Probably my least favorite chapter so far. But any chance to see mother Helen to Henry and Ashley is okay with me. One more chapter to go!

Thank you for reading!

She had promised Henry she would bring him out for a bit. Her old friend had be doing a well enough job but apparently they had a bit of a disagreement the last time and Henry needed a break. So Helen decided to give it a go. She was the great Helen Magnus and teaching a sixteen year old boy how to drive was a much simpler task than most she had taken on in her long life.

Helen met Henry in one of the garages and handed him the keys to one her many vehicles. Her old friend was there and he looked at her with smirk on his face.

"Good luck." He said as she climbed into the passenger seat. She made sure to fasten her seat belt and told Henry to do the same.

"Be sure to check your mirrors. Take your time." Henry adjusted the mirrors slightly and started the car placing his hands firmly on the steering wheel. He placed the car in reverse and carefully pulled out of the garage.

They drove around for quite some time, taking back roads, Helen making Henry try different maneuvers. He seemed to be doing fine. She had only had to tell twice something he did wrong and overall he was a very fine driver. Helen would not admit it but she was very tense when they first started but by now she was much more relaxed and confident in the young man.

"You know, Doc, I think I'm getting the hang of this" Henry smiled as he looked over at her and she returned one to him.

"You're doing very fine indeed, Henry. I admit I was a little weary at first but I'm very impressed." They drove for a little while longer and when it started to get dark Helen thought it best to head back to the sanctuary.

They drove along the dark road when a cat walked out in the middle of the road.

"Henry, look out!" Helen cried as Henry swerved hard to miss it, the car instead colliding with a nearby telephone pole. A loud crash sounded and both airbags deployed. Helen heard a sickening crack and felt hot liquid running down her face. Her nose was broken. She looked over to Henry and was relieved to see he seemed to be unharmed.

"Henry, are you okay." Her voice sounded slightly different and Henry quickly looked to her.

"Are you okay? You have blood on you! What happened?!" Henry sounded panicked.

"I'll be fine, the airbag broke my nose." She pushed the airbag down and looked out the window at the street sign. At least they weren't far from home. "We're going to have walk back to the sanctuary. It's only about 3 blocks from here." She opened her door and got out of the car, taking a flashlight and looking the over the damage. She gingerly touched her nose. It was most definitely broken. Henry got out as well and walked over to her.

"Are you sure you're alright." He looked at her face with a grimace and she imagined she was a sight to be seen right now.

"Let's just get home, shall we?" Henry nodded at her as they walked away.

They walked through the gate to be greeted by Biggie as Henry so fondly called him. He looked both concerned and amused when he took in the appearance of the pair of them.

"You alright?" He asked.

Helen nodded and turned to Henry. "Why don't you get yourself cleaned up while I get this nose taken care of." He quickly ran up the stairs and out of sight.

Her old friend helped set her nose back in place and cleaned the blood from her face. Already dark circles were forming under both her eyes and she sighed.

"You're going to take Henry out driving from now on. I'm not sure I'd survive another round." He chuckled at her and she smiled back.

"Will you see about getting the car back. Not sure if it's worth being repaired but I can't just leave it there." He grunted at her and set off.

Later that night Helen was working in her office when there a quiet knock on the door.

"Come in."

The door opened slowly and Henry walked in. He walked to her desk and sat in the chair opposite her. He would not meet her eyes.

"Henry, what's wrong." He slowly looked up at her and she was startled to see tears in his eyes.

"I'm sorry." He said it quietly and Helen's heart almost broke. He may nearly be an adult but she could still see the young boy she had taken in those years ago. She knew he would blame himself for what happened when really there was not much he could have done to prevent it. She stood up and rounded the desk kneeling beside Henry and taking his hands in hers.

"Listen to me. You did nothing wrong. We're both okay. I've seen far worse than a broken nose. It was just an accident." He sniffed as he wiped his eyes.

"You're still learning. We humans tend to make mistakes when we're still learning. In fact one of the first times I drove an automobile I veered right off the road and into a ditch. James needed 8 stitches because of it." He looked at her with wide, surprised eyes. She could not help but smile at the memory. "So why don't you go down to the kitchen and see if there's any of that chocolate cake left and I'll meet you down there. Okay?" Henry nodded and stood up. Helen stood too and watched as he began to leave the room.

He stopped halfway and ran back to her hugging her tightly. Helen smiled as she wrapped her arms around him. In another second he ran from the room.

Helen sat back at her desk filling out paperwork she was very behind on. When she was done she made her way to the kitchen her nose still throbbing. She heard voices as she approached.

"Ashley! No! Mom said I could have it!"

"Well I already have it so there!"

"Give it to me!"

"Come and get it!"

Helen heard bangs and crashes. She opened the door to find an eleven year old Ashley with chocolate cake all over her hand and the sixteen year old Henry on the floor with the same chocolate cake covering his face. Several dishes lay broken on the floor around them.

"What in heaven's name is going on in here?" She asked. Immediately the pair of them broke into several simultaneous arguments, placing blame on anyone but themselves. Helen could feel a headache coming on but could do nothing more than laugh as her two children continued to argue. There would one day come a time when she would wish for nothing more than her children to fight over something as harmless as chocolate cake.

One more chapter to go! I have actually finished it, but am going to try to restrain myself and post in a couple days just to build a little suspense ;)

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