Chapter Fourteen: Two Face
Even though Fury had issued her a room back at HQ, Helene spent most of her time at the tower. She was on thin ice with one of her co-workers and she didn't know Melissa that well, so spending time with the Avengers was a nice break from her otherwise hectic schedule.
"Where is everyone?" Helene asked as she stepped inside and saw that Natasha was sharpening her knives (which seemed to be a hobby of hers) and Wanda was clicking through the TV channels.
"Out." Natasha said. "Where is your boy toy?"
"He is not my boy toy," Helene huffed. "And he's fiddling around in his lab. He said that he should be up in half an hour."
Wanda snorted. "Make that four hours. Tony doesn't realize time when he's stuck in his lab. Now let's take advantage that the rest of the boy's club isn't here and let's order pizza."
"That's how you want to take advantage of the fact that it's just us girls tonight, eating pizza?" Helene giggled.
"Pizza is delicious," Natasha said as she took a sip of her wine. "Let's make it a girls' night. It's been a while since I've had a girl's nights where everyone around me didn't end up dead. We can order pizza, drinks lots of wine, and talk girly things without the guys listening in and adding their stupid comments."
"Sounds good to me," Wanda asked curiously. "Helene, have you ever tried pizza?"
"No," she admitted. "Hogwarts and the wizarding world don't really have American food. The elves who cook specialize in English food. I heard it's good though."
"It's not just good, it's delicious." Natasha said as she balanced her glass of wine and ordered pizza from her phone at the same time. "You don't know what you're missing."
Forty minutes later the three girls were huddled in the living room eating pizza slices and exchanging bottles of wines. "You're right," Helene said as she took a bite. "This is delicious."
"I told you." Natasha said. "Helene how is it going with Dr. Reynolds? Fury told me that you two have been bumping heads."
Helene said. "He's avoiding me. I didn't mean to be rude, but I was running out of patience."
Natasha shook her head. "Don't take it to heart. Dr. Reynolds is nice, but he's too stuck in his old ways."
Wanda, who didn't have the best history with authority figures shook her head. "I don't know why you don't just move here instead of having your place at HQ. I mean ever since you and Tony have started dating you practically live here anyway."
"No, I don't." she said defending herself. "I don't spend every night here."
Natasha practically choked on her pizza. "Uh, yes you do and we can tell because you and Tony practically got at it every night. You two are loud."
Wanda nodded. "You two are like a couple of rabbits, it's like you want everyone to know that you're having sex."
Helene blushed bright red and she made a mental note to sound proof the walls next time. "No, we don't! Do I? I'm sorry I don't mean too."
"Sure, you don't," Wanda said. "And don't worry about it we're just teasing you and trying not to be bitterly jealous."
"Speak for yourself, you already have a suitor lined up." Wanda raised an eyebrow and Natasha elaborated. "Uh, Vision remember he looks up at you like some overgrown puppy. Not to mention that he tries to cook for you even though he kind of sucks at it."
Wanda rolled her eyes. "Vision and I are just friends, by the way Nat how is the world of espionage going? You haven't been on many missions lately."
Natasha shrugged. "It's been quiet. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Either way I am taking advantage of it."
"Where I come from it's a bad thing," Helene chewed off the rest of the crust. "But then again, I have the worst luck in the world, so what do I know."
Natasha shook her head. "Enough talk about work and romances or lack of, Helene are you ever going to let us go with you to the wizarding world? Do you need like a passport or something? I looked at Fury's papers about the wizarding world and you guys have like a thousand rules and regulations, have any humans actually been to the wizarding world?"
"Well, it's not uncommon," Helene said after thinking for a bit. "My friend Hermione's parents came to Diagon Alley once to purchase her school things. But they are kind of strict on the whole Muggles-I mean humans in mainly wizard places. But I'll ask, there are some cool places you'll like."
"As long as we visit the candy store," Natasha said with seriousness. "Those chocolate frogs were delicious. Granted, a little creepy at first, but delicious."
Wanda smiled. "I can't believe they call us Muggles. Though I don't know do I classify as a Muggle."
Helene closed the pizza box. "You're kind of in the middle Wanda. Perhaps super Muggle is the right term for you."
Dr. Reynold unfolded his arms across his chest when he heard the door being opened. He relaxed slightly when he saw who it was. "Oh, it's you."
"Yes," Bruce said. "It's me."
"Any news?"
Bruce shook his head. "No, she didn't talk about her trip to the wizarding world at all. She must have talked to her friend Hermione, from what you told me she has a pretty high position in the Ministry of Magic."
Dr. Reynolds nodded. "That she does and from what I've heard she has a big mouth. They must have talked about it. I'm going to need you to find out whatever you can about that little conversation."
"I will." Bruce said.
"Everything," Dr. Reynolds said. "Even the smallest details, we can't let anyone find out things beforehand and we don't need anyone becoming increasingly paranoid."
"Don't worry," Bruce said. "Helene and Tony trust me. They won't suspect a thing."
"Good," he said. "Off you go. Report to me with any new information."
"I can't believe you three scarfed down an entire pizza and you didn't even save me a piece," Tony complained later that evening. He was running his hand through her hair. "Natasha ate the last piece just to spite me."
Helene laughed. "She did not. Oh, by the way I am going to put a soundproof charm on the walls from now on."
Tony raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
She blushed. "I don't want to tell you."
"Oh, this is good I can tell by your face. Come on Helene, spill. I promise I won't laugh."
"You wouldn't be able to keep that promise to save your life."
"True," Tony said. "How about I promise you a real, actual date night in exchange for the information. Valet parking, actual decent food, champagne. Spill."
"All right," she said. "Natasha and Wanda may have mentioned that we tended to be a little loud during sex." Tony looked strangely proud of that and Helene whacked him on the shoulder. "It's not funny, I was mortified."
"Oh, please they are just jealous that you're getting laid. I can't wait to rub it in Natasha' face."
She smiled slightly and wrapped her arms around his neck. "If you want to keep all your limbs I suggest you don't."
-End of Chapter Fourteen-
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