Audrey watched George, her son, run across the lawn after the now ageing Ace. George was truly a hybrid of his parents, with curly dark brown hair that curled all around his ears. He was tan from hours spent out in the sun, and had on a pair of bluejeans shorts and a tee shirt, in his bare feet. George's third birthday was two days ago, and Jayden and Olivia were still at the house, with their own children, while Audrey's parents lounged in the grass.

Suddenly, another little boy with dark mocha skin and dark black hair shaven close to his head shot out into the lawn and joined the chase. Next came a white little girl with wavy light brown hair, running in her pink sun dress.

"Sorry Audrey. She refused to put on pants." Olivia apologized as she followed the children out onto the deck. Audrey laughed.

"Not my problem if the boys get a peak of her lovely undies." Audrey shrugged and Jayden's boisterous laugh erupted behind Olivia.

"Not like they care yet. I just think that Bruce and Bob would be embarrassed. 'I raised a gentleman. Blah blah blah.'" Olivia and Jayden sat in chairs around Audrey's and set their drinks down.

"So, does this all seem strange now?" Audrey shrugged in response to Jayden's question. Audrey's parents looked back from their position in the grass.

"It's strange to me," her mother replied bitterly, "considering I didn't know anything was happening until I got a call from the man I thought was only her boss, telling me that she was in the hospital after being shot."

"Mom!" Audrey protested.

"Ingrid!" Her father cried as well, scolding her.

"I didn't know my own daughter was recklessly fighting crime in the city and getting dangerously hurt every week! I have a right to be cross!" Her mother snapped. Audrey sighed and let her head fall backward, finally giving thought to the question she'd been posed.

"Not really. It seems... natural. Although the fact that my cousin is running around with my kid is kind of bizarre." Olivia laughed as Audrey put her usual lighthearted spin on heavy thought.

"He's less of a cousin." she pointed out. Audrey shrugged.

"How ever you want to see it." She decided noncommitally.

"Jacob!" Bob's loud, deep voice snapped behind the women. They all laughed while Bob began to move to chase his son. The first thing the large black man did, was trip over the edge of the wooden deck. This only caused Jayden to laugh even harder as the other man came outside. Bruce rested his arms around Audrey's neck and laid his hands over her sternum.

"Aww, aren't they still the most beautiful couple." Audrey threw an irritated glare at Olivia.

"I'll throw a shoe at you."

"And then Audrey goes and slaughters the image by opening her mouth. Bruce, how did you get stuck with this sad lot?" Jayden questioned between bouts of laughter.

"Some horrible trick, I'm sure." he teased. Audrey elbowed him, and he tapped a teasing beat on her chest. Tingles spread from the spot and made the hairs on her arms raise.

"Oh gross. Someone shield the kids' eyes." Olivia continued prodding. Audrey ignored her, instead trying to keep her thoughts straight while Bruce tried to wreck her mental state. Suddenly, she found herself in the air.

"Oh my God, put me down!" she shrieked as he carried her to the fountain. Jayden and Olivia both watched her, mildly concerned.

"Jay! Liv, help me!" she flailed in his arms, and the girls moved quickly, crossing the distance in a few large steps and gripping Audrey's hands, then attempting to pull her free. Bruce, despite not being Batman anymore, still worked out on a regular basis and thus was considerably stronger than the two women. Audrey continued kicking, Olivia and Jayden continued pulling, while Bob and the kids laughed at them off to the side, their game of tag paused. When it became clear that the women had lost but hadn't realized it, Audrey resorted to a tactic she hadn't wanted to use.

"If you throw me in there, you are going to give our child brain damage." she warned. Bruce's step paused briefly.

"George isn't hanging off you." he said, rather smugly.

"Not that child." Bruce's step faltered, and he came crashing down onto the stone pathway. He cushioned Audrey, and then she looked at him as he dropped his head back against the path.

"You're evil. Pure, unadulterated evil." he groaned.

"You're having another kid?!" Bob called, "You are insane." Jayden threw her son's juice box at him.

"You couldn't have told me that before I decided to torture you and save me injury?" she pursed her lips thoughtfully.

"Nope. I was going to tell you tomorrow." he gripped her face in his hands and stared at her for a few moments.

"You are completely serious." he pulled her down against his chest.

"Oh come on, Bruce. You're only thirty one. A second kid is not going to suck the life out of you." She pointed out in response to his theatrics.

"Just out of my wallet." she smacked his chest.

"You're a multimillionaire. Don't complain."