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WARNING! Adult content!
Chapter 36
Eric could feel someone bouncing on the bed, he heard the giggles. One of his eyes opened to see Johan bouncing up and down. Sookie was smiling at her son trying to get him to be still. "Johan, daddy is sleeping. Come on, lets go downstairs." Before she could turn around Eric was up, tackled Johan and had him pinned under him kissing and tickling his son.
"Who is this little monster who wakes his sleeping daddy? Hum? I think I will torture him with tickles until he learns his lesson!" Eric tickled his son more and Johan was squealing and kicking. Sookie laughed to the point of tears. Eric let Johan up and when he did he leaned over and kissed his wife long and hard on the lips.
Johan tapped his father on the face. "No daddy. Mommy is mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!" Eric broke the kiss and looked at his son who squeezed in between them to put his arms around his mother's neck.
"I believe she is mine son. Get your own." Eric grinned at his son. Johan grinned back and Sookie held him closer.
"You have no one to blame but yourself Viking. You taught him all of this stuff. Now he is just as possessive as you are!" Sookie giggled.
"Yes, well, I didn't expect my own wife to turn on me, look at you two." He laughed and got out of the bed. "Johan, I believe we are going to the park today? Or was that another day?" Eric looked at his son teasing him about their park plans.
"Today daddy! Today!" He was jumping up and down on the bed again.
"Then I suggest everyone gets up and motivate. Breakfast, baths, babies. Lets move it family." Eric was happy, Sookie's heart swelled at her husband. She loved seeing him like this.
"Ok, baby, lets go have some breakfast and let daddy get dressed." She took Johan's hand. "Sweetie, you really need to come down and drink a couple True Blood's ok?" He nodded and she went to go take care of her kids.
Eric got in the shower and dressed. He put on a grey v-neck fitted sweater, blue jeans, boots and a grey leather jacket. He combed his hair back, checked his reflection in the mirror, took his phone and wallet putting them in his back pocket. He walked downstairs to see his family surrounding the table eating and talking. "Well, it looks we are almost finished with breakfast are we not?" He went to the twins, kissed them both and tickled Enar who laughed and put his hands up for his father. "Sorry warrior, you need to fall in line with the rest of the troops. Breakfast and a bath if we are to go to the park." He turned to Sookie. "My love, finish your breakfast I can finish feeding the twins." He sat next to her, pulled their chairs to him and took the spoon out of her hand. She smiled at him then leaned to kiss him. She dug into her food while he talked to his kids and finished feeding them.
Trish came out of the kitchen with two warmed True Bloods and sat them in front of him. "Viking, drink." She put her hands on her hips and he grinned.
"Yes ma'am." He scooped another spoonful in each of the twin's mouths then drank one of the bloods in one drink. "Better?"
Sookie shook her head. "No, now drink the other sweetie. Your getting as bad as me. I swear we deserve each other." She rolled her eyes.
After another bite to the kids he down the second blood. His face was a little rosier and Trish nodded and left. "I pass inspection I take it."
"Yes, you were looking pale, well, paler than usual. Now your pink as a babies bottom." She smiled and Eric laughed at her.
When everyone was done eating Eric took the twins up the stairs followed by a racing Johan. "Daddy, can we sail our boat?" Sookie went to take a shower to get ready.
"Sure my son, just for a few minutes. We need to get dressed. Mommy will be waiting for us to go. Don't you want to go to the park and enjoy the day?" Eric put the twins in their cribs to start the bath water, when it was the right temperature and he approved of the water level he went back to get them. Johan had already taken his clothes off and was standing in the middle of the room waiting patiently. Eric laughed and laid the babies on the dressing table to undress them.
Lily came in behind him. "Mr. Northman, put them in the stands. It makes it easier to get everyone in the tub together."
Eric turned to her. "Stands?"
She giggled. "That's what we call them, Sookie and I. They suction to the bottom of the tub and then you put the baby through the hole, kind of like a high chair. They look like baby stands. That way all three can take a bath together. We thought it was funny so we call them that." She went to the closet and got the two 'stands' and took them inside the bathroom. Eric followed behind to watch what she was doing.
"Brilliant. See my children, now we can all sail Johan's ship together. In the tub son." He set the twins one in each of the stands and helped Johan in. Johan was splashing and Erika was having a ball. Enar, he just put his hands out to help his brother play. Eric washed them, shampooed their hair and rinsed them off. Lily came behind him with fluffy towels to wrap a twin in and she held them both while Eric got Johan out of the tub. Eric was wrestling with Johan the entire time until he got down to business to get him dressed. Lily had picked out the cutest pink dress, white tights and patent leather shoes for Erika. Eric beamed at her. Enar was in a red Fangtasia t-shirt and jeans with red and white Nike tennis shoes. Johan picked out his own clothes. He wanted to wear a his favorite t-shirt in army green, black jeans and black Nike tennis shoes. Eric combed Johan's hair and Lily put a bow on Erika. Eric turned to look at his children. They were all beautiful, except for the bow. "Lily, why does my daughter have that on her head?"
Lily laughed. "Oops. I forgot when your home, no bows." She giggled and took the bow off. Erika squealed.
"See, my daughter doesn't like them either. Please take those bows and dispose of them."
"Mr. Northman, Sookie will kill me. She ordered some of them especially to go with certain outfits." Lily looked panicked.
"Lily, please take the bows to my office and put them on my desk. I will deal with Sookie and the bows." He grinned and took the twins from her. Johan was already running down to his mother.
Eric came down the stairs to where Mark was standing with the car seats for the twins. "Morning Eric. We are ready when you are. Cars out front." Eric nodded putting the twins in their seats leaving them with Mark. He walked in the kitchen where Sookie was packing the diaper bags. Sookie turned to look at him. His fangs came down instantly when he saw her. "Sookie, you look amazing." She was dressed in all white, she had on white dress pants, a white cashmere sweater and a white leather jacket. Her ballet flats were white silk. She had diamonds in her ears, his mother's diamond pendant around her neck and her hair was up in a pony tail. She looked like an angel standing there.
"Aw, aren't you sweet!" She walked to him and touched his fangs. "I love you Eric." She leaned over and kissed him. "Ok, bags are packed, kids ready?" He nodded still unable to speak. "Johan!" He came running into the kitchen. "Lets see my little man." He turned around for his mother to inspect him. "Nice job mister!"
Lily came in and handed Eric jackets for the boys, a sweater for Erika. "Just in case." He nodded again.
Eric took the bags from her. Mark and Tray helped everyone get in the SUV. The kids were in the last seat buckled in their car seats, Sookie and Eric sat in the middle seats and the guards were in front. Today Tray was driving. They got on the road to head to Bon Temps. "Sookie, while we are there we can stop and see Sam if you wish. We can take the kids there for lunch."
Sookie looked at him. "What are you up to Eric Northman?"
He mocked her teasingly. "Now, my wife, why would you say such things of me?" He grinned. "I thought maybe you would like to see the flea bag."
"Eric!" She laughed at him. "Fine, you can take us there for lunch." She turned to Johan. "Baby, do you want to go see Sam?"
"Yes, mommy! I miss Sam." Johan was holding his sisters hand.
"He is not my child, no child of mine would enjoy that mongrel." Eric's face was poker straight as he shook his head.
"Yeah, try pulling that off. Anyone who looks at the kid knows he is yours!" Sookie turned back to look at her kids again. They all looked like Eric.
"Prove it!" He laughed at her.
She leaned over to his ear. "I can't, the kids are in the car." His fangs came down again. She laughed and leaned into him, his arms went around her and he kissed her neck for the remainder of the trip. Johan made kissing sounds the entire time.
When they pulled in the parking lot of the park Mark and Tray got out of the car. Mark took a quick but thorough look around. He came to the door and opened it, Eric got out first then he helped Sookie out. Mark brought the stroller around to them to put the twins in. Tray got Johan out of the back and handed him to Eric. "Are you ready to play my son?" Johan was kissing the side of his fathers face while patting the other.
"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" Johan wiggled to get down and Eric let him go. He ran so fast, he was rolling on the grass before they were even moving behind him.
"He is the cutest thing isn't he Eric?" She put her arm around Eric as he pushed the stroller.
"Sookie, my son is not cute. He is considered handsome. Cute is for puppies." Eric looked down on her frowning.
"What ever you say my King." She slapped his ass. She heard her name being called. Jason was running across the street. "Damn it!" Johan was yelling at her from a distance about her swearing. Sookie rolled her eyes.
"My love, your brother, three o'clock." He was trying not to grin and doing a terrible job of it.
"Sookie! Why haven't you called me back? I left a ton of messages." He leaned down to kiss the twins. He nodded to Eric then leaned in to kiss her.
"Jason, we have been so busy, I just haven't had time. I am sorry." She felt bad now for not calling.
He shook his head. "If your still mad at me that's fine but you could just call any way."
"I am sorry Jason, I just have a lot going on. I will call you and we will have dinner soon ok? I will invite Sam over too. Don't forget Johan's birthday is coming up. He will want to see you. He's over there Jason, why don't you go over and see him." She pointed to where her son had made a friend and was playing in the rocks. Jason nodded and trotted to where Johan was.
"Nice save Mrs. Northman. I thought he had you for a minute." Eric guided them to the path so they could walk the kids through the park. Sookie never took her eyes off her son. Mark was standing back a few feet away from Johan, Mark's eyes never left her son. Tray was walking quietly behind them. She smiled, her life was perfect she thought.
After they walked the path a few times they went to where Johan and Jason were still playing. Jason looked like he was having as much fun as Johan. Her son looked up at her smiling. "Uncle Jason ate a bug mommy." He giggled at his uncle.
"Jason, do not teach my son to do that. That is disgusting." Her face cringed and Eric bent over laughing.
"Sook, all boys eat bugs. We do it so we can impress girls on the play ground." He looked at her like that was common knowledge.
"I have to agree with my wife Stackhouse, my son is magical, I do not know if bugs are good for his diet." Eric tried to say it with the straightest face he could. Mark was behind them covering his mouth to keep from laughing out loud.
Eric he spread a blanket on the ground, he took the twins out of the stroller setting them down and he and Sookie sat to watch their kids play. Johan was holding his brother up trying to get him to walk, Jason was swinging Erika in on the toddler swing barely making it move but you would have thought he was sending her to moon with the squeals and the smile on her face.
"Are you enjoying your afternoon at the park my love?" He looked at his wife who looked like she was happier than he had ever seen her.
She looked away from her kids long enough to look at her husband. "You are a miracle worker Eric. You always know what we need. We needed this, the kids, you and I. This is the best afternoon we have spent together in a really long time." She kissed him softly then looked at her kids again. Johan was climbing up the back of his uncle. Erika and Enar were sitting up watching their older brother misbehave. "Jason be careful." He grinned and swung his nephew around.
Sookie saw people she knew from the bar, from school, friends of her Gran's. She was so happy people were actually using the park. The trees and bushes were fuller now. It was the middle of the afternoon and people were walking the path, kids were playing, there were people sitting on the benches reading the paper, couples swinging their kids. This is what Gran would have wanted, it made Sookie happy.
Jason sat Johan on his feet. "Ok, monkey, I got to get back to work. Tell your mama to call her brother will you sport?" Jason knelt down to hug Johan then he crawled on the grass making faces and noised at the twins who found him funny. Sookie just shook her head while he rolled them all over kissing them before standing up. When the time came Jason would make a great daddy she thought. He stood up. "Sookie, call me ok?" She nodded, Jason said good bye to Eric, Mark and Tray and left.
Erika crawled to where they were sitting and laid her little body on the blanket, she put her fist to her mouth and fell asleep. Eric leaned down to her speaking softly in Swedish to her. Enar crawled to his big brother, he wasn't ready to give up yet. They spent another couple hours before Enar was getting feisty and Sookie was starving. Eric and Tray got the kids up and in the car while Sookie helped Mark put all the gear back into the SUV. When they were all set they drove the short drive to Merlotte's.
The parking lot was pretty sparse, it was well after the lunch crowd and too early for the dinner crowd so it should be pretty quiet Sookie thought. Piling out of the car and into the front of the bar Sookie saw Sam immediately, he was standing behind the bar. His face lit up and he came around the bar smiling. "Cher! I can't believe you're here. Why didn't you call me to let me know you were coming?" He hugged her, Eric growled. Sam just looked at him.
"Well, actually you have Eric to thank, he took us to the park and he suggested we came here for lunch." Sookie smiled up at Eric then looked at Sam.
"Ok, have a seat. Holly will be over in a second to get your order." He smiled at her and went back behind the bar. Sookie heard the boom of a voice she hadn't heard in a while.
"Sookie Stackhouse! Hooka! Where have you been?" Tara's cousin Lafayette came strolling up to her in all his glory. He was tall, almost as tall as Eric, muscular and gay. Sookie adored him, he was one of Sookie's favorite people. One thing about Lafayette, he told it like it was. Eric didn't like him on sight, he was leering at her friend.
"Lafayette! Oh my Gosh! How are you?" She hugged him. He had been working on and off at Merlotte's for years.
"Girl, it has been too long. What is all this?" His fingers were snapping at her family.
"Oh, well, first I am not a Stackhouse anymore, I am Northman now. This is my husband, Eric."
Before she could say anymore Lafayette stopped her. "Your married to the Sheriff? Well, you certainly moved up didn't ya?" He was grinning. Johan gave him an odd look.
"He's actually the King now, it's a long story. These are my kids. Johan, Enar and Erika." Her friends mouth dropped open.
"You have three kids Sookie, by a vampire. I thought that sh…., I mean, I thought that stuff was rumor." He was shocked.
"No, it is not rumor. Sookie is my wife and bonded. These are indeed my children." Eric was looking her friend up and down. Sookie squeezed his arm.
Lafayette grinned. "You sure do have good taste Sook." He was licking his lips at Eric.
"Ok, go back to work, you S.E.X. fiend." She spelled the words because of the kids.
Johan looked at his mother. "Mommy, bad words mommy." Eric laughed at his son.
After her friend left they ordered their lunch, the twins barely made it through their food before falling asleep. Johan was talking up a storm to anyone who would talk to him. Sookie saw a ton of folks she knew, they stopped, asked her about her life, marveled over her kids and how well off she was. Some would make comments about how cute the kids were or how they couldn't believe she was married to such a powerful man. They would stare at her, her jewelry, her family. Eric was as proud as a peacock being able to show off his wife and kids to the town that made Sookie out to be a freak. She showed them he thought. Sam came to the table a few times to talk to them and when they were all done Sookie went to the bar to say goodbye while Eric paid the bill.
"Sam, I would like you to come over soon. I miss you."
"I miss you too. You look good Cher, you look real happy. I am glad." His eyes were full of regret.
She touched his hand. "I am happy Sam. If it wasn't for you, Gran and Tara I would never have had this life. It isn't perfect but it is wonderful. I am the luckiest girl in the world." She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. Eric called to her they were ready to go and she looked at Sam. "I got to get my sleepy kids home Sam. I love you. Call me soon ok?" He nodded and she went to her husband. They left and Sam stood in the window watching her leave.
When they got home they were all exhausted. Sookie let Lily take the kids to put down to sleep. Eric grabbed two cold and two warmed blood. Eric picked Sookie up and carried her up the stairs. When they went in the room he tossed her on the bed. She laughed and he did too. "Drink my wife." He handed her the two bloods. He opened his and drank them down. He was grinning at her. He climbed on the bed next to her, he started taking off his clothes, when he was down to his jeans he started peeling her out hers.
"Eric, sweetie, what are you doing?" Her shirt was over her head, he was working on her bra.
"I am going to play with my wife." His teeth were grazing her neck as he undid her pants. He had them down her legs and was tugging her panties off in one tug. He had her naked and he was in between her legs, his hands were undoing his jeans, they were down his leg and on the floor. Sookie's hands went to the muscle of his stomach. She moved her hands all over his chest. "Roll over on your stomach Sookie." She looked at him for a second then she did as he asked. Eric's hands were so gentle as they touched her skin. Slowly he began to massage her back, she moaned it felt so good. He rubbed her shoulders, he neck, her back, her sides.
'Oh, that feels so good Eric." She was almost asleep.
His slid down farther, he was straddling her legs. He massaged her lower back, her upper thighs, her ass. She moaned more. He moved her legs so that his legs were in between her legs, he spread her legs and pulled her up just a bit. Her ass was sticking in the air. She held her breath, Eric leaned down and began nibbling on her skin of her back moving slowly down. His tongue licked her back, until it was finally at her rear entrance, his tongue licked, circled then slowly darted in and out. She panted and closed her eyes. His hands went under her, one to her clit, the other he put one finger insider her, then two, then three. Her behind began to gyrate against his hand. His tongue was still working wonders on her ass, his finger that was rubbing her nub moved faster while his hand was slowly moving inside her. She didn't know what made her the craziest. "You are so wet Sookie, do I make you like this?"
"Yes, Eric. You know you do!" She panted the words.
He laughed and went back to what he was doing. She didn't want him to stop it felt so good. "Um, you are delicious my little fairy."
It was like a light bulb came on. She concentrated to control her scent while he did the marvelous things to her body. "Eric?'
"Yes my love." He licked her again.
"Is my scent too much?" She looked down to see his eyes were full of lust.
"No, your fine right now. Keep control Sookie, don't let me hurt you. Promise me." He closed his eyes and went back to her.
"Promise." She laid her head back down and let him finish her, she was screaming and coming so hard she fell to the mattress, but her husband had other ideas. He pulled her back up and inserted his cock into her so hard she cried out. If she wouldn't have just came he would have hurt her. His arms were firm on her hips as he used all of his strength to pump inside her over and over. His face was looking up at the ceiling, his eyes were closed and he was growling and grunting. Her insides were so tight and the feeling of her on his shaft was incredible. He pumped and pushed until he felt her get ready to climax again. He leaned over and bit her back and as he did she began to scream, the scream was so loud it made him come inside her. She kept crying out, she fell forward and Eric quickly turned her.
"Sookie?" He could see she was in pain. "What is it?"
She shook her head and grabbed her leg. "Charlie horse." Tears were in her eyes. He was up grabbing his phone. "No, Eric, it's a muscle spasm and it really hurt, like really bad but it will go away. Will you rub it please? Its on the back of my thigh."
He closed his eyes and moved to help her. "Sookie, you scared me to half to death. I thought I hurt you."
The tears were still rolling down her eyes. "I used to get them when I worked at Merlotte's but never like this."
"Let me call the doctor." He reached for his phone again.
She pulled his arm back. "Eric, it will pass. Just wait ok?" He could feel the muscle in her leg, the spasms were hard and it was really tense. He gently rubbed. She shook her head. "Rub it harder Eric, you have to make it contract back." She was panting from the pain. He put more pressure on the muscle and he could feel it slowing down. Her pants slowed down. After a few minutes she closed her eyes. "Ok, I think you got it. Thank you so much sweetie."
"Are you sure your alright?" He didn't get muscle pain, he didn't know what she felt.
"Yes, its better now." She pulled him down to lay with her. He pulled her close and held her.
"Sookie, do you think it is because of the baby?" He was still really concerned.
"No, it was just one of those things that happens. Sometimes when you sleep you are dreaming you are running or straining your body and you wake with one. You never get a Charlie horse?" He shook his head no. "You're lucky, they are terrible."
He rubbed her back until she fell asleep. He would be sure to ask the doctor about his. He didn't like the fact she was having this pain. He put his hand on her belly and spoke to his unborn son, telling him to take care of his mommy and he loved him. Eric got up and dressed to go to his office to do some work.
Sookie began to dream, she heard him calling her. The little boy she hadn't met yet, Gunnar, he looked to be around five. He was running around the back yard, his little legs were carrying him. He was calling to her to watch him take flight, his little body began to climb in the air. Sookie looked over to see her twins, they were so big, Enar looked more like Eric now, his hair the same color of Eric's. Erika was calling to Johan. Her little girl looked like she did at that age, her hair wavy and hanging long down her back. "Come here my brother." Sookie gasped. Johan was thin like Eric, he was tall, so tall for his age, his face, the identical face of Eric. He was wielding his sword, he was so graceful, so handsome. Eric stood in the corner smiling on them all. What a beautiful creature her husband was. She could feel her belly, a new child she thought. Sookie watched as Eric's hand lifted in her direction. "Sookie." He was smiling at her.
"Sookie." She felt the arm shaking her. "Sookie." Her eyes opened and Eric was standing over her with a plate. "Are you alright lover?" He sat the plate down and touched her face. "You have been asleep a while. I thought you might be hungry."
She smiled at him. "Eric, I am fine, I was just dreaming of our kids running in the back yard together, they we so big."
"I think our children are trying to help us do you not agree?" He lightly kissed her. She blinked not sure what he was talking about. "They are trying to keep our anxiety down about Gunnar. I know I worry, like earlier, I immediately think something is wrong with you or with the baby. One or all of our children are letting us know that he will be alright."
"I suppose I never thought about it like that." Her hand went to her belly and she smiled.
"Come on now, eat." She sat up and took the plate he gave her. He had set a glass of milk next to the table. Eric got into the bed and watched her eat. His hand went over to her belly and touched it. "It wont be long before we get to meet him." Eric's eyes were full of love, their bond swirling around them. His phone began to ring, he stood up to get it out of his pocket. "Yes." He walked away from the bed and spoke in Swedish. He ended the call. "Love, I must go, I have some business to take care. Will you be alright?"
Looking up at him she smiled. "I couldn't be better Eric. Thank you."
He came back to her and kissed her hard. "You know how much I love you, right?"
She blinked at him. "Yes, I do. I love you too sweetie."
"Tomorrow I will take you shopping." She winced. "Now, it is important that we do so. I want my bride to have new clothes for the reopening of Fangtasia. If it weren't for her I would still be dealing with inspectors and things."
"Uh huh. Today is not my first day here Eric. You would have growled and hissed your way to the same result. I just poured lots of sugar on it, see how that worked out?" She grinned from ear to ear.
"Yes, my sweet southern belle. You truly are a darling aren't you?" He said it with teasing in his voice. She stuck her tongue out at him. The sandwich was gone and she had drank her milk while they were talking. "I will take this down with me. You, lay down, I want you sleeping my wife. I will wake you when I get home. I love you."
She leaned back to get comfortable. "I love you too." She yawned and he smiled at her. He bent down and gave her a big kiss. He quietly slipped out of the room and headed downstairs. Alcide was standing in the foyer when he came down.
"Are you ready Eric?" He nodded walking past him to go to the kitchen to put the dishes in the dishwasher.
"Calvin is sure about this?" Alcide nodded. "You can't blame him I suppose."
"Yeah, I think I would have done the same if not worse. He really is lucky that Calvin called me instead of going to the cops. Sookie doesn't need the stress. I could choke him myself."
"Lets run to Hotshot and check this out." Eric instructed his vampires he was leaving and to tighten security.
They drove to outside of Bon Temps to Hotshot. Alcide pulled his truck into Calvin Norris' driveway. The two got out and walked to the door, Calvin was waiting for them. 'He's here." Calvin opened the door for them to come in. Jason was sitting on the couch, his head was down, he was passed out.
"How bad is Crystal?" Alcide asked.
"She lost the baby. Cuts, bruises, a few broken bones, she will be bad off for awhile." Calvin looked at Jason. "I probably would have done the same. She might have been pregnant with Jason's kid but I can't have him hurting one of mine."
"Is the panther healing?" Eric looked to Calvin.
"Yes. Slowly, Jason really did a number on him. Stackhouse beat him half to death." Calvin had sympathy for Stackhouse.
Eric nodded. "What will you require of him?"
Calvin looked Eric in the eye. "If it weren't for Sookie I probably would have killed him. He may have had reason for what he did, its still my people and I have to take care of mine. Take him home before one of the pack finds out and does it instead of me."
Alcide nodded and went to where Jason was, he grabbed his arm and flung him over his shoulder. Jason stirred and started to resist. "Let me go! I will kill the fucker!"
"Calm down Stackhouse. Alcide and I are taking you home." Eric's fangs came down and he spoke to Jason angrily.
"No, I want to kill him. He beat the shit out her! She's mine and he killed my kid!" Alcide sat him on his feet. Jason was seething with anger.
"Stackhouse, I know your pissed off but you have already beat him half to death. Go home now Jason." Calvin was staring at Jason.
"This is your fault Calvin. You should have let me marry her like I asked you. I could have taken her away from this shit and been done with it. Now my kid is dead and your gonna let him go. I will get him for what he has done to her." Jason was advancing on Calvin and Eric stood between them. All he could do was think about the man who raped and beat his girlfriend to the point she lost their baby. He might be a panther but Jason still wanted to kill him.
"No, Jason. Lets go. We will handle this later. You need to cool off before you do something stupid." Eric was looking at his brother in law for the first time with different eyes, he respected Jason for standing up for what was his.
Alcide stood between Calvin and Jason, he began to move Jason toward the door. "Come on Stackhouse, lets get you home."
Jason pushed back. "Tell that asshole to sleep with one eye open, cause I am coming for him. You can kill me if you want Calvin. I don't care." Eric grabbed his arms and pushed him toward the door telling him to move it outside. "What if it was Sookie Eric? Would you just let it go and let someone tell you to go home?" Eric looked at him. He knew he should let Jason go to take care of what needed to be done but Sookie would never forgive him if he did.
"There is nothing more to be done now Jason. Let's go." Eric pushed him out the door and Jason was fighting the entire way.
"No! I am not leaving here until his blood is draining from his body!" Jason was getting madder by the minute.
"Stackhouse, get in the truck." Alcide shoved him toward the truck. He and Eric finally had him in the truck.
"Take him to my house. If we take him to his he will just get in his truck and go back. Sookie will kill him if he gets to our house and misbehaves." He looked at Jason who looked like he could chew nails.
"I am not going to your house. I ain't gonna listen to Sookie lecture me. I want to go home." Jason looked at Eric. Alcide headed toward Shreveport.
"No, your going to my house. If you kill him Jason your going to only make matters worse. There is always a way around things Jason. You need to clear your head and think rationally." Eric looked at Jason who finally got what Eric was saying. He nodded to his brother in law.
"Are you gonna tell Sookie?" Jason winced when he realized his sister was going to give him hell.
"Yes, I can not keep something like this from her. She really doesn't need the stress but I would rather tell her now that for her to find out later. Your sister does not like to be left in the dark about things." Eric looked at Jason who knew full well what he was talking about.
"Fine, whatever." Jason turned his head to look out the truck window. Stubborn Stackhouse's Eric thought to himself.
They drove the rest of the way in silence. When they were in front of the house Eric thanked Alcide for his help and he shoved Jason toward the house. Jason didn't want to have to deal with Sookie. He was relieved when they got inside and the house was dark, he was relieved he wouldn't have to see Sookie right away. Eric hit the switch to turn on the lights. "Upstairs second door on the right. I will send a change of clothes up. You hungry?" Jason shook his head no. "Go get some sleep. Remember, my kids are here Jason. Don't do anything stupid alright?" Eric was warning him to behave.
"I would never do nothing to hurt them." He looked almost offended.
"I know Jason, go up and go to bed. I will see you in the morning." Eric nodded to him and went up the stairs.
"Thanks Eric." Jason went up behind him.
Eric turned around and looked at Jason before continuing up the stairs. "Don't say thank you Jason, you are family. That is what family does."
Eric went into their bedroom. Sookie was sleeping on her side toward Eric's side of the bed, her arm was stretched out to his side. She stirred when she heard Eric come closer. "Sweetie?" Her sleepy eyes barely open.
"Are you alright lover?" He leaned over and kissed her forehead.
"Um hum." She moved so he could get in the bed. He took off all his clothes and slid in next to her. He pulled her close to him.
"Sookie, I need to talk to you." He rubbed her arms until he felt she was awake. She moved to lay on his chest.
"Ok. Is something wrong Eric?" She sat up to look at him in the dark. Sookie could see him just as clearly as he could see her.
"Please to do not freak out when I tell you this. It will not help anyone if you do." She gasped at him, then she calmed herself and nodded for him to tell her. "Alcide and I went out to Hotshot to get Jason. One of Calvin's panther's attacked Jason's girlfriend. The man beat her pretty bad, enough to make her lose the baby she was carrying. Jason beat the panther up pretty badly. I brought your brother here."
"Is Jason ok? Should I go talk to him?" She was panicked. Jason never mentioned a baby, now she felt horrible. Maybe that was why he had called her so many times.
"No. Let him get some sleep. He has his pride Sookie. Alcide and I took some of that away when we dragged him out of there. If it were up to me I would have helped him kill the bastard but there is always another day for such things." Eric looked like he already had a plan.
"What happened to Crystal?" Sookie needed to know.
Eric shook his head. "He raped her and beat her pretty badly. Seems the panther didn't like the fact she was seeing Jason and liked it less she was pregnant by him."
Sookie looked into Eric's eyes. "Poor Jason."
Eric shook his head. "Don't pity him Sookie. He needs to handle this like a man. Treating him like a child is not how to handle this. This world, you know how it is, Jason needs to take his place back. He is a supe too, he needs to mark what is his and finish this. I will help him if he needs it. I will not allow someone to go up against any part of my family. I believe that is why Norris called me. He knew I would handle this discretely where Jason would have done something to get himself killed."
She leaned over and kissed him. "Thank you Eric. I know what a pain he can be. I appreciate you helping him." He pulled her close.
"He is family Sookie. I may not like him half the time and you may want to send Summerland most of the time but he is your brother." Eric kissed her again and settled them to sleep. She giggles at him. Her body snuggled against him and she fell back to sleep. He thought about Jason's situation and began to run scenarios through his head. Retribution would be paid, he would make sure of it. Jason was right at what he said, he would not allow anyone to get away with what that panther had done to Crystal if it has been Sookie. That he knew. Tomorrow he would calm Jason down enough to make him realize revenge took many different forms. He grinned at the thought, Eric closed his eyes and fell asleep next to his wife.