JayDick: The Return

Mourning

The sun shined into the room, falling on Dick's eyes. He ruffled around turning to his other side where Jason sleeping eyes met him. Seeing him a smile on his face, there was never a moment where Dick wasn't happy to see Jason. It was only temporary, as the memories of the night before hit him, he nodded his head, taking a deep breath, sitting up. This motion caused Jason to wake up.

"Good morning beautiful" Jason says in a deep groggy voice.

"Your morning voice when you just wake up is so hot Jay." Dick kisses Jason on the lips, Jason blinks slowly, as he's just waking up, smiling, but returning the favor kissing back.

"You're always so hot Dick." Jason lets out.

"Although I'd love to lay here with you all day and all night, we're gonna have to go do some things today." Dick says unhappily.

"Oh yeah. Of course. What's first on the agenda?" Jason rubbing on Dick's back, circling his thumb around his spine.

"I guess let's go ask Alfred." Dick suggests, both getting up.

The two head to the kitchen which is where Alfred usually was but he wasn't so they headed to his room, where he is still sleeping. No one was ever up before Alfred.

"Should we wake him?" Jason asks quietly.

"No, let him sleep. He needs it, I know this is hitting him harder than any of us can imagine" Dick whispers.

"Let's go make breakfast for everyone." Jason suggest, holding Dick's hand, pulling him to the kitchen.

"Good morning boys." Selina says softly, her eyes dark, bags hanging under her lids. It was obvious she hadn't slept, as she clutched to a cup of coffee, from what was Bruce's favorite mug. She was holding onto him in every way she could.

"Good morning mom!" Jason says with his signature smile.

"What are y'all gonna do?" She asks blinking slowly, with a yawn.

"We're gonna make breakfast for everyone. Alf's still sleeping, it's the least we can do, he deserves a day off." Dick explains.

"That's sweet of you two. Well I guess since you two are gonna cook, I'll clean the house for Alfred." She says a smile appearing on her face.

The three all begin working on the tasks, Jason manning the stove, cooking sausage and bacon, as Dick did the preparation, cracking eggs into a mixing bowl, dicing chives, and onions, grating cheese, pouring a little bit of milk, some sugar, some salt, and some flour into the mix. Pouring the mix slowly onto the pan, making omelets. As Selina is in another room cleaning, dusting, vacuuming. She finishes before breakfast is ready, so she decides to set the table. Talia was staying the night to be with her son in this night, so she set the table accordingly. Soon after everyone was waking up one by one. Walking down the steps, dressed for their days, the smell of eggs, bacon, sausage, and toast filling the air. Alfred the last of them all, dressed in his suit for the day.

Alfred walking to the kitchen; Seeing the spotless manor on his way, Dick, Jason, and Selina cleaning the kitchen preparing to sit down to eat. "Good morning everyone." Alfred says a look of loss appearing on his face, trying to hold back the fact he had lost Bruce the night prior.

"We decided to do some things for you Alf." Dick says hugging the old butler.

"Thank you Master Dick. I'm sorry I overslept." Alfred smiles.

"Don't be sorry it's the least we could do, now go sit down, enjoy the breakfast." Jason says with a smile. Alfred's eyes twinkle. He had spent his whole life serving this family, and in a time where they should be feeling the loss more than anyone, they were more concerned for him, they were serving him. He nods walking to the dining area. Selina catching up to him looping her arm in his.

"They did it for you Alfred." Selina whispers. "We don't want you to have to take care of us in this time, we wanna be here for you." She says kissing him on the cheek.

"Thank you Miss Kyle." Alfred says wiping a tear, seeing the grand dining table with the family members surrounding it. No one was quite talkative as they were all still feeling the pain, but when they saw Alfred a smile came to all of their faces. Selina pulled his chair out, for him to sit in.

"Well what are you guys waiting for-" Dick starts Jason and his arms linked.

"Dig in!" Jason laughs kissing Dick's cheek. Everyone does as instructed. "What's next Dick?" Jason asks.

"Well the hard part. Funeral arrangements." Dicks says hating the words, disbelieving of them. "But for now, we enjoy breakfast. As a family." He smiles the two going to sit down.