"Some days, Nikola, I think I'll fight you a lot less," Helen laughed softly as she laid back in bed.

Breaks.

She really needed more breaks from work.

Why was she realizing this when Nikola wasn't home?

Oh yes because him not being here meant he had her undivided attention where these notes were concerned.

For half a second she wondered if parting like this more often was good because they might communicate better.

This thought she instantly banished because being apart this much would make them both a bit loopy and besides, shouldn't they get better at communicating face to face?

Hopefully with their clothing intact.

Some of the time.