Henry followed the nurse to the room anxious to get to Vicki, not knowing if it was good or bad news. The nurse opened the door, stepped aside and allowed Henry in. Vicki was awake, not sitting but up nonetheless alert. Henry breathed an audible sigh of relief, went to her bedside and lifted her hand to his mouth, kissing it lightly.

"Gee, that's all I get?" Vicki said in a raspy voice. Henry balanced himself on either side of her, leaned in and kissed her passionately on her lips, lingering longer than necessary. Vicki did not complain or pull away. She was still weak but healing rapidly.

"Okay, report," she demanded after he broke the kiss. Henry laughed at her determination filling her in as to what had occurred.

"Is there something still in the house?" Vicki asked.

"I think so, Abbie seems to think so and after seeing what I saw, suffice it to say, she is her mother's daughter," Henry told Vicki.

"That's a bad thing?" Vicki retorted raising an eyebrow.

"Never," Henry shot back.

After a bit, the nurse's snuck the children along with the baby into Vicki's room. Vicki was now in an upright position.

"You can't breastfeed just yet," the nurse told her handing her a bottle at which Vicki frowned. She was about to explode, however, with the recent turn of events, she decided that medical orders were the safest bet.

"Mommy?" Ward asked as he rubbed his hand along her arm.

"Yes?"

"We have a name for the baby, wanna hear it?" Vicki and Henry exchanged glances.

"Sure," thinking that it would be off the wall. They were in for a surprise.

"We want to name him Matthew Andreas," Ward announced. After letting it sink in, Vicki asked why.

"Because Matthew mean's God's gift, and Andreas means warrior," Abbie said matter-of-factly.

"Henry did you.." Vicki wondered if he had prompted them.

"No, I'm innocent," he said putting his hands up in mock surrender.

"What do you think?" She asked him as she looked down at the baby.

"I think.." Henry paused, "I like it, you?" he nodded toward Vicki.

"Yeah, why not. Okay, looks like you guys named your brother but," she pointed at them jokingly, "if he doesn't like it when he grows up, it's all your fault." The children giggled, hugged their mother one at a time carefully and then were ushered out by Henry.

"Abbie?" Vicki called after her oldest.

'Yes mommy?" Abbie turned.

"Henry, can you give us a minute?" Henry nodded as he continued on his way with the other two. Abbie walked back over to her mother who was now holding a sleeping Matthew. She patted her bed for Abbie to sit on, then took Abbie's hand in her own.

"Abbie, I heard you. I felt you when you were here. Thank you," Vicki told her daughter. Abbie had reached through Vicki's state of shock and near death experience to tell her to come back, that she was needed, to fight. It was their odd unexplainable connection that gave her this ability.

"You're welcome mommy, I love you and you can't leave us, not ever," Abbie was serious.

"I'll try not to," Vicki never made promises she couldn't keep. Abbie kissed her and Matthew, hopped off the bed and headed for the door.

"Oh, did daddy tell you London is a vampire too?" Abbie asked.

"Yes he did, and I take it you knew?" Vicki smiled.

Abbie nodded and skipped out, Vicki knew she would be in big trouble one day with that girl.

Vicki spent a few more days in the hospital, Gwen recovered nicely as well. Henry went back to the house to try and find the source of evil but couldn't. He searched for the mirror but it was nowhere to be found. That nagging thought would eat at Henry for quite some time afterwards. His concern was not only for the welfare of the people in Toronto, but his own children. Whatever it was had sensed them and seen them. Henry, as a father, was more worried about retaliation against his children than anything. They took Matthew home and Vicki took as little time off as possible as usual. Her first day back involved catching up on what had transpired over the past few weeks.

Time would tell...

LATER...

"Coreen, ready to call it a night?" Vicki asked handing her some files to be put away. Coreen was gazing at the computer monitor and didn't answer at first.

"Coreen..Coreen!" Vicki finally snapped her fingers in front of her asstant's face.

"What? Sorry Vicki," Coreen finally answered. Vicki looked at the screen..she was looking at some hot, young actor.

"Coreen, what are you doing?" Vicki asked.

"Oh, just looking at him, isn't he hot?" Coreen sighed pointing to the screen.

"I have to admit, he kinda is," Vicki was now leaning as close to the screen as Coreen had been. The both jumped when Henry walked in. He stopped with the door halfway open.

"Am I interrupting something?" he grinned.

"Uh..no..no, just getting ready to head home, right Coreen?" Vicki nodded. Coreen nodded, smiled and closed out the site she had been on. Vicki grabbed Henry, told Coreen goodnight over her shoulder and made a quick exit.

"You know," Henry said leaning into Vicki in the car, "It's been exactly six weeks tonight.." Henry reminded Vicki. She didn't need reminding, her body was aching with need for him. In answer, she grabbed his face, dove into a very deep, probing kiss and ran her hand between his legs, making Henry groan under her touch.

"Answer your question?" Vicki said pulling away.

"No doubt." Henry put the car in gear and headed home. After having a family meal, they performed their nightly ritual of putting the children to bed before retreating to their own. Vicki fed Matthew while Henry read the older children a story. Already in the shower when he entered the bedroom, Henry began to disrobe as soon as he locked the door. His desire for her was beyond words at this point. He made his way to the shower to join her. Stepping in, she turned to fall into his arms ready to have him take her right away.

"Patience, my love," he breathed into her ear. She groaned something about "fucking patience", Henry didn't quite catch it as she had dropped to her knees to begin working him over. Henry leaned into the wall of the shower, water trickling down is curls, falling onto his chest as it made a trail to his quivering member that Vicki now held in her hand, her lips at the tip. She raked her nails along his buttocks as she rolled the tip of him in her mouth. Henry hissed with pleasure. Grunting and groaning were all Henry could manage as she rode him down with her mouth, playing with his sack with her free hand. She used his ass to grip him tightly squeezing it as she pumped him harder and harder. Taking turns rimming him and taking him all the way in was driving Henry mad, her tongue dancing up and down his shaft as she traced a pattern with it. Vicki knew he was close, she felt the goosebumps he always got beforehand, his legs beginning to shudder. She pulled away, stood up and continued to stroke him to his explosive climax, his hands splaying out on the shower wall as he spasmed over and over, jerking in rhythm with her deft hand movements. When Henry opened his eyes and they were black. Yes, she had brought his beast. Vicki smiled as he took her in his arms and said, "my turn" then began to kiss his way to her breasts. They were full with motherhood, Henry loved the way she tasted. He nipped her breast enough to drink small amounts, making her cry out with pleasure at the sensation. He ran his fingers down her side until he found the wet core he was searching for. Sliding his fingers in, he used her own lubrication to tease her, bringing her closer to what she needed and hadn't had for so very long. Moaning with displeasure as he stopped his hand magic, Henry focused on her breasts, using one free hand to roll her while his mouth cupped her very hard nipple, licking it to see if he could peak it anymore than it already was. Vicki pushed his head closer to her breast, asking for more. Henry obliged by flicking her hardened nub with his tongue, using his lips to suck and pull, then biting down ever so slighty sending electric shocks of pleasure through her body. Although she had just nursed the baby, Henry was still getting some sweetness from her. His tongue swirled around each nipple and breast before making it's way down the cleavage, then onto her stomach and yet still, further down. Vicki gasped with the anticipation of where he was heading.

Leaning her into the wall, he carefully sat her on the bench seat putting her legs over his shoulders. Vicki grabbed the bar over her head for balance, she knew with what he was about to do, she would have no balance. Desire was calling him, he could smell it and he wanted it. He found her wet, tight and ready. As he moved closer to where she wanted him to be, Vicki squirmed under his kisses, his tongue licking each fold, lapping at her wet center with his hardened tongue. Finally, he made his way to the pulsing area she was so desparately in need of him to touch. With a slow flick at first, speeding up with each flick, he began to take her to the edge of madness too, her climax building, the warmth in her lower regions reaching explosive porportions. She began her ascent to nirvana quickly, Henry's skill taking her there with lightening speed. Feeling her close, Henry worked quickly to increase her pleasure by slipping his fingers in her as she spasmed. Vicki gripped the bar so tightly her knuckles were white as she rode the wave of orgasmic spasms until she was nearly spent. They finished showering together tenderly washing each other off.

Moving to the bedroom, they began their lovemaking again. Lying together on the bed, Henry swept her hair away from her face, kissing her cheek as he did.

"I love you, Vicki" Henry told her as if he'd never told her before.

"I know, I love you too Henry," Vicki responded. Henry continued his tender lovemaking. His hands softly caressed her body, her arms, her sides, down her thighs as he kissed her and tangled his tongue with hers. Vicki's breasts rubbed against Henry's chest as he pressed onto her, creating tingling sensations for them both. She was wet again already, Henry was steely hard against her thigh. They continued their foreplay, Vicki's hands rubbing his hardened nipples, moving to his pulsing erection, then back up to this chest. Henry moved over her, his legs spreading hers as his tip teased her tight, wet entrance. Vicki pushed against him ready for him. It had been far too long since she and Henry had made love, since she had felt him inside of her walls. Running her nails down his back, he arched and pushed into her inch by hard inch. Vicki's response was a loud grunt as she pushed down to meet him, drawing him up into her as far as she could. Henry wrapped his arms around her, running one hand down her back to grip her ass for better entrance and traction. He rode her like this for a bit, then pulled up and without ever leaving her body, turned her over. As he pulled her to a kneeling position, Vicki hissed. This was her favorite position with Henry, from behind with him manipulating her with his hand. He moved his long, soft fingers over her, bringing her once more to a climactic conclusion. As she came, he pumped her faster and faster, Vicki cried out with the feel of him inside while she while she spasmed. When he was sure she was satisfied, he bent to bite and drink from her, bringing her once more while he spilled inside of her, his hands wrapped around her stomach while he fed. He roared when he finished, both of them falling to the bed together in a sweaty heap. They lay quiet for a bit trying to recover.

"I always think it can never be better and yet, you contiually prove me wrong." Vicki finally sighed out.

"Thank you, I aim to please," Henry said kissing her playfully on the cheek. Vicki swatted at him then pulled him closer.

"So much has changed for us Henry," Vicki said suddenly.

"Yes, but good things are happening."

"That's what scares me, the calm before the storm." Vicki said turning to look at him.

"You think this is calm?" Henry said referring to their life.

Vicki smiled, "Yeah, you're right, how much more wild could it get?"

Never say things like that...