Helga had been talking to Phoebe about the conversation she had with Arnold in the VIP room and about what she told Andrew at the party.

"Gosh Helga you had a very exiting night."

"Yes it was actually a very difficult night, part of me wanted to jump in Arnold's arms and tell him how much I wanted to be his girlfriend but, I felt unsure about myself, it's difficult to explain."

"Just take some time Helga to think things through and sooner than later you'll figure it out." Said Phoebe.

"Yes Phoebe I must, I can't stay this way for long." Said Helga looking down.

"By the way, how did you felt sleeping at Arnold's?" Asked Phoebe intrigued.

Helga remembered how Arnold was holding her tight in his room.
"Oh, Phoebe it was like a dream... at first I was upset by the fact that Bob forgot to pick me up or even take my calls,  but when Arnold was there waiting on me to get home safe. I felt so safe. He called a cab and it was magical all the way home, not to mention I had the pleasure to sleep..in...his room.." Helga sighs she wanted to take his jacket home as a souvenir. "How was your night Phoebe?"

Phoebe turned red..."it was interesting"
Helga looked at her and knew something was different. "Really interesting, that's all... come on spill it."

Helga saw Phoebe very shy and timid more then usual.

"Well... how can I say it."

"Oh come on Phoebe, stop with the suspense already."

"Gerald asked me to be his girlfriend and I accepted."

Helga eyes widened and stood up since they were seating on Phoebe's bed.
"You what! I can't believe you accepted Phoebe!"

"I like Gerald very much and I been waiting for a long time for him to ask me."

Helga observe how Phoebe looked very happy and didn't want to say something to upset her, besides Gerald was a good guy.
"I'm very happy for you Phoebe." Said Helga grabbing her shoulder.

"Thank you Helga I am" Said Phoebe giving Helga a hug. Helga and Phoebe continue to talk about her party.

Meanwhile Arnold was switching photos on the locket.
"There we go, it looks better know." Arnold put on her locket then he called Gerald to return his call.

"Hey Gerald"

"Hey Arnold, you have time to talk now?"

"Yes Gerald, sorry I couldn't talk to you this morning, Helga was here and we had to eat breakfast so that we could take her to Phoebe's."

"The reason why I was calling you earlier was to see if you wanted to play some basketball since we have first practice next week." Said Gerald.

"Really, next week already!."

"Yeah remember the coach said we have to start early this year."

"I don't remember Gerald."

"Well he did say that, I guess you were distracted or something."

"I guess so, where do you want to meet?" Asked Arnold

"By the park" Answered Gerald

Once Arnold and Gerald met at the parked they played basketball for an hour or so.
They stop a little to take a break, when Sid and Stinky saw them at the park.

"Howdy Guys!" Said Sid

"Hey Sid how you been? I didn't see you at Rhonda's party." Asked Arnold

"Rhonda's party are you kidding, I couldn't find a tux to wear, besides my cousin had a party yesterday."

"Oh yeah how was your cousins party?"
Asked Gerald

"It's was good, I heard you dance tango again with Helga, Arnold." Said Sid

"I told Sid, you dance mighty fine with Helga, Arnold." Said Stinky

"Yeah, Arnold did you know there's several videos of you and Helga streaming on Snapchat?" Asked Sid.

"What video!" Asked Arnold alarmed.

"Here let me show it." Sid pulled out his cell phone Snapchat app, it was a small video of Arnold and Helga dancing tango.

"Mmm...Mmm...Mmmm you and Helga will probably be the talk of the school." Said Gerald

"This is not good" Said Arnold worried.

"Not only that Arnold, I talked to a couple of friends today and a lot guys think Helga is hot and I don't blame them, after seeing this video she looks...."

"Quit it Sid and what guys told you that about Helga!?" Asked Arnold

"You don't know them Arnold." Said Sid

Arnold exhaled "This is horrible!"

" Don't worry man after a couple of days everyone will forget about it." Said Gerald

"Yeah after a couple of days...Hey Sid can I talk to you in private?" Asked Arnold

Sid and Arnold walked away from Gerald and Stinky to talk in private.

"What's up Arnold?" Asked Sid
"Do you still do investigations?" Asked Arnold
"I do Arnold, who do you need taken care of?" Asked Sid.
"Andrew Cooper...his in my first period class, I need for you to find out everything about him, if his hiding something and I need to know if Helga goes out with him, when and where ...I need a full investigation." Said Arnold with a very serious look.
"Uh, that kind of work it's going to cost you, Arnold."
"Yeah, I know but I want to make sure that guy doesn't try anything bad on my Helga."
"All right, it's business not to question my customers...here's  my price" Sid showed Arnold a piece of paper with the amount.
"Done, here's the first payment and Sid this stays between us only." Said Arnold
"Of course I never discussed my customer's business."
Arnold gave him the money.
"Pleasure doing business with you Arnold, I'll keep you posted." Said Sid.

Arnold and Sid return to where Gerald and Stinky were talking. Gerald looked at Arnold with a strange face.
"What where you two talking about?" Asked Stinky
"Just boring school work" Replied Sid
Stinky bought it but Gerald didn't.
After Stinky and Sid left, Gerald asked Arnold.
"You hired Sid did you."
Arnold exhaled "Yes Gerald, I need to know everything about Andrew, if his hidden something and especially when he goes out with Helga."
Gerald eye widened in surprise, "Do you think Helga will go out with him."
"Yes, she might." Replied Arnold in a low tone voice.
"Man Arnold that's tough.... wait do you think she likes him."
Arnold walked a couple of steps thinking and looking up, then he turned to look at Gerald.
"I believe she does.... but Helga loves me and love is stronger than when you just like someone."

"Still she does feel something for him and if your not careful he might steal her heart just like you stole her from him at the party." Replied Gerald

"Don't even go there Gerald!" Said Arnold annoyed.

"Sorry, it's my job as your best friend to tell you all the good and bad possibilities." Gerald and Arnold continued talking on the way home.

Back at Phoebe's house Helga looked at the time. "I better head home Phoebe before it gets dark."

"Okay Helga... did your parents call you?"

"Nope but that's the way they are I guess."
Helga hurried up and walked home.

Once Helga got home she saw her Mom drinking her smoothies in the kitchen.
"Oh honey there you are, I asked your father about you and he said you had a party and a friend gave you a ride."  Said Miriam all dizzy.

"Yes Miriam that was yesterday." Said Helga a bit upset.

"Oh yes, I figure  you were at Phoebe's house since you texted us you were at a friend's house."

Helga didn't know if to complain to her about calling her father last night and knocking on the door or to leave it like that.
"Miriam when are you going to stop drinking?"
"What do you mean honey, I don't drink?"
"Yes Miriam keep telling yourself that. If you don't need anything from me I'm going to my room."
"Wait Helga your father wanted to talk to you."
Helga walked over to the living room, her father was watching TV.

"Yes Bob you wanted to talk to me?"

Bob was watching a fight."No I didn't Olga"

"It's Helga,Bob!"

"Right Olga." Said her father again.

"Then why did Miriam said you wanted to talk to me? she asked her father.

Bob finally turned to face Helga all confused.
"I don't know, your mother has a screw lose or something."

Helga didn't want to argue with him but she was still upset Bob ignore her calls the night before.
"Didn't you notice I called you last night to pick me up?" Asked Helga upset.

"Ah, no you said something about getting a ride with your friend."

"Nooo Bob, I said for you to pick me up, that I was going to call you in case if I had a ride with a friend."

Her father got upset and raised his voice.
"I know what I understood Olga!"
"Crimity it's Helga, Bob and I called you last night what happen!?"
"I don't have any missed called Olga." Said Bob looking at the TV again.
" Forget about it, I'm going to my room."

Helga when up to her room and began cleaning it, to get ready for the next day. She had a lot of volleyball and ballet practice the next week, not to mention a lot of homework.

As Helga was getting ready to go to bed, she grabbed her pink dairy and read some of her poems she had written for Arnold in the past.

Then her cell ring,  a text came through.
"Hey Helga how are you?" - Arnold
"😒 so,so"- Helga

"Why?" - Arnold

"Same reason as always I suppose" - Helga

"You looked cheerful today when you were here."- Arnold

"Having you around it's different" - Helga

"So you like having me around ☺️" - Arnold

"Mmmm.." - Helga

"You like torturing me" - Arnold

"You don't know the meaning of the word." - Helga

"And you do?" - Arnold

"I seen you pour your heart out for the wrong girl, while I watched unable to do a thing." - Helga

"Who, when??" - Arnold

"I'll leave it like that 🙄, you might remember later on" - Helga

"Come on Helga I have NEVER felt for anyone like I feel for you." - Arnold

Helga didn't reply back for a couple of minutes.

"You are the only one that have made me lose my mind to a point that I lose myself in you..."- Arnold

"I don't know why it's so difficult to explain my feelings to you, it's like it's all in my heart and words are not enough to say it all." -Arnold

"I missed you here 😔 especially watching you undressed 😉😇" - Arnold

"😳 I knew it, you saw me on purpose Football head!" - Helga

"LOL. No it was an accident a very lovely accident. ☺️" - Arnold

"😡" - Helga

"I got you to respond back ☺️" - Arnold

"😄" - Arnold

"What's that happy face for?" - Helga

"I'm watching something very special." -Arnold

"😮 my ballet video!" - Helga

"Maybe 😇" - Arnold

"Arnoldo it's late get some sleep." - Helga

"Okay but first 😘" - Arnold

"???" -Helga

"You know you want one. " - Arnold

"Maybe 😇" - Helga

Notes:
Their texting are so cute, I love it.
What will happen next? Now that Arnold hired Sid to check on Andrew and Helga.