P-POV
2 months later
"Your baby smells, Pamela." Eric said, as he held Princess out in front of him like a bomb.
"Stop it, Eric! She just needs a diaper change; she is a baby for Christ's sake!" He scrunched up his nose as he handed her to me. I walked down the hall into the nursery and set her on the changing table and rested my hand on her stomach as I leaned down to get the wipes and a fresh diaper. I had to learn the hard way that babies are squirmy and roll off of things.
"Have you considered changing her name? I feel ridiculous calling her Princess." I rolled my eyes, but in the last two months the thought has crossed my mind. She is never going to get a good job with a name like Princess.
"I have. I was thinking about Sookie. I know she is part-Fairy, so I figured I would pick something from her heritage. Sookie is the Fae word for survival and that's what she is, a survivor." I started to tickle her tummy and coo at her. "Isn't that right, Princess? Your Mommy's little survivor!" I blew a raspberry on her tummy and gave her a pat as I buttoned her little dress back up. I picked her up off of the table and turned to Eric, who looked stunned and a little scared… I tried to snap him out of it and asked, "What do you think?"
"Of what?" He replied.
"The name, Eric. What do you think of the name?"
He sighed and said, "Oh, Sookie? Yeah, I like it, much better than Princess, though still odd, but a definite improvement."
He and I walked into the living room and talked and played with Sookie for the rest of the night before he stopped to ask me. "Pam, is your baby nocturnal? This seems a little past a human baby's bed time."
I smiled at him, fussing with her little hands and replied, "Eric, I'm a Vampire… it would make no sense for my daughter to sleep at night." He just shrugged his shoulders and got up to leave.
"I'm going to head out, Pam; I need to feed… which reminds me when are you feeding if you spend your nights with Princess Sookie?"
I chuckled and said, "Sookie has a day nurse who is… agreeable." Eric erupted into a booming laugh that started Sookie into a giggling fit also.
He leaned down, brushing his hand on her face in a loving way and said, "How many times have I told you not to eat the help, Pam? Oh well, I will see you tomorrow. I will have a gift for your little Sookie." He put on his coat and pulled me into a hug. These were the times where he wasn't my Master, but my friend and family.
"You make a great mother, Pam. I only fear for you… it will become dangerous as she gets older. I have accepted a position as a sheriff of area 5 in Louisiana and Godric has taken area 9 in Texas. We will keep you safe when the time comes." I was getting a little choked up because both Eric and Godric hate politics. All I could do was squeeze him and whisper my thanks. He kissed me on the top of my head and did the same to Sookie before he took to the sky. I took her down to my chamber and placed her in the basinet by my bed. I watched her as she started to drift in and out of sleep. Eric was right, this will become more dangerous… but I would give my life for her that was for sure.
