A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter.
A few days later Pete and Myka were heading home from their current artifact retrieval when Myka's phone went off. She read the message on the screen before unlocking it. It was a message from Helena that read, "Missing you." She smiled as she unlocked the phone. At the same moment that her phone unlocked a second message came through. She hadn't noticed it. It was a message from Claudia confirming their flight arrangements. Myka typed a message and pressed send.
Claudia did a double take as she read and reread the message on her phone. It read, "Missing you so much. I can't wait until I can see that beautiful smile of yours."
"Uh, i'm pretty sure this was not meant for me." Claudia said to Helena who was seated at the warehouse office table designing her latest gadget.
"What?" She asked as Claudia made her way towards her.
"I think Myka sent me this by mistake." She handed Helena the phone. As she read it Claudia watched as a smile formed on her face.
"Are you sure this was not meant for you? You do have a lovely smile." She laughed.
"Positive. Do you think she is seeing someone?" She looked at Helena trying to read her body language. She had been suspecting that there was more than just a friendship between Myka and Helena.
"I'm sure we would have noticed if she was." She stated calmly.
Steve entered the office. Claudia turned to face him.
"Steve, Myka is seeing someone!" She said excited as she subtly indicated towards Helena.
"Really?" He looked at Helena and raised an eyebrow.
"Don't look at me! Claudia is the one receiving suggestive messages."
"Claud?" He asked confused.
"Myka text me this by mistake. I think it was meant for H.G." She said as she took the phone from HG and handed it to Steve. He read the message and started laughing.
"You sure Claud? You do have a nice smile."
"It was definitely not meant for me. If Myka is going to be texting any of us like that it is going to be HG."
"Me? Why me?" She asked innocently.
"Oh come on. We can all see the unresolved sexual tension between you two."
"There is no unresolved sexual tension between us."
"Jinksy?" She looked at him, expecting him to confirm what they had all been suspecting for some time.
"She's telling the truth." He wasn't lying. Any sexual tension between them was definitely resolved.
"That can't be true! The two of you are constantly flirting with each other."
"We aren't constantly flirting." She smirked.
"Uh huh! So you admit that you do flirt with her." She pointed her finger at Helena. She was so sure that there was something going on with them, she couldn't believe that it was simply a friendship.
"Of course."
"So then this text must have been meant for you."
"If it was meant for me then why is it that you received it?"
"She must have gotten us confused."
"Yes because my name sounds and looks so similar to yours."
"Or.." Steve said to stop the impending argument. "...Maybe the message wasn't meant for either of you. Maybe Myka is seeing someone." Steve said as he smiled at Helena. He knew that they were keeping the development in their relationship a secret from their friends, he wasn't sure why but he decided that he wasn't going to be the one to spill their secret.
"Yes, H.G!"
"Steve please tell her that I am not seeing Myka?"
"She really isn't Claud." He watched as the shock settled on her face.
"Well since it isn't H.G, who did she intend to send that message to?"
"You two take a minute to figure it out, I'll be right back." She stood from her chair.
"Where are you going?"
"I am in need of something in the Archive room." She stated simply and made her way past them. Leaving a very confused Claudia and highly amused Steve behind.
Myka and Pete were in the car on their way to the airport when Myka's phone alerted her to an incoming call. Her face lit up when she saw Helena's picture on the screen.
"Hello."
"Hello darling."
"Who's that?" Pete asked.
"Helena." Myka said as she rolled her eyes.
"Hi HG!"
"Hello Pete." Helena laughed.
"She says hi."
He nodded and continued driving.
"So darling, you miss Claudia's smile?" She teased.
"Huh?" Myka asked confused.
"You might benefit from double checking who you send messages to in the future."
"Oh no!" She suddenly felt her stomach drop.
"What?" Pete asked. He looked momentarily at Myka as a bright blush emerged on her face.
"I can't believe I did that! Helena stop laughing!"
"I can only imagine how adorable that blush is looking on you right now."
"Shut up!" She groaned but there was still a hint of amusement in her voice.
"I'm sorry love but it is amusing." She continued to laugh.
"For you, yeah!" She pinched the bridge of her nose. "What am I going to do?"
"Have some fun of course."
"And how do you suppose I do that?" She ignored as Pete asked her what was going on again.
"She is under the impression that you were communicating with your secret lover." She purred.
"I thought I was too. So do I just tell her that it was meant for you?"
"Where is the fun in that? I have an idea of how we can have a little fun with this."
Helena explained what she had in mind.
Claudia and Steve were seated at the table with the phone positioned in the middle of them. They had spent the past few minutes trying to figure out the possible lover until Steve asked her what she was going to do about the message. She thought about texting Myka and letting her know about the mistake but figured Myka would most likely be mortified by the slip up.
"We can pretend that we never saw it?" Claudia asked Steve as Helena stepped into the room.
"Where is the fun in that? Write back to her and pretend to be her lover." Mischief was clear in her eyes as she looked at Steve.
"I can't do that!"
"C'mon Claud, lighten up. It'll be funny." Steve smiled at Helena. He understood what she was up to and decided to play along.
"Yeah for you. It's not your phone."
"If she figures out she is messaging the wrong person then I will take full responsibility and assure her that you had no part of it." She said as she sat in the seat across from Steve.
"That sounds fair." Steve said as he looked at Claudia. She shook her head at him. He stuck his bottom lip out and attempted to pout at her. "Please?" He whined.
"Okay! But I am not typing anything."
"I'll do it. Hand me your phone." Helena put her hand out and waited for Claudia to hand over her phone. Claudia reluctantly handed it to her.
"What are you going to say?"
"Something safe. 'What do you miss about my smile?'" She pressed send.
"See Claud, that's harmless." He said attempting to reassure her.
"Yeah I guess so." A ghost of a smile appeared on her lips. She was coming around to the situation, especially since she knew she would not receive any of the blame if found out.
They all froze as they heard the phone beep to alert them to a new message.
"What's it say?" Steve asked. He saw Helena smirk as she read it.
"I miss kissing it and the way it feels as it travels over my body."
"Holy frack! She is seeing someone!" Claudia said as she gawked at them. "How did we not know this?"
"She's a Secret Service agent. She's trained to hide things."
"Yeah but why wouldn't she tell us?"
"It might be in the early stages. That or she is enjoying the thrills associated with a secret, sexual relationship." Claudia raised an eyebrow at the statement which caused Helena to laugh. "Trust me darling, it's exhilarating."
"What are you writing?" Steve asked as they watched as Helena typed a quick message before she pressed send.
"I said, 'You will feel more than my lips on you when you return.' That isn't going too far is it?"
"That is great." Steve said laughing along with Helena.
"Surely she has to realise she is texting the wrong person?"
"Not if she is letting her imagination run wild." The phone beeped again.
"That better be a promise. I've been craving you for days." Helena read and laughed.
"Now my imagination is running wild. I just pictured Myka's sex life." She shuddered.
"Did you enjoy it?" Helena asked and was met with a glare from Claudia.
"Oh yeah, what do you crave about me?" Helena said as she typed the message. "This is fun." She was really enjoying this new experience. She was aware that this was a popular thing people did these days but had yet to attempt sending messages of a sexual nature to Myka. She was pleasantly surprised to discover this side of Myka.
"Ask her something that will give us an indication as to who her mystery lover might be."
"Soon."
"So who do you think it is?" Steve asked. He was curious to know who Claudia thought Myka might be interested in other than Helena.
"You're guess is as good as mine. I didn't think Myka ever left the Warehouse."
"Well apparently she does."
"I think it might be the electrician that was at the B&B last week. He was certainly not there to repair anything." Helena winked at Steve.
"I thought he was gay? Pete told me he saw him flirting with you."Claudia asked Steve.
"I wish."
"Really? She asked amazed. She was convinced he was interested in Steve. 'I guess I need to work on my gaydar.' She thought to herself.
"He's straight unfortunately."
"Huh. Atleast Myka has good taste cause did you see the abs on him? Wowzers!" Claudia started to fan herself down.
"Yes he did." Helena laughed but before he could reply the phone beeped. They looked at her expectantly. She couldn't contain her laughter. Steve noticed as a tinge of lust formed in her eyes.
"The way you run your tongue along the shell of my ear and the way you nibble on my earlobe."
"That's hot!"
"What else?" she pressed send.
There was an instant reply. Helena shifted in her seat.
"What?"
"It says," She smiled at them. "You're warm breath on my nipples."
"OKAY! That's enough! You cannot be sexting Myka!" Claudia rose from her chair and tried to grab the phone before Helena could reply.
"I'm not sexting her." She handed over the phone after she sent her reply.
"Yes you are!" She looked at her phone and read Helena's reply out loud, "I can't wait to run my left hand over them as my right hand travels lower and lower until it is greeted by your warm heat." "You were meant to find out who her lover is not help her..." She struggled to say the words out loud.
"Get off?" Steve supplied as he teased her.
"Really Jinksy you're gonna..." the phone beeped. Claudia looked at it and dropped the phone. "My eyes! I really wish I hadn't read that." Steve grabbed the phone from where it had fallen on the table and read the message. His eyes grew large as he handed the phone to Helena.
"I want you inside me right now." "That is delightful."
"I think we should call it quits now." Steve said. He decided that they had teased Claudia enough. Anymore and her head might explode.
"Yes I believe you are right." She sent another message.
"What did you say?" Claudia asked wearily.
"I asked her to send a picture of herself to give me a preview of what to expect when she returns."
"NO!" She turned pale.
"You didn't?"
"I most certainly did." She beamed at them.
"Give me the phone." Helena grabbed it and quickly rose from the chair. She held the phone above her head.
"After."
"HG! Do you really want to see that picture?" The phone beeped again.
Helena pulled the phone down and opened the picture. "My oh my." She deleted the entire text history from Myka and handed the phone back to Claudia with a triumphant grin.
"Did she really send a picture?" Steve asked amazed.
"Are you sure you really want to know the answer?"
"I.. I don't know." He was afraid of what the answer might be.
"She has to know by now that she was texting my phone. Right?"
"If she had don't you think she would have said something?"
"Well maybe Pete has her phone and is playing a prank?" Claudia said as she remembered that Myka was currently with Pete.
"That does sound far more likely." Steve agreed not really thinking about what she had just said. He was trying hard not to think of Myka sending nude photos of herself.
"Exactly! It was him, case solved."
"I think you will find that you are wrong."
"Nope! I can't think of Myka sexting anyone! Pete definitely, but Myka? No way!"
"Steve what do you think?"
"I... how about I ask Pete if he was sending messages from Myka's phone? If he is lying then we will know it was him."
"Deal. But I know I am right. Myka never leaves the Warehouse or the B&B unless she is on a mission and when she does leave she always goes out with one of us. There is no time in between for her to be having a bit on the side." She stated convinced.
"Bit on the side?" Helena tilted her head as she pondered the odd expression.
"Yes, a secret lover."
"So it's settled. I ask Pete and until then we just act as though everything is normal?"
They all agreed before deciding to call it a day and headed home.
Myka and Pete entered the B&B after dropping the artifact off at the warehouse. They were just in time for dinner.
"Is that roast lamb I smell?" Pete said as he dropped his bag on the floor and made his way towards the dining room.
"Yes it is." Abigail said as she set it down on the table. He moved quickly towards the table and was about to pull out a chair when he felt a hand on his arm. He turned around to see Claudia standing before him.
"Hey Claudia." He smiled at her.
"Hey Pete, I gotta ask you something." Claudia grabbed him by his arm and dragged him to the living room where Steve and Helena were seated.
"What's going on?" He asked confused.
"Just gotta ask you something."
"This is about what happened to the last Twinkie isn't it?" He started to move backwards.
"You ate it?!"
"No!" He braced himself for what he knew was coming.
"Lie!" Claudia punched him in the shoulder.
"Ouch! You need to stay away from Myka." He said as he rubbed his shoulder.
"We agreed to split it."
"Enough about the cake. Ask him the question please so we can start dinner." Helena said annoyed at their behaviour.
"Right!" She remembered the real reason why they were there. "Did you send any messages from Myka's phone today?"
"You dragged me in here to ask that! Why?" He was relieved that they had cornered him to ask something so simple.
"Just answer it."
"No, I haven't touched her phone today."
"Steve?" Claudia looked at him smugly, expecting to catch Pete lying.
"He's telling the truth." They watched as Claudia's jaw dropped.
"What?! He can't be. You sure your lie detecting thingy isn't broken?"
"Seriously Claud, he's telling the truth."
"Why, what am I missing?" Pete asked confused.
"Hey guys, dinner is served." Abigail said as she entered the room.
Upon hearing this Claudia bolted from the room. She was not ready to answer his question until she had taken time to process the new information.
"Guys?"
"Let's get dinner before it gets cold." Steve said and made his way from the room.
"H.G?"
"Are you feeling alright Pete? Food was mentioned and you have yet to make your way towards it." She laughed as she walked past him.
"Oh ha ha." He followed after her. Once he had seen the spread on the table all thoughts of the odd behaviour were gone from his head. All he could think about was what food he would eat first.
Claudia was seated across from Myka and Helena. She had been averting Myka's gaze for majority of the meal, much to Myka and Helena's amusement.
"I am so glad it is the weekend." Myka stated.
"You sound pleased. Do you have anything planned darling?"
Myka smiled at her as she placed her left hand on Helena's knee and slowly moved it along her thigh. "Not exactly but spending the weekend in bed sounds amazing." Her hand travelled higher.
At the mention of the word bed, Claudia began choking on her food.
"Claudia! Are you alright?" Myka smiled sweetly at her.
"I'm.." Cough "um." Cough. "uh." Cough, cough, cough. She took a large mouthful of her drink. "Fine. I'm fine." She felt the heat rise in her cheeks and hoped everyone assumed it was because of the choking.
"Are you sure?" Abigail asked.
"Yeah, I just need to learn how to swallow." Her eyes went large and she turned even redder. "Well I am done, I have something I need to work on for uh Artie. Excuse me." She picked up her plate and quickly made her way to the kitchen.
"Is she okay?" asked Pete. He was convinced something was going on with her. He decided he would find out after dinner.
"She's fine apparently." Steve said trying to not to laugh.
Helena leaned into Myka and whispered in her ear. "If that hand goes any higher I shall not be held accountable for having my way with you on this very table." Myka's hand moved higher and applied pressure to where Helena desired it most. Helena moaned at the contact which caused everyone at the table to look at her.
"Uh, H.G, enjoying your food?" Pete asked amused.
"Very much. Dinner was fantastic." She grabbed Myka's hand and removed it from her lap.
"Absolutely delicious." Myka agreed as she tried to hide her smirk from everyone. Steve saw it and realised what was going on. He smiled and shook his head at his friend's behaviour.
The next chapter will pick up from after dinner. Claudia tells Pete about the text and the two of them set out to discover who the mystery lover is.
