Matt sat on the sofa and watched Saturday morning cartoons as Mary ran
about cleaning her home. The events of the previous night circled around
her head and made her feel slightly dizzy. She had explained things to Matt
after her parents had left. Matt had gotten to know Bruce during the time
Bruce had watched him; Bruce had even taken him to Wayne Enterprise with
him during summer break. She knew that he must have a way with Matt after
he started being requested by her son. Mary had thought that Bruce had done
well and Matt's homework was always spotless when Bruce oversaw him for the
evening. Matt's response upon hearing that Bruce was his grandfather was
simply "Does that mean he can watch me more." In a way she envied her son,
it was clear that Bruce was a caring father and that she would have been
treated very well growing up with him.
Terry stirred to the sound of vacuuming. His mother was in a cleaning frenzy over the visit Bruce and his grandmother would make this afternoon. He turned and looked at the clock. It showed that it was already past 11:00 AM. Bruce had wanted him to help organizing the information his grandmother had and now he was late. Terry reached for the phone and called Bruce.
Bruce answered in his abrupt fashion, "Wayne."
"It me, I'm sorry for running late. I'll get there as soon as I can." Terry stammered through his apology expecting Bruce to hammer him for not being there. To Terry's surprise Bruce didn't even care.
Bruce's voice cam through the phone quietly, "Its OK, I can handle it myself. Get some sleep; it's going to be a long night."
Terry yawned "cool" and the phone clicked. He lay back in his bed and took in the situation before him. His grandmother was back with major mob troubles, Bruce was his grandfather, and he knew there was more to his mother than met the eye. He had caught something leaving the apartment Thursday night from Matt's bedroom window. He had thought it was a prowler, but when he zoomed in it was his mother in black body armor. Mary McGinnis had some explaining to do. Then he realized that before this was over Mary wasn't the only one who was going to have to explain themselves. Terry's eyes shut at the realization that his mother was going to know he was Batman very soon. Realizing that lying in bed wasn't going to make any of this go away he rolled from under his covers and got ready for the day.
Terry stirred to the sound of vacuuming. His mother was in a cleaning frenzy over the visit Bruce and his grandmother would make this afternoon. He turned and looked at the clock. It showed that it was already past 11:00 AM. Bruce had wanted him to help organizing the information his grandmother had and now he was late. Terry reached for the phone and called Bruce.
Bruce answered in his abrupt fashion, "Wayne."
"It me, I'm sorry for running late. I'll get there as soon as I can." Terry stammered through his apology expecting Bruce to hammer him for not being there. To Terry's surprise Bruce didn't even care.
Bruce's voice cam through the phone quietly, "Its OK, I can handle it myself. Get some sleep; it's going to be a long night."
Terry yawned "cool" and the phone clicked. He lay back in his bed and took in the situation before him. His grandmother was back with major mob troubles, Bruce was his grandfather, and he knew there was more to his mother than met the eye. He had caught something leaving the apartment Thursday night from Matt's bedroom window. He had thought it was a prowler, but when he zoomed in it was his mother in black body armor. Mary McGinnis had some explaining to do. Then he realized that before this was over Mary wasn't the only one who was going to have to explain themselves. Terry's eyes shut at the realization that his mother was going to know he was Batman very soon. Realizing that lying in bed wasn't going to make any of this go away he rolled from under his covers and got ready for the day.