Chapter 17 - The Messers Become the Messies

The next day at the Daily Planet, Holly was alone in the elevator talking into her cell phone.

"Red, you are a genius. What did you put on that lipstick?"

"What else, my dear?" Poison Ivy said at the other end of line. "Pheromones, my specialty. I also added a little of some natural aphrodisiacs besides a truth serum."

"A truth serum? I'll repeat! You are a genius!" Harley said excited. "Now they can talk about their feelings." She noticed the elevator just hit her floor before she opened the doors. "Gotta go, red! Talk to you later!"

"Just tell me how it ends up!"

"I will. Don't worry."

Holly entered the bullpen and headed to her desk that was already full of letters from fans of her column Chance of Love. She sighed before starting to read the first one.

At the same moment, Lois and Clark came from another elevator and Clark looked a little nervous.

"Just remember, Clark. We are deeply in love. We can't live without each other. And try not to drool when you kiss me."

"I didn't drool on you."

"Yes, you did."

"I didn't… we are here!" Clark whispered as the elevator opened and Holly/Harley were surprised to see them kissing passionately. They noticed the elevator was already on their floor as Clark put his hands on Lois's waist and walked with her to their desks. "Good Morning."

"Good Morning!" Holly said dropping the letters on the floor surprised and happy that her plan to set them up finally worked. "What do we have here? Since when are you two an item?"

"Since yesterday when I realized Clark is the man of my dreams," Lois explained with a big fake smile and her arms around Clark's neck.

"And Lois is the woman I want to spend my whole life with," Clark added also with a fake grin. "I can't live without her anymore. She is my heart and soul."

"Clark… that's enough," Lois whispered in his ear while they shared another fake kiss. "Don't get too sappy, please!"

"Hey, I'm just doing my part of the plan," Clark said between his teeth.

"I know but enough of this lovey dovey act because I would hate to kiss you and punch you in the same day."

"Okay."

"I'm so happy for you guys!" Holly said really happy as she put herself between them and put her arms on their shoulders. "Im sure you will live happily ever after. Like in the movies… and fairytales."

"I'm sure we will." Lois looked at Clark trying hard not to laugh. "We are thinking we might go grab a coffee. Do you want to join us?" Lois asked while Chloe and Jimmy arrived.

"I would love to but I have all these letters to answer. I'm quite popular, you know? I can't disappoint my fans. Besides, three is a crowd. Go and have a good time."

"Don't worry. We will." Clark blinked to Chloe and Jimmy to keep an eye on her while he and Lois would investigate Harley's apartment.

***
Later on at Jimmy's building, Lois opened the door of Harley's apartment after Lois used a hair clip to open the lock.

"Works like a charm!" Lois said proudly with a smirk.

"Lois, what are doing here? We are breaking…"

"And entering…" She completed his sentence as they turned on the lights and closed the door. "What do you think we are doing, Clark? We are reporters… we are reporting. At least I'm."

"Seems to me we are snoopers and we are snooping," Clark complained not feeling comfortable. "Lois, this is wrong. What are you think we will find out here?"

"Evidence."

"Evidence?" Clark frowned confused.

"Evidence, Clark. Maybe a piece of paper that proves Holly Chance is Harley Quinn. A letter from the cuckoo's house saying she is a nut, maybe a picture of the Joker or…"

"A dead body?" Clark asked pointing to the balcony.

"How did you…?"

"X-Ray vision." He explained as they run to the balcony as Clark found a dead body of an old woman inside a freezer. "That's probably Mrs Chance."

"Poor thing." Lois said with a sad face as Clark came back inside. "Do you think Harley… killed her?"

"I don't think so, Lois." Clark came back to the living room as he kept opening and closing drawers and closets like he was looking for something. "Harley doesn't look the type."

"She hangs out with The Joker, did you forget?"

"No, I didn't forget but she is trying so hard to put us together. Maybe Jimmy is right. She not as bad as she seems."

"Are you on her side now?" Lois crossed her arms shocked. "I can't believe it! After everything she did to us! After everything she put us through…"

"I found it!" Clark picked out a note from a drawer next to the bed. "It's a suicide note from Mrs Roth Chance."

"What does it say?"

"She is killing herself because her husband left her and since she has no kids or family, she doesn't have a reason to live."

"Wow. That was harsh of him," Lois commented sad. "But why has she left her body here all this time? Is she dumb or what? We have to warn the authorities."

"And Nightwing and Batgirl," Clark reminded her. "We're going to need their help to catch Harley once for all."

TBC