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Stephanie knocked on the door to the Manor and smiled when Alfred answered.
"Hey Alf" She greeted happily as he opened the door wider for her
"Hello, I'm glad to see you" Alfred nodded
"You as well" she shrugged off her jacket and hung it up herself. Alfred didn't even attempt to take it for her since she had already told him before she didn't need him to do it.
"Are you training today?" Alfred asked as they made their way toward the kitchen
Stephanie shrugged "I'm not sure, Bruce just said to come over at this time"
Alfred nodded "Well we are having dinner in a little bit would you like to join us?"
"Do you think Bruce would mind?" She asked
He smiled at her "Master Bruce didn't prepare the meal, therefore I say he doesn't have a say in the matter"
Stephanie grinned "Well, in that case, I'd love to stay for dinner"
"Steph? I thought I heard you." Tim walked into the kitchen
She shot him a smile
"Look who I have!" He grinned down at the 3-month-old in his arms
"Hey, baby bird!" Stephanie cooed at the infant who sent her a smile and gurgle in response.
Tim rolled his eyes playfully at the nickname she had given his nephew "You know he has a name right?"
Stephanie took the baby from him "I know but I think Baby bird fits him better than Nathan" she joked
"Isn't That right Baby Bird? " she cooed
"So I guess Barbara is here?" She looked back up at Tim
He nodded "She has some Oracle work tonight" he eyed the room "Don't Let on that I told you but I think Batman is going to let you patrol tonight."
A smile lit Stephanie's face "Really!"
He nodded excitedly "But keep it down I'm not supposed to tell you"
She nodded "As long as you don't tell people I talk to Nathan in a baby voice I won't tell Bruce you told me"
"Deal" Tim laughed
Tim sat next to his favorite gargoyle looking over the city. Bruce had sent him off early while he talked to Stephanie in the Batcave.
Although there was no sound his bat senses kicked in sensing someone's presence he turned toward the company
"Hey Stud" Stephanie welcomed him with a grin
Tim smiled and stood "First night on patrol and Batman puts me in charge of you?"
She rolled her eyes "l think I'm the one babysitting you"
Tim crossed his arms "So how does it feel?" He asked
"Great! I still can't believe he let me join the family" she smiled
"I know, but I'm glad he did" Tim walked closer to her "The suit looks great on you by the way" he complimented at her new purples Batgirl suit.
Once Barbara was ready to go back on patrol in 2 months her and Stephanie were going to alternate on batgirl duty's
"Thanks" she smiled down at her new suit. "I haven't even been able to ask, how are you. You know with the League shutting down the team last month."
Tim shrugged "I'm going to have to get used to it. I understand why everyone is growing up and moving on there wasn't much of a team left."
Stephanie nodded "What about you and Wondergirl?"
Tim smiled "We will still see each other. Maybe not as much as before but we will find time"
"Yeah that's true" she agreed
They sat on the ledge for a while silently watching the city below. Finally, there was some action. A robbery at one of the stores in their viewing perspective. Quickly they jumped down.
Batgirl was in the middle of tying up one of the gang members while Robin fought another.
She turned to see if he needed any assistance when she gasped, there undetected behind him stood a third man pointing a gun at Robin.
Without hesitation or a word as to not draw any attention from the crooks she quickly threw a Batarang hitting it so that it stuck right in the exiting side of the barrel of the gun.
She had thrown just in time too because not even a second later the gun burst causing the man to quickly drop the gun and grab his arm in agony.
"Batgirl" Robin gasped realizing what had just happened
Stephanie shook her head "Tie him up" she nodded toward the 2nd man he had pinned beneath him "I got him" she nodded toward the man who was now groaning on ground while clutching his sore arm
Tim nodded, quickly refocusing and getting back to work
Later that night Tim and Stephanie were back on top of another building. They had been pretty busy with burglaries, hijackings, and muggings but things were beginning to quiet down. Oddly though Batman had been relatively quiet, only checking in on them once during the night.
"Listen Steph" Tim started not taking his eyes off the road
"No names on the field" Batgirl quickly rebutted
Tim turned his head to look at her, she was smiling at him
"Thanks for back there...earlier tonight," he said softly
Stephanie shrugged "It was nothing, it's what we're trained to do. Look out for each other right?"
Tim smiled "Yeah it is, but it still deserves a thank you. I got sloppy and didn't keep my guard up. If you hadn't been there-"
"Like I said, Robin, it's what I've been training to do...but Thanks"
Tim nodded "No problem if it means anything you are really good at this" he complimented resting a hand on her shoulder
They looked at each other for a moment eyes meeting, feeling heat rise in both their stomachs they both began to instinctively lean forward slower and slower until
"Robin, Batgirl. We are calling patrol early tonight. Head back to the Batcave I'll be there soon after" Batman's voice came in threw Robins communicator
Tim and Stephanie quickly jumped apart. Stephanie brushed her hair behind her ear while Tim caught his breath
"Okay, we will be right there." He said into the communicator before looking back at Stephanie
"This might be my first night on patrol but even I know that's not normal for Batman" she pointed
Tim nodded "Bruce hardly ever calls patrol off early, something must be up. Come on" he waved pulling out his grappling hook and heading toward the edge of the building.
They made it to the cave to find Barbara at the computer "Good you guys are back, Batman should be here in 5 minutes," she said
Tim eyed the room noticing Alfred also standing off to the side "Do either of you know what's going on?"
Both of them shook their heads "Master Bruce just asked us all to be down here. I do hope nothing is wrong"
Barbara nodded in agreement
Just then the Batmobile roared into the cave, soon coming to a stop
The butterfly door hissed open with Batman stepped out. Without as much of giving them a glance, he walked around to the back door of the Batmobile and opened it. Out stepped a short dark haired boy who looked about 7 with green eyes. A scowl spread across his face
"Umm Batman, where'd you get the kid?" Tim asked
Stephanie nodded "Yeah I'm not sure if you're aware but you can't exactly kidnap 7-year-olds" she joked
The boy glared at her "I'm 9 Bratgirl"
"Hey easy kid" Tim stepped forward
The boy let out a sound that sounded almost like a growl until Bruce rested a hand on his shoulder
He pulled back his cowl and made are to meet everyone in the rooms eye before speaking "Everyone, tonight I found out some interesting news. This is Damian, my son." His tone serious
An hour later Stephanie sat on the kitchen counter while Tim started a pot of coffee
"Can you believe it? Batman has a child with the daughter of an assassin. Well in his defense it wasn't consensual but still" Stephanie said while swinging her legs back and forth
Tim nodded as he handed her a cup and took a sip of his own "Yeah and the amount of knives Alfred cleaned of the kid tonight honestly makes me nervous to sleep"
Stephanie nodded "Yeah, better you than me"
"Tonight has been interesting" he nervously tapped the counter
She looked up at him "You mean aside from finding out Bruce as a psychopath child?"
Tim shrugged and remained silent for a moment taking a long sip of his coffee as he thought of the right words "That thing that happened before Batman buzzed in...on the roof...tonight"
"You mean when we almost kissed?" Stephanie finished
Tim nodded and looked up at her "Yeah that" he nodded
She hopped down from the counter "Did you want to kiss me?" She asked walking toward him
"I-I don't-I'm dating Cassie" he stuttered
Stephanie nodded "I know that, but that's not an answer. Tim, I think it's obvious that I like you."
He let in a deep breath and nodded shyly as she continued to walk toward him "If I would have kissed you tonight I would have been cheating on Cass. I would have felt terrible."
Stephanie stopped about 2 feet in front of him and smiled "I know, Timothy Drake you are not a player or a cheater. You're a one-woman kinda guy and you respect the girl you are with. I've been with the jerk face cheater, I've seen how that ends and I'm not doing it again. I think that's why I like you"
"Re-Really?" Tim tried to casually lean his elbows on the counter but almost knocked his coffee over in the process
Stephanie rolled her eyes with a grin "Also the fact that your a shy nerdy coffee addict is pretty adorable too"
Tim sucked in his bottom lip, waiting for her to continue
"But you still haven't answered my question, do you want to kiss me?" She asked again staying in place this time
He released his lip "I, I don't know" he sighed
Stephanie nodded "That's understandable, but you know Cassie sounds like a great girl"
Tim nodded "She is" he looked up at her
She reached over and touched his shoulder "Then talk to her. She deserves to know what you're going through. You owe it to her"
She took a final sip of her coffee "I better get to heading home before my mom gets back, thanks for the coffee see you later, don't let the new kid stab you in your sleep"
He flashed her a smile "Not a problem and don't worry I'm not sleeping tonight"
I know, you guys want Dick to return and just me your patience will pay off. He will come back soon and meet Stephanie, Damian and his son. Who knows maybe he will even offer Tim some brotherly advice on girls