Reading through the last chapter I realized how rushed it seemed at the end sorry if this chapter was lacking details next one will be better thanks for reading and I enjoy all reviews good or bad so feel free.

Ericstood in the bedroom doorway imagining his proposal to Sookie, he took the red velvet box from his pocket opening it and taking a step toward the bed where she and the girls lay sleeping. He removed the ring from the box and started to slide it on her finger when I tiny voice broke his concentration "are you gonna kill my daddy?"

He looked over at Sara's tiny face and slid the ring into his shirt pocket; she sat staring at him waiting for his response but Eric didn't know how to answer her question. He had been planning to kill Sam, he was sure he had something to do with the fire at Sookie's house and the woman who had tried to kill her in the hospital but he never thought about how it would affect the girls.

Eric wasn't sure how things were going to turn out, Sam had killed a vampire and a were in a matter of days and now he was on the run. The only thing Eric did know was he needed to find him to end this mess, Eric walked over sliding into bed next to Sara "No I won't hurt your daddy" he said hugging her tight and he knew he meant each word when he looked into her eyes.

Sookie woke just after dawn, she hadn't heard from Eric last night and once she had fed and bathed the girls she felt utterly exhausted. The three of them climbed into Eric's king size bed and watched the little mermaid until they fell asleep, she didn't ask them any questions about Sam or what had happened, that could wait for later for now she just wanted them to feel safe.

After a quick shower Sookie went to the kitchen to start breakfast, Eric had been keeping everything human stocked up since they've been back together so she pulled out the ingredients for a big Sunday breakfast. After they ate she planned to take the girls to the park and do a little shopping, she would need to replace pretty much everything that she and the girls owned.

She reminded herself that she had to meet her insurance agent at her house later that afternoon she was dreading seeing her family home burned to bits. She was hopeful that some things in the house would be salvageable but from what she saw the day of the fire it was doubtful.

She set the table and finished cookie before the girls came running into the kitchen, they were bickering over something Samantha said, Sookie stepped between the two girls pointing to the table "hush and eat now". They sat at the table eating quietly eating when Sookie heard the question pass through Samantha's mind.

"Is Eric our new daddy" Samantha asked while shoveling her eggs into her mouth, "No stupid vampires can't be daddies" Sara answered before Sookie could digest the question. She should have prepared herself for this question when she started dating Eric again; she knew it would come up especially now with everything that was going on with Sam.

She realized there was no right answer, she tried to explaining to them that the only way Eric could be there father would be if he and Sookie were married and with vampire human marriages being illegal that could never happen. Her answer left them confused so she decided to distract them until she could manage a better response, "Girls wanna go shopping?"

It worked the girls jumped from the table leaving a trail of crumbs as they went, Sookie put away the food and loaded the dish washer before the girls came running back into the room. They were excited and for a minute it was easy to forget everything that was going on, they raced to Eric's car Sookie letting the girls win and they headed in town for some retail therapy.

The mall was crowded as but they managed to find everything they needed, Sookie had never really had the money to get into shopping it was something she did once in a blue moon and as usual she spent more time chasing the girls through the store than actually shopping. The girls filled the cart with toys and clothes while Sookie grabbed the essentials.

Her meeting with her insurance agent was in less than an hour so she yelled for the girls and headed to checkout, with everything totaled up and in bags Sookie handed the cashier her bank card. The young girl swiped her card several times before handing it back to her, the register insisted there were insufficient funds but she was sure she had the money Eric had paid her in her account.

They left the store in a hurry Sookie feeling thoroughly embarrassed, the bank was closed on Sundays so she headed to the ATM, the girls whined and complained as they walked slowly behind her. Sookie punched in the numbers to access her account and she felt sick when she realized it was completely empty, the tiny receipt she held in her hand showed the balance had been negative for months.

Halfway down hummingbird lane Sookie started to cry, she was so angry with Sam for everything he was doing to her and the girls. They had always been good friends and she would have never imagined him capable of the things he's done lately, she turned onto the driveway to her childhood home to see a man standing in front of the ashes that use to be her house.

She wiped her face clean with her sleeve before climbing out of the car, Jeffery Lankaster the son of matt Lankaster the town lawyer was her insurance agent. He was never big on wits but his honesty made up for it, so it want a shock to her that he just came out and told her that Sam had cancelled the insurance.

Sookie couldn't believe what she was hearing and she hated herself for allowing him into her home and falling for is bullshit, her gran had taught her better than that. Sam had talked her into letting him handle the money and bills telling her he didn't want her stressed when it came to the girls.

Thanks to Sam Sookie had lost everything including her home, she hoped Alcide and his pack would find him soon because she wanted answers. Sookie was rummaging through the remains of her home while the girls played in the front yard when Sookie heard the thoughts of a man who was hiding near by

'I'll just grab them while she's not looking, no vamp around now to help her' Sookie realized she had made a mistake, she ran to the car shoving the girls into the back seat and driving off in a hurry. Looking in her rear view mirror she watched for someone to be following them and couldn't believe she was so stupid, someone had tried to kill her twice and Sam was sure to be looking for the girls she should have stayed at home and waited for Eric.

Halfway to Eric's house she started to feel a little calmer, the girls were quiet in the back seat but their thoughts were louder than ever and they were scared. Sookie started to tell them everything was alright when a blue truck appeared out of nowhere and plowed into the back of the little red car.

The wheel jerked in her hands causing them to swerve off the road, the girls screamed and started to cry as Sookie clenched the wheel and pushed the gas pedal to the floor. The blue truck was no match for Eric's little red sports car as she sped around the corner and pulled in front of Eric's house, Sookie turned to the girls handing them the keys and telling them to run into the house.

She opened the car door and jumped out behind them her eyes locked on the corner looking for the blue truck. Sara turned the key and both girls ran inside with sookie following after them, a few minutes after they were all inside the blue truck pulled around the corner stopping beside Eric's car.

A tall slender man hoped out of the truck and looked around for the three of them, the man thought they had jumped from the car and ran and Sookie felt relieved that their stalker hadn't seen which house they ran into. She turned from the window once the truck pulled away and she realized the girls had been crying silently in each other's arms.

Sookie mentally scolded herself as she walked over to the girls she took them in her arms and rocked them,' So much for making them feel safe all she had managed to do was put them in more danger and scare the hell out of them.' She felt weak and for the first time in their relationship she wished Eric were human, Sookie needed him now and he was off somewhere under the house dead to the world.

Sookie sat there holding her sleeping girls when the phone rang, Sookie searched her purse looking for her phone missing the call frustrated she dumped its contents on the floor picking up the phone and dialing her voicemail listening to the message.

Jason had called asking where she was and she remembered that he didn't know that the girls were alive. She flipped her phone open and dialed her brothers number, Jason answered sounding twenty years older than he was and she felt even worse that she hadn't made this call sooner.

"Jason the girls are alive" his creams of joy echoed through the phone and lifted Sookie's spirits, "where were they?" Sookie didn't have the energy to explain everything so she gave him the short version and told him she would explain more latter, they made a plan to meet up later in the evening when Eric could come with her and then said goodbye.

Sookie covered the girls with a blanket and walked over to the huge oak cabinet in Eric's office from the outside looking in you would never guess it was the opening to his resting place. She pulled out the book that Eric had told her held the key to his special room and unlocked the door.

Opening the door she climbed down the ladder that lead into the light tight room where Eric lay sleeping, it had been another long day and she wanted it to be over. There had been yet another attempt on her and the girl's lives and finding out she was played for a fool by Sam was still weighing heavy on her conscious.

There was still an hour before the sun would set and she needed him to tell her things would alright, needing to be near him she wrapped herself in his shirt from the night before and climbed in bed with him. She lay staring at him willing him to wake up when she felt something hard pressing into her chest.

Sookie jumped from the bed holding the tiny red velvet box, her heart raced as she opened it revealing a gold band that held the biggest diamond she had ever seen, her eyes filled with tears and she couldn't fight the temptation as she slid the ring her finger.

She loved Eric so much and had imagined the two of them raising the girls and being a family several times but she had never asked Eric how he felt about it, The ring made it clear he loved her and the girls or he wouldn't be thinking of taking this step right?

Sookie refused to over think this they loved each other that was all that mattered. She crawled back in bed and wrapped his arm around her and when she buried her face in his chest and felt him move "Eric are you awake?" She could feel his body slowly stirring to life under her hand.

"Yes" he said laughing and pulling her closer to him,

"Eric I found the ring" he froze under her hand

"Eric will you marry me?" they broke out in laughter and he kissed her head

"Yes Sookie I will marry you"