She tried to ignore the greasy motherfucker in the other seat, but found it difficult. He was that kind of man who could make a woman want to crawl out of her skin by his presence alone. One glance at him revealed that he was doing nasty things to her in his own mind and she wanted to vomit at the thought.

"That is a nice bra." he said and she heard a slight breathiness to his voice that disgusted her beyond words.

"I'm glad you like it." She said sarcastically without looking at him.

"Boss had some fun, I see. It's about time we get to see some girls here, I miss that from when I was part of Dwayne's crew. We always got the scraps, the girls who didn't bring him enough money. He let us do whatever we wanted with them." Antonio said and she could tell by the way he said it that he had quite a few fond memories from that time. She felt her chest tense up, making it harder to breathe rhythmically and her throat got itchy and warm from anger.

"He doesn't keep girls around?" she asked, trying hard not to sound as angry as she was.

"No, not even one since I joined his crew. And now I know why, he's obviously picky! I appreciate that, I have fucked enough ugly sluts." he said and she finally turned to him. His black hair laid flat on his head, it was very unbecoming as it made his already giant, square head look even bigger. His neck and limbs were short and stumpy, and even though she couldn't see them, she intuitively knew he hid sweaty sausage fingers under those gloves.

"And you think you're going to fuck me, do you?" she asked and looked at him as if he was a slimey snail that she wanted to step on.

"Well yeah, once he's done with you. I can't wait. Though I think I will have to wait for some time, he's quite obsessed with you."

"He's not obsessed with me, he's just very smart. I sit on a lot of information he needs and he knows it. Instead of jumping the gun like most people would, he's trying to figure out how to get it all out of me. I'm sure I will get to meet the monster." she said with a monotone voice.

"Why don't you just give him what he wants?"

"Why would I?"

"Seriously? Do you know what I have seen him do?"

"I don't care."

"Did you see that guy in your room?"

"Yeah."

"And? You want to end up like that?"

"Wouldn't be the worst thing." she said without sentiment and Antonio looked at her in confusion. He lifted his arm and scratched his head. Lilie scrunched her nose in disgust as she got a whiff of the foul stench coming from his armpit.

"Jesus, do any of you guys shower?"

"There was no shower at that place!" Antonio said defensively and Lilie pretended to vomit.

"Bitch." Antonio snapped, he leaned over to her and punched her really hard on her arm.

"Don't touch me." she growled through her teeth and he smirked, he reached a hand out and grabbed her thigh.

"The bra is nice, but your legs and that ass in these jeans, oh man..."

"Get your fucking hand off of me." she said but he leaned closer to her ear, she moved away but he followed.

"I think about you all the time, I already know exactly what to do to you when the time comes." he mumbled out of breath and she could hear him salivating. He slid his hand up her thigh and she panicky tried to move away from him, she pushed up against the door and screamed at him to get away from her. At first he got even closer, but suddenly he quickly withdrew and got back to his seat. She looked at him, confused, and saw him staring straight ahead out of the front window. She flinched and turned as she heard the door on her side open.

"Thank god." she said with relief as she saw the Joker and she immediately jumped down on the ground, she lost her balance and fell down on her side. She looked at him, his eyes were darker than charcoal. He reached for her arm and helped her get up on her feet with an unnecessarily strong grip.

"Get up." he muttered and sent a deadly glare in Antonio's direction as he came around the van to join them. She struggled to keep her balance with her bound feet so she leaned back against the van and gasped as she felt the cold steel against her back.

"Antonio, give her your jacket." The Joker snapped at him, he looked upset but immediately began to remove his jacket.

"No please, he smells! I don't want it." she pleaded and the Joker raised his eyebrows.

"True. Evan, give her yours." he said and the big, blonde henchman removed his enormous parkas and gave it to the Joker, Antonio zipped his jacket again with angry movements and he muttered something they couldn't hear. The Joker finally pulled his gaze away from him and looked around at his henchmen.

"We were supposed to go to Evans' old house in West Harlow, but we just learned from our guest that corrupt cops are guarding every bridge leading into Gotham city. We don't have anywhere to go. Get back into the van for now, we have to get out of here before Gambol turns up." he said and the henchmen got into the back of the van and closed the door. Lilie couldn't see Gambol's henchman anywhere but she knew where he was, he was definitely in the SUV, as dead as the other guy.

She leaned away from the car as she got too cold, she tensed her body and it got hard to breathe. The Joker glanced at her and took a step back as the moonlight reached down through the trees. He studied every inch of her with heavy eyes and licked his lips. His dark, piercing eyes made her feel as if she was completely naked and she felt a strong urge to cover herself up. Suddenly he came at her.

He aggressively grabbed her face with both hands and kissed her hard, as if he needed her lips the same way a drowning man needs air. He put his arm behind her back and pushed her up against him, she felt the warmth from his body through his shirt and it felt good against her cold skin. Her heart jumped as he moaned into her mouth and he didn't pull away from her until he had to breathe. His technique possibly left some to be desired but it didn't matter, the kiss was all raw emotion and it left her breathless and dizzy. He grabbed her jaw, brought his face close to hers and stared down on her with lustful eyes. He looked eerie in the moonlight, his white makeup was ghostlike and his eyes reminded her of dark tunnels, yet he remained very real as he quietly growled like an animal with every breath. She met his eyes and felt confused about how different this man's touch felt compared to Antonio's. His breath and body warmed her cold skin and she wished they could stand like this a little longer.

"You did so good before, you were brilliant." he mumbled with a throaty voice and rubbed her cheek with his gloved hand.

"Thank you." She said and he leaned in to her, she thought he reached for another kiss but he gave her bottom lip a quick, painful bite and let her go. The cold air immediately hugged her as he moved away. He wrapped the much too big parkas around her and zipped it, it reached below her knees and since her hands were tied behind her back inside of it she now felt more like a penguin than a human. He picked her up and sat her down in the front seat before he got into the driver seat and started the van. He drove out of the forest onto the road and sped up, after a few minutes of driving she finally caught her voice.

"Do I have makeup all over my face?" she asked, he looked at her and smirked.

"You have some." he said in a low voice and licked his lips. He took a deep and audible breath. "You taste sooo good." he said in a throaty voice and smiled to himself, she felt a tingling sensation in her stomach at those words. He looked at her with raised eyebrows. "Now, this is when you're supposed to say; 'you too'!" he said and giggled. He said it in such a playful way that she knew he wasn't serious, and she couldn't help but smile.

"You too." she said without mockery, he chuckled and looked surprised at her.

"You look ridiculous, with your little head sticking out of that jacket." he mumbled and she realised he must be right about that.

"I'm glad I got this and not Antonio's though." she said with distaste.

"You don't find him charming?" the Joker said darkly.

"He's repulsive, in every way. You know, he is very disappointed he doesn't have access to women now that he is part of your crew."

"And he won't."

"Really? He said they will get to share me once you're done with me."

"Is that what he thinks, huh?" he said in a low voice.

"He is hoping, at least." she said and he didn't answer, she let him be until he finally drove the van into a parking lot by a run down restaurant. He parked it behind the building and tiredly leaned his forehead against the steering wheel and sighed.

"..If I may.." she said in a low voice and turned to him. He slightly turned his head in her direction but didn't give her any other sign of listening. "I know of a place we can go. Not far from here, it's hard to find and it's deserted." she said and looked at him. He was quiet at first and then he snickered.

"Oh sure, why don't I trust you for no reason at all." he said sarcastically and she looked at him with a serious expression.

"You know that the last thing I want is to be caught by Gambol." she said and he finally looked at her.

"That may be, but I'm pretty sure you don't want to be with me either."

"Meaning?"

"How do I know you wouldn't lure me into a place where you can get help, hmm? I don't know what kind of connections you have."

"You know that I haven't had contact with anybody for many days, how am I supposed to have planned anything?"

"I don't know, the only thing I know about you is that I don't know anything about you."

"So what is your plan then? You know, I can see the dashboard, there is almost no gas left in this van. And we can't stay here, you know that." she said and he stared at her with an annoyed expression.

"What is this place you're talking about?" he said in a low voice and she smiled at him.

"It's a cabin, two beds, two sofas, some supplies. A shower. There is even a car and gasoline in the garage. It has its own well so we would have water. It used to belong to an old, solitary man with no family or friends. He died a couple of years ago." she said and he nodded slightly.

"Where is it?" he finally asked and she smiled.

Yikes.. most girls have had to deal with a guy like Antonio at least once, right?

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