Wayne Enterprises

To say that Bruce did not want to be here was an understatement. He loathed these meetings, almost as much as he hated charity balls and other social obligations.

Not that he didn't believe in bettering Gotham and the lives of its citizens, but they really were tedious and boring things. Not to mention they were full of Gotham's richest, which happened to be Gotham's rudest.

This particular meeting was nowhere near a close, and that did nothing to lighten his mood. Of course, he had been in a bad mood before he had even stepped in the building.

Today was the anniversary of the Grayson's death. Dick had insisted on going to school, despite the minor cold and the date. Bruce didn't really like the idea, but Alfred and Selina thought it was a good idea. Maybe it would help Dick keep his mind off of his parents, but he really thought it would take a lot more than school to keep one's mind off of something like that. Bruce had let him go anyway, after he promised to call if he needed to go home.

Selina was at work, but she only had one small meeting with an individual client today. So, she would be able to pick up Dick, should he need it. And there was always Alfred. Scratch that.

Alfred was picking something up from Metropolis that had to do with Bruce's other pastime. He had left shortly after taking Dick to school.

Sigh.

But Bruce was pretty confident that Dick would be fine, he was a strong kid after all. However, he was glad to know Selina was on standby if Dick happened to ned her.

Begrudgingly, Bruce turned his attention back to his meeting as he shut off his phone.