Arnold woke up before Helga did and he watched her sleeping peacefully beside him for a minute or two before rolling out of the huge bed and pulling on his boxers and jeans.

He grabbed his cellphone from the floor beside where he found his jeans and checked it he didn't have any calls or texts from Lila just one from Gerald.

I called you at midnight you weren't home...shame on you!
ps. Phoebe says way to go.

He rolled his eyes and stuck his phone in his jacket pocket after shutting it off and wandered into the livingroom

Helga woke up somewhere around an hour later she stretched lazily before rolling over only to find the bed beside her completely empty and she sat up.

Her first thought was that Arnold had snuck out while she was sleeping then she noticed his button up shirt laying on the floor a few feet away from the bed.

She found her panties laying beside the bed and pulled them on before grabbing the shirt and buttoning it up the front it was long enough on her to skim the middle of her thighs and she liked that it still smelled like him.

When she wondered out into the living room part of her room she saw him over by the door he moved to let in a young man with a tray full of breakfeast foods.

"Hey" He smiled at her and she blushed.

"Hey..."

"Don't get all shy on me now...that's not the Helga I know" He pushed the tray further into the room and she moved a little closer.

"I'm sorry it's just...I thought you left"

He kicked her tank top which was laying on the floor at his feet to the side a little.

"No...I wouldn't do that...I'm not the loving and leaving kind"

She walked over to his wrapping her arms around his waist hugging him close.

"I missed you" He laughed.

"Since last night?"

"No, since school...I missed you I was going to call so many times"

"You should have" He kissed the top of her head and she shrugged walking away to sit at the table while he brought the food over.

"We weren't exactly close Arnold..."

"I thought we were" He told her honestly.

"I was awful to you in school Arnold..why would you think that?" She picked at a waffle.

"Maybe because it was just a front for how you really felt"

She froze for a second and then began pushing he waffle around her plate and staring at it like it was the most interesting thing in the world.

"How long?...How long did you know?"

"A long time Helga...I always kind of new...I wanted to say something to you I was going to a bunch of times but I could tell you weren't ready for me to know"

"Oh...So you knew and you still let me treat you that way...Thanks Arnold"

"Hey...It's not a big deal I knew someday you'd be ready to tell me and I'd be ready to hear it...and maybe say it back"

She smiled but he could see she was blushing she went back to her waffle and he let the subject drop.

They ate mostly in silence before Arnold stood up looking at the clock.

"I need to get going Helga...Call me later?" She smiled.

"Oh I'll think about it..." He laughed and went into the bedroom to retrieve his t-shirt.

He was walking towards the door when he heard he running up behind him.

"Wait!" He turned and she walked closer.

"You forgot your shirt" She moved her fingers to the top button of the shirt she was wearing his hands caught hers stopping her.

"You keep it...it looks better on you anyway" He leaned down and kissed her.

She wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him closer and for an instant he debated picking her up in his arms and carrying her back to bed.

After a few seconds though he pulled away.

"I Have to go...I'll see you later"

"You aren't really coming back are you?" She looked genuinely worried.

"I'll come back Helga...I promise" He kissed her again briefly.

He turned opened the door hesitated a minute and left.

After he closed the door she leaned her head against and stood there just breathing.

Then she smiled and rushed to the phone to call Phoebe.

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