outfoxing (outfoxing) wrote,
@ 2012-02-19 02:03:00

Sarah had been in Gotham for far too long. She had done everything asked of her to the best of her ability too and it still was not enough. After her last meeting with the person she was forced to work for she was hit with a deep wave of depression and helplessness.

Which is why she hadn't gone out to scare up some trouble. Instead she was well into her second bottle of wine and still taking a bubble bath trying to feel better. It really wasn't helping. She just kept getting more and more blue feeling the longer she sat there in the still hot water.

Slowly she stretches and drains off some water so she can not only add more hot water to the tub but she needed to rinse her hair again.

It was because of that she din't detect someone finding their way into the darkened safe house.

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	outfoxing 2012-02-21 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"I've had to work with the mob and only know people in my profession... Would you have let one of those thugs touch you?" She's going to set the pizza down and look for a plate. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-21 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"Right but...I mean there are people you meet outside and...Sorry, I just assumed that...you know." Of all the things she'd admit while drunk, this was certainly last on his list of expected confessions. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-21 02:24 am UTC (link)
	"I don't trust easy," she pointed out as she sat back down. He may want to point out the robe had shifted. She's showing way too much cleavage for someone who knows their judgement is impaired. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-21 02:28 am UTC (link)

He was going to point out that people slept with others they didn't trust but he didn't think that would go over well so he stays quiet about that.

On a related topic...he should remind her that she wasn't wearing anything under that robe. Because he doubts she intended to flash him that much.

There's a polite cough, "Uh...Sarah? Did you want me to help find you something to change into?"

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	outfoxing 2012-02-21 02:38 am UTC (link)
	And an olive fell off while she was biting her pizza slice. She goes wide eyed because of where it fell. Oh shit. "Umm... Yeah. I think I have a night shirt I can wear? In my bed room here." She is blushing so much right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-21 02:50 am UTC (link)
	And his eyes follow the olive, naturally, straight to where it seems to conveniently fall. That had to be on purpose. Althought the blush tells him otherwise. Tearing his eyes away from the view, he forces them up to look her in the eye. "Want me to get it?" And let her adjust the bathrobe. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-21 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"Ummm." Her cheeks are very red and she's trying so hard to not flash him now. "Yeah That'd be good." She sends a shy smile his way. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-21 03:04 am UTC (link)

This was probably the 50th time he'd thought so but she was awfully cute like this. Made only cuter by the fact that she could tease him mercilessly and still find something like this blush worthy.

"Alright, I'll...be back soon then." He gets up to leave and search her bedroom (with her permission, how odd) and finds only one thing that could be considered a night shirt. Well this was interesting...

Coming back to the living room he holds out a shirt that's clearly too large for her. "Is this...mine?"

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	outfoxing 2012-02-21 03:09 am UTC (link)
	She's going to blame it all on the wine. Oh that gets a slight smile. "Maybe. It's certainly pretty big.... I seem to recall you loaning me something very much like that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-21 03:15 am UTC (link)
	He had, when she'd been shot and needed a change. Of course the only thing around had been his shirt. Well now that that image was back in his mind... "Didn't think you'd use it again...and certainly not for sleeping," he smirks a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-21 03:17 am UTC (link)
	"It hits my thighs when I'm wearing it," she points out as if wearing it to bed is a logical thing. "It's comfortable too.... would you prefer me to hunt down my extra flimsy stuff? Give you ideas?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-21 03:38 am UTC (link)
	He just smirks, "No I'm just amused that you liked it enough to use it that often." Oh yes he's very amused and it's obvious. "Now would this be the case for any old shirt?" "...Don't tempt me like that. My self control isn't limitless." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-21 03:42 am UTC (link)
	"No," she admits. She smiles innocently. "You did so well in that pool house." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-21 03:46 am UTC (link)
	"I'm flattered," he teases. "Yes well, it's difficult to keep up. And you certainly aren't helping my self control Sarah." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-21 03:49 am UTC (link)
	She takes the shirt from him. "Just remind yourself you'd like me sober," she can't help but wink at him. "I think we'd have more fun. You could get me to confess what I think I might like tonight and use it on me when I'm... in better shape." And she disappears into her bathroom to pull that shirt on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-21 04:02 am UTC (link)

He stares after her as she leaves. Yes, he may be imagining Sarah in his shirt. Only his shirt.

Great, well there was no way he could cut this off now. He had offered her his help with her mob problem, and even if you disregarded whatever this was between them...he'd stand by that. So screw innerBatman, who he's been awfully good about silencing, he liked her, she seemed to like him. No reason to throw that all away. Sure he shouldn't trust her too much but she wasn't dangerous.

When she comes back he gives her a smile and teases a little, "So...here's the part where I get you to confess what you'd like Foxy."

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outfoxing
2012-02-21 01:31 pm UTC (link)

Funnily the robe is tied shut again. This time though he can see the shirt is helping her stay somewhat modest. She kind of needs that right now because as much as she really likes Robin and is normally totally comfortable with herself she needs a little bit of separation from that right now.

"So many things," she teases as she settles back onto the couch. She's going to nibble at that slice of pizza again because she's pretty hungry right now.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-02-21 04:09 pm UTC (link)

He patiently waits as she eats, thinking how to get her to tell him more about this blackmailing business. Because he knows that entirely sober she may not tell him much, he needs to take advantage of the situation.

After a comfortable silence he finally decides that he'll just be direct. "How long?" He means the blackmailing, and that's pretty clear from his face. He won't be of much help if she doesn't tell him things.

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	outfoxing 2012-02-21 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Almost three years," she admits after a while. She's going to pick at the still not quite finished slice of pizza. She had been keeping close track of how long and totaling how much she has been able to actually do. It's almost depressing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-21 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	This is the part he's unsure of whether she'll answer or not, even not entirely sober. "Sarah, who's blackmailing you?" He hasn't asked with what yet, because the who is more important right now. What they have over her will follow easily if he knows who. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-22 12:07 am UTC (link)
	"I'd rather not say." She's going to look away again. Right now she gets the feeling she has said too much already. What's funny is part of her knows if she just gives in and lets him have everything he wants she might be freed. But part of her can't fully believe anything will really change. Part of her thinks she'll just get stuck in some other way. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-22 12:15 am UTC (link)

Even though he fully expected that answer, it didn't make it any less frustrating. How did she expect him to be of any help?

He takes her hand so she'd look him in the eye. "Sarah, I said I'd help you okay? I can't help you if you don't help me out. So who is it?" She had his help, he'd already made that clear, all she needed to do was let him help. He does hope that she'll let him, although even if she didn't tell him he'd still be looking into this one way or another.

Cat's out of the bag after all.

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outfoxing
2012-02-22 12:23 am UTC (link)

"Maroni."

She shifted slightly not even sure why she just gave in like this. Couldn't be the wine. Maybe she needed to trust him some more. Even if he ended up not being someone she could really trust well.... once he figured it all out she was sure he'd understand why she hadn't just run away from Gotham. Then she'd be able to trust him as much as she actually wanted to.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-02-22 12:37 am UTC (link)

Batman would press for more information. Names, specifics, anything really. And as much as he wants to do the same, she's given him enough to go on. It's not much but it's a start. Besides, she wasn't some thug that he'd be okay with dangling off a roof for information, she'd had a long day and he wasn't here to make it worse.

But she looks so depressed so he wraps an arm around her not caring if it was the bleeding one or not and pulls her in close. "Thanks Sarah."

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	outfoxing 2012-02-22 12:42 am UTC (link)
	She leans back against him when he does that. It was like a habit or something. She looked pretty tired. Which is a good way to explain just how she feels right now. But Robin makes her feel a little safer at least. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)