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Duela Crane shed her jacket as she walked into her home and hung it up. The offer had been rather spur of the moment, but the more she thought about it, the more she liked it. Taking Dalia to Europe, really getting time alone with her. No one else, just them

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[arkhams_dr]

Jonathan Crane stepped out of his study. "Duela? Is something wrong?"

[arkhams_dr]

"I thought it was that young lady who stopped by the other day. Was I wrong?"

[questionorigin]

"I didn't get to meet her. Who was it?"

[arkhams_dr]

"That fundraiser - Kyle?" Another smirk. "The one with a resemblance to Wayne."

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"I'm not one to speak ill of the dead," Duela murmured, "but her mother was a whore. Which means she probably is too. Which means she should keep the hell away from my son."

[arkhams_dr]

"Now, now." He patted her back. "Imagine what people say about me, after all. I'd be more concerned about Wayne's lack of...well, a number of things come to mind."

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Duela rolled her eyes at first then smirked at him. "You think she's Wayne's? I always imagined she was Grayson's. Kyle spent more time flitting about the city with him."

[arkhams_dr]

"Wasn't Grayson one of his bastards, too? I suppose it'll all come out once Wayne dies and the squabble over his estate begins." He shrugged. "But, as I said, we really can't complain much, can we?"

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"Wayne liked socialites, not circus performers, so I doubt Grayson was his," Duela replied, laughing a bit. "And I most certainly can complain. Joshua deserves far better than some vapid socialite."

[arkhams_dr]

"Well, we can't be sure what's going on. Whatever it is, though, should distract him from any jealousy he might feel regarding your trip. I'd say that ought to be cause for you to let it be for the moment."

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"I'd be more than happy to take him with me next time if he wanted to go," Duela murmured. She chuckled faintly. "He just always seemed far more interested in his own plans than in leaving the country with me for a time."

[arkhams_dr]

"I'm sure he'll change his mind once he hears Dalia is going. And how am I to amuse myself?"

[questionorigin]

"Then I'll be more than happy to drag him along next time I decide to go. Or perhaps I'll take him to Madrid or London." She smiled wider. "Well, you'll be able to work without me pestering you about those little things like eating and sleeping."