Vicki had returned to seat after Henry made it clear to Giles that the new information regarding Christina would not be announced. This was their honeymoon, they were going to enjoy it, Christina be damned.
Vicki fell back to sleep for the rest of the flight, eating had made her sleepy. Henry was relieved. With her asleep, he could figure out a plan of action a little better.
"There is one thing you should know as well." Giles told Henry just as the plane was preparing to land. Henry was just about to wake Vicki up, but stopped somehow knowing he wasn't going to like what Giles was about to say.
"Christina has changed too. She cannot be out in the day yet but she does not need to hunt..oh, she still does for the thrill but I am afraid you will not be able to sense her."
Henry frowned at the news, but could do nothing. He woke Vicki up to let her know they would soon land.
She stretched her arms over her head, yawned and stretched her legs out as far as they would go.
"I certainly hope he's not rooming with us too," Vicki said, pointing her thumb at Giles.
Giles laughed, "My dear Duchess, no, no. I have my own residence in London thank you."
She rolled her eyes when he called her "Duchess" again.
"Henry, I'm not really a Duchess am I?" She asked him sincerely.
"No my love," he said, putting his finger under her chin, lifting her face up, "You are a Queen."
He pressed his lips into her, she put her hand on the side of his face as he kissed her for a long time.
Someone said rather loudly,"get a room" to which Vicki responded,"Can't wait.."
They landed at Heathrow Airport, a limo waiting for them. Henry had his people here in London take care of everything. He was going to make sure this trip was spectacular.
He retrieved a package from a man standing beside the limo.
As they started to enter the limo, Giles caught up with them.
"I will be available, anytime." he handed them his card, Henry knowing it was unlikey they would have to call him for his help, he would know in advance somehow, Henry was sure of that.
When Vicki and Henry were settled into the limo, he pulled out the package and handed it to Vicki.
"I will get you a proper wedding gift, but for now, take this..it will be something you least expect."
Vicki smiled at him opening the package in earnest.
A laptop. He got her a new laptop.
"Wow, thanks, darling, it's wonderful." She said, sounding sugary sweet, facetious.
"Open it and turn it on, I think you'll like what you see.." he said shaking his head at her attempt to seem excited, she made him laugh all day it seemed.
She heard the sound before she saw the picture..
"NOO, you always go first, me first.." she put both hands over her mouth, gasping in "oh" as she suddenly noticed the web cam that was built into the laptop.
Her eyes started to tear..her babies, she was going to see them. It had been almost two days and she missed them terribly already.
"Settle down you two, I'm going to have to start calling you two Vicki and Mike.." Vicki and Henry both chuckled at that. How true that was sometimes!!
Finally, the picture popped up. Abbie and Ward were sitting in Vicki's big chair that she had in her office at home, side by side, but still kind of shoving one another. They saw her too.
"Mommy!!" they yelled in unison with glee, squealing loudly.
"Hi!! I miss you guys.."
"We miss you too mommy, " Ward said. He was the more sensitive of the two, more like Henry and was becoming a mommy's boy. Vicki figured that Abbie would be a daddy's girl, she knew she and Abbie were so much alike that they butted heads quite often, but she liked the fact that Henry was so involved with his children.
"Are you being good for Gwen?" She asked, knowing they were.
"Yes, ma'am. Did you fly good?" Abbie asked, meaning was the flight good, just saying it in her own words. Gwen was working on manners with them too, it showed. She was a fantastic teacher and the children loved her. But true to Henry's words, when Vicki was concerned that they would love Gwen more than her, the didn't. They loved Gwen, but not like they loved their mother. That had been Vicki's only concern with this ten day trip, the kids but with this web cam..things would work out better.
"Yes sweetie, we did." Vicki looked at her smiling wiggling children, then something struck her..she sucked in her breath.
"What is it?" Henry asked.
"I'll tell you later." she said out of the corner of her mouth.
"Are you going to the ..what is it called again?" Ward asked, looking up at Gwen for help.
"A hotel," Gwen told him.
"Yeah, the hotel. " Ward's speaking had become much better with Gwen's help.
"Yes we are..now you two had better get some rest. I love you both very much. I'll talk to you later." She kissed her hand and put it to the screen, one for each child.
"We love you too mommy." They said waving at her. The connection was discontinued.
Vicki closed her laptop, then turned to Henry.
"That was wonderful Henry, thank you. I didn't realize just how much I missed them." She kissed him softly.
"It was my pleasure.." he answered back.
"Well, I'm glad because that might have to hold you over.." she said sheepishly at him.
"What are you talking about Victoria?"
"I just remembered when I was looking at the twins, I didn't go get my shot last month."
Jackpot. Henry was not upset at all, he would love to conceive a child while on their honeymoon, in London no less.
"No problem, don't you want more kids?" he asked hoping for a yes. Then adding, "What are the chances over the next few days, hardly any I think."
"Well, eventually, but don't you think it's too soon? The twins are just two and half? Besides, I think I'll be okay. I should't be fertile for at least another two weeks, we'll be back by then." Vicki seemed relieved to remember that.
Henry was dissappointed. Vicki could tell and she felt just a twinge of guilt.
"Hey, I'm not saying "no" just later, okay?" She said softly.
He answered her with a groping, make out session in the back of the limo. All of the things on the plane were gone for now, not to be thought of. A baby, maybe later. Right now, it was just the honeymoon, the sexy, hot honeymoon and the fact that Henry was home.