Chapter 29

"I am alright." She tries to walk away when he stops her.

"I have not seen you around, are you visiting?" The stranger looks at her as though he is assessing her. 

"Does everybody know everybody around here?" She throws her hands up in mock frustration. The stranger laughs in a rich, husky tone. She smiles.

"Well, I don't think everyone does. I just tend to keep an eye out for the people who have been around and those who have not." He explains.

"So, sacred guardian of a small town. Sounds cozy." They laugh at this. He raises his hands in false humility.

"Oh please, just call me Batman. And this is my Gotham." He does his best Batman voice impersonation and they both double over laughing.

"That was… uhm.. really good," Amber says between hiccups.

"Oh please, sit. Let me get you water." He walks around to get water and returns with a clean glass of water.

"For the lady who does not believe in my guardianship." He says as he hands her the