A/N: Just a few days after Tim has been returned to the family, Samantha is having nightmares about Jason and Tim. It was only days before that Samantha had learned the Wayne Family Secret and the meaning of Night Work. Can she reconcile this in her own heart?Scarlet Fever

Part 14: To Will A Broken Heart

Samantha returned to the kitchen. Dick was still there, this time eating a sandwich. "You rushed out of here pretty quick, is everything all right?"

"Jason returned with Sasha. She had been raped, Dick."

Dick's face paled at that revelation. "The babies are they . . ."

"They are fine. I was able to heal the damage."

"And Jason?"

Samantha didn't answer him at first. How could she tell Dick that his brother's aura was blackened once more, and that it was split in two. Not only that, she felt her children's fear at the thought of losing their cousins. And that fear got her thinking about Tim.

"Samantha, what about Jason?"

"I don't get it Dick." Samantha questioned instead.

"Don't get what?"

"Why Tim would risk his life like this?"

"Samantha, you're changing the subject. Besides, I'm risking my life as well," Dick pointed out. "But it's not like . . . "

"I don't like it. He could get himself killed. You're trained he's . . . "

"Trained as well," Dick tried to explain, but Samantha was far into her rant.

"I . . . I can't do this. I can't have my children living in fear that their father is going to get killed."

"Samantha, Tim isn't . . . "

Anger flared. "Besides, he kept this from me. Why didn't he tell me when we first met? What am I to him anyway? Does he even care about my feelings?"

"Tim cares . . . "

"I can't do this. My children are upset. i have to think of them."

Dick sighed heavily. He felt like Samantha wasn't even listening to him. And any argument he could propose might only make the situation worse. Worst of all, Tim's heart was going to be broken for the second time and he couldn't even stop it from happening. The babies that Samantha was carrying inside her were Tim's children, too. What was she going to do? Leave Gotham and go back to that island to raise them? Technically they weren't married yet, but knowing Tim, he wasn't going to let Samantha do that. He's the kind of person where he would want to do the right thing and marry her so their children would have a name and father. This new situation wasn't Tim's fault, not totally. Tim can usually handle himself when he's at full strength. In truth, Jason had been right. Tim should not have gone off alone. He wasn't ready to handle someone like the Joker. Dick didn't blame Samantha for being angry, but what was Samantha expecting after she learned of Tim's secret identity, all of their secret identities actually. That it was just a hobby? She didn't understand or know the reasons why they did what they did. Dick was going explain further when Bruce approached them in the kitchen.

"Samantha, I need you to take care of Tim's legs now that the bones have been set."

"I . . . I'm still healing myself," Samantha said, trying to brush off Bruce. In truth, she didn't want to be near Tim right now, if ever. She didn't want these children exposed to any more violence.

"Tim will be out for months. You'll be able to heal him where that time will be cut in half."

"Let him heal naturally," Samantha stated bitterly.

"Samantha, you have gifts. Those gifts could benefit so many people."

"I don't know."

"I can understand your reluctancy. What you saw doesn't happen very often. We always do our best to keep each other from harm."

"I'm still confused."

"Take your time. Tim is up in his room. He'll be sedated for a few more hours.*

"All right, but if I decide that this isn't . . . You're not going to force me . . . "

"Samantha, I am your sponsor, not your father, and I am not like Devlon. I'm not going to force you into something you are not comfortable doing, but I hope you will consider me someone whom you can talk to when you're feeling confused."

"I know, it's just that there are other things going on and I need to deal with that."

"Other things going on, like the reaction you had to Tim's blood," Dick stated.

"What reaction?" Bruce questioned.

"It's nothing," Samantha growled, doing a pretty good imitation of Bruce. "I don't want to talk about that," Samantha stated."

Bruce's eyes narrowed. Something happened when she saw Tim, something dangerous. Whatever it was, they were going to have to deal with hit. Dick obviously knew. Bruce was going to have to ask him later on what was going on. For now, he let Samantha keep her own counsel.

"You're going to need to find out why," Dick coaxed. "It could happen, again."

"I know, that's what I'm afraid of."

"I'm going to check on Tim and then I'm heading to bed. You let me know if you want help figuring it out."

"All right."

After finishing her cold tea, Samantha left the sanctuary of the kitchen. She needed a place to where she could meditate. She used to go to the edge of the ocean and stick her feet in the water. Baths weren't exactly doing it for her, though adding salt to the water seemed to help. Her skin lately was feeling excessively dry. Maybe she'll heal the bones in Tim's legs and be done with it. That's all she'll do. He'll have to heal the rest of the way on his own.

~Mommy, why are you mad at Daddy?~

^It's nothing little one.^ Samantha spoke to her children through the link.

~Did Daddy get hurt by the man with the crowbar?~

^Yes. He should have stayed home. He didn't^

~What are you going to do Mommy?~

^I don't know, Caine.^

Caine didn't say anything else after that. He knew his Mommy was upset. And any argument he might put toward his father might be received badly. Instead he went silent. His brother didn't even voice his opinion. Both wondered what they were going to do, but at this moment, they really had no choice.

Continues with Baby of the Family

A/N: I will be changing the posting date because I will be starting a part time job. We shall see how it goes for me. I haven't worked at a regular job, part time or full time for a long time.