They went to the doctors and everything with Maria was fine and she was a healthy young baby. Once they left the doctors, they went to buy everything that was needed for Maria. Bruce even bought two child care books to make sure he knew what he was doing at all times. He put her in the new parm he got her and pushed her around. Some of the women around the shops would come up to him and say how adorable he looked with his little Maria.

Six thirty came quicker than he thought it would and he went to the adoption clinc and he signed the papers to legally make Maria his daughter. Once it was all over, Bruce and Alfred went back to the manor and Bruce put Maria down for a nap and then started put together the big toys he had bought her. Then he began to build the cot.

"Sir, I persume you would like to eat before you went on patrol. Leave the cot to me, I'll have it finished by the time you return home." Alfred says and Maria wakes up crying. Bruce got up immediately and went to his daughter. Alfred passed him a bottle of milk and Bruce feed it to Maria.

"I must say Sir, you are becoming a good Father. And you've only just begun. Wait until the teenage stage is here." Alfred chuckled as he left the room.

Bruce finished feeding her and then changed her diaper. He went down to the batcave and Maria giggled when she saw one of the many bats in the cave.

"You like bats little one?" Bruce asked her as he put his finger in her tiny hand.

"I'll hold her while you change Master Bruce." Alfred held out his arms to take Maria and Bruce passed her gently to him.

He then went and changed before coming to sit at the computer.

"Who will you be stopping tonight Sir?" Alfred asks as he bounces Maria a little to let her fall asleep.

"Catwoman plans on stealing the diamond that Wayne Enterprise donated to the Museum." He replies before standing up.

"How do you know?" Alfred asks as Bruce kisses Maria's little head.

"I know she can't resist shiny things." He replies and then pulls the cowl over his face and disappears into the batmobile.

He returned later than he had expected. It was three in the morning and he just wanted to go check on Maria and then go to bed. He quickly changed into jogging bottoms and made his way up to the manor. He went to his room to find Maria asleep in her new cot and he smiled as he watched her for a few minutes. He then got into his own bed and slept himself.

"Who's this little cutie?" He was asked for the third time during the time since he left the limo.

"Maria. My daughter." He replies as the woman strokes Maria's cheek and Maria moves closer to Bruce.

"She really your's?" She asks as she looks hopefully up at him.

"Adoption, but I'll always treat her like my own." He replies before moving away from the woman and escaping to the baclony with his daughter.

"Women, huh? Please don't you turn out to be that." He says to his daughter as he tickles her tummy. She giggles at him and then he turns his head when he hears someone clear their throat.

"Didn't think you'd show your face." Bruce says as he looks up at his best friend.

"I was hoping you would call me back the other day." He replies as he comes up to Bruce and Maria.

"Sorry, I've been busy with little miss here." Bruce gestures to the little baby in his arms. Clark reaches out and Bruce passes him his daughter.

"Since when did you have a child?" He asks as he watches Maria smile at him.

"Last week she was left on my door step and I did what I had to do and took her in." Bruce replies and leans against the railings and watches Clark and his daughter.

"Well she is beautiful." Clark comments as Maria begins to fall asleep in his arms.

"She only falls asleep in the arms of someone she likes." Bruce tells him and Clark chuckles to himself.

"Got my first baby fan then." He smiles at Bruce and passes her back to him.

"So what did you want to talk to me about? It must be important if you called the manor instead of using your comm link." Bruce asks as he smiles at the sight of Clark holding his daughter.

"I just wanted to know if you had made your mind up about my question." He replies and puts on a serious face. Bruce looks up at Clark's face and then turns away.

"You know it won't work. Not with the distance, the league and now Mar-"

"In other words, you just want to avoid the feelings that will get in the way of your life." Clark groans as he interrupts Bruce. Causing Bruce to look up at him with a frown. He mutters to himself before grabbing the back of Clark's neck and crashing his lips against his. The two share a soft but heated kiss before releasing each other. Bruce looks down at his daughter and the man that he knew that he was slowly falling for. He couldn't have seen a more perfect sight.

"Does that mean your answer is yes?" Clark asks, breaking the small silence that they were sharing. Bruce let out a chuckle and a heart felt smile.

"Of course it does."