Helen was alone in her office. It was late, as usual. She had a nice warm cup of tea, as usual.
As Helen sat drinking her tea, she marveled at the predictability of these late nights. She would eat dinner with the team, have playful banter and then excuse herself around 10 pm to finish some work. She would work alone for a few hours and then Biggie would bring her some tea around 12. At precisely 1 am Nikola would "check up on her" that's the veiled excuse that he always used. To her, it seemed more like him intruding on her quite work time simply to annoy her, if he actually wanted to "check up on her" he wouldn't leave her far more frustrated than she was at the beginning of the night. But to speak truthfully, Helen didn't really mind the intrusion, even though she would never admit it. Sometimes she found herself purposely staying in her office late so she would be there for there 1 am meeting ritual.
Helen realized that she should see him soon. It was getting late and her tea had started going cold, a signal to her that he would be arriving shortly. She started getting excited. She rose from her chair and took a seat on the couch, seductively laying her legs over the fine leather. Remembering that he liked to find her this way. Shoes discarded on the rug beneath her, blouse slightly unbuttoned. Her legs stretched before her, draped enticingly on the couch. She remembered the way his eyes roamed her frame, how he was immediately drawn to her. She thought of the way she felt when he loomed over her, so eager to touch her but restraining his hands in the pockets of his trousers.
It made her happy she could still drive him crazy.
Some time had passed and Helen was starting to get agitated, "He should be here by now" She thought.
She rose from the couch and looked over at the clock, it read 2:15. Now this was highly unusual.
Nikola always came to her office if he knew she was up late working. Helen convinced herself not to be upset by this. Nikola had no obligation to come find her. With a disappointed sigh Helen put her shoes back on, packed up her stuff and left her office.
On her way up to her room she stopped by Nikola's lab, the light was on. She smirked and pushed the solid wooden door open to reveal a contemplative Nikola, lounging on the couch in the corner of the room sipping red wine.
He looked up and met her eye and with a slight smile said "Helen, what do I owe the pleasure"
"Oh, just checking up on you"