E-POV

"Stay here, I'll just run in and get her and her things, the airport will be enough for you, save your strength I will be right back." I said to Sookie, but what I really meant was I need a minuet alone with my mom so I can ask her for my Grandmothers wedding ring to give to you. However I felt that might ruin the surprise of the proposal I have planned.

"Alright, I will stay here and guard the car. I'll crack skulls if I have to." She replied, and I chuckled at that.

"I'm glad I'm leaving it in such good hands." I gave her a quick kiss and then walked into My Mom's house.

"Mom are you ready? I need to talk to you for a hot second first." I called into the house. My Mom walked down the stairs and I took her bag from her. Then she passed a little white ring box into my hand.

"I assume this is what you wanted to talk about?" I just stared and blinked at her. How does she always know?

"Umm ya, I want to ask her to marry me this week before the baby is born and Pam steals her thunder with something like the babies first bout of diarrhea or something like that." My Mom chuckled and said.

"That is a wise move, you know Pam always likes to be the center of attention and I'm sure that child will help her garner tons of it." We laughed and then I asked.

"Why did you marry my Dad?"

"Eric, I married him because I loved you. You and Sam were just babies when we started dating and Sam's father was never in the picture and as we continued to spend time together I felt myself growing attached to you like you were my own and when he asked me to marry him I knew it was just because he wanted some cheap childcare but I loved you like my own and I was willing to do it to secure you in my life. Then as the years went by he and Sam grew so close but he always shrugged you off like and inconvenience. The day he left I was not surprised, he handed me a business card and told me to send you to the address, and it was a boarding school. I told him I would die before I would let him take my babies from me. He proceeded to tell me he had no interest in Sam and that he still had two more years of paying for you. I was enraged and got him to sign away his rights to you and I adopted you in less than a month. I did however meet a man who I loved named Godric when you boys were about 10 and I regretted not acting on my love for him until I felt the pain of your father wanting to take you away from me." I pulled her into a hug trying to will her not to cry but I could feel the tears seeping through my shirt.

"You Eric Northman are my best decision ever, and I know for a fact that you are choosing the right girl. No second guessing, she is your person." I pulled her away from me and wiped her tears with my thumbs and kissed her on the forehead then said.

"I love you Mom."

"I love you too baby, enough of this mushy crap; people will think I have lost my edge." I laughed and carried her things to the car. She hopped in and greeted Sookie. They spent the whole drive to the airport chatting and laughing like old friends. In that moment I knew I was making the right decision… Sookie really is MY person.