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"Harley! Turn that down!" Ivy yelled down the hallway to Harley's bedroom.
Harley had been blaring Like a Prayer by Madonna all afternoon. Now, Ivy liked that song just as much as the next female but she couldn't take it anymore. Harley had been living with her for three days and everyday it was a new song marathon. Yesterday it was Somebody to Love by Queen and the day before that it was Why Can't I Breathe by Liz Phair.
"There's only so much I can take," she muttered to herself.
The music subsided and Ivy smiled. Finally…peace.
♪Cold hard bitch .Just a kiss on the lips. And I was on my knees. Im waitin, give me. Cold hard bitch. She was shakin' her hips. So that was all that I need.♪
Ivy looked over at her cell phone and rolled her eyes. "Great. I wonder who that could be." She picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID. "Oh shit," she cursed.
Harley stepped out her room and walked over to Ivy. "You gonna answer that?" she asked peering over Ivy's shoulder. When her eyes caught sight of the caller ID she backed off. "Oh boy."
Ivy flipped the phone open. "Hello," she cooed.
"Ivy? It's Selina."
"I'm aware. Caller ID you know," Ivy replied.
"Oh yeah. Well I heard you got a new phone. I wasn't sure you put me in the phonebook or not," Selina said.
"Yeah, my old phone took a tumble and broke."
"More like it collided with a wall," Harley remarked sarcastically.
Ivy booted her in the butt and stepped into the kitchen.
"What was that?" Selina asked, hearing Harley's remark.
"Nothing. What can I do for you?" Ivy asked. She wanted to cut to the chase. She liked Selina enough but they didn't call each other to chat.
"Oh. Um…." Selina fumbled.
"Do we need to meet in person?" Ivy asked. She'd never heard Selina trip over words.
"No! I mean I'm fine on the phone."
"Ok."
"I was talking to Eddie the other day and he said that you had a nice three bedroom apartment."
"Yes?" Ivy asked suspiciously.
"Must cost you a lot being all by yourself."
"Well I have Harley with me now but it's a little tight," Ivy admitted.
"I see."
"Are you looking for a place to stay?" Ivy asked.
Harley, who had been lying on the couch, peeked over the back and gave Ivy her signature eyebrow raise.
"Well I'm willing to pay you. I'm just a little tight for money myself now and I can't afford my apartment anymore," Selina explained.
"When are you moving in?"
Harley was standing now. "What?" she asked in disbelief.
"When do you want me to?"
"Whenever you want. Just let me know. Harley and I can give you a hand."
"Red, are you nutso?" Harley whined.
"Great. I can start moving my stuff tomorrow then?"
"Absolutely. We'll com by around 11:00 tomorrow. What's your address?" Ivy pulled a pen and a piece of paper from a drawer and scribbled down the address.
Harley flopped down onto the couch. She couldn't believe it. Selina Kyle, effin' Catwoman was moving in. "What's next? Talia Al Ghul? Or maybe Batbrat!" She exclaimed kicking her feet in the air like a spoiled child.
Ivy closed her phone and walked over to the couch. "Act your age…not your shoe size," she scolded.
"Red, what are you thinking?"
"I'm thinking we need the extra money. I'm also thinking we help out our fellow girl," Ivy explained.
"She has a millionaire boytoy! Let him help her out!"
"You know as well as I do that Selina would never let a man help her. Just like you and I wouldn't." Ivy stopped and thought for a second. "Well at least I wouldn't you on the other hand."
"Yeah I know. I'm a lost cause," Harley groaned.
"Maybe Selina will be a positive influence on you. Show you how to be in a relationship without loosing yourself."
Harley rolled her eyes and rolled backwards into a sitting position. "Harvey call ya yet?" she asked hopefully.
Ivy bit her lip. "No. Why would he?"
"Because you love each other."
"Do not!" Ivy retorted like a child.
"Sure. Ok. Whatever," Harley replied putting her hands up in defeat.
"We don't! We were just fooling around and now we're not!"
"Convincing me or you?" Harley asked.
"Shut up," Ivy growled.
They sat on the couch in silence for a moment. Ivy picked and her nails and chewed her lip while Harley twirled her ponytail around her finger.
"It's ok to be in love ya know," Harley told her.
"I give up," Ivy sighed as she got up from the couch and headed to her room.
"Denial, not just a river in Egypt," Harley sang.
Ivy returned from her room dressed in a black pencil skirt, a white t-shirt-like top, and a pair of shiny black pumps.
"Where you going, Red?"
"Away from you."
"Can I come?" Harley asked.
Ivy rolled her eyes and walked out the door.
"Guess that's a no huh?"
There was no reply. Ivy was gone.
"I'll be fine on my own," Harley told herself. She turned on the TV and surfed the channels finally deciding on Kim Possible. "Mistah J's favorite Disney cartoon," Harley sighed. She got up from the couch, ran to her room, and rifled through her purse until she found her phone. All the rogues had cell phones these days. It was Penguin's idea. It was a way to keep in touch without having to see each other. This way they stayed family. Every rogue was in the other's contact list and since they all signed up together they got a good rate. Some kind of circle deal. Harley didn't get it, she didn't care. Right now all she cared about was talking to Joker.
She walked back into the living room and plopped onto the couch. She flipped her phone open and hit speed dial 1.
♪ The return of the thin white duke. Throwing darts in lovers' eyes. Here are we, one magical moment. Such is the stuff from where dreams are woven. ♪
Harley giggled. She was the one who picked out Joker's ringback tone and he had kept it on there even though they were on hiatus.
"Harley, baby!" Joker cried through the phone.
"Hiya Mistah J," she replied.
"Are you ready to come back to daddy?" he asked.
"Maybe. Thought we'd just talk first."
"You know I've missed you and so have the babies."
"That's nice," she sighed.
"So when you coming home?"
"I don't know Mistah J. We need to talk first."
"I forgive you about the whole joke thing. You were sleeping. No big."
"Uh huh."
"Hey Kim Possible is on! It's the episode where Kimmie graduates."
"I'm watching it right now," Harley told him.
"Finally…Drakken/Shego action," Joker laughed.
"Hey Puddin'," Harley said timidly.
"Yes Pumpkin?"
"Let's get together tonight. Talk about what we need to talk about."
"I don't need to talk about anything. I told you. I forgive you."
"We'll have dinner at the Iceberg Lounge," she continued ignoring his comment. "Ozzie has been hassling us to go more often and we can hammer out some things."
"Alright. You name the time."
"How about 8:00 ish? Beat the dinner crowd but get in before the drinkers."
"Deal. See you there baby doll."
"See you there."
Joker hung up.
Harley looked sadly at her phone. "No I love you huh?"