Victoria Nelson, PI, crawled out of bed and headed for the shower. She was hoping the hot pounding of the water would relax her. She wanted to stay in the shower under the massaging heat forever, but knew Henry would be there soon. He said he'd be over to work on the latest case after he fed. It wasn't anything special or supernatural, just a missing person case that seems more like a runaway than anything else. They were going to go check out some local clubs where the girl frequented with her friends. Hopefully tonight they would find some leads.

Vicki was enjoying her shower. She was thinking about the feeling of unsatisfied passion left from dream. As she was lathering her body with soap she imagined what it would feel like if Henry's strong hands and long fingers were roaming her body and dreaming of wet kisses starting at her neck and traveling down her body. She reluctantly dragged herself away from her fantasy and washed and rinsed herself. She had just stepped out of the shower when she heard a knock at the door.

"Damn, I must have showered longer than later than I thought." She said quietly to herself. She wrapped herself and a towel and padded over to the door. When she opened it she found a grinning Henry.

"Come on in Henry." She said as he walked in and she shut the door behind him. "I'll be ready in a few minutes." She left the room to get dressed.

"You know I could help you with some of that sexual frustration." He called to her.

He got silence in response, but heard her heartbeat speed up.

A few minutes later she was dressed and ready to go. As she came out Henry noticed how tired she looked.

"Are you getting enough sleep? Maybe you should cut back on the night work." He said, concerned.

"Henry I'm fine. I don't need you to baby me."

"You're not fine, your tired and I'm not babying you." He said walking up to her, cradling the side of her face in his hand and caressing her cheek with his thumb.

Ever since they defeated Astoroth and Vicki woke in Henry's arms, their friendship has grown and they have developed a new closeness. It took Vicki a moment to fight off the desire to change the subject.

"I've been sleeping, I've even been taking naps, I just haven't been sleeping well."

"Why?"

"No. You'll think it's stupid."

"I won't. What's going on Vicki?"

Vicki walked away from him and wrapped her arms around herself.

"I've been having weird dreams. They seem really real and I don't think I'm getting any rest."

"How real is really real?"

"Real as in when the girl in the dream dies I can feel it too." Vicki felt she should hold back on feeling the other part of the dreams. "This time she was hung, they both were."

Henry heard her heart beat increase as she began to talk about the dreams. He walked over to Vicki, grabbed her by the hand and led her over to the couch. He pulled her down next to him and held her in his arms. She unconsciously snuggled into his embrace and he rested his head against the top of hers.

"It's never the same people, but it's always a guy and a girl. Sometimes they are older, sometimes younger. There is always talk about children. I always feel what is going on. Its kind of creepy."

"Maybe we shouldn't go out tonight. You're tired and could use some rest."

"What do you think it could be?"

"Vicki, I don't know if it could be anything." Henry said as he kissed the top of her head. "You may just need a good night's sleep."

"Well, lets get going and check out these clubs so we can get back here." Vicki said, even though she really didn't want to go anywhere, she just wanted to stay in Henry's arms, but knowing she had to work if she wanted a paycheck.

Twenty minutes later they were asking around a club called 'The Oasis'. It was a place trendy teens and young adults hung out. Gracie was apparently popular, many people had something to say about her, but everyone liked her. They found out her likes are boys, horseback riding, and hiking. Many people seemed to think she's great. They didn't really get any leads on where she could be found. No one had heard from her in days and she didn't tell anyone anything about leaving. 4 hours and 5 bars later, they were no closer than when they started.

"Vicki, come on, let's go. You need to get some sleep."

They were back at Vicki's and Henry was concerned about leaving her alone if she's not sleeping well. He didn't think anything was going on, but with their luck, he was still afraid it could be something more. Vicki convinced him she'd be fine and after a long hug and kiss on the cheek, he was gone. He waited outside her door till it was almost dawn, and then he hurried home.