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(Continued flashback)
Earlier in the week...
As Harley stormed out of the warehouse she immediately tried calling Mistah J, she tried over and over as she made her way over to his favourite hideout. She couldn't get any answer and it was simply fuelling her rage. When she reached her destination she pounded on the door frantically. Constantly calling, she ran around to every entrance she knew and all were either boarded up or locked. She made her way to every single one of Joker's hideouts, leaving voicemail after voicemail, getting no answer. She was about to implode with frustration. Where the hell is he? Why is he avoiding me? She screamed out loud, turned and ran smack bang into a solid wall of muscle. She peered up slowly into the stern eyes of Batman. "Seen Mistah J?"
He gave a small shake of his head and frowned "Didn't he leave you for dead?" She simply averted her gaze and he growled "You're a fool Quinn."
She opened her mouth to retort but as she looked back he had vanished. Am I a fool? She didn't have the answer, she looked at her phone and wanted to sob when she saw there were no messages, no missed calls, nothing from him. She hung her head and began making her way back home.
Ivy had packed up her personal belongings and was carrying them outside when she saw a blonde head running toward her. She steeled her emotions and gritted her teeth. "Where's your boyfriend?"
Harley ignored the snide remark and instead focused on what Red was doing "What are you doing?"
The green goddess didn't look at her and simply stated "Leaving."
Harley was stunned, she knew that Red sometimes ran off to a tropical isle to rest and escape, but the way she said it... She's not coming back... "Wh-what about your plants? You can't leave them!"
Ivy looked up seething with rage "What do you care?"
The blonde felt the anger hit her like a wave "I do...I do care..."
Ivy turned her back to Harley "You don't care about anyone but that sick bastard you claim to love."
Those quiet words spoken with true venom made Harley feel physically sick. That's not true. The sudden realisation that hit her nearly floored her. It's not true. I care about Red. I don't want her to go. She closed the distance between the two and yanked the redhead around to face her.
Ivy spun furiously and raised her hand to slap the blonde again when Harley grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her forward into a bruising kiss. Her emerald eyes shut automatically and her insides felt like they were doing some sort of dance. She had butterflies in her stomach and her heart felt like it was going to pound out of her chest.
Harley broke the kiss when she felt her lungs burning for lack of air. She stepped back and they both stared at each other in shock. There was a moment of stillness before both women burst into action again. The kiss was just as intense, needy and furious at the same time. Both of them were battling to control the kiss and the passion was physically astounding.
Ivy bit dug her nails into Harley's scalp as she pulled at her hair, her knees threatened to give way as the blonde moaned with pleasure. As Ivy closed her lips over Harley's the blonde bit down on the luscious green bottom lip and tore a moan from the plant goddess. Suddenly Ivy pulled back leaving Harley looking stunned and panting like she had just run a marathon. "I can't do this."
The baby blue eyes widened in confusion "What? Why?"
The plant queen simply shook her head and ran back inside.
That night Harley didn't bother Red, but she stayed awake making sure that she didn't leave. She doubted she could have slept anyway, her mind was racing with thoughts of the redheaded beauty. Why did she take care of me? She saved my life...why? If she cares so much why does she keep letting me run back to him?
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