‘Are you coming or are you just going to stand there complaining?’

‘Well considering i have no clue where i’m going i was going to wait until you started walking and then follow you but if you just want to play hot and cold lets get started.’ Alice said clearly agitated and walking to the door on the right of the reception desk.

‘Er.. Al this way.’ Tina said holding open the door on the left.

‘Now where getting somewhere.’ She muttered as she walked back past Cheryl and throught the door that Tina held open.

‘So you going to let me know what the big drama is about seeing Helena? why didn’t you just phone her?’

Alice stared at Tina, ‘Tk i don’t have time for this i NEED to speak to Helena now which way to her office?’

‘Ok ok second door on your left.’ Alice moved towards the door on her right ‘Al your other left.’

‘Damnitt!’ she muttered. Finally locating the correct door she barged in without knocking, ‘Helena we need to talk… hang on your not Helena did i go in the wrong room again?’

‘I’m Ms Peabody’s assistant and you are?’

‘Getting angrier by the minute! Ok where is Helena then?’ She demanded.

‘She left the office for the day, would you like to leave a message?’ Jody said politely to the tightly wound blond that stood before her.

‘Yes i would.. ok my message is.. you can write this down if you want.. quote Helena stay in one frigging place so that i can talk to you… hmm does that make it clear that i want to talk to her?’ She asked a clearly startled Jody who barely had the chance to nod before Alice began speaking again, ‘Signed Alice. Oh nice to meet you soory i’m a little bit aaarrghhh!! Oh by the way you might want to end my message after i signed my name she already knows i’m a little aaarrghhh.’ Then she quickly turned and left the office leaving a clearly stunned Jody behind. Tina was still in the corridor when Alice re-emerged from Helena office.

‘That was quick.’

‘She wasn’t there, where would she go?’

‘She wasn’t? hmm maybe she’s gone home, try reaching her there.’

‘Oh yeah! why didn’t i think of that? Never mind ok how do i get out of this place?’

Tina laughed then pulled her back down the corridor to the main entrance, ‘Hope you find Helena soon before you have a breakdown. Let me know if you do.’

‘Yeah sure, see you Tk.’ Alice said distractedly.

She sped out of the parking lot and drove to Helenas house, she turned up the drive and almost crashed into the drive gates.

‘Helena, i need to talk to you, open these stupid gates would you.’ Alice bellowed into the intercom.

The gates opened and let Alice through. She parked her car and let herself in through the front door. ‘Where are you?’ she shouted.

‘I was by the pool.’ Helena said walking into the hallway where Alice stood shouting. Again words failed Alice who just stared open mouthed at the bikini clad body before her, why hadn’t she noticed that before?

‘Alice are you ok? would you like a drink?’ Helena asked concerned.

‘Er … yeah a drink would be good.’ With that Helena turned and walked into the kitchen to fix Alice a drink. She felt a presense behind her and as she turned she found herself being gently pushed back against the counter, a body pressing against her and a tongue begging for entry. The kiss was full of want, lust and desire and just as she began to lose herself in it the contact was broken the heat of the other body withdrew.

‘I’m sorry i shouldn’t of done that.’ Alice muttered unable to look Helena in the eye.

Helena gulped the drink that she had prepared for Alice before asking, ‘Are you really sorry?’

Alice looked up into Helenas eyes and saw fear , ‘Helena i don’t want to ruin are friendship you mean so much to me. Should we just forget about me kissing you?’

‘No’

‘NO? But where does that leave us then?’ Alice asked hopefully.

‘It leaves us here.’ Helena said as she leant in and kissed Alice.