Henry did remember to tell Vicki that he wanted to take her to the Dallas Museum of Art. She thought it would be a nice outing, that is if she wasn't busy having to kill someone to protect Henry. That part, she left out.
The plane landed and a limo awaited Henry and crew. When they stepped out into the Texas heat at DFW airport, Vicki was floored at the heat she felt.
"Damn! It's hotter than hell here!" she yelled out, fanning out her shirt from her chest. Having breasts twice their normal size didn't help either.
"Victoria, there are people listening." Henry admonished her.
"I think they know it's hot too, I didn't surprise them," she teased him. She didn't give rat's ass what people thought of her, although she was always careful as to watch her mouth around children and the clergy.
"Ya'll have a good time now, ya hear?" Trixie told them. She winked at Vicki a silent signal that the offer stood if she needed help.
"Did...did that stewardess just wink at you or me?" Henry asked pointing between him and Vicki.
Vicki played it out.."Oh no, she winked at lil ol' me." she told him in a very sexy southern drawl, walking away as she said it, making him think it was something sexual and making him start to sweat in the Texas heat. Henry swallowed hard, watching her tight butt leave him, swinging it to and fro, teasing him. Gwen shook her head at Vicki.
"That girl has a way with words, I'll give her that.." Gwen said as she passed the still standing Henry. Henry finally got it together and followed them.
Jane Doe waited, rocked and waited. Her mind drifted..
"Come and join us Henry, you won't regret it..." Marion told him..she was tempting him. He didn't share his bed with more than one person at a time, he wouldn't do it. It was wrong, Marion wanted him to join her and her lover, he couldn't. He had refused and she was angry. She had thrown him against the wall with her magic, her evil dark magic. She was a descendant of Merlin, she had chosen a dark path. She drank the blood of those she murdered for sport, she had some kind of sexual power. She could make a man or woman for that matter, release from fifty yards away. For some, it was euphoric, orgasmic beyond this plane. For others, it was too much and caused their death. No matter, she didn't care. She was twisted, sick. She pinned him with her dark magic. She made him watch. He had only been a vampire for a few months. Christina had not yet taught him how to get out of this. He hadn't a clue. He tried closing his eyes, she forced them open. Tears streamed down his face as he was forced to watch. It was a horrible memory, not that there was pain involved, just his pain, the pain of being forced to watch something he didn't want to watch. She relished in his pain. It fed her sickness even more. Her sexual deviance was heightend by the pain he felt. When it was over, he fled. He ran into the night, feeding on the first woman he found, trying to get the images out of his mind. Marion couldn't wait to do it to him again. She wanted him to want it, to want to participate. It would be so wonderful for him, she told him. She would convince him she told herself. He would want her and her lover, no matter how repulsed he thought he was now, he would want it.
But, he never did.
"No you never wanted us Henry, but now, I will take you away, I will make you mine forever, " she hissed out loud.
The limo took them to the hotel. There was a banner advertising the convention. There were hoards of women everywhere. They all recognized Henry as he came through the doors. Henry was nonplussed by it, he was used to it. Vicki however, was rather taken aback. She hadn't expected THIS many women to be interested in graphic novels. Sensing what she was thinking, Gwen leaned over.
"I think it's the graphic NOVELIST they are more interested in..not the book." Gwen teased. Vicki clicked her tongue.
"Really?? Ya think." Vicki stepped in front of Henry, between him and his adoring fans.
She put her hands up.."Ladies, ladies please. We have had a long flight and Mr. Fitzroy needs to relax." A voice from the crowd shouted out.."I can help him relax allright.." followed with whoops and whistles from crowd. Not good..
Vicki craned her neck looking in the direction it came from.
"Who the hell said that?" She had her fists balled up, standing on her tip-toes looking. Henry grabbed her elbow.
"It's okay, I"m used to this.." He whispered in her ear.
She turned slowly to look at him, horror on her face. She pointed to the crowd, "You..are used to this? I think we're gonna have to rethink this whole convention thing."
"I thought you were okay with this?" Henry smiled at her.
"Well..I was..I am..I..let's just get to the room.." she growled.
Another voice.."He can come to my room." followed by giggles all over.
"I'm gonna beat the shit out of the next person that says something to him!" She was moving toward the crowd, Henry grabbed her around the waist.
"Who are you his babysitter?" That was all it took and Vicki was fighting Henry to get into the crowd and find the heckler. He had to throw her over his shoulder and take her to the elelvator, leaving Gwen to grab the keys. Vicki looked up at the crowd of women. She shot the bird at the whole crowd and they laughed gleefully at her.
"She's a spitfire allright.." one of them said. Another shouted, "You can throw me over your shoulder anytime Henry.."
Henry sat her down in the elevator, her arms crossing over her chest, her nostrils flaring, full of jealousy although she would not admit it.
"Jealous huh?" He teased, he knew better than to do that.
"Hell no! I just think it's inappropriate to yell at someone else's husband like that. I bet most of those women are married. What the hell are they doing here, seeing you?"
"I'm married too, I have no intention of taking any of them up on their offers. Besides, they truly are good fans. This is their little indulgence, their fantasy so to speak, " he said with a sweeping motion.
"You however, are the inspiration for the fantasy, my love," he told her while he took her in his arms, "You are the one they read about.." He took her mouth over, making her one with him. She answered his kiss with urgency.
"Okay.." she said pulling away, panting, "Okay, I get it. They are harmless." But one of them might not be, that was the problem.
Vicki only hoped she could find her quickly. Vicki wouldn't have to wait long.
Jane Doe knew they were here, she could feel the vampire. She had everything planned out. She would mill around, waiting for an opportunity. The first part of her plan was simple. The next part, a little more diffucult. It would be so much fun watching Vicki's face while Vicki watched him feed off of another woman...
