Forgive me, but I... heard on the grapevine that you and Captain Gordon had a rather heated exchange this morning.
Oh, God. Was it that bad?
Apparently, it was like a session of the Italian Parliament.
[He sits beside her.]
You have misgivings about the arrival of this child, don't you?
What am I getting myself into, Alfred? How am I supposed to raise a child alongside a psychopath like Barbara Kean? I mean, how the hell is this going to work? But... that's not all of it. If Jim and I are going to do this, we have to do it together. You know how he is. I don't know what's going on inside that man's head sometimes.
I think you'll find that he needs you a lot more than he's letting on.
Well, I need to hear it from him. I never thought this was how my life was going to be.
I had no interest in being a father myself. I always presumed that I was unfit to be one. And then I found myself one night, staring down this alley at this little boy quite literally shaking with fear. I don't know, it's funny what life throws you. I am keenly aware that I am not Master Bruce's flesh and blood, but it's the moments... the little things, like when he uses a skill that I once taught him, or when we laugh at a joke that only he and I share... those have been some of the most ecstatic moments of my life. Nothing can possibly prepare you for that joy. The how's and the what's, you'll figure that stuff out. What matters is this: you'll be an exquisite mother, and that child - he, she - will be extraordinary because of you.
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