Chapter 18 - A Friend in Need

Mike flipped open his cell phone on the way to his office noting that it was Henry calling.

"Henry, please tell me you have a lead on the Weres" asked a frustrated Mike turning away from the rest of the office so as not to be overheard.

"The answer is no, but more importantly have you seen Vicki and how is she?" asked Henry frustrated at how slowly the doorman was in retrieving his car.

"I saw her about 5 minutes ago at her desk and she seemed, fine, a bit flushed and distracted but otherwise well, is there a problem I should know about Henry?" he asked walking into his office for greater privacy.

"I think so, I hope not, I'm not sure, please go find her and stay with her until I get there, keep her calm" Henry flipped his phone shut as he passed the doorman who had just finished bringing his car around to the front.

Across the street the wolf/man sat quietly in his car, he would wait, he would follow, he would learn.

...Mike...

Miked smiled to himself thinking how funny it was to have Henry being such a worry wart where Vicki was concerned, he might as well humor him and go check on Vicki thought Mike walking back downstairs to her desk.

"Does anyone know where Vicki is?" he asked the room in general. Kate looked up at Mike not quite meeting his eyes, still uncomfortable with the whole Mike/Vicki situation.

"She took her toiletries bag and towel so I'm assuming she's gone to the locker rooms" replied Kate turning back to her computer quickly. Vicki seemed to be spending a lot of time in the showers lately, maybe it was a pregnancy thing she thought shrugging.

Mike walked back down towards the locker rooms exchanging greetings and friendly banter with a few of the officers, Mike was very well liked in the department as the new chief and most people chose to overlook the whole Vicki thing. They were both great detectives with proven track records and at the end of the day what else mattered.

"Vicki, yelled Mike through the door, Vicki are you in there" he paused to listening hearing the shower running when Bruce came barreling up to Mike in his black suit and overly loud pink silk tie.

"Mike, Vicki's not herself today", he grabbed Mike's arm moving him away from the door.

"Explain"

"She seems a bit flustered Mike, I probably shouldn't be saying this but maybe her and Henry not being together is effecting her somehow, I know I know its your own private business so don't bust my ass over this" said Bruce, pausing for dramatic effect before bringing the full force of his baby blues back to Mike. "She kissed me!"

Mike took a step back trying to make sense of this announcement, Vicki kissed Bruce? Now that made absolutely no sense at all. Him sure, they had always had a strong attraction in that department but Bruce? Mike turned to Bruce and smiled down at the little man.

"Your right I'll make sure she's ok just make sure nobody comes in ok" said Mike turning back towards the locker room, knocking then entering.

Walking in a scanning the room Mike saw was Vicki pressed naked against the wall of the shower stall under a stream of water shivering, her face turned away from the door. His first thought was get her warm and try to fix whatever the problem she seemed to be having. How did Henry know? thought Mike grabbing a big fluffy towel and walking over to Vicki calmly, whatever was going on she obviously needed tender handling.

"Vicki, he said softly leaning forward to turn on hot water on, she needed to warm up this wasn't good for her, Vicki is there anything I can do to help?" he asked feeling the temperature of the water warming already, the goose bumps on her skin were already gone. Hopefully she hadn't been under the cold too long.

Victoria Fitzroy turned her face towards Mike, noticing the way the water had caused the front of his shirt to stick to his chest, his nipples erect because of the cold water and cool cotton against his skin, Vicki reached out to Mike with a tentative hand slowly moving it towards his chest as if afraid.

Mike reached over and grabbed her cool hand bringing it to his chest for warmth and smiled into her eyes. God he hoped Henry got here soon, this was some esoteric vampire voodoo nonsense amd he was sure feeling the beginnings of anger at Henry for somehow causing Vicki this confusion and pain.

Vicki's fingers moved towards his tie, wrapping her fingers around the silk of his 'lucky' tie until Mike was drawn towards her. Mike looked surprised and was gently trying to removed her fingers when she tugged hard, bringing his mouth down to hers. Her tongue plunged into his, her arms around him drew him into the warm shower stream. Mike struggled in her arms, trying not to hurt her, Vicki's hand had released the tie and was now at his zipper successfully pulling it down, her hand moving slowly around inside of his boxers, trying to draw him out.

Mike closed his eyes against the assault of her mouth and hands on his body, enjoying the brief moment of remembrance before gently removing her hand and zipping back up mouth still locked on hers to keep her busy while he did this.

"Vicki, please don't do this, this isn't you, you don't want to do this let me help" he murmured pulling back from her lips and putting some distance between them running his hands down her arms to sooth her.

Vicki stared up at his lips watching the water move down the corners of his mouth, remembering that mouth moving lower and lower, fingers long and strong probing...

Mike had no idea what was going on but he knew with all his heart that something human had shut down in Vicki and she was now running on animal instinct. She was hunting him sexually.

Mike pulled out of her arms causing her to wail in frustration backing away from her when the door of the locker room opened briefly a blur moved past him, pinning Vicki to the wall under the stream of water. Henry looked back at the disheveled Mike thanking god that he had got there in time.

"Go, now", he said in full vampire mode, his teeth fully extended and eyes black as midnight. Vicki was struggling in his arms trying to get closer to him all thoughts of Mike lost in her desperation.

Mike didn't need to be asked twice.