Selina and Bruce : Learning the Art of Love

Chapter 5 - Attempts To Put Dents In Crime

Please read all the chapters as they hold information you'll need to understand for future plots especially concerning Selina she is different in my story.

In this Chapter:

* Thomas supports a friend who wants to make big changes in Gotham

* Martha makes progress

* A depressed father and his families attempt to look after him

* A little girl fights on

Guest Star: Lucius Fox, Christopher Dent, Roger Elliot, Jim Gordon, Slam Bradley

Chapter 5

ATTEMPTS TO PUT DENTS IN CRIME

He was startled awake by someone tapping him on the shoulder. His eyes flew open, he took in the sight of his best friend all dressed up.. looking at the clock, the time was 1:10 a.m, he panicked, "what's wrong Alfred?," he whispered, checking on his wife lying next to him, still fast asleep and sighed a short lived relief. He didn't have late nights anymore, since focusing on his work at the lab.. So something was definitely wrong.

"Thomas, there's been a grave incident at La Havana after you left," Alfred said quietly remembering not to be too formal, Thomas requested him to only refer him as 'Sir' in presence of acquaintances, as part of their smoke screen they kept when they weren't with family or close friends.

"WHAT?" He exclaimed, his clear blue eyes wider now.

"Thomas? What is it?," Martha croaked from her sleepy state.

"Something has happened sweet heart," he quickly explained, "So tell me Alfred what's going on?."

"Miss Thompkins called 7 minutes ago, she has been informed that La Havana has been sabotaged, an arsonist has deliberately attacked the bistro."

"MY GOD," Martha gasped, her hand over her mouth in shock.

"Did anyone get hurt?." Thomas asked jumping out of bed, making his way to the massive built in wardrobe to change.

"I'm afraid so, there has been two casualties," he answered bowing his head, remembering how he himself received the news of the demise of his late wife and their new born baby. 'Such tragedies'.

Thomas face paled, Oh no! "Who were they, Alfred?." His voice was shaky as were his hands and legs... 'Oh God!'

"Stephen , Maria and Pedro."

"NO!," whimpered Martha as tears started to flow from her eyes, she thought of the girls, they lost their mother, they are so young.. She sprung out of bed, joining Thomas..

"Could you please inform Sarah that we will be leaving Alfred, she may have to keep an eye on Bruce," he nodded to her and left, she turned to Thomas, "I'm coming with you, the girls they must..," she couldn't continue, just couldn't say it, 'Oh God Maria'... Thomas knew what she was thinking, as the dutiful Godfather, he was thinking about Selina, and poor little Magdalene. He could relate to such pain he himself loosing a parent as a boy.

Reaching out he pulled Martha in his arms and buried his face in her hair, inhaling her scent.

All numb, he was all numb, in the ambulance, all the way to the hospital, even at the morgue when he looked at the lifeless bodies of his father and wife, the love of his life.. he. was. just. NUMB!. 'I did this, I. FUCKING. DID. THIS'.. 'I killed my babies' Maman and their Pop. I fucking got them killed'.. His chest constricted, he was finding it hard to breathe, thanked God the paramedics took his girls because right now, he wasn't fit to be a father, so he thought.