Hello! I have eventually forced out another chapter of this. I won't lie, I'm experiencing severe boredom with it :P Anyways, I have the next two chapters planned out so there won't be such a large gap between updates again. Promise ^^.

I will be away for all of Friday (SA times) and will only be back on Saturday afternoon, I will most definitely try and get another chapter of Love Calling up but... no promises :)

Here is a little bit of sexytimes and then a good dose of angst to cool you down.

Please tell me what you think!

xx

Sail - Part 7

"Helen?"

Helen Magnus was enjoying such a deep and comfortable sleep that she only barely registered the voice trying to wake her. She shuffled slightly and mumbled a response before trying to fall back asleep.

"Helen?" The deep voice was accompanied by a soft kiss to her temples and she sighed happily in his arms.

"It's time to get up, darling."

Helen shook her head in what she knew was a childish manner before clutching on to the man surrounding her tighter. Her face creased into a frown as she felt him stroke her hair softly.

"Just a few more minutes, Niko? Please?"

Nikola sighed and pulled her naked body impossibly closer to his.

"Five minutes, then we have to get up."

Helen smiled at her reprieve and craned her neck upwards to look at him. He was smiling softly down at her, his eyes slightly red around the edges. Helen's jaw tightened, he'd obviously been awake for a while.

"Nikola?" She breathed, her voice cracking slightly as her own tears threatened.

"Yes, darling?"

"Kiss me."

"Helen..." Nikola wavered. With them being so close to one another, wrapped in her bed, naked, he knew things would get out of hand.

"Please? I need to feel you... one more time?" She stared up at him imploringly.

"Helen, I... I'm not really here..."

"You are to me!" She sat up slightly, her hair falling over her shoulder. She deliberately ran her nails down his chest, as if proving she could feel him. Nikola's eyes fluttered softly and he gasped at the contact. Her eyes were filled with determination as she glared at him, willing him to understand just how much she needed this.

Nikola paused for a second before throwing rationality out of the window and sitting up quickly to pull her lips to his in a fierce kiss. She gasped and gripped onto his face, her mouth yielding to his insistent tongue. His hands gripped her around her waist swiftly and he pulled her on top of himself, the tops of her thighs brushing teasingly over his twitching manhood.

"Oh, god..." She breathed into his mouth as she felt him against her, she'd never wanted anyone more.

"Helen, we can't... we have to get... ready..." He managed in between her sensual kisses.

"We'll be quick." She moaned, already moving her legs to straddle him. He threw his head back into the pillow as her hand found his already half-hard length and stroked frantically.

"Jesus, Helen!"

"I love you, Nikola." She gasped out, sitting fully astride him, just below his hips. He gripped her toned thighs tightly as she continued to stroke him.

"God, Helen... I love you too."

She smiled widely at his complete inability to focus and moved forwards slightly, her full breasts scraping across Nikola's chest. She sighed sweetly as she guided him slowly into her body, revelling in the feeling of him so deep inside of her. She stilled for a few moments, burying her face into the crook of his slightly sweaty neck, kissing him softly there. He let out a small moan of approval and dug his fingers into the supple skin of her back, trailing them up and down softly.

Clenching her sensitive inner muscles slightly she pushed herself up, now gazing down into his eyes, which had tinges of black swirling around the pupils. She gave a tentative buck of her hips and his eyes closed in ecstasy, his teeth clenching.

"Helen." His voice was dangerously deep and she rocked more forcefully on top of him, her hand moving to caress his cheek lovingly.

"Don't forget," she managed to choke out, her brows knitting together in pleasure, "Please... don't forget about this..."

Nikola growled and thrust up into her, causing her to fall forwards, their entire bodies in contact with one another.

"Never." He ground out before dragging his hands through her hair, moving the soft brunette tendrils away from her neck. Her mouth hanging open in pleasure, she bent forwards, allowing his lips to graze her racing pulse-point. The marks from their previous encounters were only just visible still, Helen's body healing quickly. Nikola breathed in her scent deeply before allowing his teeth to sharpen and elongate right into her flesh.

She cried out loudly and her hips spasmed against his. She fought her release, wanting to draw out possibly their last moments together for as long as she could. Brief thoughts of what their current activities must look like flashed into her mind. Since he was not actually physically with her, she wondered what her team might see if they happened to burst in at this moment. Probably her writhing and humping the bed sheets, she made a guess, and couldn't help the small smirk that crept onto her face before the first few spikes of pleasure darted up her spine.

As the thick liquid which was her blood flowed into him, Nikola tensed in pleasure and inserted a shaking hand between their two entwined bodies. His fingers had barely touched her before she lost all control and came hard against him. At the feeling of her reaching her climax he sighed into her veins and let himself go, clinging tightly to her. He squeezed his eyes shut and forced himself to remember every little gasp and touch she had given him, he had to remember her. Remember them.

"Helen?"

Helen stared straight ahead of her, her jaw set firmly and her teeth clenching down on each other to prevent the tears that threatened to spill over from leaking from her eyes.

"Helen?"

She blinked slowly and turned to the man sitting next to her. He placed a hand on her leather clad knee and squeezed slightly in a show of comfort before moving to pull away. Before he could though, she clutched her hand over his, gripping tightly and breathing in deeply.

Henry and Will, seated opposite Helen, exchanged worried glances as they watched their boss grasp her own knee tightly and take in a huge breath.

"Magnus?" Will asked tentatively. She stared at him through eyes consumed by an emotion Will could not even recognise, never mind understand.

"Yes, Will."

"It'll be OK, you know. It'll work."

It was then that he saw Helen's bottom lip tremble slightly, something he never would have expected from his boss.

"I..." she cleared her throat fiercely, "I know."

Will was about to venture another few words of comfort but he was cut off as the Jeep they were in came to a screeching halt. They'd arrived at the underground bunker which housed SCIU's abnormal research unit.

Will and Henry both scurried from the transport as fast as possible while Helen sat, stoic and frozen in place.

"He's right, it will work." Nikola said, his hand still clutched in hers. She turned her face to look him in the eyes. His were huge and round and filled with a desperate hope and she almost choked at the raw emotion she saw.

"I don't think I'll be able to carry on if you don't make it, Niko."

He sighed and raised her hand to his lips, kissing her fingers softly.

"Yes, you will. You are Helen Magnus, the strongest and most dedicated woman I've ever met. You will carry on without me and you'll be happy..."

She shook her head sadly at his words and a traitorous tear slid down her cheek.

"Yes, you will be. You will be because I demand it of you. Do it for me."

She sighed and flicked the tear off her own cheek, gulping loudly.

"OK. But... you won't die. I will make damned sure you don't."

Nikola smiled disarmingly at her. "That's the Helen I know. Come on."

The four of them made their way into the military bunker with unease. The Sanctuary was still out in the cold and they'd had to make arrangements in a very underhanded way. They were met by a skittish and unnerved Dr. Coates.

"Is it just the three of you?" She demanded, her eyes searching their surroundings. Helen nodded.

"Yes. Where is he?" Helen demanded, staring the other woman down, she hadn't forgotten her previous visit to SCIU.

Dr. Coates glared back at Helen before turning and stalking inside the bunker, motioning for them to follow.

Will and Henry were both staring worriedly at their boss from across the room. Dr. Coates was next to them with a deep frown on her face at Helen's actions. Dr. Helen Magnus was apparently arguing with thin air.

"Nikola, I think we should wait, we need more data..."

"Oh, to hell with it Helen! I'm right here, right now and apparently I'm brain-dead." Nikola pointed at the monitor above his prone body's head. Helen closed her eyes and gripped his life-less hand tightly, bringing it up to her mouth and placing a gentle kiss on his knuckles.

Nikola thrust his fingers through his hair and paced around the large room they were in, a weird tinge of jealously running through his veins at Helen showing his body any sort of affection.

"Nikola. I don't want to rush this, we need more time. You... you're worse than we thought, if we cut the connection now, you might not return to your body..."

Nikola spun and faced the tearful woman clutching onto his hand.

"Helen..."

Dr. Coates, still with wide eyes, leaned over to Will.

"Uh, who is she talking to?"

Will rolled his eyes and sighed.

"It's a long story. Do you think you could give us a minute?" He opened the door to his right. She nodded slowly and threw a nervous glance back to Helen, who was now on her feet and shouting at a wall, before slipping out.

"Nikola! Please! Don't be like this!"

Will swallowed hard before taking Henry but the shoulder and pushing him outside, following himself.

"I can't stand this anymore, Helen. I can't stand not really being here. I'm lying right in front of myself for god's sake and I'm dying... I just..." He faltered and looked away from her, unable to see her distress. She quickly let go of his limp hand and rushed over to him, immediately pulling him towards her in a tight hug, burying her face in the crook of his neck. He sighed and held her tightly, squeezing his eyes shut.

"I need Henry to do it now, waiting will only make it more painful." He whispered. She gave a great, wracking sob before nodding against his chest. The time had come.