Lily was closing up her store when she felt someone tap her shoulder. Lily yelped and turned around finding Derek smiling at her. "Derek you scared me," Lily said out of breath.

Derek only smiled. "Well, how are you Lily?"

Lily gave him a curious look. "Fine and you," she said walking down the side walk.

"Lily, wait, I'll give you a ride," he said running to the passenger side of his car.

"Don't you have something better to do," she teased him.

"Nothing more than just giving a pretty lady a ride. Besides do you actually think I'll let you walk alone at this hour," he said unlocking the and held the door open like a professional chauffeur.

"But nothing has happened to me and it's really not very far."

"Nothing has happened to you yet," he said, pointing inside the car with his head.

Lily couldn't help, but giggle. Once they were in the car, Lily told him where she lived and asked Derek about Stephanie's birthday party. "Oh, it was great. Small, nothing fancy, but everyone had lots of fun. You should have gone," he said looking at her.

Lily smiled. "You didn't invite me."

"I know, but you seemed out of breath last time I saw you," he grinned. "Besides, we just met and I think it'll be awkward, don't ya think?"

"I guess," she shrugged.

"Tell me something about yourself," he said trying to make small talk.

"Well, as you know, I work at my very own bookstore and in my free time I visit the Lost Lambs Orphanage and help as much as I can there," she said.

"Wow, I knew you were sweet, but not an angel."

"I'm no angel, I just do it because I like it. So, enough about me, what about you?" she asked twirlingly her hair through her finger.

"Well, I'm a cop," he started making Lily's eyes roll, "and that's about it. Most of the time I'm working or I'm with my family."

"That sounds nice," she said when he mentioned his family. "So, did Stephanie like her present?"

"Yeah, she sends her thanks and said that you have a great choice in books."

"That's why I work at a bookstore," she sang.

"True, very true," he agreed. Before long, they were outside of Lily's apartment.

Derek got out of the car and opened the car door for her. Lily laughed and took the hand that he held for her. Lily stumbled a bit, but was caught by Derek. "Be careful," he chuckled, "we don't want anything happening to that pretty face, now do we?"

"Well, Lily, I hope we see each other again," he said kissing her hand. Lily watched him leave, but having that same uncomfortable feeling when he had first met her.

"So, since when have you been meeting that young man?" a voice asked from behind. Lily turns and sees Bruce.

"Bruce, what are you doing here?"

"No, hello, Beautiful?" he asked smiling extending his arms out to her. Lily grinned and ran to Bruce's arms. She put her head on his chest hearing his soothing heart beat while he rested his chin on her head. She inhaled his cologne. Gosh, he smells so good, she thought.

"So are you going to tell me who that guy is?"

Lily got back down from heaven and escaped from Bruce's embrace. "He's a friend I met the other day at my job. His name is Derek and a cop."

"Um, just friends?" he asked suspiciously. "He seemed really touchy around you, don't you think?"

"What the hell Bruce," fires Lily back, shoving him a bit. "I told you we're just friends and you are in no position who I want as a friend. Why would it matter if he was my boyfriend, huh?"

"He's not, right," he growled, gripping her arm.

"Ow, Bruce, you're hurting me," she hissed. Bruce let go. "No he's not, but it shouldn't worry you that if he was."

"I should worry because... well, because I don't know him and you're like my sister and I'll be worried if he hurt you," he stammered angrily.

Lily was sadden when he said that he only saw her a sister. "Well, don't Bruce, just stop acting like a jealous boyfriend if I'm just your sister," she said to him, walking past him.

"Beautiful, Beautiful," he called back to her, but she was already inside. "Damn it Bruce what the hell is wrong with you," he asked himself. Why am I feeling this way over a girl I just met?

"Seems to me that you're in love," Alex said as he shot one of the pool balls inside the hole of the pool table.

Bruce snorted. "Me in love? Come on, Alex. I'm Bruce Wayne, Gotham's playboy," he said smirking.

"Bruce, tell me when was the last time you got laid?" Bruce's smirk vanished and got quite. "Was it before you first met Lily? From what I remember Bruce Wayne got laid every night."

"I-I have, I think."

"Bruce, Bruce, Bruce," he said shaking head. "Bruce you are in love. You invite her to your party and buy her all these fancy things, including a very expensive necklace, that she probably still wears everyday, am I right?"

Alex was right, every time Bruce saw Lily, wore his necklace. "What are you saying, Alex?"

"I'm saying that 'Beautiful' is head over heels over you. She's in love. I know these things. I see it all the time when girls look at me," he said putting a cocky grin. Bruce laughed and punched Alex in the shoulder. "I'm serious. Lily didn't even fall for my charms when we first met. All she did was laugh and she only blushed whenever you said some silly comment."

"No, no way she's like my sister," he said.

"Then why were you so pissed off when you told me about some guy bringing her home. What? Can't the girl have a boyfriend?"

"No," he growled. Alex raised an eye at him and smiled. "Fuck, no OK. We're just friends. And besides Lily and Damon, or Derek, or whatever his name is are just friends too."

"So tell me Bruce, if Lily wasn't like you're sister, would you want to be with her, love her, even if she isn't, you know on the skinny side?"

"Would you?" he asked Alex. "You were flirting a lot with her," he said glaring at him.

"Chill out, Bruce, you know I flirt with every girl."

"I don't know, Alex, I guess love just happens when it's least expected and comes from the heart. Lily and I are just sibling affections," Bruce explained.

"Well, lover boy, Lily has a whole different aspect because when I see her look at you there's a whole lot more than just sibling affection. Look, Bruce," he sighed, "if you feel Lily is just your sister then just let here live her own life and don't be running off all her boyfriends off like an over protective father, especially if Lily and this Derek guy are just friends."

Bruce knew he was right, but why did he get this feeling that he was lying to himself about Lily. Could he be feeling more than just a sibling affection?