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Over the next week, Anna moved in and got settled. Eric, Sookie and Pam went to clothing stores and did fittings. Sookie and Anna went out and purchased all the things Lex needed but didn't have to travel. They were almost ready to go to the summit.
Today, Sookie and Anna were going through suitcases to make sure nothing was forgotten. When night comes they all would leave for the airport.
"Alright, Eric and my suitcases are good to go". Sookie announced in Anna's doorway.
"Lex's suitcase is good too. My suitcase will be done after I zip it up". Anna told Sookie.
"Good, I will tell Bobby to take them downstairs". Sookie turned and went to check on Lex.
Sookie walked into Lex's room. She walked over to his crib. She looked down at Lex sleeping. A tear rolled down her cheek. "Hope for the best, expect the worst". Sookie chanted to the air above Lex's crib. The phrase wasn't very comforting at the moment.
Anna walked into the room. "Sookie, you need to stop worrying about this trip. It's not helping anyone. Eric needs you to be the strong and confident. He needs that too". Anna pointed to Lex.
"Right now, I just want to take him and run". Sookie stared at Lex.
"Fight or Flight at its finest. As crazy as it sounds did you even once think that there might not even be a fight or flight situation"? Anna asked.
"No, I've been to busy trying to prepare to fight or flight". Sookie confessed.
"You know what, I think Pam's bags still need to be checked and I'm not allowed in her house". Anna suggested.
"Are you trying to get rid of me"? Sookie questioned.
"Yep" Anna replied. They both laughed softly.
Sookie left to go check Pam's bags. She walked down to the garage and climbed into the gator. She drove it over to the side garage for the smaller vehicles. She opened the garage door and then drove the gator down the path to Pam's house. Sookie pulled into Pam's driveway and walked to the front door. She used the spare key to open the door and walked through the foyer and on to the kitchen. Sookie decided that it would be better to have something to offer Pam to eat when she woke up instead of accidentally getting eaten herself and walked over to the fridge to pull out a bottle of True Blood. Then she walked over to the microwave to heat it up. After the microwave sounded, she opened it and pulled out the bottle.
Sookie walked up the stairs to Pam's room. She knocked first just incase Pam woke up and then entered. Pam was laying in a king size bed with light pink sheets. She had on a cream night gown and her hair was still perfectly quaffed.
"Dang it, Pam. Why can't you look bad when you sleep just like everyone else"? Sookie complained standing at the end of the bed looking at Pam. She started looking around the room for Pam's bags that she knew wouldn't be missing anything.
"Sookie dear, as wonderful as it is to have you tromping around my room while I am asleep, why are you"? Pam asked making Sookie jump.
"I brought you a True Blood. Please don't eat me". Sookie responded.
"I don't have a death wish but thank you for your consideration. Back to my question, why are you in my bedroom"? Pam asked again.
"Anna kicked me out of the house". Sookie answered.
"The au pair kicked you out of your own house and so you decided to come to my house and tromp around my bedroom while I sleep"?
"I came to check your bags to make sure you didn't forget anything and yes, I know how stupid that sounds".
"Why did the au pair kick you out of your own house"?
"ANNA kicked me out because she caught me crying in Lex's room".
"I see. Will you hand me that bottle and have a seat"? Pam asked.
Sookie walked over to the bottle that she left on Pam's dresser and then went and sat down on her bed.
"I know you are scared. Lex is probably your only chance at a true motherhood but you are not protecting him by being scared. If anything, you are a blinking neon sign saying, here is my born not made vampire son and I am so scared that you could probably take him with little to no fight".
"I know and I don't want to be that way but I am not a vampire. I am a part Fae that can shoot light out of my hands every once and a while".
"You are more than that. You are Sookie Northman, great granddaughter to the prince of Faery, wife of Louisiana's area five sheriff and future king. You are the birth mother of the first born vampire. You are my mistress. How many other women can say all of those things about themselves"?
"Not too many I suppose".
"No, now you get up and you look in that mirror". Sookie got up off the bad and walked over to the mirror. "What do you see"?
"I see Sookie Northman, the former waitress from Bon Temps".
"Then you better look again". Pam got up and stood behind Sookie. "Do you want to know what I see"?
"Yes".
"I see Sookie Northman, the future queen of the vampire race in Louisiana. The waitress was Sookie Stackhouse. She was in the dark about all that was around her. You are not her anymore and you can't be her anymore. Be Sookie Northman. Be who I know you to be. Be a mother that I know could kick a 3,000 year old vampire in the fangs for just looking at Lex the wrong way".
"You think I can do that"?
"I do. Now could you be a dear and get my clothes that Bobby just brought in the house while I get dressed"? Pam said walking to her bathroom. "Also tell him that I will bring my suitcase down. I certainly do not want him tromping around in my bedroom".
Sookie walked down the stairs and sure enough Bobby was standing in the foyer holding clothes in black clothing bags. "Those need to be taken to our house and Pam will bring down her suitcase after she dresses. Bring her things with you to our house, where you will then gather our bags and take them downstairs to put with Pam's". Sookie said before she went out the door and climbed into the gator to go home.
Sookie arrived home and the house was buzzing. Eric was on the phone with last minute details. Anna was in the kitchen feeding Lex. Men from Anubis airlines had arrived and they were loading their bags into the van. Eric and Pam didn't need travel coffins because they arranged their flight just so they would have enough time to arrive and get to the hotel before they had to worry about the sun. Pam walked in the door with Bobby right behind her carrying her luggage. Pam walked over to Sookie.
"How you talked to Bobby was exactly how a queen needs to talk to her subjects".
"Bobby is different. He doesn't like me and I don't like him. Then there is the whole, I sign his paycheck thing that I hold over him". Sookie retorted.
"Sookie when you are queen, you will not have too many fans. You are part Fae and part human. Neither one of those parts is vampire. Vampires are not going to like being ruled by a member of another species. So you need to treat all vampires except for Eric and myself, like you would treat Bobby. When you get to know one of them and you deem them worthy of being treated better then you do so". Pam instructed her.
"I understand. Eric isn't very nice to his subjects and they love him".
"Keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that you have the backing of Eric and myself, so know you can cause some damage when it comes down to it". Pam reminded Sookie.
"I will definitely keep that in mind". Sookie left to find Eric.
Eric was in the office on the phone. Sookie walked in and sat in a chair in front of the desk. Eric finished his conversation and hung up the phone.
"Hello, my love. How are you"? Eric asked. Sookie got up and walked over to Eric to sit in his lap.
"I'm scared. Everyone has been giving me good advice but it doesn't change how I feel". Sookie responded.
"Who gave you, what advice"?
"Anna told me to stop worrying because there might not be anything to worry about".
"That's good advice".
"Pam told me that I am putting Lex in more danger by being scared and that I am more than just Sookie Northman".
"I unfortunately agree with Pam on both counts".
"What should I do"?
"Stop worrying. We are ready. We came up with a way to get Lex into the hotel and not directly connect him to us. We could possibly walk in and out without a single event. Remember, we are not going to war. We are going to a business meeting like setting where Sophie Ann will be dethroned and I will be named king".
"That makes me feel better. Thank you. I will try to remember this is a business meeting and not a war".
"Good. Are you dressed to fly"?
"Looking at you in your suit and me in jeans, I'm thinking, no".
"Hurry and change they are waiting on us". Sookie kissed Eric and then jumped off his lap to go change.
Sookie went upstairs to change. She went into her closet and pulled out a black sundress with a white ribbon around the waist. She changed into the dress and grabbed a pair of black open toe heals. She walked out of the bedroom and down the hallway to the stairs. She stopped at the top of the stairs and looked down at her family. Her husband exuded authority. Pam emanated strength. Anna displayed loyalty. Lex was the very picture of love. Bobby, she could do without but served his purpose. This was her kingdom and her family was her court. In the not so distant future her kingdom would expand to the state of Louisiana, her court would still consist of family but also strangers and she would have vampire subjects that would question her right to be queen. "I'll be damned if anyone is going to take this from me". Sookie held her head high and descended the stairs as a queen should.
As Sookie reached the bottom step, Eric extended his arm for her to take. Bobby went and opened the door. Anna proceeded through the door first with Lex in his car seat. Pam was right behind her. Eric and Sookie went behind Pam. Bobby locked the door and then climbed into the van behind everyone else.
They arrived at the airport and climbed out of the van one by one. Then they boarded the plane in the same order they boarded the van. Eric and Sookie made sure that Lex was settled before they took their seats. The pilot made his announcements and then proceeded down the runway. Sookie was looking out one of the windows watching as everything became smaller as they ascended. She had a smile on her face.
"What are you thinking my love"? Eric asked when he saw her smile.
"I was thinking that the next time we step on Louisiana soil. You will be king and we will have nothing to fear". Sookie answered.
"You have nothing to fear now, my love". Eric kissed the back of Sookie's head.