It's been a fantastic month-and-a-bit. He gets to see Ricki more often, he's been out of the house on non-Batman-related errands. And he likes staying at Ricki's, despite his spoiled rich boy facade. It reminds him of the years he'd spent abroad.

He gives Alfred the day off and goes to Ricki's, knowing he probably won't be home yet. He plans to clean up, make them some dinner, play the night by ear....

He has a bag of things from the market, and he stops short in the doorway when he sees Peter. Typical of Bruce, he hadn't been minding those surroundings or he might have known something was different before he got to the kitchen.