Chapter 4: Bound By The Law
On their last night in Vegas all the gang went out together to the famous clubs of town. They were so exclusive that Rhonda had to use her good contacts to get in. Sid was able to take a picture with one of the Victoria's angles that was dancing with some friends. Everyone was surprised that Brian was surrounded with girls on the dance floor; Harold, Thad and Lorenzo were drinking on the bar while the girls were dancing till they'll drop. Helga only had one drink because she didn't want to revel more like last night. Only thinking about it made her blush all over again.
The next morning all the gang had a terrible hangover, they hardly could get out of their rooms. Everybody ate in silence and maintain the talk to the minimum. Their flight back to Hillwood was in two and half hours more; after they finish their breakfast they would return to their room to pack and then go to the airport. Arnold was the first one to finish; he was on his way to his room when Thad called him back.
"Hey, you left your key." He checked his pockets then realized he in fact didn't have his key. It was next to his cup of coffee. Just when he was picking his key Sid took his hand. "Wow dude, you got married? With who?" just as if were a reflect he looked at Helga; her hand was under the table. With one second, she knew it was time to tell them.
"It's time to tell you the truth, guys." No matter how hard they tried the girls couldn't to smile; Helga did try to escape from all the jokes they were going o make but it was useless. "Helga and I got married last Friday." Some of them were giggling. "We got really drunk and somehow we end like this, but the first thing we'll do when we get to Hillwood it's a divorce." With that said Helga had to sit down and only Phoebe and Rhonda notice her change of mood. "We just want to ask you one favor. Don't spread this around. Please promise me that you won't tell anything, we don't want to get in trouble with her dad…"
"If Big Bob finds out, you have no idea what I'm capable of." Nobody said a word after this.
The flight back to Hillwood was quiet; most of them were still tired of last night. Just before they drop off Arnold and Helga on their houses, Rhonda told them she had already arranged everything so they can see a judge the next day. Both of them had to wear formal clothes and arrived a little bit early. Their meeting was at ten; for Helga that mean that she had to wake up at seven to get a shower, get her hair done and be on her way a half hour early. Rhonda was the first one to arrive, minutes later Arnold and Gerald get there and lastly Helga and Phoebe. The five waited a couple of minutes before they saw the judge. During that time Helga didn't say more than ten words, she was trying to stay strong.
"Your Honor, my clients were unwilling to make a decision like this. Both of them were under the influence of alcohol."
"That doesn't excuse them for marrying." The judge cleared his throat before he continued. "I don't like you. I don't like any of your generation, your love for Vegas, your internet and your 'I want it right now'. You know, gay people aren't destroying the sanity of marriage, you people are. Marriage is about love and compromise. I've been married for twenty-four years to the same wonderful woman, and yes there are moments were I don't want to see her and wish to be single again but I love her, and that why I stay with her. I may be old-fashioned but when I said those vows out loud, I meant them. Before or should I say if I ever allow either of you out of this marriage I'm going to make sure you try everything and I do mean everything first to make it work.
Helga stood up from her seat. "Your Honor you can't do this."
"Watch me. From now on you two will live under the same roof, use your wedding rings and every two weeks you'll have marital counseling until finals of August, when you'll come back and see if I give you or not the divorce. Alright, anything else? Oh yes, one more thing. Now I pronounce you husband and wife."
"What the hell, Rhonda? You were supposed to help us here!" Helga yelled while they were getting out of there.
"I'm sorry but I didn't know what judge was going to take your case."
"Why don't you ask help from Olga?" Phoebe said.
"Oh please! The biggest favor I asked Olga was to borrow a blouse. This blouse!"
"Olga would do anything for you, Helga. Go with her, and explain her anything. I'm sure that with her help and Arnold's grandparents you make it work, somehow." Rhonda opened the car and turn around before get in. "Trust me Helga, everything would be ok." Everybody else left leaving them alone.
They were in Olga's doorstep, waiting for her to open. With the years, the relationship between Olga and Helga changed a lot since she was a child. When Helga was fifteen Olga came back from Alaska to be closer from home. Months later she decided to change her career, she dreamed to become a famous actress. At the beginning she didn't have her parents support; Helga was the only one who believe she could be famous. Months passed before she joined a group of actors called Art Kids who made musicals or plays very simple but famous, they didn't become stars over the television or whatever; all their play were recorded and posted over the internet in their website. It was the first time Helga ever saw Olga truly happy.
"Helga! Arnold! I didn't expect you to visit. Come in." The tree sat on the living room. "What comes your visit?" They were quiet; neither of them knew how to start.
"Olga, I'm sure Helga told you about our trip to Vegas, right?"
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot. How was it?"
"Uh, it was fun." He scratched his neck; he could say he didn't have fun, but Helga could misinterpret if he said he had a blast. "The thing is that… on the first night Helga and I… went out to have some drinks… and we got drunk so one thing… let to another…"
"We got married." Olga changed her face as soon she heard married. "Today we saw a judge for the divorce but he didn't agree with us. He said we had to make this marriage work before we could break it. So we have to stay married until the end of August. We have to live together and stuff. And I love if you help me with this. We could convince Bob that I could live with you for this time. Because if Bob finds out that I marry in Vegas he won't pay my college or worse. Would you help us?" Olga stood up and walked to a bookcase where it was a photo of them of her first play with the Art Kids, Helga was the only one who went to see her.
"Of course I'm going to help you. Helga you were the only one who support me on the most important moment of my life till now." Helga let out the air she was holding for a while. "Do you where are you going to live? Because if you need a place, I have another room here."
"Yes, I'm going to stay with Arnold's, his grandparents doesn't have a problem with me staying there."
"In fact my grandpa is already making plans to remodel my room so we could have more space; he says it would be ready for Saturday."
"Well, it sounds you have everything. Tonight on the diner I'll ask dad if you could live with me and if he says yes you have the rest of the week to pack. And on Saturday you move to Arnold's." all of them stayed in silence since there was anything else to talk about.
"Well, I guess it's time for us to go."
"Actually, Helga could you stay so we can figure out how could I ask dad, so it doesn't seem to obvious." Helga knew she would leave he like that. She was sure if Arnold came with her, she wouldn't have to talk with her alone. As soon Arnold drove off the apartment, Olga took Helga to the couch. "Now, tell me everything. You have no idea how hard I wanted to shout when you told me you married him." Helga covered her face with a pillow and let out the scream she was holding since the saw the judge.
"Olga, this is a dream come true. Since I was kid I dreamed to marry him someday." She said giggling. "I'm married! With Arnold! The love of my life, can you believe it! Not only that, he was my first!"
"Helga!" The smile she had went away when she saw Olga's reaction. Her face was serious but with a second a smile appeared on her face and hugged her. "Oh baby sister! You have no idea how surprised I'm. I'm a little bit shocked that you already lose you virginity at this age but, I mean, I know you're all grown up but you're still young. And also because I'm glad it was with the man you love. But of all I'm touched that you trust me enough to tell me this."
"Olga, of course I trust you. You're the best sister I could ever ask for."
Olga broke their hug and cleaned her tears from her eyes. "Ok, enough with this tell me everything."
"How did it go? Did Olga convince you dad?" Helga was talking on the phone with Arnold on her room. The dinner was like any other; Miriam asked Olga about her work, Bob show some support as a father. When the dessert was served Olga asked Helga if she was enjoying her last months in high school. Then she sighed saying they didn't spend so much time together and there were few months left before she goes to college and return on vacations. And as if were nothing she asked them if Helga could live with her in these months. At first they weren't so sure until Olga reassured that they didn't have to pay anything for the rent. Under the table Olga and Helga high fived; their plan worked out.
"He said yes, Arnold. So tell Phil to have ready our room because Helga G. Pataki is coming to Sunset Arms." Arnold laughed from the other line while she was biting her lower lip. "It's crazy, right? That we're married." She let out a little laugh, the idea of them being married made a little nervous.
"Yes, a little." They became quiet for some minutes. Helga kept biting her lip while she looked at the floor, when Arnold was looking at a picture of them on the park.
"I better go, it's kinda late and I have to start packing tomorrow. Talk to you later, Arnold." Arnold passed his hand over his hair leaving the picture is his bookcase.
"Sure, Helga… Sleep well." He said while letting out a yawn.
"You too, Arnold." After she hung up he sighed deeply. It had been a long day for both of them. And he couldn't help to think that this could be a good chance to date her, maybe be something more than friend/wife and this marriage to work. Something about this he found it interesting; the idea of having Helga as a wife was incredible. He had already thought of having Helga as wife, but that was way before becoming friend; now it's different... better.
"We're only missing few boxes, and that would be it." Helga was coming downstairs with a box in hands. The long awaited day had arrived, the day in which she would move with Arnold for five months. Something inside her was jumping of joy while on the outside she only sighed because the boxes were too heavy. After leaving some of her thing at Olga's (in case Bob and Miriam visit or something) they went to the boarding house. Phil did an excellent job with the remodeling and everything. Nobody knows how he got space for a new bathroom for just the two of them, a decent closet and instead of his old bed he put a full bed that folds so it doesn't disturb them. Even if he had ninety year he was doing a good job. Helga and Arnold spend all day unpacking and setting up their room. Yet some boxes were unpacked since they were books or other stuff.
'Knowing Helga, she will like to eat something after her shower and probably see something on the TV. I better go downstairs and prepare some sandwiches and something to drink.' Helga was drying he hair when Arnold was setting everything up. Thanks to the shower, she felt better; all the unpacking left her exhausted. Just finishing this and she'll have something to eat and call it off. When she got out of the bathroom Arnold was entering to the room with a plate and to sodas on his hands. "Hungry?"
"You read my mind." He left everything on the desk before she could reach a sandwich and set up the bed. Remembering the idea of sleeping together was making her blush. So she quickly turned around and took a zip of her soda.
"What would you like to watch?"
"Whatever floats your boa, football head." She say on her way to the bed. "So, what's going to be?"
"I have no idea, so I'll just change through the channels until something comes up." Arnold sat next to Helga with a remote on his hands. They became quiet for a while. Neither of them knew how to manage this. They have never slept together since that crazy night; only because the TV the tension went away slowly. When they stop changing the channels they let themselves go and stop over thinking the things. Helga fall sleep; Arnold trying to not wake her up, he covered her with a sheet and lay down next to her to finally sleep. And when he least expect, she turned and embraced on her sleep.
I know it's been so long since i post the last chapter, but you know idea how difficult the end was, but i hope you like, and i almost sure it's going to takea while for me to post the next chapter so i'm going to give you some spoilers... some are true and some are not
1. More OC' will appear
2. Arnold has a HARD time with Helga
3. There's a possible pregnency
4. Helga finds put something about Arnold that would depres her
5.Someone dies...
O_o which one do you think are true? See you till next time and don't forget to review n.n
* as always sorry for the errors and as you know the original idea was from BrokenRose24