BAE Chapter 34

Time becomes sketchy for a moment. Dazed and with some sense of disbelief that Kate seems to share, Barbara steps back. Her cock slips out and she’s startled by the immediate dribble of cum from Kate’s red, swollen pussy. It twitches visibly as Kate takes long, shuddering breaths.

Kate stands up and reaches between her legs, then gives Barbara a look that’s part dizzy and part shy. She turns her back and steps under the water without a word. Chest heaving, Barbara gulps air before doing the same under a different showerhead.

They clean up in silence.

It doesn’t last. Kate finds her voice as soon as they are drying off with black towels.

“Maybe you should be the one calling yourself Batwoman,” she mutters, blushing as she accepts a robe from Barbara.

“Shut up. That didn’t happen. And for god’s sake, don’t tell Alfred.”

“Who?”

“Me, Ms. Kane.” Alfred appears, making his way down the walkway with a tray.

“Oh. Hi,” Kate says, belting up her robe and looking puzzled. “Nice to meet you. Are you Batman?”

“No, Ms. Kane. Ms. Gordon can give you the particulars. Would you kindly?” He offers her the tray.

“Uh, sure.” Kate takes it from him.

Alfred looks neutrally at Barbara. “Is there anything you need, Ms. Gordon?”

“No, Alfred. We’re in the for the night.”

“Long as the Joker doesn’t blow up a nightclub,” Kate chirps.

Barbara shudders at the thought.

“Very good.” Alfred walks away.

“Who is he?”

“Don’t worry about him. Just appreciate him,” Barbara tells her.

“I already do,” Kate says, admiring the tray piled high with pastries and elegant mugs of herbal tea. “My hero.”

“Come on.” Barbara leads Kate to the Bat Computer and takes the big chair. Kate has to pull one of the lab chairs over from Bruce’s workbench, but she doesn’t seem to mind. She’s already crammed half a croissant into her mouth.

“I like this,” she says with her mouth full. “Goth vibes. Good food.” She chews for a moment, peering around. “I still can’t even see straight from the sex.”

Barbara looks over and points a warning finger at her.

“Which didn’t happen,” Kate adds quickly, gulping tea. “That would be very unprofessional. I mean, the Batgirl making the Batwoman cum so hard that she blacked out for a second would never happen. I mean, if anything, you would think it would be the other way around.”

“Will you shut up?” Barbara finishes bringing the computer online and brings up the case files. “We have two problems, Kate. First, Amelie Araignee has been murdered. Main suspect is The Phantasm, aka Andrea Beaumont.”

“Araignee was a hood, wasn’t she? Is that a high priority?”

“It is if it means that Andrea Beaumont is back from the dead, although Batman didn’t seem to think that she was really dead. And I suppose he wouldn’t have been wrong about that. But coincidentally, Andrea’s younger sister is here in Gotham. She has the same motive that Andrea had during her **** spree, at least in theory. And she just happens to be sleeping with the DA.” Barbara folds her arms and scowls. “I’m not sure what it means yet. Best case scenario, Andrea came out of retirement to finish the job when Araignee surfaced in Gotham.”

“Worst case scenario?”

Barbara hesitates. “I’ll keep that to myself for now, Kate. I might have my foot in the door with the sister, Riley. But I wasn’t able to learn anything definite except that she makes a good suspect. I like her.”

“Can’t wait to meet her,” Kate says.

“Careful what you wish for. Problem two: you heard about what happened at the docks. That was a deal for a synthetic Seed formula. I can’t believe that it hasn’t hit the streets yet, but it’s only a matter of time. We can’t stop that from happening.”

“Why would we want to?” Kate looks at Barbara seriously. “Barbara, I enjoyed that a lot just now. In case you didn’t notice.”

“Kate, this thing can easily be given to someone against their will. And we don’t know how safe it is. It’s insane. Use your head.” Barbara rolls her eyes. “Our only chance is to get an antidote.”

“Isley? I thought she wouldn’t budge. Didn’t she make some crazy demands when the city tried to order her to do it? Well, she has a thing with the girl who has a thing for the Joker, so you know she’s not all there.” Kate shrugs. “I’m not sure she’ll help.”

“She’ll help,” Barbara says darkly. “One way or another. But I’ll handle her.” It’s the only way; Poison Ivy is an A-list problem, and Barbara doesn’t trust Kate with those stakes.

Riley Beaumont is another matter. Barbara’s approach didn’t work. Trying to get close to Riley will take too long. What they need is hard information right now. The question is, how is Kate’s time and energy best used while Barbara is focused on Ivy?

Should Barbara send Kate to do surveillance on Riley Beaumont?

Or have her train in the Batcave?