Catching I Bruce Wayne

XVII

Two days later Skylar woke up next to Bruce. " Tell me you haven't been awake for long this time," she mumbled, turning over and laying on his chest. " It's been about ten minutes," he replied and she gave him a look. " Sure,"

" Anyway, how's the shoulder?" she asked. Bruce smiled. " It's good, don't worry," he said, leaning in and planting a kiss. They were kissing until his phone vibrated and he had to lean back with a sigh.

Skylar leaned on her elbow as she watched him. " Who is it this time?" she asked. Bruce was looking at his phone. " Shit," he muttered. He then turned to her. " It's Dick's school," he said. She furrowed her brows. " And?"

" There's a parent-teacher conference today, they notified me but I must've forgotten with everything going on with the Leauge, and I have back to back meetings all day," he said. " I don't think I can re-arrange them,"

She bit her lip. " What about Alfred?" she asked. " He has some work to do today," Bruce answered. " Shit," he mumbled under his breath. Skylar sat up on the bed, facing Bruce. " Maybe I can go?"

" If someone needs to go and both you and Alfred are busy, I can go. I've got nothing to do today anyway," Skylar offered. Bruce was looking at her, shocked. " You would do that?" he asked. She nodded. " Why wouldn't I?"

Bruce half-smiled, leaning forward to kiss her.

Two hours later Skylar was sitting inside Gotham Academy, dressed in what she thought was her most professional clothing. She was nervous. She had offered to come in Bruce's place because he seemed really bummed about not being able to attend, or there not being anyone else to attend.

Plus she liked the kid and since that she and Bruce had a thing going on, she wanted to get along with him. She acknowledged that Dick was a part of Bruce's life and she was not going to look over it.

The bell rang and within a minute the place was crowded with students. They were all wearing uniforms and it was hard to find whom Skylar was looking for. She had been waiting with several other parents and now it was all a blur.

" Skylar?" someone asked. She turned around and saw Dick looking at her. " Hey, kid," she greeted him with a smile. " Hey, what are you doing here?" he asked, taking a step toward her. She tried to smile. " Bruce had meetings, he couldn't get out of them and he told me Alfred had some things to do as well," she explained. He nodded, like he understood something.

" Cool," he said. " So I offered to come, hope it's not a problem," Skylar hesitantly said. Dick smiled. " Of course it isn't," he replied immediately. That made her smile. " Great, what do we do now?"

Dick shrugged as he started walking and Skylar followed him. " You gotta talk to my teachers, they'll tell you how amazing I'm doing and you'll be proud," he smirked. Skylar chuckled. " Kid, I was dragging my parents through these a couple of years ago, I know how these go by," she said.

" Then why are you dressed like a grandma?" he asked. She gasped but then burst into laughter. " Shut up, I didn't know what to wear," she said. " Obviously," he answered with a laugh and she ruffled his hair.

After they were done Skylar took Dick to the mall. They ate burgers then moved on to milkshakes. " Ok, so your name is Dick, but what is it short for?" she asked him. He shrugged. " Richard, but it sounds like I am much older, so I don't really like it," he replied.

" Hm, do you know what your name means? And where it originates from?" Skylar asked him again, taking a sip from her strawberry milkshake. " No," he replied. " Well, it originates from two old Germanic words, Ric and Hard, which when you translate it means something along the lines of strong, brave leader," she explained.