Vicki look very, very disturbed, upset, something Coreen didn't see very often.
"So, what you're saying is, this Barbas scares people to death, basically?" Vicki said with a small shrug.
Coreen nodded, "Seems that way. Why is it after the detective? He doesn't seem like a fearful man to me."
Vicki sighed, "He's not,"she said nodding her head no, "I think he's hiding something from me, in fact, I know he is and I'm going to find out what it is." Vicki headed into her office and started tp pick up the phone, but before she could, it rang.
Coreen answered it and said, "Sure, hang on," she held the phone towards Vicki, Vicki mouthed "who is it," and Coreen mouthed back "Maggie" and raised her eyebrows. "Transfer it in here," Vicki said, with a little smile. Damn, she'd been doing a lot of that lately! She was NOT going soft, not now, she thought to herself.
"Hey, Maggie, what's up?" Vicki said cheerfully.
"Hmm, seems like I should be asking you that, huh?" Vicki smiled into the phone, "Is that supposed to be cryptic and what exactly do you know?''
Vicki could tell that Maggie was smiling on the other end, "Well, let's just say, our connection gets stronger by the day, I know you can tell." Vicki could, although she wasn't ready to admit it yet.
"Umm, not so much yet, but I'm sure it will come." was her answer, Maggie of course, was not buying it.
"Yeah, uh-huh, anyway, I called for two reasons. One, I'm having a baby shower and I'd really love it if you could come. Two, I wanted to give you a little insight on the case."
That definitely got Vicki's attention, moreso than the first question. "How do you...never mind, what's the insight?"
"Well, you know how when you, Tori and I linked and we had the positive energy going?" Vicki remembered, it was strange, but she remembered.
"You can create that without me, not as strongly, but you can still do it. The more you practice, the better you'll get. Because this is a demon you are dealing with, your marks will "kick in" so to speak, but you'll be able to channel them in a different direction." She didn't even want to know how she knew this but maybe it would help.
"I don't know if I can do that. How? I mean, without you two, is that possible?"
"Oh yeah, it's possible. You've got a conduit with you." Maggie replied.
"What?" A conduit, who? Maggie answered for her, as if she heard her, scary," Henry"
Henry?? "Whoa, how is that remotely possible, there's no way, we don't have that kind of connection."
Maggie laughed, "Little sister, come on, are you going to tell me you haven't realized it yet?"
What was she talking about? Realized what? "No apparently not, I'm slow I guess!" Vicki was perturbed now.
Maggies sighed, "Vicki, you and Henry have that "connection", that...soulmate connection. That bond is almost as strong as a mother/child bond. Don't you feel it?"
Vicki had to admit it, "Yes, I guess I do. But will this help Mike?"
"Before I answer that, you didn't answer my first question, the baby shower and may I remind you if you say no, there is one little Miss Vamp that will not be happy!"
Vicki laughed, "Of course I'll be there! You know how much I love that little girl."
"Uh, yeah, couldn't be because she's a lot like her namesake." Maggie snorted, "Now, yes, it will help Mike, but under one condition..."
Conditions, she hated those. "What's that?" Vicki asked, dreading the answer.
"Det. Celluci has to face all of his fears and be able to admit them, that's all." Maggie said matter-of-factly.
For the first time since this started, Vicki was worried that they might be doomed, MIke, admit and face fears? Yep, they were doomed...