Damian was a difficult, reserved kid, and Alfred wasn't getting any younger. Besides, being Batman and CEO of Wayne Enterprises didn't leave him much time, as much as he hated it.

The solution? Hire a nanny, which just so happened to be you. You had been working at Wayne Manor for a few months now, and Damian had taken pretty well to you. Bruce would be lying if he said he wasn't a little impressed... that, and you made his heart pump a little faster.

"You already got him in bed?" Bruce asks, incredulity evident in his baritone voice, a slight, impressed smile on his face as he walked into the clean kitchen, just now coming home from work.