What Bruce had originally thought of taking only a couple short hours soon turned into nearly half a day as Lenorah and Dick dragged him here and there in search of the perfect decorations for Christmas. He had assumed a tree, with lights and a few baubles would be more than enough - but was quickly proven wrong. The tree would not be enough, proving true with the bags and boxes now filling the back seat of the truck and some in the bed even. Thankfully there was still enough room for the three of them in the front seat, as he was pretty sure Dick would not be able to squeeze in amongst the loot now piled up. They had long since stopped asking for his opinion on things, as he had simply shrugged with a tired looking smile. Lenorah had rolled her eyes and turned to Dick as they made their way through yet another store. The only thing Bruce did was pay for whatever it was they had found and help carry the bags.

They did take a brief break from the great decoration hunt to outfit Dick with more cold weather clothes, as he had not had a great many in the belongings from the trailer. Bruce and Lenorah had kept their eyes open when Dick showed an interest in something, but only really kept note when he seemed really animated about any particular item. Lenorah was leery about going crazy and buying him everything, but a few nice gifts could not hurt.

It was late afternoon when Lenorah and Dick decided they had purchased enough things to fill the house with the look of the holiday, and with only a little bit of pouting and puppy dog eyes on Lenorah's part they found themselves at Wong's for dinner before they went to select a tree.

"This is your favorite place to eat?" Dick asked Lenorah as they waited for their food.

"Yup. Not sure what I'd do if Wong's wasn't here."

"We had Chinese food for Christmas one year. Mom had a sprained wrist and dad didn't want her cooking or doing anything to make it worse. So we got to live his favorite movie."

"A Christmas Story?"

"He liked the part with the dogs in the kitchen. Every year, we'd sit down on Christmas Eve, with cocoa and popcorn and watch mom's movie, and dad's."

"What were their favorite movies?"

"Mom always had to watch It's a Wonderful Life at Christmas, and then right after it came dad's. It was the only night of the year we got to stay up later when we weren't performing."

"My two favorites were always Rudolph, and the Grinch."

"Cartoon or movie?"

"Cartoon for sure. Oh, and Miracle on 34th Street. You know, we may as well have a movie marathon all day Christmas Eve. Nothings better than having a million cookies to decorate and watching a movie while you do it."

Bruce just gave her and odd look.

"Martha and some of the others will be over to get a few things ready for Christmas day, so we'll just have a day full of fun and movies."

"Can we...can we save my movies for when it's just us?" Dick asked, his eyes glued to the table.

"Of course we can. That's your special holiday tradition, and we'll do it however you like."

"With me in the middle with a giant bowl of popcorn?" Dick looked up.

"With a ginormous bowl of popcorn! And however many different flavors of cocoa we can find."

"You'll join us, right Mr. Bruce?"

"Wouldn't miss it for anything in the world." Bruce replied with a smile.

They had a quiet day to themselves the next day, while Lenorah and Dick sorted through the holiday decorations in preparation for the decorating committee who would be coming over. Lenorah had something special planned for the mantle in the living room, which she was keeping a secret from them for the moment. She had found a set of red and gold Christmas balls, and with metallic green paint would be adding the names of his family on them. Another set of two would bear the names of Bruce's parents (having checked with Alfred first if he thought the idea she had would go over well) so that everyone would be remembered this year and in the years to come. A faux pine garland would hold everything in place, with their stockings hanging down below. It looked wonderful in her mind, she just hoped she could pull it off.

To facilitate secret projects, and gift hiding, Lenorah had deemed the green guest room as off limits - and no one would be admitted until after Christmas was over. It left the men to themselves for a few hours each evening, but they seemed to get along just fine without her. Bruce and Dick were slowly becoming more comfortable with the other, and they all settled into a crazy sort of routine in the few remaining days before Christmas. That Sunday, everyone was over to decorate the manor, and Bruce and his home managed to survive. The only other pressing matter was coming up the next day, involving a meeting with the judge and the family services people. Dick was a bundle of nerves that Sunday evening, and was not sure if he would be able to sleep or not.

"Everything is going to be just fine. Judge Tanner is a nice man, and he only wants to talk to you to make everything final. They're doing a bit of a rush job for us, but everything else is taken care of." Bruce reassured Dick the next morning at breakfast.

"Will you be with me?" Dick asked.

"Not at first, he wants to speak to you alone, but then Lenorah and I will be called in. I'm not sure how long it will take, but it shouldn't be too long of a meeting."

"I'm scared."

"We'll be right outside in the hallway, and a member of my legal team will be in there with you."

Dick nodded and looked back down at the half eaten bowl of cereal sitting in front of him. Bruce's words and kind looks had comforted him a little, but he still was not sure if he could do it. It was simple, he just had to answer some questions and tell the judge he liked living with Bruce and Lenorah. He knew he was something of a special case, as most things like this did not happen in just a few days, but he would certainly be glad when it was all over. Lenorah joined them a few minutes later, and they soon set off for the courthouse.

The building was large and seemed rather imposing to Dick, and he gripped Lenorah's hand tightly as they made their way up the large front stairs. They had a few minutes to wait before the judge was ready to see them, and settled in on a bench outside his chambers. Lenorah distracted him with a thumb wresting match. He even managed to win a few times. An older gentleman with a kind smile on his face finally stepped out of the office and called Dick inside.

"There's nothing to worry about Mr. Grayson, I just have a few questions for you." Judge Tanner smiled as he settled in behind his desk.

Dick took one of the chairs before it, feeling rather small right then.

"This won't take too long son." Tanner put on a pair of reading glasses and readied a pen and notepad. "Do you like staying with Mr. Wayne and Miss Sorris?"

"Yes sir."

"They've been treating you right? No fights, no yelling, nothing bad?"

"No sir. M-Miss Lenorah reads to me every night before bed, just like my mom did. We're going to start reading Harry Potter after Christmas."

"What kind of stories are you reading now?"

"F-fairy tales and fables. Mr. Wayne has a big library."

"Do you miss the circus?"

"Some-sometimes. But it...it wouldn't be the same now." Dick replied softly, studying his shoes.

"And how about your schooling?"

"Mr. Bruce said that we would start looking here soon. But that I didn't have to make my mind up where to go until after Christmas."

"They're going to let you decide?"

"Mr. Bruce, he said that school wouldn't be as good if I didn't like it. And that I could always change to somewhere else if I didn't like the first one."

"Do they ever leave you by yourself?"

"No sir. If they have to be somewhere for work, Mr. Alfred watches me."

"Ah yes, Mr. Pennyworth. And he treats you good?"

"Yes sir. He raised Mr. Bruce after his parents died, so he knows his stuff."

Judge Tanner chuckled softly at that response, jotting a few notes down on the pad before him.

"You're sure you want to stay with them?"

"Yes sir, I like them both very much."

"Alright then. This helps me a great deal young man. Now, I need to speak with them for a moment and then this should all be finished up."

"Family services...they won't try to take me away will they?" Dick asked, the words tumbling quickly from his mouth.

"No son, I make the final decision. And so far everything looks to be in order."

"Thank you sir."

"Lets get them in here so you can all go back home, okay?"

"Yes sir."

Dick smiled and hopped down from the chair, racing over to the door. Dashing out into the hall, he told Bruce and Lenorah the judge wanted to see them. The Wayne Enterprises legal team representative sat with Dick while they were in the judge's chambers.

"Mr. Wayne, Miss Sorris - what you've done is a very fine thing indeed. I don't know of too many people that would just suddenly open their lives up to a young boy in need they didn't know."

"Thank you, your honor." Bruce replied.

"I understand the two of you are engaged to be married. If I may ask, when have you set the date for?"

"Next December, your honor." Lenorah answered.

"Was this decided before or after the incident at the circus?"

"Before. To tell the truth, we haven't even thought about it much really, we've been concentrating on Dick right now." Lenorah added.

"Good to hear. How is he dealing with the loss?"

"Rather well considering. He has his moments where the memories are painful, but we help him through the rough times. He's a very brave boy."

"He's been spending most of his time with you then, Miss Sorris?"

"Not all of it, mainly just while Mr. Wayne has been busy with the legal issues the past few days."

"I make sure to have some time for him in the evenings, your honor." Bruce added.

"You are self employed, correct Miss Sorris?"

"Yes your honor. I am independently wealthy, and mainly do consulting work from home for local businesses."

"So you'll have plenty of time with Dick during the day while Mr. Wayne is at work?"

"Yes, that is the plan."

"Well, I see nothing that dissuades me from making this all official. Dick seems to be doing well under your care, and he was worried that family services would take him away. I told him it was my decision to make, and he seemed fine with that." Tanner paused a moment. "You two are sure about what you've gotten yourselves into?"

"Yes, your honor." They both replied in unison.

"That should do it. There will be the required visits from family services for the first year, every couple months or so to make sure that everything is as it should be, but I am more than happy to place young Mr. Grayson in your capable hands."

"Thank you, your honor." Bruce replied.

"The paperwork will be delivered soon for you to sign Mr. Wayne, understanding that Lenorah cannot be added in until after your marriage takes place."

"Understood, your honor."

Dick jumped up off the bench in the hallway the moment the door opened. His questioning eyes darted back and forth between Bruce and Lenorah - comforted when he took in their smiling faces.

"Now, I expect you to take good care of these two, Mr. Grayson - and see that they behave themselves." Judge Tanner said from behind them.

"Yes sir."

Bruce spoke with his lawyer while Lenorah helped Dick with his coat.

"So, over to my place for lunch with Martha and Ralph?"

"Yes, and then it's just us boys this afternoon?"

"Yes. As long as you both behave this afternoon."

Dick smiled as Bruce winked at him. Of course they would behave themselves.