Harley stumbled and hit the floor quite hard. Stupid mistake, go to Ivy, she'll know what to do. She felt a sudden wash of fear that something might have been lost
"Harley! Come on!" The Joker shouted. Harley picked herself off the ground and ran to the van
"Sorry Mistah Jay, I musta slipped" She muttered her apologies as she climbed into the van, the door slammed shut behind her and the hired man – one who wasn't going to last long by the looks of things – climbed into the back. She stared in front of her but quickly turned to face the Joker "Puddin' could you drop me off at Ivy's?"
"Now, why would you want to go there Haarl?" he said dragging out her name, it made a shiver go down her spine
"I haven't spent an evening with her in a while Mistah Jay. Could I please?"
"You know how much I am not keen on you going there kid"
"But Puddin'-"
"But what Harley?" He growled and as if to show his annoyance he dangerously overtook the car in front; narrowly missing a car coming the other way. Harley shrank a little in her seat. She needed Ivy right now. Possibly more than she thought she needed her last time
"Mistah Jay, I won't even be there for the night. Just drop me off now and pick me up after the job's done" she said with authority. The Joker wasn't going to have this. He kept one hand on the wheel and looking into her eyes – managed to coax her to move closer to him. Of course this wasn't any trouble as Harley loved the Joker. She leaned in and he grabbed her neck with his free hand
"Now Missy, what have I told you about ordering me about?"
"Not to do it" She barely whispered, he saw the fear on her face and it was hard not to laugh at it. He smiled and slowly released her neck
"Good girl. Now I am going to take you to Ivy's –"
"You are? Oh thank you so much Puddin'" she felt the urge to hug him but she knew that the Joker didn't do hugs when in front of his guys. That was quite often when she was beaten up by him. When they were alone he some-times showed a more sensitive side.

The Joker made a sharp turn that led off the main road and towards Poison Ivy's area of the city. He drove to the old abandoned flats and stopped. He turned to face Harley
"We'll be back around eleven" she nodded and opened her door, the Joker grabbed her free wrist "Hey kid, I want a word with you outside"
Harley turned her head and looked at the Joker. She couldn't tell whether it was hatred or love or annoyance that filled his eyes.
"O-okay Puddin'" He let go of her wrist and she opened her door; jumping out of the van. The Joker heard someone in the back mutter Harley's name. He turned in his seat
"I know you're new to all of this kid but you don't talk about Harley when I'm around" the new boy nodded and the Joker broke out in a grin at how scared the kid was. He then jumped out the van on his side and walked over to Harley. She was standing where she knew the guys wouldn't be able to see her. The Joker closed the gap between them, she looked up at him adoringly and he cleared his throat "Now Haarl if you come home again with some silly idea about saving the rainforests or that you can be in charge like me I'll stop you coming here altogether" she nodded, the Joker stared at her blue eyes and noticed they actually looked nice – sort of contrasts the red and black. Get it together Jack, he shook his head and bent down to her height before kissing her. It wasn't a long kiss – more of a good-bye kiss. He stood up straight but still with his characteristic slouch. Harley felt all warm and inside and right now she didn't care if she was pregnant or not.

She watched them leave. Ivy of course knew Harley was there but wasn't foolish enough to come out and greet her until the Joker had gone. She watched from the living room window and once the van drove off her drive she ran out the house, she was wearing a green shirt that could easily work as a dress but she wore it olive green shorts underneath. Harley was still staring at where the van was; Ivy hugged her from behind
"What brings you out to me my dear Haarl?"
"Red, I think I have a problem" Harley said, looking at her only girl friend.