FALLING

I shook Harleen has she trembled, i gently laid my eyes on her stomach , she was having a nightmare. I shook her gently, and her blues eyes had awaken. " MOM...take me to gotham, and I promise i'll tell you who the father is " Her lips quivered and she stared at me.

I swallowed. " ok..ok ."

The plain ride was long and Harleen had fallen asleep , her head leaning against the window , one hand on her swollen large stomach. She was deathly afraid of planes when she was younger, and I remember always remembered telling her to go to sleep, Now it was nothing, and I imagined she 'd one day say it to the boy growing inside of her, nearly done growing and ready to leave.

We arrived at 10 am, and got to the hotel room. " You need any help Harleen ?" I asked. There was no response. Harleen left the bathroom, and fell on her knees. " mom..It hurts " she said. I rushed her to the hospital, she was laying in the backseat . curled up squeezed tightly her body was hurting, and i knew she was going into labor.

I waited in the waiting room, calmly. A kind woman with long hair came up to me. " mrs francis, your daughters done" she said smiling. I dinit even bother telling her I was divorced years ago and now it was quinzel, the mail had even gotten that wrong.

I would wait, I knew what it was like to have a baby, and only want time with the child . just for a little while before you have to share them with the world.

I went in after 30 minutes.

Harleen's face was a little flushed, and shiny. Her face was rosy and her long hair down her face. she was smiling holding her baby in her arms who was still awake and whimpering every few moments.

" Hi mom " Harley said gently. I smiled, and slowly crept over.

I looked at the baby boy in her arms. I smiled warmly. " Oh my god harl..he's beautiful " I said. Harley nodded smiling. It was strange I was teaching her how to play the piano only 8 years ago and now here she was. " what's his name ?" I asked calmly.

" jack "Harley said smiling.

I held him while the nurses checked to make sure if Harley was ok since she was premature 5 days..well he was, but they had already checked jack, and he was completly healthy.

We left 4 days later. Harley held the boy, has he fell asleep in her arms. " who's the father Harleen, I know your stressed, but I need to know, we have things to fill out, and we can't do this, you can't lie to me anymore " I said calmly crossing my arms.

" Jack naiper "

I gasped.

" Harleen, why ?" I asked.

she only shrugged , shaking her head. " He wasn't for you ."

Her crystal clear eyes dropped, and she stared at me. " how could you say that mom ?" she asked.

" I clearly just had his baby so tell me how were . not . suppose . to be together ."

" He dinit love you Harl" I stepped foward. " You remember lin right, that beautiful girl, he loved her harl, but she died harl..you were..just a sub."

" Just a sub ?" she asked raising her voice.

It grew silent and Harley tried to look away.

" Just because she's gone doesn't me he doesn't " she said.

" You are so naive Harleen. He picked daisy's for that girl every morning, he'd do anything for her, whatever she wanted he wanted, but she died. He needed a drug to replace that feeling, and He found you a free spirited girl just like her , who could make him happy till he dinit need her. Like a bandaid Harley, you throw it in the trash when your done using it, he Never loved you Harl, if he was he'd right, he'd find you, he probably doesn't even know you have his child, he doesn't care ."

" Is that why you named him jack ?" I asked . Harley nodded slowly, and wiped a tear.

I felt bad, because she loved a boy who would never truly love her back. " Harleen please, understand i'm only doing what's best for you and your baby, you have a child to raise now, he 's not here harley not right now, I know you love him, but he's a troubled boy, he got you into so much trouble, he changed you, and now you need him and he's gone."

The 3 months went by so easily, then we went back to california. Harley would say goodbye to her son, and go to school. She finished the year strong and made it has one of the top 5 students. She was now going around has an apprentice for the mentally unstabled. she'd work for a therpaist and watch them , observe. She had a job at lowes and worked there in the garden section. she was very stressed. I'd watch jack grow, he had developed hazel eyes. The shade was a dark brown that was light and almost appeared a mixed shade with green, that had made a soft brown color . Harley applied for an application at Arkham. a few weeks later she recieved a letter. she held jack on her hip reading it. " YOU have been accepted to arkham, and your planned date is august 1st !" she squeaked.

Harley smiled watching jack crawl around the house. The only words he would say usually were no. Harley picked him up gently. She said goodbye to me, and she then she and jack left. She had an apartment, and she was going to see her father ralph francis the next week.

I grew lonley , no more jack is what I missed the most, but Harley assured me if she got the job she would visit me on jack's birthday.

" Hey mom, I got the job and I just wanted you to know, I'm working in the low security ward has a therapist for the young woman, and I should see you next month, but I really wanna work In the medium security ward, you know mom where I can really help people !" Harley said loudly. " how's jack ?" I asked. " fine mom. just fine."

Harley's p.o.v

I visited mom on jackie's birthday. He was so cute, and He managed to learn a new word happy. 2 months later, I wanted to visit mom for thanksgiving , but I wasn't sure if i'd have enough time. I visited dad instead who wasn't ever too fond of me, but never minded me hanging for a day.

1 month later. I wanted to take jack to see santa for the first time, the santa in california tried to hit on me, and I cussed him out. I waited in line, and eventually it was jack's turn, but someone robbed the mall, and we had to go. so my brother david pretended to be santa, and jack only pulled on his fake beard, and they took a picture. I kissed my brothe ron the cheek. we hadn't seen each other in years, He was my big brother 3 years older than me. He had sandy blonde hair mixed with brown and bangs, he lived in brooklyn close to my dad, we nevea really knew each other because he went with my dad when my parent's divorced.