RELAPSE - Arthur Fleck | Joker FANFIC/LOVE STORY

Chapter 19: Damage

⚠️This chapter will have a section that does involve a rape scene. It won't be in crazy detail or anything, but I will also mark when that section starts and ends so you can totally skip it if you want.⚠️

I hung up my work phone for what felt like the hundredth time today. Today was busy. Very busy. To make things worse, the guys had been out of the office for three hours. They left for lunch, but should have been back two hours ago. My desk was covered with messages I had for them. When are they going to be back?

Then, as if they heard me, all three of them walked into the main room. Well, not walked, more like staggered. Are they drunk? Just then, Andrew almost tripped on a phone wire and all three busted out laughing like hyenas. Yep, fucking drunk.

I stood up from my desk and started organizing all of the messages I had, making three piles.  Everyone in the room watched as they staggered their way to their room. For some reason, I felt incredibly embarrassed, as if their actions reflected on me.  Johnny was the last one to make it to the door and when he got there, he looked at me and motioned his hand from me to the room, "Come on sweets, it looks like you have some things for us." His eyes flicked from my face to the messages in my hands and he smiled.

I walked into the room and he closed the door behind as he entered. All three sat down in their desks and turned to look at me. I proceeded to hand each of them their stack of messages. "Do you gentleman need anything else? Maybe some water?"

Andrew mindlessly threw his stack of messages on his desk, which just made them fly in different directions.  This made Nicholas laugh.

Johnny looked at me with his creepy smile, "During our lunch break, me and the guys were talking and we realized something. We don't really talk to you about stuff that doesn't have to do with work."

I shrugged slightly, "Yeah, that's true, but you guys are so busy. So, I understand."  I gave him a fake smile. I honestly didn't mind the lack of conversation I had with them, at this point, because they usually had to pepper in some inappropriate comments.

Johnny adjusted himself in his chair and took on a more serious face, "Well, we are going to fix that. Right now. Why don't you sit down?"  He motioned to an extra chair that was by Nicholas' desk.

I shook my head, "I really shouldn't. It has been so busy today, the phone ha--"

Andrew interrupted, "Fuck the phone."  His words sounded more aggressive than they needed to be.

I let out a small sigh and sat down in the chair, "So, what do you want to talk about?"

Johnny leaned his body forward a bit in his chair, "Well, there are some days you leave all gussied up. You got a boyfriend or something?"

Wow, straight to it.  I thought he was going to ask me if I lived in Gotham my whole life or who my parents were. But no, he just wants to find out if I'm available or not. "Yes, I do. His name is Arthur."

Nicholas scoffed as he raised his hands at Johnny, "See, told ya, man.  You owe me a beer."  Andrew laughed.

Johnny's lips pressed into a hard line as he leaned back in his chair, "So, what does Arthur do?  Like his job?"

I hesitated for a moment. I knew no matter how I answered this, they were going to be assholes about it. But I wasn't going to lie about it either because then it would make it seem like a was ashamed of or embarrassed by Arthur, which I wasn't.  "He works as a clown-for-hire right now, but he is working on becoming a stand up comedian."

I was going to go on and tell them that Arthur had his show at Pogo's later tonight, but Johnny shot me a look of disbelief and interrupted, "So, wait, you are literally dating a clown?"  It was silent for a split second before all three started laughing obnoxiously loud.  They were literally slapping their knees. Andrew almost fell out his chair, he was so tickled by what had been said.