"Reading one of my books again?" I looked up to see Helena walking into the living room at Lena's and smiled.
"What can I say? I love your writing." I put the bookmark back and laid the book on the table. "How are you?"
"Well." I scooted over so she could sit with me on the small, vintage couch. "How are you Myka?"
"I'm alright. Better now that I have the brains behind the books with me." Helena chuckled as she sat close to me. H.G. looked gorgeous in the black slacks and light blue dress shirt with her sleeves rolled up to her elbows. Her long raven colored hair flowing past her shoulders. Moving to be more comfortable, Helena let one arm rest behind the back of the couch and crossing her legs. Her other hand rested on her knee.
"I'm glad." She paused a moment and I felt her hand start to caress my arm that was over the back of the couch. Just her touching me sent butterflies to my stomach. "I need to talk to you about something."
"What is it?" Her hand moved up my arm and started to play with my hair. Now my body was just tingling and my heart was throbbing. She was actually touching me.
"I love you. I was always attracted to you, ever since we first met when you were ransacking my home." My heart welled up with joy. She loves me. She felt something for me.
"Helena…" She silenced me by placing a cool, slender finger over my lips.
"Shhh." Without hesitation H.G. leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on my lips. My eyes fluttered shut and I laced my fingers in her hair.
"Helena…" Her name fell from my lips as she kissed down my neck. I loved the feeling of her as she pressed her body against mine. This was Heaven. As my head tilted to the side so she could have greater access to my neck I noticed something bright red. I opened my eyes and a lamp was shining red. The lamp had never been there before. "Helena.."
"Yes my love?" She continued kissing down my neck and started to unbutton my shirt. Trailing kisses wherever she could see bare skin, it was getting hard to concentrate.
"What's that? That lamp has never been there before." H.G. paid no attention to the lamp. She just continued to kiss down my stomach. Shivers surged through my body as she ran her tongue up my abdomen, between my breasts, and up my neck to my ear.
"It's nothing my love." Helena nibbled on my ear and I moaned out. My back arched as she slid her hand into my jeans and her cool fingers caressed my hot core.
"This isn't real. This isn't real. This isn't real!"
I was looking at the brown floor as it cracked around my feet. "Fuck!" I shook my head and looked up; there was Pete and H.G. standing in a trance. I had to save them before the floor went out from beneath them. "H.G.! Pete!" I jumped over the hole that was between us and shook them.
"No!" H.G. tore her arm away from me and fell to the floor. She started to cry but I couldn't help her now.
"The Medusa!" I threw my torch at one of the eyes and broke it. The other burst into flames and the floor went back to normal.
"What the hell happened?" Pete was still slightly dazed as I knelt by H.G.
"I'm sorry." I looked up at Pete. "The Medusa, it made us feel comfortable and sent us to our happiest place." Our happiest place… I looked back at H.G. who was slightly rocking with her knees to her chest.
"My baby…"Her voice cracked as she cried. I leaned in and hugged her. I had never felt her skin touch mine before; it sent a shiver down my spine and I pulled back. It was then that I realized I was bothered but not in an upset way. When I glanced back at H.G., I realized what kind of 'bothered' it was. If I cheeks weren't already red from it being hot in the warehouse they would be cherry red now.
"I know. I'm sorry but we need to keep going." She nodded and I helped her up. We walked through the door that the Medusa head was covering.
"Oh wow…this must be like the ancient Artie's office." We all looked around in amazement as we walked in.
"What's that?" H.G. saw something in the distance and we walked to the ledge.
"I guess that's what is affecting Mrs. Fredrick. It's the only thing that's on." Helena watched over the shelves in the warehouse.
"Wait." She walked over to where there was what looked like sand and held the torchto it. Fire sped along the material and lit up all the isles in and showed all the artifacts. "I'll go see if I can shut it down from there."
"Okay." H.G. ran down the stairs and onto the main floor. "So what's this? It looks like a bunch of holes…"
"Mikes, there's something about this that looks familiar." Pete thought a moment and then it came to him. "Wait! Stars. See? There's the big dipper. The Water Barer holds the key!" He stood on his toes and tried to get the key Valda gave him in the hole.
"Come on. Just another inch!" The key slid into the hole and sparks flew everywhere. The orb on the main floor started to dim and calm down.
"You did it!" Pete gave me a high five and we celebrated a few minutes.
"Myka you need to come see this!" H.G. yelled from the main floor and we went to catch up with her. Pete and I were trying to tell her about what happened when we came up on her. Helena's back was turned to us as she stared into the orb.
"Helena?" She didn't say a word. "Are you okay?"
"I do hope you can forgive me." Her voice was flat.
"Forgive you for what?" Suddenly she turned around and pointed her tesla at us. Before I could say anything she shocked us with it and we fell to the ground.