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Paper Girl	By : londonbats Category: DC Verse Comics > Batman Views: 5250 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own the Batman series, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
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The next day, Jenny was surprised to find a bag full of her clothes resting at the foot of her bed. Her shoulder was still very sore, but she could move it. She managed to put on a tank top and jeans. Her right arm had been placed in a cast up to her elbow and it felt like a lead weight.
Jenny slowly walked into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. She was pale. Her hair felt greasy from the lack of being washed. She let it stay a little messy. She heard the door to the hospital room open and she went out to see who was there.
""Miss Pierce"" The doctor said with a smile. ""I''m glad to see you awake.""
""Doctor"" She said.
""Mr. Wayne is here to see"" T"" The doctor said. ""I''ll let him know that you''re awake.""
Jenny went to her bag and peered inside. There was a tube of mascara inside. Jenny smiled and went to put it on. When she emerged, she had a wad of paper towels in her hands as she tried to dry her hair a little. Her mascara was in place and she felt a little better.
Bruce was looking out the window of the room she was in.
""Nice to see you, Mr. Wayne"" Jenny said. He turned towards her. He was in a freshly pressed, super clean black suit and royal blue tie. ""Nice tie.""
""Thanks"" Bruce said. He gave her a half smile and leaned against the window frame. ""How are you feeling?""
""Like I want to get out of here"" Jenny said.
""I''ll give you a ride"" Bruce said. Jenny nodded. ""I''d also like to speak with you. I can take you home, let you get cleaned up, then I could take you to dinner.""
""Are you serious?"" Jenny asked. ""I might tarnish your reputation in this cast.""
He smiled. ""Don''t worry about it."" He picked up her bag and handed her his trench coat. ""It''s raining outside.""
They checked out of the hospital rather quickly, got the proper medication from the pharmacy, and drove straight to Jenny''s apartment.
""Xander hasn''t been any trouble has he?"" Jenny asked.
""He''s great"" Bruce said. ""Other then a few stray hairs lying around, he''s been fine.""
They walked up the stairs to Jenny''s apartment slowly. Jenny unlocked the door with a new key the super had given to Bruce and they went inside.
Bruce, like Dick, spent twenty minutes going around the living room looking at the pictures on the wall.
""Your photo was well received"" Bruce said loudly so his voice carried into Jenny''s room. She had taken a quick shower and was getting dressed. ""Did you take all of these?""
""Yes"" Jenny said from her bedroom. She opened her door and came out wearing baggy dress pants that were held up by two thin belts and a tight royal blue shirt that she had pushed up to her elbows.
""They''re good"" Bruce said. He looked her up and down, and then smiled. ""Do you like Italian?""
""I love Italian"" Jenny said.
Bruce took Jenny to Da Vinci''s, an Italian restaurant that was styled in a renaissance fashion with Leonardo Da Vinci''s artwork on the walls. Bruce told Jenny how Alfred took at least a dozen calls a day on her Batman photo.
""I can''t believe people would want something like that"" Jenny said. She sipped her red wine.
""Well, why did you take the picture?"" Bruce asked.
""To have a picture of Batman"" Jenny said. He nodded. Something had changed in Bruce. He seemed……nicer.
""Maybe that''s the reason"" Bruce said. ""There aren''t many pictures of Batman.""
""What''s the story with Batman?"" Jenny asked setting her glass down. ""Was he there? Did he help with getting the Joker?""
""I asked the commissioner the same thing"" Bruce said. ""I guess Batman was out of town. It was just Nightwing.""
""Out of town?"" Jenny said. Then she nodded. ""I suppose even heroes need breaks.""
""I suppose so"" Bruce said. He twisted the stem of his wine glass and for a split second looked distant.
""What did you want to talk about?"" Jenny asked. ""Somehow I don''t think it was about my photos.""
""I''m looking for an assistant"" Bruce said. ""I was thinking that maybe, now that you missed so many days with the newspaper, you might need a job.""
""You''re asking me to be your assistant?"" Jenny asked.
""Only if you can keep my business life on track"" Bruce said. Jenny smirked.
""I could do that"" Jenny said. She raised her glass and took a sip of the wine.
""Was that too presumptuous of me?"" Bruce asked.
""Yes"" Jenny said. ""But, I''ll let it go this time, Mr. Wayne.""
""Bruce"" Bruce said.
""Bruce"" Jenny said. ""Call me Jenny or Jen.""
""How soon could you start?"" Bruce asked.
""Tomorrow"" Jenny replied non-chalantly.
""You don''t want to take a day off after getting out of the hospital?"" Bruce asked.
""I just spent a week in the hospital, I think that''s enough time off"" Jenny said. ""Besides, I have rent to pay and a dog to take care of.""
Bruce smiled and looked down at Jenny''s arm that was confined to its cast.
""How''s hour hand doing?"" Bruce asked. He touched her fingers. ""Was there nerve damage?""
""No"" Jenny said. Bruce pulled his fingers away. ""But I am, or was, right handed.""
""So I should expect bad handwriting?"" Bruce asked. Jenny smiled, quickly hiding it behind her wine glass. She took a sip of the wine and forced her smile to fade. ""You know, it''s okay to show me your smile.""
Jenny nodded. ""I''m just wondering when your fangs are going to start showing again."" She smirked. ""Sorry.""
""I''m sorry about that"" Bruce said. ""You caught me a bad day.""
""And now you''re making up for it by being charming"" Jenny said. Bruce smiled.
""You think I''m being charming?"" Bruce asked.
""I think any girl who can see your face would think you''re being charming"" Jenny said.
""Bruce Wayne!"" A loud woman said. Bruce and Jenny looked over to see a slightly hefty woman in retro-glasses smiling at them. ""I can''t believe I ran into you, Brucie!""
""Miss Fairview"" Bruce said. He looked a little disturbed by the woman, but covered it with his infamous media smile.
""Who''s your date, Bruce?"" Miss Fairview asked.
""Miss Fairview, this is Miss Pierce"" Bruce said. ""Miss Fairview is a reporter for --""
""The Gotham Lady"" Jenny said. She held out her left hand. ""Pleased to meet you.""
""And what do you do?"" Miss Fairview asked. She shook Jenny''s left hand with her right.
""She''s the photographer who took that picture of Batman"" Bruce said. ""The one from the benefit.""
""Oh!"" Miss Fairview squealed. ""I just love that photo!""
""Thank you"" Jenny said.
""Look, I have a meeting to get to"" Miss Fairview said. She opened her purse and pulled out her card. ""I just have to get an interview with you. Give me a call tomorrow.""
""Yeah, okay"" Jenny said taking her . Mi. Miss Fairview left and both Bruce and Jenny let out their breaths.
""Sorry"" Bruce said. ""She''s a little……bold.""
""She''s written a lot of articles on you"" Jenny said putting the card beside her wine glass. Bruce smiled.
""Yeah"" Bruce said. ""She has hasn''t she?""
""If I recall, she even used your name in a poll about tie colors"" Jenny said. Bruce shook his head and sighed. ""I believe you chose royal blue.""
Bruce looked down at his tie and ran a hand over it. ""I like this tie.""
""It matches your eyes"" Jenny said.
""You checked the color of my eyes?"" Bruce asked.
""Sorry"" Jenny said. ""I didn''t mean to make you uncomfortable. I just notice these things.""
""It''s okay"" Bruce said. ""Photographer''s eye, right?"" Jenny nodded. Bruce filled up their wine glasses. A waiter came by and Bruce ordered the fettuccini for them. After the waiter left, Bruce said ""It''s the best thing on the menu.""
""Sounds good"" Jenny said.
Dinner went by without anything wild happening, except for another visit from Miss Fairview. Bruce drove Jenny home after their dinner. As far as plans go, Jenny was to be picked up by Alfred in the morning, just in case there was a surprise visit from any clowns.
""You want to come up?"" Jenny asked when they stopped outside of her apartment. ""I could show you some of my other photos.""
""Up? Well, I don''t----"" Bruce said.
""Just to see the photos"" Jenny said.
""Sure"" Bruce said. ""Why not?""
""You don''t have to, Bruce"" Jenny said. He gave her a small smile.
""I''d like to see them"" Bruce replied. Jenny smiled and got out of the car. Bruce followed her and was soon helping her up the stairs. ""Isn''t there an elevator around here?""
""On the far side of the building"" Jenny said. She unlocked her door and int into her apartment with Bruce following her. ""Take a seat.""
Bruce took off his coat and put it over the arm of the couch. He sat down and waited until Jenny came out of her room with an elongated zipper binder. Jenny sat down on the couch half facing Bruce. She opened up the binder.
""I have a few more pictures of Batman in here"" Jenny said. ""They''re not as dramatic as the one at your place though.""
""You have more Batman photos?"" Bruce asked. Jenny flipped through the photos until she found her half dozen photos of Batman. Bruce pulled the binder onto his lap and looked closely at the pictures. One of them looked like she had only been fifty feet away. ""How were you able to take these?""
""Telescoping lens"" Jenny said. ""I was taking pictures of birds when I took that one.""
""You just seem to be lucky at getting photos of him"" Bruce said.
""Actually, I think he has a few favorite places"" Jenny said. She stopped talking when Bruce closed the binder.
""You shouldn''t bother Batman"" Bruce said.
""He didn''t even know I was there"" Jenny said. ""How can I be bothering him?""
""When he sees the photos, if you sell them"" Bruce said. ""He might not -- I mean, he might just be looking over his shoulder for a photographer then looking for criminals.""
""I understand what your say" Je" Jenny said taking the photos. ""But I wasn''t out looking for him. He just happened to show up and I just happened to have a camera.""
""You''re mad at me now"" Bruce said. Jenny stood up with the photos.
""No I''m not"" Jenny lied.
""I thought you were going to show me all the photos"" Bruce said standing.
""I thought you''d like to see the Batman photos"" Jenny said. ""You seemed to like that other one.""
""I like these too"" Bruce said. Their voices had reached a low, soft volume. ""I''d like to see your other photos.""
""Want to see two special photos?"" Jenny asked. Bruce smiled and nodded. Jenny turned and walked towards her bedroom. ""I don''t keep them out here. Come on.""
Bruce followed her into her bedroom. He saw her pull two frames from her closet.
""You keep them in your closet?"" Bruce asked. ""I thought the whole purpose for taking photos was to look at them.""
""I think these would get stolen"" Jenny said. She held them out to Bruce. ""Just don''t tell anyone about these.""
""Whoa"" Bruce said. He turned and set them on her bed. Before him sat two pictures of Superman. One showed him in the middle of a fight and the other had been taken below him. He was just hovering over the city. ""These are magnificent.""
""I''m surprised the guy at the photo shop didn''t take them"" Jenny said.
""When were you in Metropolis?"" Bruce asked. Jenny picked up the photos.
""I was born there"" Jenny said. She put them away.
""I know someone who would absolutely love a copy of those"" Bruce said.
""Who?"" Jenny asked.
""Lois Lane"" Bruce replied.
""The reporter?"" Jenny said. ""You know her?""
""I own the Daily Planet"" Bruce said. Bruce took a few steps towards Jenny. ""Why didn''t you try to get a job at the Planet?""
""Mmm"" Jenny said with a smirk. ""Taking pictures of politicians and the projects some kindergarteners did doesn''t really interest me.""
""So you''d rather take pictures of super heroes?"" Bruce asked.
""Is there something wrong with that?"" Jenny asked crossing her arms. Bruce shook his head ''no'' and stood a foot from her.
""Maybe you shouldn''t be working for me"" Bruce said. ""Maybe you should sell yourself as a photographer of heroes.""
""Oh yeah, that''d get business"" Jenny said. ""I''d have to start out with something and I don''t think Batman or Superman has the time to stop by to check out my photos.""
""I could get Lois to ask Superman"" Bruce said. Jenny''s eyes teared up and she wiped at them.
""Stop being so nice to me"" Jenny said.
""What do you want me to do?"" Bruce asked. ""Tell you that your work is It It would be a lie."" Bruce stepped closer to her and pulled out his handkerchief. He blotted the tears that ran down her cheeks. ""You have an amazing talent, Jen."" His thumb brushed over her lips. ""You shouldn''t be crying.""
Jenny''s breath caught in her throat as Bruce bent down and kissed her. It was a light kiss. When they stopped, Bruce let his head hang.

"Sorry"" Bruce whispered. ""I probably shouldn''t have --""

""I''m not offended"" Jenny said quickly. Bruce pulled his head back so he could look at her.
""What about Dick?"" Bruce asked.
""He left"" Jenny said. Bruce looked like he was considering his options. Jenny looked at his tie and straightened it, though it wasn''t out of place. ""Bruce, I don''t know if we should be doing this.""
Bruce took a step back and nodded.
""I''ll be on my way out then"" Bruce said. ""I''ll see you tomorrow at 8.""
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