Sorry it took so long to get this updated. I actually have all but the epilogue already written and have just been spreading out posting the chapters because I'm kinda blocked on the last one.
Anyway, enjoy!
Toledo, Ohio
Helena sat across from Myka, with the newly engaged couple sitting between them. She knew the other woman didn't want her on this case and she couldn't really blame Myka. She had tried to destroy the world with the trident, had been planning to attempt it since before she was bronzed. She had felt bad about storing a piece of the trident with Christina, but she needed somewhere no one would ever think of looking.
Myka quickly glanced in Helena's direction then gave her attention back to the couple. She'd been giving her those looks since they left the warehouse and the inventor wanted to know what the brunette was thinking, but knew her questions would not only be ignored, but resented.
"So, before the two of you got together, did either of you get something new?"
The blonde half of the couple, Helena believed her name was Audrey, tilted her head and thought. "I can't think of anything new I had. Actually, I had just gotten rid of a bunch of stuff, donated a lot of old clothes and stuff to Salvation Army." She turned to her partner. "What about you Abby?"
"What do you mean by new? I mean, I do groceries once a week. I had just bought some new books for some online classes I'm taking," Abby answered.
"Was any of it used?" Myka asked.
"Did you smell fudge when there wasn't any fudge?" Helena added. The two women looked at Helena and she just shrugged. Myka sent a small glare, but she just ignored that. She knew the long list of questions agents were suppose to ask.
"I had bought a pair of shoes, red chucks." Myka nodded as Helena wondered what the hell chucks were. "They actually had a line from Finding Nemo embroidered around the sole."
"Finding Nemo?" Myka asked. She had a look that said she was on to something, the raven haired agent had seen it before, but she didn't see what a movie about finding a fictional prince from Jules Verne's novel had to do with being gay. Until recently, Helena didn't even know what being gay meant. "What was the line?"
"That swimming song that Ellen's fish sang," Abby answered.
"Do you still have the shoes?"
"She had to get rid of them," Audrey answered.
"Yea, I recently found out I have a falling arch and the shoe inserts I'm suppose to use wouldn't fit." Myka nodded. "I sold them to a local thrift shop about three weeks ago. I can give you the address."
An hour later, Myka and Helena were standing outside the thrift shop, empty-handed. The shoes were bought the day after Abby had brought them in. Myka was talking to Claudia, trying to figure out their next step while Helena just stared at the horizon and felt the breeze. There were no windows where she had been kept. The wind felt wonderful.
"Claudia traced the purchase to a girl in Lima," Myka said after snapping close the Farnsworth. "She says the town is a little over seventy miles from here and she's working on getting us booked into a hotel."
"What does Claudia think about the shoes?"
Myka laughed. "She thinks they once belonged to Ellen DeGeneres." Helena frowned. "Oh, right. She's a comedian and she's gay."
"This is the same Ellen that Abby mentioned?" Helena asked.
"Yea, she voiced the little blue fish in Finding Nemo. She's also kinda famous for wearing tennis shoes." Myka looked at her and Helena wanted to know what the other woman was thinking, but knew asking was not a good idea. "I guess we're off to Lima."