Heir Today Gone Tomorrow

Eileen brewed the perfect cup of tea and offered it to Claudia who was too much in touch with her anxiety to drink it.

"What the frack do we do?" she asked pacing the kitchen.

"Ms. Wells will think of something," she whispered to her friend.

Helena rejoined Myka in the library. She rushed to Helena's side. "Are you okay? Is everything okay?" she asked as she scanned her face and then body to see if anyone had done anything.

Mr. Kosan entered the room and waived for Agent Gore to come to him.

"Is this the guy in charge? I want to talk to him, Helena," Myka said with urgency.

"Myka, there is nothing you can say to him, but I do so appreciate it. They just want me to go with them for a short time. I will be back before you know it," Helena assured her and forced the smile on her face. "I promise I will be back."

Myka knew Helena would not promise unless she meant it. Myka turned to Mr. Kosan. "I am Ms. Wells' attorney. I insist you tell us where you are taking her," Myka said authoritatively.

"I give you my word Ms. Bering, Ms. Wells is safe with us. We just have some things to discuss with her," he said.

"Myka, I will be okay," Helena said because she was afraid that Mr. Kosan would decide this was too much trouble and take her staff instead of her. "I am ready," she said to her uninvited guest.

"Who is going to make her tea?" Eileen asked finally working up the nerve to confront the very tall man whose size alone intimidated her. He stared at her and it made her more nervous. "She … likes….her tea ..a certain way," she finally got out.

Helena bit her lip not to laugh at the David and Goliath scenario playing out before her.

"I will do my best to accommodate her," Adwin said because he could tell how sincere the youth was.

"Thank you," Eileen said because she trusted he meant it.

Myka would have felt defeated that she did not get the information she desired, but then she remembered they had a way of tracking Helena. She turned to Helena and hugged her. "Don't worry, Helena," she whispered because she was already working on a plan.

To think that Helena was happily lying in Myka's arms a couple of hours ago and now she was being escorted from her home -pulled at Myka's heart, but she had a job to do. She bit her lip, folded her arms, and waited for them to take Helena outside. Then she pulled Jack back by the arm. "If you really want to help, Jack, you'll watch out for her," Myka said. He nodded his head.

"Some freaking bodyguard I am," Pete said falling into the couch and putting his head in his hands. "I just let them walk it and take her."

Myka wanted to comfort him because she knew he was really feeling awful, but they had to come up with a plan. The sun was breaking over Manhattan and there was still a lot to do.

"Claudia, get that program up and running and keep track of where Helena is going. What's the distance on that thing?" Myka asked.

"To infinity and beyond," the Teckie said because Helena had designed it.

"Oh I hope they don't take her that far," Eileen said already concerned about her boss.

"Mrs. Frederic, do you have any idea where they could be taking her?" Myka asked.

"No, I'm afraid I don't. I mean…," she answered and then stopped. Irene was an empathic woman to begin with and as a matter of course, she paid great attention to her feelings. She closed her eyes and concentrated on Helena. "I think they're headed to the airport."

The next few minutes were spent devising their plan. Myka took charge as she told them what she needed them to do. She had no way of knowing where they were headed, but Pete assured her Helena's jet could get take them anywhere. Claudia was busily tapping keys to check flight manifestos.

"What can I do, Ms. Bering?" Eileen asked feeling useless as the others scurried around.

"You, my dear sweet Eileen," Myka said with great affection, "You keep believing. I need someone to have faith in us."

"Oh I do," the young woman confirmed, happy to have a small part in saving their boss.

Helena was sitting in the back of the Lincoln Town car formulating her own plan. Her former boss gave her very little indication of where they were going. She had hoped they had a local office with an interrogation room, but from the way the car was driving, she began to suspect they were headed to the airport.

"I am not entirely sure what you mean to do now that I have selected a second One," Helena said, trying to seem disinterested.

"You told more than two people, Agent ….Ms. Wells," Mr. Kosan reminded her.

"That is not entirely my fault. I dare say it was your lurking agent's fault. Had he not invaded my home, my staff might not have found it necessary to come to my residence. They only heard it because Ms. Bering overheard my discussions with your Boy Scout of an agent," Helena said. She didn't like Jack.

"Agent Gore requested the opportunity to talk to you first, although I am not entirely sure why. When that didn't work, we found it necessary to come. Unfortunately, however they found out, we now have four additional individuals who are aware of your past. There is a reason we title that person your 'One', Helena," Mr. Kosan said and Helena didn't care for his tone.

"I doubt you could count on all of them believing it. They probably think me more delusional than credible," Helena pointed out.

"Ms. Sullivan believes you wholeheartedly," Adwin pointed out and turned to look out the window to signal to Helena he was done with this conversation.

Myka realized that although she was spouting off ideas and asking for feedback, Pete was extremely quiet. She knew she could not afford any one of them to be unfocused, especially since she wasn't even sure what they needed to do yet.

"Mrs. Frederic, by any chance, is there a written document that Helena signed when they released her?" Myka asked.

"I believe there is, but it's probably in her library upstairs," Irene said. All of Helena's personal papers were in her upstairs library.

"How many libraries does one house need?" Claudia asked looking around at the floor to ceiling bookcases filled with books in the room she was in. "I am so getting her a Kindle for Christmas."

"HG Wells on a Kindle," Eileen laughed. "That would be a funny sight."

Claudia smiled politely at the joke and then pulled her fellow employee aside. "Listen Mary Poppins, I don't want to rain on your parade, and I love that you're naiveté makes Pete look all worldly and stuff, but you've got to get a grip here. Bering's in love ok, and so she's gonna buy whatever Helena says. And I think she's already worked her voodoo on Jinxy here because he can't seem to get a signal. And Pete's too depressed now because the body he guards is - well gone. So listen to me, you and I have to be rational, reasonable about all of this, ok?" Claudia said in a hushed tone.

"Sure," Eileen said because she felt Claudia was the only one losing it and she didn't want to upset her further.

"Good, now I'm tracking our boss and they're headed for the airport. That means we need to check on these 300 flights to see if any of them are government issued," Claudia said feeling better she wasn't alone.

Myka went to talk to Pete. "Pete, listen there wasn't anything you could do here. Helena wanted to go with them. It's the only way to straighten any of this out," Myka assured him.

"Her house was invaded. I checked the security program and it didn't show anything. That guy was in here already. Then while I'm here after breaking down a door that was already opened, the whole SWAT team gets in here. Some bodyguard I am," Pete said filled with self-annoyance.

"Pete, listen to me. These people knew Helena's moves. They wanted to see her and there were a lot more of them. I need you to help now, Pete. We need to find Helena and make sure she's okay. I need you to help me do that," Myka said touching his arm.

Pete never stayed down for long. "You're right, Myka," he said, calling her by her first name for the first time. "You can count on me."

"Good, now let's find that contract," Myka said to Mrs. Frederic and they all went upstairs. "I might need some help with the code on that door," Myka said remembering the elaborate lock on the door.

She explained that there was a code and that Helena had placed her hand on the plate all while Claudia hooked up her computer to it. By the time Myka was done explaining all the steps, Claudia was done hacking it. The heavy door snapped open.

Eileen smiled to think that Claudia did her best work when she wasn't confused about something.

"Holy fracking time machine," Claudia said as she walked in. Pete and Steve went over to it as well, all surmising that their boss had the prop from the movies of The Time Machine.

"Wow, Antiques Roadshow would have a party in here," Steve said of the room's contents.

Just then Claudia's phone beeped. Her program to find any suspicious flights had found something. "They're going to South Dakota," she announced.

"That's where the facility must be," Irene said.

"She's okay though, I feel it," Pete said and the cast his eyes down. He didn't trust his vibes anymore. Myka saw that familiar look of self-doubt.

"Pete, you're her friend and you have a gift. Don't doubt yourself now when we need you," Myka said. She had a way of making people believe in themselves.

"You're right. Now's not the time to lost faith," Pete smiled back.

"Here it is," Irene said taking the thick stack of papers out of Helena's desk. "She doesn't seem to lock anything."

"OK, let's take this with us. Pete, can you and Steve work out the arrangements to get Helena's jet ready. We'll go straight to the airport. Irene, do you want to come with us?" Myka asked.

"I'm not sure I have a choice," Irene smiled tentatively.

Something was pulling at her and she wasn't sure if it was Helena or the facility she was headed to.

"Oh for bloody sakes, you're not taking me back there, are you?" Helena asked annoyed when they pulled up to the government entrance to the airport.

Mr. Kosan simply looked at her. He had heard enough of her tirades on the way there. "Agent Gore," he called and asked him to come to him.

Working with the top Regent was an honor and Jack was hoping to clean up the bad impression he may have made.

"Agent Gore, keep an eye on Ms. Wells. Listen to all her concerns, as I know she has put a great deal of thought into them, and do not take any of her barbs personally," his boss said as he left him standing there.

Helena glared at her new sitter. She was neither restrained nor armed as she considered what she would like to do to him.

"I should bloody hurt you for spying on Myka," she said in an unfriendly tone.

"Look Ms. Wells, I had no idea that you were ….she was….interested when I first saw here. You can't blame a guy for trying," Jack said still feeling very unappreciated for his efforts.

"I can hurt one," Helena said back.

"That won't help you case, ok, Ms. Wells," Jack couldn't help but point out.

Helena moved in slowly closer to him. It was the first time Jack took a good look at the woman and he was impressed with what he saw. He still preferred the softer look of Myka, but he could see what men saw in Helena.

"And what exactly do you think my case is, Agent Gore," Helena asked civilly.

"You … uhm….broke your contract with the Warehouse," Jack said wanting to back up.

"I hope for your sake, Agent Gore, they reassign you when this is over," Helena said. She really didn't like him.

They escorted Helena on board the plane and surrounded her with armed agents. She hadn't made a move to escape and didn't seem to pose any threat, but Mr. Kosan knew better than to trust the genius. She always had something up her sleeve. At the instant he was thinking that very thought, he caught Helena's dark eyes on him, smiling slyly.

At the very moment Helena was willingly going back to her former place of employment, her team was on their way to join her.

Only one person on that plane knew that. And it wasn't Helena.

I have been uncharacteristically quiet, no? enjoy it while you can.

Thanks for reading along and for your posts. I do so enjoy them.

PS OK I know you'll find this hard to believe that I was going to keep quiet, but I've read your posts and I LOVE how invested you guys are in this story and how your guesses/insights are sooooo good. Absolutely amazing.
OK now I'll be quiet. No really I will...