A Little Sane

Chapter 66

Six hours later

Crash!

"They're not here Jim!"

Jim huffed as he looked around the bare living room.

"Nothing is here.."

Three officers came from the hallway.

"All rooms are empty."

Harvey turned to Jim annoyed.

"We don't know where his other safehouse is!"

Jim sighed.

"That's the point. It was her.. And she knew we would be coming..."

His officers stood around him puzzled. Questioning what to do next. He nodded.

"Let's regroup at the GCPD. Get more officers to scan the city. It may take a few days to find them, but we will."

Jerome finally walked into the kitchen. Mercedes looked up to see Abbe and Jerome staring at her. Jerome spoke.

"So are you going to tell us what you did?"

Mercedes set up straighter.

"I took my mom her favorite smoothie."

She grinned. Jerome tilted his head.

"What did you put in it?"

Abbe leaned against the wall. Mercedes stood to her feet.

"She killed my dad! I knew it and then she admitted it! It was the Grey death Jerome."

Jerome looked at her completely shocked.

"So.. I crushed up the Hemlock Water Dropwort plant and put it in there."

Abbe and Jerome looked confused. Mercedes smiled lovingly at Jerome. 

"The plant made me think of you. She went through agonizing pain, vomiting, seizures, paralysis, and finally, death. But.. My most favorite part that I think you'll love is that it leaves a smile on its victims faces the minute they die. It took her three hours to die. So it was slow and agonizing. She's been dead for about two hours now. "

Jerome smiled for half a second and then it dropped.

"That is a reaction I would want to see.. But where the fuck did you get that poisonous plant?! It's native in the UK!"

Abbe gasped.

"The Queen of the plants... Red hair and green clothes..."

Mercedes smiled at Abbe.

"Correct Abbe."

Jerome glared at her angrily.

"You fucking went and saw Ivy Pepper?! You did business with Poison Ivy?!"

Mercedes shrugged, smiling.

"Well, where else was I going to get a poisonous plant that does all that harm, but then leaves a fucking smile on its victim's face?"

Jerome shook his head.

"How are you going to tell our  children one day that you killed their grandmother?!"

Mercedes laughed and looked at him angrily.

"Oh spare me that bullshit! Hoe the fuck are you going to tell them that you killed their other grandparents before they were even a thought in our minds?!"

Jerome gave her a shocked look. Abbe stepped back.

"That's not fair!"

Mercedes stepped forward.

"Oh, yes it is! Hoe the fuck are you going to judge me for doing some shit you already did?!"

Jerome sighed.

"Okay.. You're right.. But because I know what it does to someone who killed their own parents... That's all I'm saying..."

Mercedes got inches from Jerome's face.

"I feel nothing. She deserved what she got."

Mercedes left the kitchen. Abbe and Jerome watched her shocked. She walked to the room where her kids were sleeping. She stared at them for a minute. She felt numb inside. Her children looked peaceful. She just wanted to keep them safe.  She continued down the hallway. She found Jerome's room. She stared at the bed. She could imagine Jerome and Zella. It was the first time she felt actually sadness all day. She felt a hand gently touch her shoulder.

"If you prefer to sleep with Abbe... I would understand..."

Mercedes slowly shook her head.

"No it's fine.. Besides... I am carrying your brother's child.. I can't be too mad at you..."

Jerome slightly chuckled.

"But you are mad..."

Jerome gently moved her hair on the left side and kissed her shoulder. He moved to her neck.

"I am beyond furious at everything you've done lately..."

Jerome continued to kiss her neck. Mercedes leaned her head back against his right shoulder. Jerome finally stopped and pulled away.

"Let me know what you want to do in a little bit after us adults finally eat."

"GCPD listen up!"

Gordon and Bullock were standing by the monitor. Gordon used the remote to pull up a picture.

"This is who we are looking for! Mercedes Helleman.... Valeska... Wife of... Arkham escapee and psycho maniac terrorist Jerome Valeska..."

A picture of Jerome appeared next to the picture of Mercedes.

"Just like her husband... Matricide."

The officers shook their heads shocked. The officers seemed confused as to why she would marry Jerome. Gordon could tell his officers were slightly frightened. Gordon straighten himself.

"They have two kids and Mercedes will do anything to protect them. So expect her armed and extremely dangerous. Her mother is not the first person she has killed. We need to get her on the charges of all of her crimes. She is also a meta human. We have special power dampening cuffs, but only a small amount. One pair per two officers unfortunately. Stay sharp. We want her alive at all costs. We can do this."

Harvey turned to Jim as the officers scattered to start their jobs.

"She's been through a hell of a lot Jim.."

Jim nodded, but raised his eyebrows.

"I agree, but shade the choice to marry Jerome, which I know we went to the wedding and supported, but still. Then she made the choice to kill people including her own mother. There has to be consequences for her actions. As for her children... Well.. I feel sorry for them.."

Jerome walked out of his bathroom and saw Mercedes sitting on his bed in nothing but her underwear. Jerome was in nothing but his boxers. Mercedes finally noticed him standing there. She slowly walked over to him. She dragged her hand down his bare chest. She looked up into his eyes. Jerome stared back at her. She pulled away.

"I'm tired..."

She climbed on the bed and rolled over. Jerome slowly laid on the bed and rolled in the opposite direction. Mercedes let out a silent heavy breath and rolled over to face him. She gently poked him once on the back. Jerome couldn't help the tiny smile that formed on his face. He let out a silent sigh and then rolled over to face her. He shook his head slowly. He opened his arms.

"Come here..."

Mercedes buried her face in his chest. Jerome could feel her warm deep breaths. He gently rubbed her back.

"I'll be good for the wedding..."

Mercedes slowly nodded against his chest.

"Thank you.."