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This story may seem familiar at 1st, but I assure you that it is different. I took parts from (Deep Dark) and combined them an entirely different plot and have added much more detail into it.
From here I've pretty much taken the story to where my twisted mind has decided that it needs to be. While at the same time trying to keep the Characters as close to original as I can. I hope that everyone has enjoyed the story so far and will enjoy the chapters that will follow. And please leave me some reviews, let me know what you think of the story and if I'm not doing justice to these characters that we've all come to love so much, please let me know and tell me what you think needs to be changed. And I will change what needs to be changed, add whatever should be added or deleted.
Henry finally pulled the car to stop in front of a building that Vicki wasn't familiar with. Not sure exactly what he had planned she decided to just sit and wait for him to open the door for her, like he always did. And she didn't have to wait long. Henry took the bag she was holding from her, placing an arm around her and lead her into the building. If there was supposed to be a doorman or a receptionist sitting at the desk in the main entrance, they were no were to be seen at the moment. Not that Henry was giving her much of a chance to really look around, he seemed determined to hurry her to the elevators and inside them. Now this was a side of him that she had never seen before, he was, well flustered and that was not an emotion that she normally associated with Henry. But Vicki knew that she had given him one hell of a shock tonight and that for that alone she was going to have to let him work his way through this protective phase he seemed to be in, he hadn't stopped touching her since she'd first placed his hand on her abdomen. Vicki knew that Henry had long ago given up all hope of actually having children, and after nearly 500 years worth of waiting he deserved to be indulged. Vicki was just happy that he had taken the news as well as he had, she hadn't realized just how important it was to her that he believe her, and not only believe her but be as happy about this as she herself was. While she'd always said that she didn't believe that the world was ready for a "mini" her, she had buried all hopes of one day having children on the day that she'd been given the news about her eyesight condition. Knowing that she was going to slowly stop being able to see all the many things that she was used to seeing was bad enough, but the thought of actually having a child and not being able to see what it looked like, not being able to see it even enough to take care of it let alone missing all those many "first" moments that would happen had slowly started to leave a void in her heart, making her all the more bitter because of it. Glancing over at the still smiling Henry, she was again thanked God for bringing him into her life, thankful of the night that she'd first met him, and all the many nights that had followed. Most importantly, she thanked God for giving them this miracle, this blessing of not only one child but two, children that both of them had longed for and wished for, for so long. Making herself stop thinking these thoughts, for the time being anyway, she became more curious about where they were. Knowing that Henry knew that she really had no patience she had finally reached the point where she couldn't keep quiet no longer.
"Henry, where are we? Just where are you taking me and why are you being so secretive about it? I know that I've given you an enormous shock tonight, but I'm really tired, I still haven't gotten the chance to tell you just how tired I stay these days and all of the other hundred things that this pregnancy has been doing to me, and where ever your taking me had better have something comfortable for me to sit on, or are you planning on making the mother of your children sit on the floor? And can you please stop smiling? Damnit Henry answer me!" Vicki blurted out at him.
"Vicki, darling will you please calm down? You may not be able to tell it yet but I can, and every time you get yourself all worked up like this your upsetting our babies, and we're almost there so you can stop your complaining now, ok? If not for me then for our babies, sweetheart?" Henry replied, while looking down at her lovingly.
Knowing that she couldn't argue with that she tried to calm down and just wait. And Henry was right, no sooner than he'd finished talking the elevator doors had opened and he was leading her down a hallway towards what seemed to be the only door on the entire floor. With his free hand, Henry reached into his pocket and pulled out the key, unlocking the door and ushering her inside once it was open, making certain that he locked it after they were inside. Vicki looked around in amazement, because somehow Henry had managed to make an almost exact replicate of his former Condo, furniture and all. In fact everywhere she looked she saw familiar pieces, the furniture, the tables, the artwork. Not understanding what exactly what was happening, she looked at Henry for answers.
Henry could see the questions just waiting to burst out of her, and decided that it would be best if he told her before she could even think about getting all riled up again. But how did he begin to explain things to her? While not wanting to get her all worked up again, he just decided to get her to sit down and just start from the beginning. Placing a hand against her back, he led her over to the couch. Waited for her to get herself settled and then he sat down next to her. He took a moment then looked at her, forcing himself to keep some distance between them, he began telling her everything that had happened.
"All I ask is that you just let me tell you everything, I'll answer any questions that you're sure to have once I've finished, but for now darling, just listen to me." Not giving her the chance to respond, he began to unburden his soul. "It all started that last night at my old Condo, I made a call to Augustus while you went ahead of me to the shower, I asked him to find me a new place here and to keep this territory unavailable to anyone else. I simply wasn't willing to take the risk of having another come here and be able to detect my scent left on you, that would have surely caused an attack on you and I was not going to let that happen if I could stop it. I also wanted to make sure that I had a safe place waiting for me here, for whatever reason."
" And don't you dare think that I haven't thought of you since I left, I've not been able to think of anything else! Once I got to Vancouver and saw my new place, I simply hated it, because everything there reminded me of you. All I could see when I looked around was you, touching this painting, or lying on this couch, you had touched everything that I owned and I just could not look at any of it without thinking of you. So I called Augustus again and had everything moved here, and just had him replace it all. The hurt of having left you behind was more than I could bare, I couldn't even seek solace in my bed! I'd look at it and all I could see was you, lying there, and the memories of what we had done there together, I just could not bring myself to even lie on it. So I slept on the floor until that too was moved and replaced. Let's not forget my clothing! I could touch none of it without thinking of you, or smelling your scent on some of my favorite articles, especially my robe. So all of that was shipped back here too."
"I couldn't work, every time I'd try to I'd look down only to discover that I'd drawn a picture of you. And yes, I've called to check on you. I've been calling Coreen's cell phone several times a week just to make sure that you were ok, that both of you were. And don't get angry at her, I asked her not to tell you that I was calling. And no, I could not bring myself to call you, because I knew that if I did that, then I'd be on my way back here no matter if you wanted it or not. Now to answer the questions I know that you're really wanting to know, yes I did feed when I had to, but even that left me empty, it was you that I was craving, the taste of your blood alone which is like no other. So I fed only for survival, and also thanks to you, I've become a damned monk! I've not been with another woman since you left my bed, the mere thought of it repulsed me. And all because they were not you!"
"Never in all of my years has a woman so utterly captured me. Not even Christina conjured the emotions in me that you have, and I never thought that that would even be possible. I gave up everything on the hope of being with her only to find out exactly what it felt like to be truly alone. Now I know why, I was simply enamored with her, but with you…you have captured my heart my soul the very essence of my being! And my love, because I know that I have never, nor will I ever, love a woman the way that I love you! It's just not as simple as that, either. I was in hell, and what was the real hell of it was that I put myself there. I just couldn't believe that you really loved me the way that you said you did, I knew it in my heart but my head wouldn't let me completely believe. And after that night, I did not want to leave, I knew that I really didn't have to but I ran. I ran from what I was feeling for you and I ran in fear that one day you would look at me and see nothing but a monster and the mere thought of that struck a fear in me like nothing ever had before. And I ran from you, from the love and passion you were more than willing to give to me, I ran in fear of the day that might come when you had wished things were different and that you'd never said any of the things that you had. But mainly I ran for the fear that you would ask me to turn you and while I knew that I would if you asked, the fear of losing you, losing what we had terrified me. More than anything I could not bare the thought of losing you, and when Coreen called I couldn't bring myself to believe her when she said that you were fine, and that nothing was wrong."
"But please believe me, if I had known what had happened, nothing could have kept me from you! And there's a part of me that wants to just grab Coreen and shake her for not telling me about this when I called, but I now know that nothing could have prepared me for it. I'm still having a hard time believing it, despite the fact that I know that it has and even being able to see the changes in you, nothing could have prepared me for the look on your face when you told me that these were my children that are growing inside of you. But I know that they are, I can hear them, I can hear their heartbeats, I can sense their movements. And while I am beyond thrilled over this, I am scared, for you. You've already started to change and we have no idea what to expect from these changes. I'm scared that however this happened, I've somehow managed to turn you in the process. But tonight is not the time for those thoughts. Right now I want nothing more than to hold you in my arms, listen to the heartbeats of our babies and feel them moving, and yes I can feel those small flutters just as you can. And more than anything I want to love you tonight, I want to fall asleep with you in my arms as the dawn takes me."
Vicki was crying by the time Henry was finished talking. She was amazed by everything he had told her. He did love her as much as she loved him! And he was happy about the babies even though he was worried as well. That she had expected, she simply knew Henry too well. She also knew that no matter how prepared he thought he was, when she showed him the pictures and the Ultrasound DVD, well there was no describing the emotions that actually seeing them created. And it was past time that he experienced it as well. The fact that he had actually re-created his old Condo was just an added bonus since she already knew where the DVD player was, in fact if she hadn't known different, she could have sworn that they actually were in his Condo. Looking around she let her eyes linger over everything there, letting the memories swarm around her. Knowing that he had done this out of love for her just made it all the more special.
"Well Henry, are we going to sit here and talk the night away or do you want to see your children?" Vicki asked with a teary smile. While Henry just smiled and nodded. Vicki stood up and removed the zippered sweatshirt she was wearing, knowing that he'd really be able to see the changes in her when he saw her in the t-shirt she was wearing, one that used to be loose and comfy was now molded to her belly. Turning and lying the sweatshirt on the arm of the couch she could see how intensely Henry was staring at her, at her belly to be totally accurate. Reaching down and taking the pictures and the DVD from her bag which had been placed next to her feet while she was sitting, she walked over to the cabinet and opened the doors, revealing the electronics hidden inside. Placing the disk into the DVD player she did not turn it on but walked back over to the couch and sat down. Henry pulled her into his embrace the moment she sat down, letting his hands roam over her stomach, feeling just how much she had grown and feeling the babies moving as well. Vicki leaned into his embrace and pulled him down for a kiss and asked, "Well, what do you want to see first? The pictures or the DVD?"
"I think that we'd better start with the pictures." Henry replied. Vicki held the pictures in her hands and held each one up for him to see only to have him snatch each one out of her grasp and examine the picture closely. She could tell by the look on his face that he was just as absorbed with them as she herself was. Every few seconds he would look from the picture to her stomach, as if trying to convince himself that what he was looking at was actually what he knew to be inside of her. After looking at each picture, he knew that he had knowledge that even she didn't have, but wanted to wait to tell her. "Ok sweetheart, I think that I'm ready for the DVD now." Vicki had grabbed the remotes when she put the disk in, so she turned the TV on first, turned so she would be able to see Henry's reaction, only when she was sure that she would be able to see his face did she then turn the DVD player on and when the apartment was filled with the sounds of the two heartbeats she was amazed to see the tears streaming down Henry's face. She didn't have to look at the screen, she knew exactly what he was seeing. No matter how many times she had watched it, she was always fascinated by what she saw. The two tiny babies cuddled close together, then the way they slowly stretched, reaching out touching each other, the tiny fingers grasping at nothing, the little faces seemingly looking around, the little legs kicking and stretching, even the tiny toes flexing. Vicki could tell that Henry was fully engrossed watching the babies movements. Watching their little hearts beating so fast, almost too fast. Then the measurement lines moving across the screen, then the babies heartbeats beginning to rise and their movements becoming more erratic. Seeing the concern on Henry's face Vicki let the few remaining seconds of the footage to finish before turning his face to hers and telling him, "Henry, everything is ok. They just have your hearing is all. That's how the ultrasound works, through sound waves, and they just didn't like it. Believe me, it didn't take them just a few seconds to calm down once it was over."
"I don't think another one would be wise, all things considered. And the doctor already told me that given the way they moved so much there was no way to tell the sex of either of them. So I'm afraid that we won't know what we're having until they decide that their ready to come out. It's going to mean buying two sets of everything, not that wasn't going to happen anyways, but without knowing ahead of time we'll have no way to prepare for either girls or boys or one of each. Not that I mind really, I'd always wanted to be surprised anyway, so now I just get to be surprised twice." Vicki told Henry with a chuckle in her voice. Seeing the mischievous grin on Henry's face, she knew that he had seen something that she hadn't. "Henry, what is it? What did you see, and don't even try to tell me that you didn't because it's all over your face that you did. Now tell me, what did you see? Did you see something wrong with them? What? Henry, please tell me!" "They are perfect darling, absolutely perfect. There is nothing wrong with either of them. And while the doctor may not have been able to see, I could. Vicki, we are going to have a son and a daughter. I could see it in the pictures but wanted to wait until I actually saw them moving before I said anything, but there is no doubt about it, there is a little girl and a little boy growing in there." Henry said lovingly, unaware that he was still crying, reaching over and pulling her shirt up over her belly he leaned down and began to rain kisses all over her rounded belly. Not even realizing that tears were streaming down his face until one fell on Vicki's belly, gently wiping it away and placing both hands on her belly Henry began to speak, "Hello my darlings, it's your Daddy, I can hear you and I love you both very much. Can you hear me? My little son and my little daughter?" Henry was at once rewarded as the both of them started moving excitedly and giving tiny little kicks that only he could feel.
"I never knew that I could love you more than I already did, but I do. Vicki you've given me a son and a daughter! After all these years I'm going to have a son and God willing a daughter as beautiful and stubborn as her mother. Now we have to name them, they can hear us and we can't just keep calling them the "babies" and if you don't mind, I'd like to name our little girl Elisabeth, after my mother, Elisabeth Grace." Henry looked at Vicki, hoping that she wouldn't object. Seeing her smile told him that she was more than willing to let him have his way, "It's a perfect name for her Henry, and if you don't object, I'd like to name our little boy Tristan Samuel. Not after anyone, but just because I've always liked those names. And if you insist on our daughter being so much like me, then I hope that our son is just like his father, handsome, courteous with a perfect copy of his father's charming Prince's ways. " "That is fine with me sweetheart and it surprises me that that's the way you think of me, Princess Elisabeth and Prince Tristan it is." Henry replied with a smile so full of love that it caused Vicki's heart to flutter. "So we now have our little Gracie and Tristan, right?" Vicki asked. "Gracie, huh? I like that. Yes, that we do. And now I'd love to turn my attention to their mother, I want to take you to bed and see just what other changes you have undergone, my love." Henry stated.
Henry scooped Vicki up into his arms and carried her into the bedroom, lying her down on the bed ever so gently. Vicki started to remove her shoes when Henry stopped her. Giving him a puzzled look to which Henry simply stated, "Slow down darling, I want to undress you myself, it just occurred to me that I've not had that pleasure yet and I am determined to have it, finally." Knowing that there would be no use in objecting, and also knowing that Henry was going to use any excuse that he could think of just to have a reason for touching her, Vicki simply lied back and let him have his moment. Henry was going to take his time and enjoy every second of it. He slowly started to untie her shoes and remove them. Then he slowly removed her socks, caressing her feet as he did so and was surprised to see that she now had red painted toenails, knowing that that was something she never did and knew that she had done it for him. Reaching up he untied the small ribbon on her sweatpants and after giving in again to the urge to kiss her belly and his children, he peeled them from her body and tossed them aside. Henry was once again pleasantly surprised when he saw the red satin and lace bikini panties that she was wearing, knowing that she had again chosen the color for him. Leaving her in them for now he reached up and took the clip from her hair, letting the thick waves free to settle around her head and shoulders. Seeing for this first time how her hair had grown and the effects of her pregnancy had had on her hair, it was longer, thicker and how the natural highlights had gotten brighter and luminous. Giving in he ran his fingers through the thick mass, marveling at the change in it's texture and how soft it had become. Forcing himself to leave her hair alone he ran his hands down her sides until he found the bottom of her t-shirt, grasping the ends in both hands he eased the garment up until he had freed her from it and then it too was tossed aside. Taking a moment to just look at her, he was unprepared for what he saw.
Lying with her arms lifted and lying next to her head on the pillow, Vicki was without a doubt the most beautiful site he had ever seen. Wearing only the red satin and lace bra and panties, with her blonde hair surrounding her head in a riot of waves and layers, she glowed against the black silk sheets that were on the bed. With a serene look on her face, she could have easily been a painting brought to life, a lovely Madonna styled painting of a woman in the midst of the miracle of being with child, children in their case. Looking at her now he was able to see all the changes that the pregnancy had created in her. Her skin had changed, in fact it was the same all over her as what he had only seen before in her face. He could still see the toned body he was used to, the muscle tone was still there, only now her skin had a supple texture that it hadn't had before. She was soft and dewy all over, especially her stomach. Which until now he hadn't been able to see just how much had changed there. The roundness that covered where their children lay was in fact much larger than he had previously thought. He knew now that she had chosen the clothes for their concealing properties. Even the tightness of the t-shirt hadn't fully shown him just how large she was. Deciding to leave the panties on for now, Henry gently raised her up and unfastened the clasp of her bra, forcing himself to not look just yet, he peeled the article down her arms and let it drop from his grasp. Finally raising his head he saw what had been fully hidden from his view until now. While he had noticed that her breasts were fuller than usual, and had in fact been spilling out of her bra, but now that the garment was removed all of their lushness was now in plain sight. And Henry just gloried in it. What had once been pale pink nipples had now changed to a dusky rose color and from either his gaze or the slight breeze in the room, they had had hardened into tight nubs. Reaching up he gathered her breasts in both hands, feeling the new fullness of them for himself, they were rounder, heavier, and as soft as silk. Rubbing his thumbs across her nipples he could tell how sensitive they had become before even hearing her moans of pleasure. While continuing to caress them he leaned down and began to kiss them, pulling a tightened nipple into his mouth letting his tongue lap at it as if he were drinking from it, carefully nibbling at it, then moving to the other and loving it in the same way.
He was slowly driving her crazy, Vicki knew this and also knew that this is exactly what Henry had planned to do. And as much as she was enjoying the sensations that were now coursing threw her body, sensations that she knew that he had caused were becoming just too much for her to bare for much longer. Trying to pull him closer to her, wrapping her arms around him and forcing his face up to her own, Vicki finally managed to capture his lips for a long, lingering kiss full of all the loving and longing that she had for him. Feeling his hardness against her, she could stand no more of this. Forcing Henry to look at her, while trying to keep her breathing even, she whispered to him, "Henry, you're killing me here! I want to feel you inside of me, and I want that now. Make love to me Henry, please. I've been without you for too long and I need you, I need the feelings that only you can stir in me." Seeing the longing in her eyes, Henry knew that it was not possible to ignore her plea. Just hearing her tell him that she wanted him and that she needed him had heightened his own desire as nothing else could ever have.
Moving away from her Henry quickly stripped himself of his clothing and for just a moment let her see what her words had done to him. Even while telling himself that he had wanted to love her long and slowly, seeing the arousal in her eyes had told him that this was not going to happen. Reaching over and peeling her panties from her, seeing the moisture that had already gathered, all those well thought out plans fled his mind. Covering her body with his own, placing himself between her thighs and feeling her warmth and wetness against the tip of his throbbing tip, he knew that he would soon be lost. Gathering her close to him, he sought out her lips, kissing her like a man parched for water, he slowly began to enter her body. Hearing her sighs and moans of joy he had to force himself to slow down and enjoy the same feelings as she was. He could feel himself being pulled into her, being surrounded by her rippling warmth. Unable to hold back any longer, he thrust into her, feeling the tip of her womb against his own velvet tip. At once he felt the rush of even more warmth and wetness surrounding him, feeling his cock being grasped in the midst of her powerful orgasm, the scent of her desire flooded his senses. God, how he had missed this woman! Feeling her begin to move beneath him he suddenly found himself trying to keep up with her movements, this was a new situation for him, as he had always been the one in control. But it more than apparent that his Vicki had other ideas in mind.
Vicki was so caught up in the rapture that she hadn't even realized that she had become the aggressor, all she knew was that she had been without this man, her love, for far too long and she knew exactly the pleasure that only he could bring her and wanted to hurry towards it. Wrapping her arms around Henry, she decided to test both him and her new found speed and strength. Before Henry even knew what was happening, he found himself on his back with Vicki on top of him. Stunned, as this was new to him, usually it was he that was in that position, he looked up at her and for a moment was worried when he saw that her eyes had darkened again, but seeing them fade back to their normal beautiful color and the mischievous grin on her face he decided that this was definitely a side of Vicki that he wanted to see.
Vicki leaned down and kissed Henry, taking a hold of his hands bringing them up to meet her lips she proceeded to kiss each of Henry's fingers, taking nibbles of a few of them, then placing his hands on her waist once she was done. Rising up she reached down and found Henry's engorged length and after flashing him a wicked grin, she impaled herself onto him. Letting out a sigh of pure ecstasy, both she and Henry were again caught up in each other, concentrating only on bringing as much pleasure to the other as possible. Vicki was only still for a moment, then she began to move, pushing herself as far down on him as possible, rotating her hips as she did so, feeling his curls tickling her clit. Knowing that she was once again close to release and that he was not, she continued to move her hips in a grinding circle until she felt herself start to break apart, placing her hands on top of Henry's, twinning her fingers with his, she kept moving until she shattered. Feeling the chills breaking out down her spine and feeling the wetness seeping out of her, covering him, feeling his cock twitch deep within her as she suddenly changed her movements and was quickly starting to rise and fall upon him. She could still feel the aftershocks of her previous orgasm still lingering, clutching and releasing Henry's cock, even as she continued to ride him. Pulling her hands free, she placed them on either side of Henry's head, shifted until she had found the exact position that she wanted, she again started to move, almost letting him slide completely free of her before thrusting herself back down on him, down to the very base of him. Letting her breasts trail up and down Henry's chest as she did this, she could feel just how tense he was becoming and knew that he would not be able to hold back his own orgasm for much longer, she started to move faster. When Henry took over she couldn't say, one moment he was lying there clearly enjoying what she was doing to him, the next he was the one thrusting into her as the hands on her hips held her still. Vicki began to cry out as she felt an earth shattering orgasm building within her, and knew that once it happened she was not going to be able to hold herself up, breathing would more than likely become a problem.
Henry could sense this as well and making sure that he was stable underneath her and would be able to withstand her full weight once she collapsed, he leaned his head up and nudging the hair away from her neck, he sank his fangs into her skin. Not taking much, just enough to have her taste back within him as he had so longed for, and knowing that sensation would send them both over the edge. Hearing Vicki's cry of pleasure not even a moment before he felt the effects of her orgasm, he felt himself being pulled deeper and deeper within her. Being surrounded and clutched by her rippling muscles, feeling the release of her juices as she came he came with her. Holding her as close as he could, with one final thrust he let loose his control and felt his seed spill out of him, bathing the entrance to her womb with his essence. He let himself be lost in the pure joy of being inside of Vicki once again, knowing that this time she would always be his and with him. He had placed himself in Hell and Vicki had just took them both to Heaven.
Catching her as she fell against him, he rolled them onto their sides facing each other. He grinned while he watched Vicki fight to get her breathing back under control, knowing that she didn't realize the real reason for his grin was caused by watching her now fuller breasts heave with the effort. But he continued to watch her, he'd gone far too long without her and now he planned to never let her out of his sight again.
Having finally gotten herself under control, Vicki looked at Henry only to see him smiling at her adoringly. "Well, did I manage to surprise you?", Vicki asked. Henry just grabbed her and pulled her to him for a long kiss after which he replied, "That you did my love, that you did. In more ways than you'll ever know. Vicki, I can feel the sun coming, and I'd love it if you'd just stay here with me, please. It would mean a lot to me" While trying to smother a very large yawn, Vicki looks at Henry and laughing as she tells him, "Oh, I don't think you even have to ask for that, or have you forgotten my telling you about how much I sleep these days? In fact, you'll probably be awake before I am, and why are you laughing? Oh, Henry I just give up! You are impossible!"
Henry ignored the look she was giving him, reached for the remote and brought the shades down. Covering them up he pulled Vicki close to him, wrapping her in his arms, while letting one of his hands linger over their children. He kissed her neck, surprised to find that the bite wounds had already healed, while cursing himself for forgetting to make sure that they would. There were definitely more changes in her than he had originally thought. "Vicki, tomorrow I'd like for us to go and see Bettie. She's been a good friend to me and I want to ask her if she'd mind doing some research for us, see if she can find anything that you and Coreen might have missed." Vicki snuggled deeper into his embrace, while sleepily replying, "That's fine Henry. I've wanted to go and visit her myself, but having her know while you didn't just didn't seem right to me. And I've got your number, mister! I know you want to do some bragging to someone, you are just too over the moon to have not even thought about it!" Holding her closer, wondering just how the hell she had gotten to know him so well, and finally deciding it wasn't important, just as long as she did. "Alright, you got me, yes I've got to share this with someone, and I know how very happy she is going to be for the both of us."
"I love you Henry. I've missed you so much. I'm just so happy that you're here again!" Vicki whispered moments before she finally gave into the urge to sleep that she had been fighting.
"I've missed you too Vicki. And you've made me happier than any man has the right to be. I love you to sweetheart, more than you'll ever know." Henry replied to the now sleeping Vicki. Feeling the sun starting to rise, Henry let the day take him, smiling and holding onto the woman that he loved and the miracle of their children.