Hobbits Notes: The last little bit of this is just a lot of fluffy Tesleness, so I'm just going to post it.


"I don't know why it didn't work" Helen said again. He could hear she was exasperated with the circular argument. But he couldn't help it.

"Just be patient Nikola."

"I have been patient for two weeks, three days and nine hours... and thirty seven minutes." Nikola replied "130 years of my life are missing. I want them back."

They were in the Library where the pair hadn't been alone together since the near kiss. A room she had purposely not let herself be alone with him in.

" There has to be another way ..." Nikola cut off mid sentence. Helen climbed up a library and reached up at an angle that showed her form in a very pleasing way. Helen looked down to see him Slack jawed and misty eyed, and staring up at her.

"Honestly Nikola!" She growled and came down with a book in hand.

" You know you like being the most gorgeous woman to ever live. Can I help it if I've noticed? "

" Focus Nikola. There is a block still." Helen sighed. She opened the book and consulted it carefully. " It says the
memories can be dammed up with a blockade. But with a large dose of pheromones, the block should break."

"What does that mean?" Nikola frowned.

"It means we kiss. " Helen shrugged and stepped up to him.

Nikola gulped. He wanted this. I wanted this the minute he saw her. Even back in Oxford, Nikola wanted to take Helen in his arms and get drunk on her kisses. Satisfy the thirst no amount of wine could quench.

But...

Not like this.

" No!" Nikola pushed her back and shook his head."I don't want you to kiss me because you feel you have to I don't want your kiss if its only so you can have the Nikola YOU know can remember why he can't date you. I would do anything to make you happy. I don't want you to think you need to kiss me I wont kiss you if it doesn't mean anything to you!"

Helen sighed and placed her head in her hands. When she looked up again, her eyes were clear blue and determined.

"Of course it does Nikola It always means something. Back when we almost- and you asked if it meant something, and it did. It " Helen took a deep steadying breath. "It means everything that you would trust me so close. That even after all these years, you and you alone can always make me smile. After everything with the five and with-"She broke off at his look of confusion. Helen shook her head. "Nikola its always meant something, or I wouldn't have kissed you to begin with." She slid one hand over his shoulder. Nikola naturally wrapped his arms around her waist.

"We've kissed before?" Nikola asked in delighted surprise. Helen nodded with a blush. His bewilderment changed quickly into a smug grin. "You still like, me it's so obvious" He crowed and pulled her into a kiss.