I woke up on my bed as sunlight streamed through the opening in the curtains. I sat up and looked around, slightly disoriented. I felt the slight draft waft in through the slightly opened window. As I got up and walked over to shut it I saw a note flittering around in the wind on the other side of the glass.

Confused, I reached out and grabbed it. "Your right. I don't deserve to be forgiven." Bill. Suddenly I remembered the night before. I bit my lip. In the pit of my stomach something stirred. But everything Bill-related was forgotten when I shifted my weight to the other foot to settle the growing discomfort in my stomach and suddenly began to taste yesterday's lunch.

I covered my mouth with my hand and ran down the hallway to the small, robin-egg-blue bathroom.

As I heaved I tried to block the smell from entering my nose, but gave up after it proved to be a near impossible feat.

When my stomach began to settle I took my head out of the toilet bowl and rolled my self back onto my knees.

I lifted my arms and wiped the little splatters of bile from my lips. Slowly, I rose to my feet and walked over to the white, classic looking sink to get the taste of Morning Sickness from my mouth.

After brushing my teeth- twice- I went to the kitchen to pour myself a cup of coffee.

The last clean cup was at the very back of the highest shelf, just slightly out of my reach. I sighed in frustration and tried to stand on my tip-toes - an effort that proved to be futile.

All of the sudden a jolt of energy shot through my body, beginning in my toes and traveling up my body and ending in my finger tips. In the time it took me to blink the cup was in my hand. I gasped and dropped the cup. It shattered as it hit the hardwood floor.

"Damn," I whispered, confused at the series of events that had just occurred. "What the hell…?"

I reached down and gingerly fingered the broken shards of glass searching for… anything to explain what had just happed. I mean, I know about magic and creatures of the night and all that crap- but nothing like this had ever happed to me.

I shook my head. "Your imagining things, Sook," I said to myself aloud. "Going a little crazy."

But that hadn't felt crazy. It had felt real. It felt… good. Exhilarating, somehow.

"You okay Sookie?"

I jumped at the unexpected sound. "Holy crap, Amelia- you scared me half to death!" Amelia rolled her eyes and tried to hide the small smile playing on her lips. "Well, I was just wondering why your sitting on the ground surrounded by glass talking to yourself, I get a little bit worried."

Then something occurred to me. "Amelia… can I ask you something?"

A hesitant look crossed her face. "Define something." I slowly lifted myself from the ground. "What does it feel like to do magic?"

Amelia bit her lip and chewed on it for a second. "I don't really know. I don't feel it a whole lot. Just a little tingle I guess. Kind of like getting a muted case of goose bumps. Nothing too special."

I chewed over that response for a minute. It didn't sound like what had just happened. No- that had felt kind of like… the first ray of sunshine hitting your skin after a week of clouds and rain. "Has it ever felt more… I don't know- intense? Likegetting shocked?"

Amelia shook her head. "No. Never. Why?" I opened my mouth, but hesitated. Maybe I was just being paranoid. I mean really, magic? Maybe I had just thought that had had happened. Maybe I really was going crazy. These things ran through my head over and over again. "Nothing. Never mind. Pregnancy hormones or wild imagination, I guess."

She eyed me wearily, not quite buying my story. "Uh huh." I gave her a shaky smile and got out the broom. "Better get this mess cleaned up."

Later I sat curled up on the couch, flipping through channels on the television. Nothing caught my attention.

Every few minutes I caught my head turning to face the back hallway that leads to the guest room. My ears always searching for the distinct creek of the closet floorboards. I glanced out the window, watching as the sun sank below the horizon.

I smiled as the creek sounded. I could imagine Eric's voice saying 'Honey, I'm home!' I laughed at my silent joke. Then I realized it wasn't really funny, so I stopped before I made myself look like a fool.

"What's so funny?" I jumped a foot off the couch before landing with a muted thud. "Gee, Eric, thanks for scaring the shit out of me. I'm kinda jumpy today."

"Is that so?," Eric asked, smiling. "That is so," I said, lifting my chin a bit higher.

Eric sat down next to me and put his arm around me. "Sookie, what happened last night?" I stared at him dumbly. "What do you mean?"

He sighed. "I found you asleep next to the door. There were tears running down your face. Now tell me what happened."

"Nothing," I said avoiding his glacier-blue eyes. Eric cleared his throat. "I…I know your lying by the way your acting, but I can't… feel it. The bond doesn't work…"

I shrugged. "Eric… something happened today." Eric straightened. "Yesterday first- I know what you were trying to do. I've got a few years on you." I snorted at his joke. A few years. Right.

"Okay. Bill came over. He heard about me being pregnant."

"Is that it?" I nodded. "That's basically it in a nutshell. Nothing bad, really. We just talked. He wasn't me to keep him in mind if anything went bad between us."

Eric looked down into my eyes. "And you said…?"

"No! Duh. I thought that was pretty obvious." Eric smirked. "I just wanted to hear you say it.

Then he cleared his throat again. "Now- about today?"

I nodded. "I think I- I don't know- did magic." Eric furrowed his eyebrows. "Magic? What do you mean?"

"I don't know. I was trying to reach a cup, and it just slid into my hands, I guess. But the way it felt… well, that was nothing like Amelia described her magic."

Eric stroked his chin with long, slender fingers. "Maybe it was… I mean it's possible- Could it have been… Fae magic?"

My jaw dropped. "No. That's impossible. I'm only one- eighth Fae. Not nearly enough for any for any magic."

"I'll talk to some people about it tomorrow," Eric said. "For now, lets just relax."

Yes- I am back from my long absence! Sorry about that guys. Life is a drag. Well, what did you guys think? Don't forget to vote for baby names!