Office Visit

Part 2

Author's Note: So this was completly unintended when I wrote the first part, but the idea just came to me and I wrote it down. The idea is that Dick comes with Bruce to his office when he's older and he gets slightly different reactions from the women in the building.

Part of this chapter I'm giving credit to Agena K., she gave me part of the chapter idea in her review. (Thanks so much!)

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Thank you all so much for reading! Reviews make my day:)

"Bruce, I don't have school today!"

Dick yelled upstairs from where he sat in the kitchen. It was Dick's senior year at Gotham Academy, he had skipped two grades when he was younger. But today Gotham Academy was out of school, they were having parent-teacher meetings.

"I'm right here." Bruce entered the kitchen holding a briefcase and looking dressed for work.

"Oh sorry, I wasn't yelling at you, I just thought you were upstairs..." Dick slid his feet off the table where he had been resting them.

"That's fine, I know you don't have school, you're coming to work with me." Bruce set his briefcase on the table where Dick's feet had rested and shuffled through some papers.

"Aww, come on Bruce, I'm seventeen, can't I just stay home?" Bruce looked up at the pouting seventeen year old.

"And bother Alfred all day?" Bruce suggested.

"Or Babs..." Dick added.

"No, you're coming with me."

Dick opened his mouth to argue but stopped when he realised he would never win this argument. 'Might as well just quit while I'm ahead...'

"Fine. I'll go with you." Dick rolled his eyes as he stood up. Bruce blew air out his noise in a short huff.

"As if you had a choice." He smiled at his son.

"Ha. Ha." Dick replied with humor. Bruce picked the briefcase from the table as he got up the leave the room. Alfred was already waiting outside with one of the vehicles from the garage.

Bruce and Dick sat in the back of the spacious vehicle Alfred had selected from the garage. They sat in comfortable silence as Bruce shuffled through more papers in his briefcase.

"How long has it been since you've been to the office?" Bruce asked without looking up from his papers.

"Uhh... let me think..." Dick paused for a moment,"I think it's been a few years, I mean since I've stayed at the office, I visit you all the time..."

'Ya and the new interns never stop talking about it...' Bruce thought to himself. Dick had come in the building many times over the past few years, Bruce began to notice that now all the young female interns seem to never shut up about the few glimpses they've caught of him. He hadn't even thought about them when he offered to take Dick to work with him...

The giant building came into sight. Dick was leaning against the window, looking up at the sky. A pang of sadness hit Bruce seemingly out of nowhere as he studied his now teenaged son.

He remembered one day a long time ago when he had first brought a ten year old Dick Grayson to the office. He had been so excited he jumped up and down the whole way. And when Bruce had showed him his office it had taken him all his strength to keep from touching everything.

8 Years Earlier

Bruce pulled Dick into his office and away from the business-women outside. As he turned around to speak to Dick he forgot what he was going to say as he saw the wonder on the small boy's face.

Bruce gave a small chuckle as Dick ran to the window to put his face against the glass. The office was located on one of the top floors, the view from the window that stretched across the entire length of the room was breath-taking. Dick's face fogged up the glass as he pressed it against it and breathed out in slow breaths.

"This. is. AWESOME!" he announced. Bruce chuckled agian.

"Glad you think so." He shrugged off his jacket onto his plush desk chair and sat down in it, still smiling at Dick. The nine year old suddenly spun around when something in the reflection on the glass caught his eye.

"Is that a staircase?" Dick's eyes were widened so far Bruce began to wonder how they stayed in their sockets.

"Yes-" Bruce was cut off by Dick as he ran to the other side of the room.

"What does it lead to?"

"The roof." Dick spun to face Bruce with a pleading look in his eyes. Bruce pretended to not notice.

"You wouldn't be interested in that..."

"Ya I would! Please Bruce, please!"

"Please what?" Bruce asked with a knowing smile.

"Please can I see it?" Bruce waited a moment to savor the look of excitment on the young boy's face.

"Yes, you may."

"Yes!" Dick spun in a small circle and bounced on the balls of his feet a few times. Bruce grabbed his coat from his desk chair and shrugged it back on. As he walked up the narrow staircase he grabbed Dick's hand as he went by.

When they reached the door to the roof Bruce paused again to turn to Dick.

"Ready?"

"Yup!" Bruce pushed the door open to reveal the rooftop of the Wayne Enterprises building. Dick stared in awe and seemingly forgot he could move his feet. Bruce reminded him gently by pulling him forward. He didn't let Dick get to near the railing that ran along the edge of the rooftop.

'He may jump from rooftop to rooftop at night as Robin, but he's Dick Grayson now...' he thought. Bruce let go of Dick's hand and the boy turned in a slow circle to see all of the rooftop. The building wasn't just tall, it was also long, and the roof seemed to go on forever to a certain ten year old boy.

"What do you think?" Bruce got down to Dick's level by squatting on his knees. Dick's reply was whispered.

"It's amazing."

Present Day

Bruce was still looking back fondly on the day when they arrived at the building. He was brought back to his senses when Dick opened the door and got out.

"Master Bruce? Is everything alright?" Bruce shook his head as if to clear it.

"Oh ya, sorry Alfred, just thinking..." Bruce trailed off, "I'll see you this afternoon." He waved a short goodbye as he exited the vehicle.

'I know just what he's thinking about. They do grow up fast.' Alfred thought about the boy he had come to think of his grandson and how he had changed from the day he first came to the Wayne Manor to now. Tears came to his eyes but did not spill over. He began to think of the man he had begun to think of as a son as well. 'He certainly has changed as well, he's become a good man.'

The tears threatened to spill over as he saw the two people he was closest to in the world wave as he pulled away.

Dick and Bruce entered the door close to the place Alfred had dropped them off. Bruce went through first. A young intern near the door smiled flirtatiously at him, but her jaw dropped when she saw Dick, who was walking behind Bruce.

"You're... you're..." She stuttered, and Bruce and Dick both knew that she was well aware of Dick's name.

Dick saved the poor girl another stutter by offering his name to her himself, "Dick Grayson. Nice to meet you." He gave her a friendly smile. Bruce continued walking and Dick followed behind him. As Bruce looked back he saw the girl frantically typing something into her phone.

'Really? This happened the first day he came too. No doubt everyone in the building already knows he's here...'

As they stepped in the elevator Bruce continued studying his son. Dick looked as if he hadn't noticed the look he drew from the girl, or he didn't show it. 'Modesty has always been one of his best traits.'

By the time they stepped out of the elevator and stepped into the room connecting Bruce's secretaries to his office, there were already three other interns looking eagerly toward the door.

Lucius Fox stepped in the door after Dick and Bruce. He smiled at Dick.

"I didn't know you were coming today." He addressed Dick.

"I didn't have school, so I decided to come in." Bruce smirked at Dick discreetly. 'Like he had a choice.'

"Sorry I can't talk for long, I actually came in here to clarify something with Bruce. I have a few questions on an account." Bruce knew this would call for him to leave the room, but unlike the day many years ago, Dick didn't need to be watched. But he was slightly worried about the group of girls sitting at the desks behind him. They were whispering at each other and glancing up at Dick every now and then.

"That's fine, I'd be happy to answer them." Bruce smirked at Dick again. 'Besides, I think he owes me for last week when he had Wally over without my permission...' Dick gave him a confused look before he left the room with Lucius.

When Dick turned around to find the girls staring at him he figured out why Bruce had smirked at him. 'Really Bruce?' he sighed and put on a smile for the girls.

When Bruce came back to the room Dick was sitting in a one of the plush chairs. The girls were sitting in the chairs surrounding him, leaning toward him as close as possible. Bruce fought the need to roll his eyes.

"Come on Dick, we never made it to my office." Bruce chuckled as he walked past them.

Author's note: So just to repeat if anyone has any more ideas I'd love to hear them!