Forced Love

WPATTEN ~ Just for you I wrote this additional chapter since you requested it. I'm not much of a Vicki fan, I think she totally took Henry for granted, but here's your wish such as it is. Hope you like it.

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The phone rang incessantly. It was quite annoying, really. He already knew who it was, he hadn’t spoken to her since his nights with Aeson, but he’d needed time to think. To absorb all that had happened. Even now, the images of those passion filled nights were sweeping thru his mind bringing sudden shivers and warmth to his body. He understood it now. There was no man nor woman when making love. It was hot, it felt incredible and it was messy. He wondered why he had resisted his old friend for so long. Sighing, Henry stepped out of the shower, wrapped a towel around his hips and made a quick grab for it. “Yeah.” “Henry???!” It was Vicky’s voice on the line, sounding panicked. “Vicky. Are you alright?” he asked. “Am I alright? What do you mean am I alright? I am the one asking YOU! Where have you been? I’ve been trying to reach you for the last 3 nights. I thought that Aeson guy might have gotten you.” Vicky was understandably upset. Mentally, Henry laughed. If only she knew…. He settled for… “He did. Were you worried about me Vic?” Henry answered, and she could hear the smile in his voice as he asked, teasing her. “Yes. Of course I was worried. What kind of question is that? We’re friends.” Henry smirked to himself as he muttered. “Yeah that’s the problem.” She’d barely heard what he said, but she wanted clarification anyway, “WHAT did you just say?” “Nothing, Vic. Don’t worry about it. At any rate, I’m fine, never better. Aeson did not hurt me.” There was a slight pause in the conversation, Henry could almost hear the wheels turning in her mind. Vicky asked, “So, you gave him the sun device? You saw him?” Henry smiled to himself and said “Yes I did. I spent some time with him as well, we had some….things that needed to be cleared up.” Another pregnant pause. Vicky couldn’t resist the bait, “So….ummm…. is that where you were for the last few days? With him?” Henry paused as well, wondering why he should answer, but also knowing she would just keep asking for his whereabouts, since she had an infuriating way of believing it was her right to know everything, especially where he was concerned. “No, I was with him for 2 nights, I was home the other evenings. I had some plans to make.” “For 2 nights? What could you possibly have to discuss that took 2 nights? Wait…. Plans? What Plans?” Henry smiled knowing he had the fish on the hook, now to slowly reel it in…. “Look Vic, I’m busy I can’t stay on the phone, I have packing to do.” Vicky was floored. “Packing? Going on vacation?” Henry suppressed a grin as he said “Europe. To visit Aeson. If I hurry I can catch a last minute flight with a friend. Otherwise I will have to wait some weeks to properly plan again. Daylight is a consideration after all. So I really have to get off the phone.” Vicky’s stomach turned over. He was with that blonde god for 2 nights and now he wanted to go visit him as well??? What the hell had happened between them? Suppressing a violent wave of jealousy and fear, Vicky said, “Don’t go anywhere, I’m coming over.” Henry was about to answer, when he heard the phone click off. Grinning to himself he closed the connection and went into the bedroom to pack.
He smiled to himself slowly. This could actually be fun. Soon Henry heard the front door open, and close. “Henry!?” He smiled again, and continued to fold clothes and place them in the suitcase. Let the games begin…..
Vicky stormed into the apartment, took her jacket off and threw it on the couch. She glanced into the bathroom, and saw it empty. It was still steamy in there, and she could smell an enticing blend of Henry’s skin, and soap. Vicky headed towards the bedroom and stepped thru the open door to see him standing there folding clothes, with nothing on except a towel around his waist, his hair still partially wet. The water still fresh from his shower glistened on his flawless skin, hanging from his silver cross, and adding highlights to the muscular lines of his chest and incredibly flat belly. Henry’s body had never failed to entice her, but seeing him half naked this way was a new twist. It caused her whole nervous system to tingle. He looked up at her when she walked in. It was a haughty yet sultry look. She could swear Henry knew exactly how good he looked, silently daring her. She held her breath unconsciously as she looked at him. Embarrassed, she looked down. Looked into the room’s corners, anywhere but at him for a second until she got her bearings. Henry smiled as he heard her heart race and could see the blood pulse visibly just under her skin, his vampire senses fully heightened, he realized that what Aeson had told him was right. Playing the game as he had been would get him nowhere with her. So, it had come to this. In his mind, if this attempt failed, he would dismiss any further attempt. His liaison with Aeson had taught him that much. It also proved to him that his friendship with the ancient one should never have ended, no matter what their sexual status. Now that he no longer held any fear of Aeson or of a more intimate relationship with beautiful vampire, he saw no reason to wait another century or 2 to enjoy that friendship and all the things they shared in common. He had already decided after much introspection, Henry WAS going to Europe no matter how this night ended, but Vicky needn’t know that right now. Nor did she need to know that he would not always be at her whim and call. It seemed Aeson had also given Henry Fitzroy a strong dose of reality and freedom along with his passion.
“Umm, sorry, I didn’t know you were undressed.” She began. Henry smiled “Does my body offend you?” She looked him in the eye, “No, of course not.” She smirked, “You’re in pretty good shape.” Henry laughed, “Well thanks.” Hands in her pockets, Vicky got right to the point, “What do you mean you are going to Europe? Why this sudden desire to see him again? What happened between you two?” Henry put his jeans into the suitcase, and looked at her “Why do you care Vicky? You’ve made it all too clear how you feel about you and I. I am unharmed, beyond that what do you want to know that you feel you have a right to?” Vicky stammered. “Well you were all fangs and anger when we met him in the street, you tell me he WANTS you, then you spend 2 nights with him, and now you want to go visit him. What do you expect me to think!?” Slowly coming around the bed towards her, “Again I repeat miss Nelson, what do you think you have a right to know? What are you asking? If we have become lovers? HHmmm? It occurs to me that you and I are not lovers, you’ve pushed me away at every turn. What difference could it possibly make to you whom I take to my bed?” As Henry spoke, he realized his temper was rising. All this time wanting her, pandering to her, knowing full well that she wanted him, yet she continually pushed him away. Obviously had been taking it’s toll. He was actually becoming angry, and he wondered briefly if this is not how Aeson had felt just before he had first kissed Henry.
She gazed at Henry with his bright blue eyes, water still glistening on his skin, and several things happened at once. She realized how angry and hurt he looked, how long she had played games with his feelings for her, she wondered how she had gotten away with it from such a magnificent creature for so long, She knew in that instant how much she really wanted him, and how totally frightened she was that she had lost Henry to someone who understood him at least as much as she did, if not more, no matter that it was a man. She wanted to say she was sorry, but she didn’t know where to start, and she was afraid. The tension between them was getting progressively worse. The end result was that she stood for several moments simply staring at him, not saying anything.
Henry didn’t think it was possible but he was hurt, and he started to think that perhaps he should leave tonight after all. No woman had hurt him quite like this before. What he really wanted was for her to tell him he was wrong, that they WERE more then friends and she didn’t want him to leave. He’d had enough. So he came out with it, “Uumm… Perhaps I ought to go. I may even stay in Europe for a while. Things don’t seem to be working out here very well.” He said. At his words, Vicky’s heart fell down to her feet. It only confirmed all of her worst fears. He really was tired of her. His words hit her like a fist in the stomach. Sucking it in, she said angrily, “Yeah. I think you should. Get packed, and I’ll take you to the airport.” She spun around and left the bedroom, but not before he saw the telltale hurt reflected in her eyes. That was what he had needed to see. He chased her down the hall, grabbed her arms, and firmly pushed her back into the wall, holding her there. “You liar.” He said. He grabbed her wrists and using one hand he pinned them to the wall above her head. Steeling herself, she looked into his eyes, she said, “Liar? About what? You want to leave, its fine with me.”
“Oh really?” He said softly with that voice of his, “Okay.” Then he smiled slowly, knowing how wonderful he looked when he smiled this way, his small lower fangs just barely visible. “ Tell me that you don’t want me, and I’ll go.” Her blue eyes met his own, and she knew she couldn’t say it. She looked away from him, and clenching her fists, she refused to give in. “I don’t want you.” She wanted to cry. She was making the one thing in the world that mattered to her, leave. He laughed. Using his free hand he removed her glasses, tossing them onto the settee. “Yeah sure you don’t. Just as I don’t want you either.” Pressing her body into the wall, he grasped her chin, and forced her to turn her face to him. “Say you want me.” She would not say it. He covered her mouth with his, and kissed her fiercely. She tried to push him off, but he only pressed the length of him harder against her. Tugging her hair firmly, he dragged her head back, and attached his mouth to the hollow of her neck. Not feeding. Not vampire. Hot lips and all man. The warmth of his mouth made her gasp with pleasure. She tried again to push him away, but it was a pathetic attempt. She had no strength nor will to see it thru. He was so warm and strong, and he felt so good. Why had she resisted this for so long? She returned his kisses feverishly.
Henry held her face now with one hand, and kissed her deeply, his tongue dancing with hers. Seeking, exploring. Her wrists still pinned, Henry softly rotated his hips rhythmically against her, yet this was not working out as he had planned. He was torturing her, and himself all at the same time. Oh god, she wanted him. She thought she had lost him, she had almost made him leave. “Tell me you don’t want me to leave.” He said against her lips, He kissed her again “Tell me you want me, Vic.” He grabbed the top edge of her tank top, and swiftly yanked it down. Quickly bending, he took her nipple in his mouth. She gasped and arched her back. Then she moaned. Finally able to free her hands, she dug her hands up into his thick hair then down, and grasped his back. What a nice back he had! The skin was so smooth, silky, long muscles beneath the satin. She pulled him back up to her. It was now she who held his face while they kissed each other frantically. He feverishly unbuttoned her jeans, and let them drop to the floor. Vicky could feel the length of him hard against her belly. Still exploring her mouth with his tongue, one hand still cradling the back of her head, holding her captive, he trailed the other hand slowly from her chin grazing the backs of his knuckles down the front of her body. He broke the kiss, and leaned his forehead against her temple, his mouth against her cheek. He said it again in a hoarse whisper, into her ear making her shiver “Say it. Say you want me…” Then he slowly took the edge of his towel and pulled it from his body. The knowledge of his nakedness made her blood pump faster, and made her gasp. Suddenly his knuckles were back against the soft skin of her belly, then she could feel him grasp the length of his erection, and she could feel him stroke slowly up and down, still allowing his knuckles to trail her belly. Her whole body hummed and shivered in response. He did it on purpose, she knew he wanted her to know what he was doing to himself. He knew it would drive her insane with wanting him. It was. Henry started to breathe rhythmically, rubbing his face against hers, his excitement building; continuing to allow her to feel his movements and growing excitement. His breath hitched in his throat and she couldn’t stay still anymore. Moving her hands down to his hips, she tried to urge him into her, but he would not allow it. He ground his hardness into her belly, and stroked himself yet again. His forehead against her temple, lips parted slightly, he moaned softly. Oh dear god, her head swam, he was so sexy, his voice…she started to whimper, Her world became liquid. Henry continued his torment of his own body, making him shudder and moan softly yet again. Shit. She wanted to be able to do that to him. To make him moan and shudder like that. “Say it.” he repeated. Vicky broke. “Yes, I want you! You know I want you more then anything. Henry… Please…” Taking his cheek away from hers, he grasped her hips and easily lifted her, covered her lips with his, and plunged his tongue deep into her mouth at the same time that he entered her with a hard thrust, right there against the wall. They both cried out with the pleasure of it. Using his shoulders as leverage, she pushed her back against the wall, and lifted her legs to wrap them around his hips, pulling him deeper into her. The pleasure was exquisite. He thrust within her faster and harder, both of them straining for release. Desperate words, whispered fiercely, “Please don’t leave. Please…” soft answering moans, “I need you too, I need you……Oh god, so good… I won’t leave. Not tonight. I promise….” She could feel him expand even more inside her, then the flood of heat as he came and a violent wave crashed over her as her whole world exploded into tiny glittering lights……
As the feelings of the hard wall biting into her spine and some circulation in her legs returned, she felt Henry lift her easily and carry her back to towards the bedroom. “Where?” He nuzzled her neck, “Just Round Two.” She smiled and removed the remainder of her clothes as he threw her onto the bed.

In a modest sized castle perched on the side of a modest sized wooded mountain, golden hair glistened by firelight as Aeson the ancient gazed out of a huge leaded glass window onto the valley below. But the moonlit woods were not what occupied the prince’s mind this evening. The memory of golden brown hair and warm lips hovered behind his mind’s eye. Behind him he could hear his cell phone ring. Without looking to the ID Aeson flipped open the device muttering a half-hearted greeting. After listening briefly a slow smile appeared upon curvy lips.

Two weeks later, Vicky, Henry and Corine stood in the P.I’s offices congratulating themselves on another case solved. Things had been wonderful if not weird for Henry and Vicky over the last weeks. They had made love again, when time permitted. And worked this latest case to death. He had finished his latest graphic novel on time with a deadline, and frankly all was right in Henry’s world for a change. Still, he had felt as if he was missing something. Henry did not need to search for very long. He knew exactly what that something was. Perhaps things had all happened with a kind of synchronicity, if Victoria had given in to his advances earlier for instance, Henry’s romantic nature might have never allowed him to finally submit to Aeson. The truth is plainly Vicky had pushed him too long and too far, and he no longer was starry eyed with their relationship. Oh he loved her, Would protect her with his life if necessary, but her flaws were now glaringly apparent whereas before he ignored them. For the past 3 weeks Henry’s belly had an odd way of suddenly tightening up on him with a shiver of desire, and it wasn’t with desire for the large jawed woman who currently shared his bed. Earlier that day he had contacted some friends, one who owned a private jet, to confirm his plans. Then he called his publisher to excuse himself for a few weeks, planning on a month’s worth of absence. Henry had stealthily packed and made ready, but he was still wondering how he was going to tell Vicky when Corine started to comment to the both of them on a client who called that afternoon with a very sticky case. Uh oh….. this was it. He had to get out now, or he’d be stuck. “Okay, so you handle the research into what this might be, Henry and I will….” “Umm excuse me. No we won’t.” Both women turned to him with raised eyebrows. “Why not? You just finished a deadline.” Henry could see this might get tense, so he quickly grabbed his jacket, and smiled “I can’t. I have something to do.” Vicky looked perturbed “What could you have to do that’s so important?” Henry stopped on his way to the door and looked Vicky straight in the face. “I am leaving very early this morning before dawn for Europe. I have already made arrangements.” Vicky was dumbstruck. “You what!? For what reason? You promised you wouldn’t go!” Henry’s eyes left no room for confusion. “I promised I wouldn’t go on that night; not that I would never go. Make no mistake about it Vic, I am going.” Anger lined her face “For what!? I want to know why!! How long will you be gone Henry!?” Heading to the door, Henry turned to face her “I have planned on being back within a month, there is so much I have missed about his friendship these last centuries, but beyond that I think we both know why.” Henry held her by the shoulders and gave her a quick kiss before he turned to leave. “Henry!!!!” Corine and Vic watched him leave. Corine said, “ What happened?? I thought you two were… you know.” Vicky put her head down and responded “Yeah, we were. It’s my fault. I made him wait too long. He had to share my heart with Mike and I refused to make the call, and now there isn’t only me in his heart anymore.” Blinking Corine asked “but who?” refraining from giving too much information, Vicky said, “Aeson. A vampire.” Corine’s eyes widened. “No Way!! Him!? Oh god he’s SO hot.” Vicky glared at her. “Sorry.” Vic asked, “How do you know who he is? This doesn’t surprise you?” Corine answered “I do my research. He’s the oldest, richest most powerful and totally HOT vamp going. Man I’d love to see them together.” As she walked away, Vicky shook her head, sat down at her desk put her feet up and wondered if Henry would ever come back.

The stars twinkled as Henry boarded the small luxury jet. All the windows were sealed shut. He arranged himself comfortably and just before dawn arose he smiled a slow sexy smile to himself. “Here I come.”