Okay here we go chapter nine! (FYI the beginning of this chapter takes place about 3 or 4 days after Sam and Myka's fight.)

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"Hello?" The voice answered from the other line.

"Um.. ? This is Myka, Myka Bering." Myka said nervously.

"Oh Myka, is everything alright? I haven't heard from you in a while."

"Yeah I'm so sorry about that, I've been incredibly busy lately." Myka said weakly, she knew it wasn't a very good excuse but she just couldn't muster up a reason to call her before.

"Well I would imagine you would have your hands full with all the children you have. Is it still just three?"

"Yes it is." Myka chuckled.

"And how are they doing?" Irene asked.

"They're doing great! They're getting so big now I can barely keep up with them."

"Well I'm sure if anybody can do it, you can." There was a beat of silence. "I take it that you didn't call me just to chat, so is there something I can for you?"

"You always knew me better than anyone else." Myka laughed lightly. "Well to be honest I need help finding a job. One particularly that would involve police work of some kind. I just assumed that you would know somebody who could help me.."

"I'm sure that I could find something for you but it might take me a couple of days."

"Oh no please take all the time you need." Myka said quickly. "Thank you so much for doing this."

"Of course, you were the best student that I've ever had." responded.

"Well just let me know if you get anything, you should really come over for dinner sometime so that you could see the kids again."

"I would like that. Well I'm afraid I have to go." said apologetically. "I'll call you as soon as I get any word."

"Okay thank you again." Myka said gratefully.

"Good bye Myka."

"Goodbye."

Myka set her phone on the couch cushion next to her, quite relieved that Mrs. Frederic was so willing to help her.

When Myka went to train for the secret service, Mrs. Frederic was one of her teachers.

became quite fond of Myka from the start, she knew that she was going to be a fonaminal secret service agent and she was a bit disappointed when she found out that Myka was quitting. She certainly thought that the young agent was making a mistake but she understood that family came first. She was actually kind of surprised by how good Myka was with her children, she never really seemed like the motherly type.

She wondered to herself why Myka wanted a job so desperately now.

Myka felt that she could finally start moving on. She and Sam had fought for hours the other night. But it was when she asked for the divorce he fell silent. He had no idea it had gotten that bad between them.

He then told her that a divorce was not the rational thing to do and she was just overreacting and they argued for a little longer but she didn't relent. She made it very clear that she was unhappy and the only thing that would make things better was a divorce.

Sam did not agree to a divorce, he realized that maybe he could satisfy Myka with "a temporary separation" as he put it.

"No Sam." She said sternly. "A temporary separation is not going to fix this." She gestured between them.

"And what a permanent one is?" He returned. "What about the kids Myka? What are we going to tell them?"

"This is what is best for everybody." She walked towards him. "I know it doesn't feel like it now but soon enough you'll see and understand that-"

"Oh I underdstand." He interrupted. "I understand that you're breaking up our family." He stood in her personal space now, his face merely inches away from hers. "But that doesn't surprise me you've always been selfish."

"Selfish?" She asked unbelievingly. "Selfish?" She repeated, mostly to herself. And then she looked at him, her eyes filled with so much anger. "You want selfish? I will give you selfish." She said whispered coldly.

Sam had never seen that look in his wife before, it was like the old Myka was gone and there was someone else staring at him.

"I want a divorce." She said just as cold as before.

And with that she turned and walked upstairs.

The next day Sam told her that he was going to "temporarily" stay at his parent's townhouse for a while.

He decided that they did indeed need a break.

/Helena was just finishing up some last minute paperwork when she heard a light knock on her door.

"Come in!" She called.

"Hi."

Helena stomach dropped when she heard that familiar voice.

'It couldn't be…'

When she looked up she saw Myka standing at the foot of the door, holding Seren in one arm and a back in the other.

"Myka?" She stood up from her chair. "What-What are you-"

"We came to bring you lunch." She held up the bag. "As a peace offering."

"Oh, well please come in." She walked over to where the other woman was and closed the door behind her.

She took the take out bag from Myka and saw that it was from Anton's. She smiled as she set it on the coffee table in the middle of the room.

"I got you the spaghetti because I know that it's your favorite from there." Myka said softly.

"This is lovely thank you." Helena beamed. She looked over Myka for a few moments before she spoke again. "I missed you."

"I missed you too." Myka sighed.

Just then Seren let out a small squeal, reaching her hands towards Helena.

"Oh I missed you too Seren!" Helena cooed as she took the young girl from her mother's arms, swinging her around in circle and attacking her with kisses.

Seren laughed and hid her face in the woman's chest.

Myka chuckled at the adorableness of the two.

"So shall we eat?" She asked.

"Yes please." Helena nodded as she sat on the couch with Seren on her lap.

Myka began taking the contents out of the bag and spreading them on the table.

"Oh doesn't that look good?" Helena boasted, picking up a container of spaghetti.

She opened it and began feeding Seren the sauce covered noodles.

Myka sat next to the other woman with her own plate.

They were silent for a few minutes just enjoying the food and each other's company.

"Helena?" Myka finally broke the silence.

"Hmm?" Helena turned to face her, sucking in a noodle.

Myka bursted out laughing when she took in the sight of the Brit and her daughter, they both had red marinara sauce all over their cheeks.

"Boy you guys sure know how to make a mess!" Myka laughed as she grabbed some napkins out of the bag.

She leaned over and wiped Seren's face first, then folded the napkin over and wiped Helena's as well.

The brown eyed woman's breath caught in her throat due to their close proximity.

She reached out her hand and took Myka's in her own. It had been killing her that she hadn't been able to touch the other woman.

"Sam moved out." Myka said softly, a twinge of sadness in her eyes. "He says it's temporary but….we both know it isn't. When I asked for a divorce he-"

"Shhh." Helena cupped Myka cheek with her hand. "Let's not talk it about it now. I just want to bask in the joy of having you here with me again."

"Okay." Myka nodded.

Helena nuzzled Myka's face with her own.

"You know I can leave after we eat. I already finished my work for the day. Open and close case. What do you say you two come back to my place for a while and then we can go pick up the kids from school and go back home and have ourselves a movie night?"

"I think that sounds like a great idea." Myka beamed.

"Great, now," She turned back to her food. "let's finish eating this delicious meal."

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Once they were back at Helena's house, Myka put Seren down for nap in Helena's room, while Helena made some tea.

"You do love your tea." Myka teased as she settled down on the couch.

"Well I am British." Helena retorted.

She sat next to the curly haired woman.

"Wow I take back what I said before this is really good." Myka said before taking another big sip from the delicious beverage.

But Helena paid no attention to what the other woman had said.

She was so happy to have Myka with her again.

She got butterflies in her stomach every time she thought about her.

Even though Helena had been in love before it had never been like this.

It felt so new and passionate and just riveting in every way.

No one, except Christina, had ever captured Helena's mind and heart as much as Myka and the kids did.

"I missed you." Helena said softly.

"You already said that." Myka rand her thumb over hand over Helena's.

"I know but I needed to say it again. You and the children mean so much to Christina and I and these last couple of weeks have been so agonizing without you." She looked down at her hands sadly. "Oh Myka I am so terribly sorry for the other night."

"No," Myka sat up quickly, setting her mug on the table. "No I'm the one who should be sorry. I've been so out of it lately I just…I overreacted. I was scared and I was being unfair to you and the-"

Myka was cut off by Helena's lips on her own. Helena didn't mean to kiss her she just couldn't handle it a moment longer.

However when she tried to pull away Myka just took her face in her hands and deepened it. Helena ran her toungue over Myka's bottom lip asking for entrance, which she quickly granted.

Myka had never tasted anything so heavenly in her entire life. Helena was like a drug to her. She had gone so long without her that now her cravings were getting the best of her and she could hardly control herself.

"Ow! Bollocks!" Helena exclaimed, breaking off the kiss. When Myka looked down she saw that the other woman had spilled her raspberry tea on herself. "Oh bloody hell that is hot!"

"I'll be right back!" Myka yelled as she jumped off the couch and into the kitchen.

A few seconds later she emerged from the double swinging door but she only made it a few feet because she slipped on something and landed (quite hard) on her butt.

"Myka!" Helena quickly ran to the other woman's, forgetting all her burning pain. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine." Myka said as she began to stand up, an embarrassed blush creeping up on her face. "I got your wet rag." She said weakly as she messaged her sore bum.

"Thank you." Helena took the rag from her and applied it to her crotch area. "Perhaps we should just.." She gestured to the couch.

"Sounds good." Myka agreed.

They both plopped back down on the couch, Myka was on her stomach because her bottom hurt so bad.

"I think I broke my butt." Myka mumbled.

"Oh what a cute one it was too, such a shame." Helena teased. "At least you don't have second degree burns on your hoo-ha!"

"Hoo-ha?!" Myka laughed.

"Yes it's a reference you American's use that I find quite amusing." Helena returned. "That and dude."

Myka laughed hardily again, Helena sounded quite..so wrong using those words.

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Three o'clock came abound and the two women both went together to pick up the kids.

The children were ecstatic to say the least when they saw each other again. And they were even more excited when they found out they were gonna have another movie night.

"Mommy is the popcorn ready yet?!" Pierce yelled, his head wresting on Helena's shoulder.

"I'm coming! I'm coming" She called back.

She very slowly walked back from the kitchen, being careful that she didn't slip again, holding two bowls of popcorn.

"Here you go bud." She handed her son one of the bowls. "There are you are guys." She gave the other to Christina and Aiden. "So what did we decide on?" She sat next to Helena.

"Brave, Monstors Inc and Toy Story!" Christina said excitedly.

"You think we're going to be able to watch all of those in one night?!" Myka exclaimed.

"Probably not." Aiden shrugged.

Myka just chuckled and snuggled up to Helena.

Somewhere at the end of Brave Myka's phone rang.

"I'll be right back." She whispered quietly, slipping off to the study.

"Did you know you know that Girraffes can lick the inside of their own ears!" Pierce asked Helena.

"No I actually I did not know that." She chuckled. "That's rather interesting, did you learn that at school?"

"Yep." He nodded and then returned to her his position with head on his shoulder. "Also koalas eat their parents poop."

Helena laughed so loud that both Christina and Aiden turned around to shush her.

"Sorry." She apologized.

Just then Myka returned.

"Is everything alright?" Helena asked.

"Yeah everything's fine." Myka as she sat down. "It was just my good friend who was letting me know that she got me a job interview on Monday." She took the blanket that she had brought from the study and spread it over them.

"A job interview? Where?"

"Uh the Baltimore Police Department. They're looking for a new homicide detective."

"Shhh." Aiden and Christina said again.

"Sorry." The two women said in unison.

In the middle of Monstors Inc Christina and Aiden both crawled up on the couch. Pierce was cuddled up to Helena's side, Aiden leaning against Christina, Seren was on Myka's lap, who' s head was resting on Helena's shoulder, their hands entangled underneath the blanket. This was the way they had fallen asleep that night, cuddled up together peacefully the end credits of toy story playing on the TV.

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