Helen had been crying and Nikki could only pull her in a hug. "I’m sorry Helen, I over-reacted…" she sighed. "I just don’t know where you or I stand, one moment we’re kissing and the next we’re… fighting." Helen nodded into Nikki’s chest. Nikki guided her back to the untidy bed and sat down with her. Helen stared at the floor and Nikki waited but patience wasn’t her best virtue. She stood up and looked at Helen who still hadn’t looked up. "I’m going to see if the water is running, because I could really do with a shower… " Helen still didn’t react. Nikki sighed and walked into the small bathroom.

Helen could hear Nikki banging around in the bathroom, and swearing profusely at each failed attempt to get the shower starting. This was suddenly interrupted by the sound of running water and a gleeful yell of "Success!". Helen hid a smile at Nikki’s delight in the simple things.

"Hel, where are my keys?" Helen sighed as she switched off the shower. "I don’t know." She wrapped her hair in a towel and made a face at her reflection in the mirror. Taking another towel, she wrapped it around her body. "Helen, I’ll be late… where are they?" Helen groaned and yelled, "Where you left them!" She sat on the toilet seat and glanced at the pregnancy test. She spoke loudly to herself, "If it’s positive, I will marry him, if it’s not I won’t." She could hear Sean clatter around downstairs. "Helen!"

Helen sighed as she switched off the shower. "." She wrapped her hair in a towel and made a face at her reflection in the mirror. Taking another towel, she wrapped it around her body. "" Helen groaned and yelled, "She sat on the toilet seat and glanced at the pregnancy test. She spoke loudly to herself, "She could hear Sean clatter around downstairs. "!"
"Helen!" Helen looked up and looked at the bathroom door. Nikki called her again, "Helen, can you find me a towel?" Helen stood up and opened the wardrobe and found a stack of towels inside. She pulled one out and walked straight into the bathroom without knocking. She stopped when she saw Nikki standing before her, her body glistening with drops from the recent shower, her hair dripping more drops onto her. Her muscles toned, her skin darkened by the blazing sun, her wounds creating a story… "Helen!" Helen’s attention returned to her and she threw the towel and walked out quickly. Nikki smiled and proceeded to dry herself.