She couldn't even speak when he outlined their agenda because she was so awestruck at how thoughtful he was. Imagine, a man who paid attention to things you like! And remembered! And acted on it!
"How are you even real?" She beamed up at him and held his arm tighter. "That all sounds perfect."
Gary was grinning down her way, seeing the look on her face? That always made the commute worth it. He paid attention and enjoyed trying to do all he could to make sure she was as happy as she made him.
"Raised by a mostly single mom?" He spoke with a playful shrug. Yeah, he had a stepfather, but they were never close. "Glad to hear you like it. Dropping a kiss on the top of her head. "So, to Dennys? I am totally cool with anywhere else if your burned out on it. I saw on Henchchat that its super popular here."
"Well tell your mom I said thanks." She slid her hand down his arm until they could link fingers together. She wondered if she'd ever get to meet his mother.
She tipped her head to the side. There was a good taco place she usually hit up after derby night, but most of the other skaters would be there too. She'd rather have Gary all to herself.
"Denny's is fine. It's in a sweet spot where nobody's turf overlaps, so it doesn't get hit in the crossfire. That's why it's so popular."
"Oh no, she'd want to meet you then. I'm not opposed, but it's like BFE Arizona." The commute was hell before 24 taught him to drive. He would speed where 24 drove like the old man he was. "Then there's my step siblings, and they don't know what I do."
He never really talked much about his family, but he was clearly close to his mom. Given, she calls now and then while they are half asleep in bed, and he'd answer and talk a few minutes.
"That would explain it, well, to Dennys!" He called out playfully, turning to lead them to the door.
Unfortunately, what Harley hears and internalizes is that Gary does not want his family to meet her, and she accepts that immediately. She wraps both arms around his bicep and hugs his arm as he leads them away.
She's gonna be shocked when the holidays roll around and his mother badgers him into visiting. He would be inviting her to meet his boring midwestern family, and his childhood bedroom, still the same as it was when he left last time.
"Computer programming. Which I do on the side." He admitted as he walked with her towards the restaurant, grinning at her as he did. "Money's not always good on the Monarch crew, so I've always had a side gig." Granted, he is the whole of the Monarch crew still.
Harley frowns a little. "Yeah, okay, it would be hard to explain how I'd meet a computer programmer." So she will assume the issue of family meetings is fully off the table until proven otherwise.
Gary shook his head some. "Let's be real, babe, they probably know. At least mom. I used to come home in uniform after I went home from the kidnapping." She probably knew, but just lets him lie. "Besides, you're Harley Quinn, I could have met you anywhere, and you did help me with getting past my bud's death. I wouldn't ever deny you, even before we got together."
He scratched his scruffy cheek then. "Besides, she's seen our pictures online." He did have an instagram.
Gary didn't even notice the terror, he just made an amused noise when she asked the question. Reaching into his jacket pocket and swiping his phone unlocked to hold it over to her, a picture on Instagram from one of their dates of her laughing leaning against him. No tits out.
Her boyfriend was too much of a boy scout to share nudes she gave him. Those were his. "I have a few on here, the selfies we took on our dates, babe. You can look if you want." Clearly not even phased, holding his whole life over to her. His phone was basically part of him. But, he had cleaned the porn off since he started dating her, outside of said nudes which were in a locked folder.
Oh. Oh. Okay, yes, that's fine. She scrolls through the photos with a growing smile, then holds it out to take a new couples selfie with him. #ValentinesBae
"You know I love Valentines Day, and I love that you're going all out to make it nice for me, but it's your birthday too. What do you want?"
Leaning in to some of them to grin a bit. Clearly looking happy as can be in those pictures, because he is.
"I already have what I want, Harley!" He spoke as cheesy as can be. "I'm going to eat with the coolest, girlfriend any guy could ask for. And, then we can go to your place and see where the night takes us. I'm yours for the next few days."
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"How are you even real?" She beamed up at him and held his arm tighter. "That all sounds perfect."
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"Raised by a mostly single mom?" He spoke with a playful shrug. Yeah, he had a stepfather, but they were never close. "Glad to hear you like it. Dropping a kiss on the top of her head. "So, to Dennys? I am totally cool with anywhere else if your burned out on it. I saw on Henchchat that its super popular here."
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She tipped her head to the side. There was a good taco place she usually hit up after derby night, but most of the other skaters would be there too. She'd rather have Gary all to herself.
"Denny's is fine. It's in a sweet spot where nobody's turf overlaps, so it doesn't get hit in the crossfire. That's why it's so popular."
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He never really talked much about his family, but he was clearly close to his mom. Given, she calls now and then while they are half asleep in bed, and he'd answer and talk a few minutes.
"That would explain it, well, to Dennys!" He called out playfully, turning to lead them to the door.
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"What do they think you do?"
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"Computer programming. Which I do on the side." He admitted as he walked with her towards the restaurant, grinning at her as he did. "Money's not always good on the Monarch crew, so I've always had a side gig." Granted, he is the whole of the Monarch crew still.
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He scratched his scruffy cheek then. "Besides, she's seen our pictures online." He did have an instagram.
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"Which pictures?"
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Her boyfriend was too much of a boy scout to share nudes she gave him. Those were his. "I have a few on here, the selfies we took on our dates, babe. You can look if you want." Clearly not even phased, holding his whole life over to her. His phone was basically part of him. But, he had cleaned the porn off since he started dating her, outside of said nudes which were in a locked folder.
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"You know I love Valentines Day, and I love that you're going all out to make it nice for me, but it's your birthday too. What do you want?"
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"I already have what I want, Harley!" He spoke as cheesy as can be. "I'm going to eat with the coolest, girlfriend any guy could ask for. And, then we can go to your place and see where the night takes us. I'm yours for the next few days."
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She slides her arms around him and slips his phone into his back pocket.
"Let me give you a present. Tell me what you want."
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"Yes! Do you want matching ones? Should we go to a place or DIY?"
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"Oh, defintely a shop, babe. I am a terrible artist. Do you know one around here?"