Bruce yawned, feeling the sun stream into the room. Rubbing his eyes, he turned his body to be out of the sun. The bed was empty beside him. It was pretty late in the morning and Adrienn was probably at work. A small smile spread across his lips as he thought of his girlfriend and the fact that he was going to meet her soon. Bruce stretched his hands out in front of his body and kicked the covers of his body, before stepping out of his bed.

Dropping down to do his morning pushups, he ran through the workout routine that he had planned for Adrienn. They have started bringing her martial arts training back to normal and expanding it of course a week ago. Bruce wanted her stamina to get back to normal at first. It was only when her stamina was up to standards that he would actually start to look at what level she was at and how he would take it from there. Bruce wanted her to have a good grasp of martial art skills and hand to hand combat. It was a safety precaution he deemed necessary, since she wouldn't be able to have a gun on hand at all times. Something that Adrienn had a rather hard time believing that and decided to blame his paranoia for his views.

Bruce finished his session and pushed himself of the ground, twisting his wrists around. A yawn escaped his lips. The previous night was a long and tiring one. He had a few leads on the Joker, but he didn't find out much apart from the usual. The man that was in charge was a crazy psychopath. He would have to return another night for answers.

"Good morning Master Wayne." Alfred greeted, walking in carrying the usual tray with a glass of orange juice. Bruce smiled and took the orange juice, gulping down the contents of the cup. "I have called a couple of real estate agencies. They offered two locations. I set up a meeting this afternoon at four. That way you'll be done with your three o'clock meeting and Miss Adrienn will also be able to join us and grace us with her opinion."

"Perfect." Bruce smiled making his way over to the bathroom. He stopped in his tracks and turned back to face Alfred. "Alfred take the night of tonight. I think I am going to take Adrienn out tonight."

"I think she would enjoy that, gives her a little change of pace." Alfred noted with a small smile, looking up at Bruce from fluffing up the pillows.

"Has she complained?!" Bruce asked quickly, panic evident in his voice. He did want to lie to himself about Adrienn sticking out beside him. Her leaving because of lack of attention would kill him, but he would understand her actions. Bruce took a few steps forward, keeping his eyes on Alfred who was making the bed peacefully. The old butler looked up at Bruce a small smile on his lips.

"Master Wayne, I haven't spoken to her since breakfast, but I assure you she has not complained. I have not seen her this happy in a long time." Alfred said happily. Bruce let out a small breath he was holding in.

"Well take the day of Alfred." Bruce smiled, turning and heading to the shower. It was a rather feminine bathroom. The tiles were a beige color along with a splash of pink. The toilet seat was covered with a fluffy pink material. The rug was also the same color. Bruce felt a little funny here, but he got used to it and just poked fun at Adrienn sometimes.

Adrienn sighed, leaning her head down on her arms that were rested on her desk. She has been working of the clock, trying to settle everything at the bank. Adrienn groaned, stashing away the folder of her new plans. She mainly focused on motivating and planning out the how they will reach their targets. Adrienn was packing up her desk and organizing all of the papers that she worked on when Joel walked in.

"Oh my Lord I am going to die." Joel slumped down in the small couch that was in front of Adrienn's desk. "I got these accounts cleared. Plus I spoke to the new tellers… fuck my life."

"I know what you mean. I honestly can't wait for this lunch…" Adrienn muttered, standing up and walking out beside Joel. He gave her flipflops a questioning look, but Adrienn decided to ignore it. "Seriously."

"Is Bruce going to come over?" Joel teased, raising his eyebrows at her.

"I haven't even had time to check my normal phone." Adrienn muttered, pulling out her iPhone and checking for any messages. "He is actually going to be here in a few minutes. If he isn't late …" Adrienn smiled.

"I am never late." Bruce's smooth voice was heard from the door. Adrienn smiled, bouncing u p from the seat and rushing up to him. "Hey there." Bruce smiled down at her, giving her a quick peck. He looked up, but kept his hands at the small of her back. "Joel." Bruce nodded at Joel.

"You have no idea how happy I am to see you instead of Jake." Joel muttered, walking up and giving Bruce a hug. Adrienn stepped away and saw that Bruce was shocked and had no idea what to do. Adrienn chuckled and crossed her arms over her head. Joel stepped back and let out a sigh, resting his hands on his hips. "I wish Rider was here… Ah well. You lovebirds have fun!" With that, Joel walked out of Adrienn's office.

Adrienn watched as Bruce closed the door after Joel and twisted the knob, locking the door. Adrienn raised her eyebrows, not understanding what Bruce wanted at this moment. They haven't actually got to having sex but it wasn't like they never got physical. Adrienn back into her desk as Bruce walked closer to her. He rested his hands on either side of her small frame and smiled.

"I have missed you." Adrienn placed her hands on his and rested her head against his shoulder. She arched her neck to look up at his face.

"How was your day?" Bruce asked sincerely, knowing that she has been having a very hard day at the bank. He held her hand and pulled her down on his lap as he sat down on one of the small couches. Adrienn looked up at him again and sighed.

"Hard…" Adrienn muttered, telling him what she had done. It felt nice that Adrienn could complain to Bruce. He rubbed his hands on her thighs, trying to comfort her and calm her down. At the end of her little complaining session she let out a loud sigh. "But I am ready for the training session." she mumbled, tracing little circles on her

"I am sorry Adri." Bruce mumbled, "We must get you back to speed though."

"I know, I know." Adrienn nodded with a yawn. The thought of trying to talk herself out of training never occurred to her. She knew she could easily convince him, but it would hurt his conscience. All Bruce wanted was to known that Adrienn could stand up for herself especially if he wasn't there. He was practically doing her a favor.

"I'm sorry." Bruce apologized again, pressing his lips against her temple. "I promise I'll make it up to you later tonight." He nuzzled her neck.

"Oh really Mr. Wayne?" Adrienn grinned snaking her arms around his neck.

"Really Miss. Mercer." Bruce laughed, leaning in and pressing his lips against hers quickly. Adrienn smiled as Bruce stood up still holding her. "Now. Let's go and get the training over with quickly!"

"Lead the way." Adrienn chuckled as he set her down. She quickly slipped on her Louboutins and walked out the door that Bruce held open. He followed her, having his hand on the small of her back. She smiled up at him, feeling amazing just from having him beside her. All her coworkers gave her forced smiled as they tried to cover up their jealousy. The customers that walked in also gave the new couple a look of pure envy. Adrienn smiled at Bruce again as they made their way out of the building. He too was also smiling.

Bruce kept her close to his body as they made their way down the steps. Many flashes greeted them, as the paparazzi saw them walking out. Adrienn felt safe knowing that the vigilante was right behind her; holding his arms out, trying to keep the camera people away from her. They usually get quite vicious and even if Adrienn could take care of herself, but it felt nice that Bruce was protecting her.

He opened the door of his Lamborghini, helping her in. He closed the door after her and walked around the car, pushing past the photographers who were screaming random questions at him. Bruce sat in the car, closing the door behind him quickly, trying to avoid any photographers diving in the car for more pictures.

"Well this will take a while." Bruce grumbled as he turned the ignition and revved the engine, trying to intimidate the photographers to move back. It didn't do much. He pressed down on the horn and continued revving the engine. He slowly started to move the car forward and the photographers bounced back.

"In another car this would be different." Adrienn smiled, looking over at Bruce. He laughed, picking up speed and making more photographers dive out the way. Once the road was clear, Bruce stepped on the pedal and shifted into gear, speeding off. "Finally… fucking ass holes."

"Alfred would kill you." Bruce chuckled, stopping at a red light. He looked over at her and leaned over holding her hand in his. Adrienn leaned back into her seat and kept her eyes on Bruce as he drove on, still holding her hand.

"Bruce? What exactly are we going to do today?" Adrienn asked a little confused. Bruce gave her a sly grin as he pulled up to Wayne Tower. "I don't feel like we are still going to be working on building stamina."

"You'll see." Bruce smiled pulling up into his spot and cutting the engine. He opened the door for her and helped her out of the car.

"All right." Adrienn shrugged, not really showing much fear. She was more excited although she knew that Bruce will probably kill her with his routine, but as long as they would spend time with her she was fine.

They made their way down to Lucius's department, asking the receptionist to inform Mr. Fox that they were there for the meeting. Adrienn followed Bruce into the large hall they had tested the Tumbler in a couple of months back. The only difference she spotted were the gym mats laid out in the center of the area. There were two benches pushed together with two gym bags on them.

Adrienn's heels clicked and echoed through the hall. Bruce stopped by the bench and handed her a small blue gym bag. "I am guessing I should get changed and meet you here." Adrienn said quickly. Bruce nodded his head and pointed to the other end of the room. Adrienn kicked her heels off and jogged to the other side of the room and quickly stripped out of her work attire and pulled on the gym clothes that Bruce had picked out.

"Take care Miss… He is not gonna go easy on you." Lucius said, sitting down on the benches and picking up his newspaper. "Nice statement by the way."

"Thanks Mr. Fox." Adrienn tied her hair up and looked at Bruce who was now clad in a workout attire. He was not Bruce at the moment.

"Take a swing." He demanded. Adrienn frowned at him confused.

"What?"

"Adri… just hit me." Bruce said no humor in his voice. Adrienn shrugged and bounced on the balls of her feet, getting closer to Bruce. He just stood there not even budging. Adrienn took a punch at his face. Her fist didn't collide with his cheek, like she intended it to. Bruce's hand was tightly grasped around her wrist and he twisted her arm behind her back. "Come on, fight back." Bruce urged.

Adrienn kicked out with his leg, trying to make him lose his footing. Bruce jumped back, still not letting go of her arm. He pulled up, twisting her around and making her lose her footing. Adrienn grumbled a little and stood up. "Get angry." Bruce explained quietly, circling her and taunting her. "You are a person that needs that as their fuel..." Adrienn closed her eyes and tried to remember everything that she knows.

She ran forward, her face focused as she tried to get some punches in. Bruce blocked every blow. He didn't bother attacking back. Adrienn faked a punch from the right, hoping it would throw him off guard. It didn't. Bruce was not fazed by the small attempt. She was running out of ideas and energy. He was in much better shape than her. Her only hope was to cheat at this point. She continued what she was doing, but brought her foot down hoping to hit his feet.

"Ow!" Adrienn yelled up as she dropped to the ground.

"Let your anger fuel you Adrienn." Bruce said helping her up.

Adrienn spent more time on the mat then actually facing Bruce. They were at this for an hour and a half, before Bruce decided to call it a night.

"… That was not fun." Adrienn heaved, holding her lungs tightly. She was tired, Bruce had her jumping on her feed like a mad woman. Lucius was having a blast watching her fall to the matt at times, but at the end he too began to feel sorry for her. "I suck at this."

"You don't Adri. I can see that you have had training before… it is just not enough." Bruce explained. "It was a pleasant surprise, I thought we'll be worse than that."

"Jeez… thanks." She grumbled, still laying down on the matt. Bruce walked over to her and helped her up, supporting most of her weight. He shifted her arms behind her neck and held them in place.

"This opens your lungs… take deep and slow breaths." Bruce instructed. Adrienn did as he said so. It hurt her he could tell from her twitching. He began to feel sorry for her, but this was important for her to know. "I am sorry Adri. I'll make it up to you, I promise."