Chapter 15: The Morning After

Harley awoke with the sun beaming down on her from the nearby window. She groaned a little bit, blinking her eyes open a couple of times before shielding them from the sun's rays. She rose up on the bed, pulling the sheet with her to cover the top half of her body. It was then that she realized Bruce was nowhere to be seen.

"He must have gotten up earlier."Harley said to herself, flinging off the covers and swinging her bare feet onto the cold wooden floor, "Geez, he could have at least woke me up. Fucking then leaving early the next morning doesn't help a gal's self-esteem much."

She noticed on the nearby chair was a fresh set of clothes for her. She smiled a little bit to herself. At least he was somewhat thoughtful. She walked over to the folded set of clothes, putting on the shorts that barely left anything to the imagination. She frowned as she looked at herself in the mirror, seeing that the shorts made her butt look big.

"Is this his idea of a joke?"Harley asked, staring intently at her reflection.

"I think it's kinda sexy."a voice said, causing Harley to jump a bit. She turned around to see Bruce standing in the doorway. He wore a big grin on his face and was carrying a tray of food. A plate containing pancakes, bacon, and eggs with a cup of orange juice and a rose as well was on the tray, "I was hoping you would still be asleep so I could have surprised you with some breakfast in bed."

"Oh?"Harley said, raising an eyebrow and grinning, "Well Bruce I take back what I said last night. You are quite the romantic!"

She skipped happily over to him and gently took the tray from his grasp, placing it on the dresser beside her. Harley then turned back to the Dark Knight and raising on her tip-toes, planted a kiss on his cheek. He chuckled softly at her and kissed her cheek in response.

"By the way Harley, I may not have gotten to surprise you but you sure did surprise me when I opened that door." Bruce said, smirking slightly.

Harley frowned playfully, "What do you mean? Is it about me wearing those so-called shorts you had out for me?"

Bruce laughed before replying, "Well that and the fact that you are topless. Quite a wonderful sight in the morning I must say."

That's when Harley's eyes grew wide and she gazed down at herself. She shrieked and covered her breasts as she made a dash for the remaining clothes placed on the chair. She had been so distracted by the shorts and Bruce that she had completely forgotten about getting the shirt on as well. As she grabbed the shirt and held it up over her she heard Batman laughing loudly at her. She blushed furiously in embarrassment and walked back over to him, trying to shove him out of the room.

"Out Bats! Let me get fully clothed now!" Harley said, pushing against his back as Bruce, a little resistant, was shoved out the door.

"Oh come now Harley I have already seen everything anyway!" Bruce protested, smiling his perfect smile back at her.

Harley glared at him as she slammed the door in his face, she wasn't really mad at him, she was just embarrassed, she shouted at the door,"Who would have thought the Batman was such a pervert!"

She quickly pulled the shirt over her body, and noticed that it was clearly too big for her. Must have been one of Bruce's shirts. Guess he wouldn't really have any clothes for girls stashed away in the mansion, considering it was just him and Alfred. Harley walked over to the dresser and grabbed the tray of food, carrying it over to the bed and sitting down. She was about to begin eating when a knock came from outside the room.

"Harley can I come in now?" Bruce asked from the outside.

Harley grumbled a bit before replying, "Yes, I'm dressed now."

The door opened as Batman came back into the room, the huge grin was gone from his face but Harley could tell he wanted to smile so bad. He closed the door behind him and joined her on the bed, sitting down beside her.

"You're not mad are you? I was just kidding about the shorts and all. You don't have to wear them." Bruce said, wrapping his arm around her and squeezing lightly.

Harley sighed, giving in, since she wasn't mad in the first place, "I'm not mad Bruce relax. I can probably never get mad at you."

"Give it time. As a man I'm likely going to do something in the future to piss you off." Bruce replied, winking at her and causing Harley to giggle. She picked up a strip of bacon and began nibbling on it.

"So did you actually cook me breakfast?" Harley asked as she finished the bacon and was eying the stack of pancakes.

"Well...kinda."Bruce said, averting his eyes from her.

"Kinda?" Harley questioned, as she took a drink of the orange juice.

"Well I tried making the food, nearly burnt down the entire kitchen. I at least poured the orange juice though." Batman answered, frowning slightly, which it was now Harley's turn to laugh loudly.

"So there is something the great Batman cannot do huh?" Harley teased, before planting another kiss on his cheek, "Well it was a lovely gesture anyway and you poured the oj so well! I gotta thank Alfred as well."

"You done teasing now dear?" Bruce said sarcastically, which earned him a playful slap on his shoulder, "Cause if you are you can finish your breakfast and get ready, cause I'm taking you out."

"Out? You mean outside?" Harley asked, shocked.

"Yes. I thought I could take you shopping. You know, get you some decent clothes and all. Unless you want to just wear what you have on all the time, not that I would complain." Bruce replied, wiggling his eyebrows and flashing her a goofy grin.

Harley giggled then rolled her eyes at him, "Nice try you pervy Bats. I can't walk around in this all the time. Might give Alfred a heart attack if I did."

Bruce nodded before raising up from the bed and making his way back to the door, "Well you go ahead and finish eating Harley. I'll try to find something that you can wear today."

"But Bruce, I can't just stroll down the street anyway," Harley interjected, "They'll arrest me on the spot."

"Don't worry. I have an idea, besides, it's not fair to keep you cooped up in here during the day anyway."Bruce answered, opening the door and taking a step out, "Just leave everything to me ok?"

With that he walked out the door and closed it behind him. Harley squealed to herself in delight as she quickly devoured the rest of the food, almost eating the rose by mistake. Sure she was worried that someone would recognize her and take her away, but she was mostly excited because she would finally be leaving the house, to go shopping no less! Not to mention she was going out on the town with Bruce, so technically it was a date as well!

Harley blushed as the idea of walking down the sidewalk, hand-in-hand with Bruce filled her thoughts. She then grinned wickedly as the idea of a Bruce struggling with shopping bags as she skipped on ahead to the next store invaded her thoughts. That would definitely be a way for her to get back at him. Harley chewed happily on a bite of syrupy pancake goodness, swinging her legs back and forth on the edge of the bed, as thoughts of how wonderful today was going to be filled her head.