Zodiac (Nightwing x OC) book #1

Chapter 28

-two and a half years later-

Dick and I were sitting on a ledge of a cathedral on patrol.

"Like do you want kids?" I asked casually.

"Uh ya I would love to have kids, someday. But it's so dangerous raising kids in this line of business."

"So what?" I asked.

"So what? I don't want you or our future children getting hurt. And we both know we both don't want them to be dragged in to this work."

I nodded.

"Wait the silent alarms at the jewelry store where I got you that pearl necklace at just went off." Dick said as he listened to the police scanner.

"Let's go, quicker we get done with our patrol, quicker we get home." I smiled. I whispered a flying spell and stepped of the ledge.

•••

We had also dealt with a fire tonight so Dick and I had to shower to get the ash and sut off us.

I sat up in bed contemplating how to tell Dick.

He came out of the bathroom in just a towel. "Ooh a bit of Boy Wonder actions." I smirked.

"Like what you see?" He asked.

"Maybe." I smiled.

He put pajama pants on then joined me in bed. I ran my hands over his rock hard abs.

"So why did you bring up the conversation of children tonight?" He asked.

"Um..." I said as I messed with the comforter.

"Maria?" He asked raising his eyebrow know I was hiding something.

"I'm pregnant." I whispered.

"What?" He asked. I said it again this time a bit louder.

"Really?" He asked as he put his hand on my stomach.

"I went to the doctor today to confirm it."

Dick hugged me. "I love you so much." He said.

"I love you too." I said. "And your going to be without a partner for the next nine months."

"What?"

"I can't fight crime. It's not safe for the baby." I said as I put my hands on my stomach.

"That's right." Dick said.

•••

Dick and I rode in his car up the drive way of Wayne Manor for a Queen-Wayne Christmas.

"Merry Christmas, Master Dick and Lady Maria." Alfred said as he greeted us.

"Merry Christmas." I said.

"Are the Queens here yet?" Dick asked As he got the presents out of the car.

"They're in the living room, sir." He said.

The three of us walked to the living room. "Hey Dinah, Ollie." I said.

"Hey Maria." She said.

I jumped over the couch and landed between them. "Do you have to do that?" Dick asked with a concerned look.

"Sorry." I smiled. "So how is everyone doing?" I asked.

"Good, it would be good if Jason was here." Tim said.

"We all know Jason does his own thing." Dick said.

"But that doesn't mean he can't come home for Christmas." Bruce said.

The doorbell then rang and Alfred went and got up and got it. He returned with Jason in tow.

"It's a Christmas Miracle." Dinah said.

We all laughed. Damien climbed over the couch and attacked Jason.

"Good to see you too kid." He said dodging the attack As he took Damien's seat.

We opened our presents. Damien and I got into a paper fight. He almost attacked me with a wrapping paper roll, but Dick tackled him.

"Too far." He said as he had Damien pinned to the floor.

"Come on Dick he was just having fun." Ollie said. Dick glared at them.

"I think we should tell them." I said to Dick.

"Your pregnant." Bruce said.

"How did you? You know what not going to ask." I said.

He chuckled. "But seriously how did you know?" Dick asked.

"You really are pregnant?" Dinah asked.

I nodded. She squealed and hugged me.

"Back to My question for Bruce." Dick Said.

"I notice you took a two year leave from being Zodiac. So either you are pregnant or you were going on a two year long self discovery. And seeing that your here. You had to be pregnant." He said.

"Yep you were right. He figured it out." I said to Dick, who laughed at me.

"Oh stop it." I scolded.

"So Mr. World's greatest detective tell me how many weeks she is." Ollie smiled at Bruce.

"I'm a detective not a doctor." He said to Ollie.

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A/n: sorry about the shorter chapter, but it's important. From here on I'm going to try to post daily unless something comes up.
-Zodiac