As they strolled through the entrance together, Will couldn't keep his eyes off Helen. He guessed that being the age she is had its perks when it came to social events like these, she knew exactly how to work the room and the other guests, he felt out of place. She was beautiful, graceful and charming. He grabbed a couple of glasses of champagne as a waiter flew past and politely handed one to her, smiling.

Standing hand in hand, deep in conversation with a CEO of some big company that Will knew was funding some parts of the Sanctuary workings. They heard light footsteps behind them, but thought nothing of it.

"Well, isn't this cute." They both turned around and saw Nikola Tesla standing before them.

"Nikola!" Helen half-shouted in surprise, quickly pulling away from Will as if he'd burnt her. She look over at Will, the look on his face was heart breaking.

"Yeah...you know...I see how it is.." he said as he turned away and hurriedly pushed his way through the other guests, out towards the gardens.

"Will!" She shouted after him in worry, she glared at Nikola then turned and followed Will.

Will was standing at the edge of the koi pond, the moon was bright, he watched the reflection on the water. He heard clicking of heels coming towards him quickly.

"Will! What's the matter?" She asked running her hand on his back, beckoning him to turn around. He shrugged her hand off of him and sighed.

"Why did you pull away?" He turned and stared into her eyes, his full of hurt. She let out a shallow breath and he scoffed. "I get it. You're ashamed of me...because I'm not good enough to be with you...especially in front of Telsa." He turned back around and kicked a stone into the pond.

"It's not true, Will. I'm not ashamed of you!" She touched his shoulder once again, this time he didn't shrug it off. He turned around again, she saw his eyes well up with tears and it broke her heart.

"Then why?" he asked in a whisper. She came close to him, and ran a soft hand down his cheek, pushing the tears away.

"Will, you know what Nikola is like. He'll just make everything we are into a joke, and I don't want that. I need to be able to explain my feelings for you to him, so he'll understand it's serious and that it can't be made fun of..." She now has both hands on his cheek and she kisses him softly.

"Too late!" they hear Nikola's voice behind them once again. Helen takes Will's hand in hers and turns around. "Really, it's adorable!" he folds his lanky arms across his chest and chuckles. "but don't think you're a bit old for him Helen?"

"Tesla, why are you here?" Will wrapped his arm around Helen's shoulder and tugged her close.

"Well, I was invited, but I think I'll take my leave soon. The sight of you two is making me feel uneasy." Helen pulled on Will's hand as they walked briskly away from Telsa's laughing figure.

"I'm sorry, Will." She said as they went into the coat room, collecting they're belongings before they leave. He looked at her and sighed, wrapping his arms around her in a tight hug.

"It's okay. I just want to go home." She nodded and followed him out into the limo. The ride home was quiet and Helen watched Will stare out the window the whole ride home.

As they walked into her office after arriving home, Will fell onto the couch heavily. She kicked off her shoes and sat next to him, leaning her head on his shoulder. He looked at his watch.

"It's still Christmas for another two hours." He said quietly. She looked up at him and smiled. He returned the smile and kissed her forehead.

"I have an idea. Will you come with me?" She asked, looking into his eyes. He nodded.

"Where?" She got up and took his hand, they walked slowly to their destination. Which turned out to be her bedroom, her bathroom to be exact. He stood in the middle of the room, on the plush rug on the floor. She pressed a little button on a remote sitting on the counter which made the blinds on the big window go up and the view of the city came into sight. She ran the bath and poured in a solution to make bubbles. She undressed him slowly and then stood back and undressed herself, making a show of it.

They stepped into the tub together. Will sat between Helen's legs, his back against her breasts. She had her arms wrapped around his neck and her chin resting on his head. They sat there in silence until Will finally spoke.

"Helen, I love you..." He sighed and put his hands on hers. "More than I've ever loved anything, and that doesn't seem like much but...believe me, it's almost too much. Do you ever get that feeling in your stomach when you think about someone in particular and you'd rather die yourself then see them ever in any pain?" She nodded against his head, little did he know that tears were flowing from her eyes. "That's how I feel about you."

"Oh, William." She kissed his head, he turned in her arms, kissing her lips gently. "You're so passionate and...and that's one of the things that makes you so special to me. It's very hard for me to put my feelings in to words." she kissed him deeply and sighed happily "I love you so much, Will."