each other." Said Charlie with a shrug.
"You don't think this Alberto guy might try and come after her then?" Said Gordon.
"She's safe for now." Said Batman tired of hearing information he already knew.
"Yeah, Misty and her are staying a Wayne Manor, that place is like a fortress." Said Charlie. He was about to turn to Batman to say something else when he noticed that he was already gone. "I really want to know how he does that."
"Don't we all." Said Gordon with a small smile. "So Emma and Bruce. I'm not sure I can see that. I'm not sure if I like that, I mean I've seen this guy show up at an event with three dates."
"Yeah, he's different when he's just at home or he's around Emma, he's just a regular guy really. I think he really loves her and she's really happy with him."
"That's what count's I suppose. I don't think I've ever like many of the guys Emma's gone out with."
"That's because apart from my dad you're like a second father to her. I mean you were there on the day that she saw her mother murdered and you've always sort of kept an eye on her and the rest of us."
"Yeah you kids really didn't make our job any easier."
"Yeah but I bet sometimes you wish you could go back to just dealing with delinquent teenagers instead of psychotic clowns?"
"Thankfully I don't have to deal with either right now and hopefully I will never again have to deal with the second one that man is in Arkham where he should be and should stay for a long while."
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Bruce had stayed out in the city for quite some time looking for Alberto or Mario hoping to find out what they might be up to. Since there plan of using Emma had failed he knew they would have started to have a different plan he just didn't know what it was and that bothered him.
He eventually came home at around two in the morning to find Emma sitting in bed sketching.
"I thought I said you didn't have to wait for me." He said looking rather tired.
"I know but I wanted to, plus it gave me time to work on some more sketches, I still want to try and have this place finished by May."
"Well I have to go and take a shower so now that you have seen that I am safe you can get some rest."
"You won't be long it's alright I'll wait for you." Said Emma continuing to sketch. It was strange to her because at Wayne Manor she felt almost more at home then she did back at the apartment. It was also strange because although she and Bruce had only been together for about a day it felt like forever. When he came back out of the shower and joined her in bed she snuggled closer to him and rested her head on his chest.
"Everything go alright tonight?" She asked.
"Yeah, I didn't really found out anything new today other than the fact that I don't think Gordon likes the idea of you and me together. Then again most of the times when I have seen Gordon I have been kind of a jerk and also rather reckless I crashed a Lamborghini into a police car once."
"What did you do that for?"
"It was so save another man's life. Do you remember that one guy that said he knew the identity of Batman and the Joker told everyone in Gotham to try and kill him? It was because of that, I stopped a truck from hitting them."
"I guess then if it's for a good case." Said Emma with a laugh. The couple lay in silence for a moment before Emma spoke again. "This is nice."
"Yeah it is. You keep the bed warm and I mean that in the nicest way possible." Said Bruce with a yawn.
"Well glad to be of service." Said Emma with a laugh. "You're probably tired so I'll stop talking."
"No it's alright, I like having someone to talk to, especially if that someone is you." He said leaning down to kiss her forehead. Emma however frowned when she noticed something odd, the lamp in the room she had on while she was sketching just went out.
"Bruce did you turn off the lamp?"
"No, maybe it shorted out let me turn on another light." Said Bruce reluctantly getting out of bed to check. However when he flipped the switch none of the other lights turned on and he felt fear rise inside himself. He rummaged in one of the dresser drawers until he pulled out a flashlight turning it on.
"What's wrong." Asked Emma also getting out of bed.
"Hopefully nothing, hopefully the power was just re routed to the hospital and Arkham again but I have a hunch that it might be something else."
"You think it has something to do with Todd and Mario?" said Emma following him as they made their way down the hall. Bruce quickly turned into the room with the piano entering the right keys and then making his way down into the cave Emma right behind him.
"If it's what I think it is I certainly hope not. I can't believe he got past the security system in the house then again he has been here before so…"
"Yes, Todd's actually really smart and he's good with computers I wouldn't be surprised." Said Emma looking over his shoulder as he sat down in front of a giant computer and began to type in a bunch of different codes and things like that. Bruce felt himself pale slightly when he noticed what came up on the screen. The power in Wayne Manor and Wayne Tower had been shut off as well as the power in Arkham.
"I have to go." He said getting up quickly and heading over to where his suit was stored.
"Wait Bruce, What is going on?" Said Emma looking worried.
"They cut the all power sources that lead to Arkham which means that is it without power and The Joker had a much higher chance of escape so I have to try and stop him before he gets out."
"Do you think you can do that?"
"I don't know but I have to try. If he gets out…let's just say it wouldn't be good for anyone." Said Bruce with a grave expression as he began to put his suit on. Emma just stood there sort of processing the information. She realized that this would be extremely dangerous and she didn't want to think about what might happen. Right before Bruce got into the tumbler she went over to him and gave him a quick kiss goodbye knowing that time was important.
"Be careful. I don't know what I'd do if something were to happen to you." Said whispered as he drove off into the city.
Sorry not as long a chapter but more stuff needs to be written for the next chapter so it will be longer. Don't forget to review.