Henry and Vicki went home to have dinner and spend the evening with the kids before they left. A year had changed them all. London was just as smart as her siblings were at that age. She had learned to use her telekinesis well. She had not yet shown any signs of vampirism, not unusual though. Vicki suspected she may just be a little powerful magical person, time would tell. Ward and Abbie were soon to be six but were so way beyond their years it was hard to keep up sometimes.
"Mom, why can't you and dad just go away overnight, like a sleepover?" Abbie asked. They no longer called Vicki and Henry mommy and daddy but mom and dad, London still did though. Vicki would not admit to anyone that it hurt a little to see the twins growing up so fast. Henry knew how she felt whether she admitted it or not.
"Because we are taking grown-up vacation," Vicki told her oldest daughter.
"Mommy, will you miss us?" London asked popping her thumb out then back in, Vicki reached over and pulled it back out. London promptly put it back in, frowned and covered it with her other hand as if it couldn't be seen.
"Of course I will, will you miss me?" She teased.
"Well, duh mom," Ward said. He had become more outgoing, more of Vicki showed up in him too. London was stubborn like Vicki, they all were but she was definitely going to have her father's personality, moreso than the other two. They were all three still blonde, still beautiful children. London looked more like Vicki and Abbie now, Ward was all Henry except his hair color.
"Glad to know I'm loved!" Vicki and Henry took their children upstairs, got them ready for bed and then read stories to them until they fell asleep. Vicki was still lying with London when Henry came into her room. He smiled as he watched Vicki rubbing her forehead even though she was fast asleep.
"I think she's asleep," Henry whispered to Vicki. Vicki quietly got up, looked back one more time and left the room.
"Are you okay? You seem a little off tonight," Henry asked lacing his fingers in hers as they went to their room.
"I'm fine, it's just that we haven't really been gone overnight since our honeymoon, did you realize that?" Vicki asked.
Henry thought a moment.
"No, I didn't. Are you worried about the kids? Gwen has everything under control," Henry kissed her hand for reassurrance.
"No, I don't know what it is really. I just feel strange, like something is going to happen." she said closing their door.
"To them?"
"No, to us." she answered. She was leaning against their bedroom door, hands behind her back, eyes closed.
"Oh, something's going to happen to us allright," Henry growled as he bent down to trace a pattern on her neck with his tongue. Vicki shuddered, pulled him away and said..
"Pack. We must pack, our limo will be here in an hour," she reminded him.
"I can do alot in thirty minutes or less.." he grinned.
"Oh..that you can..." she smiled back...