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"How is she?" The redhead played with the phone cord between her fingers. "…I can imagine…. I wish I could help you, but Helena is really mad…. She misses her and she doesn't understand what's happening… Now she doesn't want to eat… yes, I'll try to come as soon as I can… all right, bye."

She hung up the phone and walked back to Helena's room. The child had been on the bed without moving all day. She stood up at the doorframe and crossed her arms, watching the child sadly. She was rebelling because she didn't know where her mother was or what was happening to her.

"Hel… want to eat something? I ordered a pizza, your favorite one, it's here."

The girl didn't answer.

The young woman sat on the mattress. "Please, don't be mad at me. I know you are angry, but I'm sure your mom will be back soon. Just be patient." She tried to touch her, but the girl rejected the movement. She moved her arm back and sighed. "I'd like to help you more, but I can't. I can only tell you that your mom will be back soon."

She left her alone and went to her room. Helena was stubborn and obstinate. She looked through the window. It was raining. She would like go to help him more, but in that moment she couldn't leave the girl alone.

She just could sit and wait.

Sit and wait.

Her worst punishment.

She fell deeply asleep. At almost two o'clock a thunder woke her. She looked around. She was in her living room with the TV on. Turning it off, she stood up to check on Helena. The child still was in her bed. She sat next to her and looked at her.

"I'm sorry…" With the back of her hand she caressed her cheek. "Damn…" the redhead growled. Helena was burning up; she touched her face with both of her hands. She had high temperature.

What was she supposed to do? Shit. She could deal with dangerous villains; crazy criminals, severe injuries and she didn't know what to do with a child with a temperature.

Tylenol.

Yes, she had used Tylenol last time. She ran to her medicine cabinet.

Nothing. She needed go out to buy more. She took her coat and took the phone.

Dr. Leslie Thomkins.

Two o'clock.

She would kill her but… who cares? It'd be best if she checked Helena anyway.

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Leslie pulled the thermometer from Helena's mouth. She looked at it. "Uhmm…. You are pretty warm, monster."

"Am I going to die?" Helena asked with a soft voice.

"Unless you ate something that Barbara cooked, no."

"I feel sick."

"You are sick, but after the pill she gave you, you will feel much better."

"I'm cold."

The old woman covered her with the bedspread. "Sleep now, you will feel better in the morning. I'll go to the kitchen and get you a bit of that great pizza Barbara bought for you."

"I'm not hungry."

"Now I'm worried…" Leslie raised her brow. "You need to eat. Okay? Mommy would be angry if she saw that you are not eating."

"Where is Mom, Leslie?" Little blue eyes fixed on her.

Leslie raised her eyes to look Barbara in silence. She understood her look and lowered her gaze to the girl, who was still looking at her expectantly. She rubbed her head. "She will be here soon, and you must get better soon soon, you don't want her to see you like this, no? You don't want her to feel sad because you are not eating, right?"

Helena shook her head.

"Good. Now sleep a bit and later, in the morning, you can eat all you want."

"Peanut butter sandwich?"

She took a piece of paper and started to write, "I'm going to leave you a prescription. You need to take Tylenol every eight hours and… you need to eat two peanut butter sandwiches in the morning, right?"

"A burger too?"

"Okay, so…" Leslie wrote again on her paper "A peanut sandwich and a big hamburger…" She looked at the girl "With cheese?"

Helena nodded.

"Double cheese." Leslie gave the paper to Barbara. "Be sure to give this to her."

"All right." The red head smiled.

Leslie patted Helena on her side and stood up. "Be nice and don't snore loudly."

"Okay."

Both women walked out the room. When they were at the corridor, Barbara asked her softly.

"Is she okay?"

"Yes, don't worry, she is just sad." Leslie put on her coat "She misses her mother. Some kids feel sick when they are depressed. She is now. What's Bruce say?"

"He's trying to find a way to remove the device behind her head. He is smart, he will do it soon, but I can't tell her. How can I explain it to her?"

"Well… I hope she feels better by the morning. Call me if the temperature is still high or if she doesn't want to eat."

"Thanks, Leslie."

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The door bell woke the redhead, who was sleeping sprawled on the couch in her bedroom. Drowsy, she rubbed her eyes. Her neck hurt. She checked her watch. Nine o'clock. She had fallen sleep there, keeping an eye on Helena. She stood up and she took the temperature of the girl putting her palm over her forehead. She was still warm, but not like last night.

The door bell sounded again. She covered Helena with the bedspread because, as always, she was tangled in the blankets. Yawning, she went to open the door.

"Selina!" Barbara couldn't hide her surprise when she saw the tall blonde.

"Hi…" the woman smiled shyly.

"Are… are you okay?"

"I'm okay." Selina laughed softly. "It's me. I'm back."

Barbara looked at her hesitantly. Selina turned her head and moved her hair to the side, showing her the back of her neck, "Touch… it's gone."

The redhead sighed with relief and hugged her, "I'm so glad."

"Bruce found a way to help me. He told me everything. I'm sorry."

"Don't worry, it wasn't you. Come in."

"Seems as if you had a rough night, you have rings under your eyes." The blonde walked inside the house.

"A bit."

"He trapped Mad Hatter yesterday. After he removed the device, I remembered where he was hiding."

"That's great. He was hurting so many people."

"He is going to talk to police and explain everything. They will understand."

"Yes, I'm sure of it. Want something to eat?" Barbara asked her.

"No, no… " The blonde looked around "Helena? How is she? I was gone almost three weeks… What did I do? Bruce told me a few things and… I don't remember… What did you tell her?"

"Well… You need to apologize to her. You were a bit rude the last time and she doesn't understand why you left her alone in your house so many days…"

"Shit..." Selina closed her eyes. "I want to kill that stupid, insane criminal."

"I'll explain everything later, go see her. She is in my room sleeping. She is sick."

"Sick? What happened?"

"Nothing serious." Barbara explained. "Leslie checked her last night. Just a bit of temperature. She is depressed because she misses you. She will heal faster when she sees you."

"Oh, my poor baby." Selina went, almost running, toward Barbara's bedroom. The girl was curled under the covers. The blonde sat on the bed and looked at her smiling. She touched her forehead. "She is warm."

"The temperature is decreasing. Don't worry," Barbara said.

Selina brushed her girl's hair. "Hi, honey. How do you feel?"

The girl stirred and half opened her eyes. "Mommy?"

"Yes… I'm here."

"Mommy!." Helena wrapped her arms around her. "Where have you been?"

"I'm sorry," she hugged her back "I was so far… I promise to never leave you alone again."

"I missed you."

"I missed you too." Selina kissed her head. "My baby… Forgive me."

"You still hate Jaçques?" the child asked, almost with a whisper.

"No, I don't hate him. I love him. Who told you I hate him?"

"You threw him at the wall."

Selina looked at Barbara in surprise. The redhead nodded.

"Uh… it was a stupid thing to do. I'm sorry. I felt sick. I promise I'll apologize to him."

Helena moved back and looked around. "You are sitting on him."

The blonde smiled and, standing up, she took the stuffed cat "Oh… I'm sorry, Jaçques." She sat again on the bed and gave it to Helena, "He accepted my apologizes. See? We are friends again."

The girl hugged her cat "Are you going to go again?"

"No, I'll stay with you." The blonde smiled.

Helena moved back and made a space on the bed "Sleep with me, Mom."

Selina looked again to Barbara. "Did you mind if…?"

"No, no…" Barbara waved her hands. "Stay with her, she needs you. I'll take a bath and will be in the other room."

Selina leaned on the bed next to her kid. Helena curled against her and started to purr. "I love you mom."

"I love you too."

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Barbara took a sip of coffee, resting on the couch. Selina sat on the other couch with Helena at her feet, watching cartoons in the living room and eating pizza in her red pajamas. The blonde brushed her child's hair.

"How long have you been wearing those pajamas, Helena?"

"Just a few days." the child answered.

"Weeks." Barbara pointed out, "The pajamas stand by themselves."

"They're's soft." Helena chewed.

Selina touched her girl's cheek. Her temperature was normal now. "Hey, you are much better. Why don't you go change your clothes?"

"I like my pajamas."

"Okay… but today we are going to wash these pajamas."

"Okay."

Selina looked at the redhead. "I owe you once more…"

"Don't worry…" Barbara said, "but if you are interested, I need a new computer for Christmas."

Selina's laugh was open and loud.

Helena cocked her head and turned to see Barbara. "Where are Leonard and Leroy?"

"Oh… In my bathroom." The redhead stood up "I put them there after I broke the aquarium. You need to sell those turtles, Selina, they are a pain in the ass."

"Good idea."

"Don;t sell them!" Helena shouted.

Selina looked at her girl. "Did you know some restaurants make great meals with turtles?"

"Mom!"

"It's expensive. Maybe we can…"

Helena turned and hit her. "No!"

"All right…" Selina laughed.

"I'll made them collars." The girl took another piece of pizza.

"Collars?"

"Yes, we can take them to the park."

The blonde frowned. "To the park? Like dogs?"

"Yeah."

"You are nut, it will take us days to walk a yard. Forget it. Give me a piece of pizza."

"Why not? It would be fun." The brunette looked at her mother and gave her a piece of pizza.

"No, no," The blonde shook her head. "I'm not going to take them to walk to the park. I don't want to spend half of my life waiting for them to walk around it."

"But Mom…"

"No 'but's', I have enough just tolerating them and you."

"And Jaçques?"

"I love him because he doesn't talk."

Barbara walked inside the living room scratching her head. Selina noticed the worry in her face.

"Something wrong?"

"Well…" the redhead mumbled.

"Where are Leonard & Leroy?" Helena asked.

"They are fine, don't worry." Barbara said, "but… you have a problem."

"What problem?" The blonde raised her brow.

"Well…. Leonard or Leroy, well…"

"Uh?" Helena rose to her knees.

"He…they, one of them is not male, it's female…" Barbara explained.

"What?" Helena almost shouted.

"I put them in a tray with a bit of sand and… there are eggs, five… You are going to be a mother, Helena!"

Selina choked on the piece of pizza she had in her mouth.

"Oh no!" Helena stood up and ran toward the bathroom.

Selina, still coughing, took a sip of water.

The redhead smirked. "Congratulations, Grandma."

"Shut up…cough. " Selina wiped her mouth. "Maybe you will need to adopt some of them."

"Forget it," Barbara waved her hands, "It wasn't my idea to give her turtles as pets."

"Damn… in a bad moment she convinced me to buy them!"

"Next time check. Buy animals of the same sex. Be glad you didn't buy rabbits."

"Not funny."

Helena ran inside the living room with the tray in her hands. "Mommy! Look! It's true! They laid eggs!"

The blonde rolled her eyes. "No way!"

The girl showed her the tray. "Look."

"Oh damn…" Selina brushed her hair back, "Okay. Who is the mother?"

Helena took one of the turtles and raised it to look underneath. "I dunno… where is the pee thing?"

Barbara laughed.

"We need to call Leslie!" The little brunette jumped excitedly.

"Leslie? For what?" Selina asked.

"To ask her how to take care of the eggs."

"I'm not going to take care of five more turtles. Forget it. Ask Aunt Barbara."

"Hey, hey, don't look at me!" the redhead said.

"I'll change and we can go ask her!" Helena ran to her room.

"Oh shit!" Selina growled between her teeth. She looked at her young friend. "What are we supposed to do?"

Barbara stretched her arms. "I dunno about you, but while you solve Helena's maternity problem. I'm going to take a nap. I'm tired. I didn't sleep well last night."

"Hey! You can't leave me alone!"

"Watch me." The redhead yawned and walked toward her room. She would sleep a complete week after those hard days.

Selina watched her go with her mouth open. She couldn't believe this. She looked down at the tray and the small turtles. "No one talked to you two about methods of birth control currently available?"

THE END.