(It All Comes Crashing Down)
Another AH/AU story written to try to get me to stop smothering my poor sick little Joey. The vet says he will recover and that the wheezing is just part of the pneumonia, I however am very skeptical and worried. My worry has now completely blocked my line of thought for my main story so I guess I will just keep writing these until this Stella gets her groove back.
*I yet again dedicate this Story to my beloved Joseph, may the Hambiotics (antibiotics wrapped in ham) work and please never get sick again.*
Again not bugging the BETA with this so take it easy on me please!
E-POV
I am stomping around my house throwing all of Sophie's shit into a box. I caught her fucking some guy in my house in my bed last week. Who the fuck does she think she is? No one cheats on Eric fucking Northman! Not to mention she has her own fucking apartment why did she have to bring that ass hole here to fuck him? I made a mistake letting her have a key, no scratch that I made the mistake by letting her into my life. I was never a relationship guy before but then my brother's wife got pregnant a few months ago and it got me thinking. But you know what fuck that I was wrong, I thought I wanted to find someone to marry and have kids with but I was wrong. Strictly fucking from now on, scratch the itch and move on.
I got all of her shit together and taped up the box. I may have opened all of the bottles from the bathroom and thrown the caps away before I put them on top of her clothes and Ipod, then shook the box. But who knows that could happen in transit right? I was just finishing Addressing the box to the bitch when my phone rang, great my brother.
"Hey Sam what's up?"
"Eric, I have a huge favor to ask you." Great, Sam hates asking me for things so I know there is no way I can say no to whatever he wants because he is obviously desperate.
"What is Sam? Whatever it is I'll do it, I know you would never ask me for a favor unless it was an emergency."
"Eric it's not like that." He said, however we both knew it was exactly like that. We had never been really close, we're only step brothers and my Dad cheated on his mom when we were teenagers. I however choose to stay with her, because she was my Mom in my eyes and I guess Sam blamed me for his Mom's heart break because my Dad was nowhere to be found. Needless to say, things were said and forgiven but never forgotten.
"Sam just let me help you out or I'll call Mom."
"No no, don't call Mom. Pam's sister got into a car accident two weeks ago and Pam flew straight out to help take care of her. She is getting out of the hospital today and is going home but she is still going to need a ton of help. See she has a really badly broken leg and arm and she needed to have an operation to fix a punctured lung so she is all laid up. But see Pam needs to come home because she is getting too far along to fly and I can't leave work to be with her in case she has the baby if she stays because I need to stay here and run the bar. The thing is her sister only lives about 45 minutes from you and I was wondering if you could go and stay with her for a few days until we can set up some sort of in home nurse. It will be for maybe a week tops." I sigh, I have never met Pam's sister because she was on tour with some dance company when they got married and Pam would not let her leave and risk her position as a principal dancer. So really I have no idea what she is like. If she is anything like Pam I am going to want to kill her in less than an hour.
"Ya that's fine, where does she live?" It's really is not that big a deal, I work from home anyway.
"Bon Temps" F..! That place is backwater bum fuck. I take a deep breath… this is for Sam and Pam, you can do this.
"Ya its fine email me her address and where to find her hide a key and I will change the sheets and shit before they get there."
"Okay real quick while your with her don't talk about her career, it's pretty much over they don't think she is going to be dancing again in any sort of professional capacity and Pam has been avoiding the topic so as to not stir her up while she needs to be resting." He said.
"Alright, that makes sense…" then he cut me off and started again.
"Also don't ask if she has a boyfriend, she had one and she found out that pretty much the only woman she knows that he did not cheat on her with was Pam, so that is also a sore subject because she got into the car accident the night she found out. Oh and he lives on the property right across from her and his name is Bill Compton so keep him as far away as you can while you're there. Pam said he has been sniffing around the hospital begging to talk to Sookie."
"Wow, sounds like she has had one hell of a month." I mean really, how do you reply to that? I thought I had it bad, never mind Sookie apparently holds the title for the "life sucks" award.
"Oh and the house is kind of a beater so if stuff needs to be fixed just send me the bill and have it taken care of, no one has lived in that house in a few years and Pam says it needs major work but she has it decent for Sookie to live in for now, all the utilities should be back up and the guy will be there tomorrow to set up an internet connection."
"Dude who the hell doesn't have the internet?" I was astonished, I guess it is just hard to remember a time before internet.
"She has not been there in five years because she has been traveling and recently she had been living with Bill."
"Aright, I got it. I'm heading out now. Is there food there or should I stop at the store? Also when do I need to drive Pam to the Airport?" I ask, as I toss the box with Sophie's shit into the trunk along with some clothes I shoved into a bag, I'll stop at the post office on the way out to Sookies.
"Ya there is food there Pam dropped it off last night and she has a rental so she will drive herself but she is coming home tonight because it was the cheapest flight she could find." Well at least I don't have to spend time with Pam.
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that I was looking forward to getting to see Pam."
"Shut up Eric. We all know you find her annoying." He said with a laugh.
"Alright man, I'll see you when Pam pops the kid out."I said, starting the car.
"Alright, later."
"Bye."
Now to the post office, then off to Bon Temps to play nurse to my brothers sister in-law.
S-POV
I was just staring at the ceiling counting the little holes in the tiles listening to Pam talk to the discharge nurse. I get to go "home" today, but I don't feel like I have a home… I have nothing now. Pam turned back to me as two male nurses helped me into a wheel chair so I could leave. Pam was trying to get me to look at her but I just couldn't. She was too happy, her life was too perfect right now and if I had to look at her perfect pregnant body one more time I was going to snap.
"Sook, Sam's brother is going to stay with you for a few days until we can arrange something more permanent."
"Fine." I whispered out to her fighting back tears, at least I don't know him. Maybe he won't blow smoke up my ass like everyone else. I don't want people to keep telling me that everything will be okay and that I look great. Because the truth is everything is not okay and I look like shit and people lying to me is not helping.
"Sookie, do you want me to stay? I can stay if you need me to." She said as she watched the men help me into the car. I turned and looked her in the eye because she will not understand this unless I say it straight to her face.
"Pam, I love you and I need you but right now I can't look at you and your perfect life. I need you to go home to your husband and get ready for the baby. I need you to carry on so I can heal. This is not like when our parents died and we needed to have each other to lean on, this is different and I need to deal with it and heal from it alone." She, let out one tear but quickly wiped it away, then she gave me a real smile and nodded. Good she understands. She got in the car and I said.
"Alright let's blister this ass hole; I have had enough of this place." I said, Then I snapped my good hand like I was cracking a whip and made a whip crack sound. She laughed and headed to my shitty farm house, so I can be take care of by a man I have never met who is loosely related to Pam's husband (I know she calls them brothers but I'm pretty sure there is no blood there) all the while just 800 yards from the man who is to blame for this whole mess.
E-POV
This place was a dump, Sam was right. I walked around and took stock of what needed to be done and called a guy named Alcied to get an estimate; he owes me a favor anyway. I will stay for 9 days because I want to be here for when he comes to do his estimate so he does not try to rip off my brother and Pam. I don't know what Sookies money situation is like so I don't know if she will be paying for this herself, in either case I don't want people getting ripped off by contractors.
I sat and waited for Pam to get here. She had called me and said she was about 30 minutes away and that was about 45 minutes ago. I was just about to get up and call her when I saw a blue minivan pull up with a very pregnant very irritated Pam hop out of the front seat and stomp up the porch. I opened the door and walked out to greet her when she stopped me and said.
"She is all jacked up on pain meds, do not take anything she say seriously. Just make sure she is happy and does not die until I can set up something more permanent. Oh and don't bring any bimbos here this was our Gran's house. Come and carry her inside and up to bed. Then I'm leaving, do not let anything happen to her or I will kill you… she is all I have!" Well hello bitch, now I remember why I only see my brother twice a year.
"Alright got it, let her starve and perish from infection, then have sex with a bimbo on top of her rotting body, I got it." She punched me and screamed.
"ERIC I SWARE TO GOD! I HAVE NO IDEA WHY SAM DEALS WITH YOU YOUR NOT EVEN FAMILY!" Well that stung, but like hell I would let her see that.
"Oh Pammy you wound me, let's go get your sister so you can get the hell out of here." She huffed but did not say anything else. I walked over to the van and pulled open the door to see her sister singing "Barbie Girl" in the back seat. I have to say, she is the far better looking of the two sisters even all banged up and bruised. However that could have something to do with the fact that I can't stand Pam.
"Oh Pam, he is so much better looking than Sam!" Sookie screeched as I picked her up out of the car. I had to chuckle, Pam just scowled.
"Sam loves blow jobs, but Pam hates to give them so she fakes having TMJ. I don't mind blow job's in fact it can be quite gratifying in certain positions."Oh shit, she is high as a kite and propositioning me. This is hilarious Pam is fuming.
"SOOKIE! Shut up, Eric hands off I don't care how much she wants it." Pam growled as she helped me arrange Sookie in the bed.
"Chillaxe Pam I'm not going to molest your recently maimed and heartbroken sister. You know you could try getting to know me sometime and seeing that I'm not some horrible monster, By the way I broke up with Sophie she fucked a guy in my bed when she has her own apartment so thanks for asking how I was doing. I'll take care of your sister because I'm doing this for Sam and he is my family and I don't care if you or he ever see it that way." I grabbed her luggage and walked it out to the car for her and put it in the back. She just trailed silently behind me.
"Eric, I'm…." I stopped her and said.
"Pam I got it alright. Sookie is in good hands. I will stay here no less than 9 day's because I want to be here when the contractor comes to do the estimate for the renovation and repairs for the house." She looked like she was going to cry. Now I felt like shit…
"Pam I'm sorry I yelled at you…" I was suddenly crushed in a huge hug as she said.
"I'm sorry, you are doing something so nice for me and you're always nice for me and I'm such a bitch all the time. Now I see why Sandy treats you like and considers you a son. Some day Sam will see you're not your Dad." She was wiping tears and getting in the car.
"I doubt that, I will see you in a couple of weeks when the baby is born, I'm bringing Mom with me. She said she wants to stay a few weeks to get to know the baby but I'm only going to stay a few days because I'm coming back out for Christmas."
"Eric Northman, you have unknown depths."
"Ya ya, get out of here. I need to go dodge the sexual advances of your sister." She started to laugh. I held up my hand and tapped an imaginary watch and continued. "No really Pam I'm very busy I have Blow Jobs from a busty blond to go turn down." She wiped he face and shut the door and whispered.
"God I wish she had met him before all of this happened." I don't know why she would say that so I said.
"What?"
"Oh nothing, just travel stuff see you later." And with that she pulled away and I went back inside to fulfill my duties of net letting Sookie die and keeping her happy.