CHAPTER 3

Helen followed Wills progress on her computer. Here she was 256 years old, give or take a decade, with butterflies in her stomach. As he grew closer her anxiety also grew. Would he want this again, would he forgive her, would he want to stand by her side as an equal? Though she should know the answers to these questions Will had always kept her guessing, kept her on her toes. That was one of the reason she loved him. It had taken her some time to not only realize but acknowledge that fact. She had loved and buried many but as much as she had tried to keep Will at arm's length her feelings for him a had grown. She hadn't felt like this in quite some time. Hopefully today would be the start of something more.

She watched as he entered the last corridor on the map. Helen stood from her desk smoothed out her skirt and took her position a few meters inside the door way. She could only imagine what he would be thinking as he came across a seemingly random retina scanner.

As she heard the wall move Helen spoke "No secrets. I broke our deal didn't I?"

Will couldn't believe his eyes. The ever impossible, ever beautiful, Doctor Helen Magnus was alive and well and smiling at him.

"Several times" he said responding to her question.
"Can you ever forgive me?"
"I wish it where that easy" He'd always thought if he saw her again he would know exactly what to say or do, but here he was speechless.

Helen smirked, she knew what to say to ease the tension "What if I offered you the chance to explore a world that you've been trying to see since you where a child?"
Will smiled, he knew what she was doing.
"Oh wait, you already have a job"
"Had a job…..but you knew that" Will said taking in the expression on Helens face.

Helen offered Will her hand "Well then, you might want to see this."

Before he realised what he was doing Will had accepted her hand and followed Helen round the corner "Magnus" He breathed her name.
"Do you like it?"
"Not too shabby" He replied mocking her British accent.

Helen smiled "Cheeky Monkey"

They looked at each other and knew that this time would be different, they where different

"Shall we begin"