Chapter 10

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Thanks to my awesome PT and co-writer, kurounue13!

Two Months Later...

Living in complete and utter marital bliss, Bruce and Lily along with Henry were heading back to Gotham, making sure it was completely private so no one would be able to see them. Bruce wanted to keep his family protected and the only way to do that was to make sure he could keep an eye on Henry and Lily while in Gotham was to take them with him and hide them, along with himself until the right moment, was inside of Wayne Manor.

It was completely restored. Lily couldn't help but smile at her son's reaction. "Wow!" Henry said, completely impressed. Lily smiled at Bruce. "It looks just like before, sweetheart. There are a few differences, but only a few." she said. "Welcome home." he said. "Home?" Henry asked. "Yes, sweetheart. This is where daddy grew up...well, I guess you could say where daddy and I grew up. I was here almost all the time." Lily said as she kissed Henry's cheek.

Yes., He thought happily as he held her hand. Lily smiled as she kissed his lips softly before Alfred got out of the car as he led the new Wayne Family inside the newly rebuilt Wayne Manor. "I've heard that they're planning on hosting Harvey Dent Day here." Alfred said. "Dent has his own day?" Lily asked. She didn't bother on reading any of the Gotham newspapers that Lucius had sent to their house for eight years while Bruce and Lily were gone. "Yes. He's a hero after all." Bruce said.

"That is true." she said softly. "Alfred, are there any other people here?" Bruce asked. "No sir. Just the four of us. Next week, there will be people in and out decorating and all of that for the celebration." Alfred said. "That should give us enough time to show Henry the whole house...or will he be seeing the..whole..house?" she asked.

He gave her a look. Lily smiled as she shook her head. "I don't think so, Brucey." she said. "No." he mouthed to her. "Good." she mouthed before she pressed her lips to his again, unable to help herself. He kissed her back. Lily smiled when they pulled away slowly and Lily rested her head on Bruce's shoulder as the two watched Henry look around the huge foyer of Wayne Manor.

"Wow!" Henry said again. "You think this is nice, just wait til you see the rest of the place, son." Bruce said with a smile as the three walked into the main room of Wayne Manor where there were three places they could go. The living room on the left, the great room on the right, or up the grand staircase that was right in front of them. "What's my room going to be like!?" Henry asked. "You'll have to go up and see. Come on, we'll take you sweetheart." Lily said as she led her son up the stairs, Bruce behind them as he made his way upstairs with his cane still in hand. Lily couldn't help but look back at him when she and Henry had gotten to the top of the stairs.

There was a door with Henry's name hanging on the door. "Wow!" Lily noticed that it was Bruce's old room. Lily smiled at Bruce once he got up the rest of the stairs. "Alright, honey, I guess I don't have to ask if you're ready to see your room so go ahead and go on in, darling." Lily said with a big smile as she watched Henry turn the doorknob and open the door to his room. "Oh wow!" He said happily. Lily and Bruce smiled as they watched Henry look all around the huge room that was just a small bit bigger than his own room in the family's Bahamas home.

"This was my old room." Bruce said. "It was?" Henry asked, impressed. "It definitely was. When I would spend the night here, my room was the one on the right of daddy's room." Lily said as she kissed Bruce's shoulder softly as she looked around the room that had been restored but looked as if it hadn't changed since the last time she saw it before she noticed a certain picture she hadn't seen in a long time as she looked over at Bruce with a smile. It was the last picture she and Bruce had taken together when they were children just before she had gotten kidnapped and also the picture that Bruce had carried with him for so long until he found her again.

Lily smiled as she felt small tears come into her eyes as she picked up the small picture frame and Bruce came in with his cane and sat down on the bed. Lily sat next to him. "I can remember every detail about this day." she said softly. "Yeah..." He said softly. Henry came over and sat down on the bed next to Lily. She smiled as she showed Henry the picture. "Look, honey, this is me and daddy when we were your age." she said as she kissed her son's head softly. "Daddy looks like me." he said.

"Just like you. It's really strange, honestly." Lily said with a soft laugh. "I don't think so." Bruce said with a prideful smile. Lily giggled as she kissed Bruce once again. "Are we going to the party for the Dent day?" Henry asked and Lily smiled as she looked at Bruce and slightly shook her head at him. "No." Bruce said. "Why not?" Henry asked. "I just don't like big galas anymore." Bruce said. "Besides, honey, they're no fun. Galas can be pretty boring. Just adults talking and droning on about nothing in particular." she said. "Oh." Henry said. Lily smiled. "Don't worry, honey, me and you and daddy will have a nice quiet night together. We'll have another one of those game nights. I think we brought those board games and cards didn't we, Brucey?" she asked. "Yeah that sounds like fun." Bruce said. "Great!" Henry said. "Alright, honey, well why don't you go ahead and take a nap until dinner and then we'll show you the rest of the house after dinner." Lily offered as she and Bruce tucked Henry into the bed.

"I love you." Henry said with a smile. "I love you too, sweetheart." Lily said as she kissed Henry's forehead softly. "I love you too, son." Bruce said, kissing his son's head before he and Lily made their way to the door and then walking out after shutting off his light as they left his door open just a little before going down the hall to what used to be Bruce's parents' room as they also rested before dinner.

One Week Later...

Decorators and planners for the upcoming charity event had come just as the Wayne Family was hidden upstairs. Bruce kept his family hidden in high-security on the East Wing.

They had been eating their family meals together in the good sized room that was adjacent to the bedroom and they spent the days playing board games or just talking, mostly these talks included answering Henry's many questions.

The three were now sitting on the bed with Henry in the middle of Bruce and Lily as he watched the television in there at a low level to where it wouldn't resonate around the room. He could hear it perfectly, but he wanted it louder. "Daddy, why do we have to hide?" Henry asked as he looked up at Bruce. Lily looked right at Bruce when their son asked that question. "Because I don't want my family...exposed yet." Bruce answered.

"But daddy, I want to go outside-" Henry started before there was a knock on the door. "Master Wayne." they all heard Alfred. "Come in." Bruce said. "Miranda Tate is here to try and talk with you again." he said and Lily's face hardened as she tried not to glare. "Tell her I'm not interested at the moment. I am trying to spend some quality time with my family." Bruce then turned to Henry. "We'll go outside soon. I promise."

Lily breathed out softly as Alfred nodded and left. "Brucey, can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked as she got up from the bed. "Sure." He got up and followed her.

She smiled softly at their son, whose eyes were glued on the TV once again before she shut the door to their bedroom they would all be sharing until after Dent Day was over and everyone was gone.

Lily looked subtly at Bruce's cane before she looked at him and wrapped her arms around his neck as she kissed him. He smiled. "What brought this on?" he asked when they pulled away slightly. "I just wanted to remind you that I love you more than anything, Brucey." she said as she smiled at him. "Sweetie...what's wrong?" he asked. "Nothing." she said as she kissed his lips softly. "Should there be something wrong, Bruce?" she asked. "Because you only do this when Miranda is brought up." he said. "I don't like her Bruce. I can't trust her, and I have no idea why Lucius would hire her. She just seems untrustworthy to me. I'm not sure why, but I just get that feeling. And you know all about my feelings, and they're always right." she said as she kissed his shoulder.

"Honey, do we need to go over judging a person before you've met them again?" he asked. "No. We just taught Henry that. Of course, you're not really doing a great job of that by hiding us in here and keeping us away from everyone. Can you tell me the real reason why?" she asked as she helped him sit down at the small table where they ate their meals and played board games.

"Cause I don't want Henry exposed to the media." he said. "Ok. I won't fight you on it because I want his privacy protected just as much as you do." she said as she kissed his cheek and smiled as she went to sit on his lap before she stopped and sat next to him. "Forgot for a minute." she said softly as she looked at him with that little smile he loved. He smiled back and they went into the room to sit with Henry.

A Few Days Later...

It was the end of the week and tonight was the Dent Day party. Bruce had tightened security as he closed all of the curtains, tying them in the middle to make sure not even the tiniest bit of the window could be seen and he made sure the door to the East Wing was locked tight, so no one would snoop around. Bruce had even made sure that everything was almost absolutely silent when evening came around.

Bruce and Lily had put Henry to bed early and the two were sitting in what Bruce liked to call the "Target Room" where the family would play darts or would practice the bow and arrow. Although, once the party was starting outside, Bruce had made sure that the games and sounds were finished for a while as he and Lily sat in the room, sharing a glass of red wine.

"This is kind of ridiculous, Bruce." Lily said honestly as she looked at her husband. "What is?" he asked. "This. Locking up, closing the curtains to where no light of the outside world can be seen. You don't see how extreme you're being, honey?" she asked. "The point is we are safe." He said. "You don't know the paparazzi like I do. They now will go to great lengths just to get a picture."

I knew we shouldn't have come back here., she thought as she looked at him. "Ok." she said. "I'm sorry I just...I needed to come back home." He mumbled as he hugged her. Lily smiled as she hugged him. "It's ok, honey. But you always said where ever I am, you are home. But I know you needed to come back here and see your home again-" she started. "Our home." he said. Lily smiled as she kissed him. "Our home. It's been ours since we were little. I almost lived here, and yet you never came over to my mansion that much but still my parents...my parents loved you like a son." she said and he saw those small little tears in her eyes and he knew her pain better than she even knew it.

"Now stop that..." He wiped the tears away. "I can't help it." she said softly as she kissed the palm of his hand as she held it. "Do I have to worry about you again, Brucey?" she asked as she looked at him. "No, you don't." he said. "You do know what I mean when I ask that, right? What I'm asking is if you're going to go out and be..." she thought about the right word before she smirked. "Annoying?"

"Not unless I absolutely have to." he said. "I don't think you'll absolutely have to." she said. He'll probably create a reason though., she couldn't help but think as she kissed his lips. "I'm gonna go check on Henry." she said softly as she started to get up.

Alfred unlocked and opened the door. "Master Wayne, Miss Tate is here once again for Dent Day and she is asking to speak with you." he said and Lily looked at Bruce before she turned her attention to the bedroom door as she walked towards it and opened it a little as she looked in on her sleeping Henry. "Tell her no, Alfred." Bruce said. Alfred nodded as he walked out and locked the door again.

Lily smiled at Henry before she quietly closed the door before she looked back at Bruce. "Let's get him to his room." Bruce whispered. "Isn't that outside the East Wing, honey?" she whispered. "I meant his room right next door." Bruce teased. She smiled as she kissed him. "Ok. Someone must be excited. You know I'm surprised we can even 'go' when your leg is still busted like that." she whispered quietly as she carried Henry to his room and laid him in his bed after Bruce pulled down the covers before tucking him in. Lily smiled at her sleeping son as she kissed his cheek. "I love you, darling. Good night." she said softly before she stood up. "Good night, son. I love you." Bruce said as he kissed his son's forehead. "And as for you," he looked at Lily with a smile and she giggled softly as she looked at him. "No, we're putting him here so we can sleep." Bruce said.

Lily smiled as the two walked out of their son's room and Bruce locked his door for the night, taking the key with him as he and Lily went back to their bedroom. They left the door open as they laid down on their bed together, just in case Alfred needed anything, they would be able to hear him come in.

"I guess as long as you have this," she smiled as she stroked his face that held an attractive beard on it. "I won't have to worry about Batman coming back any time soon." she said as she kissed his lips softly as she looked into his eyes. "You know we have another holiday today, Brucey." she smiled. "Oh we do?" he asked. "Don't you remember? After Dent died, you came to Metropolis in that penthouse building my family owns there after you were finished and you drove right past me before you came back and brought me to my penthouse and when we got there, I told you I was pregnant with our little Henry." she said with a happy smile as she stroked his face softly.

"I remember." He smiled. She smiled as she kissed him. "So, technically it is a holiday. An anniversary really, but still." she said with a smile before they heard the door open again. The two looked over and saw one of the maids come in as Bruce got up when they saw her looking around the room. "Bruce-" she started, whispering quietly. "I got it." He got up and walked over to her.

Lily watched as Bruce picked up his bow and arrow. "Oh please don't kill the maid." she whispered quietly just before Bruce shot the arrow as she listened as well as she could to the conversation before she heard Bruce drop to the ground and she quickly scrambled out of bed. "Bruce! Are you ok?" she called out as she ran into the main room as she kneeled beside him. "Oh Bruce." she said softly as she helped him up and gave him his cane just as Alfred came in.

"I'm fine." He grumbled. "What happened, Master Wayne?" Alfred asked and Lily looked at the safe, seeing Bruce's mother's pearls that were also her pearls were now gone as she sighed and walked out of the room as she went back to Henry's room, unlocking his door before she walked in and locked it behind her as she sat down in the rocking chair that Bruce's mother had in what used to be the nursery as she watched her son while slightly hearing Bruce and Alfred, hearing something about fingerprints.

Once that was done she heard the door unlock and open. "I really wish you would stop doing that." Bruce said. "Doing what?" she asked softly. "Locking me out when you are upset." he said. "You said that safe was uncrackable and the necklace you loved so much and loved even more on me was going to be safe while we were traveling here." she said softly as she looked at Henry. "Then I guess I was wrong." he said. She looked up at him. "I'm sorry." she said softly. "It's alright, not everyone is always 100 percent positive." he said. "You're still mad at me, aren't you?" she asked. "No I'm not mad..." he said.

She looked at him as she stood up and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Can I make it up to you?" she whispered as she smiled. "Just come lay with me. Let me hold you." he said. "Always." she said with a smile as she kissed his lips softly and the two quietly walked out of Henry's room, leaving it unlocked since the party was over with and everyone had gone home as Bruce and Lily went back to their bedroom as they both got into bed together.

Soon Bruce fell asleep holding her. His soft snoring could be heard. Lily smiled as she kissed his cheek as she snuggled into him and fell asleep.