Chapter 09 - Kind of Like Family
"So, let me get this straight." Lois stood up very angry already. "You spend two days with that lunatic and spilling the beans about me and Clark to her? Even the Valentine's day incident?"
"Yeah pretty much," Jimmy confessed a little unashamed. "But just because she had this gun against my neck. What was I supposed to do? I wanted to live."
"You could lie," Lois suggested, very pissed off. "Tell her that Clark and me hate each other."
"Like she would believe me," Jimmy answered with a smirk. "I still don't believe when you say it."
Lois sighed annoyed and frustrated.
"That's all that happened with you in two days?" Clark inquired a little suspicious.
"Well ". Jimmy scratched his head a little ashamed to look at Chloe. "Not really."
"What else happened, Jimmy?" Chloe asked suspicious and worried at the same time.
"Chloe, I just want to say that what happened didn't mean anything to me. Anything at all. I love you and I will only love you."
"Jimmy " Chloe crossed her arms annoyed. "What did she do to you?"
Well, after left the circus, we went to this nightclub slash casino on Suicide Slums," Jimmy explained nervous. "Seems some mob boss from Gotham was trying to do some deals here in Metropolis. The moment we put a foot in there, the whole gang stared at us before pointing their guns at us."
"Harley Quinn..." Boxy Bennett , a dark-haired man wearing a stripey green suit looked at her with a vicious smile. "What are you doing here, doll? And where's the Joker?"
"Who knows?" Harley shrugged with a ditzy smile. "I haven't heard from him for a while. Maybe fighting the Bats back in Gotham."
"And what's a sweet little number like you doing here in Metropolis?" Boxy asked intrigued still holding his gun against her. "And what can you tell me to convince me not to kill you after our last encounter?"
"Just this," Harley said grabbing his face and giving him a passionate kiss making Boxy blink and smile at her.
"Okay, doll-face. I'll buy it," Boxy said with a mischievous grin waving to his goons. "Hold the fire. So, what are you doing here?"
"Just hanging out with my new pal, Jimmy Olsen," Harley pointed out with a smile before she jumped some pirouettes in the air and landed on the stage next to a big piano. "Plus."
I never knew that our romance had ended
Until you poisoned my food
And I thought it was a lark
When you kicked me in the park
But now I think it was rude
I never knew that our romance had finished
Until that bottle hit my head
Though I tried to be aloof
When you pushed me off the roof
I feel our romance is dead
It wouldn't have been so bad if you'd told me
That someone had taken my place
But no, you didn't even scold me
You just tried to disfigure my face
You'll never know how my poor heart is breaking
It looks so helpless, but then
Life used to be so placid
Won't you please put back that acid
And say that we're sweethearts again
"So, what are you planning to do?" Boxy said after Harley finishing singing and came back to Jimmy's side who was still afraid of the whole gang but he kept closer to her that he knew he would be protected, at least from them.
"You know. I'm pulling some jobs here in the City of Tomorrow. Maybe you can point me in some direction, I'm still new in this city and don't know the best places to go here. The good points."
"I see. I will look for some addresses and give them to you at the end of the night. You stay and have fun with your little friend. You are kind of like family to us. I'll be right back."
"Thank you, Mistah B," Harley said with a smile before Boxy and his goons entered the office and closed the door. "Didn't I say it would work out?" She winked at Jimmy who looked at her nervous.
"So, what do we do now?" Jimmy asked nervous afraid of that terrible night and thinking how bad he wanted to be with Chloe right now when he noticed Lady in Red started to play.
"So, what did she do to you, Jimmy?" Chloe asked already impatient.
"She took vantage of me, Chloe. Again. And again. And again." Jimmy remembered while he was telling the story making Clark, Chloe and Lois stare at him nervous. "She kissed me."
"Oh, not another one!" Chloe covered her face with her palm already annoyed that all of suddenly her boyfriend had become a woman-magnet.
"And that's not the worst part," Jimmy kept explaining.
"There's more?" Lois opened her eyes wide already afraid to hear what he would tell. "I'm not sure if I want to hear that."
"She made me " Jimmy gulped really nervous. "Slow dance with her."
"WHAT?"
"Hey!" Harley cried really excited when she noticed the song playing. "I love that song. My pudding used to dance with me all the time," Harley pointed out nostalgic. "Do you mind dancing with me, sugah?"
Jimmy stared at her afraid to say no but also afraid to say yes. He didn't move until Harley pulled him into her arms as they started to dance to the rhythm of the song.
"Don't worry, Jimbo. After Boxy give me those addresses, I'll drop you in your place safe and sound," Harley whispered in his ear while they were still dancing. "And then, we can plan a way to put Lois and Clark together. Even if it is the last thing I do."
TBC