Chapter 8

"Just try and relax, Miss Quinn. You may feel some discomfort for just a bit, okay?" Dr. Fields stated, looking up at Harley to wait for her reply, knowing to be patient because Harley was a first time mom, and may be nervous.

Harley peered down at the doctor, trying to find some humor in this to make herself feel better as the doctor was going to check to see if she was dilated yet. She nodded once in answer to the doctor, drawing in deep but slow breaths to calm herself. "I'm ready."

"It'll be okay, Harls. I'm here." Joker murmured in a calming tone, whilst trying not to squeeze her hand too hard when he was keeping his gaze on the doctor whom now was examining Harley. He still hadn't gotten used to the idea of someone other than himself laying hands on his Queen, but it somewhat put him at ease knowing that at least her doctor was a woman. If it had been a male doctor, he'd be dead by now.

Harley tried not to squirm against the examining table when she felt some discomfort, wincing just slightly and trying to tell herself that this was nothing. Since she had taken beatings that were a hundred times worse than this little love tap. To get her mind off what the doctor was doing to her, she peered up at Joker, stifling a laugh when she saw his intense gaze upon the doctor, noting the hint of worry mixed with irritation in his facial expressions. She was probably the only one who could tell how he was feeling almost all the time because to others they'd just see a blank expression, but now with all the time she spent with him over the years she had grown to know him in every way possible as long as he allowed her to do so.

"You're all done, Miss Quinn. You did so amazing. It looks like you're about one cm dilated so far." The doctor went about her duties, making sure to cover up Harley right away since she had found out the hard way that Joker didn't like her taking too long examining his girlfriend.

Harley's eyes widened ever so slightly as she squeaked. "W-wait… Does that mean I'm going to pop this thing out now!?"

Dr. Fields withheld a laugh as she shook her head, offering Harley a subtle smile. "Not necessarily. It's actually common for women to be this dilated for quite some time before the body decides it wants to continue further and get things started on its own accord. With that being said I've heard so many people over the years try different ways to help speed up the process, but I'm sure if you did some research yourself and felt comfortable trying some of those things it wouldn't hurt to try them out."

Joker didn't realize that he was holding his breath in response to hearing Harley mention if she was going to have the baby right this second until Harley brought him out of his mind when she gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. It baffled him that even though she was going to do all the hard work and be in so much pain that she always fretted about keeping him calm. He looked down at her with a smirk, examining her face to see if she was still having any kind of discomfort since she'd been having those stupid pains regularly now.

Harley held his gaze a while longer before she looked at the doctor, trying not to show how anxious she was feeling. "Thank you, Dr. Fields. I'll look into it. I'd try almost anything at this point to get her out." Harley stated in an amused manner, but knew deep down that she actually meant it. She was miserable at this point in her pregnancy. She was lucky enough to have had a pretty good pregnancy without any complications but now she just wanted it over with and wanted desperately to meet her daughter. Not to mention the sooner she was here the sooner she could dress her up in all the pretty outfits she had bought her and introduce her to her Auntie Ivy. Those thoughts alone helped Harley with her anxiousness.

"You're very welcome. Now if you have any concerns at all just call my personal cell phone like always at any time. Before you know it this little girl will be here. We just have to be patient and hopefully she will let us know when she's ready to come out." The doctor said her farewells before she left the room and was escorted off the property like usual.

"Are you okay, Harls?" Joker brought her hand up to his mouth to kiss it gently.

Harley grinned when she felt his lips press against her hand, nodding once in answer to his question. "I'm fine, Puddin. I just want her out already. She's already as stubborn as her daddy." Harley replied in a teasing way as she sat up carefully before she got off the examining table to place her clothing back on.

Joker rolled his eyes in response to her comment, scoffing in the process. "I think you meant to say that no one is as stubborn as you. I agree that I have my moments, but no missy, it's you who is the most stubborn." He hovered over her to make sure she didn't fall over.

Harley pretended to think over what he said then shook her head with a laugh. "Nope. It's you." She ignored the fact that he was starting to crowd her space again, focusing on getting out of the room so she could go rest on her bed.

Joker didn't bother arguing with her since he didn't want to start a useless fight over something stupid. He instead went about helping her onto the bed. "Can I get you anything?"

Harley smiled sweetly in his direction as she let him help her get situated on their bed, pulling her blanket over herself once he stopped fretting over her. "No, I'm good right now. I just want to take a little nap. I couldn't sleep last night because someone wasn't with me." She pouted sadly up at him as she reached her hands out to make grabby hands at him, trying her hardest to not giggle in the process.

Joker chuckled at her foolish little display, letting out a sigh as he began to disrobe until he was just left in his boxers. It was the only way he was going to be able to nap comfortably with her since it looked like he wasn't going to be able to get anything else done for the day with her wanting him by her side.

Harley watched as her man began to remove his clothing, fighting the urge to show any signs of interest in this act because she already knew he would try to start something that she wasn't in the mood for. She averted her gaze instead until it was safe to look when he began to carefully get onto the bed and lay down beside her before he proceeded to place a kiss against her cheek. She instinctively pulled him against her chest, needing the comfort his touch brought to her when she needed it the most.

Joker found himself smirking when Harley had gently tugged him towards herself so he could rest his head against her chest. He wasn't going to complain since now this was his favorite place to rest on. "Sorry, toots. I was trying to get caught up with all the work stuff and did a little extra just in case our little hellion made her grand entrance soon."

Harley smiled down at him as he settled more comfortably against her chest, running her fingers through his hair and continuing down until running them down his neck then repeated the process. "Aww that's so sweet, J. You didn't want to miss out on the bloody mess our daughter is going to make whenever she decides to stop making her mommy suffer and just come out." Harley said jokingly as she listened to his quiet noises of contentment as she continued her motions.

Joker stiffened slightly when she mentioned how disastrous the birth was going to be. He was never squeamish, but he knew damn well that he wasn't going to be looking down at her nether regions during the birth. He knew it would haunt him forever, so instead he focused on her gentle touch, closing his eyes to take in every last moment alone they would have before their daughter joined them. It didn't take long before he had drifted off to sleep due to the lack of sleep the past few days.

Harley tried not to laugh when she heard a light snore, knowing her man had fallen asleep. She settled against her pillows to close her eyes as she kept him against her chest, falling asleep almost instantly.

A few hours had passed and Harley awoke to feeling a sharp pain on her lower back, biting down on her lip to not make a sound since she still felt something resting on her. She opened her eyes warily before looking down to see that Joker was still deeply asleep, but what made her laugh was seeing the drool against her breasts that had escaped his mouth. Even though it was slightly disgusting she found it a little cute since he looked so peaceful as he slept. She carefully reached over towards her bedside table to grab a tissue to wipe both herself and his mouth clean.

Joker's nose wrinkled in his sleep when he felt something tickling his face, opening his eyes into slits as sleepiness was still affecting him and when he didn't feel or hear anything his eyes closed on their own accord to fall back asleep until he felt something vibrating beneath him which made his eyes open fully to see Harley was full on laughing at him, but trying to do it as quietly as she could. "What's so funny?" He murmured sleepily, not wanting to move from his rather comfy "pillows" his face was resting on.

Harley had covered her mouth to muffle her laugh but she couldn't stop her body from moving through the silent laughter when she witnessed Joker's nose wrinkling so cutely when the tissue had brushed against it on accident, and then he tried to push her hand away in his sleep while mumbling words she couldn't quite hear. "You're the one who was being funny." She stammered as she attempted to stop laughing so she could speak again in a teasing manner. "Can you please stop drooling on me so I can stop having to wipe both your face and my boobies?"

"What?" He said in confusion before he raised his face up, noticing he covered both of them in drool when he had been in a very rare deep sleep. He tried not to grumble when Harley quickly wiped his face before he could move away. "Stop. I'm not a child. I can do it myself." He growled in an agitated way.

Harley giggled in response to his words and since she was able to clean his face before he moved away from her. She cleaned herself up afterwards before looking at him with an amused expression. "Really? Cause by the way you were drooling I almost thought the baby was here already."

Joker rolled his eyes at her as he moved to lay on his back away from her, trying not to get upset from her teasing him. "Shut up."

"Aww don't be embarrassed Puddin! It let me have some practice." She bit her lip hard to not giggle once again, loving the reaction she was getting out of him.

Joker turned his head to glare at her and say something to her when he saw a look of pain cross her features. Making him sit up, reaching out to grab her chin gently to make her look at him. "What's hurting you, Harls?"

Harley breathed through the little sharp pain along her lower back, hating that it came so fast and then went away until it wanted to surprise her again. "I'm okay. It's just another one of those sharp pains. It's nothing I can't handle." As she spoke calmly she began to rub her stomach to try and get her mind off of the discomfort.

Verdant hues flitted across her features, trying to see if she was lying to make him stop worrying. "Are you sure you're okay? I can call the doctor over right now." He shifted on the bed as if readying himself to get up when he stopped when she grasped his hand.

"No, don't leave me. Can we just stay here and watch movies or something? I don't want to be alone if something happens." Her lip trembled without her consent as she spoke, hating that she got so emotional so easily due to her crazy hormones.

Joker nodded once before leaning over to place a kiss against her lips before moving to sit more comfortably beside her. "Alright. What are we going to watch?" He was trying to be a good sport about this, disliking to be still for too long, but he didn't want to leave her side when she had started to get upset. She seriously knew how to get her way with him, but he secretly loved the feeling of being needed.

Harley squealed happily as she reached over to grab the remote, turning on their TV to skim through movies with him until they agreed on one. And that's how they spent the rest of their night together.

A whole week had passed now and Harley was growing more irritated with each passing day. She was still only one cm dilated, and had tried multiple things to help speed up the process, but nothing worked. To her amusement Joker had tried to not sound so eager about them trying to have sex to help speed up the process, but she wasn't having that. Her pains grew a bit stronger and would last a little longer now, but she was better at not showing any signs now since she didn't want Joker to freak out.

The following night Harley woke up slightly confused as to what had caused her to come out of a deep sleep. It didn't take her long to realize that she was soaking wet and that was what woke her. She didn't hesitate to start patting Joker's bare back frantically. "J, wake up!"

Joker growled in annoyance as he turned onto his side, trying not to hiss when the light turned on suddenly. "What are you hitting me for!?" He tried to rub his eyes to see her clearly, immediately sitting up in bed when he saw her face was even paler than usual as she looked like she was on the verge of crying. "What's wrong?" He replied in a worried tone.

Harley tried not to cry when she began to panic before that was turned into embarrassment all of the sudden since she had just remembered she had runied their bed. "I'm sorry, Puddin." Her lip was trembling now as tears filled her eyes without her consent.

Joker looked at her in confusion, watching as multiple emotions crossed over her facial features before he noticed she was starting to cry. Instinctively he reached out to brush his fingers along her cheek, speaking in a hushed tone. "What are you sorry for? It's okay if you woke me up for a false alarm again." He knew now to not make that mistake again like he did the other night. She had ignored him for a full day and threatened that he wouldn't be in the delivery room, but of course when she was in trouble she had called for him and they never left each others sides ever since.

Harley tightened her hold onto the blanket she was currently grasping, looking down as she spoke softly. "I think my water broke, and I messed up our bed!" She wailed miserably before covering her face with her hands as she sobbed uncontrollably.

Joker looked at her in disbelief when she had confessed to what happened then she proceeded to have a full on meltdown. He removed the blankets off of her, noticing the bed was wet on her side but he didn't care. He pulled her onto his lap, knowing that he'd been covered in worse things before. "Shh… It's okay, Harls. It's just a bed. It can be replaced." He tried to soothe her as he rubbed her back whilst he let her cry her little heart out.

Harley sniffled softly once she finished her crying, barely realizing that she was sitting in Joker's lap. She pulled back to look at him through her remaining tears. "You're not mad at me?" She whispered as she suddenly had a hiccup.

Joker shook his head whilst smirking at her when he met her gaze. "No, I'm not mad. Why would I be? This means our daughter is going to be here soon." He wiped away her tears before brushing a strand of her hair away from her beautiful face, thinking it was rather cute when she started to have hiccups.

Harley wrapped her arms around his neck after hearing his words, burying her face against the crook of his neck as he finally made it clear to her that yes indeed their baby girl was due at any moment. "I'm so scared." She confessed to him, thinking he would be disappointed in her.

Joker rubbed her back as he listened to what she chose to disclose to him, knowing her worries were going to mirror with him as well. "I know you are, but I am too."

Harley pulled away from him so quickly that it made him jump slightly as she looked up at him in shock. "W-what? No. You're lying. Nothing scares my, J."

Joker snorted in response to her words. He knew that while her words were once true that now there would be two things that would scare him. He reached up to run his thumb along her lower lip as he held her gaze, murmuring his next words low enough for only her to hear. "There has always been one thing I've been scared of… That's losing you… And now there's one more thing that scares me…" He paused to let his words sink in.

Harley gasped aloud as she listened so intently to what he said, which made tears fill her now sore eyes once again. "Oh, J!" She threw her arms around his neck again as she felt her heart flutter at what he just confessed to her. She tried to calm herself before she asked something while keeping her face hidden. "What's the other thing?"

He wrapped his arms around her, gritting his teeth to not allow himself to respond to the emotions that threatened to overcome him as he said his next confession. "Losing our daughter…" He buried his face in her hair, breathing in her familiar scent as they relished in this little moment until Harley began to shift against his hold. "What's wrong?"

Harley pulled back to look at him rather sheepishly. "I got you all wet too…"

Joker shook his head as he laughed to what she was now worrying about. "It's okay, Harls. Nothing that can't be fixed. How about we take a nice warm bath?"

Harley nodded her head enthusiastically as a smile played at her lips. "Yes, please! I was starting to get cold." At that mere mention she shivered as she tried to keep as close to him as she could for body heat.

He chuckled as she embraced her once more before he helped her off the bed so they could have a nice bath together.

A short while had passed and since then their bed had been replaced and had a protective layering in case something else were to happen to it. Harley was laying in bed, trying to ride out the contractions that had gradually increased as hours went by.

The doctor was already here along with her carefully chosen nurses and they were preparing the room so Harley could be placed in it so she could monitor both Harley and the baby.

Later Harley was carried by Joker into the room and gently set down onto the delivery bed. She was trying to not show any signs of pain since she didn't want to look weak in front of the unknown nurses in the room. She let them hook her up to multiple machines, making sure to let Joker know that she was alright every now and then as he sat in a chair beside her and was holding her hand.

"Alright, Miss Quinn it looks like you haven't dilated much since the last time I checked on you so I'm going to apply a gel to the area and hopefully this will make things pick up. Just let me know when you are ready."

"Just do it now. I want her out already." Harley nearly whined as she braced herself for whatever the doctor was going to do since she couldn't see what she was doing due to her gown covering her lower half.

Joker leaned closer to Harley to whisper encouraging words, trying to ignore the people in the room.

Harley tilted her face to the side, smiling through the pain as she listened to every word Joker was saying, thankful that he was here to keep her sane in this moment. "I love you, Puddin." She whispered to him.

Joker flashed her a smirk as he leaned down to peck her cheek. "Ditto." He murmured back, not wanting to say the actual words aloud in front of an audience.

"Okay, all done. I'll be in the next room discussing my plans thoroughly with my staff. So far everything is running smoothly." Doctor Fields smiled at Harley before she left the room with the nurses following behind her immediately.

Once the door shut Harley let out a sigh of relief as she was able to let her guard down a little as she rode out a contraction. "I don't know if I can do this anymore, Puddin." She said in a hopeless tone as she looked up at him while she squeezed his hand tightly in her grasp.

Joker shook his head as he tried to give her a reassuring look. "Don't say that, Harls. You're the strongest person that I know. This is going to be so easy for you. Don't you remember all those worse situations that you've been in and you didn't even shed a single tear like my wimpy henchmen would have?" He tried to say in a playful tone to help lighten her mood.

It worked because a moment later Harley elicited a giggle when she remembered some moments when his men would have gotten shot or worse and they acted like such babies. But Harley would smile through the pain and continue on as if nothing happened up until they brought her home to get patched up. "That's a good point! You really should think about replacing some of those wusses."

Joker chuckled at her words, feeling better now that Harley was starting to get back to her old self. He sighed as he hid a smirk. "Yeah, I think I might have to get rid of some. Once you're all better we can do that together. It's been a while since we've played together." He winked at her as he rubbed her knuckles with his thumb.

A mischievous smile played at Harley's lips when he mentioned their infamous play dates. "I can't wait to get back into our so-called normal routine. I've missed playing with Daddy so much." She murmured her last words in a suggestive manner.

Joker inhaled sharply when he caught on to what she was referring to, growling lowly as he met her gaze with his own lustful gaze. "Are you talking dirty to me, Harls? You know how much I love that filthy mouth of yours." He purred as he leaned closer to her as his breathing hitched ever so slightly, forgetting about their current situation that was still playing out.

Harley gasped aloud as she noticed his look of lust whilst her traitorous body shivered as he came closer to her. Her lips parted as she shut her eyes just as his lips descended upon hers, moaning against his mouth as her tongue sought out for his, threading her fingers in his hair to keep him there forever as they shared a passionate kiss.

Hours had passed since then and the Doctor now remained in the room with her staff as she tried to offer Harley an epidural before it would be too late to administer it. As she hoped Harley was beginning to dilate much faster now, and before they knew it there would be a new baby brought into the world. "Are you sure that you don't want it? This would be the last call for it." Doctor Fields winced when she heard a warning sound come from Joker, keeping her gaze on Harley.

Harley gripped the sheet of the bed so tightly while holding Joker's hand in the other as she waited for a contraction to pass before she could talk. "N-No I don't want it. I don't want to expose the baby to that. I'll be okay…" She said her last words almost to herself to try and convince herself that it was true.

"Are you sure, Harley? You're not just saying that 'cause you don't want to disappoint me? I wouldn't think less of you if you took it." He managed to say truthfully as he gave her hand a reassuring squeeze while half-smiling down at her.

Harley bit her lip as she tried to decide while examining Joker's face to see if what he said was true. A moment later she shook her head in a defiant manner. "No, I can take it. Just promise that you'll stay here with me the whole time." Her lip trembled a bit as she looked up at him in desperation.

He couldn't help but smirk proudly in response to her words. "That's my strong girl. I promise that I won't ever leave your side."

Harley smiled gratefully up at him, trying to fight back tears when she felt a wave of emotion flow through her when she relished in the feeling of how much faith he had in her to do this task. "Thank you."

Joker kept his word and he was there every moment of the way. Never complaining that his body felt so stiff and uncomfortable in the chair because he knew what she was feeling was way worse. When it was finally time for Harley to almost push he had to try to fight back the sudden nervousness he felt. His hand had gotten clammy as he kept hold of hers, murmuring encouraging words to her before the doctor and nurses were telling her what she had to do.

Harley held onto Joker's hand for dear life as she listened to the doctor to wait until a contraction occurred so she could finally begin to push. She didn't even care that strangers were holding her legs and trying to coax her through the next steps. Harley braced herself as she felt the signs of a contraction nearing before she drew in a deep breath and pushed as hard as she could. She couldn't believe how much pain she was experiencing but she tried to keep her sounds of pain to a minimum before she felt the worse pain ever possible, causing her to cry out before she turned to glare at Joker. "You asshole! This is all your fault! I swear you'll be lucky if I even let you touch me after this!" Harley choked out as she tried to focus on what the doctor was now trying to tell her.

Joker was left stunned by Harley's outburst, his mouth suddenly dry as he watched in horror as Harley pushed with all her strength she could summon up. He knew she didn't mean what she said… Or rather that's what he was trying to tell himself. He didn't dare peek to his left to see what was going on down there, but instead kept his gaze on Harley as she was squeezing his hand so hard by this point. "You're doing so well, Harls. I'm so proud of you. Just hang on for a little more, and before you know it she will be here. We will spoil her so rotten, I swear."

Harley whimpered lowly through the pain, not fully comprehending exactly what Joker had said to her until she focused her full attention on the doctor when she spoke.

"I see the head! You're almost there, Miss Quinn. Give me maybe two more good pushes." The doctor smiled warmly at Harley for just a second before having all of her attention on the baby once again.

Harley cried out with the pressure she felt when her daughter was a little ways out of her, trying to do the breathing techniques the nurses told her as she readied herself to push with the next contraction. She felt like she had no energy left in her, looking up at Joker as she choked out a sob. "I can't do it, Puddin!"

Joker shook his head as he heard Harley's comment, gritting his teeth when he thought she was giving up when they were so close now. "Don't say that. I know you can do this. I believe in you so much, my precious Harley Quinn. Now please give us one more good push so we can hear our brat cry." He pleaded with her as he tried his hardest to not show how worried he was when he heard hushed murmurs coming from the nurses and the doctor.

Harley nodded her head in compliance as she gritted her teeth, closing her eyes as she used every ounce of strength she had left in her to give the last two pushes until she gasped aloud when she felt the baby slip out of her fully. She held her breath as tears began to spill down her cheeks when she didn't hear the baby cry, making her panic. "W-what's wrong! Puddin please tell me something!" She desperately tried to look at her daughter, letting out a frustrated cry when she couldn't see anything.

Joker felt his chest constrict when he dared to peek over where he promised himself that he wouldn't do. He clenched his teeth to not make a sound when he saw that the umbilical cord was wrapped around his daughter's throat and to him it felt like hours when he watched in horror when the doctor did a quick maneuver to remove the cord from the baby's neck. He glanced away thinking that his only daughter was no longer with them anymore, his heart aching when he heard Harley's pleas, making him force himself to look at her. "Shh… Everything is okay. You did great, Harls." He leaned down to place a kiss against her forehead, willing himself to not give into the sorrow that was beginning to become almost insufferable.

Harley knew something was wrong right away when she saw Joker's face, making her choke back a sob when he tried to comfort her.

Everything had happened within seconds but it felt like an eternity for them before the sweet sounds of a cry filled the room.

Harley was sobbing so hard as she heard her daughter's first cry as Joker pulled away to look over at the doctor who was holding their daughter. Harley strained to peer around him, smiling through her tears when she caught sight of her rather bloody but beautiful child.

"Do you want to cut the cord?" The doctor asked Joker who was looking over at her while she held his baby in her arms.

Joker nodded in an almost numb manner as he followed their directions to cut the cord, tears glistening his verdant hues as he gazed down at his daughter for a brief moment before she was carried off towards Harley.

Harley quickly unbuttoned her gown before holding her arms out for her daughter, crying even more once she felt her against her bare chest and her daughter's cries had stopped. "Oh, my baby girl… I love you so much already… Isn't she beautiful, J?" Harley peered up at him, pretending not notice that his eyes were glistening with tears as he looked at both of his girls.

Joker cleared his throat, forcing back the traitorous tears that desperately wanted to be released. "Yes she is. She looks so much like her gorgeous mom." He said in a strained voice since he wasn't used to feeling how he felt right now. He thought he buried these silly mundane feelings so long ago.

Harley kissed the top of her daughter's head before the nurse had to take her away to get her situated before they could return her to her parents. "Can you go watch over her. Please?" Harley peered up at him, smiling faintly as she was trying to make him leave so the doctor could clean her up with some sort of privacy, but also to make sure their daughter was okay.

"Of course." Joker kissed her cheek before he walked over to where the nurse was taking care of his daughter, making sure to give them room but also watching to make sure they didn't hurt her in any way. He wouldn't hesitate to kill anyone who dare harm his princess.

Harley refrained from sighing in relief when she got a moment alone, trying to relax as the doctor made sure she was alright. She looked up in time to see Joker hovering behind the nurse that was bringing her daughter back to her. She gently took her daughter in her arms, smiling through new tears that spilled down her face as she got a better look at her daughter. She saw a lot of herself in her daughter's face, but she could also see Joker in her as well. She gently ran her finger across her baby's cheek, smiling more widely when she felt her little fingers curl around her finger. "So, you're the one who was giving mommy such a hard time… I would do it all over again though. My perfect little girl." Harley whispered lovingly to her daughter before she listened to what the nurse told her to do next.

A few minutes later Harley was ecstatic to see how fast it took her daughter to get used to being breastfeed. There were no words to describe the feeling of what being a mother was like. Harley finally knew what was missing in her life, and she would make sure nothing happened to her newest addition to her family.

Joker was blown away with how well Harley was doing with handling their daughter. He still hadn't held her yet. He was completely nervous to because he was worried he would hurt her since she looked so fragile. He came out of his thoughts when Harley had said something that he didn't hear. "What did you say?"

Harley tried not to laugh when she caught him zoning out as he was watching her with the baby. She didn't want to give her up just yet, but she wanted him to hold her already. "I asked if you wanted to hold her before the nurses come back to show us some things."

Joker hesitated briefly before he stood up to move closer to Harley. He tried to follow what she said as he was trying his hardest to not hurt the baby. Once she was safely in his arms he looked down at her, not fighting this time as a few stray tears dampened his face. His eyes skimmed along her beautiful face before he gently picked up her little hand to kiss it gently. He tried not to gasp when he saw her eyes flutter open, noting they looked almost the same exact shade as Harley's eyes. "Hi there my little princess. It's okay now, your Daddy is holding you and I will always be here for you." His voice sounded rough as he fought to not let any more tears fall. He smiled when he felt her tiny fingers brush against his hand. Nothing else mattered in this moment besides his Queen and Princess. Joker forced himself to look away from his daughter when he heard Harley crying. He slowly made his way back to her, holding her gaze as he did so. "What's wrong, Harls? Do I need to get the doctor for you?" His voice was laced with worry as he spoke.

Harley shook her head as she wiped her tears away, clearing her throat to speak. "N-No, I'm okay. I am just so happy right now. I knew you were going to be a great Dad. She's the best gift you have ever given me." Harley knew that this little moment she got to witness would forever be her favorite father and daughter moment between the two most important people in her life.

Joker carefully placed his daughter back into Harley's awaiting arms before he brushed his fingers over her cheek. "So, do we have a name for her yet?" He said in a gentle tone as he looked down at his daughter, watching as she fell back asleep.

Harley shifted her gaze back towards her daughter and immediately knew which name she wanted for her little girl. They had quite a few options that they had picked months ahead, but she now knew what name suited her by merely seeing her for the very first time. Harley finally nodded with a grin as she tilted her face up to look at her one and only true love. "Yes, she has a name now. Let us say a proper hello to Lucinda Quinzel, but for now I think I will call her Lucy. What do you think?"

Joker watched in amusement as Harley was thinking over the multiple names they had chosen before he saw her grin when she finally made up her mind. He loved the name she ended up choosing. They had decided that their daughter would get Harley's maiden name. They toyed with the idea of giving her the last name of Quinn, but he had said there was only one Quinn in his life and he wanted to gift his daughter a last name she would be able to carry on and though they wanted to forget whom Harley was when he first met her, he knew deep down inside he fell for her long before she became his Harley Quinn and he didn't want to completely lose that side of her. He looked at his daughter, smirking as he repeated her name in his mind, loving the sound of it. "Welcome to the world, my little Lucy."

The end for now… I know it was said that Harley's daughter was named Lucy Quinzel when it was mentioned in a comic/online, but I found it kind of fitting to use Lucinda for my story. Mainly because the spelling was so close to a certain devil if you know what I mean... Ya know just wanting to give her a name with an almost sick twist since her parents are far from normal. So, Lucy will be a short way of saying her name or when she's really acting like a little hellion they can call her Lucifina. Haha get it? But on a real note, I wanted to post this earlier than expected since I'm going to be going on a mini vacation and wouldn't have time later to write. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as I loved writing it. Update shall be in the works soon.