As the plane pulled into gate C12 at the JFK International Airport, Helena rolled up the magazine she'd been reading and placed it into her slightly over-large purse with a small sigh. Having only the purse with her, Lena was able to be one of the first off the plane. She headed through the airport with little confusion, though she'd never been there a day in her life. She'd brought only one suitcase, but she wasn't interested in that at the moment. When she reached baggage claim, she was too busy looking over the heads of everyone there to find the familiar long-dark hair of her boyfriend, Chris.

Move people!!!!!

Chris made his way through the crowed of people in the airport looking for Lena. Grahhh! How far could she have gone??? Her plane had just landed....He wasn't honestly paying much attention to the people around him as he made his way through mostly he was just try to find his girlfriend! How hard could this be???

Finally the crowed of people had moved just enough so he could see her. A wide smile was one his face now. "Helena!!!" He yelled over to her as he walked towards her. Hehe! Finalllllly!

Helena turned around as she heard her name called over the heads of everyone and saw Chris coming towards her with the wide smile she adored. A smile of her own appeared on her face as she made her way through everyone to get to Chris. She threw her arms around him in a hug. Chris! she said, her smile widening every second she held onto him.

Chris laughed as Helena throw her arms around him. Hehe! How he had missed that. He hugged her back. "Sooooo how are you? Flight was gooooood I hope." He said still smiling wide as he pulled back to look at her. Ahhhh just like he remember but only better. He kissed her quickly before pulling back. He could get use to having Lena around everyday again he sure did miss that a lot!

I'm great! Lena said with a still-widening smile as he pulled back from her. Yeah, the flight was--- she was cut off briefly by Chris's quick kiss, but she kissed him back for the second he did ---excellent, she finished a little more slowly than she had begun as she wrapped her arms around his waist and began to walk towards the luggage carousel. And how about you? How have things been over here? she asked looking up at him.

Chris smiled. "Well I'm glad to hear that." He told Helena as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder walking with her. "I've been good. Things here? Good. Actually I've got a suprise about the whole apartment thing. Welll it's actually just going to be you and me. Seee Mike and Maggie didn't like being the four of us in such a tiny place sooo they rented another apartment out. I find it dumb but whatever. And then Danny just randomly moved in with his girlfriend." He said shrugging. "We are all in the same apartment building and all." He told Helena. As they reached the luggage carousel Chris looked back over at Lena. "Alright which is yours?" He asked.

One of Helena's dark eyebrows rose as Chris mentioned the 'surprise' about the apartment, but then her smile lit up at his words - heh heh! The whole apartment all to herself and Chris! Well, that will be good. I wouldn't want to crowd anybody, but it's still good that you guys are so close together still, she said with a small smile. Then she chuckled at his question. It's light blue with green polka dots.... she said, grinning. How awesome would Chris look alongside that?!

Chris chuckled when he saw Lena's smile just light up. Awww she was excited about it! And that's what Chris was hoping for. He then gave a kiss to the top of her head. "Yeah because having another person in the apartment would have been crazy! As it was there weren't enough rooms soooo Mike and I had to share one. I like Mike but I have had to much of him in the last year." He said laughing lightly. Hearing what her bag looked like Chris looked back at Helena. "Your joking aren't you? You don't really have a light blue bag with green pokla dots do you?" Oh geeez this meant Chris was going to have to caring a weird looking bag allllll the way out to the car. Great.....

That's quite understandable, Helena said with a chuckle, smiling as Chris kissed the top of her head. Hopefully that doesn't happen with me, she added with a small wink in his direction. She then laughed at his words. Joking? she asked, quickly frowning in a sad way, I bought it aaaaaall special for this trip!

"Awwww well I have a good feeling that it won't. I don't think I could ever be sick of you." Chris said smiling wide to Lena. But then he saw the frown on Lena's lips. "C'mon Lena no frowning! Okay okay okay. I will carry your very special bag." He said looking for it as all the other bags when around in circles. As he then finally spotted the back it wasn't to hard considering it was like the only one that was brightly colored like that. He grabbed it holding it in his hand as his other arm was still around her shoulders. "Ready?" He asked smiling.

I didn't mean you had to carry it! Helena insisted as he grabbed it off the belt, but then she smiled at his smile, knowing it was pointless to start an argument over who was carrying a suitcase. Yes, of course I'm ready, she said with a chuckle, keeping her arms tight around his waist as they walked out of the airport together.

"Well I'm sure not going to let you carry it." Chris said chuckling as they walked off. "Alright I was just making sure." He said smiling slightly to Lena. As they walked out of the airport. "Alright so I figured I won't scare you by taking the subway cause it's kind of creepy sooo or at least the first time." He said as he walked over to the Ford Fusion. "Not as nice as my car back home but it works." He said to her. He opened the back seat putting her suitcast in it. Then he opened the passengers side for Helena. "For you." He said.

Well, duh. Chris was her boyfriend - of course he was going to insist on carrying it. She laughed slightly at his statement. Thanks, but I'm officially 5'5" now (and its probably my limit) - I can take 'em! she said, letting go of him for a moment to raise her hands karate smile before chuckling as they reached the car and putting her hands back at her sides. No, I like it! she assured him with a smile as he opened the door. Why thank you, Mr. Kaplan, she said with a small little curtsy before giggling lightly and sliding into the car.

"Okay promise tomorrow I will take you on the subway." Chris said. But then had no choice but to laugh at the karate stance Lena took. "I verrrrrry scared of you Crawely....very scared." He said giving Helena a kiss on the cheek. "Yeahhhh it works. It fits the band stuff soooo it's good." He said smiling. He then chuckled as Lena curtsied. "You are very welcome miss." He said bowing his head as he shut the door. Chris then walked around the car into the drivers side of the car. He shut the door and looked back at Lena. "Hey." He said quietly as he leaned into and kissed her.

Helena laughed and nodded at his words with a wide smile. Sounds like a plan, she said, her smile widening a bit. She chuckled when he pretended to be scared of her and then kissed her on the cheek. Yes, that's the important part, she said with a small nod before he shut her door and walked to his own door and came in. Before he'd said more than that one word, Chris had kissed her. Lena leaned closer to him and returned it. She wrapped one arm around her neck, one hand in the hair at his neck. She felt her heart race for a moment before dropping back down to normal. She pulled her lips back from his but stayed close. Hey, she said, just as quietly.

"Alright deal." Chris said smiling back to Lena. Though with the kiss he felt Helena return it. He smiled as his hand moved up to her cheek and his arm was around her waist like always. Goshhhhhhh this felt sooo right. This felt just like what he hadn't wanted sense last summer for Lena to be here with him. Chris felt their lips part but Helena stay close which he liked. He kissed her forehead. "We should be heading out now." He said as he gave her one more quick kiss before letting go of her. He turn back in his seat buckled his seat belt and turned the key.

The corner of Helena's mouth pulled up into a smile as he kissed her forehead. She almost sighed at his words, but after spending so long on a plane, it would be nice to finally be able to sit down on a couch and something that wasn't moving. Deal, she repeated after him, buckling her seatbelt as well as he started the car.

The trip seemed to go by in a flash as Helena leaned back into the seat and relaxed, but she did pay attention to her surroundings, so new and unfamiliar to her... and to think, now, she could do whatever she wanted for as long as she wanted. She could stay there, if she wished, forever.

"Alright sooo we are on floor three." Chris said as him and Lena stood infront of the elevator and he pushed the up botton. As the elevator came down Chris stepped into making sure Helena did the same before the door shut. He rested her suitcase on the ground and pressed the botton with the number three on it. Chris turned back to Lena as he wrapped his arm around her waist. "Tired?" He asked her with a small smile. It was along flight after alllll.

Helena smiled, her green eyes following the progress of his hand as he pushed the button beside the elevator. Three's a good number, she said as her smile flickered and they stepped into elevator. She chuckled as he wrapped his arm around her waist. Very, she agreed with a nod. In fact, with each blink her eyelids wanted to stay shut, but Lena reopened them with the same speed each time, willing them to stay open. What time is it? I'm still thrown off, she said after a moment.

"What three your favorite number?" He asked smiling towards her. But then he heard her obvious answer. "Hmmm that's what I thought." Chris said softly to Lena. Himself knowing quite well having made the trip several times now. "Well we be there in just a moment." He told her. At Helena's question he looked down at his watch. "Almost seven. Which means in Bulgaria right now it would beeee around two in the morning." He told her. "I promise you will get use to the time differents after a few days." He said. Then the elevator went ding! And the doors opened for the third time. "Come on." He said picking Helenas suitcase back up and walked out with her his arm still around her waist.

"Okay sooo the aparment number is 124." Chris said walking up to the door. He fumbled in his pocket finding the key. "Okay sooo Mike and Maggie are across the hall two doors down. So they might be her a lot. But I told them not to come to night figuring you would be tired." He said unlocking the door and opening it foor Lena.

Helena smiled a bit wider, though it was still small; Chris knew her too well. Gah! She was always tired... she chuckled as he mentally calculated the time difference. I'm sure I will, she said just as the elevator dinged and they stepped off, Chris arm still around Lena's waist.

You didn't have to tell them that, she said with a small yawn before chuckling once more. Helena smiled over at him as he opened the door and stepped into the apartment. Yes, it was a bit small, but it seemed like Chris, even if it held certain feelings of the others as well. It's lovely, she said brightly, looking up at him and leaning up to kiss him once more.

Chris saw that small yawn of Lena's and chuckled. "Yeahhhh I think I did" He said smiling. "You will see them tomorrow." He told her. As they stepped into the apartment Chris turn the lights on and put her suitcase on the floor near the door. "Well I'm gald you think so." He said smiling. But not soon after did he feel Lena kissing him once again. He kissed her back one of his hands in her hair. He soon pulled back and just smiled to her. "Okay sooo I will show you around. Couch, Tv, armchair or here." He said walking over to the couch and leaned on it. "Ummm guitar's, drummers and other band stuff over there." He said pointing. "Kitchen is here. I don't know what you will find in here but that's okay. Bathroom there." He said still pointing. "And then the bedrooms. One on the right is mine and the left is the spare one." He said turning back to Lena. "Just make yourself at home." He said smiling.

Lena smiled at his words and at his own smile as well. Okay, okay - give me the grand tour! she said with a grin as Chris did, indeed, lead her around the apartment. When the tour was finished and he turned back to her, Helena smiled once more at his words - a perfect set up. That won't be too hard, she said, setting down her purse and hugging him close to her again. That was home. He was home.

"Ah well I'm glad to here that. It would suck if you didn't feel at home." or was home sick. But why would Helenda be homesick? Not trying to be mean but she didn't have any family to miss. But then there was Blake. Grrrrr! These thought-thank God-were gone as sh hugged him tight. "I love you." He siad hugging her back just as tight.