The Phone Call Part 7
Henry placed his hand on the small of Vicki's back as they walked toward the private jet that would take them to Vancouver. He was going back to something familiar while Vicki was heading into the unknown.
Vicki never though she would tolerate a possessive man, but with Henry all previous bets were off. He gave her love, understanding and the freedom to be herself.
He was pleased knowing he finally had a companion that challenged, intrigued, and accepted him without question. He could feel the love growing between them as the vampire within him welcomed the one that grew deep within her. Five hundred years of existence gave him a better perspective on how to fight territorialism that he'd had at the time of his turning, plus the added advantage of a world that had changed over the centuries.
Vicki felt Henry's fingers flex at her back and turned to snarl, "Stop shoving. If I go any faster, I'll trip."
Henry dropped his hand and glanced away hoping she hadn't seen the look on his face.
Vicki had seen enough to realize he wasn't shoving, he was trying to hold her back. "You really don't like flying, do you?"
Henry growled, "I hate it." Then gestured toward the plane, "Let's get this done. My thinking about it, only makes it worse."
The co-pilot stood at the bottom of the fold down steps ready to greet them and take their bags when Vicki's cell phone started ringing.
Henry commanded, "Don't answer and turn it off."
Vicki gave him a 'don't tell me what to do' look and tapped the send key and heard a familiar voice ask, "Where are you, Vicki?"
"I'm with Henry so make it fast, Mike."
"There's no way I can change your mind?"
"It's too late."
"Crap!"
Henry took the phone from Vicki and with a voice of power said, "Forget about her. Move on with your life."
Mike shook his head to clear it and said, "Stay out of my head, Fitzroy and give the phone back to Vicki."
Henry handed the phone back to her shaking his head saying, "I should have better control of him."
Mike heard that and shouted back, "It's not so easy mess with my head anymore is it, vamp? Besides, I have a bunch of bodies I need to talk to you about."
Vicki sputtered, "You're not doing that to Henry again."
Mike's other hand went to scar on his neck, a constant reminder of who Henry was and what he was capable of doing. "I'm not accusing him of anything. I was hoping he could give me some background information on the history of vampires in this region."
"We're getting on the plane and it's too late to change our plans even if we wanted to."
Thinking a change of tactics might work, Mike asked, "Does your mother know about him?"
"She's met him and she knows I'm going with him."
"What'd she say?"
Vicki gave Henry a wry grin and said, "She says he's too young for me, but if I'm sure he's what I want, she won't try and stop me."
Henry's eyes darkened as the co-pilot said, "If we're going to get to Vancouver on time, we have to leave now."
Vicki nodded and said into the phone, "Mike, I'll call you back as soon as I can. The plane's ready to leave and Henry's not too happy. It's no fun being around an unhappy Henry."
Mike rubbed at his neck again, "Yeah. Like I'm ever going to forget. I really could use his help." Then yelled, "You better take good care of her, you royal bastard."
Henry growled, "I can hear just fine without your yelling and I'll take superior care of my woman." He took the phone from her hand, snapped it shut, handed it back and added, "You're mine so don't bother arguing."
Vicki powered off the phone and dropped it into her bag and started up the boarding steps, "I won't argue if you agree that you're mine too."
Henry nodded to the co-pilot as he followed her up the steps, "I'm all yours if you can find a way to keep me distracted while we're in this thing."
Vicki stopped at the top of the steps and said over her shoulder in a stage whisper, "How about I initiate you into the Mile High Club?"
Henry raised an eyebrow and started to speak when the co-pilot cleared his throat and said, "Keep moving, please."
Vicki winked at the co-pilot and said, "We won't be needing anything so if you and the pilot could remain in the cockpit, we'd really appreciate it."
"No problem." He looked at Henry and added, "I hope you both enjoy the flight."
Vicki never though she would tolerate a possessive man, but with Henry all previous bets were off. He gave her love, understanding and the freedom to be herself.
He was pleased knowing he finally had a companion that challenged, intrigued, and accepted him without question. He could feel the love growing between them as the vampire within him welcomed the one that grew deep within her. Five hundred years of existence gave him a better perspective on how to fight territorialism that he'd had at the time of his turning, plus the added advantage of a world that had changed over the centuries.
Vicki felt Henry's fingers flex at her back and turned to snarl, "Stop shoving. If I go any faster, I'll trip."
Henry dropped his hand and glanced away hoping she hadn't seen the look on his face.
Vicki had seen enough to realize he wasn't shoving, he was trying to hold her back. "You really don't like flying, do you?"
Henry growled, "I hate it." Then gestured toward the plane, "Let's get this done. My thinking about it, only makes it worse."
The co-pilot stood at the bottom of the fold down steps ready to greet them and take their bags when Vicki's cell phone started ringing.
Henry commanded, "Don't answer and turn it off."
Vicki gave him a 'don't tell me what to do' look and tapped the send key and heard a familiar voice ask, "Where are you, Vicki?"
"I'm with Henry so make it fast, Mike."
"There's no way I can change your mind?"
"It's too late."
"Crap!"
Henry took the phone from Vicki and with a voice of power said, "Forget about her. Move on with your life."
Mike shook his head to clear it and said, "Stay out of my head, Fitzroy and give the phone back to Vicki."
Henry handed the phone back to her shaking his head saying, "I should have better control of him."
Mike heard that and shouted back, "It's not so easy mess with my head anymore is it, vamp? Besides, I have a bunch of bodies I need to talk to you about."
Vicki sputtered, "You're not doing that to Henry again."
Mike's other hand went to scar on his neck, a constant reminder of who Henry was and what he was capable of doing. "I'm not accusing him of anything. I was hoping he could give me some background information on the history of vampires in this region."
"We're getting on the plane and it's too late to change our plans even if we wanted to."
Thinking a change of tactics might work, Mike asked, "Does your mother know about him?"
"She's met him and she knows I'm going with him."
"What'd she say?"
Vicki gave Henry a wry grin and said, "She says he's too young for me, but if I'm sure he's what I want, she won't try and stop me."
Henry's eyes darkened as the co-pilot said, "If we're going to get to Vancouver on time, we have to leave now."
Vicki nodded and said into the phone, "Mike, I'll call you back as soon as I can. The plane's ready to leave and Henry's not too happy. It's no fun being around an unhappy Henry."
Mike rubbed at his neck again, "Yeah. Like I'm ever going to forget. I really could use his help." Then yelled, "You better take good care of her, you royal bastard."
Henry growled, "I can hear just fine without your yelling and I'll take superior care of my woman." He took the phone from her hand, snapped it shut, handed it back and added, "You're mine so don't bother arguing."
Vicki powered off the phone and dropped it into her bag and started up the boarding steps, "I won't argue if you agree that you're mine too."
Henry nodded to the co-pilot as he followed her up the steps, "I'm all yours if you can find a way to keep me distracted while we're in this thing."
Vicki stopped at the top of the steps and said over her shoulder in a stage whisper, "How about I initiate you into the Mile High Club?"
Henry raised an eyebrow and started to speak when the co-pilot cleared his throat and said, "Keep moving, please."
Vicki winked at the co-pilot and said, "We won't be needing anything so if you and the pilot could remain in the cockpit, we'd really appreciate it."
"No problem." He looked at Henry and added, "I hope you both enjoy the flight."