Our Dream

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All main characters belong to Ms. Charlaine Harris. Story is mine

Thank you all so much for reading and reviewing. I decided to get a little sappy with this one. The next few chapters will have hardly no sap in them at all.

"Push, lover. You can do it." Eric is trying to stay as calm as possible but he's as anxious and nervous as I am. After that long first push, Eric strokes my hair and wipes the sweat from my forehead. "Breathe, Sookie. Remember our Lamaze class breathing techniques." After he does a demonstration of how I'm supposed to breathe, he kisses me lovingly and looks into my eyes. "I am so proud of you. You have given me the greatest gift."

I love him so much but this is not the time for being lovey-dovey. "Thanks for showing me how to breathe. I don't know what I'd do without you blowing and panting in my face."

"No problem lover. That is why I am here." He nods at me with authority. Some of them just don't get the sarcasm. Pam got it; she started laughing like a banshee. I don't have time to tell him that I was being sarcastic. I am in too much pain.

Once again Dr. Ludwig tells me to push. Reluctantly, I do as the doctor orders. "This had better be the last push." As I should have figured, it was not. I was always under the impression that I would not have to feel this much pain considering I am fae and vampire. But I guess my humanness is just as strong as ever.

While I was pushing for the millionth time, Eric leaned forward to see how progressive my pushing was going. From the look on his face, I must be doing one hell of a job. His long blond hair is pulled back into a ponytail but it looks a mess. He has pulled most of his hair out of the ponytail. I've never seen a vampire pace; my husband's nerves are shot to hell. His eyes are as big as saucers.

"I can see his head!" Eric yells.

After my husband said that, the pain was gone. I felt nothing but complete and utter joy. And then shame.

Out of nowhere Pam is in between legs looking over the doctor's shoulders. Pam is looking at Eric's playground and I am not happy about it.

She looked up at us and spoke with so much enthusiasm. She is almost screaming. "I see him Eric! I see him!" Pam is almost jumping up and down. She looks like she's the proud father. She doesn't even seem to notice the humiliation that I am feeling. Neither of them do for that matter. I can't help but smile at my vampires.

"Push," ordered Dr. Ludwig. "Come on Sookie. Just one more push!"

During that last and final push Eric is holding onto my right leg, kissing my forehead, and saying, 'Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness'. My husband has bloody tears in his eyes and a handsome smile covering his face. I look up at Eric as he looks down at me. "There is nowhere in the world I'd rather be. I've never loved you more."

After that last push, we hear our son crying. Eric stands tall and looks down at the baby. His expressions speak volumes. There are no tears. There is no smile. There is anxiousness, love, nervousness, happiness, fear and pure satisfaction. My husband is sending me so much love and joy through the bond that I begin to cry. I've never known for him to be this happy. He is so happy.

Dr. Ludwig holds our son up so that we can see him. He's the most beautiful baby that I've ever seen. Through tears, I say to my husband, "He looks just like you." The baby is crying and fussing so much. Even with a scrunched up babyface, I see my husband.

Eric is completely still. He grasps my hand as he looks at his future.

We both know that our life has changed at this very moment. We know that it will never be the same. We watched our little boy being born. We watched him take his first breath. We were there for the first tears he would ever cry. We are parents. We are both filled of exhilaration and complete pleasure. I never in my life felt that I could have this much love for someone that I have never met. We have so much love for this little being. For all of eternity, he will be surrounded with love.

My husband says, "He is so beautiful, Sookie." Eric starts to speak directly to his son. "You will be strong and you will live with honor. You are my son." Eric looks into his son's eyes and I know that the baby smiled at his daddy. He looked into his daddy's eyes and smiled.

Hearing and seeing my husband, the 1000 year old vampire king, appearing to be so vulnerable at that very instant, is my most favorite memory of this night. I see Eric in a new light. I see a man that is so full of love for his wife. I see the love that he has for me and for his new son. I can see our future. I see them playing together. I see Eric teaching his son to be an honorable and faithful man that is going to grow up to be his dad's best friend in the entire world. I see Eric teaching his son the way of the vampire. I see me teaching him the way of the fae and the way of the human.

I see a young man that we will be proud to call our son.

Dr. Ludwig places the baby on my breasts and Eric carefully reaches over and touches his son's head. "He is our son."

Pam stands on the other side of me and she looks at our son. Proudly she says, "He will be spoiled. He will be a great fighter." She looks at me and nods. "He will be amazing."

At that very moment, I have every memory locked away in my heart, my soul, and my mind. I kiss our son and I believe that he is so perfect, so wonderful. He looks up at me and I look into his beautiful blue eyes and I say, "I love you."

Dr. Ludwig looks at Eric and says, "Daddy would you like to cut the umbilical cord?"

He looks at me surprised. He nods his handsome head frantically. The assisting nurse gives daddy the scissors. Daddy cut the cord. After he did, Dr. Ludwig took the baby from me and put him in Eric's arms. He looks so nervous, so helpless. He hasn't held a baby in centuries. I never would have suspected an 8 lb baby of making a 6'5, 220 lb vampire weak in the knees. There is so much love on my husband's face and in his eyes.

Eric looks at me and says, "Eric Northman Jr.; that is his name. Eric Northman Jr." He touches his cool lips to his son's warm forehead.

Eric looks at me proudly and smiles. "This is my son." Little Eric's eyes are closed as he whimpers. He grabs Eric's finger and holds onto it. Eric smiles a smile that I've never seen on his handsome face before. I've never seen him this happy.

"You and your mother are safe with me." He looks at me and says, "You are safe with me."

I've never doubted it.

While I take pleasure in watching my husband hold our baby, I feel another pain. It's sharper than the first one.

As if on queue, the nurse takes the baby from Eric. The nurse looks at Pam's face. Pam has a longing to hold the baby but she says nothing. She wants to hold him so badly. But she's too nervous to say so. Before I can speak, the nurse asks her, "Would you like to hold him?"

Without saying a word, Pam sits in the closest chair by the nurse and waits for the baby to be placed into her arms. Once she has the baby in her arms, Pam exhales a sigh filled with happiness and contentment. Pam smiles as she holds our son. "I love you," she whispers. "This is our son."

Another sharp pain. I grunt and groan.

"Vampire go stand by your wife. We have another baby to deliver."

Eric takes my hand in his and he smiles.