Terry runs a hand over his hair as he thinks over what Bruce had shared with him. He couldn’t help but feel like the old man was holding something important back from him. I mean, he’s never been the most open person to begin with. He thinks as he heads towards his locker, opening the door with one hand as he feels Dana wrap her arms around his waist. ”You coming out with us tonight, babe?” She asks as she smiles behind him, and he grins back before he leans in to give her a soft kiss.” I can for about an hour…then I have to go see Mr. Wayne. ”He says now, and the dark haired girl just nods. Terry just wraps his arms around her , tucking some hair behind her ear. ”The girls coming tonight?” He asks now as he wraps an arm around her, hearing her explain that Chelsea couldn’t make it , as his previous anxieties over Bruce fading to the back of his mind.
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Bruce just looks him over that night, eyebrow raised as Terry sighs again. ”So, you want me to go back into the past and look for your former best friend?”He asks now, crossing his arms over his chest. Bruce’s blue eyes meet his now. ”That’s exactly what I’m saying.” He says now. Terry just puts his hands up, his black hair a bit messy from running his hand through it. “Mr. Wayne, what am I even going to use to do this…?”Bruce just gives him a smirk. Terry sighs again, raising both brows. Terry resists the urge to give Bruce a remark and just runs a hand through his dark hair.” How are we going to make that work, exactly?” He asks now, raising both of his brows as he watches the older man walk over to something and uncover it. Terry’s eyes widen as he takes in the sight of a huge machine. He just lifts a hand and moves over towards the machine. ”I’m assuming this is a time machine?” He asks now and Bruce just grips his cane, nodding.”Step inside, and I’ll turn it on…”He says now and Terry just laughs.” Whatever you say, boss. I’m not even going to ask how you got this.” Bruce chuckles too now. "Don't get too cocky, McGinnis…”He says at the look Terry has, and Terry steps inside, trying to ignore his nerves as he sees the machine spinning and a flash and then he feels like he’s been shocked.
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Terry steps out into Gotham, eyes marveling at how different everything looked. He had seen pictures of Gotham like this, but never actually thought the city could somehow feel the same and different at the same time. He starts walking down the street, his attire also feeling more constricting. “How to find Mr. Wayne…” He mumbles, eyes finding a news paper stand that reads.``Gorham’s Prince celebrates 4 years of marriage…”He pauses, Bruce’s young and handsome face smiling at him, but there’s a tear where his wife is and it’s the last issue on the rack.”He never mentioned being married…” He says to himself, starting to make his way down the street, pausing when he accidentally bumps into an older woman, bending down to help her pick up her purse.
His eyes move to a car, blinking as he sees a much younger Bruce getting out and heading towards the other side of the car, Terry raising both brows as a beautiful brunette woman steps out and takes his hand. He leans in, a smile Terry had never seen on Bruce’s face comes onto the younger version of Wayne’s face as he leans in to press a kiss into the woman’s lips. The woman smiles as she kisses him back, running a hand through his hair. ”Is Tommy coming to our party this week? ”She asks now and he just takes her arm as they walk., her head leaning against his shoulder. He smiles again and Terry has to pause now, really having never seen Bruce like this as he follows after them quietly. Bruce keeps his arm wrapped around her as he kisses her hair. Terry just pauses now, as he feels like someone is watching the interaction. His blue eyes scan over a crowd of people as he absently hears Bruce’s lover laugh at something he says into her ear. Terry blinks as he sees a man, his face shielded in the window, eyes on them. He raises his hand now, moving quickly outside and he sees that the figure is gone now, sighing to himself. ”I don’t even know how to talk to them…”He says to himself, eyes moving back onto the couple as he waits for them to move back out to the car.
To be continued…