Author note: I know not many people are still/were ever in the Sanctuary fandom, but that almost makes me happier about this fic that if hundreds of people were rating... This fic proof that I write because I enjoy it, not because other people want me to. But knowing that there IS a small group of people I'm making happy by posting this is good too. :)
Warning: Sex, pseudo-science, Henry being emotional.
Pair: William Zimmerman and Henry Foss.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sanctuary, because if I did the ending would be more of an ending, rather than just stopping like it did. Stupid cancellations...
Very little changed over the next few days. They continued with their usual routines, and Henry seemed to be managing fine, until Will wandered into his lab and caught him unlocking a cabinet and reaching for a tub of diazepam.
"What the hell?" Henry jerked back as if burned.
"Will!" he shut the cabinet and relocked it. "I wasn't expecting you."
"How many of those have you taken in the last few days?" Will strode forward. Henry flinched, and Will checked his pace, realising that he was probably being too confrontational for Henry's fragile control. "Are you back to relying on the drugs?" Henry shook his head.
"This is the first time I was going to take them." he confessed. "I need something to help. Kate's avoiding me, but the season gets worse before it gets better. Even the Boss-Lady starts looking good somewhere in the middle."
"Henry, would it help if you came to see me?" Will asked. Henry blinked in surprise.
"I didn't think you'd want to. I mean... it's not like this was your choice or anything. The whole mate for life thing, I mean, not the whole... yeah... other thing, I know you chose to do that, but I guess you didn't expect to-"
"Henry, chill out." Will held up a hand.
"Sorry. Um, yeah. Just spending time with you will probably calm me down." Henry admitted. Will nodded.
"Then come to my room tonight." He offered. "We'll hang out." Henry quirked a quick smile. "I just came to bring you these." He handed over the box of gadget pieces Kate had sent down with him.
"Thanks man." Henry took them. "Oh, wait!" he grabbed Will's wrist as the profiler turned to go. He dragged the taller man down to his level, and pulled him into a passionate kiss. When they broke apart, Henry turned back to his work, leaving Will swaying slightly on the spot. "And would you let Magnus and the Big Guy know about the diazepam? They should probably know." Will nodded vaguely.
"Henry?" the werewolf hummed. "How did you do that?" Henry looked up, confusion written clear across his face. "You didn't give off any pheromones, I can tell, but..." Will floundered for a few moments, then groaned in frustration and grabbed Henry's wrist.
"Whoa, what the...oh..." Will pressed the other's hand against his crotch. Henry shivered at the increasing hardness under his palm. "I... I did that."
"Yeah." Will let go, but Henry didn't move away. He just stood there, dumbstruck, feeling the bulge under his fingers. He squeezed gently, and a soft hum slipped out of Will. A grin slid across Henry's face, and Will was startled to see a possessive gleam in his eyes.
"I'll come see you tonight." Henry promised. Will nodded, and pulled away. He was almost to the door when Henry called out. "Oh, and Will?" Will glanced back to see Henry smirking at him. "I'll be better prepared this time, just in case."
Will blushed slightly, and forced himself to walk calmly out the lab. Bigfoot was waiting at the end of the corridor. Thankfully, the pink flush had vanished by the time Will reached his co-worker, but the Big Guy still cuffed him around the head good-naturedly.
"He's too stubborn. You need to help him out." Will shrugged.
"I would if he'd tell me he needed help." They walked together towards the elevator. "I can't watch him twenty-four/seven to make sure he's alright, and I'm not a mind reader. If Henry doesn't tell me he needs me to do something, I can't do it. It's not as if I've had practice at being a werewolf's mate before."
"Being anyone's mate is difficult." Bigfoot agreed. "A different species must be tricky."
"I just caught him going for the diazepam." Will pushed the button to Go Up. "Would you let Magnus know if you see her before I do?"
"Sure."
TBC