The cab had waited, per Elaine's request, for Henry and Vicki to return. Elaine had even paid the man for them.
During the ride back, the picture of the two of them was somewhat reversed.
Henry sat cradling the box, running his hand over it, trying to sense any remnant of his mother's spirit.
Vicki, on the other hand, held the sword, turning it over in her hands, smiling, running her hands over the hilt. She saw something that she hadn't noticed before. It was Henry's monogram, something that the blacksmith must have done upon the King's request.
Henry watched her fancination with the sword.
"You seem to like it," he told her.
"Yeah, it's so long, so sharp and hard." Vicki immediately realized how that sounded.
Opening the door for Henry to say: "Just how you like it."
She playfully hit him in the arm but responded with ," nothing better to pierce warm, moist flesh with" grinning back at him.
Even with the sexual nature of this conversation, Vicki could feel Henry's melonchaly mood. She would give him the night off, he needed it.
They arrived at the hotel rather late, went to their room and prepared for bed. Vicki put Henry's pajama top on, Henry was in the matching bottoms sitting on the edge of the bed. She climbed up behind him, lay her head on his back and wrapped her arms around his waist. He had been sitting there, elbows on knees, deep in thought. He turned to her and kissed her.
"Henry, are you going to be okay? I know you're this big tough guy but that is a lot, even for me, it would be alot." Vicki was worried about him.
"Yes," he ran his finger over her cheek, "I'm fine really. I'm just trying to process everything, that's all. But I do want to say something."
"Yes?" she sat back on her knees her hands in her lap.
"I think I"ve got the perfect wedding gift," He reached down beside the bed and pulled up the sword.
She smiled a big happy grin,"You know just what to give a girl!"
Only a true warrior princess could appreciate that type of gift, but more than that, it was a family heirloom and he was giving it to her.
"This means so much to me really." she said, placing her hand on the side of his face and kissing him. That was enough to pull him out of his sad mood.
He put the sword back down on the floor and moved to all fours on the bed, pushing her over on her back.
Vicki felt that famliar warm feeling in her stomach and other regions of her body.
"Henry," she was breathy, "we don't have to do this" she tried to get out before he covered her mouth again with his.
"Watching you stroke that sword, saying those things...you don't think that was a huge turn on?" He said to her before turning his attention to slowly unbuttoning her top. He moved his hands to both breasts, kissing her, using his tongue to dart in and out of her mouth, licking her bottom lip and nipping it at the same time. She answered with the same vigor, kissing down his neck onto his chest. They made slow tender love, Vicki knowing that Henry needed to release something this evening. She needed some release of her own by now. She felt the orgasm beginning to grow, Henry thrusting into her in a nice, hard rhythm. Henry took her neck into his mouth, but instead of feeding this time, he just sucked, hard, not bringing blood. He didn't want her weakend in the event Christina did show up tomorrow. They came together, crying out one another's names. He fell down on top of her, her legs wrapped around him, his head in the curve on her neck. She stroked his hair, kissing him on the cheek, trailing her finger down the masculine curve of his jaw. He leaned up on one elbow, and stared at her.
"You are the most amazing woman I've ever met, I've got to be dreaming." he kissed her before she could answer.
They fell asleep in each other's arms exhausted physically and emotionally from the days events.
They were awakened the next morning by the phone ringing.
"Hello," Vicki rasped out..she bolted into an upright position, holding the sheet to her nude body.
"Who is this!?" Vicki's eyes had immediately gone silver.."he's right.." Vicki dropped the phone..
Henry was gone..