Chapter 2
Helen moaned and rolled over. She moaned once more as the morning light hit her face. Helen squinted her eyes open the tiniest bit to glare at the sunlight but instead realized she was nose to nose with a sleeping Nikola Tesla.
Gasping, she bolted upright, looking around. They were in Ashley's room. Oh god. Had they…? On her daughter's bed…? It was then she realized she was still in her clothes. And upon looking over, so was Nikola. Thank god. But he had slept with her. After she spent hours crying. It was all coming back to her… Nikola shifted beside her and froze.
"Helen?" He groaned and opened his eyes.
"Helen?" There was evident panic in his vice as his eyes searched for her. Helen place a hand on his arm and she felt him jump under her touch.
"Nikola. It's alright. I'm right here." He looked up at her and sighed.
"I thought you'd left."
"I just woke up."
"I can see that." Helen flopped back down on the mattress.
"I don't want to ever get up." She whispered. Nikola wrapped his arms around her, and Helen leaned into his touch.
"If you don't want to get up, then don't." He whispered back, his lips coming to rest on her ear. Helen sat up, pulling herself away from him.
"Just because she's…gone, doesn't mean I can sleep my life away."
"Helen…"
"No! You know what? I bet she got out. There has to be some way she got out… I have to find her…"
"Helen, Ashley is gone. She teleported into the EM field. You tried all the possibilities, it's why you had the funeral. "
"She's a Magnus. She had to have gotten out…"
"Helen…"
"No! While you stay here, being lazy and unhelpful, I'm going to find daughter!" And with that she stormed out of the room.
Nikola sighed. Here we go again.