Janet felt as if she was not able to move her legs at all as she grabbed her purse and slung it over her shoulder. Jason knew that everything was happening too fast but he needed to act fast and get Janet to safety.

"Janet! Janet, come on!" he said.

Janet let Jason lead the way as she didn't know where to go but she definitely wanted to see what he was going to do. He lead her to an alleyway that was away from the area where the crime scene was going on and ordered her to lay low until he came back to get her.

"Jason…"

Jason, who was about to leave, quickly turned around to hear what she had to say.

"Yeah?"

Janet could tell there was a hint of annoyance in his voice as he needed to subdue the criminals creating havoc in the city.

"Be careful."

Jason gave Janet a little smile as he bolted out of view and rushed to take care of the problem at hand, almost dropping his backpack that had all of his gear in it but managed to whip it out just in time to change.

For what seemed like eternity, Janet patiently waited for Jason to return to her. It was quite some way to spend her special day but for some reason she actually enjoyed it. She had heard police sirens and cops telling the criminals to surrender but fortunately didn't hear any gunfire. Maybe Red Hood took care of the criminals…but she hoped that Jason didn't kill them as the police would be the ones to haul them off to jail.

She was about to doze off when she felt a hand touch her knee, causing her to kick her leg forward only for it to be caught by Red Hood who lowered it to the ground.

"Told you I'd be back," he said.

"You kick any ass?"

"I did. I wanted to unload some lead into Penguin but I just let the cops take him away."

"Do you feel the need to kill all the time?" Janet realized that that entire sentence flew right out of her mouth at the speed of lightening and started to turn red. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that."

"It's fine. My willingness to damn near kill a man had always put me at odds with Batman. Listen, I'm not some psychotic killer or anything like that. I just go after the assholes I know deserve some harsh treatment." Red Hood pulled his hoodie down and took off his mask to reveal his face. "I've been that way for a long time. Even before I met Batman."

"I see. Well, since Penguin and his men are gone, can we go and get some burgers?"

"Sure thing. I know you feel as if your birthday is ruined-"

"It's not. I actually peeked around the corner to see you carrying some of the guys who were robbing the bank out of the bank but then I came right back here and sat down and that's when I started to nap."

"Well, you saw me being a good guy. Guess that's what I should say."

"To me, you are a good guy." Janet put her arms around Jason's waist after he helped her to her feet. 'And I love you', she thought.

Janet tried sucking down the entire milkshake that she was sharing with Jason before he could get any. He too began to suck down the milkshake as fast as he could before he choked and damn near coughed up milkshake. Janet giggled and let Jason finish off the rest as she nibbled on the fries she still had.

"I feel like all day I've just been eating and eating…I hope that Olivia made herself something good to eat tonight," Janet said. "Because I am going to sleep a happy person."

"That's good. I'm glad you're having fun."

"Have you ever thought about training anyone?"

"Training? Not at all. I'm definitely not looking for a partner. I work alone."

"So, you don't work with Nightwing and Robin?"

"Nope."

"Why is that?"

"It's best if we keep our distance. I may run into them here and there. Who knows. I honestly don't care."

"You don't hate them, do you?"

"Not at all. Batman's butler was amazing. I do miss him."

"So, correct me if I'm wrong…you're not looking to get into a relationship, either? Just remain solo?"

"Yup. It's for the best."

"Well, I would like for you to train me so I can defend myself from any asshole that wants to come at me."

"Oh, you do?"

"Yes. I don't want to kill them. Just subdue them…break some bones."

Jason smirked to himself.

"You sound just like Batman."

"I've seen him break some bones quite a few times and I enjoyed every minute of it. Sometimes when I got lucky enough, I filmed some of it."

"Really?"

"Yes!"

"You are so adorable."

"So are you. Man, I'm full. I really enjoyed this day."

"I'm glad you did. And if you want…I'll train you to defend yourself."

"You will?"

"Most definitely."

"Thanks. I really appreciate it."

"No problem. How's your grandpa?"

"He's doing good. Hanging in there."

"That's good to hear. Is Olivia still up?"

Janet looked at the time on her phone and nodded her head as she received a text from Olivia.

"She is." Janet turned a little red when she read what Olivia had texted her.

"What is it?" Jason asked.

"N-nothing," Janet said.

"Let me guess," Jason said as he reached for a fry. "She wants to know if we've made out already?"

"Pretty much. What a damn pest."

"But she's a great person."

"That she is. Well, I am ready to go home. I've eaten so much so I need to lie down. Oh, darn…"

"What?"

"My grandpa is supposed to be bringing me a cake soon!"

"Well, let's get to your apartment then."

Olivia had been anxiously waiting Janet and Jason's arrival back to the apartment. She was going to ask some Janet some person questions about her day but kept her current questions rated PG for now.

"Well, how did your day go?" she asked Janet.

"It went well," she said. She placed her hand on Jason's and smiled at him. "It went very well."

"I wish I was a fly on the wall to know exactly what went on," Olivia said.

"I know you do," Jason said.

Olivia shrugged and nodded her head.

"I'm nosy. What can I say?"

They heard a knock on the door and all three of them got up from the couch to answer the door. Janet's grandpa had bought his granddaughter a cake and was also holding a balloon.

"Happy Birthday!" he said.

"Thank you!" Janet said.

"Hey, gramps!" Olivia said, giving him a hug. "Jason here took Janet out on a date. He's your future grandson-in-law."

Janet gave Olivia a blank stare as Grandpa smiled.

"You took her out on a date? That's very nice of you," he said.

"She told me I made her day so that makes me happy," Jason said as he shook Grandpa's hand.

"That makes me happy," Grandpa said. "I made sure I baked her the most delicious cake with love."

Everyone gathered in the kitchen and set out the plates and forks as Olivia got the cake ready. Olivia pulled out candles along with a lighter, placed the candles on the cake and lit each one then brought it to the table. Janet stood at the table as everyone sang happy birthday to her and watched as she made a wish and blew out all the candles. Even though she couldn't say what her wish was, only she needed to know about it. Her wish had been to remain friends with Jason and hopefully keep a strong bond with him. He didn't seem like the one to be in a relationship but Janet was definitely in love with him. She wasn't going to pressure him into falling in love with her or anything like that and he may already know she would like to become serious with him but as long as they were friends, that's all that mattered.

Olivia cut a big piece of cake for Janet and gave it to her.

"Bon appetit!" she said.

When Olivia and Grandpa had finally fell asleep, Jason had said goodnight to Janet before heading back to his place.

"I appreciate what you did for me today," Janet said. "I loved it…"

"You're welcome. Oh…" Jason took off his bookpack and reached in it to pull out a small bracelet that was hidden deep beneath his Red Hood gear. "For you."

It was a silver bracelet that had a little monkey dangling from it.

"Aww, the bracelet I told you I had lost the night I was almost robbed…you bought me a new one."

"No."

"Oh?"

"It was still in the exact place you dropped it. I happened to find it when I was catching some air today. Looked out of my window, saw it, and retrieved it." Jason zipped his bag back up, slung it over his shoulder, and helped Janet put the bracelet on her right wrist.

Janet gave Jason a huge hug when she wrapped her arms around his neck and held onto him as if he were going to disappear in that moment. Jason hugged her back, this time tightening his grip to let her know that he indeed cared for her.

But they could only remain friends. However, like hell was he going to tell her not to like him as he would be considered a complete dick. Grandpa and Olivia already think he's a nice guy so why screw it up?

He knew that Janet was just being herself, happy, outgoing, just a down to earth person. Jason didn't know it but Janet was the right person to be in his life. He may not talk to the other members of the Bat family…and maybe in due time he would…but for now, Janet was in his world and he didn't want to lose her.

Jason promised he would look after her and that is a promise he would not go back on.

If it was training that Janet wanted so she could be able to defend herself from the scums of Gotham City, then so be it.

"Hey," Jason said. "Want to watch me kick some ass tonight? I usually patrol the city late at night to see what's up."

"As long as I can watch you kick ass. From a distance, of course," Janet responded. "From a good distance."

"Yes. Well, as much as I'd love to stand here with you all night, we better get going."

"Let me get my coat," Janet said. She was about to head back into the apartment when Jason held onto her hand.

"You can wear my coat," Jason said.

"You sure?"

"I'm sure."