Chapter 2 - A Fight
Vicki made it to the airport terminal by the skin of her teeth holding back her temper. Henry might have been over 450 years older than her but as far as she knew he had never been in a "serious" relationship. The plain simple day to day give and take, bad morning breath, compromises, arguing over finances and wishing you could just bop them in the nose to get them to shut up.
Shaking her head she realized that being in a "normal" relationship wasn't something she was good at either.
"Your just so cute when your angry" said Henry grabbing her from behind and pressing her hips into his.
That did it for Vicki. Whirling around she looked him in the eye, easy to do considering there wasn't that much difference in their heights.
"Henry, I'm rejoining the police force" she said not at the moment caring about the timing of this little announcement.
Henry just froze for a second before replying.
"What the hell are you talking about, and why for god sakes now" he gripped her arms tightly. Henry was starting to see red. This was unfair, this was a broadside, a train he didn't see coming.
"Calm down Henry, the guards are staring at us, it's never a good time to make a scene at the airport" Vicki said knowing that her timing, as always, could have been better.
"Scene, your the one who bought this whole bloody thing up, now, just before I meet your mother. Christ Vicki what have I done this time" Henry lowered his voice but walked off a couple of feet running his hands through his hair in frustration.
All he could think of was this had something to do with Mike and cold feet about the wedding. So much had happened to her in such a short time. But this was his dream to walk in the sun, get married to a woman he adored, maybe even have children.
Henry thought to himself 'I shouldn't be taking any of this seriously, she was just nervous right? Me meeting her mother, the wedding coming up, moving in together soon.'
Mike couldn't be back in the picture? He began to feel an uncomfortable sensation between his shoulder blades and had to admit to himself it did worry him Vicki working with the police just recently. With Mike again. Best just to smile and hope this was just wedding nerves.
Vicki didn't like the lightning quick change she just saw in Henry. She knew he was about to treat her like a child.
"Henry, there are times when that smile of yours is only going to get you a punch in the mouth" she said, not in the mood to be patronized by a vampire.
"As my lady wishes" said Henry becoming serious. What the hell was the mother going to be like when the daughter could be such a handful.
Henry was suddenly a little nervous at the thought of meeting Mrs Nelson.