A/N: This is the first time I have been able to get online in almost a week. We were hit hard by Ice storms and over half the state was out of power. Besides my tree in my backyard being a bit torn up, we are basically back to normal. But it's been a week with no electricity and all four kids out of school. I will hopefully be back to posting 2-3 times a week. ~enjoy~.
Harley had been hard at work. She had it all figured out. The only thing she needed now was to get her hands on the girl. It had taken a few weeks and a lot of blackmail to get everything she would need. The space was easy, she rented a self service storage unit under a false name. It was surprisingly easy to buy medical equipment. Especially when you lift your rich boyfriends credit card. She had gotten a bed, a heated baby bed, all kinds of tools. She had also picked up things to keep Tessa captive as well.
The blackmail came in when she needed the drugs she would need to first keep Tessa sedated and then induce labor when the time came. She had to first figure out who could get the medications for her. Once she had the information it was too easy. That took a total of three days. The only thing left to do was wait for her hired help to get a hold of the girl. She spent her free time trying to find Joker. She knew that he had her drop him off at the edge of the Narrows. She scoured the neighborhoods, with no luck. On the third night, she had driven closer to the edge of the Narrows nearer the industrial side.
She was about to turn her car around and leave when she saw a run down diner. The place was instantly familiar. Tessa had drawn this place. The only thing that had been missing in the drawing was the name. Harley pulled into the parking lot, deciding to go inside and eat. She stepped inside and the bell above the door chimed.
"Come in have a seat where ever you like, I will be right there."
Harley looked at the waitress making change at the register. She moved to an empty booth and sat down. It only took a minute or so for the woman to come over to take her order. This is where Joker had first met Tessa. She ate the mediocre food and paid the tab. She left a decent tip on the table and left. She just headed home.
For the next four days she returned to work, did what she needed to do to placate her shitty job, and waited for the call. She was getting ready to leave work to go home on the fourth day when her burner phone chimed. Her heart started to beat rapidly in her chest. She waited until she got to her car before she read the message. She sat in the car and pulled out the small phone.
"At location"
This was it, Harley couldn't believe she had her. She had the girl! She sped home as fast as she could. She had to grab the things she would need. She got to her apartment and rushed up the stairs. She stripped out of her work clothes and into a pair of yoga pants and a tank top. She felt giddy. She put on her sneakers and grabbed the bag she had packed for a while now. She pulled her hair back out of her face and was ready.
The drive to the storage building seemed to take twice as long as it should. She had been waiting so long for this, it felt surreal. She called into Arkham on the way and put in for Vacation time. She wanted to enjoy this, not wanting to be rushed. There were so many things she wanted to do.
She finally pulled into the gated area, typing in the code to get inside. She waited as the gates opened and pulled her car inside. She parked at her unit, grabbing her bag as she got out. Her hired helpers were there, waiting.
"Hiya boys."
"Where do you want her?"
She frowned, they were so serious. "In here." she turned and walked up to the unit she had. She unlocked it and opened the smaller door.
The men opened the truck of their car and pulled out the very pregnant, unconscious body of Tessa. Harley felt the rush of excitement at the sight.
"Put her on the bed there." she pointed at the medical bed she had purchased.
The men dropped her onto the bed and Harley moved to secure her there. She had the thick restraints that the hospitals used for combative or dangerous patients. Once she had Tessa's ankles and wrists strapped down, she moved to her bag of goodies. She laid out all of the items she would need to get her prepped and ready. She had to hurry, it would be easier to get most of this done while Tessa was still knocked out.
She lifted the IV kit from the bag and moved to her side. It had been a while since Harley had actually done this, but it was like riding a bike right? She smiled as the small needle found the vein and she removed the sharp object, leaving the rubbery catheter in her arm. Perfect. She taped down the tubing and started to hook up the actual IV bag of saline. Once finished, she moved back to the bag.
She started to lay out the smaller items she had brought with her. She moved to the box that she had brought previously and pulled out a few other items. She moved to the bed and wrapped an elastic band across her belly. The small monitoring device was easily attached and pressed against her belly. She turned and hooked them up to the actual monitor. The machine came to life and there was the flat line of no contractions on the girls belly. Perfect.
Harley moved back to the box and pulled out the scissors she used to cut the girl free of her clothes. She was grabbed after work, so the slacks and blouse were easy enough to cut through. Harley left her in her bra but had to remove the panties. She grabbed a gown and laid it over her. She had the prep work done. She stepped outside and smiled at the men waiting patiently.
"You guys did great." She said walking to her car.
"Who's the girl?" one of them asked.
Harley opened the trunk of the car and grabbed the bag of money. "She's no one, forget about her." she pushed the bag to them.
"You got it lady."
Harley watched the men drive away, then made her way back into the small building. She closed the door behind her. The lighting in the room wasn't the best, but she would make do. She moved back to the box and pulled out the first bag of Pitocin. She moved to the IV rack and attached it to the drip already moving through the girls body. She adjusted the drip rate and looked at the time.
As she waited for the medicine to start working, she started to ready the heated bed for the baby. She brought out the blankets and all of the stuff for the new arrival. She heard a small groan. The excitement began to grow again. She turned to look at the girl as she slowly started to wake up.
