A/N: Hey guys! My boss decided that since I had a vacation, I should be working more hours, but I ain't complaining. Also, I want this chapter to go right. I've gone through about three drafts of it...here's what I think is the best one! :)

After sweeps, Helena and Selena came back with smiles on their faces. Barbara looked up and smiled.

"Have a good time?"

"Nothing beats bonding time where you can kick butt!" Helena said. They continued to smile, until Barbara broke the silence.

"I hate to break up this smiling contest, but I actually need to talk to Selena. Alone." Selena and Helena looked at each other. Suddenly, Helena cracked up.

"Ohhh.... Mom's in trouble." Selena looked at her daughter with the I-can't-believe-she-just-said-that face. (C'mon, we all know that face!)

"Well, that's fine. I have to work tomorrow anyway. Here is the address to the Dark Horse Bar. Mom, I'd love to see you." Helena said goodbye to Barbara and Selena (Dinah wasn't home yet.... guess who's gonna be in trouble?) and left for her apartment.

"Wow, she left early." Selena observed.

"Well, she's probably going to see Reese tonight." Barbara said nonchalantly. Selena looked at Barbara, confused.

"Why would she go see him tonight?" Barbara started at the question.

"She.... didn't tell you?" Barbara was the confused one now.

"Didn't tell me what?" Selena started to look a little dangerous now.

"Umm.... nothing. Maybe she should tell you." Barbara started to wheel away but was stopped by Selena. She made a mental note to put in a go really fast mode on her wheelchair.

"Tell me. Right. Now."

"Umm.... well, her and Reese are kind of...dating?" Barbara closed her eyes, waiting for Selena to erupt. When nothing happened, she opened her eyes to see that Selena had not moved. She was in shock. After a minute of waving her hand in Selena's face, Barbara got her attention.

"Ok. Going to have to talk to my daughter later. So, anyway, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Barbara had forgotten about the talk that they were supposed to have.

"Oh, yeah. Um, you may want to sit down for this." They went over to a couch. Selena sat down with Barbara right across from her.

"Ok. What's up?"

"I don't really know how to start. You've been back for about three or four days, right?" Selena nodded. "Well, in that time, you got to reconnect with Helena. I was just wondering if there might be someone else that you might want to see?"

"Where are you going with this, Barbara? You had better not be going where I think you're going?" Selena had narrowed her eyes. The venom in her voice made it clear that she didn't want to discuss what they were discussing. The resemblance between her and Helena was almost laughable, if the situation wasn't so serious.

"Yes I am. Selena, do you want to see Bruce again?"

Selena leaped out of her chair.

"Barbara, we are NOT going to have this conversation! I really can't deal with this right now! Oh, my God! I can't believe you just asked me that!" She started to walk away when Barbara grabbed her arm.

"Wait, we're not finished yet. Sit." Selena sat down.

"Look, Selena, you have to know some things about after you 'died.' When Bruce found out, it nearly killed him. He shut himself off from everyone and didn't speak for days. After about a month, he left." Barbara looked at Selena. She was looking at her feet and nothing else.

"Even if you don't want to see him, you owe it to your daughter to talk to him. He needs to know that he has a daughter. It's not fair to Helena." (A/N: I'm going to pretend that the call in the last episode of BOP didn't happen. And for the record, that was a really pathetic way to end the series!)

"You're right." Selena looked up at Barbara. Her eyes were watering.

"I really hate to admit it, but you're right. He's not Batman anymore. The only reason I was putting off the thought of going to see him was fear. I haven't spoken to him in twenty-four years, Barbara. That is not a good enough reason to deny him Helena. She really needs to get to know him. Oh, dear, what am I going to say to him? 'Hey Bruce, yeah, it's me. By the way, I'm not dead, oh and yeah, you're a father of a twenty-three year old named Helena Kyle who decided to take your place in New Gotham.'" She was starting to break down. Barbara went over to her and raised her head to meet Barbara's gaze.

"Selena, you have to tell him what's in your heart. Look, none of this was your fault. You did what was best for Helena by not telling him before. He'll eventually understand. And so will she, for that matter. Besides, you don't have to go tomorrow. You can have a couple of days to prepare, and then go when you're ready. If you want, Helena or I can come too. In fact, Helena may want to come."

"No, this is something I need to do myself. If he wants to be Helena's dad, then he can come to New Gotham and see her at her best. If I know anything, it's Helena. She wouldn't do well in that situation. In fact, I probably won't do much better." Selena smiled.

"Then it's settled." Barbara smiled at Selena.

"Good, I'm glad I got that out of my system. Now I have to go and be parental. Now, you said Helena lives in an apartment above the bar?" Barbara nodded.

"That is something else to talk to her about. Now, this Reese guy. Where does he live?"

Barbara started laughing as she gave Selena Reese's address. When Selena got up to catch Helena, Barbara stopped her.

"Just remember, she's twenty-three and very cranky."

"Oh, don't worry. I'm glad she's dating. I'm just mad that she didn't tell me. For that, I'm just going to embarrass her a little." Selena winked and jumped out of the clock tower towards Helena's apartment.

"Oh, boy. Helena is not going to be happy." Barbara said to herself as she started to get ready for bed. She suddenly looked at her watch.

"Where is Dinah?"

Will Helena be at her apartment, Reese's? Where is Dinah? How is Helena going to react when she finds out Barbara ratted her out? All these will be answered next chapter! For now, tell me what you think the answer's going to be. I might just change my mind on the answers based on what you think!!! I will tell you this: Helena is with Reese, so next chapter, he's going to meet Mom either way!!

Yes, I know....cliffhanger....again. But I just had to stop it there. By the way, does anyone know where Bruce goes? I have no clue. If no one else knows, I'll just do what I did with the Joker.

:)