Mark turned why didn't you tell me?" he asked in a soft tone?'
"We wanted to, I guess we were waiting for the right time?" he replied.
"Well Im ready." He joked with a small smile.
"I know you are, and so are we."
Vicki came behind him and put a hand on his shoulder, he felt her hand and put his on hers. He could hear her tears falling. His whole body calmed and he returned to human form. He felt weak, and his knees buckled, and Vicki caught him and brought him to the couch. She didn't leave his side.
He was drenched in sweat, he looked up to his mom, and his father.
"How are you feeling?" Henry asked.
"Eh, I've been better. So, is that what is going to be like from now on?"
Henry looked at his son "Your only half vampire, so we don't know when you'll change, sometimes it can be triggered by emotions, like anger, stress, even sexual." Henry explained.
"So, all these things I've been experiencing are all due to this?" he asked still holding his mother's hand.
"Yes, your eye sight becomes very sharp, your sense of smell, your hearing, everything changes. You need to be careful, these gifts are not for playing with." Henry explained.
"Yeah, I understand. He paused.
"What's wrong?" Henry asked.
"Dad, there are only three of us here, then why do I hear four heartbeats?"
He looked around, and then at Vicki. "What?" she asked.
"Dad, you know what it is?" He smirked at him.
"Yeah, I do." He replied with a smile.
"What is it?" She asked.
They both looked at her, and Marcus hugged her. "Congratulations." He whispered in her ear.
She looked slightly confused, then Henry walked over to her and kissed her, and put his hand on her stomach.
It finally hit her, and she placed her hand on his, and kissed him back. "Oh not again." She joked. They started to make out, with Mark still there.
"Okay you guys, I'm still here, in the room with you." He joked.
They looked over at him and smiled.
"Sorry." Henry said pulling away from Vicki.
"Thank you." Mark replied somewhat sarcastically.
They all sat around in the living room just talking about whatever came to mind. Then Mark asked something that caught Henry by surprise.
"Dad. He paused. Whose Christina?"
He looked at him. "Where did you hear about her?" He questioned.
"She was in my dream. I know you know who she is." He said.
"She is the one who turned me, nearly 500 years ago."
"Wow, that's really old." He joked. Vicki smiled. "So 500 years back.." he said aloud. "That brings us back to the early 1500s. He stood up, and started to pace. "That would make you the Duke of Richmond and Somerset, if I remember correctly from Allen's honors world history."
"That would be correct." He smiled. "You like history?" he questioned.
"I love it." He replied smiling at his mom.
"So, only four more days of classes, what are you going to do next year, your last year of high school?
"I haven't thought that far ahead yet, I was thinking something along the lines of law enforcement when I do finally apply for college." He replied.
Vicki smiled. "Sounds really good to me."
"I knew you'd say that." He smiled back.
"Course you did." Vicki said sarcastically.
Marcus yawned and Henry looked over at him.
"You tired?" He asked.
"Yeah, exhausted, it's been a long day.
"Get some sleep sweetie." Vicki suggested.
She looked over at him, and saw him already passed out.
She smiled to herself, and looked up at Henry.
"Now what?" She asked Henry.
"I have much to teach him, he is a new breed, half-vampire, half-human. There are some qualities he has within him, he's not aware of. He needs to be careful, exposure is a lot easier, because he can walk in the light." He told Vicki. Now in your condition we need to be extra cautious." He held her close.
"I know. she said softly. Henry, will he be like you?"
"How do you mean?" He replied.
"You know, territorial, like you always warn me about?"
"Only time will tell. Time will tell a lot of things, whether he ages normally. We already know he can heal himself, and he has psychic abilities."
"I just want him to be happy, and safe." She replied.
"He will be, I promise."
"I know, he will be, we'll all be okay." She said softly.
The night slowly fades into day light, Henry falls into his immortal sleep, and Mark and Vicki head to work.
Vicki isn't feeling so well, as one would understand, she sleeps while Mark types cases for his mom.
She wakes up a couple hours later, and looks over at Mark still typing.
"Hey, take a break." She said getting up holding her stomach.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"Shitty, thanks." She joked. He patted her back.
"Only seven months left." He teased.
"Shut up." She smiled at him.
"It will be worth it." Mark replied.
"Yeah I know." She replies with a soft smile.
"You want to know the gender?" He asked.
She looked at him with wide eyes, as she thought about his question. "No, not this time, I want it to be a surprise.'