Freddy ended up going back to school in August, but was that stopping Selina from dropping by and visiting him?

      Absolutely not.

      She still read his comics while he worked on his homework, resting in the peaceful silence that flowed so naturally between them.

      Despite being friends for four months, the thief was definitely not ready to meet his family. They all seemed nice from what Freddy has told her, but that seemed a little much for her, to meet his whole family. He was fine with her not meeting them, just wanting her to be comfortable and all.

      So it was just the two of them, the way she liked it. She had never interacted with someone as much as she interacted with Freddy. He was changing her, really. But for once, she didn't think she minded.

      Recently, Selina had noticed a stray cat following her. It reminded her of her old stray cats she basically adopted in Gotham. So she began feeding him her cheesesteaks, pouring small bowls of milk near the warehouse. And soon, the cat was attached to her by the hip.

      A lot like Freddy, now that she thought about it.

      "Damnit, just love me already!" The brunette exclaimed when the cat bounded away from him, resting on the curly-haired girl's lap.

      It was the last day of August and they were at the warehouse again with Freddy pouting and Selina laughing and smirking at him. "He's a stray, Freds. Don't put so much pressure, he'll grow to like you eventually."

      "But why does he like you more than me?" He whined, stomping a foot as he resembled a toddler about to throw a tantrum for a moment.

      "Dude, my nickname is Cat. Cat. I act like a cat and I know cats very well. I'm the cat whisperer." She said seriously, making them both of them burst into a giggling fit.

      "Okay, okay, I guess you've got a point." He said, watching as Selina began petting the cat on her lap and it turned into a purring machine just from her touch. "Have you named him yet?"

      She shrugged her shoulders up and down. "Nah. Haven't thought of a good name for him. Why don't you choose?"

      Freddy's eyes went wide and he quickly nodded. "Oh my god, oh my god, I'd love to!" He squealed, making the dirty blonde girl laugh again.

      "Hold on, hold on! This needs to be good, I need a minute!" He exclaimed and she nodded, going back to petting the cat.

      The superhero fan sat there for a good few minutes, plotting before he snapped his fingers and grinned. "Superman!"

      Selina paused for a moment before slowly raising an eyebrow. "Superman? You wanna name him Superman? Why-why am I not surprised you went for the name of a superhero?"

      "Hey, that superhero brought us together! You stole that Superman comic and I started a conversation on it! Superman made us friends, it's only right that the cat be named Superman!" He exclaimed, pointing a finger at her.

      It amazed her that he still thought about the day they met. And wanted to name her cat after something that connected them.

      What a fucking dork.

       But that was her fucking dork, so there's that.

      She giggled and nodded, her curls bouncing as she did so. "Alright. We can name him Superman. But Supes is definitely gonna be his nickname."

      Freddy grinned even more as he nodded, sliding off the box he was sitting on to move to the floor. He winced slightly from the movement of his bad leg, making an ounce of concern flow through her before scooting carefully closer to them. "I wanna pet our son."

      Her eyes went wide for a moment, looking at the younger boy. "O-our son?"

      "Yeah. I helped feed him too, and I came up with his name! So I wanna be his dad!"

      That was normal. Completely normal. But why did she suddenly feel warm?

      Selina ignored the feeling and laughed, shrugging her shoulders again. "Alright, alright. Just as long as I have full custody of our kid." She joked.

      He chuckled and held his hands up in mock surrender. "I just want visitation rights." He joked back, making her giggle as he moved a little closer. "If I try to pet him, he's not gonna bite or scratch me right?"

      Selina giggled. "Be gentle with him. He is a stray so he can be jumpy. He needs to learn to trust you first. So slowly place your hand near his face, but not too close." She instructed as Freddy did just that, his movements slow and cautious.

      Their cat, Superman, leaned forward slightly and sniffed his find, which made the brunette grin. "Okay. Now still move slowly so you can very gently pet his head."

      He nodded, taking his time, even whispering a quiet "please don't hurt me" under his breath as he lightly began petting the top of Superman's head.

      The cat let him and Freddy started grinning, still petting his head. "This is amazing!" He whispered softly, looking at her with so much happiness in her eyes, the older girl nearly choked.

      Superman started moving, which caused the slightly shorter boy to pull his hand away until the cat stretched himself and rested his head on Freddy's knee while keeping his body on the older girl's lap.

      He started smiling more, going back to petting the cat and Selina couldn't help but to start staring at him.

      What exactly was she looking at? She wasn't entirely sure. Maybe how his brown eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. Or the large smile on his slightly pink face that grew pinker when he caught onto her staring.

      "...what? Do I have something on me?" He asked, almost self consciously and Selina quickly shook her head.

      "No, sorry. Just realized how dorky you look." He gasped dramatically, grabbing his crutch and nudging her gently with it, which made her laugh.

      Superman yawned and moved away again, fully resting himself on her lap as Freddy frowned in disappointment. "Traitor!" He whispered, shaking his head slowly.

      Selina looked at him and smirked teasingly. "It seems that I'm his favorite!"

      Freddy gave her a deadpanned expression before flipping her off, causing her to hold up both of her middle fingers as they both laughed.

      Despite their fun times and how they joked around, she could feel something lurking in the air between them. That despite all the comfort, there was something more.

      But she ignored it. That's all Selina needed to do. Ignore the feeling and it'll go away.

      It was better this way.