Surprise! I know, I know, I'm back so soon... *bashfully waves hand at cheering crowd* Oh, stop it you! TOTALLY KIDDING, but really though, whose excited for chapter fucking fourteen? So many awesome reviews were left this past chapter, I couldn't stay away. ;) Alright, lets get this party started, my dear nymphos!

chapter 14

"I'm glad we did this, Babs," Jim Gordon said to his daughter, his smile making his moustache raise in an endearing way. Barbara smiled up at her dad, her fork playing with the food on her plate absently. He'd called her once her last class was over and asked her to lunch. They hadn't spent very much time together lately, and since she was an adult now, he didn't bother to complain about it. He knew her and Dick were committed and his parental complaints about staying at a boy's house were no longer valid. With school and her other priorities, he tried not to mind the separation, but sometimes it was hard. Barbara didn't like being away from him, either. Her and her father had always been close.

"Me too, dad," She said, followed shortly by popping a piece of ravioli into her mouth.

"How have your classes been lately?"

She shrugged. "Not awful, actually. I just had my English Lit exam today and I think I did really well," She told him with a smile.

"That's good to hear, sweetheart. What about work, up at the library?"

She chewed thoughtfully before saying, "Slow. I don't have too many hours, but it's nice when I'm there. I'm probably going to start looking around for a second part time job soon." She knew that was a bluff. She just didn't have time with her lifestyle. To keep her dad happy, though, she'd say what she needed to.

"You could come work with your old man," He said with a wink.

Barbara chuckled. "I'm not sure they'd hire me at the MCU without going to the academy first." Seeing an opportunity, she quickly said, "So is there any news about that whole Scarecrow escapade?"

He gave her a look. "You know I'm not supposed to talk about cases, Babs."

"I know, I know, but come on, who am I gonna tell?" She asked playfully.

He narrowed his eyes, but decided to tell her anyway. "We don't have any leads on the location, but we've had one of the lab analysts running the toxin strain and we seem to be finding a pattern. Every single dose gets stronger and stronger. I don't know how, but…" He scratched his chin. "It seems like every single body has a quicker, and more violent death. I don't know how it could be evolving so quickly like that. It's like the compound is just reproducing in itself. Not really like anything we've seen before." He trailed off, thoughtfully looking at the wall, and Barbara's brow lowered as she started to think. Reproducing virus cells? Why did that sound so familiar to her? She licked her lips in thought, stabbing at her raviolis with the prongs of her fork. Crane had to be working with someone other than Selina. She was just the funding part, but there had to be someone to help him escape the asylum and someone finishing up his plans for him while he was locked away. Crane was smart, genius even.

But no one was that good.

What was his plan?

"But, oh well. We've beat him before, we'll do it again," Jim said, cracking his knuckles and sighing.

She smiled at him and put her hand on his. "How about I pay for dinner tonight?"

He frowned at her. "You sure? You don't have to do that."

"I know," She said quickly. "You can pay me back next time," She said sweetly. The check was already sitting on the edge of the table and she placed her debit card on top with nothing more than another cheery grin at her dad.

"I'm pretty sure you owe me more than that for all the years of taking care of you…" He was muttering. Barbara's attention was captured somewhere else, though. Two familiar faces were walking purposefully into the restaurant, scanning the surroundings.

"Isn't that Detective Bullock?" Barbara asked her dad, interrupting him. Jim looked over, straining his neck to see and hmphed.

"Well look at that. Harvey!" He called, waving a hand. When the detective saw him he called to the fellow cop and they made their way to his table. "What are you doing here?"

"Commissioner, I'm sorry to interrupt but we need you down at the station pronto," He said. Barbara and Jim frowned in unison. Bullock looked so on edge, more than usual, and Barbara wasted no time with telling her dad to go.

"It's fine," She told him sincerely. "Go. Call me later," She told him, kissing his cheek. Jim smiled down at his daughter as he pulled on his coat and made his way towards the entrance with the two other policemen, leaving Barbara alone at the table. Impatiently, she watched as they made their way out the door before grabbing her cell phone and dialing Dick's number. After a few rings, she hissed and hung up, dialing in Bruce's number with a hint of hesitation. He answered quickly, but his response was not what she expected. "I'm a little busy, Barbara," He said, sounding like he was talking through gritted teeth.

"Bruce," She said. "It's important."

"Call Dick!" He hung up immediately after and she groaned, throwing her phone into her bag. What good were partners when they refused to help her? Something was going on. Something big. If Bullock had to track down her dad for something, it was important. She was going to find out what.

"Get dressed!" Barbara screamed, slamming the door and rushing to the steps. Before she could step up onto the first stair, Selina was storming down the staircase with a large scowl on her face. She was pulling on her mask, but when she saw Barbara, she froze. "Selina? Where's Bruce?"

"Probably stuck up his own ass," She hissed, stomping down the stairs. Her shoulder slammed into Barbara's and she grunted, stepping back.

"What the hell?" Barbara demanded.

"Little Miss Goody Two Shoes Gordon sleeping around, cheating on her boyfriend and cursing? How wild!" She shot daggers with her eyes at Barbara, and in return her eyes widened.

"Excuse me?" She said, her voice hoarse.

Selina laughed. "Don't play stupid."

"You —"

"Selina!" Bruce shouted from an unknown location. Both of the girls looked up towards the top of the stairs where Bruce appeared from behind a wall. He was shirtless, frantic, wet hair splayed across his forehead. He froze when he saw Barbara. "Fucking hell," He groaned.

Selina scowled. "Don't worry about me, Brucey, your whores here for you now."

"You're calling me a whore? Look at yourself!" Barbara hissed back.

"Oh, I'm crushed," Selina whined sarcastically. Her claws drew lines through the front door before she stepped out and slammed it behind her. It was silent for a few minutes and all Barbara could hear was her heart pounding viciously in her ears. Anger bubbled forth in her stomach, threatening to spill forth.

Slowly, she turned to look up at Bruce from the first floor. "You told her?" She demanded, her voice a harsh but loud whisper.

"I didn't mean to!" He retorted in his defense. "I swear I tried to cover it up." He was coming down the steps now, but Barbara wasn't having any of it. Angrily, she stormed towards the Cave to change, unable to stay in this house anymore. "Barbara, don't walk away from me," He growled.

"Is Dick here?" She demanded, ice filling her veins.

"No!" He yelled, grabbing the door from closing behind her. He followed her in rage, tempted to grab her by the hair and make her pay attention to him. "He went to pick up a prescription. Barbara, stop walking away from me!"

"How do you know she won't go tell him?" Barbara demanded. "God, Bruce! What were you thinking?" She turned to stare at him and he came to a stop a foot in front of her.

"I was thinking about you," He said harshly. "Like always."

"Don't patronize me," She said under her breath. "If you aren't going to come help me, I'll just do it myself. I'm taking the car."

"You have the keys," He said bitterly.

"Not that car," She said back. Barbara hoisted her bag over her shoulder as she climbed into the driver's seat of the Tumbler. Bruce glared at her through the windshield with his arms crossed over his chest. She tried to avoid his gaze as she started the car, but as she backed out, she couldn't help but notice the pain in his expression.

And scene.

What do you guys think Crane's big plan is? Imagine me raising my eyebrow at you. I'm super psyched about the next few chapters, I've been working super hard the last few days. I'm on such a roll, man, like I wish you guys could read it all right now. But... All good things to those who wait, yeah? Okay, so chapter recap... Dinner date with pops, info about Crane, Selina finding out our dirty little secret and more delicious arguing between our two favorite Bats... What did you guys think? I'm curious as to what you think Crane is plotting and just how the ladies are going to react to this new drama. Let me know! :) I love hearing your thoughts. You guys have beautiful, depraved, dirty minds and I love every second of it.

The most important time of the day...

Review Time with Chokes!

WonderBabe: Hello, darling! The New Batman Adventures Barbara is basically the one I see, too. BTAS and TNBA kinda tie in after a while, so you know what I mean. So many dang cartoons about the Bats... Gosh! (They should make a show about the New 52, I think... Joker with the whole cut off face thing is... Well, kind of hot. Mm. Everything about him is hot. Sorry, I can't stop my rant!)

honey: Loved this review, and I'm so sorry that this chapter didn't have more yummy Bats sex, but just wait until the next one! Hopefully you can hold out till then. :D I know I can't wait!

RED: I like it. A lot. Hmmmm. I'm not sure which Rogue would be the one to put the Family up to that... Maybe even Ivy? She's a bit of a venus, very in touch with her sexuality... I can see it. And I love the thought of Robin, throughout the process, seeing Barbara and Bruce really getting into it and not just enduring. Sounds fucking sexy to me! I'd love to maybe try that out! Since I'm actually almost finished writing this story (I'm currently on chapter 20 and there will probably be another five chapters or so) then maybe that could be a oneshot. Tell me what you think! :)

silver: I think the same thing everyday! I've kind of gotten attached to you guys, my regular reviewers anyway. You, and RED and WonderBabe and garnet98 and deadpool and everyone else. You guys are amazing! I wish we could actually speak outside of this story, too, though I'm pretty sure if we did we'd just sit around fangirling about Bruce and Barbara and drooling... Which still sounds really fun to me. The next part of this comment goes out to both you and RED: Your idea about Crane makes a lot of sense! While he doesn't seem like the lust driven type of man, the thing about him wanting to see people do things they're afraid of, and also being a watched is all very apt. I can see it. Like I mentioned to RED above, I'd love to try something like that out, with Crane or Ivy or anyone, though those two definitely seem like the most realistic participants.

deadpool: Oh, believe me. Us girls think about sex probably more than most guys. We're just really good at hiding it. The funny thing is, the thing you picked up about the story being based around fear is completely true. While that wasn't even my intention, specifically, it really is a big theme. The thrill of being caught is what gets them off the most, the adrenaline, the terror that Barbara feels knowing that everything would fall apart if someone found out. It's all very exciting really. About the Robin thing, I actually have a scene written already with some big drama that goes into the "not ending well for Robin" thing, because really, who expected anything good to happen to him in this fic? Definitely not my intention. And uh... I reread that last part a few dozentimes and I think your idea is way better than mine... Feel free to come show me what one really is even when I'm not getting married. Wow, I'm being forward. Oh well, we've bonded over written porn, all inhibitions are gone! Insert flirty smirk here...

Guest (1): YOU MAKE ME SMILE. :) Now I'm tempted to make this 500 pages just to see if you'll keep your word... I hope to God you loved this chapter and you're still on the edge of your seat! That's always been my goal!

Bunny: Thank you so much! I try my hardest to make it realistic, something you can dive into and getting feedback that says I am is so fulfilling. I hope that this chapter was satisfying and I hope to see your name again in the reviews soon!

CHOKESFAN: 3 3 3 That made my day. Should I get a crown that says "smut" now? I can see myself wearing that around town, no joke. You made me smile, lovely. :D

rogue: Welcome back! And thanks, I think? Haha... Nervous laughter.

Guest (2): Seriously, though, male porn stars need to step up their game... The chicks are always hot but they choose random guys and it's like "HEY, IM WATCHING THIS TOO YA KNOW? THANKS PORNHUB." Love the thought that this is just as enjoyable as porn, though, I feel so professional. Aha, aha.

BATGIRL: Batgirl is like... The definition of perfection. I'm not even bisexual and if I knew her (if she was real) I'd probably end up making a move on her just like Bruce did. Not ashamed in the slightest! I love them as a couple, and it saddens me to no end that they aren't as supported as they should be!

MrsJ: Thank you so much! I liked it, too, if I don't say so myself! SUCK IT SELINA. I love her, but hey, what can I say, I'm totally routing for Babs!

You guys are my heart and soul, and fuel my smut fire. Seriously, everytime I read that you guys are getting off to my story, I'm like FUCK YEAH. Sorry, I'm screaming a lot tonight. I'm just so happy right now. I hope to hear from you guys again soon. Until then... Kisses! ;)

- Chokes xxx