Adrienn growled under her breath as she saw a bouquet of flowers being brought up to one of her female colleagues. She knew what was coming next. The woman would gloat about how her man is the best in the world and how he gives her everything. Just on time, the gloating began. Adrienn suppressed a loud groan with a big smile.

"Oh yeah, it was very sweet of Robert." Adrienn smiled kindly, looking down at the roses in disgust. Well at least they were white not the usual red which she received from Jake. A small smile crept its way onto her lips as she thought of Jake. He really was a nice guy in her eyes. Even if Alfred suddenly showed a great dislike towards him. The situation made Adrienn think what could've caused the sudden change in mood, since so far he seemed to be fine with the relationship.

Adrienn slipped out of her colleague's cubicle and decided to make a run for it. She was throwing in random compliments that came to mind trying to make her disappearance less conspicuous. Because of her method of disappearance, the young brunette was not paying attention to where she was going.

"BITCH!" She screamed as a sudden pain soared through her chest. She looked down and saw a small cactus and a man's hand.

"Adri!" Bruce's voice yelled back worried as he yanked the plan out of her chest. She winced and clutched her chest quickly. Bruce grabbed Adrienn's arm and pulled her away from the audience her yells caused.

"Bruce, what the hell are you doing?!" Adrienn shrieked, ripping off her blouse. Bruce went wide eyed and slightly red as her chest suddenly became exposed. Turning around swiftly and studying the wall he began to explain himself,

"Thought I will drop by and get you some flowers… I mean a cactus. I know you hate flowers." He was starting to become more nervous by the minute.

"Well I got a few stuck in me so you might as well help out." Adrienn said looking down at her injured chest. Bruce suddenly felt the temperature escalate in the room.

"You sure I shouldn't get one of your colleagues to do it?" Bruce was quite scarlet at this point and Adrienn could only laugh.

"Come on Brucey, you have seen me in a bikini a lot of times before, don't act so shy!" Adrienn laughed merrily, stepping closer to Bruce. He swallowed hard. The young brunette's statement was indeed true. Bruce has seen her in a bathing suit a lot of times before. That did not mean the he got close to her and touched her chest. Plus he also found it quite unfair that he gets the privilege of physicality, even though they are still just friends. Bruce didn't want to seem like a dirt bag.

"Bruc… Oh my God!" Joel's high pitched yell filled the room. "What did you do to her?!" He bustled his way past Bruce to Adrienn to examine the little thorns that were in her chest.

"I'll just give you two some privacy." Bruce fled the scene with that.

His idea at making her realize didn't go quite according to plan. He sure as hell did not plan for injuring the woman. A tired sigh escaped his lips as he saw a familiar person strutting down the hall. Disgust took over Bruce, as Jake stopped to talk with every woman that batted her eyelashes at him. Bruce watched as he went from talking to the blonde to talking to the redhead. It took all his will power to keep him from chucking that cactus at Jake's face. A forced smile found its way onto Bruce's lips as Jake stopped next to him.

"Mr Wayne, nice to finally meet you!" Jake gushed at the sight of the billionaire. Bruce kept his forced grin on as he tried his hardest not to squeeze Jake's hand to hard. A task which was looking to be very difficult to achieve for Bruce…

"Well we are busy men, Mr…?" Bruce decided to play dumb and push his buttons a little.

"Jake Crane." Jake's smile faded slightly as his Bruce didn't recognize him. Little did he know that Bruce knew everything about that man. He also had some bad leads on him…

"Ah." Brucejustsimple nodded his head, deciding to turn to turn to face Adrienn.

"Ah nearly all the important men in my life are here." She smiled, walking up to Jake with a smile on her lips. She leaned up to kiss him, but he pulled her into an awkward hug. Bruce glared at him, really trying to compose his anger bubbling up. There were no cameras around, so the public display of affection weren't really a big deal. Instead he looked to Joel.

"Joel." He smiled, shaking his hand as a greeting. Joel was a bit scary at times. He was openly gay and at times did really hit on Bruce. "How have you been?"

"Just peachy, who is the cactus for?" He asked looking down at the half destroyed cactus in Bruce's hand. Bruce smiled at Adrienn, who was forcing on a smile as Jake handed her the bouquet of roses. Bruce was pleased with her reaction. Stepping forward he straightened.

"Adri, I got you this." Bruce handed her the cactus and tried to avoid thinking about the incident that he had inflicted on her a couple of moments ago.

"Thanks Bruce!" Adrienn laughed taking the plant from him and pulling him into a grateful hug. Jake didn't seem to realize that she was a hundred times more pleased with the cactus. "I1ll put these on my desk." With Adrienn disappeared.

Bruce shoved his hands into his pockets, looking around the room they were in. He caught Joel looking from him to Jake with a calculating look. Bruce could sense that the British man knew his intentions. With a small smile Joel walked off shaking his head, muttering something about what a lucky girl Adrienn was.

"So… what are you doing here?" Jake asked with a smile.

"Visiting Adrienn." Bruce replied quickly.

"Oh. I think we had a lunch date planned." Jake muttered, narrowing his eyes at Bruce.

"She never mentioned anything when I called her."

"Jake." Adrienn walked out with her hands on her small hips, "What do I owe this visit to?" Bruce could hear it in her tone that she was flirting.

"Well Babe I told you that I was free and we should do something." Jake muttered. Adrienn bit her lips, knowing that she was in a difficult position. Jake did show up unexpectedly, but he was her boyfriend and he did get her flowers.

"Well I told you I had plans…" Adrienn started to explain and Bruce was starting to feel happy knowing that she will be with him not Jake, "I guess the three of us could do something." With that his heart dropped to the pits of his stomach, but he quickly regained his composure.

"There is a new Thai place down the block. I have connections there, we can get in easily." Jake offered, leading the way. He didn't even hold Adrienn's hand that she was holding out. Bruce sighed, and grabbed Adrienn's hand instead, giving it a tight squeeze.

"Why don't we go to the sushi place?" Bruce leaned in asking Adrienn. She just nodded towards Jake and shrugged.

"I'll tell you what Jake we will go to the new Sushi place." Bruce had a very intimidating voice on. Jake just looked back and shrugged, deciding to give in. Bruce could tell that Adrienn was very happy about that, she got a certain bounce in her steps.

Their lunch date was good. Bruce did everything in his power to keep the conversation just between himself and Adrienn. He was pleased when Jake had to leave because of a business call. It was around the end of their lunch date, so Bruce was scared he had wasted time. That thought didn't stop him though. Bruce was going to go all the way and push his luck to the limit. He was determined and he had the will power. He needed Adrienn. And not just as a friend. Bruce needed her to be by his side when he wakes up. He needed her to be in his house all the time. he not only needed he wanted her to be there. In his eyes (thanks to a little help from Alfred) Adrienn belonged with him.

"You want to go to the park?" He asked, thinking about an activity that would take them a while. Adrienn frowned, confused at the sudden interest. He could tell her mind was going a mile a minute. The smile on Bruce's lips grew.

"Um… sure? I can call Joel and ask him to cover for me." Adrienn replied with a light shrug. She was already getting out her phone to call her British assistant.

"I don't think there is need for that." Bruce smiled, taking the phone out of her hand and putting it back in her purse. Joel was very well aware of Bruce's intentions. He was pretty sure that Joel was already sorting through everything that Adrienn had on her agenda for the day.

"What?" Adrienn asked, her voice matched her confused expression.

"Just trust me please?" Bruce chuckled, leading the way out the restaurant. He glanced back, making sure if Adrienn was still following. He couldn't help to smile when he saw her blink a couple of times, before hurrying after him in her sky high heels.

"So the park it is then?" Adrienn asked, adjusting her glasses as she tried her hardest to keep up with Bruce's long strides. He nodded, looking out the back door quickly, just to check if there were any paparazzi around the back. He held his hand out and Adrienn grabbed it quickly following him out. Adrienn noted to herself that Bruce was in great physical condition as he maneuvered her to the other end of the large square, where the park was.

Once they were in the shades of the trees and the setting sun Bruce calmed down a bit, knowing that the paparazzi will have a harder time to locate them or get a better picture. He slowed his pace to match hers and linked his fingers with hers.

"What are you smiling about?" Adrienn asked her tone quite cheeky.

"I am just happy alright?" Bruce chuckled, looking down at the woman who had him confused not a long time ago. Now he knew that all he wanted was her. He highly doubted anyone would accept him for his decisions in life. Alfred pointed that out to him the previous night. He had told Bruce that Rachel wouldn't stick by him if she knew about his night time adventures. That had given Bruce more time to think about his decision on telling Rachel.

"That is good Bruce." Adrienn smiled, looking down at their hand. "Can I just ask you something?"

"Sure, go ahead Adri." He smiled stopping by an oak tree. He looked down at her, putting his hands loosely on her hips. Her cheeks turning a slight shade of red, caused Bruce to feel like he was doing his plan was working so far.

"Why the sudden show of affection?" She blurted out in her usual blunt manner. Bruce smiled, knowing that she was going to go down that road soon. He decided to take things to the next step. Looking up at the sky, he took a deep breath. This was it; Bruce was going to try it. He didn't care if she was married, in a relationship or going through a divorce. He didn't give two shits about her being a killer two years ago. He didn't care about anything. All he wanted was her. He needed her for her. He didn't care if she had lied to him. The arrogance of Bruce Wayne the billionaire playboy was really showing on him. He couldn't help but thank God for that… without the arrogance he doubted he would do much.

"Let's just say my eyes have been opened…" Bruce smiled, gently pulling her petite body closer to him. The fact she didn't pull back was good. He felt a new surge of confidence wash over him. Bruce saw that she thought she was in a dream. He just hoped it is a good dream, "Can I try something?"

Adrienn blinked twice and Bruce took that as a yes. Slowly, he moved his hands up from her hips to her neck. He began to inch his face closer to hers. Their lips were centimeters apart…

"Bruce! Adri!" A voice called from behind Bruce. He grumbled a few very ungentlemanly profanities as he rested his forehead against hers.

"Rachel…" Bruce greeted, forcing on a smile. Adrienn was still out of this world. Anyone could tell since her mouth was still slightly parted and her face was confused.

"I am sorry I had to cancel on you today Bruce but I forgot I had made plans…" Rachel's babbling continued. Bruce squeezed Adrienn's hand, never letting go of it as he tried to get Rachel to go away.

Just my luck…

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