Artie had, although stubbornly, allowed Leena the chance to go the Vegas with the other girls. The four of them packed everything they needed and set off. Pete looked longingly after them, wanting nothing more than to spend his time in Vegas having fun rather than staying with Artie.
"Agent Jinx is coming back later today," Artie said. "Just play with him."
"I thought Jinxy wasn't coming back for a few more days?" Pete asked.
"No. Today." Artie said. Pete muttered something under his breath but he was still pleased that there was going to be another guy around that wasn't Artie. So far Agent Jinx was the only person in the Warehouse that Pete hadn't annoyed yet.
"Bye girls." Pete whispered to himself as he waved them off while Leena drove away.
"Are you going to send me and Jinxy somewhere as well?" Pete asked hopefully. "Maybe somewhere more fun than Vegas."
"Denver."
"No!" Pete slouched. "Why can't you send us somewhere like the Caribbean, or Hawaii?"
"Pete," Artie sighed, looking up at Pete's sad, puppy-like face. "I'm not a travel agent. You're driving to Denver tonight with Agent Jinx."
Pete groaned before walking away out of the office and into the vast warehouse. Pete continued walking for what seemed like ages, half-making sure that everything was fine and half-angry at himself for missing the opportunity to go back to Vegas.
The girls on the other hand were having more fun. Myka had sat in the back of the car wrapped in a blanket with large sunglasses on, hardly speaking. Leena and Claudia were constantly chatting and laughing, much to the hungover Myka's dismay. Helena just sat beside Myka, contemplating whether or not it was worth trying to sleep. If she faked sleeping, she could easily lean on Myka without any embarrassment and then fall asleep naturally. Then again, every now and then Claudia would look back at the both of them or Leena would look in the rear view mirror at them. She could feel them judging her.
They got on the plane with no problems but as Artie booked it in two sittings, their seats were in different places. Leena and Claudia ended up sitting about six rows in front of Myka and Helena.
"How long is the flight?" Myka asked, still hungover.
"About five hours." Helena responded. Myka responded with a groan before repositioning herself so that she could fall asleep. In doing this, she linked her arm with Helena and nuzzled her head into Helena's neck. Helena bit her lip before tilting her head so that it was leaning against Myka's. Both of them closed their eyes and relaxed.
"Your heart is beating really fast." Myka said after a few minutes.
"Oh," Helena muttered. She hadn't realised that it had been beating so hard that Myka could feel it, and thinking about it only made her more nervous and made it beat even faster. "Planes give me anxiety."
"Okay," Myka said, ignoring the lie. "Just relax, I've got you."
Myka snuggled in closer and breathed in Helena's scent that reminded her of books and safety.
Helena didn't sleep although she did feel completely relaxed with the fact that Myka had instantly began snoring on her shoulder. Helena was perfectly content with sitting still for hours until Claudia got her attention.
"Comfortable?" Claudia asked.
"What's up?" Helena asked, suddenly aware of how close they were.
"Nothing, I was just going to the bathroom." Claudia shrugged. "You two are cute."
"Thanks?" Helena said uncomfortably. Claudia shrugged again before leaving for the bathroom.
Helena spent the rest of the flight sitting uncomfortably and stiff, fully conscious that Claudia was getting suspicious and that she had most-likely already shared her thoughts with Leena. Leena would then just make matters worse because she would be able to sense that there was some kind of chemistry between the two of them.
All these thoughts filled her head and occupied her all the way until they arrived at the casino reception where they would be staying until they had retrieved whatever the artefact was. Which was most-likely going to take a while as Artie had given them very little to go on.