Yeah! I hope you all liked the last chapter, I know that our Sookie and Eric have been on a roller coaster but I thought they both are so emotional and their love is so deep they sometimes they forget what brought them together to begin with. Well, here you go. I hope you like this one.

Please review, I appreciate each and every review.

WARNING: VERY ADULT CONTENT & LOTS OF LEMONS!

Chapter 29

"Sookie are you packed? I would like to get as much downstairs as possible so we may leave in the morning on time." Eric was undressing for bed. He took out his pajama bottoms, slipped them on and headed toward the bed.

Sookie looked around, there were more suitcases than she thought humanly possible for two people to own. "Eric, I think we have packed the entire house to take with us. We are only going for a week but it looks like we are leaving home for good with all this. This is just our stuff! What about the kids? Amelia and Alcide's luggage? It won't all fit on the plane."

Eric snickered. "My love, it isn't going on the plane with us. I am sending it ahead of us first between Pam's shoe suitcase and Johan's books we would never get off the ground." Sookie sat on the side of the bed holding her side laughing. "Do not laugh lover, I wish I was kidding. I tried to help my son pack, I would put in a shirt, he put in a book. I put in a pair of jeans, he put in a book. I believe we have a book junkie."

"Sweetie, have you been in the library lately? Those are your books! We love books Eric and we passed that onto Johan. I think it is incredible. I love taking him in there and reading to him. He holds the book and nods or talks to me about what have just read. I found a couple of your first editions in his dresser drawers." Sookie just shook her head.

Eric wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her up to him. "I am thrilled too. I love everything about our children. But I believe I would like to give a little love to my wife." His eyes were soft and loving. He leaned in to kiss her, his tongue sought hers.

She was breathless and broke the kiss. "Ok, sucking the air out of me Mister!" She giggled and moved to get up. His arms tightened and she broke free and stood with her hands on her hips. "Did we get everything done Eric? Did you call Stan?" He leaned back on the propped up pillows and nodded. "Yes, lover everything is done. We will be in flight by eight. Pam is here and will be in her travel coffin, the mutt and Amelia have already sent most of the luggage over, Mr. Cataliades went ahead of us and will be at the hotel when we get there. Bill, Thalia, and Nigel will go ahead on the first flight, Mark and Maggie will accompany us in the morning. Lily is ready, Trish and Sergio are packed and on point. I think I have covered everything. Oh, and yes, I called Stan. He will coming later in the day but he will be in the suits next to us. He is looking forward to seeing you. I got a tongue lashing for not bringing you to Dallas to see him. I believe King Davis has a bit of a crush on my bonded." He was grinning.

"Eric, everyone seems to have a crush on me at one point or another according to you. I swear you vampires are a pain in the butt. Alright, then lets get some sleep. Erika will be fussy, she doesn't like getting up that early. You can deal with your daughter. She will give me a hard time, you she will smile and coo at. I swear I should have got cats or a bird instead of giving birth to three kids." Sookie's phone rang, she tossed it to Eric and went to the bathroom.

She heard Eric answer. "Stackhouse." There was a lot of uh huh and a I will tell her.

"What did he want?" Sookie was still not speaking to her brother, she just called and left messages on his phone about things she needed to talk to him about. This was the easiest their relationship had been in a long while.

"Seems he wants to apologize to you. He would like you to call him at your earliest opportunity." He was grinning from ear to ear.

"That will be when Hell freezes over. Thanks sweetie." She made the mistake of leaning over to kiss him. He had her pinned under him and her clothes off before she knew what happened. "Eric!" She was going to protest his advances.

He looked down on her. "Yes, lover?" His lips were sucking on her skin of her neck, she would have hickeys on her neck she just knew it. She was trying to move to get away but he just used his fangs then to scrap her skin. He was a master at what turned her on, he knew exactly what buttons to push.

She thought about it for a moment then laughed. "Continue." She pulled his pajama bottoms down and threw them across the room. She leaned up and bit his chest and his blood flowed into her mouth, his head went up and his eyes closed moaning. "I love this Eric, your hands on my body, your lips on mine. Us, loving each other."

He opened his eyes and looked down on her, he licked the side of her mouth to get the bit of blood she missed. "And I do as well my beautiful bonded. I cannot wait to take and show you off to those of our world. They will be green with envy. I have you and every one of them will be jealous of what is mine." She laughed softly at him. He was so proud of her, he told her everyday how beautiful she was and showed her in every way possible. The last two weeks were so wonderful, she hated leaving the refuge of their home tomorrow to go out into the real world.

"Don't get too cocky my King. You will start a riot and you will have no one to blame but yourself. Besides, I think we need to keep them as calm as possible. If we make it through this week without a massacre or some sort of magical take over I will kiss your ass in front of every supernatural being at the summit. Granted that is not a bad deal because your backside should be set in stone and sold in gift shops around the world. I just hope nothing crazy happens. You know how I feel about the AP. Eric, you better check her before we get there. I am a lot more powerful then I was last time I saw her." Sookie looked at him half joking.

"No killing the AP Sookie. We have an agreement." He laughed at her and went back to her naked breasts. "You are delicious my love, your breasts are so full, almost as full when you are breast feeding." Sookie realized what he said after a second and pushed him back as hard as she could almost knocking him off the bed.

"What did you say!" She was up and moving around to grab her clothes.

"Sookie, what the hell was that? You almost knocked me off the bed." He looked pissed.

"Breast feeding! You just said my breasts looked full like when I am breast feeding! Oh Eric, you got to run to the store." He looked at her, grinned and pulled open the night stand table drawer. It was full of pregnancy tests. Most men had drawers full of condoms or dirty magazines, her husband had a drawer full of pregnancy tests! He took out one and handed it to her. She looked at her husband, he really was the devil. She ran into the bathroom nude and he followed behind her. "You really are evil you know. If you got me pregnant again Eric I am going to kill you."

"Wife I do not remember you complaining while I fucked you senseless." He was still smiling. She was peeing on the stick again. Eric went back into the bedroom to get his phone. He noted the time when she sat it on the counter. This had become a ritual now.

She was sitting in her usual spot, on the side of the tub and he sat next to her, taking her hand. "It will be fine lover, either way. If you are we will have a new child, if not we can keep working at it." She was thinking she would never have sex again but then she looked up at him. Scratch that, she wanted him now. She stood up and pulled him back out of the bathroom and back to the bed. She crawled on the bed her face against the pillows, she wiggled her behind to him, she looked back and saw his face, he was full of want and lust. "Sookie, do you not want to wait for the results?" She shook her head no and he was behind her, rubbing her nub underneath, she was so wet.

"No Eric, I want you inside me. Hurry!" He left her folds to grab her hips, he pulled her up and closer to him and rammed into her in one motion, she groaned at the stretching of her insides to accommodate his huge size.

"You are so tight my love. I love the feeling of you against me." His hips were pushing against her backside hard, the sound of their flesh hitting each other was like music to him. He gripped harder on her full hips and he could feel she was ready. She began to moan her first orgasm, he thrust harder and she started her second in a matter of moments. She was groaning and panting his name as she came down from the second orgasm. He could feel her contract and restrict. It felt incredible against his shaft. "That's it my love, come for me. I can feel you want to again. Are you ready again wife?" She was moaning again, he hit her spot again and she was rolling with the third orgasm, she almost collapsed against the bed but he kept her up, he was ready himself and he wanted to build her for the final release, he wrapped his arm around her breasts pulling her back to his chest, she screamed from the pleasure he was causing, he put his arm up to her to bite and he went in for the back of her neck, as they fed from each other they came for the last time. Sookie's head went back to rest on Eric's shoulder and he was kissing her lightly on her neck. "Are you ready to check now?" She nodded and he picked her up to take her to the bathroom. He set her on her feet and she walked to the test. "Not pregnant." She looked at him and he came behind her to read the result. "We will just have to work harder then wont we Mrs. Northman." She smiled at him, holding onto the sink for support. She didn't say her prayer, she stopped a few weeks ago because she felt guilty about it. Eric was excited to have another baby and she would give him one if that is all he asked for. He wrapped his arms around her and took her to bed to get some sleep for their trip to the summit. They were asleep in minutes.

It was a beautiful day Sookie thought looking out the side window of the plane. They picked a nice week to go to St. Louis. Sookie had never been there and she was looking forward to some time to go out and see the sights with Eric and the kids. Eric sat next to her holding her hand talking quietly to Alcide, Amelia had fallen asleep. Sookie slightly smiled at her friend, she was a go getter, hyper, multi-taking, beautiful and now she was showing her baby bump and she was hit with sickness and exhaustion. Sookie felt bad for her comrade. "Sookie?" Eric was talking to her and she didn't hear a word he had said.

"I'm sorry sweetie, what were you saying?' She looked up to see him looking at her concerned. She squeezed his hand to let him know she was alright.

"We lost you for a moment, are you alright?" Eric turned to pull her chin closer to him to look into her face. She smiled and kissed him.

"I am fine, I was just thinking about Amelia, she has taken one for the team hasn't she?" Everyone's eyes went to her sleeping body. She was a little pale and Sookie didn't like the look of that. "Eric call Dr. Ludwig and ask her to meet us at the suite when we get there. I want her to take a look at her."

Alcide sat up concerned. "Why? What's wrong Sookie?" His hand went to his wife's belly. His face snapped back to Sookie.

"I just want the doctor to take a look at her. She has an appointment when we get back but she is pale. Is she taking her vitamins?" Sookie tried to down play her concern. Eric had his phone in his hand dialing their super natural doctor before she finished asking him. "Don't worry Alcide, babies take a toll on our bodies and this is her first." She smiled and leaned over grabbing his hand to squeeze it. His eyes went back to his wife face and never left it until they landed.

They unloaded off the plane and headed to the hotel they would be staying in for a week. They took up most of the floor and the remaining suites were for Stan Davis and his entourage. Sookie was glad when she heard that Eric had arranged that. There would be armed guards on the elevators as well as vampires watching their rooms and Sookie felt better about that. The hotel was new and had a good reputation for security, Hotel Royale. It was done in gold fixtures, deep burgundy and blues. The lobby alone was enormous, they stopped at the desk, Eric got their keys and the bellboy helped them to their rooms, Alcide was fussing over Amelia and she quickly got sick of it and snapped at him. Sookie handed Johan to Alcide and went to her friend. "Amelia, don't get feisty, its my fault. You are really pale and I asked Eric to called Dr. Ludwig to meet us here. I want her to look you over ok?"

Amelia looked shocked. "I am fine, I am just really tired. The baby kept me up all night."

"Well, I still want her to look at you. I have had two pregnancies Amelia, give me a bit of credit." Sookie could never bring herself to mention the last baby, it was just too hard. Amelia nodded and let her friend help her to their suite. Lily took the kids to Sookie and Eric's and the four of them went to meet the doctor. She was patiently waiting in the middle of the room when they arrived.

"Northman, I have appointments, what is the emergency?" The doctor saw Amelia as they walked behind the males and told the males to sit down somewhere. Sookie helped Amelia to the couch in the middle of the room. "Amelia, why have you not called me about this?"

"Its only been a few weeks I have felt like this." Amelia winced at the doctors cold hands against her belly.

"A few weeks! What the hell Amelia? You didn't say a fucking word to me you weren't feeling good!" Alcide was on his feet headed their way. Dr. Ludwig turned and pointed for him to return to his seat next to Eric, he turned and sat. Eric gave him the I told you so look.

Eric slapped his friend on the back. "No use trying Alcide, I have been in your shoes. Sit, let her do her job. She knows what she doing."

"I agree with Alcide. Amelia were family, you're supposed to lean on us. You were there for me with the twins doing, helping, going. I am really upset you let this go and never said anything." Sookie held her friends hand tighter.

"Amelia you have no shifter in your bloodline do you?" Dr. Ludwig was looking oddly at her now.

Amelia shook her head no. "My parents were both human, no supes at all that I know of. Why?"

The doctor pulled out a needle and looked to Alcide before drawing blood, he nodded. "Your baby is growing and healthy but I am sensing full blooded were, that is not possible with you being human. You on the other hand need to eat, rest and drink lots of liquids. I do not want you out of the bed today."

Alcide stood up. "What do you mean you sense full blooded were, I am full blooded were, is it me maybe your feeling?"

Dr. Ludwig shook her head no. "There is something else going on here. I will be back in a few hours, I want her to eat and sleeping right away." She took her bag and stopped in front of Sookie looking her up and down. "I am surprised I have not had this similar conversation with you already. No new baby yet, hum?" She continued on out the door and Sookie looked at Eric shocked. His eye brow went up not knowing what to make of any of this.

Sookie ordered Amelia some food and Alcide got her comfortable in the bed and when she finally ate and went to asleep the three of them sat looking at each other. "Ok, lets see if we can figure this out. The doctor is sensing full were on her. How is that possible?" Sookie looked at the two men who looked back at her.

"You." Eric said it bluntly. "I believe it has something to do with you." He was grinning and Alcide looked at Eric like he was nuts.

"Eric, you think I had something to do with this? How is that exactly?" She stood to look down on him.

"Well, it is you or our son. I think that you two have helped with the genetics of this child she is carrying. Enar has the ability to give certain magic, we heard what Claudine said, life, was one of them. Maybe he sensed her concern about the baby not being like Alcide. You have the fertility gift, maybe it is more complex then just being able to conceive a child." Eric continued grinning. He thought he was so smart Sookie thought to herself. She really needed to invest in a nice, long stake.

"Your crazy, my son did not help her have a mystical child. I certainly can't give her a shifter baby. There has to be a rational explanation for this." Sookie sat back down.

"Ok, let me get this straight, you think either Sookie or Enar helped Amelia to have a full blooded baby were?" He looked shocked.

"That's my story and I am sticking to it." Eric stood up. "Make her rest Alcide, you know how precarious shifter pregnancy is for women. We don't want anything to happen to her or the baby." He looked sadly at his wife, took her hand and headed toward the door. "Call us if you need anything, were staying in until the introductions tonight. See you around eight."

He guided his wife to their room and saw his children playing on the floor. Enar was trying hard to pull himself up on the table and Lily was standing behind him to make sure he didn't hurt himself. Johan was reading of course and Erika was up on all fours, her diapered behind in the air trying to figure out how crawling worked. Eric rushed to her and got down on all fours to talk to his daughter. "Princess, you need to put your knees down, see like daddy, one hand in front of the other." Sookie laughed at him.

"Eric, she will figure it out. Get up, you look ridiculous." She walked to Johan to see what book he was reading.

"Guiding my children through life is not ridiculous Sookie. I believe that my daughter will be able to crawl now, look." Eric stood on his knees watching his daughter get her body right to crawl, she had her hands in front of her, her knees under her and she moved one hand in front of the other slowly but she was crawling. Eric was grinning from ear to ear.

She rolled her eyes. Sookie could smell the lunch Sergio was making, she picked up Enar and walked to Johan taking his hand and headed to the table. Eric had his daughter above his head throwing her up telling her how wonderful she was. They ate lunch as a family, life was just as Sookie wanted it. After lunch everyone laid down for a nap.

Sookie got up, went to check on the kids then headed to get in the shower. Her head was under the water, it felt so good, nice and warm. She was so happy, the last two weeks had been so calm and she and Eric were getting along so great. She hated coming to this summit, every time they got together with the vampire community something crazy happened. She told Eric if things went bad she would blow them all up into tiny pieces, she was joking, sort of. She giggled at the thought. "What do you find so comical my love?" She shook her head at him. Eric's cool hands reached around her to grab her breasts. "I still say they feel as they do when you are pregnant or nursing lover. I know we took that test but I know what your breasts feel like. I could pick them out of a line up."

Sookie turned to look at her husband. "Eric, we are not pregnant, we took the test. I don't know if I am ready yet. My prayer is working." She winced at the last statement, she couldn't believe she said it out loud.

"What are you talking about Sookie? What prayer?" He lifted her chin up to look him in the eye.

"Crap." She tried to pull away but he held her to him. "I have said a little prayer when we make love, I just ask for more time."

Eric let go of her chin. "I thought we talked about this, you and I agreed we wanted to try for more children, we didn't want to put a restriction on you possibly getting pregnant again. I specifically remember that conversation Sookie."

"I know it Eric and I am sorry. I just wanted some more time with the babies and things have not exactly been calm around here. We have one crisis after another. I can't will children away with a prayer Eric, it is just silly." She was trying to convince herself of it.

He looked at her seriously. "Sookie are you frightened of trying to get pregnant again since we lost our daughter? If you are scared I understand, I am worried too. You can tell me my love, do not be afraid to talk to me about it."

She wrapped her arms around him and he held her. "No, I am not frightened, I have you, there is nothing to be afraid of. I know we will get pregnant when the time is right Eric. I know it."

"Well, I would be happy to assist if you are interested. I am willing to take one for the team as you so wonderfully put it." He grinned and she smacked his behind, hard. "That I think was my cue." He pulled her up to him and took her lips kissing her hard. He had her wrapped around her waist, he shut off the water, opened the shower door then took her to the bed. He gently laid her on the bed. "No more prayers Sookie, promise me." She looked at him and nodded. He looked her in the eyes and kissed her. "Sookie? Did you change your mind about more babies?" She smiled at him and shook her head no. "There's my beauty." His fangs came down and Sookie leaned up to lick them. His eyes closed and he shivered. He knelt between her legs and she pushed herself up to face him chest to chest. Her hands went to his chest, down his six pack stomach, down to his to his shaft.

His wife pushed him back on the bed. His head came up to watch what she was doing to him. Sookie spread her legs on each side of his and placed her hand in her curls while her other hand stroked her husband. He was growling and never took his eyes off her. One of his hands went to her breast the other went into her center, his fingers moving in and out of her. She panted and moaned as her husbands long fingers thrust in her. The hand she used on her husband quickened the pace, Eric was grunting trying to control his release, he wanted them to finish together, but what was happening made his so difficult he had concentrate. Sookie's pants got quicker, she was close, her insides were so wet, her fingers on her nub moved faster and her grip on him tightened. "Oh Eric." She whispered to him. She was smirking at her husband. As she peaked her screams began and as he watched her he began to climax with her, just the sight of her coming did it for him. She removed her hand from her folds to hold her self up as she leaned in to her husbands neck. "I am so hungry Eric, I need you." She moved to his neck and bit taking all the blood she could before the wound closed.

Eric pushed her back onto the mattress, pulled her legs up into the air making a v, spread her legs open wide and put his head in between them to bite her on her inner thigh. When he was finished feeding from her he opened her wider to insert his tongue into her center, he licked, circled her getting all the juices he could. His wife gasped with pleasure as he did and when he was done she wrapped her legs around him and pulled him closer, she rocked her body to his wanting him inside her. "You want me my love? You want me inside you?" He smiled at her, her eyes were full of want.

"Yes Eric, make love to me." Her lips were swollen, her full breasts were still slightly red from him squeezing them earlier. He was hard and ready for her, her body pushed to him, she took her hand and guided him inside her. "Now Eric, give me your love, I need you." She was thrusting on her husbands shaft and he looked down at this woman, the love of his life and began to move inside of her, her body bucked under him as he completely entered her. "Yes, that's it sweetie, I want every inch of you inside me, push hard, harder." His hips gave her everything he had and she cried out.

He slowed down the rhythm of his thrusts and leaned to her face. "Tell me you love me Sookie, I need to hear it." His eyes looked sad like he was unsure of her love for him.

"Of course I love you Eric, I love you so much." She took his head and pulled it closer to her. "I love you, I will always love you no matter what happens." He nodded at her and moved back to complete their love making, it was slow, it was loving and it filled the holes that the life they lived in had created in their souls.

About a half hour before they were needed downstairs they were all standing in Alcide and Amelia's room waiting for Dr. Ludwig. Alcide refused to leave until the doctor saw her before they went to the conference room to meet with the vampires. "Amelia, I wish you would just stay here and rest." Alcide paced back and forth.

"I feel better Alcide. I came here and I don't plan on spending the entire week in bed. I really feel better. I wouldn't just tell you that if I didn't" Sookie looked at her friend that did look much better. Sookie walked to her and grabbed her hand. Amelia smiled at her supporting her.

Dr. Ludwig came through the doors. "Ok, lets have a look, Amelia sit. Males, couch." That little doctor had her way with wrangling the men in her life Sookie thought. The doctor held her hand over Amelia's belly and held it there. "I ran the blood tests and that baby is full were. Can anyone tell me how that is possible?" Eric spoke up giving his assessment of the situation. "Mr. Northman, I believe you may be onto something here. If Sookie can get pregnant by a creature who isn't able to have children but now seems to be extremely fertile, it could be possible she or her son helped her friend who had concerns about her child's genetics. Nothing is impossible in this world as you all know. She is better, I think that we will need to keep a good eye on her. We know the life expectancy of full blooded were unborn. Do not keep her up and out too long. I will be by in the morning." The doctor was gone.

The four of them went to the conference room, Thalia and Nigel behind them. As they entered the entire room stood and became silent. As they passed Eric nodded to those around them and they nodded back and sat in their seats. The room was full of vampires, it was almost bursting at the seems. E(E)E was the coordinator of the weeks events, Quinn's partner was handling the details, much to Sookie's disapproval. The blood fountains were up and running, there was a small table set up with finger food and a bar next to the fountain. The stage had the table with chairs for Eric, Sookie and the others to sit in. Sookie was nervous about this, she didn't know how this would go and she really didn't want surprises or a mass murder like just about any other time these creatures got together. Eric had her hand in his and was holding it tight. He bent down to her. "Lover, we have this, you are the Queen. Show them you are Queen." She squared her shoulders, held her head up and looked serious to the crowd in front of her.

He and Sookie stood, nodded and Eric addressed the crowd. "This week I expect each and everyone of you to act professionally. We have come here to discuss, get to know and improve the lives of each of the Kingdoms. There will be no blood shed during this summit from any of you or your underlings. If you have issues, plans, strategies I suggest you reconsider them now. My Queen and I will be on hand all evening tonight and tomorrow for individuals who have made appointments to meet with us. The trials begin at midnight precisely tomorrow evening. Each of you have received your packets and we will stay on schedule to trek through this week with many new adjustments. Please, each of you mingle and enjoy the evening." The vampires stood and nodded to their King and Queen and did as Eric instructed them.

Sookie looked through the crowd as she and Eric stood on the stage. She saw Bill Compton, Pam, Mr. Cataliades, Stan Davis, Russell Eddington and many others she had come to know over the last three years. Sookie didn't pick up any negativity, just a lot of jealousy, power, lust those were the things she expected. Stan came up to the stage and nodded to her before he approached them. Sookie smiled and was thrilled to see him. "Stan Davis, what is this I hear you are giving my bonded a hard time about not taking me to see you. I don't believe you!" She laughed and he knew she was kidding.

"Sookie, leave him. Leave him and run away with me. I will buy you a yacht and we will sail the world together, then I will buy you a jet and we will go and see it again, spending the nights staring at the stars." He was adorable Sookie thought, in his geeky white buttoned up dress shirt, black pants that were a tad too short, the pencil protector in his pocket and the glasses he wore that he didn't need to use.

"Davis, why is it every time I leave you alone with my wife you are propositioning her? Eric looked down on Stan who was about a half foot shorter than his ally. Eric was grinning ear to ear.

"Pardon me King, she just brings out the rebel in me." Stan nodded to Eric and stepped to speak to him privately, Sookie walked away to mingle.

Pam stopped Sookie. "Sookie, is everything well?"

"Yes, Pam, things are good. Actually things have been better than good. Things have been quiet, Eric and I have had peace and quiet. I spent the last week trying to figure out how to get out of coming here this week. I just want to go home." Sookie was looking over at her husband who looked deep in vampire politics with King Davis.

"I do not see that happening. This week will fly by and we will be home before you know it. Come Sookie, lets get you a drink." Pam took her hand and lead her to the bar to get her gin and tonic. Sookie had two glasses and was working on the third by the time Eric met back up with her. Pam was grinning like mad.

Eric looked down at his wife's hand. "My love, are you enjoying those?" She nodded. "Not too many, were on the clock." She nodded and drank it down and handed the empty glass to the bartender and went to her husbands side.

"Spoil sport." Sookie took his hand and went to mingle with him. They spent the next two hours with Amelia, Alcide and her vampires at the table speaking to individual vampires on a variety of items. They were just about to go back to their rooms when Russell stepped up to the stage. Eric nodded and Russell came forward.

"Eddington, I suggest whatever you are here to say now be postponed until tomorrow. You will have your chance to speak then." Eric was glaring at the old vampire like he could care less one way or another about him.

"I came to apologize again to Sookie. You, I give no mind too, but Sookie I regret hurting her feelings." He put his head down looking at the floor.

Sookie stood up to talk to Russell, Eric tried to pull her back to sitting. She wasn't having it, she brushed him off and went to the edge of the stage. "Russell I appreciate the fact you want to apologize but your actions I wont forget. I wish things were different but I have my family to consider and I will not allow you or any other to hurt them. You still stand here disrespecting my husband and I believe I told you how I felt about that. He is the one you need to apologize too and quickly before I lose my patience with this whole business."

Russell looked shocked. He cleared his throat and looked to Eric. "My King, I apologize for my behavior." He looked down at the floor waiting for Eric to let him off the hook but Eric dismissed Russell and walked forward to take his wife's hand and led her out of the room. Amelia and Alcide rode the elevator with them and their vampire guards.

"Goodnight. See you in the morning." Alcide smiled at them and led his wife to their room.

Sookie was so glad to be in their room she almost screamed. "One down, six to go. I am counting the minutes until we are free of this place."

Eric smirked at her. "You sound as if you do not enjoy this my love." He was mocking her. She stuck her tongue out at him. She and her husband went to their room together. After getting ready for bed, Eric slowly made love to his wife, after they lay close to one another and fell silently to sleep.

They were up early, the kids were fed and Eric was on the floor playing with Erika, Sookie had Enar he was fussy today. "Eric, what is going on with your son today? He is usually as quiet as a pin." She handed him to his father. Eric put him on his lap and he smiled instantly. "I think I will move out, find a new husband and have new kids. I get sold down the river every time!"

Johan ran up to her and hugged her. "I love you mommy, mucho."

Sookie shook her head. "Are you teaching him Spanish too Eric?" He grinned at his wife.

"I love you too baby. You are my one and only. Mommy is divorcing daddy, your new daddy will be Uncle Stan." She smirked at him and Johan laughed looking his father grinning.

"Not funny wife. Keep it up, you have not gotten a spanking in a while. I can remedy that you know." He was bouncing Enar on his lap.

The day progressed quickly, breakfast came and went, then lunch. Sookie and Eric spent the entire day with their children and loved every minute. Sookie was getting grumpy from being overly tired. "Eric, I am going to lay down. I just put the babies down and Lily knows I am going to lie down. I love you sweetie." Eric nodded and she kissed him and headed to the bed. Her head didn't even hit the pillow when she heard Johan crying out. She hopped up and beat Eric to their kids room. She lifted him out of the crib, his little face was beat red and full of tears. "Johan, mommy is here sweetie, what is it?" Eric was next to her in that moment. He looked worried. "Baby, what is it?" Her son was shaking his head, he buried his head in her chest and whimpered. "Eric?" She looked up to her husband. He took their son who buried his face into his father's chest like did Sookie's.

"Son, tell daddy what is wrong. I cannot help you if you do not tell me what it is. Can you show daddy?" Johan kept shaking his head no. Sookie didn't want to force things from him, she wanted him to give a choice to tell them, was he hurt, was this visions or magic. She would wait to see what upset him before she took it from him but she began to lower her shields to see if she could see anything but he put his shields up just as fast.

Johan looked at his mother angrily. "No mommy, mine." He tucked his hands in between him and his father.

"Baby, mommy just wants to know what is wrong. Please tell mommy. If your mad at mommy then tell daddy. Daddy loves you." She was beginning to get really worried. Her son was an angel, he never behaved this way. "Eric, I am going to step out, maybe he will talk to you." Eric nodded and sat on the floor with his son to comfort him.

Johan finally calmed down, his head came up and looked at his father. He looked up and his little eyes looked sad, he took his hand from its place between Eric's chest and his belly and placed it on his father's face. The image came quickly, Sookie's broken and bloodied body laying in what looked like a field. Eric hissed. "Johan, what is this? Who did this to mommy?" Johan would give him no more. He shook his head, his son had seen enough and he wouldn't ask any more of him. He comforted his child, slowly rocking and patting him to get him back to sleep. Eric put his son back to bed and went to his wife.

Sookie was sitting up in the bed, she looked up to Eric as he came in. "He had a vision Eric, didn't he?" Eric nodded his head. "It was me wasn't it?" He nodded again. Eric climbed into the bed and pulled his wife to him. Neither of them slept, they just held each other until it was time to get up and get dressed for the next leg of the summit.

Neither discussed what Eric saw. Sookie put it out of her mind to get through the night. She hated it there and every second she spent she wanted to leave even more. The tranquility and happiness of the last few weeks had left her and bitterness and anger were taking its place. They went through the motions of showering, dressing, feeding their kids, without speaking a word about what happened. When it was almost time to leave to go down Pam came in. Eric pulled her aside, said something to her and she turned to look at Sookie, the anger in her increased. Pam nodded her head to Eric and Pam became Sookie's shadow. Eric thought he could protect her if he placed Pam with her constantly during the summit. When they entered the room it was full again, just like the previous night. Sookie didn't bother looking around. She could care less she thought to herself. Xavier and Robert approached her. "Sookie, may we speak to you privately?" Pam looked as if to protest and Sookie nodded and went out of the room with the council members, Eric's head snapped up watching his wife leave with these two males.

When they were out and in the quiet hall way Xavier spoke. "I know you are having a hard time this trip Sookie. We are aware of the newest threat on your life yet we do not know who the attacker is. What has Johan shown you?"

She stood in front of these ancient creatures and narrowed her eyes. "Johan hasn't shown me anything, he showed the image to Eric. Why is that they must use my child? Can't they just send me an email or a text message with this crap? I am fed up with them frightening my kids. If it is me or Eric they want, why not show me the images? No, the cosmic universe find pleasure in showing my babies and torturing them. How much of this am I supposed to take before I get pissed off and do something drastic?"

Xavier nodded. "I understand your frustrations Sookie, we feel it too. The AP called me this evening to tell me that she too had the vision and we are just as upset as you are. Johan needs to be protected, not used in this way. Lets stay on top of this, as soon as I know anything or vice versa, we will get this worked out. I personally want this taken care of. Your life is too valuable to our world, you will be protected dear." He smiled down on her and they both left her standing in the hall.

Alcide came up behind her. "Sook, Eric told me of the vision, what kind of shit is this?" He watched the most ancient council members of the vampire world walk back into the summit.

"Alcide, I have no idea. I am too disgusted to think about it now. Is Amelia feeling alright tonight?" He nodded and she went back into the room. She stood in the doorway looking at the stage, the AP was sitting in the middle of it. She groaned to herself and thought about turning and going back upstairs.

"Sookie, please." The AP was addressing her, Eric's head turned to look at her. He was trying to send calm and love to her and she just scowled at him. "You have seen the vision I saw?" Sookie told her no. "What is this? You have not? Eric have you?" He told her yes. "I am at a loss and wish to investigate this further. Bring the child to me."

Sookie walked to the stage edge looking up at the old vampire oracle. "No, I will not. My son has had enough trauma over this, I wont upset him further." She crossed her arms over her chest. "If it is to be figured out then Eric will do it."

The AP sat considering what Sookie said. "You may come to regret this decision Sookie, if you live through it." Sookie just looked at her. She dismissed them and she was taken off the stage until later when the trials would begin.

"I think we should have let Johan see her Sookie. It may have given us more information to what the vision was." Eric leaned into her ear to give her his opinion.

"I am tired of this Eric. I will talk to Claudine and see if there is something we can do about these visions, I don't want Johan hurt anymore about this." She walked away to go to the bar. She ordered her usual and a shot of tequila. Bill Compton stepped up to her.

"My Queen, getting drunk wont stop what is going on. You need to stand up to it." He was giving her his best tongue lashing without too much judgmental. She wanted to punch him.

"Why thank you Bill. I don't know I think I could have went the entire evening without your opinion on my life. You seem to always give the best advice." She ordered another shot and drank it down and looked at him like she dared him to say anymore. He backed away and disappeared in the crowd.

Stan came up to her smirking at her. "Sookie, do not be too hard on him. You know he has a crush on you and he feels you are perfect, which you are of course. Come, take my arm, lets go sit and talk."

"Actually I thought I would stand right here and drink my weight in shots. It will help I think." She was grinning at Stan.

"No more shots now, come on dear, lets go sit." Stan took the shot glass out of her hand and led her to their table. "I know you are upset about this Sookie, but you have to pull it together. You have the element of knowledge on your side. You can prepare for the enemy and one thing you are lucky to have is the Viking. That vampire can strategize a fight like no other. You have not found the source of the vision or who the attacker is?" She shook her head no. He nodded to her, he sat talking to her trying to calm her down.

The trials began, the panel of judges were assembled, tonight it was Eric, Stan Davis and the AP. Sookie sat at the table with Pam, Alcide, Amelia, Bill and Isabella, Stan's second. There were so many crimes against each other, territory issues, claims against human pets, money, power. It all made Sookie's head spin after a while. Stan called Russell to stand up last. Stan asked Russell to explain his side of what happened the night Russell had insulted Eric and Sookie. Stan was there so he gave the crowd his take on the situation. The AP seemed to be looking at her but she knew it was impossible, she was blind, she spoke to the crowd. "This vampire has a serious allegation against him. I believe sixty days chained in silver and payment of five hundred thousand should teach King Eddington his place in the world, don't you Russell?" Russell looked at the AP nodding and looking at the floor. "Is this acceptable to you King Northman?" Eric nodded and so it was done. Sookie really wanted him staked, but she gave up the idea and continued nursing the drink she ordered. Pam was glaring at her now. "Sookie, you are getting too drunk now. Eric is going to be angry if you are unable to do your duties here this evening." Sookie rolled her eyes and looked back at the stage where the AP was leaving and Stan and Eric were talking amongst themselves.

Stan stood up to the front of the stage and dismissed the crowd for the evening. Sookie was thrilled, her face lit up and she smiled at her friends. "You two go ahead and go up, you need your rest Amelia." They both looked at her concerned and stood telling her goodnight before heading to their suite.

Eric came to her side. "Lover, are you ready?" She was and he took her hand and they got in the elevator to their room. The room was dark with only a light on dim in the middle of the room. Eric directed them to the plush couch that sat in the middle of the sitting room. 'Come here and sit with me." He sat and pulled her into his lap he leaned into her ear. "We will be fine Sookie, do not concern yourself over this."

Sookie tilted her head to look into his face. She smiled. "I am not, I know what our destiny is. I am angry Eric, I want to find the person that has caused my son to cry out in his sleep. When I find them I am going to tear them limb to limb." She began to stand and he pulled her back.

"You surprise me Sookie. After everything that has happened I expected you to be more concerned about this." He was sending his pride for her through the bond.

She shook her head. "I am tired of being a victim to these creatures Eric. We have had so much happen and I want my life back, I want my independence back. I have almost forgotten who and what I am before meeting these killers. They have me running scared and that is not me. I am a fighter, your warrior wife remember?"

"I could never forget lover. I am glad to hear it. We are a team my love, what happens will happen to both of us and I am not going anywhere. We will find out who has done this to Johan and when we do we can take turns ripping them apart. How does that sound?" He was grinning and she smiled brightly at him and kissed him quickly then got off his lap.

"I think that I would like to fuck my husband senseless. Is he game?" Her eyes were glowing. Eric growled at her and he began moving toward their room. "Meet you in two minutes Viking. I got to check on my other man before I take care of you." She giggled and went to check on her first born. He was sound asleep, she ran her hand over his perfect little face and kissed him before moving to the twins. All were sleeping soundly and she smiled and left them to their sweet dreams. She found her husband standing in a darkened room lighting candles throughout the room. "What is this?" She was surprised.

"I believe my gorgeous wife said something about meeting here to fuck me. Then I thought I would be kind enough to return the favor and give her a little ambience while I make her scream from it." He laughed at himself and she laughed along with him.

"Lose the clothes buster." He rolled his eyes and she came up to him undo the buttons on his dress shirt. "You are so sexy Eric. I wish I could put into words what you do to me."

"It goes both ways lover, I never knew it would be like this." He kissed her neck, undoing her clothes discarding them to the floor. She was naked standing in front of him before she knew it. "Your breasts, um, they are so incredible". Eric turned her around facing forward on the bed, she got on all fours. He kissed her cheeks, rubbed her thighs, then his hand went between her legs and rubbed. She could feel the coldness of the lubricant on her rear entrance, his fingers slowly moving in and out of her. "Move forward lover." She did and she felt the closeness of his body to hers. Eric pulled her closer while he inserted himself into her behind. She cried out from the sensations. "Are you alright my love?" She nodded then turned her head to see her husband knelt behind her.

"More Eric, more." Eric could see her eyes, they were glazed with want. He pushed in further and she moaned loudly. "Oh God Eric, don't stop. Whatever you do please don't stop." He grinned and began riding her hard, he could feel her build with every thrust. Eric needed to taste her so he leaned over her and bit her back drawing blood from it. He didn't close it, he wanted more. Sookie was down on her elbows pushing her behind closer to him. She pushed faster, her groans were getting deeper and longer, she was so close.

"Yes, lover, are you ready to come? Now darling, don't worry I am not done with you yet. Now, Sookie." The words sent her over the edge and she panted his name with the waves she was experiencing. His hand went under them again and he began rubbing her nub, she was so wet and ready again and she was quick to climax.

Eric slowed the pace, he was on the top of the peak, he needed to release so badly but he delayed closing his eyes. She wanted him to move faster, she wanted to climax again and she wanted him to go with her. "Eric, now, I need you now. Give it to me please sweetie." Her voice was hoarse from crying out and he loved to hear her like that. She was pushing back on him again, trying to speed the pace he was going. He gave into her, she was screaming, "Now Eric." She said it over and over until he couldn't take anymore, he pulled her up biting the spot he bit before to begin the blood flow again and it sent him over, his head threw back and he yelled her name multiple times. Sookie sat up on her knees, putting her hands on Eric's chest, she held on to him for support then she leaned into him biting his nipple hard, the after shocks still making him sensitive to her touch. "Perfect my love, you are perfect."

Eric pulled her back to him to close the wound that was now smarting on her, a few licks of his tongue and it began to close. He moved her closer to him, they laid cuddled together on the bed, they were entwined, legs, arms. "Sookie, I know you are unhappy about being here and you would rather be home with our family. We only have five more days to go."

"Don't fuss sweetie. I will make it." Sookie looked around the room, the candles were still twinkling beautifully throughout the room. She smiled at how wonderful her husband was to her.

"Sookie, we need to talk about the vision." He was rubbing her arms lightly.

She shook her head no. "I know what our lives are to be Eric. I have almost lost you too many times but some how we figure it out. We will figure this out."

"I wish it were that simple Sookie." He was looking into the candle lit room contemplating what to do about all of it.

She turned to look at him and smiles slightly. "Eric Northman, my beautiful Viking. You know we have our destiny and all of our powers on our side. Sure, someone could strike against me but I am more powerful now than I was three years ago, plus I have been taking your blood almost every day since we met. I have three magical kids, Niall, my cousins, Amelia, Alcide just for starters. I have faith Eric. I know in my heart all the struggles we have had are for a reason, to teach me to fight for us, to never give up the fight. Don't you dare try giving up, I wont let you."

"I know your right my love. I just cant seem to get that image out of my head. I close my eyes and it is there." His eyes looked sad and she lightly touched his face with the back of her hand.

"I have learned something with all the craziness of the last few months, the fights, the baby, the attacks, this is it. This right here. You and I Eric, we are one. I have done and said really stupid things, we have hurt each other but that isn't what I am. I have let my emotions get in the way of what I need to do. I will stand up and I will fight whatever creature is dumb enough to try and take us on." She had fire in her eyes, Eric was glad to see her back. So much had happened in the last six months he wasn't sure she would ever get back to the feisty, strong woman that never let anything get her down.

He smiled. "I am glad to have my warrior wife back Sookie. It makes me pleased to know you want this, that our life together is worth fighting for."

"You can bet your sweet, tight ass I will fight!" She giggled and Eric threw his head back laughing.

"My ass huh? You really are something Mrs. Northman, lets see, what is my favorite part of your body?" Eric began running his hand and tongue on her body as he spoke to her. "Your breasts, hum? Or your stomach? What about your ass? It is delectable. What about your center? Ummmm."

Sookie was bucking under his touch. "Ok, that's enough now. Stop teasing." She could barely see straight, his fingers were doing wild things to her.

"Teasing? I would not tease you lover." His eyes were like that of animal hunting, watching, waiting for her to move so he could strike.

She sat up straight, pressing him to the bed. "Maybe I want to tease you, would you like that my husband?" She straddled his waist, their centers touching. She didn't move on him yet, she had him right where she wanted him.

He looked up at her. "What do you have in mind lover? You know I love everything you do to me."

"Will you do as I say, anything I tell you to do Eric?" Her voice was low and husky. He nodded his head yes. "Put you hands above your head sweetie, spread your legs a little for me. If you want me to stop Eric just say something, give me a code word, what do you want it to be?"

Eric looked at her oddly not sure what she was doing but he complied. "Code word? Compton." They laughed hard and then her demeanor changed. He watched her face change, she was grinning slightly, she looked incredibly wicked, her eyes full of light and her body glowed slightly. He gasped at the sight of her. Eric felt a force restrain him to the bed and she never touched him, he couldn't move his arms or legs. He tried over and over and he couldn't move his limbs. "Sookie?" He whispered her name.

"Do you want me to let you go sweetie? Aren't you curious to what I am going to do to you?" Her head came down and bit his nipple hard, almost breaking the skin. "Do you want me to stop?" She looked into his eyes. His fangs ran down. She grinned. "Tell me if you don't want me to do this Eric, once I start I don't know if I can stop."

Her tongue ran down his body, her teeth bit into his skin at certain places, the teeth marks deep almost drawing blood. Her nails were running down the sides of his body on his ribs, his thighs, each scratch smarted blood. She looked up at him to make sure he wanted this, he looked into her eyes and nodded. She moved up his body and began to kiss his mouth. Her lips were kissing his hard, her teeth drawing blood from his full bottom lip. She moved off his lap moving off the bed, looking down on him. Turning she picked up one of the candles off the side table. Gently she brought it to side of him, she knelt next to him to not touch him. Eric's fangs ran down completely. Her head came over to kiss his lips again and when she came back up she slowly lowered the candle over his body tilting it letting a small droplet of hot wax drop to his chest, he bucked under it. She moved the candle again to another spot on his chest, drip. He bucked against the magical restraints. The candle moved again, he watched it mesmerized, his eyes were wild with lust and he was so hard. She pulled the candle higher in the air letting a little more drip to him, this time the bucking was harder, he growled throwing his head back. She positioned it again, right above his left nipple, drip, then to the right, drip. Her husbands eyes closed, then flew open again, he was going mad, he wanted to touch her and he wasn't able too. "Sookie!" His arms were trying to break the restraints with no luck.

"No. You are mine Eric, I can do what I want to you cant I?" He nodded to her, his eyes were glassy. She dripped wax again on his rock hard stomach, he moaned. She leaned over putting the candle back on the table, she leaned over him, kissing the spots the wax touched his skin, she blew on the spots, they were so sensitive, the skin was red from the heat and the coolness of her breath. She moved over him to straddle his waist, she lifted up and held herself right at the tip of his cock. He was looking down on her, he needed to feel her on him but she was teasing him. "Do you want me to fuck you Eric?"

His eyes he couldn't take off of her. "Yes."

"You don't sound like you mean it Eric. Say it, do you want me to fuck you?" She commanded him to answer her.

"Yes." He growled loudly at her.

"What?" She was perfectly still on him, waiting.

"YES!" He was bucking against her he wanted her so desperately.

"Yes, what Eric?" Her voice even more stern.

"I want you to fuck me!" He yelled at her now, he was bucking trying to get her to take him inside her.

She looked him straight in the eyes. "Watch me Eric, don't take your eyes off me while I ride you, do you understand?" He moaned yes to her. She lowered her center on him hard, he moaned again, he wanted to close his eyes from the feeling of her on him but he kept his eyes locked on hers. Her hands went to her breasts, she was pulling and twisting her nipples. "I am so wet and hot for you Eric, do you feel me?" He whispered yes. "Do you want to touch me Eric?" Again he whispered yes. Her pace began to quicken on her husbands shaft, her rocking back and forth was almost more than he could take. He was growled loudly as his wife thrust on him. She moved one hand to his nipple, pinching it, his hips under her pushing her harder up with each push down. He was building quickly, she could see it in his face. "Come inside me Eric, I want your love inside me, don't you want that Eric?" He looked at her and whispered yes. "I want it too Eric, lets make a baby Eric, you want that don't you?" He yelled yes loudly closing his eyes. "Yes, Eric, yes!"

He couldn't take another second, his hips thrust into her climaxing so hard he thought he would black out and she came screaming over top of him, the invisible restraints on his body broke away and he moved so quickly knocking her backward, his fangs bit her neck so hard it brought tears to her eyes for a second. Then the pleasure of his sucking took away the pain. She leaned into his neck and bit him back, she sucked his blood hard. When both wounds were closed he moved his face to look at her. When he could speak he pulled her chin to look at him. "Sookie, what was that?"

She giggled. "I saw the candles and got carried away."

He looked deep into her eyes. "I am not talking about the candles lover, the restraints, how did you know you could do that?"

She looked into his eyes. "Claude taught me to do it as defense, I just thought it would be good to try like this."

"I must say I was shocked, especially at the last part. You really want a child Sookie?" His face serious.

"Yep, I cant wait to feel our child growing inside me Eric, your child. Your ok with it right? What we did? I didn't make you mad did I?" She looked concerned.

He took her face in his hands. "I am better than ok with what you did wife. I love you wanting to try new things, I have waited for this day, the play of our love making. There are many things I would like to show you when your ready Sookie. All you need to do is ask." He kissed her mouth.

"I am asking Eric, I want to try new things with you, for you." She smiled sweetly at him.

He kissed her again softly then looked in her eyes. "I need to draw a line in the sand now Sookie. I will not share you, not with anyone. If you have some fantasy about that I cannot do that, I wont allow you to be with another. I will teach you anything else but that. I may be selfish in that request but I could not let someone else touch you, male or female, ever." He looked apologetic when he said it.

"I only want just us Eric, I don't want or need anyone else. I never even gave it a thought, you are everything to me. Do you want to be with anyone else other than me, I mean like this? Be honest ok? I wont get mad." She looked up at him.

"No, I have not since the day I met you. It is only you I have wanted. I have spent a life time doing sexual things with other creatures of all kinds, I have no need for them. I don't want sex Sookie, I could get that from any fangbanger or whore. I want this, the love, the act of love with my wife and bonded. It brings me great pleasure making love to you, not just the body, but my entire being. It is hard to describe." He looked away.

She pulled his face back to hers. "Good, I am glad. I was afraid I wasn't enough for you, that you would get bored with just me. I feel it too Eric, its like you fill me up, its awesome." She smiled at him.

He threw his head back laughing, she loved his laugh. "I will never tire of you Sookie, you are exciting and wonderful. What is it you say, I hit the lottery in the wife department to be sure. You enjoyed what we did, yes?"

She smiled at him. "Sure, I love it, watching you squirming under the restraints. You looked so hot Eric, I don't even know if you have an idea of what you look like when you and I are like this. You are so handsome and sexy. I am really lucky." She kissed his lips gently.

He rolled them over and she was on top of his chest, she laid her head in the crease of his neck. He knew it was time to come clean with her so he could close the door on what had happened and they could keep moving forward. "There is so much of my past life Sookie I know I will never be able to share with you. I know you want me to tell you things but I can not. I have seen and done things that normal society does not accept." He pulled her face to look at him. "I went crazy when James said those things for you to hear and I wanted to say things to hurt you because I was hurting. I thought it was the only thing to do, I saw the look on your face, you looked at me like I disgust you. I am not that vampire anymore Sookie. I haven't been in a really long time. I want to be better for you, you make me want that."

She looked deep into his eyes then softly kissed him. "The past is the past. We can't change it. I am sure there will be times where you need to tell me things that happened in your life and I will listen. I am not as naïve to believe you are a saint or that you aren't above violence against others. Your reputation is something all of its own. I will try to do a better job of understanding. We have come so far, fought so hard. We just need to hold onto each other and our kids and keep moving forward. I will do anything I have to keep us together Eric, forever."

He smiled up at her. "I too, my beautiful bonded. The world will have ended before I let you go again." His phone began to ring, he reached to answer it. "What?" Sookie watched him talk to who ever was on the phone. "I will be right down." He rolled her over and got off the bed.

"Eric?" She was sitting up on her elbow looking at him. Here was proverbial shoe drop.

He sensed her feelings and grimaced as he turned to look at her. "There has been some blood shed of a vampire in the hotel. Pam and Nigel are looking into it now, I need to go check it out. Stay here Sookie, do not leave this suite, your guards will be right outside."

"Crap!" She got up and went to get her pajamas. It was going to be a long night, what remained of it anyway. Dawn was only a about two hours away, a lot could happen in two hours.

"Stay here Sookie and I mean it. If I find out you have not minded me we will have a problem, do you understand?" Here was King Northman speaking now. She nodded at him. He came to her, kissed her. "I love you. Go back to bed. I will see you soon alright. In the bed, now." She crawled back into the bed and put her head on the pillow. He opened their room door and gently closed it. She was asleep before he left the suite.

Eric went into the suite three floors down to find Pam and Nigel standing over the body of the King of Utah. "Pam, explain."

"Eric, I wish I could. There was an anonymous call to the front desk and this is what the staff found when they entered. Shit, Eric. This is all we need." She was shaking her head.

"There is no sign of break in, he was staked so it had to be someone he trusted enough to get close to him." Nigel looked down at the bloodied vampire.

Eric knelt down to look at the ancient vampire. Eric had known this vampire for over five hundred years. "Richard was very cautious of whom he had around him. Did you pick up a scent Nigel?"

Nigel shook his head. "The room has been cleaned except for the King. I tried to pick something up when we first came in, no luck."

"Get this cleaned up and call his second to meet with us first thing in the morning. I want this handled and every vampire in this building questioned tomorrow. Get Compton and Stan up to speed and tell them to be in the conference room at sundown to begin questioning the guests of the summit. I will ask Sookie to take care of the human element that accompanied their masters." Pam had her phone in her hand making the calls. Eric stood up and took his phone out. "Xavier, we have a problem."

He entered his room it was almost nine in the morning. His children were up eating breakfast, Lily had the twins in their seats and Alcide had Johan in his lap sitting next to Amelia. Sookie stood behind Johan's chair helping him with his breakfast. She set it down and came to stand in front of him. "Eric, what happened?" She saw the concern in his face.

"The King of Utah was staked last night. We have no suspects yet." He moved into the room to address them all. "We will question all the members of all Kingdoms tonight, I will need all of you there tonight to help with the investigation, Sookie, Amelia you will take the humans, Alcide, the were's. I want this killer apprehended immediately. This is on my watch and I will not tolerate it." His eyes were angry. She knew Richard and Eric had been allies, he came to their home, Eric consulted him on items a few times. Sookie leaned closer and took his hand.

She looked up at her husband. "I am sorry about Richard sweetie. You know I will do whatever you need. We will catch this a-hole."

Johan looked at his mother. "Mommy!"

She looked at her oldest son. "Sorry baby."

Alcide stood up. "Anything you need Eric, you know you have it. I will make some calls, I think maybe I will see if I can put some feelers on the ground to the locals. Maybe we might get lucky and someone opened their trap about what would take place."

Eric nodded at Alcide. Alcide sat Johan on Amelia's lap and got up to leave the room, he had his phone in hand. "Sookie, I have already spoken to Xavier, he will be sending investigators this evening but I would like to handle as much of this as possible with our own team. Pam, Bill, Nigel and Stan will be at the ready to do whatever we need. I need your help with all things human."

"Of course Eric, whatever you need. I will get the kids taken care of and be ready to start with the humans in an hour. Amelia, call the front desk and tell them to ready the conference room to accommodate us. Mark, can you get a team together to take with us? We can take Alcide down with us but I would rather be safe then sorry. Leave the ones you have on the floor but we will need more. Eric will be here so the kids will be safe here but I want extra security on the suite and floor for the rest of the time we are here."

Mark stepped forward and nodded. "I will make the call. I have enough here now but I will bring in an additional to be on the safe side. We don't know if it was vampire yet do we Northman?"

He looked at Mark. "It has not been established what creature it was yet. Nigel couldn't get a scent on the killer and Nigel is the best tracker there is."

Alcide stepped back into the room. "Amelia are you up to this? If your not feeling well, you need to tell me. I wont risk our kids health over this." He stood glaring down at her.

"Alcide Herveaux, you better change your tone! I am an adult and if I didn't feel like it I would say something. Don't get all Eric on me!" Amelia stood up to defend herself.

"Hey!" Eric and Sookie said at the same time. Alcide snickered.

"Sorry hun, I lost my head there for a second. Un-dead guy over there is rubbing off on me." He looked at Eric and shrugged. "Sorry man." He walked to his wife and kissed her.

"Ok, I am going to finish up with the kids and change. I need an hour, can you all be ready by then?" Everyone agreed and Sookie got into mommy mode to get her kids taken care of. When they were done eating, bathed, dressed she and Lily put them in their room to play. "Lily, do not let anyone in the suite you do not know. If Eric is on the phone or out of the room you get him before you answer the door ok?" She nodded to Sookie and told her they would be fine.

Sookie went to their room and got changed. She put on a light pink pant suit with a grey silk short sleeved blouse and ballet flats, it would be a long day, she wanted to be comfortable but look professional. When she stepped out her room it had taken her the entire hour to get things done and ready for the long day. Eric was sitting at the desk in the main room with his laptop open, talking on the phone and bouncing Erika on his knee. He looked up to her and smiled then resumed talking on the phone. Johan was on the floor playing with Lily and Enar who was sitting up in front of his big brother. Sookie went to stand behind her husband to whisper in the ear that was free. "Too bad I have to go to work husband, you look so sexy sitting here I want to rip your clothes off your gorgeous body right this second." His hand came around to grab her wrist and she squirmed away giggling. He growled at her, smirking. 'Mommy's leaving babies, be good for Lily and daddy. I will see you later." She kissed her kids then Eric and she quickly moved away from him. Grabbing her key to the room and her cell she left to go meet up with Alcide and Amelia. Mark and six other guards were behind her.

The conference was bare bones now. Just a long table for Alcide, Amelia and herself on one side and three chairs on the other for the humans they would question. Mark and the security team stood closely behind them. Mark's hand never moved from his weapon. The first humans they interview were hotel staff, then they moved to dates and pets who were still in the hotel, then any human security the vampires they brought with them for the summit. After hours of talking to each individually Sookie looked to Alcide and Amelia. "Guys, we need a break." Just as she said it a woman walked in, she was a pretty girl, sandy blonde hair, thin and around twenty five. She stood in the doorway nervous. Sookie's shields went back down and she spoke to the girl. "Amy, please have a seat."

This girl was a clear broadcaster or she didn't know that she was in the room with a telepath. Her thoughts flew to Sookie instantly. The girl was shocked, she didn't understand why she was there, she wasn't scheduled to work today but her boss called her in telling her she must come in. She really was afraid the vampire who contacted her would find out she was here. He told her not to mention their meeting and that she gave him her access key, she had left it in an envelope taped to the bottom of the sink in the women's bathroom. "Who is the vampire you gave the key to?" Sookie asked her as soon as she sat down.

Amy gasped. "I don't know what your talking about." Her mind was going faster. Sookie could see that Amy never met him, she just spoke to him on the phone but she needed to make sure.

Sookie leaned over the table. "Do we look like we are playing with you Amy? This one here," she pointed to Alcide, "all I need to do is say the word and you will be bits and pieces all over this room. That one," she pointed to Amelia, "will turn you into a cat." Who is the vampire you gave the key to and why did he want it?"

She instantly began to cry. Alcide looked at Sookie like she was too hard on the girl, men, Sookie thought and rolled her eyes at him. "I only know him as Vampire. I never met him, he contact me last week on my cell phone and offered me a lot of money to get him a copy of my key. I didn't want to do it, my son is really sick, I need the money."

Sookie felt sorry for her for just a moment then kicked it back. "I understand your situation but what you have done caused someone to be killed. Now this vampire has keys and access to others in this hotel. Alcide, can you take her to the holding room? I will call Eric down." He nodded and escorted the girl out of the room. "Sweetie, we have a hotel employee that gave her access key to a vampire. What do you want to do?" He said he was on his way. Alcide came back the room and was fussing at his wife.

Her Viking swaggered into the room. Sookie almost licked her lips when he came in. His head snapped up and he looked at his wife grinning. He knew what she was thinking and he came to her to whisper in her ear. "Wife, you are working, behave." He laughed softly then pulled her in for a kiss that made her knees melt underneath her. "What do we have?"

Alcide gave him the run down on the employees and human pets. "It just can't be that simple. Why would one vampire con one little maid into giving up her key? There has to be more we are missing."

Eric nodded. "I agree. Why strike now? It is not because of security concerns since most of us travel with as much or more security we do when we are in our nests or home Kingdoms. Why wait and strike here unless he had plans to take on more than one vampire while here."

That thought made Sookie's skin crawl. "Damn it! I knew this was going to happen. Every time y'all get together we get this crap."

Amelia spoke up. "If he has her access key, doesn't that key open every door in the hotel?" The other three looked at her.

"Crap!" Sookie knew what that meant, he could get in any room anytime. "Eric, you got to call the manager, he can get in our room." Sookie started toward the door. "Mark head upstairs now!" He and the guards rushed from the room, Sookie was right behind them.

Eric stopped her. "Sookie, it is daylight. He can't wake during daytime."

"What if he gave the key to someone else Eric? Vampires are vulnerable during the day! Someone could be in rooms as we speak killing vampires." Her eyes were panicked and he looked down at her realizing what she said.

"Alcide, take Amelia upstairs to our suite, Mark can watch her better there. We will take it floor by floor. Call your were's and see where they are and if they can help us out with this." Eric had Sookie by the hand pulling her out of the room.

"Eric, I am going up to check on the kids first. I can't go not knowing they are safe." He nodded and they rode the elevator up to check on them. Mark had four guards at the elevator doors, four armed guards at the door outside the room door, four inside at the door and they were all over the room. Lily was sitting in the middle of the room with a fussing Enar. Sookie rushed to her. "Is everyone ok? Did anyone come to the door while we were gone?"

"No, Sookie, no one came here, we are fine. Just Amelia and Alcide came in, they were in the spare room, she needed to lay down" She smiled.

Alcide came out. "Ok, you guys ready to do this?" Sookie shook her head no but she squared her shoulder and they headed down to the main desk to get the manager and get the locks all reset. The bellboy the manager sent with them had a key only the manager could use to bypass security codes in case of a black out or the keypads didn't work. The manager promised each door would be reset immediately and the key the vampire had would be useless. It made Sookie feel a bit better. She was just concerned the killer had already gotten to someone, little did she know he already had.