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[ Gotham's Lovebirds ]
Jason: so me and Helena have an important announcement to make.
Selina: regarding your relationship status?
Helena: yup.
Selina: wonderful!
Barbara: Richard, call the whole family to get online ASAP.
Jason: yeah, that would be great.
Richard: on it.
Steph: is this what I am thinking this is?
Damian: awful grammar, Brown, did you drop out of high school?
Cassie: says the high school dropout himself.
Jon: ooooh burn.
Steph: that's my girl! She is literally the sass in Cassandra.
Damian: shut up.
Jon: but isn't Cassandra spelled with a c sound?
Steph: there's a variation which is spelled with an s sound like Sassandra too.
Damian: highly irrelevant.
Steph: just like your presence when it comes to happy events.
Jason: ...
Tim: guys, Jay had an announcement to make and you all are not letting him continue.
Jason: ah thank you, Tim, for speaking up at this highly crucial moment. Now if you'll all pay a little attention here, and Damian please put down your finger.
Jason: my fiance and I have to announce something.
Helena: we have finalized the dates and are going to get married this Christmas.
Steph: oh my God, yes!
Barbara: I'm so happy for both of you.
Selina: congratulations dear.
Richard: ah finally, we're going to have a Christmas Wedding in our family too.
Cassie: sounds romantic.
Helena: thank you all.
Jason: and we hope you will support us and look after the arrangements.
Damian: wait a second...
Damian: you are getting married then why the hell are we supposed to look after the arrangements?
Jon: um...
Cassie: for once, I might have to agree with the gremlin.
Damian: DON'T YOU DARE CALL ME THAT, CASSANDRA MONSTROUS CAIN!
Steph: Dami, behave.
Cassie: no no, bring it on, demonhead. My hands are itching to shed some blood.
Selina: guys, this is supposed to be a time for happiness not petty arguing.
Damian: don't call me petty, Mrs Wayne.
Jon: what the...
Richard: Mrs Wayne?
Damian: let me rephrase that. Father's Wife.
Selina: okay... But you know you could just call me Mom like the others do.
Jon: Dami hardly ever does anything in the same way as "others" do.
Barbara: guys, hold up.
Barbara: where's Irina?
Tim: uh...
Tim: let me check.
Richard: you mean she's not with you...
Tim: no. In case you forgot, Irina is the CEO at LCorp. She has things to do other than wasting her time chatting to us.
Jason: woah... That came out a little harsh, Babybird.
Tim: my apologies, Jaybird.
Tim: oh and congratulations. Don't worry about the arrangements, we'll work something out.
Helena: aw Tim, you're the nicest of the lot.
Jon: we'll help Tim with the arrangements too. We as in me and Dami.
Damian: no, I won't.
Richard: me and Babs are always in.
Cassie: so we have like two weeks left for all the preparations... Wow, guys, that was extremely short notice of you.
Steph: you're right. We have to decide so many things.
Steph: and most importantly, the dresses...
Selina: how about us girls start shopping from today?
Irina: sorry guys, I missed out on a lot.
Irina: congrats Jay and Helena. I'm sure your wedding will turn out perfectly.
Helena: thanks sweetie.
Selina: oh and us girls are going for shopping this evening. Would you join is, Irina?
Irina: I would love to. But I have a conference scheduled so I'll join you guys directly at the Mall soon as I get done with it.
Selina: best of luck dear.
Irina: thanks Selina.
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Jason: did Irina join you guys or not?
Cassie: she did.
Barbara: she was a little late for the shopping and we were heading for dinner when she arrived.
Irina: I'm sorry guys. But the traffic was absolutely hazardous and there was a huge traffic jam at Robinson Square.
Steph: other than that, today was fun.
Jason: tell me about it. It was your turn to do the dishes but since you were out shopping I had to do it instead.
Steph: in case you forgot, I did your turn yesterday so we had mutually agreed on you doing mine today.
Selina: you guys have to do the dishes?
Richard: we take turns. It's an old habit.
Barbara: and each time your turn comes, you're finding the lamest possible excuses to ditch it.
Richard: now I wouldn't exactly put it like that...
Jason: yes Dickybird, you hardly ever do the dishes.
Tim: and won't you guys agree that I'm the one who does most of the dishes all the freaking time?
Irina: you what?
Tim: I'm not lying. Ask Damian.
Damian: and why should she ask me about it?
Tim: because you're the one who's turn I've completed instead almost all the time.
Damian: lies...
Tim: in case you forgot, tomorrow's your turn. And best of luck doing the dishes by yourself this time.
Damian: Drake... Can I talk to you in person?
Jon: I know what he's going to say 😉
Tim: knew it too.
Tim: of course BabyBat. Deal's on if I get that chocolate stash you hid in the freezer.
Damian: ...
Damian: deal.
Tim: thank you, Dami.
Steph: 😂
Irina: did you take all the chocolates, Tim?
Tim: nope, I took all excluding Dami's favorite Toblerone.
Cassie: now that's a whole new level of generous which I bet I won't ever reach. And especially not if it's the little gremlin.
Damian: now that was unexpected.
Damian: as for you Cain the feeling is mutual.
Tim: ah come on babybro, I'm not that cruel.
Damian: downright unbelievable.
Jason: did someone mention any Toblerones?
Damian: shit...
Damian and Jason have left the chat.
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[ T <•> I ]
T: how are you?
I: tired...
T: and where are you?
I: still at LCorp.
I: how about you?
T: I was heading for home right now. Just wrapped up the tasks for today.
I: oh. Good night. Take a rest.
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T: hey, the guard at LCorp is not letting me in.
I: wait a second...
I: you came here?
T: I'm standing at the entrance, darling.
T: oh there you are at the window, looking beautiful as always. Can you see me down here? I'm waving at you.
I: okay... Yeah I can see a midget jumping up and down in excitement.
T: hey... I'm not a midget.
I: wait, I'll call you up myself. Ask the guard to answer his comm.
T: sure thing, love.
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T: so I went to sleep on the couch in your office and you're nowhere to be seen...?
I: I know and I have proofs, Tim.
T: and you didn't even wake me up?
T: where are you right now?
I: relax, I hadn't left you alone last night.
I: I kept working. And I'm still here.
T: I swear Irina, the whole of your department is giving me weird looks.
T: especially Mathias.
I: calm down. They're our friends.
T: yeah but I can sense what they are thinking. And I'm feeling really awkward right now.
T: where are you!?!?
I: easy there, princess, I had just gone to the cafeteria to see if there was anything we could have for breakfast.
T: oh...
I: don't panic, I'm coming. I'll handle the department too. No one is going to make you feel awkward, okay?
T: shit, Mathias is coming over.
I: God, Timmy, I can't keep texting while bringing over a breakfast tray as well. Sit tight. And don't worry about Mathias. He's probably just going to ask you some random questions.
T: including what am I doing at the couch in his boss' office...?
I: holy shit... You do have a way of twisting things.
I: better still, just don't say a word to him. I'll handle it. Now if you send me any text I won't answer because I don't want to drop the tray.
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