The W stands for 'whipped'! (A Catwoman and Batman fanfiction)

Bruce Wayne rubbed his fingers over his forehead. Arguing with his youngest son, Damian was as exhausting as it was infuriating. The kid was persistent and a proficient debater. He had to give him that. But still, this was getting ridiculous. And Dick was being no help at all. Just sitting on the couch reading his book with a hint of a smirk on his face. No doubt he was enjoying this.

"Damian, this is NOT a petting zoo. You can rescue all the animals you want but you can't bring all of them here. Take them to a shelter"

Bruce tried to reason even as Damian held his new friend, a white kitten with big black spots in his arms.

"Is that what we do with our friends, father? Do we abandon them when they're too much trouble or simply too many? Perhaps you'll abandon me too one day!", Damian Wayne retorted, as determined as ever.

Bruce could feel the exhaustion again. "That's not what I meant Damian. Taking an animal to a shelter doesn't mean you're abandoning it. You're giving it to a place that will take better care of it" Bruce said trying to be patient.

"It? It?" Damian asked angrily. "His name is Sebastian, father"

"Well Sebastian can't be here Damian. We already have five dogs, six cats, a turkey, a cow and two alpacas. As I said, this is not a petting zoo"

"Of course not! Petting zoos are horrible places"

"Look Damian, I dont want to argue about this anymore. Take Sebastian to one of Wayne Foundation's shelters or take him to Selina's shelter. He'll be taken care of there." Bruce said with an air of finality.

Almost as if on cue, in walked Selina Kyle.

She gave Bruce a kiss and asked "What's going on. I got a text from Dick asking me to come over." Bruce knew exactly where this was going and gave Dick an annoyed look. Dick made a superhuman effort to hide his smirk but failed completely. Smirks have a way of betraying you.

Just then, Selina noticed the Kitten Damian was holding and a beautiful smile spread across her face. "Who's this little guy?" She asked and
instantly went over to pet it. "Oh you are just the cutest" she told the Kitten. Damian gave the Kitten to Selina and told her he had found Sebastian on the street and was just talking to father about keeping him.

"Well sure you can keep him, right Bruce?" She asked her lover while cuddling the furr ball. She gave him that happy smile, the one that was full of light, the one that made his heart skip a beat. The smile that made sure that he would not refuse her a goddam thing. Damian looked sideways at his father as if to ask "well what are you gonna do? Say no to Her?", as Selina cooed over the little kitten.

Bruce knew when he was beaten. He drew in a breath and said "why not?". He thought he heard Dick snort.

"Excellent" said Damian triumphantly, "I think I'll go buy some toys and a bed for Sebastian. Wanna come with me Kyle?" He asked Selina.

"Yeah, sure." She replied "let's go".

As they walked away, Bruce looked at Dick, his face still buried in his book, but Bruce seriously doubted if he had been reading.

"I'm guessing this is exactly what you were expecting when you texted Selina"

"Yep!" Dick replied with a grin "You are so whipped!"

Bruce just shook his head and walked to the study to get some work done. But even as he did, he couldn't help but smile. His sons and the love of his life had ganged up on him to get him to keep another pet. His life had turned out be so much more beautiful than he had ever dared to hope for. And for that he was grateful.