Pete and Myka were in Myka's room, Pete was sitting on her bed eating a burrito and Myka was pacing the floor.
"Your friendship can survive this little crush. You just need to let her down easy." Pete bit into a burrito. "Honestly is the best way to go."
"Don't talk with you're mouth full," Myka said. "It's disgusting." She started to pace. "How do I do that?"
"Sorry!" Pete swallowed. "Be honest. Tell her how you feel."
"That won't work."
"Why not?"
"If I tell her how I feel she might get the impression that I want to get into a relationship."
"Why would she think that?"
"Because I'm…. In love with her."
"What?!"
"Just a little bit!" Myka threw her hands up over her mouth. "Do you think anyone heard that?"
"Reelax. Everyone's off doing something." Pete took a large bit of burrito and his next sentence was incomprehensible.
"Pete swallow first! Who raised you?" Myka took a deep breath. "Maybe it is just a crush and crushes fade."
"Mykes?"
"What?"
"Stop pacing, you're making me dizzy."
"Fine!" She went over to her bed and sat down. "Sorry."
"Don't worry about it. Hey maybe everything will work out. You are a gorgeous, intelligent and at times frightening woman and so is she."
"Thanks." She swung her legs. "I don't know what I'd do if this is something we couldn't come back from."
He put a hand on her shoulder. "If her trying to end the world didn't do that then what can?" She looked at him and he pointed at her. "You know I have a point."
She looked away snickering.
Claudia and Helena were at opposite isles of the Warehouse doing inventory. Claudia watched her out of the corner of her eye.
"If you have something to say..."
"I'm sorry that things didn't work out with Nick. But it's good to have you back."
Helena around and looked at Claudia. "I hope I don't still make you nervous."
Claudia laughed. "Nervous? I was never nervous."
"Myka said I wasn't being honest with myself. And maybe she was right." She smiled. "But it's fine. I'm fine. Nick is fine. At least I think he is."
"Right. Great."
"Has she said anything about me being back?"
"I don't think so. Why?"
Helena shook her head. "No reason."
"Fine. Don't tell me but I can keep a secret. Just ask Pete."
"Maybe some other time. It's just... everything is so different now. Where do we all go from here?"
"I wish I knew," Claudia said softly, thinking of Claire who was off somewhere talking to Mrs Fredrick.
Steve was at a restaurant eating a burger.