He held out his hand and Ann happily accepted it. After they had taken a few steps he said "You know they could hear us laughing." Ann smiled. "Definitely." She told him. They both laughed again.
When they were almost back to the room his phone rang. He opened the door for her as he answered it. Ann gave him some privacy. If he was on the phone then it was business. He went to the window. After a few minutes of him mumbling orders and glancing at Ann over his shoulder he hung up the phone and slipped it back in his pocket. "Something wrong?" Ann asked him. He looked at her. She saw a hint of worry flash behind his eyes just before his face went back to his unreadable mask. "What is it?" She asked a bit more quietly. "Your mobster friend had a brother." He told her. Ann's mind flashed back to the skinny pig faced mobster that she had ruthlessly killed for suggesting that she was property. Ann sighed. "Seems like everyone I kill has a friggin brother." She mumbled to herself. "My sources say he has an asset working against you. I don't know what though. It could be anything from your address to your plate numbers." He told her. Ann clicked her tongue and smiled. "I doubt they want to come to me. If their smart then they'll try and force me to go to them. That would give them the advantage." Ann was thinking out loud. Joker smirked. "And what do we do with our weaknesses?" He asked. "Turn it to strength." Ann said and walked over to the window next to him. "And the enemy's strength?" He asked after only a moment. Shee sat in the window sill. "Make it our own." She replied. He nodded approvingly.
The next five hours were spent watching tv in her room and talking about random subjects. At one point the conversation went from tacos to swords to favored fighting techniques to sex to types of knives and back to fast food. It was a very random conversation, but it was interesting just the same. Just about anything involving him was interesting. Several times Ann thought about how the mob would try to bring her to them, but Joker kept interrupting her thoughts. Most of the stuff he said was hilarious. They were laughing almost constantly. Every time she looked at him she found herself recalling the events of the night before. Every time they touched, even innocently, she felt the passion reignite in her lower stomach. Ann continued trying to push the thoughts away, but they always returned. Several times she caught him looking at her like he knew what he was doing to her. It was like he knew that she was wanting more of him at every turn.
Around 6:15 that afternoon Ann decided it was time to head out, so she called Ashley to find out where they were meeting. They were going to do a massive car drag right through the middle of Tulsa. They used to do it for fun when she was younger. It drove the cops mad. What's better is they couldn't do anything about it. Sure they could pull a car or two over but they'd just end up back on the street again. And with the number of people that would be involved, there's no way they could get all of them.
Ashley told Ann she had the meeting place set up at the parking lot of the Woodland Hills mall at 71st and Memorial. She also reported that Ann's Camaro was to be the flag car. That's the one in front.
Joker and Ann left for the mall in Tulsa. The ride up there was strenuous to say the least. Joker had definitely picked up on her constant flash backs to the night before. She knew this when he slowly ran the back of his knuckles up her wrist. The feel of his bare skin against hers was euphoric. Her mind lapsed as an image of them both naked in her bed flashed behind her eyes. Ann pictured him pulling her head back by her hair. She snapped herself out of it by shaking her head and pushed the thoughts away for the millionth time that day. Ann made herself focus on the road. Joker continued to antagonize her. He'd barely brush his hand against hers or stare at her suggestively. Each and every time he got some kind of physical response from her. By the time they actually made it to Tulsa she was ready to jump out of the moving car.
This is not good. If he views my attraction to him as a weakness…
Which he does.
…then he could use it against me.
Which he will.
Ann had already basically proven this was right by caving in to her desires the night before. She was going to have to deal with this eventually, but now wasn't the time. Ann resolved to try and keep her attraction for him as hidden as possible. She knew she was stronger than this. She wasn't about to let him beat her in a game of wits just because he had the advantage sexually. A thought popped into her head. If she could somehow even the score and make him crave her just as much as she was craving him then they would be on an even playing field again.
No, that's not completely right. I already know he's attracted to me.
All Ann had to do is find a way to take advantage of it. Do to him what he's doing to her. That made it easier.
Joker was still trying to unnerve her but he was finding it more difficult. Ann was still having the thoughts and flashbacks, but she was forcing herself to not outwardly show it. She could tell he was getting a bit frustrated. He was going to be even more frustrated when she started playing his game the way he was playing it. A game like this is a lot like chess. He makes a move and she makes a move. If your a strategist then you know that in order to win you have to be an offensive and defensive player. You can't be just one or the other. If you use both in the right amount of moderation then you can work your way to the perfect spot. Going on an offensive streak will force the opponent to play the defense. If you can keep them on the defensive then you pretty much have them beat. But you have to know how to defend yourself if they try to attack. In this game, Ann's defense was to be completely unfazed and her offense was to try to unnerve 'him'.
Being good at chess had its benefits in situations like this. Ann knew the perfect strategy that just might work. She used to use it in chess all the time. She keep herself on the defensive for a decent amount of time and when their not expecting it she would move in and strike with a strong offensive. Usually in the process of her defense she would sacrifice a few pieces that weren't important to her to make the opponent think they were in control. This is what she had planned to do to Joker, in a sense. She was going to keep playing the defensive and not make a move. She'd let a few reactions slip through, but only a few. Just keep him strung along until he either lowers his defenses a bit or gets completely annoyed at not getting an effect from her. Then she'd feed him his own medicine.
This is a good plan.
He's having an effect on you.
Not anymore. I'm leading him along, remember?
No, I mean an effect on your logic. Him pushing you mentally is making you stronger.
You think that's what he's going for?
Possibly?
God, you are no help at all. All you do is add more to my plate.
Finish your supper, dear. She mocked.
Ann mentally threw her hands up in annoyance and sent Akira an image of Ann flipping her off.
Silence…..
Ann realized that it had been awhile since Joker had made an attack on her. She glanced over at him. Ann barely had enough time to keep herself from gawking. His hand was next to her face and his fingers were idly playing with her hair. He was leaned sideways against the seat staring at her. He was watching her. Trying to gauge my reaction. Ann looked down at his hand then smoothly turned her attention back to the road. Out of the corner of her eye she saw him smirk slightly. She was furious with herself. She had been so lost in thought about how to defeat him that she didn't even notice his friggin hand moving right next to her face! She hated it when she missed small things like that. Ann silently mused about being her own worst enemy like she had several days before.
He was right. I do think too much.
You never had a problem with it before.
I never had someone avidly pointing it out to me before!
He brings out the best in you.
Best or worst?
Either/or. It's the same thing in my opinion.
Ann smiled. That comment made her feel a bit better.
They finally made it to the mall. Joker's hand was still playing with her hair. It really didn't bother her as much as he would have liked. There was already about a dozen cars parked at the designated spot in the mall's parking lot. Ann saw Ashley's truck and Alicia's silver '98 mustang among them. She was assuming that they were going to be her 'wing women'. There was loud music coming from several of the vehicles. Ann pulled up next to Alicia's mustang and killed the engine. Ashley and Alicia walked up to her window. "Your goinna take your run down truck on a strip drag?" Ann asked her. She scoffed at Ann. "Hell no. Josh over there was nice enough to let me drive his car." She pointed to a guy wearing baggy jeans and a muscle shirt who was leaning on the hood of a Ford Focus that had obviously been tricked out for racing. The Focus had a neat black and green paint job. Ann noticed that there were racing seats in the car and it had the racing seat belts that buckled across the chest instead of across the shoulder. Ann had thought of putting that type of belt in her Camaro, but ultimately decided against it. She never wore the damn thing anyways. Alicia shot a weird look at Joker's hand by Ann's face. Ann vaguely realized that he was still playing with her hair and ignoring everything but her. At seeing Alicia's look Ashley leaned to the side to catch what she was starring at. She then proceeded to roll her eyes. "Oh, ignore that. He's probably just thinking of her naked or something." Ashley said as she fanned her hand. Ann glared at her as Alicia stuttered something about going to find Shawn and hurriedly walked off. Ann was slightly surprised that Joker hadn't laughed at Ashley's comment of her being naked in his eyes.
They waited another few hours in the parking lot. More people showed up minute my minute. And, minute by minute, Ann could sense Joker getting restless. It didn't seem like he liked staying out in the open for very long. Ann was guessing that it came from being a constant outlaw. She hadn't told him or anyone else yet, but she had a plan that might make him feel better. This night was for him after all. It didn't seem right that he was having a bad time. She had planned to let him drive her Camaro on the drag. Since her car was the flag car, he would get to choose where to take the whole pack. Because he didn't know the area very well Ann could make sure he didn't head into an area that we didn't want to be in.
She had been pondering about this for the last ten minutes while lying on the hood of her car. Joker had been sitting in the passenger seat. After awhile he got out of the car and joined her on the hood of the car. "Ya know, I can see right down your shirt from in there." He told her. Ann felt her face flush slightly. "So, that's why you haven't moved in awhile." Ann stated blankly and closed her eyes. She could almost feel his eyes roving over her. "You seem lost in thought." He commented. Ann felt the back of his hand caress the side of her face. She turned her head so that it made more contact with his hand. She hadn't meant to do it, but it felt good. "Feeling affectionate?" She heard him ask in a darkly seductive voice. "It was an accident." She told him. He laughed slightly. "So your 'accidently' being affectionate towards me?" It didn't quite seem like a serious question. It was more of a slight curiosity that was flanked by amusement and mockery. Ann frowned. She hated it when someone twisted her words. "No." She told him simply.
Accidently in love….. Akirah sang inside my head.
I hate you.
You 'love' him. She mocked.
I do not.
Ok. You keep telling yourself that.
"I have a surprise for you." Ann said out of nowhere. She was inwardly hoping that his curiosity would help him forget about the 'affectionate' thing. She cracked her eye open to look at him. He looked genuinely curious. She smiled inwardly.
Bingo.
"A surprise for me? What could be better than the surprise you gave me last night?" He asked as Ann opened her eyes. She came dangerously close to flinching at his comment. He slid off the hood of the car and stood in front of her. Ann watched him closely. He was about to do something. It was probably going to be something that would embarrass her in some way or another. He crossed his arms over his chest and scanned her up and down. "Sorry, love." He said smoothly just before he quickly grabbed her ankles and yanked her towards him. Her eyes got wide at her sudden flight forward. She managed to get her feet under her before she crashed to the ground. Ann wound up leaning against the front of her car with Joker standing between her legs. She glared at him. "What the hell was that for?" She asked in an irritated voice. "You just looked way too comfortable." He told her. Ann was about to say something irate, but he stepped forward. "Now…" He snaked his arm around her waist and she felt his midsection brush against hers as he leaned into her. "… would my surprise involve a position similar to this?" He whispered to her. Ann's heart was beating faster than normal but she wasn't about to give in to temptation. Maybe a different kind of temptation. "No. You're facing the wrong way." Ann said sarcastically. His eyebrows rose. "Me? I think you have the roles reversed, love." He said and then grabbed her by the shoulder. He jerked in a smooth motion which spun her around and he then pushed on her back to make her fall forward. Ann caught herself by slamming her hands onto the hood of her car. Ann pushed herself to a more upright position but froze when she felt his hands on her hips. "There. That's better. Isn't it?" He said in a satisfied tone of voice. Ann felt her muscles and joints go stiff as he slowly squeezed. Her back was trying to arch and she had the horrible desire to push her butt back against him. She was having a significant amount of trouble trying to control her body. Ann jerked when he brought his lips to the side of her neck. "Why are you fighting it?" he whispered to her. Ann closed her eyes.
So much for your offensive. You melt at his every touch.
Ann knew she was right. She had to control herself. She slipped her hand in her coat pocket and pulled out her keys. Ann let them drop to the ground in front of her. "Oops." She exclaimed innocently and bent over to pick them up. She made sure to grind against him hard as she bent over. She almost lost it when she felt his grip on her hips tighten, but she kept her body and emotions under control. As she stood back up she smoothly stepped to the side and turned in half a circle. Ann smiled at him sweetly and dangled the keys in front of her. She then turned around and walked away. Before she turned around she noticed the pained expression on his face.
That got him.
Ann walked over to Ashley, who was leaning on the green Ford Focus and chatting it up with Josh. Joker's footsteps behind her told her he was following. Ann stood next to Ashley and waited for her to finish her talk with Josh. "I'm sick of waiting around here. We ready to move yet?" Ann asked when there was a lull in the conversation. Joker had walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist while she was waiting. Ashley looked around at the nearly full parking lot. "Yep, I think we have enough people." She mused.
Well I hope so. Any more people show up and we'll be entertaining half the friggin city.
"You want me to announce it?" She asked. Ann smiled. "No, I think I will." Ann told her. She looked confused. Ann didn't normally do this. She tore myself away from Joker's arms and climbed on top of a car. She whistled really loud and the music stopped. Ann had everyone's attention, including Joker's, who was giving her a sarcastic look. She ignored him.
"You ready to have a good time?" She yelled out at the people. There were cheers and screams. "My name is Shadow and I own that beautiful Camaro over there that you'll be following." More cheers and screams, but they were louder this time. "However, I will not be driving." Ann told them. There was silence as confusion spread a bit. Ann looked down at Joker, who had one of his eyebrows raised and he was looking at her like 'seriously?'. She smiled at him. "Your driver today will be the wonderful Jak Slayer. I'm sure some of you recognize him from yesterday, if not then you missed one helleva party." Everyone that actually knew what she was talking about cheered which brought about cheers from everyone else. Ann looked down to see Joker giving her a surprised look. She held out her hand, intent on helping him onto the car. He took her hand and jumped up onto the car with her. The cheering continued and Joker bowed sarcastically as Ann jumped off the hood of the car. "There will be an after party later, so if you've got a full tank then you should have no problems following us out there." Ashley called out over everyone. More cheering ensued as Joker jumped off the car and the two of them walked back to the Camaro as people began starting up their cars. Ashley tossed ann a hand held cb and told her what channel they were set up for.
"Where do I go?" Joker asked Ann after they were back in her car. She smiled. "Where ever you want." Ann told him. He looked over at her. "Do I have to drive nice?" He asked and started the engine. Ann laughed. "Drive however you want. Just don't screw up my car." She said. He smiled. "However I want. 'Okay'." He said. He burnt rubber and spun the car in a donut then took off towards 71st. Alicia and Ashley followed close behind them. Everyone else was following behind them.
"Nice surprise." Joker said as he slid sideways out onto 71st street. The people behind them did the same. "Where we headed?" Ashley called through the cb. "I honestly don't know. I'm not driving, remember?" Ann told her. "Just make sure he doesn't get us lost." Alicia said back to Ann. Ann was about to say something sarcastic but Joker grabbed the cb from her. "You think I don't know where I'm going?" Joker asked her. The other end was silent. Ann suddenly remembered the last time they were in Tulsa. He never asked her how to get where they were going. He had already known somehow. Ann slowly turned to look at him.
He's been here before!
So? He never said he hadn't.
He never said he had either!
And he would say 'you never asked'.
Ann decided not to say anything about it now. She mainly decided this because they happen to speed by a pair of cop cars that were parked next to each other in a parking lot. Ann grabbed the cb from Joker as Ashley came over it. "Their goinna chase us and probably bring more cops to help." She said. "Their priority will be the three lead cars. So long as we keep them behind us then we'll have no problems." Ann told her. Alicia spoke up. "That puts almost everything on you and 'Jak'." Alicia said. "If you guys get taken out then everyone else will too." Ann ignored her sarcasm towards Joker, who chose that moment to slide around a corner. Ann realized that if he hadn't of turned then they would have slammed head on into about 15 cop cars. She hadn't really been paying attention to where they were headed since she had figured out that Joker knew the area. "Hey, does he know where he's going?" Ashley asked over the cb. Ann sat up and looked around. The road he was on lead up into North Tulsa. "Woah. Where you going? That's the last place we wanna go." She told him. He ignored her comment. Ann was about to insist that he fill her in when he tossed her his cell phone. "Call the 28th number in the memory. Tell the guy that answers that I need a take out on 41st and Mingo." Ann looked down at his phone then back at him. "You better hurry. I'd say we have five minutes." He told her. Ann scrolled through the phones memory. None of the numbers had any names. She counted to the 28th number and hit the dial button. After three rings someone answered. Ann repeated the message that Joker had given her. "How the hell'd you get this number?" the guy asked. He sounded mad. Joker grabbed the phone from her. "Cant you just follow the damn instructions?" He growled into the phone. The guy on the other end sounded mortified. "J? Is that really you?" The guy asked. "Leave the 'hello how are you's' for later damn it. I got close to twenty cops on my ass and I want them gone." Joker said to the man on the other end. "Oh, and only cops. No one else." He said and handed the phone back to Ann. She looked down at the phone then slowly brought it back up to her ear. The guy on the other end was screaming orders at people. "What are you driving?" He asked after a moment. "Um, 69 Camaro. I think you'll know us when you see us." Ann told him. She heard him laugh. "I'd be surprised if I 'didn't' notice you." He said. Ann wasn't exactly sure what he had meant. The guy told her it would be about ten minutes before he could get organized and be at the meeting spot. Ann said ok and hung up. "Now, what the hell?" Ann asked Joker. They hit a bump and Ann's head hit the top of the car. She rubbed the top of her head and glared over at him. "Oh, watch out." He said with a smirk. "Anyone wanna tell me what the hells going on?" Ashley yelled over the cb. Ann assumed she had hit her head also, and was annoyed as Ann was. "Like I said before, I don't know." Ann said slowly and glared at Joker again. "I have a slight feeling that our cop problem is about to go away." Ann told her. Joker smiled smugly. "Oh, he said ten minutes." Ann told Joker. He sighed and rolled his eyes. "That's fine." He said. "I'll just have to go on a detour." He suddenly slid around a corner.
"Tell them all to get in single file." He told Ann after he made sure everyone had taken the corner. Ann repeated the command over the cb. She leaned out the window and sat on the edge of it. Ann saw Shawn and Josh do the same and they all motioned for everyone to get in one lane. Ashley and Alicia swerved over behind us and everyone else did the same. Ann climbed back into the car. "Why single file?" She asked. "Well, love, were going to be going through a few tight places." He said and looked over at her. They hit another bump and Ann flew up from my seat again. She managed to keep from hitting her head this time though. She looked out of the window to see where they were. In front of them was a gate that had been chained together. It was about a block away. "Watch out." Ann said and pointed ahead of them. He smiled. "You might want to hold on." He told her. Ann clicked her tongue and closed her eyes. "Your paying for the damages." She told him. "But of course." He replied. Ann opened her eyes and looked at him as her car broke through the gate. Behind the gate was a concrete tunnel that looked like it was made for some kind of flood release. The tunnel curved to the left. Joker turned the lights on. Ann could hear the roar of the engines echoing around them. "Oh my God! Brilliant move Jak." Ashley said over the radio. Ann ignored her. "I assume you know where this leads." Ann said to Joker. He looked over at her. "I think I remember." He told her with a smile. Ann rolled her eyes. After a few minutes of driving in the dead darkness the tunnel began to descend. A few more minutes passed and Ann saw the light of the moon coming through the tunnel up ahead of them. Ann looked around as they reached the end of the tunnel. They were in the middle of a giant water canal. She turned around to look behind them. The cars poured out of the tunnel after them. After all the cars came out from the tunnel she began to see police cars emerge. "Where does this lead?" Ann asked Joker as she turned back around. "Well, it could either lead to hell, or it could lead to the other side of Mingo. I can't remember." He told her. She crossed my arms. "Smart ass." Ann mumbled. He reached up and grabbed her by the chin. He forced her to look at him. "But you 'like' it." He said. He pulled her face to him and kissed her. Ann felt that aching feeling flutter its way into her stomach. He broke the kiss and returned his attention o the road…. er canal?
Along the water canal there were various tunnels like the one they had taken before. There were also narrow roads that lead back up to the various streets. Ann couldn't believe that she hadn't known about this place. The cars following them stayed in single formation. Ann knew they would probably have to take a route that only had enough room for one car at a time. The bad thing was, now the cops could get past all the other cars and reach them. Ann looked behind them to see that they were already heading our way.
He knew this would happen right? He had to have known. He has a plan. Right?
….
"Um, Jak?" Ann said. "I know." He told her. He suddenly jerked the car to the left and drove along the wall. The cars behind them followed. The police cars that had been speeding up on their left had to stop or they would have been pinned between the long line of cars and the wall of the canal. The police cars coming up on the right, however, were undeterred. "Tell them to keep it above 50." Joker told her. Ann repeated the message through the cb. "What? Why?" Alicia asked. Ann could tell she was a bit on edge. "I don't know! Christ! Do I look like a friggin telepath?" Ann yelled back at her. Joker snickered and she gave him a look. He shrugged his right shoulder and looked at her like 'what?'.
Joker's cell phone, that Ann belatedly realized she was still holding, rang in her hand. She looked over at Joker who motioned for me to answer it. She hit the answer button and said hello. The guy from before told her that everything was ready and asked if he should be expecting a payment. "He's asking about a payment." Ann told Joker who rolled his eyes. "Damn it. Tell his sorry ass to stop being such a greedy bastard and to take it out of what he owes me." Joker told her. She looked back at the phone. "Okay." Ann repeated the message. "He says to stop being such a sorry ass greedy bastard and to take it out of what you owe him." Ann told the man on the other end. She heard him sigh. "I guess I should have expected that. It wouldn't be 'him' other wise. Ok. Oh, and tell that son of a bitch that I really 'owe' him for leaving me to deal with half the city's cops the day he left." Ann laughed. "Sure, I'll pass that along." Ann said and hung up. She was eager to know more about Joker's past and what had brought him to the city to begin with. Ann passed the man's message along to Joker who smiled and shook his head. "May I have an explanation?" Ann asked him. He glanced over at her. "Later." He said. Ann felt her expression drop slightly and she sighed. He looked back at her again and brushed his hand along her jaw line. "Later. I promise." He told her. Ann almost leaned into it again, but she stopped herself. However, she couldn't keep herself from sighing contently and relaxing a bit.
Ann looked in front of them and realized that they were headed for one of the 'off ramps' that lead back up to the street. This one didn't curve at the end like most of them did. It went strait up to an over pass that crossed over the canal at an angle. Only problem was: it didn't connect. It looked like a big ramp that left the last several feet to the road open. "Awe shit." She said. Joker looked over at her. "Oh, I almost forgot. Hold on to something." He told her. Ann decided to take his advice as they hit the bottom of the ramp. Ann grabbed onto his arm and buried her face in his shoulder.
Everything went in slow motion as she felt the car lift off the ground. She barely registered that she was screaming before the car hit the ground and they were driving normally on a road. Well, normal for 'them'. Ann opened her eyes and released her grip on his arm. He was looking down at her with an amused smirk on his face. Ann sighed in relief and let her forehead drop back onto his shoulder. "Did everyone else make it?" She asked in a slightly quivery voice, which bothered her. Joker looked up into the rearview mirror. "Looks like it. I don't see any pile ups." He told her.
"Oh my fucking God!" Ashley screamed over the radio. "That was AWESOME!"
Well 'that' totally ruined the moment.
I knew he had a plan.
Your so full of shit.
Ann leaned back into her seat but before she could remove her hand from his arm she felt his hand on top of hers holding it there. She knew she had to have a surprised look on her face when she looked back at him. He just shrugged and smiled at her before moving his hand back to the wheel. She noticed that he had been steering with his knee while his hand was on hers. A small smile crept onto Ann's face and she realized she was still in a slight shock. Ann leaned her head onto his shoulder again and wrapped her arms back around his arm. She dared a glance at him for a second. He was smiling contently. Somehow it made her feel good. It made her feel needed.
Maybe he's not just using me. Could it be real?
Yes. Yes it could. Akirah mumbled sarcastically.
You are such a pain.
Well, what the hell do you want me to say?
Something that doesn't involve sarcasm 'might' be helpful.
"Perfect." Ann heard Joker mumble as they slid around a corner. Ann looked up to find what he was talking about. She didn't see anything anywhere. "What? Is it your friend?" she asked. "Look up there." He said and pointed to the catwalks that were outside of every story on every building. Ann looked a bit closer and noticed that there were men standing at various places on the cat walks. They all had ski masks on and they were all holding some type of big weapon. "Are those bazookas?" Ann asked. He looked up at the people again. "Looks like it." He said and continued driving. Ann's eyebrows raised all on their own. "This aught to be good." She mumbled. Ann looked back as the last of the drag cars passed by the buildings. A few short seconds later the police sped after them. That's when the explosions started. The first four or five police cars exploded and flipped over. The cops behind them had to slow their speed and go around. More explosions and the same repeated several times. They passed by an old grey hound bus that was sitting at an intersection. Ann caught the look on the guys face. It was complete and total disbelief. Joker waived at the man as they sped by. Ann looked at him strangely and then looked back behind them.
After all the drag cars passed by the intersection the bus pulled forward and completely blocked off the road. Ann saw the guy get off the bus and into a car that was parked around the corner. He joined the pack of cars that was following us. "Ok. I guess its time to head to the after party?" Ann asked Joker. He glanced at her. "Sure." The cell phone rang. Ann answered it. "Well miss Joker lady? Was that up to his standards?" He asked her. Ann was guessing Joker had heard him because he held out his hand. Ann handed him the phone. She burst out in laughter as she heard him ask: "Hey Mac. You going to the after party?"