Present Day
"Sookie wake up." I heard someone talking to me in the distance, but I was just not in the mood to open my eyes. I am sore and the last thing I remember was my water breaking, then Amelia came in and then… OH SHIT! My eyes shot open in a flash and I was looking around in a panic. My breathing was heavy and the pain in my stomach was intense. When I finally took in my surroundings I was in a room with Eric, the two beds were once again pushed together and I was next to him. I also saw that he had a screaming baby lying on his chest with his good arm wrapped around it trying to sooth their tears.
After a few moments of cooing the baby steeled down and Eric said, "You woke him up with your freak out." I was about to snap at him over that comment, but I was taken back… HIM, we had a baby boy!
"Him?" I asked.
Eric smiled using his arm to lay the little blue bundle between us and said, "Yes him. Pam owes me five dollars. What should we name him? I have been calling him Thor for the last few hours, but I think he may have a hard time getting a job with that name."
I laughed and said, "Yeah that could be an issue in the long run. Now we have to pick a name; no more fighting, it's down to the wire."
He nodded and asked, "Aaron?"
I shook my head no and said, "I dated a guy in high school named Aaron. How about Steve?"
He raised an eyebrow and said, "Like Steve Urkel?" I cringed, seeing the obvious fault with that name.
"How about Eric?" Pam asked as she walked into the room holding a cup of coffee that probably cost eight dollars. I looked to Eric and he shrugged.
Raising his eyebrow to feel out how I felt about it and I said, "I like it. Hello baby is your name Eric?" He made a little gurgling noise that I took as the green light. I looked up at Big Eric and asked, "What about a middle name?"
"Thor?" he asked hopefully and I laughed… what could be the harm right?"
"Then it's settled Eric Thor Northman." We all smiled down at our new family member.
I was suddenly hit with the question, "What happened to him? Why did I need the emergency C-section?"
Pam cracked up in the corner and Eric pursed his lips trying to hold in his own laughter as he said, "Well my love, they thought he had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. But when they got in there they found out that he had it in his hand and was squeezing it."
I laughed while looking down at my son and said, "You are going to be just like your father!" Eric laughed and I picked up our son and laid him on my chest as I snuggled into Eric's side.
We were looking at our son when Eric said, "We have had a really good life together so far and this…" he indicated the three of us with his casted hand and continued. "Feels like a whole new chapter that might be better than the last." I smiled at my two favorite boys and thought. This has been one hell of a ride with Eric, and I can't wait to see what comes next!
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