What to expect when You're Arnold and Helga Shortman

The story begins with Helga waiting anxiously outside the Doors of Hilll wood preschool while her husband takes their child inside, with tears in her eyes, her memories go backward to senior year when Arnold returned and everything went from there... Taking off where The unaired Pataki's would end. A story filled with laughter, tears and pregnancy oh and original cast. Rated M

Set after the Patakis, Helga meets Arnold at the aiport when he wrote her telling her he was coming home for senior year. Aftrer years of exchanging letters he is finally coming home and Helga is anxiously waiting in chapter one of this anticipated story that has been on my mind for some time now.

Thanks Conor for your continued support and Mortay and the rest of you. I cannot promise updates everyday but probably two chapters up over the weekend then another one next week some time. So probably three in the next few days. The funeral wont be too dark but will release a darker side of Arnold as I enjoy it.


Chapter Seven
Sweet goodbyes

Helga and Arnold listened to the rain as it felll on the roof outside. The small alarm clock/radio on Arnolds side of the bed was set for 9am and they had to vacate by 10.

Both were about to close their eyes when "Born in the USA" came blasting on. In other words the alarm had gone off and it was time to get up.
Helga lifted both of her arms up in the air and yawned. Arnold rubbed his eyes and went to slap the clock, but Helga leant over him and switched it off.
He stroked her back as she did so.

"So where to today you?" She asked with a tired voice.

Arnold lifted Helga onto his lap and kissed her. "Good morning to you too."

Helga giggled and played with his hair.

"Are you feeling any better?" she asked, pressing her fingers into his forehead.

Arnold closed his eyes and smiled. "Well you can massage me all day or..."

Helga took her hands off Arnold and slapped him gently. "OR?" she lowered her voice.

Arnold chuckled. "Well I wanted to to Washington D.C and see my grandfathers statue."

Helga moved off the bed and just double blinked at him a couple of times. "you what?"

Arnold slid out of bed and pulled on his black shirt.

"I told you I needed to get away and I want to show you my grandfathers monument because its important that we know he is remembered."

Helga agreed with what her boyfriend said. She sighed and put her bra on.

"Well okay." "you're paying for breakfast though bucko." "Im drivin us there and back all over the state." she ranted.

Arnold wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck, where the love bite had faded to a soft pink.

"Thank you."

"Oooh" she said in glee.

Arnold love the way he could make her giggle and squirm. He had missed her more than she knew, even though she might not believe it he wanted to show her but he had to focus on his grandfather and keeping his memory alive. If Helga understood that then he would know she was the girl for him. She did her best to locate his parents in the jungle and stood by him in the hot humid rain while they were both stuck in a hole covered in mud. The other kids had scarpered even Gerald. He figured she probably would go the distance with him and he really hoped she would because he understood her and he knew how much she loved him.


At the diner Helga sipped on a chocolate shake and Arnold played with his hotcakes and continued to stir the spoon in his coffee clockwise.

Helga sucked her shake loudly and noticed people were looking at them.

"Sheesh." She exclaimed. "We look like we are either in mourning or in some sort of cult in this black get up."

The words did not spark a laugh out of Arnold. The morning had hit, the rain was pouring and the memories and feelings were welling up inside of him.

The only time he felt anything like normal was when he was throwing his pent up rage, loss and hurt in to Helga when they were making passionate love or he held her in bed. Something in her wanted to make his pain go away. He needed her and she knew that. She did not want to be the one who walked away from the boy who gave so much. He had helped her so many times and Helga did not like being scooped up and taken to a pristine palace like some damsel in distress who needed a bodyguard or prince charming to save the day. She wanted someone who gave a damn about her and Arnold did, she also wanted to repay him for his kindness despite her years of ranting and bullying toward him.

When it was clear Arnold was not going to eat, Helga placed a hand on his and said nothing.

Arnold slowly put the coffee up to his lips and took a few hard gulps.

He did not let go of Helgas hand and they walked out of the Diner together. Arnold took some money out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

On the drive to Washington, the road was wet but straight. There was a lot of land sprawled out on either side of them.

For the first few hours Helga remained consumed in her thoughts of poems she had been writing in her head. "I must put them on paper." she kept thinking to heself as she sped into gear and broke behind annoying logging trucks.

Arnold rested his head against the top of the seat and closed his eyes. He forced himself to focus on something else and was able to drift off to sleep.
The sounds of the rain and trucks and other cars became soothing to him as he rested his blonde hair on his hands.

When Helga pulled up at a set of traffic lights another two hours later, she looked at Arnold with watery eyes. He was not aware of her tears. She noticed he had a small smile across his face.

"I hope your dreams are sweet." she quietly said.


When Arnold woke up, the rain had dispersed and the car had stopped. Helga was pumping gas into the Volvo while the light of the service station was flickering. Nighttime was approaching once again. Arnold yawned and decided to check his phone.

Naturally there were four missed calls and eight texts.

Sighing he deleted the voice messages because he did not want to hear Gerald or even his parents right now but he did check his texts.

Arnold, honey its Mom where are you?
Please let us know where you and Helga went.

HEY MAN where the hell are ya? Phoebe and me are still at the boarding house, helping out. We stayed for the night. When are you and Pataki getting back?

Arnold replied to both and let them know he would be home in two days after he saw his grandfathers statue in Washington D.C

Naturally Gerald was a bit surprised but Miles sent him a comporting text to be careful and remind him that they all loved him and would be waiting when he got home.

Helga opened the door and threw a couple of packets of Doritos at him and opened a bottle of Yahoo soda.

"Eat." She ordered. She then pursed her lips against the bottle of soda and gulped it down fast.

Arnold slid his arm down Helgas leg and leant over to kiss her.

She put the soda down and wiped her mouth.

"As amazing as your embraces are darling." "Im in the middle of driving here." she winked.

"Yeah I know." Arnold replied. "I am just so thankful you are doing this for me."

Helga shrugged. "Well you know, what else did I have?" "School?" "Pfft." "Im passing all my subjects anyway and its not as though Bob and Miriam care, they are too upset with OLGA and her bad choices right now." she carried on about her family issues.

"Helga stop." Arnold interceded.

"Its okay, I get it." "I know why you are here with me."

Helga blushed and turned on the ignition.

"Well I just dont go around showing it, its not who I am Arnold." "In bed with you?" "Sure, and in the shower?" "Well I think you know I am pretty open with you..."

Arnold blushed and smiled at her as she spoke.

Her long hair still smelt of pineapple and her lips were coated in vanilla lip gloss she had brought with her. He loved her smell and scent.

"Well we are not far now but if you want to wait and stay at another hotel then we can do that." Arnold said, trying to change the subject.

"That might be a good idea." Helga said, trying to suppress a yawn.

As they drove toward the nearest hotel/motel Arnold asked her if she had received any texts.

Helga shook her head. "I checked my phone at the gas station."

"Oh." Arnold said with a cringe. "Thats not..."

"Dont worry about it Arnold." "I dont want pity or people asking after me." "No doubt Geraldo text you and he's told pheebs." she said keeping her focus on the road.

"Yeah he did." Arnold replied. "My parents also text."

Helga nodded and continued to drive until they saw the sign "Moonlight Hotel 3 miles Ahead." posted on the side of the road

"Your parents are cool Arnold." "Its good they came back you know?" "So you have them."

Arnold laughed. "Wow you sound like Rhonda." he jeered.

Helgas eyes widened and she whispered something under her breath. "Just wait til we get to that Hotel bucko." is what it sounded like.

Arnold just narrowed his eyes and clutched her thigh as she drove. "I look forward to it."

This made Helga jump and she put down the breaks and drove into the hotel carpark.

She then hit him across the head playfully. "Stop doing that when Im driving." she yelled.

Arnold dodged her swings at him. "Okay okay." "Its just so cute to watch you squirm." he said as the smallest drops of rain faded away in the navy sky above.

Again they were greeted by a charming overweight man with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth at the reception with two chairs and a broken picture on the desk.

He did not even bother asking Helga or Arnolds age. He just dropped a key in Arnolds hand with the number 14 on it AGAIN.

Helga and Arnold looked at each other. "Eerie." They both said.

The hotel owner wheezed and coughed as he led them to the room. "One double bed." "Bath tub, Tv." "Coin operated heater."
"oh and you gotta bash the damn Tv a few times to get it working but its free so what do ya expect?" he grunted.

"Vending machine over there." He said with a heavy wheeze, pointing down past their room about ten meters.

"Check out at ten."

He then let out a giant burp and scratched his butt before trudging back on the wet ground.

"They just get more and more charming." Helga sighed.

Arnold didnt care he just grabbed helga by the arm, unlocked the door and pushed her body back until they were lying on the pale yellow bed.

The room was very dark and there was dust everywhere.

Arnold started kissing Helga and feeling up her dress. This was what he had been waiting for, his escape.

Helga went with it and pressed mouth over his neck while he felt her breasts.

Once they had removed their clothes, Arnold pushed Helgas shoulders down and told her she was not going anywhere. She squirmed in delight.

"What are you gonna do?" she asked huskily.

"Oh...you'll see Pataki."

She started to get goosebumps as Arnold rubbed his middle finger up and down her clit to excite her. "Ahhh Arnold I cannnt..."

"What?" "Cant take it?" she breathed over her, rubbing as hard as he could.

When Helga felt she could stand no more Arnold removed his fingers and started grabbing her hands and placing them on his member.

"why dont I please you?" she asked. Her womanhood was tingling from the fingering and she wanted to pleasure Arnold orally. So once he had found a condom from the oh so beautiful vending machine, he quickly placed it on and she went for it, pleasing him orally until he could take no more with his eyes closed and back arched.

"Uh Im hard, lets go." He quickly growled and unclasped helgas bra, while she flew her legs in the air and he bit of her panties and entered her swiftly.

The thrusts and sweat were even more apparent tonight than the night before. Helga felt all of his passion, his rage and his pain an she linked in her own pain of neglect from her parents, neglect emotionally not physically. This was her psychological and physical stimulation and acceptance she craved. Boy did Arnold know how to deliver.

Arnold kept his hands placed firmly on Helgas hips as her hair got more and more soaked from the sweat, as her head moved up and down to the motions.
She kept her feet in the air and moaned in delight.

Arnold thrust harder and faster until he came...

Helga felt exhilarated and relaxed as Arnold lay on the bed, grasping Helgas boobs and spooning her.

He kissed her shoulder repeatedly and she closed her eyes.

"Thank you." He panted.

Helgas eyes widened. "Thank you Arnold." she replied. "Thank you."

Clenching her tightly, he whispered to her. "Will you bathe with me later?" "I wont be able to sleep tonight." "My mind is racing."

Helga nodded. She was exhausted and over tired but Arnold needed her so she would oblige him anything...

They lay in silence for awhile and Arnolds expression changed to one of melancholy.

"Why dont you lay down and Ill go run the bath?" Helga asked.

Arnold just nodded and forced a smile. "Great." He replied.

Helga wrapped a towel around her naked body and turned both taps on. She looked at the water running through the taps into the small ceramic tub and she froze in thought.

Arnold had lost his grandparents, the people he loved most in the world when he thought his parents were dead. The grandmother who's dementia was worsening each day and Phil, happy loving and seriously funny Phillip Shortman.

She felt some of his pain and winced when she thought of what he had been through.

Can't sleep 'cause everything's changing
You don't want to leave things behind
Can't breathe cause to many things going on going wrong in your life

Tears in your eyes
Sweet goodbyes
I know how you feel right now
Losing dreams you've come to care about
I know what you need right now
You need to come on home so I can hold you tight
Guide you through the night
I'll guide you through the night...

The water was luke warm and was not getting any hotter but the managed to both Helga and Arnold fit, sitting with their knees clenched next to each other.

"okay so this was not a good idea." Arnold sighed.

Helga shook her head. "Oye." "Well now what?"

"on the count of three one of us get out, then the other."

."1...2...3..." "CLASH" they both bumped into each other and both slipped out the bath, grasping onto each other they fell onto the floor.

They just lay there, naked and wet with bath water, starring at each other in the eye...

Helga linked her body with his, by wrapping her legs around his lower torso.

Arnold held her close and kissed her semi wet head.

"You need to wash your hair." He whispered.

"Shut up." she whispered back.


A good hour later they emerged and hopped into bed. Most of the water had dried on them. Helga slid into bed first and closed her eyes.

"Goodnight." Arnold said, stroking her messy wet hair.

"Night Arnold." Helga murmured just about to doze off.

Helga wrapped his arms around her and listened to her heart beat before being able to fall asleep...


In the morning the sun shone in through the slime green curtains, a new day with no rain was beginning.

Again the alarm clock switched itself on, this time it was "More than a Woman." By the beegees.

Helga leaned over and turned it off.

Arnold yawned. "Five more minutes" "Then we go..."

Wake up the sun's shining bright lets go out of bed into the light
Shape up we won't forget still there's lots of love left to hold tight

On the last leg of the journey, tired, a little worse for wear and still in the same clothes Arnold Helga made hit the road with breakfast burritos and two cups of coffee to go.

The road ahead had dried and the state was coming into view.

Their minds both raced to the past the present and off course what would happen in both of their futures
Everything I love between us will guide us through the night
All the things we lost will teach us see the pretty things in life
All the places that we've been to
The people we relate to
All the love that we give in to

Blow the tears from our eyes
Sweet goodbyes
I know how you feel right now
Losing dreams you've come to care about
I know what you need right now
You need to come on home so I can hold you tight
I know how you feel right now
Losing dreams you've come to care about
I know what you need right now
You need to come on home so I can hold you tight
I'll get you through the night


Song Sweet goodbyes by Krezip

Helgas song to Arnold


Thank you for reading.

Next chapter will be about their visit to Washington maybe in flashbacks i am not sure and off course their time back at the boarding house and some focus on helgas family and school etc.

Thank you for reading guys.

Juliette