After our little quarrel, I did not dare aggravate him anymore. We ate silently, as J. flicked through the T.V channels, stopping every now and then when something caught his eye. When he had finally finished eating, he picked up his plate and dropped it into the sink, before heading for the couch to continue watching the television. I slowly got up and went to wash the dishes, Mr. J muted the TV and I glanced up to find him staring at me.
"Come here." His tone was not harsh this time but stayed firm.
I looked at him in question, is this a test? I thought to myself before answering him, "But I have to wash the-"
"Leave it for now, just come here" He sliced the air horizontally with his hand, before snapping his finger down to point at the seat next to him. I turned off the tap and dried my hands before .heading towards the couch; I stood in front of him pondering what he would do next. "Come. Sit." He patted the couch before grinning up at me, if there's one thing that never changed about him; it was that childish grin which never failed to make my heart flutter. I smiled and joined him on the couch."Get comfortable my little minx, our favourite shows about to come on!" My eyes widened with excitement and happiness, and I felt myself burst out in an uncontrollable smile, before lifting my feet off the floor and curling up next to my J; head securely resting on his lap, as he leaned over and gave me a peck on the cheek. "The food was great Harley, good job." He stroked my head, as he turned his attention back onto the opening theme song.
"You're welcome Puddin' " My head was spinning from this unexpected kindness that I had to shut my eyes to tell myself to calm down, before I could focus on the show. I wished on every star and every God for this moment to never end. I've missed these moments so much, ever since he became a full time employee at Alfred enterprises, afternoons became lonely and by the time he got home, he was always too tired or upset to want to do anything with me."Want to play a game Puddin' " I twisted in his lap to look up at him, as he stretched his arms.
"Like what?" Mr. J looked down at me, and for a brief second his eyes looked completely at peace.
"How about go fish?" I smiled hoping to get his approval," like we used to..."
"Fine, fine. Go get the cards" he slapped my butt, as I jumped up and sprinted into the bedroom to find the playing cards. I found them, and pranced back into the room. Waving them in my hand, I slipped them quickly out of the box as I sat cross legged on the couch facing Mr.J, who turned his body slightly to face me. I giggled in excitement, as I split the deck in half.
"Gimme that." My green eyed king snatched the cards from my hands.
"Heyyyy! I was going to shuffle Puddin' " I dramatically crossed my arms and pouted at him.
"I know, but you suck a shuffling."
I gasped, and slapped my hand on the couch, "I do not!"
Mr. J gave out a hard laugh, "Fine but you're not as good as me princess, you see." He chuckled, watching my eyes get fixated on his card trick, as he preformed my favourite trick. Mr. J was a natural for card tricks and such, when we were teenagers he always used to practise his gags and tricks on unexpected students and teachers. It got us into a lot of trouble but, the nick name Clown prince of crime, was one he became very proud of. I was his glittering partner in crime and from that day forward I knew, nothing could tear me away from this boy.
"How many cards was it for go fish pumpkin?" He stayed shuffling the cards as he gazed at me.
"Oh ummm, 7 cards I think." I quickly snapped out of my daze, and stuck out my hand as he dealt me my pile.
We played and laughed for hours, talking about many things in that time as well. The night was one I knew I would remember forever, it felt surreal, like I had watched us laugh and play and wrestle from above. An out of body experience, that made me smile from ear to ear. I sat there on the balcony, wrapped in a blanket, as I played footsies with the man next to me. He smiled, before blowing smoke into my face and kissing my lips. I giggled
"Here" he handed me the cigarette, and I took a large inhale of it, before coughing it back up, it had been a while since I had smoked. "Tired Harley?" His sweet voices chooed, as he brushed the hair out of my face.
"A little" I blushed, looking at the time which read 12:00am; it had flown by so fast.
"Then off to bed little minx." He patted my cheek before taking the cigarette back from my hand. I nodded and rubbed my head against his arm lovingly. There was a short pause before he pulled back and looked into my eyes "You won't be going out tomorrow right?"
I tensed out of instinct before answering him "No of course not my sweet, I-"
"Good, so I'll see you when I get home then." He cupped my chin in his one hand and kissed my forehead, before getting up to lean on the balcony rail. He blew out another puff of smoke before continuing, "Go to sleep then, you can clean the dishes tomorrow morning, when you make me breakfast. Sound good?"
I smiled, and got up to hug him from behind "Yes Puddin', I will." I kissed his back before giving him one last squeeze and heading inside.
"Then break it for all the things he's ever done wrong to you. How about that?"
It took me a while to fall asleep, something in the words Ivy had said to me stuck in my mind, like thorns in a rose bush or a constant winter breeze, sending shivers down my spine. Why am I thinking about that? Mr. J has been nothing but good to me today...So why do I feel this way? I lay in bed starring at the ceiling, until my tired eyes took over and I lost consciousness.
Quinn's Reply ~
Hey Puddin' cups! Harley's been a bad girl I know! She decided to do something as stupid as move away and start University I mean crazy right? ANYWAYSSS my program as been crazy demanding so story writing was in short supply, but finally i am here and able to update! it will be kind of inconsistent from now until Christmas before i get back into regular updates for the holiday season but i want you know the story is very much alive and i continue to write as much as i can. Harley Loves you! Cant wait to read your comments! As always Harley OUT! XOXO
Fun Fact #1 - the trick Joker did for me was the sybil cut dynamo shuffle
Fun Fact #2 - Joker was the one to introduce me into smoking in highschool, before he began smoking weed as well.
WolfyLeigh - Maybe I will hehe but not in this chapter :P he got me good with the romance act. Yes i have had enough that day.
Destineyrose18 _ Thank you!
Neveria - send me a PM and ill do my best!
DocQuinn- Hope this one was good enough too!
