The look on Vicki's face was pure shock.

"Mother? What are you doing here?" Vicki asked pulling away from Henry.

"Well, if you would return my calls, I wouldn't need to travel all the way here to make sure my one and only daughter was still alive now would I? And who might this young man be? Vicki don't be so rude and introduce me.." Marjory Nelson was already on her way over to the couch before Vicki could say a word. Now this was something Henry thought he would never see, in double his lifetimes: Vicki Nelson, speechless, unable to get a word in edgewise. He was smiling from those thoughts and he suspected that Vicki knew what he was thinking.

Vicki however, was trying to think quickly. How WOULD she introduce Henry?

Henry saved her yet again, "Hello, ma'am, so very nice to meet you, finally." he spoke so eloquently outstretching his hand, but instead of shaking hers , he planted a slight kiss on the back. Marjory giggled like a schoolgirl.

She drew in a quick breath and replied, "The pleasure is mine, really."

Vicki frowned and said, "Mother!" Marjory grinned at Vicki mischievously, knowing she was aggravating her own daughter.

After Henry kissed Marjory's hand, Marjory turned back to Vicki with her arms outstretched, "Now, come give me a hug. That's the least you could do." Henry smiled behind Vicki's mother and said, "Yes, Victoria, that's the least you could do." As Marjory hugged Vicki tightly and of course Vicki returned the hug warmly, she made a face at Henry over her mother's shoulder. Henry knew just what buttons to push when it came to Vicki's mother and he would pay for it later, oh yes, he would pay.

"So, Mr...?" Marjory questioned Henry, "Fitzroy, Henry Fitztroy. You, may call me Henry."

"Allright, Henry, what else may I call you?" she eyed Vicki as she said this. Her mother knew her all too well.

Saved again, this time by Coreen, "Uh, sorry to interrupt, but Mike is here to see you Vicki." Vicki almost fell over herself getting to the door, "Oh wonderful, tell him to come in. Mother, do you mind maybe waiting in the outer room, just for a moment. You know, privilege," Vicki shrugged her shoulders. Her mother humphed, she knew when she was being steamrolled but Marjory had begat Vicki and where do you think Vicki's personality originated from? Exactly.

"Okay, for now, but I'm seeing Mike first," she looked at Vicki letting her know she was telling, not asking. Oh boy.

"Okay, but let me talk to him first. I'm sure he's very busy.." Vicki started, "NO, I will see him on my way out." The two women were nose to nose now, "NO I will talk to him first," both women had their hands on their hips now. Marjory knew something was fishy, she just wasn't sure yet what it was, but she was darn sure going to find out. Vicki wanted to get things straight before Mike blurted everything out "HEY MARJORY, VICKI IS DATING A VAMPIRE, AND OH YEAH, HE KNOCKED HER UP TOO, AREN'T YOU HAPPY." Of course, Mike didn't know yet, but if he did, that's what he would say...

Henry stepped between them, "Ladies, Ladies, let's not be rash. Tell you what, Marjory, may I call you that?" he smiled at her ever so sexy, of course she nodded yes, "Why don't I take you to Vicki's apartment, grab a bite to eat and then we'll meet up with Vicki and Mike in say, an hour?" he looked between the two women and for a moment there was truce.

"Okay, sounds like a plan. So," Henry clapped his hands together, put his hand on Marjory Nelson's arm and pointed toward the door.

"My little one, this handsome man has saved you a million questions, for now, but when I get back, " she was pointing her finger at Vicki now, "And by the way, where are your glasses?" She was eyeballing Vicki again. Vicki saw one pair on her desk and said, "Oh, I had just taken them off to clean them, forgot to put 'em back on." When Vicki put them on, she had to feign being able to see better with them.

"Hmm, okay, let's go Henry," as they exited, Mike entered and Marjory gave him a great big hug. "Oh, Michael, I'll see you in an hour. This handsome man here is going to take me out for a bite." She patted on the arm and left, not hearing him mumble "I'll bet."

Vicki tilted her head and frowned at Mike, "Stop it. That's my mother your talking about Celluci."

"Sorry Vic, but I'm kinda stressed about this case I've got. I need your help, hell, I might even need Fang Boy's help." he said plopping down in a chair in front of her desk.

Vicki leaned against her desk crossed her arms over her chest and said, "Mike, we need to set something straight. From this day forward, no more Fang Boy, no more Bloodsucker or anything else negative about Henry. Okay?" She added it as a question, but Mike knew it wasn't so he chose to antangonize.

"AWW what's the matter, don't want mommy to find out your banging a vamp? " Mike was laughing at his own private joke.

Vicki had taken her glasses off and could see Mike very clearly, she leaned into him as close as she could and he stopped laughing. She was serious, Mike was scared.

"That vamp," she said almost hissing out the words, "is my baby daddy and nobody, including you Michael, will speak ugly of him ever again."

You could have heard a fly die in that room...