She was sitting at her desk. If you looked at her you would have thought she was studying a case. She wasn't she was lost in her thoughts. She was thinking of the doctor they were meeting this evening. Her name was Cynthia Rodgers. She was a doctor who dealt exclusively with "different" pregnancies. The doctor of some friends of Henry's who are werewolves recommended her. Vicki was hoping she would have some insight into how she got pregnant. She felt a breeze in the room and suddenly strong hands were massaging her shoulders.

"God that feels amazing."

Henry grinned and tipped her head back for an upside down kiss.

"Are you almost ready to go?"

"Almost."

"What case are you working on?" He said, moving to take a seat in one of the chairs on the other side of her desk.

"Rajani called. She thought I might have an interest in the bodies that have been coming into the morgue."

"What kind of bodies?"

"She says there have been one or two bodies a month for a while now. The questions and reports get dismissed and brushed aside without a second thought, but no one knows by whom. There are 3 in the morgue right now. The bodies are completely dehydrated and drained of certain mineral and vitamins. There are also quite a few scars on the backs of their necks. They have no teeth except for a single fang on their upper gum. An unknown substance in the blood has also mutated the DNA. Rajani thinks its some kind of venom but she is unable to identify it. And you'll never guess who the latest body is."

"I don't suppose I can gets my hopes up that it will be Celluci?"

"Why do you…"

"I don't know why you still care after what he did to you."

"He…"

"You can't deny how much he hurt you with what he said. He didn't even give you a chance, and then he walked out." He hesitated for a minute noticing something. "Where are your glasses?"

"Huh?"

"Glasses. Those things you wear to help make you see better. You haven't been wearing them lately. Can you see?"

"I guess I can see well enough that I haven't noticed that I haven't been wearing them. Do you think this has something to do with the baby?"

"I don't know. I think we are on new territory here. I'm hoping that we aren't the first and that maybe Doctor Rodgers will have some answers for us. Come on, we should get going."

The ride to the doctors office seemed like it took forever. It was an hour's ride outside the city. Henry was glad the ride was so long, he felt it would give him a chance to talk to her about some things Vicki had been avoiding. But she surprised him and started up a conversation, that he'd guess she's been holding onto since the night he told her about Angel.

"Henry, are you happy that you're going to be a father?"

"Where'd that come from?"

"I dunno, I just thought you'd act a little happier."

"I'm happy. I think the only thing that could make me happier would be twins or triplets."

"You can't be serious."

"Why not." He said grinning.

"I'd be huge"

"The more of my babies that are growing in you the more beautiful you'd be."

"You're delusional."

"Maybe. Hey I don't want you doing anything with this case that Rajani gave you or any cases for a while. And you didn't tell me who the body was."

"Are you really going to start telling me what I can and can't do? If you think for one minute that I'm going to sit back and let you run my life for the next 7 and a half months you're nuts."

"Vicki, calm down. I just mean that we don't know anything about how this pregnancy will affect you. It could be just like a normal pregnancy and it may not. Your vision has already changed and we really don't know what else is going to happen. For all we know you could be out on a case and start craving blood and then may try to bite Coreen. And another thing, since you're stuck in the car and can't avoid me right now, if you and Mike make up, I don't want him around my baby. He's already tried to kill me once; he's already let you know what he thinks off our baby, I don't want him around. I know the two of you have a history together. I know you still care about him and have feelings for him. I know there are parts of him that still feel the same way about you. But if he ever really loved you, wouldn't he want you to be happy with whomever you want to be with. He can't see past the stereotype of what I am to learn who I am. If after everything that has happened this past year, he is still seeing me as a monster, do you really think he'll ever be able to see our baby as anything else? I know it's hard to think about it and I'm sure you want to hurt me right now for saying all of this, but you can't dismiss my feelings about him, not anymore. I will not have him, in any way, shape, or form trying to influence our child so he or she will end up thinking that he or she is a monster. The same goes for our relationship. There is nothing wrong about love."

Henry places a hand on her knee, hoping to offer some kind of small comfort because he can tell she is upset. He glances over to see her turned away. He can see her reflection in the glass and sees her wipe away a tear, before he turns back to the road.

"I'm sorry I upset you but I had to say it. We couldn't avoid talking about him forever."

They pull into the parking lot and he pulls her close to him before getting out of the car. He takes her head in his hands and with his thumbs he wipes away the tears then kisses where they were. He puts his arms around her in a gentle hug and holds her until she calms down before heading in to see the doctor.

Sorry if this chapter sucks, it was written while under the influence of pain meds but you've already waited a few days for a chapter,I didn't want to make you wait longer.

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