Chapter 3

All throughout work the next day she eagerly sat at her desk waiting for the shift to be over and replaying the events in her head of how her plan would go through. "Um excuse me Miss did you hear what I said?" a voice echoed in her head as she snapped back to reality and looked up to see Bruce Wayne the owner of Wayne enterprises staring down at her smiling "I…oh, ummm sorry no I was lost in my own train of thought and missed what you said Mr Wayne" she said slightly embarrassed as he just laughed "That's perfectly fine I do it sometimes in the board meetings as well it's such a boring job listening to them drone on and on, I just asked if the sponsors for our latest project have rung at all". Esra flipped through her notebook "No they haven't, shall I call them up and ask them on their answer?" "No that's perfectly fine but thanks anyway, say you're quite the sectary and I've seen you working around here for sometime what say you and me go out for a coffee sometime" while she flattered Esra knew he was a bit of play boy and besides she had her eyes set on batman. "Wouldn't that go against company policy dating employee's" "In case you forgot I run this company so I think I can bend the rules a bit on this occasion, I'll come pick you up for dinner say at 7". 7 but that was when she was supposed to implement her plan to see batman! She went to politely refuse but just before she could speak he simply said "Great I'll send the limo around to pick you up, don't worry I already know where you live so see you then" and with that he walked off leaving Esra sitting there wondering what the hell happened.

"So when it reaches 10 I shall politely take my leave from the dinner and then from the restaurant I can easily make my way towards where the bat signal is located and call upon him and then and then..." unable to finish her sentence due to the excitement and nerves running through her system Esra finished putting on her make up just as she heard a limo pulling outside the front of her apartment. "Well at least I'll be dressed nicely for when I see Batman" she thought to herself looking in the mirror, she wore a sleek black dress than ran down past her legs and clung to her body nicely. "Of course I'd wear black he loves black after all" it was a pretty simple thought, grabbing her handbag she walked out the door and down the steps to see a limo driver already there waiting with the door open for her "Jeez he's really gone all out".

Climbing into the limo she noticed it was very spacious, two seats on the side and one at the very back with a giant open space in the middle which could easily fit a hot tub. "Impressive isn't it" Bruce called out from the back of the car as he lay on the leather seats with a bottle of champagne in his hand "Come sit down" he said patting the seat next to him.

A few moments later the car pulled up outside the restaurant as Bruce quickly moved to the door stepping out and offering Esra his hand "Why thank you" "Maybe he isn't quite as bad as I originally thought" she thought to herself. The interior of the restaurant was 5-star quality a fountain was stationed outside the front with various tanks full of aquatic life on display. Tables were lavishly set with fine silk and the best silver wear on offer "So I'm guessing you don't eat anywhere that has fewer than 5 stars next to their name" "Ha I do love a girl with a good sense of humour and wit, but yes I do only eat the best money can afford and this place is defiantly the best".

As the menu was brought forth one look at the entree's made Esra's eyes nearly burst forth from her head "Seriously an entree is like $25 that's nearly a meal at most other restaurants I couldn't possibly order anything from the main course" "Oh come now don't be bashful it's my treat and I can easily afford anything, heck I could own this restaurant if I wanted to". "And there's that smug attitude that makes him so unattractive at least in my eyes" Esra thought to herself though she could see his charms and how they worked on most females. After finally ordering what looked to be the most basic meal on the menu a rack of wine was brought around "Oh no thank you I don't drink alcohol" Esra politely declined while Bruce seemed shocked but quickly shrugged his shoulders "Really? More for me then". While the dinner was being cooked Bruce decided to start on the small chatter asking how she felt working for Wayne enterprises, "It's certainly a remarkable company and you manage to achieve so much with just this one company" "Yes well that's mostly due to Lucius doing, he runs the company like clockwork I mostly just sit on the meetings to listen in, I wouldn't know the first thing about running a giant company"

Just as they were about to continue the conversation a news report came blaring over the plasma TV just above them "This just in another bank robbery foiled by Batman, this is the 5th one this week he's prevented and while some members of the community have a great disliking towards his vigilante like methods he is keeping most of our streets safe". "Ahhh the infamous Batman quite an interesting character I must say taking justice into his own hands where the police cannot, while I do approve of the way he's cleaned up crime I do wish he would stick within the law that's what they're there for" "Well he goes beyond the law because that's what has to be done to stop these thugs and crook, not to mention the 'law' has been twisted and distorted by corrupt cops and politicians so I'm glad he is doing what he is doing". Bruce raised an eyebrow as Esra realised she was starting to yell and draw attention to herself "Oh so we have an avid fan of Batman here I see, well it's not every day you see one, he must be flattered to know someone at least is defending him". "So tell me who do you think Batman really is from that little poll they've been conducting" "I don't know it's pretty hard to say none of them really fit the mould I'd imagine he would be when not fighting crime" "Well I find it pretty amusing that my name has been put down there, I mean come on millionaire Bruce Wayne flies around the streets at night fighting crime I have better places to be like a bar with women or a night club". Esra rolled her eyes at the last comment "Yes I really wouldn't see you donning the black leather over a nice suit" "But say I were Batman would that change your opinion of who I was and am?" she seemed stunned and taken aback by his sudden question "I ermm well it's hard to say" "Ha seems I've got you tongue tied from the concept your black knight in shining armour might be a ladies man during the day".

"Could it be true? I mean it could simply be a ruse so no one suspects him... but Bruce Wayne really?" as if to answer her thoughts he burst into laughter "I'm only kidding I can't be Batman it takes a lot of time to run a multimillion dollar company something I can't waste on flying around fighting crime". Their dinner finally arrived and for once Esra was thankful for the silence that ensured as they ate the overly priced but incredibly delicious dinner.

"I could not eat another bite" Esra sighed satisfied and full but just as she thought everything was finished a waiter wheeled out a huge silver tray covered in the widest array of chocolate desserts you could ever imagine. "I heard you liked chocolate, so I made them whip up every one of the tastiest and most chocolate infused desserts available" "So full yet they all look so delicious" she thought picking up a chocolate mousse and taking a tiny bite out of it as the flavours hit her "Oh I love you" "Now where you talking to the dessert or to me?" Bruce asked as Esra realised she had said that part out loud "Seems Batman may have some stiff competition with chocolate" he said laughing as Esra failed to hear that comment as she was too busy enjoying her dessert.

"So can I like take a doggy bag with some of these" she asked after finishing her mousse as Bruce simply shrugged his shoulders "Sure why not, waiter bring out a box to place some of these fine desserts in".

A few moments later Esra was leaving the restaurant with an entire box full of chocolate desserts and incredibly satisfied at that. Looking down at her watch she noticed it was only 9:30 and there was still half an hour before she would sneak to the bat signal and try to see Batman "So where to now my lady?" Bruce said opening the limo door and bowing "Well I should get these desserts home and into the fridge before they melt and then I'll probably call it a night it's getting fairly late and I'm very tired" "Late? Why for me the night is just beginning, I guess I'll drop you off home and hit up one of the many bars I'm well known at then".

The limo pulled up outside Esra's house as she opened the door and turned to Bruce "Thank you for tonight's dinner it was wonderful and delicious" "Well we should do this again another time then" he leaned forward to give a kiss only for the door to close on his face as he grinned.

Walking to the window Esra looked down outside to see the limo pull away as she slumped onto the couch completely exhausted. Looking across at the clock it was only 9:40 "Well at least I have a few moments to rest and then freshen myself up before heading over to the police station" as she walked into the bathroom to wash her face she only hoped her quick trip down to the station didn't end up with more thugs attacking her "I've already had my fill of attacks for the week" she mumbled to herself grabbing a towel to dry her face. Putting on a fresh layer of lipstick she stared at herself in the mirror "Time to hopefully get a meeting with my knight in dark shining armour".

Before grabbing her handbag she picked up a brick that was lying on the floor and carefully placed it into her bag, after the last attack she learnt a thing or two about protecting herself "If anyone wants to try and run off with this they'll wind up with a concussion" smiling to herself at the sheer brilliance of the idea she opened her front door and stepped out into the cold and windy night. Hugging her jacket closer to her body for warmth she slowly walked down her dark and deserted street, her hands were tightly placed inside the jacket pockets but her left hand had her fingers tightly wrapped around the batarang Batman had given her as a token of his appreciation for having at least one fan. It felt like a good luck charm to her and also that anywhere she went a part of him was always with her, not to mention it had razor sharp edges so it also served as another handy weapon to use in case of an attack.