Chapter Two
Vicky could actually feel the blood draining from her face. Did this woman, this vampire, just say that Mike Celluci, her Mike Celluci, was her lifemate? No she must have heard wrong. But Vicky had to admit to herself he wasn't her Mike anymore. Their on again off again relationship was currently off, but that still didn't make Mike someone else' mate. But what if he was? Could he be the mate of Vampira here? Mike was not the most pro vamp guy in the world. He was more a hot dog and ball game sort of guy, not the let me bite your neck and drain your blood type.
"Oh Crap…. Did I just say that out loud?" Judging by the look on Kathy's face she had.
'Well what do I do now? Think Nelson think.'
"Can you help me Vicky?" she asked anxiously. "Is there a problem?"
"Oh yea I can help you find him and there definitely could be a problem" Vicky replied more to herself than to the woman across from her. "Are you sure your life mate is Mike Celluci, Detective Mike Celluci?" she asked. Kathy just nodded her head.
"After all', Vicky continued, 'you said yourself that he was only five, how can you be sure it's him?"
"I just know. I guess you could compare it to putting you finger on a frayed wire, you know that little charge or electricity you feel going up your arm, sort of like that."
"Eww he was only five" Don't want to even go there Vicky thought.
"It wasn't sexual Vicky, just a sense of knowing that he was different, and special. As soon as I realized the connection I never saw him again." then she added gently "and I think you have felt the same sort of pull for someone yourself, Henry Fitzroy would be my guess"
That got Vicky's full attention. "How would you know that?" Vicky asked.
"I just know. Besides we can discuss Fitzroy later. We were talking about Celluci remember?"
"Oh yea Mike… MIKE!" Vicky suddenly looked at her watch. She and Mike were going to meet at her office for lunch and it was almost noon. "He's going to be here in about 10 minutes, we need to decided what to do with you"
"I beg your pardon, do with me?" Kathy looked a bit offended.
"Sorry didn't mean to offend you, it's just that I know Mike and he isn't someone you just spring a lifemate on. Especially when that someone happens to be a vampire. He'll need to have time to adjust to the whole idea, believe me."
"Yes I see your point, but it is inevitable. Can you just introduce me as a friend or client and see how it goes from there?" Kathy asked hopefully.
"Better you're a client, he knows most of my friends" Vicky didn't want to tell her that she kept mostly to herself when not working and thus, didn't have many friends.
"Yes that's definitely the way to go"
"Go where? I thought we were having Chinese?" Mike said as he walked into the office carrying two bags of food.