Chapter 10 - Love and War

Vicki arrived home to the welcoming smell of a well cooked dinner and one handsome vampire standing in the kitchen giving her that wonderful Fitzroy smile. Wrapping her arms around him and turning her bump to the side so as to get closer, nuzzling his hair feeling a contentment that she never expected. So many years had she spent chasing her demons until one day a real demon had found her, causing her to re-evaluate everything about her life.

"I don't know what to eat first, she said looking up at Henry, you or the dinner" she purred into his ear, feeling him lean into her embrace.

"Eat, you definately need to eat Victoria, remember what the doctor said about getting enough iron rich foods, plus I didn't just spend over an hour in the kithen for nothing" replied Henry bringing the plates to the table and refusing to think about how the rest of the night would play out. He just wanted to enjoy the domestic with the woman he loved.

"Vicki I need to go out again tonight to feed" said Henry concentrating on his food so as not to see the disappointment in her beautiful face.

Vicki put down her fork and reached across the table "No babes remember" she she said before brushing her soft lips against his knuckles.

At penthouse

Mike knocked on the door of the apartment dreading his part in this scheme. The more he thought about it the more anxious he became. It just didn't feel right and Mike was a man use to following his police honed instincts.

"Mike, it ironic you calling me out tonight when just today you were saying something about how I should be taking it easy" laughed Vicki realising that for once she didn't want to go charging into the night at all costs hunting down the bad guys.

"May I?" asked Mike placing his hand to feel the baby moving underneath, "God that is so beautiful"

Vicki reached up and kissed his cheek then turned quickly and pulled on her coat, talking about the case in a effort to diffuse the situation. Mike humored her and hoped that his 'Lordship' would not do anything too stupid tonight to this beautiful woman who still moved him.

The club

Mike flashed his badge at the entrance of the club, tonight wearing his more traditional police wardrobe looking across the room hoping to spot Henry. During the drive over his resolve cracked and he couldn't be part of this, he couldn't do this to Vicki and hope to have any sort of relationship with her as her friend. Making a quick decision Mike grabbed Vicki's arm before she started scanning the club and pulled her into a quite corner.

"Vicki I need to tell you something and please don't interupt for once ok" ask Mike still not finding Henry in the crowd.

"Henry knows what is killing those girls Vicki"

"What and not who" replied Vicki concerned at the look on Mikes face

"Yes definately a what, its one of those cases again Vicki, they are being taken by a Werewolf, don't say anything yet ok just yet let me finish" replied Mike wanting to get as much information out as possible before Henry put his part of the plan into action.

"Henry said it can smell him and it will attack him or anyone who he has been close to."

Vicki stood still in shock taking in the information and trying to come up with questions to fit.

"He wanted me to bring you here tonight to catch him doing 'something' that would cause you to storm out and come stay with me a while. Okay okay don't draw your gun out on me for gods sakes, I didn't come up with this hairbrained idea."

"Henry was just worried that Vicki Fitzroy warrior queen would go charging out into the night to help hunt the dammed thing down." Mike paused trying to read the emotions running across her face.

Vicki growled much like a vampire, fury etched in the lines of her face, swinging around scanning the club and opening up her senses to the blood ties between her and Henry.

Mike pulled her to him and looked into her eyes. "I better not have made the biggest mistake of my life telling you about this Vicki" warned Mike.

"If you dare to even think of going after this thing creature I'm going call in backup and have you dragged down to the police station on trumped up charges and keep you there till Henry and I find this thing."

"Your threatening me! yelled Vicki in Mikes face.

"Stop it god dam you, just stop it" Mike yelled back but noticed that Vicki was no longer paying attention to him and then he saw the reason why. Henry 6 o'clock against the wall of the club with some red head.

...Henry...

Henry had seen them come in and moved towards the red head who was looking over in Henry's direction. He scented her arosal and pushed her back against the wall capturing her mouth in his while his hands moved all over her body. As she began to pant and claw he placed his hands onto her lush backside and lifted her off the ground effortlessly grinding his hips into hers, bringing whimpers of pleasure from the girl.

Henry almost stopped when he felt Vicki's angry pulsing towards him through the blood connection. No shock or saddness but an overwhelming pulsing murderous rage, much like that felt when two vampires came together. This was not going according to plan.

A hand grabbed his arm spinning him around so quickly there was a scrabbling of limbs with the girl and Henry trying to recover their balance. Henry suddenly realised trying for dignity was a mistake and self defense should have been his first response when the punch hit him squarely in the mouth spinning him around and collapsing both him and the girl onto the floor.

Looking up Henry saw a look in Victoria's eyes he would never forget, it was even more frightening than the sight of the gun draw on him.

"You mother fucking son of a bitch she hissed at him lying there on the floor in front of her. "I'd love to shoot you Henry but I don't want to waste the bullet" said Vicki pulling her line of sight on the gun away from him and spinning around to walk off towards Mike who was furiously flashing his badge through the crowd.

Henry was too shocked to notice the red head crawling away crying, glad to be alive after seeing the gun. He might have been the hottest man in the club that night thought the red head but nobody was worth dying for plus that must have been the bastards pregnant woman.

Henry sat panting on the floor in probably the most undignified postion he had ever been in for the last 488 years, running his hand across his bleeding mouth. God she could really punch and he be dammed if for a second he did think she might just shoot him.

Outside club

Mike caught up with Vicki in the car park and pulled her into his arms only to have them thrown off.

"Not now Mike" said Vicki scanning the car park and finding her target. Walking quickly over to Henry's pride and joy she again took out her gun and shot out the tires, a look of determination on her face.

"Now you can take me back to your place" said Vicki with a small amount of satisfaction at a job well done.

Mike shook his head feeling bad for Henry but knowing now was not the time to even begin to try to talk sense into the woman.