AN: So here's chapter 3 (again) thank you guys for letting me know- I'm not really sure what was up with it but hopefully this one is okay
Bruce was finally heading back to his room to sleep, Pepper had someone gotten Jarvis to start playing Kidz Bop at 2am to get Tony and Bruce to head to bed- it was the only thing that kept them from staying up all night.
"Hey Bruce"
" Oh hi Harley- I didn't expect you to be up and walking around the floor, did I wake you on my way up" Bruce asked her shuffling his feet awkwardly as he leaned against his doorframe
"Oh god no- I just had a nightmare and didn't really feel like going back to bed- nothing to worry about. What about you? Working hard on new scientific frontiers?" Harley teased as she mimicked his actions
" Basically. Harley I know this is forward but I have to ask- why did you pick the room closest to me?"
"For safety"
"That's the lest safe option, aren't you afraid?" Bruce asked, his voice rising just a touch about his usually calm tones
"Inshallah" Harley proclaimed waving her hands absentmindedly
"God willing?You don't seem particularly religious" Bruce chuckled
"I'm not, I'm a terrible Egyptian I don't even go by my real name"
"What is it"
"Hasina Nader" Harley replied, her own name feeling strange on her tongue
"Pretty, but only if God wills it will you be safe?" he asked- baffled by he logic
"we both know there are worse ways to die" she flippantly replied
"Even if it was someone you cared about who did it to you?" Bruce's voice had taken on a pained edge at the direction of their conversation
"An adults life is filled with betrayal Bruce. At least it would be an accident" Harley couldn't understand Bruce's logic how could he be so naive? He was a good man and it would be an accident- it didn't even rank in her top 50 worst ways to die. If Bruce was going to purposely throw poisonous spiders on her this would be a different story
"I can't believe you really think like that! Also I'm not sure I believe you when you say you don't smoke pot anymore with that attitude" Bruce was frustrated but he knew that some people just didn't see it the same way he did- he was the one who would live with it forever.
"Well what's your secret?" She asked appreciating the shift in topic
"Not large baggies of pot" Bruce laughed as he remembered Tony accusing him of exactly that when they first met
"Well what ever it is it works" she muttered before entering her room and disappearing out of sight
" HARLEY! Get up its time to meet the kids"
"Ugh Tony you son of a bit-"
"Harley come on the rest of the team is here and these people make HUGO BOSS models look like average people" Pepper yelled through the door
"Okay mom and dad- thanks for the hookup info, I'll put on my best lingerie" Harley yelled back sarcastically as she rolled out of bed
"Ew Harley stop being gross and come up for breakfast" Tony grumbled as he dragged Pepper back to the kitchen
Despite promising her best lingerie Harley closed he bedroom door behind her 15 minutes later wearing a light floral summer dress and beige pumps- at 5,4 a girl's gotta compensate
"So your best lingerie huh?"
"Holy shit Bruce you startled me! That little comment was for Tony's benefit- I don't drag the good lingerie out for just any stranger. Though I am curious as to how you heard that Dr. Banner" Harley said practically leering at Bruce with a smirk planted delicately on her lips
"Ugh... I don't think Tony ever anticipated I'd have permanent neighbours so the walls are pretty thin" Bruce replied growing shy as a pink blush blossomed on his tan cheeks
"That's a mortifying thought- I hope you can't hear me singing in the shower"
"Well actually-"
"Oh god! Bruce why didn't you say something!"Harley cried as her own cheeks began to feel a little warm. As she reflected on her shower playlist from the past few days she realized Bruce may have heard a few too many filthy renditions of classic Beyoncé for her to ever be able to look him in the face again- from now on she would sing the wiggles or she would shut up
"You have a pretty voice" Bruce mumbled, tearing Harley away from her inner rant
"Oh thank you but don't worry from now on I'll keep it strictly PG- Kidz Bop for me I swear"
"Please anything is better than Kidz Bop, seriously I'm not going to have an aneurysm because you sing 'Drunk in Love' in the shower"
"Yeah okay- I'm gunna go meet the rest of the Avengers now because I don't think I'm capable of being more embarrassed, see you at breakfast" Harley spit out before running towards the elevator and racing for the kitchen
'Wow Bruce you are just so smooth with the ladies' Bruce thought to himself as he headed for the stairs- 12 flights of stairs would do him a lot of good
AN: so another chapter down, don't worry I already have the next chapter written. I appreciate your support, remember follows, favourite, and reviews keep your authors alive
-Psychological smut by night