Mid-October 2012: Leena's B&B

It has been a long week, longer than Helena truly wants to admit. The only bright side to everything is that she was able to actually go on a ping with Steve. The Artifact wasn't too hard to snag, but anything in an investment banking firm would not be the place for Claudia even if she were available, or Artie in his latest childish mood.

Each night she found she was sleeping less and less well, even after she claimed Joshua's stuffed beer, and clung to it like it was a life preserver in the ocean.

This night was no different. She was sleeping fitfully, finally dozing off around midnight.