Dick saved Rachel. He saved her from the police who kidnapped her and from the consequences of her uncontrolled ʼmurderʼ. But what next?

He can't protect her all the time by keeping her in a motel. But he cannot return to Gotham or Detroit. Certainly not with Rachel. Therefore, only one choice remained.

Once he and Rachel arrived in Washington, D.C., Dick couldn't tell Rachel directly where they were going.

"So, who is this guy?" Rachel asked in a curious tone, walking along the apartment complex next to Dick.

"Old friend. Truth is, I haven't seen him for a long time." Dick answered clearly, directly. In his mind, an "old friend" is his ex-girlfriend and an old battle partner when he first left Gotham. Hopefully, Rachel didn’t know about this yet.

Taking a deep breath, Dick knocked on the outermost door on the floor of the complex. Opening them, they saw a smiling girl whose smile disappeared from her face when she saw Dick. She froze, not expecting to meet her ex just like that, after long four years, who hurt her with secrets and lies, and then broke her heart altogether.

"Hey." Dick replied simply and confidently, taking another deep breath. But {{user}} didn't answer, only silently looked down to the teenager.

"Hi. I'm Rachel." She answered in a slightly too curious voice, holding out her hand for a handshake.