Jessica slowly made her way up the stairs and back into the mansion, dragging a spade along behind her.

She'd honestly thought feeding Bill would be the right way to bring him back to her, she hadn't counted on it making things worse. She suppressed a shudder at the memory of Bill sucking that poor woman dry. Pushing the image out of her mind she focused on propping the spade against the doorway as she came back to join her comatose Maker in his study.

"I don't know if you can hear me," she said, taking a tentative step towards him, "my great aunt Matilda was in a coma once when I was a kid, the doctors said she could hear us talking to her so…" she trailed off as she stopped next to his chair. "You said you could feel the pain of all vampires and…I was just wondering if you could feel mine, because I'm scared," she confessed. "It feels like the world is spinning out of control and I have this terrible feeling that out there," she gestured towards the window, "it's just chaos and in here…" she trailed off as she knelt down beside his chair.

"I was raised on the Human Bible," she continued, "and then you gave me the Vampire Bible and…I don't know if I believe any of it, but…" she reached out and carefully covered his hand with one of her own. "Are you Lilith?" she whispered, "Are you…are you God?"

She wiped away a stray tear with her freehand before bowing her head, "Heavenly father, I don't know the last time I prayed to you. I've been greedy and lustful and wrathful. I killed people and lied and I've taken your name in vain." She shook her head a little, sniffling, "I beg you for your forgiveness."

She looked up at him, "Please watch over my friends…if that's what they are. Please bless Jason he is such a good man and he is hurting so bad." She took a deep unnecessary breath, "Please bless Pam, I know she tried to kill you but she's been good to me, real good," she added, thinking back over the last few nights.

"Bless Sookie, I know you two have had your problems, but she loves you," she insisted, "I know she does." She paused, "Bless Eric and his sister, both of them have helped me…in their own way. And bless Sam and Lafayette and Arlene and all the good people of Bon Temps, they know not what they do."

She sighed and sat up a little straighter, looking deep into his vacant eyes, "And bless Bill, if you are him, or he is you, bless him, please bring him back to me, I need him," her voice broke as she broke down, "I really do."

When he gave no sign of having heard her, she slowly got to her feet; wiping her eyes she left the room. She was halfway up the stairs when the sound of the TV sent her rushing back down at vampire speed.

She almost fainted in her relief to see Bill standing and apparently compos mentis again as he watched the news. Launching herself at him, it took a few moments for what the newsreader was saying to sink in and she looked up in horror as she realised he was describing what Bill had seen.

"You can see the future," she whispered.

"I can see the future," he agreed, staring at the screen. She felt him flinch in her arms and for a second she was worried that he was about to disappear on her again, when he just as suddenly snapped out of his trance.

"They're all going to burn," he whispered.

Jessica took a step back, turning off the TV as she did so, watching as he started to pace. "You said they're all going to burn," she said carefully, "who, Bill, who's going to burn?"

"Vampires," he replied shortly, "many of them."

"Where is this happening?"

"I don't know."

"Do you know-?"

"I don't know," he snapped, "but I have to stop it, I have to save them. Lilith came to me."

"But it's the future," she reasoned, "what you've seen will happen she can't possibly expect you to-"

"I HAVE TO!" he bellowed, startling her. "You were there too, Jess," he said sounding defeated, "burned in the sun. You were one of them. I don't know why or how or when, but I saw it," he continued, coming to a stop in front of her, "You, Eric, Pam…"

"The True Death?" she confirmed in a small voice.

"So help me, I will not lose you Jess," he said, crushing her to him, "I will stop this," he promised.

She nodded, burying her face in his shoulder; desperately wanting to believe him, but terrified he might fail.