Sorry guys it took me slightly longer than I would have liked to finish this one I've been baby sitting my niece and she just wants to play all day... Anyway here you go! Chapter 2:

Jo drove to the river, with Hanson sitting next to her in the passenger seat.

'I just don't get what happened.' He said, shaking his head. 'I just saw the doc disappear. But that's not possible. Is it?' Jo struggled with what to reply. In the end she settled with a simple,

'I don't know. Is it?' Hanson turned to face her.

'Cut the sarcasm, Jo. I'm freaking out here. I just saw the Doc disappear in front of my eyes. Can't you just tell me what is going on?'

'I already said I shouldn't tell you, it's Henry's story.' They were at the river by now, and after parking and getting out of the car Jo went to the boot and lifted out a bag of clothes and a small towel.

Since learning of Henry's condition, Abe had insisted she leave a spare set of clothes in her car just in case. So far she'd only used them a couple of times. By the time she shut the boot Hanson had climbed out of the car and was making his way to the back of the car. Jo gave him a reassuring smile before turning to the bushes behind her.

'Henry?' She was rewarded with a slight rustling.

'I'm here.' She heard. Jo held out the bag and it was soon taken from her grasp. Seconds later Henry was standing next to her, giving his hair one last rub with the towel.

'No way.' She heard Hanson breath next to her. 'Jo, what the hell just happened.'

'Henry's story.' She replied, for the third time. Henry rolled his eyes.

'So I get to tell him?'

'You're the one who died, so yeah. If you had some self-preservation we wouldn't be in this mess.' Jo shot back. Henry sighed.

'Ok, but back at the shop.' Jo smiled.

'Good. Come on Hanson. We're going back to Henry's shop and we'll explain everything there.' Hanson nodded blankly, still staring at Henry.

They had managed to drive all the way back to the shop without Hanson asking once what had happened. At first Jo was glad, but after they had been sitting in Henry's lounge drinking tea for 10 minutes and he still hadn't said a word she began to become worried. Just as she was going to ask Hanson if he was all right she caught a movement out of the corner of her eye.

Jo turned to see Henry trying to get her attention. Once he saw he had it, he flicked his head towards the door. Jo nodded, and turned to Hanson.

'Mike, I'm just going to go talk to Henry for a bit, ok?' He nodded, staring at his cup of tea. Jo rose and followed Henry out of the room.

'What are you gonna tell him?' He grinned at her.

'I have a plan. Down in my lab I have some medicines that are used to treat high blood pressure and seizures. If I give him a larger dose than normal, it will simply cause his hypothalamus, which is a part of his brain, to shift the set point of his normal body temperature upward, causing a fever. Fevers often cause the person to become delirious. Once he recovers, we'll tell him he must of dreamt it.' Henry finished, flourishing his hands. Jo sighed, tipping her head to the side.

'You're not gonna just tell him the truth.' She asked. Henry's expression fell.

'I don't want to take the risk.'

'You told me.'

'But Abe and I had been thinking about telling you for a while. This is different. Plus, the more people who know a secret, the more likely others will find out. What if you were to talk to him about my condition and someone at work overheard. They'd think you were crazy.' Henry took Jo's hand in his.

'Please, Jo?' He looked beseechingly at her, and she sighed again.

'Ok. You go get the medicine.' She turned and walked back into the lounge where Hanson was still sitting.

'Hey, Hanson? Henry thinks you're in shock-' He surprised her by speaking.

'Oh and I wonder why. I just saw him die, disappear and return naked in the river!' He fell silent again, and Jo bit her lip.

'Henry has some medicine that will help reduce the shock. They're practically sugar tablets, they'll just give you some energy and will help you focus, and then Henry will explain everything.' Just then Henry entered the room with a glass of water and a couple of pills. He handed them to Hanson, who swallowed them.

'Are you sure this is safe?' Jo whispered to Henry? 'He's not immortal like you.'

'The normal dosage is one pill and I've given him two. That should cause a fever. A dangerous dose would be more like 5 or 6 pills.' They watched Hanson put the cup on the coffee table and turn to look at them.

'Are you going to tell me now?' He asked, his eyes flickering back and forth between Jo and Henry.

'Yes.' Henry said, sitting on the couch opposite Hanson. 'I'm immortal.' He said without any fanfare. 'When I die I disappear and return naked in water.' He gave a small shrug. 'That's all there is to it.' Hanson frowned before saying.

'And Jo knew?'

'I found out about 3 months ago. You remember the Tarrytown case?' Hanson nodded.

'The one with Abe's mother?' He asked?

'Yeah. Well Henry is immortal, and is over 200 years old. Abe's mother was Henry's wife. Henry is Abe's father. After that case Henry and Abe told me. I didn't believe them at first, but after I saw it happened I did.' Hanson nodded, his eyes unfocused. Jo noticed a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead.

'It's working.' She heard Henry whisper behind her.

'Yes.' She whispered back, feeling slightly guilty. 'It is.'

So did you like it? I have so many ideas for the next chapter... you'll just have to wait and see what happens! I should update in the next few days do not fear... And don't forget to review please!