CHAPTER 2 Vicki wiped her tear-stained cheeks, and looked up at Henry. "This isn't supposed to happen, Henry. Is this some kind of punishment for drinking your blood." She half-joked even though she was being serious.
"I don't know what happened to you after you drank my blood, but this child is not a punishment, it's a blessing"
"A blessing, what if I'm carrying a demon spawn here." She spat out.
"That's highly unlikely, Vicki. This child is a part of me, and a part of you. I've seen the kind of person you are. You're beautiful, fun, smart, loving, your everything, and this child will not be born in vain"
"You sound so sure of yourself." She replied with a smirk.
"This is going to sound crazy, but I've traveled the world, and seen so many different places. I have experienced many things that ordinary people take for granted. One thing that I wish I could experience is the joy of new life, and up until now that was something so far away form me. I can look you in the eye and say that I'm truly happy"
Vicki let the tears fall again. "Sorry, I've been doing this a lot lately." She wiped them away.
"Lets go back to my place, okay." He put his arm around her and they walked back to his apartment.
Once they got there, she took off her coat and flopped herself back on his bed. She stared up at the ceiling, before Henry spoke.
"When did you find out"
"A few days ago. And let me tell you I was jumping out of my skin when he told me"
"Which leads me to my second question." "I'm due June 20th." Vicki answered before Henry could ask.
Henry smiled and lay on the bed next to her. He leaned over and kissed her, "I love you Vicki"
There was a long pause. Vicki wasn't sure of what to say. She just placed a hand on her stomach and kissed him back. "Me too." She finally replied. Henry placed his hand on hers, and whispered I can hear the heartbeat. Vicki smiled.
"Its just one, right?" She asked with eagerness.
Henry smiled, "Yes, its just one." He kissed her softly.
She threw her head back. "Phew, that's a relief"
"Wait until Coreen finds out, boy is she going to be surprised." She said looking over at him.
She let out a sigh. "Henry, Mike cannot find out, no matter what"
"Well then I guess it's a good thing he's on assignment in New York." He said smiling.
"Yeah." She said quietly.
It was getting late, or for Henry it was getting to be early. "I should go." Vicki said as she kissed him good-bye.
"Bye." He said as he drifted off into his immortal sleep.
Vicki was not late for work in fact she was a little early.
"Morning Coreen." She said with a smile.
"I didn't think you'd be in today." Coreen said putting some messages on her desk.
"Yeah well here I am.." She paused. "Coreen, sit down. There's something I need to tell you"
She sat down and waited patiently. "What is it"
"Okay, I'm just going to come right out with it, I'm pregnant"
"What really? Congratulations." She said giving her a hug.
"There's more." Vicki said with hesitation.
"Henry is the father." She waited for a response.
"Wow, what?" "Yeah, believe it's the truth"
"You and Henry, I never thought. Vampires cant have children with humans." She said with authority.
"That's what Henry told me, and now I'm almost 3 months pregnant." She paused. "Coreen, I need your help through this. "
"Of course, I will be here for you, day or night"
"Thanks, I appreciate it. I would like you to research everything on expecting mothers." She smiled.
"Certainly I'll get right on that"
"Now I'm going to get some shut eye, I was up all night with Henry"
"Go to sleep I will let you know when your first client gets here"
"Thanks Coreen"
"No problem, now sleep."
"I don't know what happened to you after you drank my blood, but this child is not a punishment, it's a blessing"
"A blessing, what if I'm carrying a demon spawn here." She spat out.
"That's highly unlikely, Vicki. This child is a part of me, and a part of you. I've seen the kind of person you are. You're beautiful, fun, smart, loving, your everything, and this child will not be born in vain"
"You sound so sure of yourself." She replied with a smirk.
"This is going to sound crazy, but I've traveled the world, and seen so many different places. I have experienced many things that ordinary people take for granted. One thing that I wish I could experience is the joy of new life, and up until now that was something so far away form me. I can look you in the eye and say that I'm truly happy"
Vicki let the tears fall again. "Sorry, I've been doing this a lot lately." She wiped them away.
"Lets go back to my place, okay." He put his arm around her and they walked back to his apartment.
Once they got there, she took off her coat and flopped herself back on his bed. She stared up at the ceiling, before Henry spoke.
"When did you find out"
"A few days ago. And let me tell you I was jumping out of my skin when he told me"
"Which leads me to my second question." "I'm due June 20th." Vicki answered before Henry could ask.
Henry smiled and lay on the bed next to her. He leaned over and kissed her, "I love you Vicki"
There was a long pause. Vicki wasn't sure of what to say. She just placed a hand on her stomach and kissed him back. "Me too." She finally replied. Henry placed his hand on hers, and whispered I can hear the heartbeat. Vicki smiled.
"Its just one, right?" She asked with eagerness.
Henry smiled, "Yes, its just one." He kissed her softly.
She threw her head back. "Phew, that's a relief"
"Wait until Coreen finds out, boy is she going to be surprised." She said looking over at him.
She let out a sigh. "Henry, Mike cannot find out, no matter what"
"Well then I guess it's a good thing he's on assignment in New York." He said smiling.
"Yeah." She said quietly.
It was getting late, or for Henry it was getting to be early. "I should go." Vicki said as she kissed him good-bye.
"Bye." He said as he drifted off into his immortal sleep.
Vicki was not late for work in fact she was a little early.
"Morning Coreen." She said with a smile.
"I didn't think you'd be in today." Coreen said putting some messages on her desk.
"Yeah well here I am.." She paused. "Coreen, sit down. There's something I need to tell you"
She sat down and waited patiently. "What is it"
"Okay, I'm just going to come right out with it, I'm pregnant"
"What really? Congratulations." She said giving her a hug.
"There's more." Vicki said with hesitation.
"Henry is the father." She waited for a response.
"Wow, what?" "Yeah, believe it's the truth"
"You and Henry, I never thought. Vampires cant have children with humans." She said with authority.
"That's what Henry told me, and now I'm almost 3 months pregnant." She paused. "Coreen, I need your help through this. "
"Of course, I will be here for you, day or night"
"Thanks, I appreciate it. I would like you to research everything on expecting mothers." She smiled.
"Certainly I'll get right on that"
"Now I'm going to get some shut eye, I was up all night with Henry"
"Go to sleep I will let you know when your first client gets here"
"Thanks Coreen"
"No problem, now sleep."