Smile...With Teeth

Chapter 18

~She's incredible,Unforgettable,Undeniable,

Breathtaking,

Furious,She's so mysterious,I'm curious,

Earth shaking~

~Insane Clown Posse~

They pulled up to a shitty little restaurant. The lights were all off. No people in sight. Joker got out of the car and waited for Peach to walk over. They made their way to the employee entrance and Joker pulled his gun from the small of his back. He wanted to be ready for whatever was behind the door.

Peach knocked on the metal door. The door opened and the man behind it looked from Peach to Joker then moved to pull a weapon. Joker had his gun to the man's face.

"Ah, ah, ah, just open the door and let the lady and me through."

The man let the door open the rest of the way and Joker motioned for Peach to enter. Joker was nothing, if not a gentleman. He chuckled as he pushed the man forward.

"Lead the way." He said

The man looked at Peach. "The boss won't like you bringing the nut job clown with you."

"That's not very nice, she's not a nut job." Joker scolded the man.

Peach laughed and shook her head. The man leading the way stopped talking. They finally stopped, the man opened the door and stepped through, barely clearing the doorway when Joker pulled the trigger.

The bullet went through the back of the man's skull, exploding brains, bone fragments, and gore across the room. His body fell forward, making a large thud as it tumbled to the floor. Peach had already ducked into the room and Joker moved forward, pulling the door closed behind him.

Peach moved forward, around the mess the dead man was making. "Hiya Georgie." She said.

"What the fuck, why did you kill Paulie?" he asked. He was already out of his seat.

She glanced down at the dead man. "I didn't kill him." She shrugged.

The man's eyes moved to lock onto the Joker, who still stood with back against the wall. Joker held his hands up in a 'whoops' short of gesture.

"Your man, your problem." Georgio said pointing at Peach.

Peach turned to look at Joker, her eyes lit up in amusement. They were mesmerizing. Joker gave her a shrug. This was her deal and he wanted to see how she would handle it.

She turned back to the man at the desk. "Oh Georgie, you should know the Joker works for no one, but himself." She said stepping a few feet closer.

The man's eyes shot over to Joker, then back to her. "You work for the Joker?" he asked, looking slightly confused.

She laughed, "Nope, guess again."

The man relaxed slightly, sitting back down in his chair. Joker watched him closely. "I never pegged you as crazy enough to fuck this lunatic." He said gesturing at Joker.

That almost hurt. Joker held back the laughter threatening to bubble up. Peach's laugher made him smile. Georgio looked at the Joker. Joker stared back, was he waiting for a reply? Did Georgio think Joker would attack him over some name calling? Joker held back the giggles trying to escape.

He shrugged at the man's statement, "Maybe she's got a thing for clowns."

Georgio laughed at that one, and Peach frowned.