Myka went through the events of the night before as she finished brushing her teeth. She felt a tingle inside and grinned at her own reflection. She had kissed Helena. She quickly finished in the bathroom and hurried downstairs to breakfast.
Claudia was eating coco puffs while annoying Pete by kicking his chair to the beat of the music from her iPod. Helena was sipping her tea, quietly reading the morning paper. She looked up when Myka entered. "Good morning darling. Sleep well?"
Myka grinned at her and slid into the seat next to her. "I did thanks. I had the greatest dream."
"Did you now?" HG said amused. "You have to tell me all about it."
Myka bit her lip and her cheeks flushed a little. "Maybe later." She reached for the cereal and poured some into her bowl. HG handed her the milk and their fingers brushed and lingered a little as the milk carton changed hands. HG chuckled.
Pete was watching them out of the corner of his eye. He grinned when he saw HG grab Myka's finger and hold on a little longer than necessary. Go HG, he thought. He glanced at the clock on the wall and realized that it was getting late. "Okay my peeps, this buss leaves in 15 minutes. Hurry up." He pulled one of Claudia's ear buds out of her ear and yelled. "Leaving!" before he bolted. She jumped to her feet and chased after him. "I'm gonna kill you," she shouted.
"Claudia! You left your dishes," Myka yelled after her. HG just laughed.
"Alone at last," she said and grinned. She leaned in and kissed Myka softly. "Good morning darling," she repeated. "I didn't get a chance to say a proper good morning earlier."
Myka grinned. "I like this way better," she said and pulled HG closer for another kiss. She tasted sweet, and her lips were so soft.
HG finally gave Myka a last kiss before getting up. "We better get moving, or the Petemobile will leave without us," she said.
Myka laughed. "That sounds so strange coming from you," she said and shook her head.
HG raised an eyebrow. "I'm just trying to expand my vocabulary to include more modern expressions girl friend," HG said in a very snooty voice accompanied with a dismissive hand gesture, instantly reminding Myka of Helena defending her precious grappling gun not too long ago.
Myka laughed so hard. She wiped tears from her face. "You're killing me. Come on, let's go."
The day had been pretty uneventful. Surprisingly no one had touched something, or triggered something, or just tripped over something. It was as if the warehouse was giving them a break for once. Even Claudia was surprised. In her book, there was always something going on behind your back.
HG had spent the majority of the day in the HG Wells' section, inspecting her crates and taking notes on what needed replacement parts, or tuning. Once satisfied, she had spent the remainder of the afternoon with Claudia going over drawings of one of her ideas that she had never been able to make work, but now with today's technology she was very excited about the possibility of making it happen. Claudia was talking all sorts of techno babble with her. They were like two peas in a pod. Myka felt a little left out, but was at the same time glad the HG was bonding with Claudia. She sighed as she looked at the discrepancy list in her hand. "You guys, I'm just going to take a walk and do a discrep check with inventory. I'll see you in a bit." They looked up at her and smiled, and then went back to discussing the drawing. She felt a stab of something, but shook it off.
HG and Claudia were still talking about possible energy sources and wiring and other crazy things on the drive back to Leena's. Myka was sitting in the passenger seat chewing on her hair. Pete glanced at her.
"You okay, Mykes?" he asked.
"Sure," she mumbled.
"If you say so," he said and turned on the radio. He was station surfing until he landed on one with distinct modern rock music. "That one!" Claudia exclaimed from the back seat. She leaned forward between the seats. "Dude, that song is awesome. Don't you dare change the station."
Pete had no intention to. He did a backwards fist bump with Claudia, and grinned at her in the rear view mirror.
"You call this music?" HG asked loudly, trying to be heard over the thumping base. Claudia laughed. "Yeah man. This is the best."
HG shook her head. Myka turned in her seat and their eyes met. HG smiled at her. "You think this is music too?" she asked curious.
Myka shrugged. "It's not really my style, but yeah, it's pretty popular."
HG made a disgusted noise.
When they entered the bed & breakfast HG grabbed Claudia's arm and pulled her into the living room. "I'll show you music," she said and brought her over to the piano. "Listen, and learn," she said and sat down by the piano. She smiled up at Claudia as her hands danced over the keys, warming up and testing the tuning. Finally satisfied she started playing. At one point she closed her eyes, a little smile playing on her lips. Claudia just gaped at her.
Myka and Pete had followed them and stood equally shocked in the middle of the room. When HG finally stopped playing she rested her hands on top of the keys, her head bent.
"Wow!" Claudia said in awe. "You can play man."
HG laughed and looked up at her. "That darling – is music."
Claudia nodded silently, unsure what to say.
Myka moved over to them. "Helena, that was beautiful. I didn't know that you could play."
HG smiled at her. "Thank you. I'm glad you liked it."
"Can you play something else?" she asked softly.
"I'd be happy to."
"How about after dinner?" Leena's soft voice said behind them.
HG quietly closed the lid on the piano and walked over to her. "I hope you don't mind," she said.
Leena shook her head. "Not at all. I enjoyed it very much. The piano really only gets used during the holidays," she said sadly.
"Well, let's see if we can't change that now?" HG said and smiled at her. "See you in a bit then," she said and quickly went upstairs.
Myka was confused. HG had been acting like nothing had happened between them. She wanted to talk to her, but it seemed like everyone else wanted HG's attention tonight. She glanced over at the piano where HG and Claudia were sitting close together. HG was teaching Claudia the basics of playing. She knew there was nothing between them, but she still envied Claudia in that moment. She watched as HG touched her hands and arms all while instructing her on proper hand position and posture. She startled when HG looked at her. She smiled a little hesitantly at her, feeling bad getting caught staring at them. HG smiled back, but a little frown between her eyebrows gave away that she knew something wasn't right. She looked at Claudia and gently patted her shoulder. "I think that's enough for one day. Why don't you practice what you've learned?"
"Sure. Thanks HG," she said and grinned.
"Well, I think I'm off to bed," HG said and gracefully rose from her seat. As she was leaving the room she stopped in front of Myka. "Coming darling?" she asked softly.
Myka stared at her and blushed. "Eh, yeah I guess it's getting a little late." She closed her book and followed HG. Neither of them noticing the confused look on Pete's face.
Once upstairs, HG took her hand and pulled her into her room. She closed the door behind them and turned to face Myka. "You're upset with me," she stated.
Myka shook her head, trying to focus her thoughts so she could give HG an explanation to her behavior.
"Confused then," HG said a little softer this time. She put her hands on Myka's shoulders. "Talk to me Myka, please tell me what's bothering you."
"Why didn't you talk to me all day?" she whispered.
HG smiled. She took a step forward and gently cupped Myka's face. "I would've liked nothing more than spending the entire day talking to you, being with you, but I couldn't," she said honestly.
"Why not?" Myka said in a small voice, annoyed with the insecurity she felt inside.
"Because just being near you makes me want to do this," she said softly and brushed her lips against Myka's. She could feel Myka trembling and quickly put her arms around her and pulled her close. Myka's hands in her hair pulled her closed, intensifying the kiss.
"You didn't have to ignore me," Myka said.
HG laughed and kissed her again. "If you only knew how much attention I gave you in my mind. And they were not proper thoughts either," she said and grinned.
Myka blushed. "Like what?" she teased.
HG's eyebrows shot up. "My, oh my, Myka. I think you just asked me to talk dirty to you."
Myka bit her lip trying not to laugh. Her breath caught when HG leaned closer and whispered in her ear. "I was thinking about how soft your lips are, and the little noises you make when I kiss you," she murmured. "I wondered how your body would react when I run my hands over your naked skin, and what sound you would make when my lips close around your nipple."
"Oh god, Helena," Myka said, her voice suddenly hoarse.
"Stay with me tonight Myka," she whispered and nuzzled her ear.
Myka hesitated, but then nodded. She started to leave when HG pulled her back. "I meant what I said last night Myka," she said seriously. "If you're not ready, we will just sleep next to each other."
Myka nodded, biting her lip. "I know," she whispered. "I trust you Helena."
HG smiled and gave her a gentle smack on her butt. "Now get out of here and get dressed for bed darling."
Myka laughed.
A while later they were lying face to face in HG's bed. Myka smiled at her. "You are the most beautiful woman I've ever met," she said softly.
HG smiled. "Thank you darling," she said and brushed her lips against Myka's. She put her arm around her waist and pulled her closer. She felt Myka jump when she wrapped her naked leg around Myka's slightly longer one. "Is this all right?" she asked.
Myka nodded. "It's just that your touch is so powerful. I've never felt anything like it," she whispered.
HG smiled. "It's okay."
"You don't understand," Myka said, trying to explain. "Your hands, your lips, your leg, they all set off little fires on my skin that are so intense. It makes me feel wonderful, but overwhelmed at the same time."
HG trailed her fingertips down Myka's arm. She heard her suck in air between clenched teeth. "I'm glad that my touch makes you feel good Myka. And rest assured, yours does the same to me," she said with a gentle smile.
Myka looked at her for a moment, and then pushed her on her back. HG chuckled and looked up at her. "This is an interesting turn of events," she said amused.
Myka leaned down and kissed her, stopping any more smart little comments from the clever Brit. She sat up again, kneeling next to HG. HG's top had shifted a little and revealed quite a lot of skin. Myka slowly reached out and put her hand on HG's hip. She ran her hand up her side. "You're so soft," she whispered.
"Thank you," HG said, her voice sounding slightly strangled. Myka bit her lip and looked at her.
"You like this?" she teased and ran her fingertips over HG's stomach, feeling the muscles ripple under her touch.
HG groaned. "Yes darling, very much so."
Myka moved her hand and caressed HG's legs. She trailed her fingertips higher and higher on the inside of HG's thigh marveling at the softness. She felt HG move, and her legs spread, inviting Myka's hand to explore higher, into uncharted exotic territory. Myka chewed on her lip unsure of how far she was comfortable taking this teasing. She yelped when HG made the decision for her and flipped her over and pinned her underneath her. She looked up at her. HG had that look on her face that made Myka feel excited and like pray at the same time. She swallowed.
"Darling, you are a tease," HG growled. She leaned down and kissed her. This kiss was different than the other ones; it was demanding, it took and it gave and it made Myka whimper with need. She arched up against HG all while grabbing her shirt, pulling her closer.
HG pulled away, clearly out of breath. "Wow," she said with a gasp.
Myka grinned up at her.
HG rolled off of her and looked at her. "Myka, I think we're getting very close to the point when neither of us will be able to make any rational decisions. Darling, talk to me, do you want me to make love to you, or do you want to wait?"
Myka blushed. She wasn't used to talking about these things. In the past it had just happened, and most of the time she was not the person making the decision. "I want to, but I'm scared too," she whispered. "It's not like I haven't done this before," she laughed a little embarrassed. "It's just that I haven't done it with a woman," she added softly. She looked at HG and gently touched her cheek. "And it's you. I don't want to disappoint you. You mean so much to me Helena."
HG smiled. "That's what I'm worried about. That if we do this, and you realize afterwards that it wasn't what you expected and I will lose you."
Myka put her arms around her. "I don't think that's possible. Right now I'm afraid that just seeing you naked will make me come," she whispered slightly embarrassed.
HG chuckled. "Well, that would be a minor disappointment I do admit, but not one that can't be remedied. I am fairly confident that I will have you writhing in ecstasy under my hands and mouth several times before I'm done with you, so you go right ahead and do what you have to do when you look at me."
"God, Helena. Just listening to you makes my body throb," Myka groaned.
HG leaned on her elbow and smiled at her. "Why don't we start by removing your clothes and see where that leads, since clearly my naked body would be somewhat of a distraction," she teased.
Myka swallowed. She sat up and allowed HG to pull her shirt over her head. She sat absolutely still looking at her.