Selina and Bruce : Learning the Art of Love

Chapter 10 - Under The Same Roof

In this chapter:

* Someone situation worsens and they can't keep up with their responsibilities

* A young boy intrigue is triggered

* Two girls bring with them more than was bargained

Chapter 10

UNDER THE SAME ROOF

Mmmm! he sighed as the hot water from the shower dulled his aching muscles, he has been on the run for almost 3 months... 3 long agonising months on the road! Now thankfully, hopefully will stall, so he can put his life somewhat together.

He let the deluge of hot water run from his head, down to his taught body, thinking how the hell he was going to resolve this impending situation. From the news reports and the Daily Planet, he learnt that they have already arrested the man who actually pulled the trigger on Gotham's angels, but unlike the people who arrested the man he knew that the situation was far from over. Hence why he was here in the city of tomorrow, Metropolis, far from Gotham a city entrenched in corruption and greed, and he intended it to be that way... They made it clear that they wanted him dead, to mask the truth because he, Slam Bradly was close to finding out who really killed Martha and Thomas Wayne.. So dead he was, it was not unusual for the mob to kill, discard bodies only never to be found, recalling how the G.C.P.D were so overwhelmed with the missing, discarded clothes or body parts it was easier to claim them as dead after a month. The years of experience and the resources he could seek prepared him for what he knew he had to do, after his ordeal with the hired hit men..

Closing the taps, he stepped out of the shower and stood in front of the mirror to examine his appearance. Gone was his overgrown beard to a somewhat clean cut one with gray strands through it, the only use for his razor was for his head which once retained his classic side swept greying locks.. he grumbled with himself.. the price to pay for justice.. looking like an old geezer having a mid-life crisis. It's the least he could do for the couple who devoted their lives to make Gotham a better place, by standing up against the corruptions. They deserved much more than sending a minute cause to their deaths pay, when there were more scandalous people behind this pretext, he was determined to have them face justice as well.

Slam put on an old pair of jeans, an overly large jumper and a black beanie over his head, at least to some extent he could disguise his mature age.. he checked the fake drivers license in his wallet, to ensure he had some money from the stash he had built up over the years under a pseudonym name.. just in case. Sure! he was taking a big risk being in Metropolis, a city that hosted the most powerful threat of all, despite his new unrecognisable disguise, but it had to be done in order to investigate into it further. He was going to have to play this game very carefully, in order to do so he made his way out of the old apartment to the library..

Nothing really prepared her for the nausea after a day of chemotherapy at the Gotham general hospital, regardless of the several times she has gone through it. She was weakened by exhaustion, as a result of her body rejecting anything and everything in her stomach. She was relieved that her girls were in school and grateful that they were now living with friends, it took away the burden of facing these battles alone.

"Thank - you Sarah, you are so kind," Carmen managed to find her voice, looking up at the woman from the toilet bowl. Sarah prove to be a great help at times like this, as she washed Carmen's face with a wet towel.

"Are you OK Carmen?" She asked with great concern in her eyes, the once fiercely, beautiful, older woman was now looking a bit frail, not her usual self and certainly not like she makes out to be for the kids.. Like the Waynes, Carmen had a mask of her own.