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Harley had just finished getting ready for school and Joker was downstairs waiting for her.

"Come on, let's go." Joker yelled.

"Coming!" She cheered as she ran down the stairs. "Wooh!"

Harley skipped out to the car while Joker stroller behind. Harley climbed into the passenger seat while Joker got in the opposite side.

"Oh, after school today, J, can you take me back to mine? I'm just gonna talk with her for a bit."

"Sure. But you c-"

"Do ya wanna come with me?"

"Not particularly." He said.

"Why?"

"Because I don't like your mother. She's just so boring. No offence but I really don't care."

Harley shrugged. "Fine." She sighed. "But, please, wait outside for me. I wanna come back with you."

"I gotta get stuff outta my fosters' house anyway."

Harley smiled at him.

***

After school joker stopped outside the houses. Harley grinned at him as they got out.

"I'll see you soon." She smiled.

"I know." He pecked her lips before she walked up to her door.

"Mom! I'm back!" Harley shouted as she walked into her house.

"Oh, Harleen, you're alright. Thank God!" Her mother said while walking swiftly up to her.

"Harley." She corrected. "Of course I am."

"Where... where have you been?" She asked.

"Oh, Just staying at a friends."

"What friends?"

"Look, you asked me to come over so if you asked me over to grill me on my choice of friends-" Harley stated.

"No, I just needed to know you were okay."

Harley smiled. "I'm okay. I saw Dad yesterday, by the way."

"Oh, yeah? How is he?"

"Seems good, I guess." Harley said. "He thinks the same way about J as you do."

Harley's mother smile dropped a little. "You're still with him?"

Harley nodded. "Yep."

"Is there anything I can say that-" Her mother began But was cut of.

"Nope. No matter what you say, he's not a bad person. At least not to me." She said with a small smile.

"You can come back, you know. Come back home."

"I will, soon. In a few days, okay?" Harley asked.

"Sure."

A car horn honked outside and Harley sighed.

"I think that's my ride. I'll see you soon."

"Okay, honey. And..." she said just as Harley had opened the door.

"Yeah?"

"Be safe. Please."

Harley nodded and smiled.

She hopped in the car beside Joker and pecked him on the cheek.

"Stop being so..." Joker began.

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