"Officials at Arkham Asylum have confirmed reports of the Joker escaping Arkham last week. Commissioner Gordon has released a statement telling citizens of Gotham not to panic and to be cautious when walking the streets." The reporter's voice echoed throughout the apartment, Harley was making dinner as Jonathan played with his lego on the floor in front of the television

"Ashlynn is there any chance that his girlfriend broken him out?" The anchor pitches in, making Harley stop cutting the carrot she was working on and race into the living space.

"There hasn't been any evidence to suggest Harley Quinn had any part in the break in, as she hasn't been seen in over 4 years now but it could definitely be a possibility." Harley heart races as she hears her former persona is mentioned.

"It like your name mommy." Jonathan says, still playing the plastic blocks.

"Yeah it is." She responds slowly, trying not to show any emotion at the mention of Harley Quinn. As the commercials come on Harley makes her way back to the kitchen, but is intercepted by a phone call. As she begins to make her way to the phone, the ringing stops.

"Hello?" Jonathan asks, pausing as the person on the other line talks to him. He begins to make his way to his mother, not responding to the person. "It for you." Harley takes the phone from him.

"H-hello?" Harley nervously answers the phone; worried it might be him.

"God you know how much of my day I've wasted trying to get a hold of you?" A woman's voice responds on the other end.

"Ivy, oh thank God. I thought you might be…" Harley stops her sentence, noticing her son staring at her.

"J? Please, I'm cleverer than that freak." The red head chuckles "So I'm assuming you've heard then."

"Yeah, I figured it out at work. I left early and got Jonathan early from school."

"Harls you can let that psychopath control your life."

"I know, it's pretty sad huh? Four years without him and he still could snap his fingers and I'd come running." Harley sighs.

"That's what Jonathan is there for, to remind you not to."

"It's harder than you think."

"You just need some good old self esteem."

"You go on that rant again Red I will hang up."

"Fine, I won't go there. Did you see the news report on channel 12 Gotham?" Ivy asks, curious if the blonde had seen the mention of Harlequin.

"Yeah, did he seriously think that I'm still in the business?" Harley laughs at the idea.

"He's a real piece of work, he like most men have a brain the size of a pea." This causes both women to start laughing.

"How did you find my number?" Harley asks as she calms down.

"As I was breaking out of Arkham I broke into Leland's office and found it. I'm at a payphone by the docks." Ivy explains.

"Well it's nice to hear your voice again." Harley says, smiling as she hears her best friend talk.

"I agree. I gotta go though, it won't be long till patrols come around and find me."

"Alright, I'll talk to you soon though right?"

"Of course baby." Is the last thing Ivy says before hanging up. Harley hesitantly hangs the phone up, not wanting to let go of the moment she had just shared with her most trusted friend.

"Who was dat?" Jonathan asks, after a few moments.

"That was your Auntie Ivy." Harley says, sitting on the couch. Jonathan picks himself up from the ground and cuddles into his mother. Harley plays with the dark curls on top of his head.

"The one who was there when I was born?"

"Yeah she was one of them. Johnny was the other person there."

"Dats my name!" The small boy exclaims, as he hears about his namesake.

"Yes my boy it is." Harley kisses his temple.

"And was my dad there too?" He asks as he plays with a strand of Harley's hair.

"No, he wasn't there baby." Harley sighs, Jonathan didn't know a whole lot about his father; only that he was from Gotham and he wasn't present for the birth of Jonathan.

"Oh." Jonathan responds, still playing with her hair. Harley kisses him once again, she hated the fact he couldn't know anything about his father; but no one could know and she was determined to keep it that way.

"Mommy it smells weird." He says after a while, Harley sniffs the air and realizes that she had forgotten to turn off the stove.

"Crap!" Harley bounds off the couch and runs to the kitchen, the stock for the chicken and dumplings had boiled over and the pieces of bread in the pot had blackened. "What is up with tonight?" She feels herself crumple to the ground, her anxiety jumping all over the place. She looks up and sees Jonathan peering into the kitchen, not sure if he should enter or not. She smiles solemnly at him, trying to fight back tears.

"Jonathan grab me the phone will ya? We'll order in from Pepper's tonight." She says, keeping her tone as steady as she can.

"Ok Mommy." He says before stepping back into the living room to grab his mother's cell phone while Harley takes a moment to compose herself.

"Would it really be that bad if he came for me?" She quietly says, her mind wandering thinking maybe he could have changed his mind about having a child; an heir to rule Gotham once he was gone. She smiles as her boy walks back into the kitchen, after all he would make an excellent successor to his Daddy.

Harley had sent Jonathan to bed shortly after they finished supper, she allowed him 30 minutes of playtime before he was to go off brushing his teeth and getting into his pjs; unfortunately the Batman ones again. Harley cleaned up any little bits of lego Jonathan had missed, and he always missed; her feet had been unfortunate victims too many times.

"Mommy I'm ready." She heard his little voice call from his room.

"Okay baby I'll be right there." She calls back as she picks up the last stray piece of lego off of the grey shag rug. As she stands Harley takes a look around the room, hoping to God she had gotten everything. While looking down at the ground she slowly makes her way to her son's bedroom. She smiles as she sees her son all bundled up in his covers and ready for bed.

"You all ready kiddo?" She asks, sitting down on the bed.

"Yeah!" He wiggles in his bed, making his stuffed clown onto the floor. "Uh-oh, mommy Jester fell."

"I'll get him pumpkin." She says as she reaches down for the doll. As she picks it up she can't help but stare at the familiar green eyes that stares right back at her.

"Mommy." Johnny calls out. Breaking Harley out of her trance to see her son holding his arms out for his doll. Harley hands the doll back to Jonathan, watching him tuck Jester back under the covers.

"Good night my little clown." Harley chuckles, kissing her son's forehead.

"Night Mommy." Jonathan responds as Harley picks herself up from his bed.

"I love you J." She says, turning the light off; the only thing illuminating the room being the small green nightlight in the corner.

Author's note:

I did skim through for editing so again I apologize for that whole ordeal. The reason I put that scene of Harley breaking down was something Margot Robbie said in her interview about how women will tend to pretend that nothing is wrong and put on a strong face.

Anyway thanks for all the support. Please let me know what you think so far.

XOXO Tamorasky.