A/N: I forgot to credit Jessivamp06 as my beta in the last chapter. Sorry Jess.

Disclaimer: Do I look like I own warehouse 13? No, I didn't think so.

Chapter Fourteen

We need to talk. The words echoed through Claudia's head. The last thing she wanted to hear after what had happened.

Shit. She's gonna break up with me. I have to delay.

"Myka look." Claudia held up the badge, her badge.

"Did I leave my badge here?" Myka asked checking her belt.

"No."

"Pete?"

"Wrong again." Claudia grinned; her stalling plan was working.

"Oh." Myka said realization dawning, "Oh! Oh my god Claudia! That's awesome!"

"I'll get a gun too. But first I have to pass some shooting proficiency test. Artie is sending you and I to Washington after I've had time to recover." As she said that Claudia realized that it was the wrong thing to say.

Myka's whole face fell and she suddenly looked nervous and upset.

"Myka." Claudia tentatively spoke.

"Yeah?" The brunette didn't raise her eyes.

"Please don't break up with me. I know that this is all so fast and new, we need to step back and take it slow. I'm not going to take back what I said 'cause you deserve to know how I feel. And when I lose my, erm, virginity, I want it to be with you. Last night wasn't the right time or the right place, but it was the right person. I've been dumped before for not putting out and in those cases I couldn't tell them that they were the right person, cause none of those girls were. And I'm babbling aren't I?" Claudia blushed and shut her mouth.

Wow way to make a fool of yourself.

"Claudia, I truly care for you. I told you that I love you and I meant it. I still mean it. But you're nineteen…" Myka sighed and sat down in the chair beside Claudia's bed.

"Physically I may be nineteen but mentally I'm thirty-five." With a wince of pain Claudia swung her legs over the side of the bed so she was facing Myka, "If you feel like that towards me then why would you even consider breaking up with me?"

"How did you know that that's what I came here for?" Myka met Claudia's eyes for the first time.

Shit. This has to be a nightmare.

"We need to talk kinda gave it away." Claudia attempted to joke.

"This was a mistake. This whole, I don't know." Myka gestured towards Claudia and herself.

"It doesn't feel like a mistake. It feels right. As I said, you're the right person."

"I'm sorry Claudia."
"Myka, please." Claudia begged feeling the tears start to well in her eyes.

"Not now Claudia, maybe not never." Myka stood up and looked at the younger red head.

"Myka." Claudia felt herself start to tremble.
"I hope we can remain friends because I truly do care about you." Myka turned to leave.

"I love you." Claudia whispered dropping her head.

Myka paused for a minute at the door, "Congratulations on being a secret service agent Claudia." And with that she was gone.

Immediately Claudia started sobbing. It was over almost as soon as it had begun. It was over. Choking on her tears she buried her face in the pillow. It was over. Something that felt so right, so perfect, so complete, was over. Claudia's body shook harder as she sobbed, her new badge all but forgotten.

*****

"I love you." Claudia's whisper reached Myka's ear causing her to stop.

I love you to Claudia. Myka thought. Instead she simply said "Congratulations on being a secret service agent Claudia.", and left.

Myka closed the door and leaned against it. She felt the tears running down her cheeks. She had done it. She had ended perhaps the best relationship she had ever been in. No more than a week and they had fit so perfectly together.

There's still time, I could turn around right now. Fix this.

Myka reached for the handle then pulled her hand away.

No. This has to happen. She's to young, she's a she. I can't date her.

Myka leaned back against the door again and let the tears come.

If I can't date her then why does this hurt so much? Why does it hurt so fucking much?

This was a mistake.

Shut up damnit. Not a mistake.

Myka took a deep breath and whipped her eyes. Life went on, she did what needed to be done.

*****

Three weeks later. Pete's POV.

Pete sighed as he looked at the two women before him. Claudia was sitting at the computer in the warehouse and Myka was sitting at the table. Both were ignoring each other and Myka was eating a sugar cookie.

Ok, this has been going on long enough. Ever since that day in the hospital.

"Hey Claudia." Pete decided to take action.

"Yeah?" Claudia said in a flat distant tone without even looking up from the computer.

"Would you go for a walk with me?"

"Sure." Claudia stood up and followed Pete from the warehouse.

After walking a quarter mile in silence Pete turned to the young red head. She had the same lost expression that she had worn for weeks.

"You want to tell me what's going on?" Pete said putting his hands on her shoulders.

"Nothing."

That same flat tone. She's nothing like the Claudia I know.

"That's bullshit. Both you and I know it."

"No it's not." Claudia didn't even bother to look at him instead staring to the side.

"You look like you haven't been eating and you barely speak. You look like a ghost Claudia. Myka on the other hand." Pete paused noticing the way Claudia had flinched when he said Myka's name, "She's been eating sugar. She only eats sugar when she's upset. Artie is oblivious and Leena is acting strange."
"Leena is betraying us." It was the longest sentence Pete had heard Claudia say in three weeks.

"What? You're deflecting."
"I have proof."

"Ok, but back to you and Myka." The same flinch.

"There is no me and Myka." Claudia said and her voice cracked.

Pete noticed how she rapidly blinked her eyes and bit her lip. Suddenly he knew. Without thinking he pulled Claudia into a hug. Within seconds she was sobbing on his shoulder, her slender frame shaking. Pete just held her.

Of course, but when? It must have happened on their trip. If it was just Claudia getting rejected then Myka wouldn't be so upset so they must have either slept together or gone on a date or something. If they slept together it wasn't just sex. Sex wouldn't cause them to both be depressed for weeks.

"I love her Pete." Claudia mumbled into his shoulder.

Definitely not just sex.

"I know. You'll get through this Claudia. I'm here for you." Pete tenderly rubbed her back.

"I don't want to get through this. It felt so right, I know she's the one." Claudia pulled back and looked at Pete in the eyes. "Pete, she won't even look at me now."

"I have a couple choices Claudia. Number one, I can go back there and kick Myka's ass. Number two, I can talk to her; I know she loves you she just needs convincing. Number three, I don't have a number three."

Claudia gave him a halfhearted smile and then burrowed her head into his chest.

"I like number two. But number one sounds good as well, even though she would end up kicking your ass." Claudia joked for the first time in three weeks.

"Her kick is pretty scary." Pete ruffled Claudia's hair, "Come on we'd best get back or stories will start to circulate."
Claudia grinned and then broke the hug. Looking at Pete seriously she said, "Thank you."

"Haven't done anything yet kiddo."

Pete grinned as Claudia punched him lightly in the shoulder. Together the two started back towards the warehouse.

Well, hell. Why do I get the feeling that I'm going to need more than cupid's help to bring these two back together?

A/N: Don't hate me! I was sobbing while writing it. I'm almost tearing up here in class while posting it. (Don't worry it's my classes break.) God I hate this chapter. I hate having to do this. I promise you that this won't last long. Pete (and me) won't let it. As always thanks for your reviews they make my week.