Chapter V: Covert love
He'd escorted her back to her cell, sneaking her a quick kiss before he left. He walked with the other guards to the mess hall for dinner. The food was no different than what the prisoners got, the exception being it had flavour and didn't move. He sat picking at the slop on his tray by himself, head resting in his palm. He was thinking about Harley. "Maybe I should break her out." He thought to himself. "Or maybe I can get her on parole." He continued thinking of ways to get her out of this hellhole and himself along with her. Just then some of the other guards came over to him and bombarded him with questions. "Did you see her?" One guard, Jordan, asked him. "Yeah..." Ferko answered still daydreaming. "Did you do anything else?" Another guard asked him. "Define anything else." Ferko asked looking over at him. "You know. Did you fuck her." He continued. "Oh fuck off." Ferko said annoyed and flicking some food off his fork at him. "Did ya?" Another guard asked behind him. Ferko stood up now, he was at least an inch taller than most of the other rookie guards around him. "I said beat it." He said sternly. The other guards backed off and walked off laughing. "He did." One of them said laughing. Then two other guards walked over to him. He ignored them. "Ignore those kids man, they annoy everyone." One of them said. "I can see that." Ferko said sitting down. "Why is there such a mixed atmosphere in here around her?" "She's a nut, she can't be trusted and not to mention she doesn't have a good record with the guys in the sickbay." The other guard said. "Ah I see." Ferko said picking up his tray and tossing it into the nearby trash bin. "I think she can be trusted for the record." He said walking off. "Just watch yourself around her." One of the guards said. "Yeah yeah." Ferko said walking off.
He waited a while for the next shift and was sent on free watch for a bit. He decided to use that time to see Harley again. Casually walking down the halls and wearing a smirk on his face he made the way to her cell.
She was up on the top of the cage cell hanging on pieces of cloth, probably her bedsheets. She looked over at him, "Oh, hi F!" She said lowering herself to the floor. "What in god's name are you doing?" He asked putting his rifle against the cell. "I'm nuts. What kinda question is that?" She said gripping the bars and laughing. "Good point." He replied leaning against the bars. "Wanna come in?" She asked in a sultry tone.
"Why?" He asked poking her nose through the bars. "I'm bored. Come on. Pretty please." She said slacking down. "Harl. No offence but I don't know if I trust you completely yet." He said with a sigh. "Is this how ya gonna treat ya girlfriend?" She said gripping the bars tighter. "Girlfriend?" He repeated. "F." She said grabbing his collar and pulling him hard against the bars. "What?" He asked a bit shocked. "You're gonna do one of two things. One: say no again and I snap your neck. Or two: You shut the hell up, get in here, and kiss me." She said demandingly. "You like to play rough huh?" He asked. "Yup." She said with a laugh loaded with all sorts of insane. "Well in that case." He said grabbing her wrist and pulling her hand off him. "I'll be right in." He said, his words being returned with a smile by her.
He unlocked the cell door and she pulled him inside by the collar and kissed him hard. He was surprised by the swiftness in her actions but he savoured every second. He pushed her back a bit. "How long are you in here?" He said hugging her. "Three life sentences minus 20 years." She said giggling. "You're joking." He said shocked. "Ok two life sentences but hey, what's the difference. Unless..." She said still giggling. "Unless what?" He asked. "I know we've only been together for eight hours, and this is a big ass shot in the dark. But what about bustin' me outta here?" She said looking him in the eyes. "You want me to break you out?" He asked shocked. She let go of him, "Yeah my hopes were a bit too high." She said sighing and lying on her bed. "I'll see." He said out of the blue. "Ah forget it." She said looking up at the skylight. "Harley." He said kneeling by her bed. "What?" She said looking over at him. "I love you." He said kissing her forehead. "I love ya too F." She said giggling.