A/N: This is story will eventually be for the April fic challenge on GW. However, as I started planning it I realized how long it would be and thus decided to start now since real life often gets in the way of my writing. That being said, this story is set post-injection of the Source Blood…that's right folks! A time-traveling we go! Haha. Yeah I got the itch to tweak and play with history a bit so this, is how I decided to do it. As always I hope you enjoy it =]

It was a surprisingly warm fall afternoon in London. Helen sipped her tea in the small restaurant attached to the Hotel where Thomas was staying while on business. He sat across from her having requested a meeting. He was extremely friendly and she enjoyed his company. So here they sat, two friends talking. He had yet to get to the reason he had requested this meeting, and Helen, although she enjoyed their little chats, also had much business to attend to with James.

"Thomas it isn't that I don't like spending time with you…" She started.

"But you have work to do?" He finished, "Yes I know. So why did I call you here."

"Yes, why indeed?"

"The ship is almost complete. I would be honored if you would come on the maiden voyage to America."

She made no reply, only took another sip of her drink. The offer had the most peculiarly and perfect timing. Helen wanted to go to America and establish two new Sanctuaries on that continent, now that James was established in the London one. She needed to get away from England, despite all the good memories the bad ones, well the bad ones were bad. She had already considered it and had decided she wanted to go to America to find a new start of sorts, not to mention he would be going back soon as well... Finally she looked at Thomas,

"Your offer is most kind but…"

"But?" Thomas said, "Oh you want to bring your friend with you?"

Helen nodded,

"Yes, how did you know?"

"Lucky guess," He shrugged then added seriously, "I see the way he looks at you."

Helen ducked her head a little and was about to reply when a messenger came up to them,

"Mr. Andrews? We have a telegram for you."

He took it, thanking the man, and read it quickly.

"Well it seems I too have business I must attend to," He rose, taking Helens hand, brushing a polite kiss against her knuckles, "It has been lovely seeing you again. I will contact you before the end of next February with the details and tickets."

"Alright, thank you Thomas."

"My pleasure as always, Helen"

Thomas made a gracious bow and quickly departed. Helen smiled and then sat for a few more moments, finishing her tea and thinking. Then she rose, left money for her tab and hurried off to get back to the Sanctuary. She had a lot of planning to do.

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"Helen, are you quite sure about this?"

"I am. I would have to stay and see that each of the two Sanctuaries progressed well, so I would be a long time there anyways. Plus as much as I have loved my time here, I need to get away."

"I know, I just want to make sure you realize what you're getting yourself into with this. America is nothing like…"

"Yes I know you've been there and become a bit of a celebrity and love the attention and such nonsense, I've heard this story before." Helen teased.

"I am being serious!"

Reaching over to his lap Helen took his hands in hers gently.

"I know you are, and it means a great deal to me that you are worried about me but I promise you this is what I want and I know exactly what I am getting into."

They sat thus for a few moments, entangled hands occupying the small space between them on the couch and looking comfortably into the others eyes. Then Helen said,

"Besides, I'll have my best friend there to get me into all sorts of trouble if I get bored."

"More like get you out of trouble!"

Laughing Helen leaned in and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek saying,

"Keep dreaming."

Then she stood still holding his one hand and stated,

"Now come on, we must fill James in on the plan."

Nikola stood, smiling to himself as Helen slipped her arm around his and the two strolled off, arm in arm, to find James.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Late February, as promised, a letter arrived for her from Thomas with two tickets for the maiden voyage of the Titanic.