Terry McGinnis leaned against a steel wall and watched Bruce at the mansion's control panel. Terry's mind and sky blue eyes wandered for a moment and roamed over the much older man a few feet away from him.

He saw Bruce's soft-looking black and white hair.

He seen dark blue eyes,watching the screen.

He smelled spicy cologne,teasing his nostrils.

He focused on long,but big fingers that pushed buttons.

He watched full lips move.

Terry pulled his eyes way from Bruce,and looked down at the ceiling.

"Stop it, Ter ,just stop it. It's not right... Is not right..." he thought to himself. He couldn't really understand what was going on with him.

"....So that will do for today. Understood, McGinnis?"

"Terry?"

Bruce still got no reply,and paused. He seen that the dark-haired young man had a far away look in his eyes. Again. His first reaction was to raise his voice. Instead, he sat quietly in the chair and looked at Terry. Terry snapped out of his daydreaming when he felt eyes on him,and that it was very quiet. Too quiet. He looked back at Bruce and seen that Bruce sat in the chair and was looking at him.

"What?" Terry asked, his eyes wide.

Bruce tapped his foot, grabbed his cane,and moved himself from the chair.

"You know 'what'. You know better than to daydream when you should be listening." Bruce stated,walking over to Terry.

Terry lowered his eyes to the ground, avoiding Bruce's almost-criticizing blue eyes. It was a look that he knew rather well by now.

Damn it. "Mr Wayne, look...I'm sorry. I just have a lot on my mind right now. " Terry broke up with Dana, failed a physics test, and gotten into an argument with his mother over it.

"I know that."

Terry looked up and raised an eyebrow.

"You know?"

Bruce nodded slowly, and his eyes sparkled.

"If you would have listened, you'd know that you're free to get some rest."

"I can't go home... not right now." Terry wanted to say. He though about the disagreement with his mother, and needed time away. But, she and Matt probably needed him too.

"Hmmm...shway. I'll see you later, then." The young man replied, and tried walked away.

Before he could take another step Terry felt a hand on his shoulder,and turned around.