Chapter 7
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Bruce found the exhilaration he hadn't felt in so long gliding over the rooftops. The wind blew in fierce allowing his cape to catch the breezes like before. He felt a small smile tug, but never fully forming. He was Batman again, he thought as he landed on one rooftop to eye the docks. He was back.
Being back also had its share of problems. Over the past several months, Bruce had begun to cut corners at Wayne Enterprises. He rarely attended meetings anymore and even seemed to be drifting into the playboy façade regularly. Even Lucius who strongly suspected that Bruce was Batman began to wonder where Brucie ended and Bruce began. It was indeed making the board of directors very uncomfortable especially when it was noticeable to others that Bruce hadn't really been speaking to Fox either. When he decided to change personas so rapidly, everyone was shut out. Anyone who would be considered to close or one who could be put in danger was released from Bruce and set behind the wall. After his little show at the gala, Bruce wasn't sure if it was wise to be reemerging so soon but at the same time, was any of this wise? Bruce hesitated in his own thoughts. He had to focus on the present and the present was at the docks where trouble had just arrived. Batman was off.
Barbara looked at the clock again. It was nearing 2 am. She breathed another sigh. Her stomach was beginning to bulge. It had been several months since her split with Bruce. She was nearing the end of her sixth month of pregnancy already. Bruce had been true to his word. She was given everything she could need and more: prenatal care from the best doctors, clothes, food, all signed under an anonymous donor. Rumors had flown around their divorce in the beginning but not recently. Reporters didn't find her as intriguing as before. Still, it was heavily speculated that Bruce was the father and obviously the anonymous donor, but the rumor was also heavily denied and lacked proof. Even Barbara began to wonder the truth since the lies were so overwhelming. She was completely alone. A single tear ran sown her cheek in a moment of self pity and at the same instance she felt a strange sensation within her abdomen. She smiled, "That's right" She patted her stomach. "I am never alone, am I?"