Chapter 13 – The morning after

Mike awoke before dawn feeling a warm body sliding under the blankets of the guest bed and snuggling against his back, draping a hand around his body warm breath against his neck. Vicki!

'What the hell' thought Mike trying to pretend to shut off the reactions his body was having at her touch. Unfortunately part of his problem was that natural 'male' occurence which happened most mornings and he groaned inwardly trying to distract himself from the warmth of her and the press of breasts against his back. He could feel her relaxing against his body and her breathing deepen as she drifted off to sleep, obviously looking for comfort.

Mike's thoughts turned back towards the past, remembering when the love and passion they had felt for each other. Somehow the ties had never been cut between them and right now it was making a hard situation even more difficult. Slowly with those last thoughts Mike felt himself drifting off again into sleep, clutching Vicki's warm hand against his chest.

Mike woke with a start hearing the alarm causing him to curse and move out of her arms to shut it off, not wanting to look back at her but being unable to resist Mike slowly turned in the bed and drew her body up against his, pressing lips against her forehead. She started it he thought to himself.

Vicki made a purring noise in the back of her throat and snuggled closer under Mikes arm enjoying his warmth after Henry's cooler body temperature.

"Vicki", Mike said in a slightly strangled voice. "Do you know what your doing?"

"No idea as always" murmured Vicki not looking up at Mikes face but tracing her hand over his bare chest.

Mike brought his hand up to hers in an effort the build up of tension within his body at the feel of her fingertips brushing against skin making his sensitive nipples erect and in need of attention.

Vicki brought her lips to his chest and gently sucked one of his nipples into her mouth, remembering from their past love making just how much this turned Mike on, tracing her tongue over the nub, letting her warm breath flow over his skin.

"God oh mighty" groaned Mike sucking in his breath and feeling his erection harden even further, fighting the urge to give in, roll Vicki onto her side and enter her from behind.

"Vicki", he gasped using all his hard won control to bring the manage situation. "If this is some sort of pay back for his lordships behaviour you need to stop right now." Mike managed to draw her hand away and forced her to look into his eyes only to see tears forming which effectively cooled the sexual tension between them and caused him to draw her into his arms, to comfort her.

"Sush" he said into her hair rocking her body just a little before continuing. "Vicki if you ever try to use me again in that way I'm going to spank you so hard you won't be able to sit down for a week, do you have that clear" He murmured into her hair.

"I'm sorry Mike." Vicki said swinging her legs out of the bed feeling more shame in that moment than she had ever felt in the last 32 years of her life.

Vicki startled when a knock was heard at the front door. Looking back at Mike Vicki grabbed her robe and fled to the guest room.

Mike cursing under his breath got out of bed naked and reaching for his robe wondering who the hell would be coming around at this time of the morning. As the new head of police it wasn't unheard of when an emergency arose. Mike grumbled, cursing the lack of privacy his new position caused him. All he really wanted to do was go to Vicki to talk about last night, to be her friend.

Mike reached the door and opened it to find one very dangerous looking vampire staring daggers at him.

"Henry" said Mike trying to put out of his mind what might have just occurred and hoping that his vampire senses hadn't picked up on anything. "Come on in".

Henry walked past Mike still not saying a word smelling the scent of arousal on Mikes skin, seeing the flush of blood it brought to the surface.

"Where is she?" he asked in a menacing growl.

"I'm right here" replied Vicki finishing dressing in her black maternity pants and crisp white blouse.

Henry stalked over to her making no effort to hide the fact he was scenting her like a dog causing her to pull back, fear showing in her eyes.

"Did I interrupt something?" asked Henry looking between the two of them.

"I need a shower" said Mike walking away from the both of them, this was their problem and he had just about enough after dealing with Vicki's advances this morning and Henry's stupid plan the night before.

Henry waited until Mike had left the room before turning back to Vicki letting his eyes bleed to black in his fury. "Why don't you go in and join him Vicki" he said barely above a whisper.

Vicki was getting over the shock and moving towards anger quickly. "I wasn't the one grinding a 'stranger' into the wall last night Henry" she said back to him in a quite voice.

"I'm assuming Mike told you why it was necessary to have you not involved in this case?" asked Henry looking all the while like the arrogant bastard of a king.

That did it for Vicki. All restraint broke down as she moved across the room and took a swing at Henry's smug face only to have him duck away and catch her in his arms before she fell to the floor.

"Get your fucking hands off me" she growled only to have Henry pull her tighter against him ignoring the request.

"Vicki will you stop and listen for once, please" he whispered into her ear.

It was the please that did it causing her to stop struggling and allow him to just hold her as she so desperately wanted.

"I have never" said Henry emphasizing the word been unfaithful to you since the day we defeated Norman together.

He continued after turning her to face him. "When you came to my place that night to tell me about the dream that woman had and found the blond there I realized that if I was to ever win your heart I needed to stop bedding girls. In fact I didn't want to anymore until I could have you Victoria. They all became pale imitations of you."

Vicki became very still and asked Henry in a quite voice "please Henry I'm ok now, let me go".

Henry released his hold on her, wanting to ask the question but not sure what to do with the answer.

"I smelt both of you, would you have had sex with him if I hadn't turned up?" he asked trying to keep his face neutral.

"I'm so sorry Henry" she whispered back causing a pain within his heart.

Vicki gentle touched his face before continuing. "I was so angry and just wanted to make you feel some of my pain". She paused before continuing watching the emotions play across his face. "That said I wouldn't have slept with Mike. I will always find him attractive but I take my vows seriously and I love you more than my own life, I just had a moment of weakness, can you forgive me?"

Henry rubbed his hands along her back and arms soothing her anxiety and bringing her much needed comfort. His anger was gone and a little sadness had taken its place. In all his 488 years Henry had done many many things he wasn't proud of with far less provocation and in this instance his years and the wisdom assumulated stood him in good stead.

"I forgive you Victoria Fitzroy but if I ever scent anything like that again things would be different" he growled before tilting her head back and kissing her deeply making the point of who she belong to and you she desired.

"Please shower before you leave for work today, change your clothes, my scent is all over you and those Weres will target you" said Henry pulling away from her and looking into her eyes, willing her to believe in him, to believe in them.