Chapter Twenty Five: a whole lot of lies

Chapter twenty five- a whole lot of lies




I woke up late in the morning after an all too stressful day and night. Luckily a good omen presented itself through the broken open window, and that was, sunlight. After the days of rain we had it was all too inviting.


For a moment I forgot about all my troubles, and I stretched out my limbs. The first conscious thought that came into my head was 'man that kiss yesterday felt so good', but right after that I started to think about how I betrayed Bruce, and how I might justify it for him walking out on me in the middle of a mental break down.


I needed to see him.


So that's what I did, I texted him.


Last night I couldn't stop thinking about what had happened. The only thing that comforted me enough to fall asleep was the idea that Batman was still out there, kicking ass, no thanks to me, and he may or may not be watching me.


I had to admit, the kiss felt a little cliché, but holy crap was it amazing. Even just the idea that it was a bit dangerous, and a bit scandalous, made it all the more, sexy.


I felt like I was in some twilight movie, torn between two supernatural hotties. So which one do I choose, Edward Cullen/Christian Grey, minus the fangs and bondage, or do I choose Jacob minus the fur and the shiftlessness.


Most importantly, why wouldn't Bruce text me back? Did he know? There was no way he could have found out. Besides he was the one keeping secrets from me, not the other way around. I mean it was just a kiss, it didn't mean anything, right?


Of course it meant something, what was I kidding myself. If I can't stop thinking about it, the way he smelled, the feeling of his lips, the way he just felt so, so comforting. Oh shit I just think I might have a crush on Batman, which happens to be totally ridiculous since I don't even know his name, or what he looks like. Whatever it was that I was feeling, it was something.


I missed Daisy, I needed a girl, one that I knew enough to ask her for relationship advice. Bruce wasn't at all answering my texts or calls, and I was in no mood to try and deal with Gordon and his issues today, seeing as police headquarters is in shambles and the national guard are on their way, if they aren't already here.


I texted Daisy;


Can we meet?


And she texted back;


Outside GCND, in twenty minutes for my break?


I smiled at my phone, grabbed my coat and umbrella, just in case the rain started again, and slid out of my apartment quickly, leaving behind a broken window and pool of blood in my wake.


I got into my car and drove, carefully, to the GCND building. I hadn't seen a single sign of military interference in my way, but the traffic was minimal. People were scared no doubt. I certainly was. I'm not sure why, but I was in the center of it all now, maybe because of Bruce, maybe because of Gordon, but mostly and probably because of Harold, this all started with him.


I pulled out in front of the GCND, however twenty minutes had not passed. She was still inside the building. I was bored and I needed someone right now, waiting wasn't going to be an option for me. I parked my car across the street and wasted no time darting across the way to the tall building, and making my way into the elevator.


As I walked through the new floor Daisy worked on, the crime department floor, people I both knew and didn't know passes by me with wide eyed glares and open mouthes. I'm not sure why they were so stunned to see me, but I couldn't blame them, I was dating Bruce Wayne and I was just on TV standing next to Commissioner Gordon.


Daisy sat at a cubicle on her iPhone, playing some sort of game. She wasn't really working, might as well have already gone on her break.


"Daisy?"


She jerked upright from her relaxed position and dropped her phone lightly on her new desk.


"Harmony, I wasn't expecting you for another ten minutes."


"I was bored, and I needed someone to talk to, last night was a bit hectic to say the least and I well, I forgot to talk to you."


"don't worry, I know you've been busy lately, but I've been dying to catch up with you as well."


"Do you want to go for some coffee?" I suggested.














Daisy sat down across from me at a corner café. We both were sipping on mocha lattes and she was smiling at me like a giddy school girl.


"What is it?" I asked her finally.


"You," she tilted her head in my direction "you're so different, like a whole new person."


"What do you mean?"


"You seem more alive, like you could take the world by its ear and drag it to submission."


"Big words, is the new job treating you well?"


She huffed "it's great actually, Vikki is one of the nicest people I've ever met. What about you superstar, how's the boyfriend, and how is your job?"


"The job is a nightmare, maybe even worse than working at the GCND, I can hardly handle the seriousness that I've been thrown into, for Christ's sake I'm sneaking around doing under the radar stuff, and the police commissioner thinks I'm the only person he can trust in the entire station, or at least what's left of it."


"Wow, I can see that being a little stressful, is your relationship suffering?"


"Not at the beginning, but that's why I wanted to talk to you."


Daisy smiled again "you know I love to hear about boy drama."


"Well, I need advice, I knew you'd be the best one to ask."


"What kind of advice?"


"Let's just say that Bruce walked out on me the other day, and didn't tell me where he was going, said he couldn't talk to me, and then he just disappeared never to be seen again."


"When was this?"


"Last night, after I was yelled at, almost shot, and was literally begging him to stay."


Daisy didn't say anything, she only looked at me with a very surprised face and continued to drink down her coffee. Without really knowing there was anything else to the story, she knew there was.


"Well?" I asked.


"Well I think that you shouldn't worry too much, the guy has a lot on his plate with an entire enterprise and such, besides I've seen the way he looks at you, and I can't say he'd just leave you as you say he did without good reason."


I was a little irritated with Daisy, I came to her to have her sympathize with me, not tell me that he must have had a good reason. She wasn't the one dating him, how could she know anything anyways.


"He didn't have a reason, when I asked him why he was leaving he just left, said he couldn't tell me."


"Personal? Maybe he's got some beef he's not ready to tell you about yet, I mean you two have only been dating a month maybe?"


"You don't understand, I cried in his arms all night long, we shared things about each other. Daisy, I trusted him."


She sighed "look you asked for my help, all I want you to do is take a step back and look at the situation."


"The situation is that he lied, and left, and now he's missing."


"Harmony, I hope that you can truly see how irrational your being, I mean from what I saw, and heard, last night was not a particularly fun night for anyone."


"well that's not the only reason I needed your advice, there's a whole other factor to this story," I admitted.


"what would that be exactly?"


"I kissed another man last night."


Her eyes widened "who!?"


"I was taking a shower when I heard the window in my living room breaking, so I went out there to see what had happened," I paused "it was Batman."


She nearly choked on the cup of coffee she was drinking "B-Batman!"


"Yes, Batman, one minute he's near death laying on my floor, and the next I'm kissing him, I don't know why."


"Harmony!"


"I know I'm crazy I mean I don't even know him!"


"Harmony! You kissed batman! And you don't think that would have been a better start to the story?" Daisy spoke in disbelief.


"So what I kissed him, the problem is I cheated."


She shook her head "your probably the most insane person I've ever met in my life, I don't know a single person in this world who has the same opportunity to kiss both Batman and a billionaire in the span of 24 hours."


"So what do I do?"


"Harmony, I've known you for a little over three years, and I can tell you one thing, you have decide what to do for yourself because I have no idea if a vigilante or a rich guy is a better kisser."


"They're almost the same," I huffed under my breath, acknowledging the same comforting feel I got from the two men.


"Wow."


"Wow is all you can say? All the advice I've got from you so far is that I have to give Bruce another chance and make a choice for myself."


Daisy looked at me with a serious face "what do you want harmony?"


I thought about it for a second. The reason I went to her was because I had no clue what I wanted. Still, I think there was an obvious decision I had to make. Bruce hadn't made a mistake since I'd first met him, and he was willing to forgive my own mistakes. He was there for me, and most importantly without a shadow of a doubt I knew that I loved him.


"Bruce, I love him, and your right, he deserves a second chance."


"Good choice, now if you really can't get in touch with him, I'd say you'll have to go straight to the man himself."


"That's what I'll do then, thanks Daisy."


She smiled "I'm always available for consultations, good luck girlfriend."


I stood up from my seat and walked out the door to my car. On the way there I thought I saw someone looking at me from across the street, it was the man from the ball thingy Bruce took me to, Edward, Edward Nygma.


Just as he turned around, and I was going to follow in pursuit, a car, or rather a military tank with the cannon and everything drove in front of me and he vanished.


I guess the national guard did come.

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