AN: Here's another chapter! Hope you like this!

Things seem bad for Nick right now. First people started to go missing and then Helen shows up proclaiming that it was a predator from the future. He could have stood a predator but Helen was another story.

"You could have redecorated." Helen's voice broke him from his thoughts and back to reality.

"I like it this way." He answered and shifted in his seat as Helen removed her boots. Something was wrong last time she was here she didn't care too much about his feelings. Something was definitely wrong. ."

It was night when Nick was leaving his house.

"Where are you going?" Helen said and appeared from out of nowhere.

"Out." Nick turned to leave the house

"Where?"

"Its really none of your business Helen." And with that Nick left the home leaving Helen alone in the hall eyes darkening with anger.

A silver car pulled up in front of a modest home. Nick got out and before he could knock on the door it opened and Claudia stood in the doorway. She smiled and leaned against the frame. She was wearing a pair of black leggings and a flowered hair was down and it caught the golden light from her porch light making it shine a reddish brown. She turned and let him in to the home and guided him over to the kitchen.

"So is curry good?" she asked and Nick took a seat at the mosiac tiled table.

"Yeah sound great." Claudia pulled out plates of spicy smelling food and set it down on the table before she took a seat.

"This is pretty good." Nick said after taking a mouth full of rice and chicken.

"Thanks never really get a chance to make food for anyone." Claudia relpied and took a bite herself.

It was a lovely meal for the two. The food was good and Nick began to forget the woman at his house and was able to enjoy himself and the worry of predators melted away and he joined Claudia in her living room.

" Their anything you want to watch?" Claudia asked and picked up the remote as they sat next to each other on the couch.

"Well not really I think there's better things to do with our time." He said nonchalantly and looked at Claudia who set the remote back on the coffee table. Nick leaned over and pushed her down so she was lying on the couch and kissed her Claudia wrapped her arms around him and pulled him closer.

The candle flickered and the lamps casted a shadow of the two on the wooden floors. Nick pulled away from Claudia and she sat up with him. Smoothing her hair down she got up

"Tea?" She asked on her way to the kitchen.

"Sure" Nick called back. And smiled at her. Right now her tunic was tucked up into the leggings and he really didn't want to tell her the leggings made her bum quite nice to look at." Claudia came back with two steaming mugs of tea and set them down on the table. Nick took the cup wrapping his hands around the mug enjoying the warmth. Claudia leaned into him and he wrapped an arm around. Her.

"You know I could get used to this." Nick said as he gently rubbed Claudia's arm.

"Really?" She asked shifting her head to look at him

"Yeah actually I want to ask you to move in with me."

"What?" Claudia exclaimed making Nick jerk from suprise. The hot tea sloashed out of the mug and burned hishand. Wincing he set it down and rubbed the liquid off on his jeans.

"I thought you like this he asked as Claudia stood up.

"I do Nick really I do."

"Than whats wrong?"

"We've only been like this for a few weeks and I don't think that Helen would like another woman moving in!"

"Well it wouldn't be right now." Nick exclaimed and Claudia sat back down beside him. She looked down and bit the inside of her cheek.

"Look Claudia." Nick said and Claudia turned her head to look at him. Nick took her hand in his before continuing. "I really want to have you with me all the time and I know that sounds possessive so let me start again." Claudia smiled "I just want to be with you." he finished and bit his lip.

"Alright." Claudia replied and smiled wide. Nick returned the grin and pulled her in for a kiss. The two than sat contently and spent the hours talking and fantasizing about moving in together. It was late when Nick realized that he should get back home.

"I'll see you tomorrow." he said as he stood outside the house and Claudia nodded to him beofre she pulled him in for a kiss. She grinned as she saw the tail lights of the car disipear into the night. Closing the door she went to the kitchen to clean up. Suddenly the phone began to ring and looking at the caller I.D she picked it up. Picked it up

"Hey Anna whats new." She replied happily and leaned against the counter.

"Not much Claudia so hows Nick?" Her voice was teasing and reminded Claudia of being a teenager with an annoying sister.

"He's great really great actually were going to move in together." She said happily and felt like a little girl giddy with excitement.

"Really? God Claudia I'm so happy that your moving along!" Anna exclaimed and Claudia laughed. The two talked for a few more minutes before Claudia hung up and tried to start on the mountain of dishes. But only after half the dishes were done she gave up and left the room to go to bed

"Were did you go?" Helen was up and asking questions before Nick set the keys on the table.

"To a friends." He replied and walked up the stairs. Helen was right behind him

"What friend?' She asked and Nick stiffled a groan

"Just get ready to sleep." he said and moved into his room. When he opened the door Helen stepped out towards him

"We never discussed sleeping arrangements." She whispered coming closer.

"Yeah I'm gonna take the spare room."

"We can share were still married." With that she leaned in to him

"Excuse me." Nick said and moved past Helen into the room. For tonight Nick was only thinking of Claudia.

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