Vicki was snuggling into her big, somewhat too roomy bed when she heard a knock at the door..

"Yes?" Vicki called too tired to get up after the day's events.

"May I come in?" Sandy called to her.

Vicki sat up in bed, "Of course."

Sandy closed and locked the door behind her, just for good measure. Vicki patted the bed in front of her for Sandy to sit down. Vicki was sitting cross-legged since she could longer sit with her knees to her chest.

"So, do you think that went well?" Sandy asked.

"Yeah, I do. I'm not sure Coni's a hundred percent convinced but I'm sure Pami is. What did you sense?" Vicki asked furrowing her brow.

"That's right, you know about those things..I forget sometimes, trying to be "normal" around people, but with you, I don't have to. It's so refreshing." Sandy smiled a relaxed smile at her.

"I think you're right. Pami, she is completely convinced and is going to ask me when we are alone who did us." They both laughed at that, their own private joke.

"I already decided to tell her he died, right after us. Hey, it's kind of true.." Sandy said trying to look innocent.

"Vicki, how is it, being pregnant? Really, I mean, I know.." she looked at her making sure she wasn't being too intrusive, she could'nt actually "read" Vicki, just communicate with her, "I know that it's harder to talk about, but is it the same as it was with Christian..? I'm sorry, if this is too much..." she stopped, looking to Vicki for guidance as to whether to go on or not..

"It's okay. In fact, this has been a good experience me.. Kind of a weird experience, but good," she said, half-grinning.

"You guys being here has helped me let go a little, move on I guess. Is it different? Yeah, I guess you could say that." then she went on to explain how she could sense their essence, how she had to "feed" from Henry little things like that which Sandy didn't find abnormal, something Vicki was relieved about.

"Why do you ask?" Vicki looked at Sandy and could not have expected the next answer out of her mouth, "Because I"m pregnant. No one knows except Eric, he's thrilled of course but I mean our kids, they are all older...it's weird I guess.I wasn't expecting it."

"Wait a minute, I thought you had your tubes tied?" Vicki was deciding this was becoming a soap opera of sorts.

"Yeah, that's what I did but apparently, when you get "vamped" everything, and I do mean everything, heals.." she said.

"Wow, so I'm going to have to come up with some method of birth control or I'll be like a rabbit, popping kids out left and right.." that thought made them both start giggling. "Not that I absolutely don't want anymore, but just not every nine months.." Vicki added.

"Well, congratulations are in order! And here you are getting all of this stuff for me.." Vicki shoved her friend playfully.

"Getting back in practice. I don't know what to do about the feeding issue though. Does that apply to me? Since I"m the vampire." Sandy asked.

"I don't know but I know someone who will. We all use her, she can help you." Vicki wrote down the number to Dr. Morton's office on the hotel pad for Sandy.

"Hey!? How are you going to explain this to Coni and Pami?" Vicki suddenly thought..

"Already got it covered, Eric is having a midlife crisis and the only way to bring him out was for me to have my tubes untied, let him impregnate me and feel all manly again." she said so proud of herself.

As The Stomach Grows...Vicki thought to herself, laughing...