Catching I Bruce Wayne

XXVI

Three weeks passed since Luthor's attack on Washington. In that time Bruce and Dick continued training Skylar and she had gotten better at it. Obviously she wasn't at the same level as neither Dick or Bruce, but she at least knew some moves now.

Other than that Bruce and Dick got into the detail of Luthor's plan and then shared it with the Leauge. Many know criminals whom the Leauge was up against were involved in the long term result of destroying the Justice Leauge since without them their jobs would be a hell lot of easier.

Luckily that was evaded until a certain point. Luthor still gave a speech on the TV about the dangers of the metahumans and how the government should be controlling them, but so far, fortunately, it didn't attract much attention.

In the meantime, Bruce managed to find the Riddler and locked him up in Arkham. Many of their problems had been solved now and they've mainly gone back to their normal lives, as normal as it could be.

Skylar was still a barista and she was starting to get the hang of it which was a bonus since she was a usual caffeine addict, same as all the other college students. The pressure was now off of everyone around her, Bruce was more relaxed since he found Luthor's plan and the Riddler, Gavin wasn't scared anymore, he was getting back on his feet and he even got a girlfriend.

This prosperity benefited Skylar as well, she no longer felt scared and was truly happy. Her relationship with Bruce was a healthy and a strong one, they didn't have any problems which she was glad.

Even though she didn't want to admit there was always this little voice inside of her head saying that she should be careful, he had a certain reputation and all. Skylar learned not to connect everything to Bruce's reputation from the last accident in which she thought Bruce was ghosting her in reality when he was just being Batman. She knew that he trusted him, he had revealed his secret identity and let her in, completely.

That lingering voice was gone for a long time until they met her parents, in which her mother had a talk with Skylar privately while Bruce offered to help her dad with their car's engine. She warned him to be careful, since along with everyone else, she knew of Bruce's reputation. Skylar assured her that their relationship wasn't like that and he was to be trusted. Her mother was just trying to look out for her, Skylar got that, but for some reason, her mom had her suspicious.

Skylar trusted Bruce, with all of her heart. She knew that he would never intentionally do something to hurt her, in any way. So it was a bummer for her when the little suspicion awakened inside her brain made her question some things going on.

For example, when he would get some phone calls and abruptly leave the room, even when they were in Wayne Manor and go to talk in secret. Later Skylar found out that it was Clark, and they were talking about Clark's proposal to Lois.

They also celebrated Dick's birthday the last weekend, he was turning thirteen. He said that he didn't want a big thing, just a small gathering kind of thing. Skylar suggested that Bruce invite Barbara, since he mentioned his 'friendship' to her plenty of times before.

They decided to have a barbecue in the garden and it turned out fine. Bruce, Skylar, Dick, and Barbara played basketball together and then had a cake fight after Sklyar pressed Dick's head into the cake after he blew out the candles. Once the party ended and Barbara went home they spent the night watching the rest of the Harry Potter movies as a marathon since he read rest of the books now. In moments like that Skylar really felt like she belonged, like that they were a family and she was truly happy.

That Monday morning Skylar stayed at the Wayne Manor since they celebrated Dick's birthday the day before. When she woke up it was around 7 AM and the bed was empty so she figured Bruce was either taking a shower or having breakfast.