Never did Abbie expect to be in this type of situation. Her father always came across as a good man just working hard and taking care of his daughter. Now she was introduced to him in a whole new light and… well it was terrifying. As a photographer for the paper she knew exactly what went on in the city and was exposed to the aftermath of shootouts, robberies, drug exchanges and the likes. Now she was in the middle of it with the one person she would have never expected.

Now she had to wait while the bat-boys debated between themselves. Her hands ran gently along her arms; thank god Dick didn’t touch her there tonight or she probably would have yelled in pain. That bastard shocking her so badly; it’s even more surprising to see Nightwing on his feet after the encounter. Though, it was funny… as her eyes feel on Nightwing she realized why they had been so aggressive to follow her. The limo must have been owned by her father, the night with the Penguin and the warehouse... they knew. They knew and they didn’t tell her…

When they turned to her and Robin asked her the question she straightened up her stance and pulled her hands from her biceps allowing them to dangle freely at her sides. “Well, I can understand your lack of trust with me due to who I am but I thought you could shadow me later on tonight. I’m meeting with the Penguin face to face down by the docks to show him who exactly he’d be dealing with and the deal for arms is supposed to go down tomorrow night at a different location; but I’m not sure where yet. My father has this idea of getting my face out there so people know who exactly they’re dealing with and who’s going to take over.”

“Please…” She said softly as she stared down the two men. “Understand that I’m in both an optimizing position and a difficult position. I have access to all the crime dealers where in the city and can learn the whereabouts of their hideouts. I’d like to take them out one by one but leave my dad for last until I have the preparations for my escape from his wrath. I feel as though, no matter how much he thinks of me as his daughter, if he found out I was the one ratting him out; he wouldn’t hesitate to kill me. However, if I meet either one of you face to face outside of private meetings I’m not holding back. I will fight you, I will threaten to kill you and I will be vicious. I don’t expect special treatment and I do expect a fight and to get hurt. The minute you don’t hold back a punch someone’s going to expect something. If you have the chance to use me as a bargaining tool to make your escape, you have to take it. The last person anyone in the underbelly wants to mess with is my father. If he found out, while with them, that I was taken hostage and they didn’t give what you wanted, he’d kill them without thinking twice.”

She nodded firmly to them in an attempt to make it clear she wasn’t joking before crossing her arms. “Well?”