Steve had walked downstairs after tucking Harper in for the night when the front door to the Bed and Breakfast shot open.
"Steve?" Claudia called out, nearly slamming the door closed.
Steve smiled "I'm right here." He whispered.
Claudia sighed "What's going on? What about Harper? Is everything-"
Steve stopped Claudia mid-sentence "Everything is fine…for the moment." He said, trying to comfort Claudia.
Claudia shook her head "But what about earlier, with Mrs. Frederic?"
"Maybe you both should take a seat." They heard in the living room, both Claudia and Steve turned to see Mrs. Frederic standing in the middle of the room.
They both jumped back a moment before realizing who was standing in front of them, the two friends walked into the living room and sat on the couch as Mrs. Frederic sat at the chair next to them.
"Could somebody please explain to me what's going on? I'm freaking out!" Claudia remarked.
Mrs. Frederic put her hands up towards Claudia "Calm down, Claudia."
Steve put his arm around his friend, trying to keep her calm and still as Mrs. Frederic smiled gently.
"I wanted to make sure that the both of you were here for this conversation, because it is a rather, if I may say, a complicated discussion." Mrs. Frederic said.
Claudia felt a chill down her spine as Steve felt his stomach fall into his butt for the second time that day.
Mrs. Fredric nodded "The warehouse is communicating with Harper."
Steve and Claudia turned to each other in confusion before looking back at Mrs. Frederic.
"Communicating, how?" Claudia asked.
Mrs. Frederic smiled "The warehouse, if you excuse the phrase, is feeling a disturbance in the force; and it had realized that Harper is the disturbance. It knows that Harper is technically an artifact, but it is seeing her potential."
"Potential?" Steve asked.
Mrs. Frederic thought about his question for a moment "Yes. By what Harper told me earlier today, the Warehouse is looking into the option of her being a future caretaker." She explained.
Claudia cocked an eyebrow "But I'm the next caretaker, after you…respectfully."
"Yes. You are. But after you, who?" Mrs. Frederic asked.
Steve bit his lip "But she's so young."
Mrs. Frederic nodded "She is. But she will grow up, as we all do."
Claudia and Steve turned to each other, having a silent conversation before Mrs. Frederic cleared her throat.
"Bring her to the Warehouse in the morning; we'll continue this conversation then." Mrs. Frederic said as she stood up from her seat.
Claudia and Steve followed suit, standing up from the couch, looking at each other before turning back to Mrs. Frederic only to find that she had disappeared.
Like always.
"Oh my god." Claudia muttered, turning back to Steve.
Steve shook his head "This isn't a big deal!" he assured her.
Claudia huffed "But it is, Steve! Our daughter could be the next in line, after me of course, for caretaker of the Warehouse. That's a lot to take in." she responded.
Steve sighed, crossing his arms as he usually did "Well, we will get into this tomorrow like Mrs. Frederic said. In the meantime, lets get some sleep." He said, taking Claudia by her shoulders and guiding her upstairs.
Artie was griping at Claudia while she and Steve both were preparing for Mrs. Frederics' arrival.
"Are you even listening to me, Claudia?" Artie asked and he turned his hair over to see Mrs. Frederic in front of him.
Artie gasped "You really need to stop doing that." He said, getting up from his chair.
Mrs. Frederic smirked "I assume Claudia and Steve are here." She said, adjusting her dress suit.
Artie nodded "Yes. They're in the back." He said, turning back to the computer.
Claudia walked out from the back room "Hey, Artie…" she said before realizing that Mrs. Frederic was standing next to him.
"Oh…" Claudia said.
"Are you and Steve ready?" Mrs. Frederic asked.
Claudia nodded.
"More importantly, is Harper ready?" Mrs. Frederic asked.
Claudia turned to the bedroom "Steve, Mrs. Frederic is here." She called out.
Steve came out, holding Harpers' hand as he looked at Claudia "Alright." He muttered "Lets do this." He said.
Artie cleared his throat "What's going on?" he asked.
"Never mind what's going on, just do you job." Mrs. Frederic said with a small amount of sass.
Claudia chuckled "Oh, burn!" she said to Artie.
Mrs. Frederic turned to Claudia, who lost her smile and adjusted her position, turning to Harper and Steve and smiled at the both of them.
"Lets get going." She said, walking out onto the balcony.
Steve and Harper followed with Mrs. Frederic in toe as the group climbed down the stairs and out into the Warehouse.
Harpers' eyes went wide as she let go of Steves' hand and dropped her teddy bear onto the floor.
Steve picked up the bear and held it close as he stood next to Claudia, she sighed heavily as she tried to comfort herself when Mrs. Frederic stood next to them.
"Go ahead, Harper." She instructed.
Harper turned to Mrs. Frederic, her big blue eyes looking at her with uncertainty when Mrs. Frederic smiled.
"We'll be right behind you." She comforted her.
Harper nodded, turning back to the Warehouse before beginning to run out into the open playground.
"HARPER, slow down!" Claudia proclaimed, beginning to follow her daughter.
Mrs. Frederic sighed "No, no…let her roam. Just stay close, I want you to see." She said, beginning to follow Harper as she walked into a row.
Steve and Claudia followed behind, watching Harper as she examined each and every artifact; Steve held onto Harpers' teddy bear, just in case she needed it, or himself needed it to comfort himself from the fear of this 'activity'.
The both of them caught up with Mrs. Frederic as she walked gracefully behind Harper, giving Harper her space as Mrs. Frederic put a distance of a few feet between them.
Claudia and Steve watched Harper closely, noticing how she looked at the artifacts as if she was looking for something specific.
Harper began to talk to someone or something as she walked, both Claudia and Steve noticed this when Harper abruptly stopped and began reaching out for a certain artifact.