Gingkahagane, here's the next chapter as I promised. Enjoy.

The bay roared with the sound of the Batmobile engines. Batman turned off the ignition and turned to the teen who was sitting stock still in the passenger seat. "Are you alright Dick?" Bruce asked. He could tell the boy was nervous, even with the shades.

"I'm good."

"If you're not ready for this, we can always go home." He suggested.

Dick shook his head. "No, it's okay. I can do this." He said as he took a deep breath.

Bruce nodded before switching to Batman-mode. He opened the hatch as Dick reached into the back and unhooked Jack's carrier. Jack cooed at him and he smiled. Dick turned to the cave entrance, squared his shoulders, and strode inside.

BREAKLINE

The team was gathered around the T.V., watching some comedy show that no doubt Wally picked. Megan was the first to notice him. "Robin! How are you?" she called as the rest of the team turned towards him.

"I'm fine Miss M. How are you?" He asked.

"I'm great. We're watching this really funny show that Wally put on. Why don't you join us?" She suggested.

"Thanks, but I actually needed to speak you guys about something."

"Uh, does that something have to do with the fact that you are carrying a car seat?" Raquel asked as she gazed down at the object in question.

"That's part of it." He replied. Wally hit the power button on the remote and the T.V. shut off. Now that he had the team's undivided attention, he suddenly felt like he was going to throw up. He attempted to swallow passed the lump in his throat but it didn't make it go away. Panicked, he looked to Wally, who gave him an encouraging smile.

"Are you alright, my friend?" Kaldur asked in concern after seeing his inner struggle.

"Yeah, I just…" He trailed off as he gathered his courage. "I…I don't know how to word it so I'm just going to show you."

"Show us what?" Megan asked.

Dick took deep breath and pulled off his glasses. There was a collective gasp. "Dude, do you know what you just did?!" Wally said surprised.

"Yes, Wally, I am aware."

"Batman's going to kill you!"

"Nope, I have permission." Dick said with a smirk.

Wally's mouth fell open. "He's letting you tell us?"

"Yep."

Wally squealed and sped over, pulling Dick into a bear hug. "Yay, team building at Dick's house!" He shouted.

There was a sudden cry and the team looked startled. Dick rolled his eyes and unbuckled Jack from his carrier. "Seriously dude, you need to keep your obnoxiousness to a minimum." He said as he patted Jack gently on the back.

Megan squealed at the sight of the infant and she immediately flew to Dick's side. "Aw! He's so cute! What's his name? How old is he?" She asked as she cooed at Jack, who just stared at her like she was the most interesting thing in the world.

"His name is Jack and he's a little over two months."

"I did not know that you had a brother." Kaldur said with a smile as he joined Megan and Wally.

"I don't."

"Are you babysitting?" Raquel asked.

"No."

"Then what are you doing with a kid?"

"He's mine."

Silence filled the room. "I do not understand. What do you mean by he is yours? You said that he was not your brother." Kaldur inquired.

"He's not my brother. He's my son." More silence.

"How? I mean, I know how but…how?" Raquel asked confused.

"Zatanna," Artemis growled through clinched teeth as she put the pieces together. "Oh my god, I can't believe I didn't see it before. She is so dead!"

Artemis stood and began to stomp toward her room to grab her weapons. "Artemis, don't." Dick begged.

Artemis whirled around and glared at him. "And why shouldn't I? After what she's done, the bitch deserves what's coming to her."

Dick's hands snapped to cover Jack's ears in an attempt to shield him from the curse word. "Artemis!" He scolded.

"I don't understand. What did Zatanna do?" Megan wondered.

"She slipped him some LSD." Wally answered and Raquel gasped in horror.

"What's LSD?"

"Lysergic acid diethylamide. It is a drug that can causes hallucinations and a loss of time for the user. When mixed with rohypnol, which can cause amnesia, is sometimes used as a date rape drug." Conner recited.

It was Megan's turn to gasp. "She raped you?!"

"She didn't rape me per say."

"Did you consent?" Wally asked. Dick shook his head. "Then it was rape."

"I can't believe she would do something like that." Raquel mumbled.

"I didn't want to believe it either." Dick agreed.

"What did she say to you?"

Dick looked at Raquel puzzled. "What?"

"What did she say to you when she brought you Jack? Did she say sorry or why she did it?"

"I haven't seen her since that night. She left Jack on my door step."

"She what?!" Raquel nearly shouted. She turned to Artemis. "Do you mind if I join you? I want to give that girl a piece of mind."

"Not at all."

"Guys, come on." Dick pleaded. "It's not that bad."

"Not that bad?!" Wally cried. He turned Dick to look at him. "She took advantage of you. She had no right to do that. I know you still care about her, but no one has a right to do that."

There was a moment of silence. Megan could feel a mix of different emotions swirling through the group. "Hey Dick," He turned to her. "Can I hold him?" She asked nervously.

Dick smiled. "Sure," he said as he passed Jack over.

Megan couldn't hold back a grin as Jack stared at her with big, sky blue eyes. The team gathered around her to get a good look at Dick's baby. "Oh, he's so cute!" Megan squealed.

"Look at those cheeks. I just wanna pinch them."

"You have a beautiful child, my friend."

"He's really small." Conner observed with a tilt of his head.

"He's supposed to be small. He's a baby." Artemis said.

"Don't worry Supes, he'll get bigger. Babies grow fast." Dick explained.

Jack looked up at all the faces staring down at him. A few were familiar but Warmth was missing and he couldn't find him. He wanted Warmth and called for him the only way he could, he cried.

"Oh no, what happened?" Megan asked in concern.

"It's alright. There's probably too many people and he got scared." Dick replied as he took a wailing Jack from Megan's arms and began to rub small circles on his stomach. Jack immediately recognized the presence of Warmth and he calmed down. He was safe with Warmth.

"You're really good at this." Raquel commented.

"I've had some practice." Dick said smiling.

"Hold on, I have to get a picture." Megan stated before she flew out of the room. She returned a few seconds later holding a pink digital camera. "Smile," she said just before the flash went off.

BREAKLINE

The ride back to the manor was relatively silent. Bruce noticed that Dick was a lot more relaxed. He had watched the exchange between him and the team from the training room and was satisfied with how everything turned out. He was also very pleased with how Artemis and Raquel responded and he had entertained the idea of slipping them Zatanna's home address. He pushed the thought away though. He knew Dick would not be happy when he found out…if he found out.

"What are you thinking about?" Dick asked breaking the silence.

"Nothing."

"Yeah right, you have your plotting face on."

"I do not have a plotting face."

"Yes you do. Whenever you're planning something devious like trying to figure out how to super glue Barry's feet to the floor without him noticing, you kind of stare off into space and your bottom lip sticks out a little."

"No it doesn't."

"Yes it does."

"No it doesn't."

"Yes it does." Dick said in a sing-songy voice.

"I am not going to argue with you about how my face looks when I'm plotting."

"So you admit it." Dick said smirking.

"No, I'm just not going to argue with you about it."

"Because you know you'll lose."

Bruce just grunted in response and Dick's smile grew. He won. "So how did it go?" Bruce asked nonchalantly.

"Don't pretend like you didn't watch the whole thing from the security cameras." Dick remarked with a roll of his eyes.

"I'm not. I just want to hear it from you." Bruce said as he kept his eyes on the road.

"It went…better than I expected."

"And how did you expect it to go?"

Dick was quiet for a moment. "I thought they would shun me. I thought they would reject Jack. They did the complete opposite and I'm so relieved." He turned to Bruce with a smile. "Thanks for this Bruce. You don't know how much it means to me."

Bruce returned the smile. "You're welcome Dick."

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