Dick and Montoya entered Commissioner Gordon's office. Barb took her place
behind her desk and looked at Dick with a worried expression that was
clearly understood by both parties. Montoya viewed the nonverbal exchange
with interest. Barb was the first to break the silence. "So do you know
where Andrea Beaumont is?"
Dick looked over at his old friend trying to figure out a way to say what he had to say. Realizing that there was no easy way to break the news he blurted it out, "She's with Bruce. They've known each other since college, its pretty serious from what I understand."
Montoya watched as Barbara Gordon leaned back in her chair. It was clear that this news did not sit well with her, but that she need to react delicately to his partners information, though he wasn't sure why. She leaned forward, "I see. Well, we'll need to be careful with this one. Everybody knows that I'm a friend of the family, and Bruce has been in the news a lot lately. It's going to be hard to keep a lid on things."
Dick nodded at Barb's assessment of the situation. Montoya took her words for what they were without thinking there was anything below the surface. Dick continued, "We've read the Gotham PD files on the organized crime families in the area. Anthony is going to need to have a talk with them before he can do anything here."
"I know. I have people running surveillance as we speak. If anything comes up I'll give you a call. You need to keep the old man on a short leash or we could loose everything." Barb looked deadly serious and Montoya wasn't sure what she meant, but he could tell that Dick's father had a somewhat contentious relationship with the commissioner.
"Don't worry about Bruce. He'll respect our space on this, he has too much to loose if things go wrong. He loves her Barb." Dick sat back as he spoke making sure that Barb understood that he was on top of the situation. "I plan on calling him this afternoon to see what he's manage to get from Ms. Beaumont, he should be calling you to let you know when he has something. "
Barb took in what Dick was saying. She knew that there was always someone Bruce wouldn't talk about sitting in the back of his heart. If this was the woman, then Bruce would be very careful to keep things as in control as possible. She also knew that Bruce would swallow his pride and take help to ensure that she was safe. "All right, but if he gets out of hand and tries to but in it's your head Dick. Am I clear?"
"Crystal." Dick shot back at her with certainty. Montoya saw that there was a real connection between Dick, his father, and the commissioner. It was clear that they knew each other extremely well.
Barbs computer screen flashed. There was an e-mail from an undisclosed source. Barb understood that it must be the information from Bruce, but that he had decided to use the Bat-computer to coordinate his information. Not that his course of action was unanticipated. She smiled at Dick and raised an eyebrow. Dick understood that information would be coming his way shortly.
Dick and Montoya left the office and were shown to an office where they could work. Carlos was stunned at the level of cooperation that he and Dick were receiving. He had been to Gotham before and they rarely showed this level of assistance to outsiders. It was clear that Dick Grayson was the reason for the special treatment. He began to wonder why his partner had ever left Gotham.
Dick looked over at his old friend trying to figure out a way to say what he had to say. Realizing that there was no easy way to break the news he blurted it out, "She's with Bruce. They've known each other since college, its pretty serious from what I understand."
Montoya watched as Barbara Gordon leaned back in her chair. It was clear that this news did not sit well with her, but that she need to react delicately to his partners information, though he wasn't sure why. She leaned forward, "I see. Well, we'll need to be careful with this one. Everybody knows that I'm a friend of the family, and Bruce has been in the news a lot lately. It's going to be hard to keep a lid on things."
Dick nodded at Barb's assessment of the situation. Montoya took her words for what they were without thinking there was anything below the surface. Dick continued, "We've read the Gotham PD files on the organized crime families in the area. Anthony is going to need to have a talk with them before he can do anything here."
"I know. I have people running surveillance as we speak. If anything comes up I'll give you a call. You need to keep the old man on a short leash or we could loose everything." Barb looked deadly serious and Montoya wasn't sure what she meant, but he could tell that Dick's father had a somewhat contentious relationship with the commissioner.
"Don't worry about Bruce. He'll respect our space on this, he has too much to loose if things go wrong. He loves her Barb." Dick sat back as he spoke making sure that Barb understood that he was on top of the situation. "I plan on calling him this afternoon to see what he's manage to get from Ms. Beaumont, he should be calling you to let you know when he has something. "
Barb took in what Dick was saying. She knew that there was always someone Bruce wouldn't talk about sitting in the back of his heart. If this was the woman, then Bruce would be very careful to keep things as in control as possible. She also knew that Bruce would swallow his pride and take help to ensure that she was safe. "All right, but if he gets out of hand and tries to but in it's your head Dick. Am I clear?"
"Crystal." Dick shot back at her with certainty. Montoya saw that there was a real connection between Dick, his father, and the commissioner. It was clear that they knew each other extremely well.
Barbs computer screen flashed. There was an e-mail from an undisclosed source. Barb understood that it must be the information from Bruce, but that he had decided to use the Bat-computer to coordinate his information. Not that his course of action was unanticipated. She smiled at Dick and raised an eyebrow. Dick understood that information would be coming his way shortly.
Dick and Montoya left the office and were shown to an office where they could work. Carlos was stunned at the level of cooperation that he and Dick were receiving. He had been to Gotham before and they rarely showed this level of assistance to outsiders. It was clear that Dick Grayson was the reason for the special treatment. He began to wonder why his partner had ever left Gotham.