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"Good morning Mr. Grayson." His secretary greeted him upon his arrival at the office. He smiled and waved at her before entering the door with a gold plaque that read 'Richard Grayson, Vice President.' When he had first started working at Wayne Enterprises he had been worried that all his co-workers would think that he had been handed the job because he was Bruce Wayne's adopted son. They didn't know that Bruce would never do him any favors and he had the vice president position because he worked hard to get it. He opened the door to his office and closed it quietly behind him. He put his briefcase down on his desk and smiled slightly as he glanced at a picture that was also sitting on the desk. The picture was of him, Kory, Bruce and Alfred at the manor. Kory was visibly pregnant and was smiling at the camera as he stood behind her with his hands resting on her enlarged stomach. Alfred was smiling but Bruce was standing with no emotion on his face off to the side. Bruce didn't really like Kory, but that didn't matter to Richard. He loved her so Bruce would have to get over it. Bruce had liked Raven though. Probably because they were a lot more alike.
His eyes moved to the left slightly and he frowned as his eyes stopped on another picture. This one was of a boy with black hair, purple eyes, and slightly gray skin, his son, Robert blowing out the candles on his cake at his 2nd birthday party. His last birthday party.
His secretary's voice came over the intercom. "Mr. Grayson, your wife is on line 1." She informed him. He pressed the necessary buttons on the phone before picking it up. "Hello?" He said.
"Richard, I think I am about to have the baby." Kory said anxiously through the phone.
"Right now?" She wasn't due for another two weeks. "Okay. I'll be right there." He said before hanging up his phone and running out of the office. When he finally got into his car and started the drive back to their house, he realized he had hit rush hour traffic. "Shit!" He cursed while honking his horn as if it would make the cars move faster. Realizing he wasn't going to get anywhere anytime soon in the car he parked it in a nearby parking lot. He changed into his Nightwing costume in the car and soon he was soaring above the traffic with his grappling hook.
When he got near his neighborhood he looked around cautiously to make sure that no one would see him since he couldn't compromise his secret identity. He landed on the window ledge of his house and was thankful that Kory always left all the windows open since it made it that much easier for him to get into the house without drawing attention to himself. He entered their bedroom through the window and quickly changed back into civilian clothes before rushing down the stairs to find his wife. He found her standing in the living room looking out the window from where she could see the street. "Kory." He said to get her attention.
She jumped in surprise before turning around to face him. "Richard! You scared me. I was waiting for you. I think we really need to get to a hospital. My water broke." She explained.
"Where are your keys?" He asked as he began to search for them himself. She pointed to a small end table by the door. He quickly grabbed her keys and opened the door. "Come on. We're taking your car." He explained.
On the way to the hospital he realized how much slower her soccer mom van was than his expensive Lamborghini. It usually wouldn't have mattered since Kory didn't drive much. She wasn't exactly a great driver and she usually only drove if she had to. Like to get groceries or take herself to the doctor's office if Richard was at work. She hadn't had a job since she became visibly pregnant, but Richard made more than enough money to support their family. She used to teach kinder garden at a local elementary school and she thought she might try to get her job back when their children were all in school since there would then be no reason to stay home.
Kory held her breath nervously as her husband went almost twice the speed limit down the road and continued to swerve dangerously to pass other cars that were going too slow. She thought of how ironic it would be to die in a car accident after years of being a superhero fighting psychotic villains daily. "Honey, can you be more careful?" She asked as he narrowly avoided hitting the car in front of them as he slammed on the brakes at the red light.
He smiled at her. "Don't worry baby. I'm a great driver. If we had my car we would probably already be at the hospital by now." He told her just as the light turned green and he slammed on the accelerator again.
Flashback
"Susan, I'm heading out. Make sure to close up the office before you leave." Richard Grayson said as he walked out of the office for the day. It took a little over an hour and a half to get to the office from his house in the country so he decided since he was already in Gotham he might as well start his patrol.
Since he lived so far from the office he had to get up early to make it to work on time and he didn't get home till late at night. But Raven appreciated the solitude that came from living in the country and she needed quiet to be able to focus on the novel she was writing. Often even when he was home Raven was busy working on the book. He didn't have to work weekends and Raven always kept her weekends clear so they could spend time together.
After putting on his Nightwing suit he quickly began to look for crimes, which there were never a shortage of in Gotham. After stopping a carjacker and a man trying to rob a convenient store, Nightwing had decided to perch upon a nearby building so he could see any crimes being committed in the area. He was about to call Raven to tell her he would be home soon when he realized he must have left his cell phone in the car. He sighed. If Raven was having her pregnancy cravings and had been trying to call him to bring some food home, he was dead.
Just as he was about to move to a taller building to see more he noticed the Bat Signal flashing in the air. He frowned. He knew Bruce was on a business trip in Metropolis so Alfred must be trying to contact him. He shot his grappling hook towards Wayne Manor and was quickly swinging through the city towards his destination. Upon his arrival at the Batcave Alfred informed him that his wife had gone into labor.
"What! When did this happen! Why did no one tell me!" He yelled as he ran towards the Batmobile. He didn't think Bruce would mind since this was an emergency.
"Raven said that she called you repeatedly but you didn't answer the phone." Alfred explained. Richard didn't bother to respond even though he heard the angry tone in Alfred's voice. Everyone forgot things from time to time. He just happened to forget his phone on the most important day of his life. He sighed as he started the car and headed towards home.
Raven and he had decided that she would have the baby at home with a midwife who had been visiting Raven regularly to make sure she was prepared to have the baby. They had decided against the hospital since they didn't know how her powers would affect the delivery. They didn't want to risk blowing up all the equipment in the hospital in case something happened with Raven's emotions. He pressed down on the accelerator, thankful that there were barely ever any other drivers on the country roads.
After what seemed like forever he finally saw the lights from his house glowing in the distance. With the Batmobile he got here twice as fast as he would have, he just hoped it wasn't too late. He pulled into the driveway next to the midwife's car and didn't even bother to turn off the engine or grab the keys before running into his house. The first thing he noticed was the sound of a baby crying. He quickly ran to the bedroom where he saw Raven holding the baby. Almost everything in the room was destroyed but none of that mattered right now.
"I'm so sorry Raven." He apologized as he sat beside her on the bed. "I can't believe I missed it. I wanted to be here for you but-"She interrupted him before he could continue. "You're lucky you weren't here. Giving birth was even more painful than I thought." She said.
"I noticed." He said as he looked at all the destroyed items in the rom.
She glared at him before continuing. "Anyway, I was pretty mad at you for getting me pregnant in the first place. If you had been here, I probably would have killed you." She explained as she smirked at him. He smiled at her and looked at the baby boy in her arms. She looked down at their son. "But it was all worth it." She said softly as she smiled at her child.
He kissed her softly. "So, what's his name?" He asked.
"Robert Bruce Grayson."
End Flashback
"Okay Mrs. Grayson, push." Dr. Morgan said.
She had been in labor for almost 4 hours now and Richard assumed it must have been extremely painful to have a baby. He came to this assumption as he looked at the extreme pain that was incredibly visible on Kory's face and by the extreme pain of his probably broken fingers. "Kory, you're crushing my hand." He choked out as he tried to pry his fingers out of her death grip.
She glared at him. "Well, I am sorry you big baby. Maybe you should give birth to our next child so you can realize what true pain is!" She shouted at him. He winced. He hated the pregnancy mood swings.
"One more push Kory. I can see the baby's head. You're almost done." Dr. Morgan said. He offered her his hand again which she immediately latched onto and squeezed as she pushed. There was silence for a few moments and then the sound of a baby's cry filled the room. "Congratulations. You have a healthy baby girl." The doctor announced. He then placed the baby on Kory's stomach and handed Richard some scissors to cut the umbilical cord. After he had done so the doctor placed the baby in Kory's arms.
"She is so beautiful." Kory commented as she cuddled the baby.
Richard smiled. Even though this was his second child, he had missed his son's birth so all of this had been new to him. "Well, you're gorgeous and I'm not bad myself so of course our child would have to be beautiful." He teased. This earned him a giggle. He brushed her sweaty bangs out of her face and kissed her forehead. "I love you." He said when he pulled away.
"I love you too." She said.
Dr. Morgan smiled at the happy couple. "What are you naming her?" Dr. Morgan asked.
"Mari Grayson." Richard said. Kory then handed him the baby and he held his daughter for the first time.
To Be Continued
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