Vicki was doing some light, very light cleaning in her office. It had been three months since she found out she was pregnant again. She was almost perky, it was scaring Coreen. Things had been a little quiet in Toronto. It was too quiet Vicki thought as in the calm before the storm. Coreen was bored with normal cases as she put it. Henry had taken the kids to the park. He called to let Vicki know he was on his way back.
Vicki knew he was behind her but didn't let on. Henry wrapped his arms around her caressing her still flat stomach. She hadn't started to show yet. Henry was ready for her to have that baby bump he loved so much.
"So, anything yet?" he asked in her ear, kissing her earlobe and sending shivers down her spine.
"Well, yeah actually," she said turning, her cleaning rag still in hand. Henry pulled back looking somewhat surprised.
"And...??" Henry was anxious to know the sex. Vicki had promised she would tell him as soon as she sensed anything. She had about two days earlier but wasn't sure until today.
"And.." Vicki said wrapping her arms around him, her cleaning rag dangling over his back, "Ward is going to be one very happy big brother," she then proceeded to kiss him. He smiled behind her kiss. They began to kiss very deeply. Henry smelled her arousal while Vicki felt his.
"Stop that in there," Coreen yelled from the outer office. Henry and Vicki stopped making out and started laughing. Coreen had developed extra sensitive smell over the last year, much more like a lycan. She could smell both of them becoming aroused.
"Sorry Coreen," Vicki yelled.
"Another boy," Henry said softly. He brushed her hair away from her face, tucking it behind her ear, "who's telling Abbie?" Henry said raising an eyebrow. Vicki made a face.
"You?" She pointed to his chest.
"We'll draw straws, " he teased. As he turned his head toward Vicki's desk, he screamed and began hopping around swatting at his shoulder, his big hands flailing everywhere.
"What the hell is wrong with you Henry?" Vicki said looking at him as if he had lost his mind. Coreen came running in, thinking Vicki was screaming. Her eyes had changed to animal.
"Vic?...Henry?" Coreen asked in confusion. Henry was still hopping, his eyes had bled to black, he was swatting all over now.
"Henry!!" Vicki finally stopped him from hopping by grabbing him by the shoulders, "what the fuck are you freaking out about?"
Vicki was looking everywhere, Coreen was just staring wondering what had happened.
"Spider, it was a spider Vicki," Henry said still searching his shirt, picking at it. Vicki stopped helping him.
"Spider. You're afraid of a spider?" she asked. He nodded yes. There was huge pause then raucious laughter from both Coreen and Vicki. They were doubled over, holding their stomachs cracking up. They were both crying instantaneously.
"Oh, you two find that funny do you?" Henry snorted out. He was one unhappy vampire.
"Well.." Vicki was trying to compose herself, wiping her eyes, taking a breath, "you were screaming like a girl Henry. That was hilarious on it's own." Henry growled still looking nervously around. Vicki flung the rag over her shoulder and one came flying out of it, Henry screamed like a girl again, ducking as it flew by.
This brought another round of laughter from the girls. Henry was beyond frustrated at this point. As perfect timing would have it, in walks Det. Mike Celluci.
He stopped, stared at the group, Henry all pissy, the girls laughing their asses off and contemplated leaving.
"Am I interrupting anything fun?" Mike smiled. Henry glared at Vicki first, then Coreen.
"No, Mike, what's up?" Vicki said still trying to stop her giggling, wiping tears from her eyes.
He looked around at the group knowing full well something was up finally deciding that ignorace was bliss. He threw a folder on Vicki's desk.
"New case, Crowley sent me right to the Spook Squad," Vicki made a face at him. She hated when Mike said that and he knew it.
Vicki opened the folder. There were photos of some type of stringy stuff all over bodies that looked to have been sucked dry. Henry was looking over her shoulder. His eyes went wide at the photo, Vicki could swear she heard him gulp.
Mike raised an eyebrow at Henry's reaction, "Seen this before?"
Coreen left to her outer office, her hand stifling her smile. Vicki was clearing her throat to keep from giggling again.
"What the hell is going on here?" Mike finally said after a pause, throwing his hands up, "Vic, you find this funny?" he said pointing to the folder.
"No." Henry finally said. Vicki had gotten ahold of herself enough to tell Mike why she was laughing.
"Mike, this looks like a spider did this," She said pointing to the body.
"Yeah, that's what we thought hence, " he pointed to Vicki and Henry.
"So why the laughter?" Mike said crossing his arms. Vicki looked up at Henry for permission to tell Mike what she had just discovered only five minutes ago about her vampire husband.
Henry sighed and closed his eyes.
"Mike, Henry is arachniphobic," Vicki said as straight faced as possible. Mike was quite only for a moment and then, like Vicki and Coreen, lost it.
Vicki felt the breeze as Henry left the office with vampiric speed...
"Oh shit." they said in unison...