Eric looked up and sighed when he saw Pam walk into his office. She sat in the chair and tossed another envelope on the desk. It had been two months since the birth of the twins and Eric had focused most of his energy on being with Sawyer and the babies leaving the running of the club to Pam. The Queen of Louisiana however, had been demanding to see him and he had kept ignoring her knowing that all she wished to talk about is the reason why he had decided to no longer sell V to everyone. He had known that at some point he wouldn't be able to ignore the Queen any longer but he had hoped that it would have been later on.

"You have two days and then she said if you don't come, she is going to come here and you'll regret it," Pam said summing up what the latest note had said.

"Does she know about Sawyer and the twins?" Eric asked looking at Pam and knowing that she would tell him the truth.

"She never said but," Pam sighed, "I bet she does. There isn't much she doesn't know about what is going on in Bon Temps. I think that her first visit would be to Sawyer instead of here."

Eric rubbed his temples feeling a head ache coming on, "I have no doubt that you are right."

Pam watched as Eric stood up and began pacing swearing in Swedish. She knew that this could become dangerous. She would not put it past the damn queen to show up at the house and use Sawyer and the twins to get what she wanted. In fact, Pam was a little surprised that Sophie-Anne hadn't shown up already. Pam looked up when Eric turned and looked at her.

"I will leave tomorrow night to go see her. Make sure that she gets this," Eric said grabbing a piece of paper and writing down his intentions. He handed it to Pam.

"Why not go tonight?" she asked taking the note.

"I need to tell Sawyer what is happening."

"Eric, do you really think that that is a good idea?"

Eric turned and stared at the wall behind his desk. He knew that it wasn't a good idea but he was no longer keeping any secrets from Sawyer. He knew that keeping secrets only ended in them hurting each other. He turned back and looked at Pam, "No, it is not a good idea because Sawyer will worry but I need to tell her. She deserves to know."

Pam nodded and got up. She looked at Eric and knew that this was not going to be easy for him. She knew that the queen might put him into a position where he might have to choose between his duty as sheriff and Sawyer. She walked out of the office knowing that if it came to that, Eric would choose Sawyer; that was of course assuming that the queen would play fairly.

Sawyer shook her head as Sookie once again picked up Aleryck in her arms and started talking cutesy baby talk to him. She turned and rolled her eyes at Sam as he stood at the bar filling drinks. She had come to Merlotte's to relax and just hang out with her friends. She hadn't spent much time with them over the past month as the twins had taken up most of her free time. Not she was complaining; she loved her children and knew now that those fears she had had were for nothing. She had realized that she would never become her mother and that she loved her children with everything that she was.

"Sook, you are spoiling him," Sawyer said sipping her iced tea.

"Oh please, I know for a fact that Eric carries both of them around all the time," Sookie answered smiling down at Aleryck.

"Yeah and I tell him the same thing I am telling you, it is spoiling them."

"They are babies, they need to spoiled," Jessica added coming over in her Merlotte's uniform and picking up Ardith. Sawyer and her ignored the shocked and appalled looks from the people. Sawyer was getting very use to people glancing at her that way whenever she let Jessica, Pam, Eric or Bill anywhere close to her children.

"You are all impossible," Sawyer said shaking her head. She turned and saw Eric walk into Merlotte's. She smiled and walked over to him. She laughed when he pulled her in his arms and held her. He lifted her off her feet so they were eyes to eye and kissed her softly.

"I thought you said you would only stay a couple of hours," Eric said to her setting her back down on her feet.

"And I thought you said that you would be at Fangtasia until closing," she answered seeing a look on his face that she didn't like.

"Something came up. I need to speak to you."

"Alright, I can pack up the twins and-."

"Sawyer, I can watch them for you. I mean, Arlene and Jess have everything covered here and I am off in an hour anyway," Sookie suggested.

"I don't know."

"Bill was coming to pick me up. We would keep them safe."

"Yes, because I trust William completely," Eric answered dryly.

"Are you sure it wouldn't be a bother?" Sawyer asked Sookie. The idea of finally getting some alone time with Eric was appealing. She had missed being alone with him and talking about everything or nothing at all. It would be nice to have a few hours alone with him.

"I am sure. I can have Bill bring them around a couple of hours before dawn."

"Eric?" Sawyer asked looking at him. She knew how he felt about her or the twins being away from him for too long.

Eric thought about it and sighed. He knew that he needed to explain the situation to Sawyer and it would be easier without the twins there. He looked at Sookie and nodded, "Be sure to tell Bill that if anything happens to my children, I will tear him limb from limb slowly and-," he started.

Sawyer covered his mouth, "I think she gets it. I'll see you later Sookie. Bye Sam, be good."

"Ha, him good? Yeah right," Tara said snorting and turning to grab a bottle of gin to make a drink at the bar.

Sawyer grabbed her bag and smiled. She kissed each of the twins on the forehead and smiled when Eric did the same. She then let him lead her out of the diner. She followed him out to the Jeep. She tossed him the keys and then looked at him from across the hood of the vehicle. He looked at her and then looked away.

"It's not good news, is it?" she asked softly.

"I will tell you when we get home," he answered.

Eric watched her and expected her to fight him. Instead she climbed into the Jeep without saying another word. He climbed in beside her and in the driver's seat. He started the vehicle. He felt her place her hand on his thigh. He knew that she would not be happy with what he had to say.

Sawyer sat on the couch and took the cup of coffee that Eric handed her. He had insisted on making her coffee before they started talking. She grabbed his hand and pulled him down beside her. She smiled when he wrapped an arm around her and pulled her against his side. She closed her eyes and placed her hand on his chest careful not to spill the coffee in her other hand.

"Ma coeur, what's wrong?" she asked softly knowing that he was ready to finally tell her what had been bothering him all along.

"You know that I am not the highest authority in Louisiana, right?" he started stroking her hair.

"I know. There's a queen, right?"

"Yes. Sophie-Anne. I am older than her but I did not want the headache of being king. Plus, the council who appointed her, did not care for me very much."

"I wonder why."

Eric smirked and looked at her as she turned her face towards his. He saw the sparkle in her blue eyes and fell in love all over again. He remembered when he had promised that he would never fall in love with a human; he now knew how stupid he had been then. Sawyer had given him everything that he had been missing in his life. He was now a partner and a father. He had gotten things that he had once scorned and hated. He kissed Sawyer on the cheek and held her closer to him. He didn't want to lose everything and he had a sinking feeling that he was about to. He couldn't trust Sophie-Anne and he knew that she would do anything including threatening Sawyer and the twins to get him to do whatever she wanted him to.

"I have been ignoring Sophie-Anne's summons for a while now," he admitted.

"Eric," Sawyer sighed looking at him.

"You and our children were more important to me than whatever she wanted."

"We don't come before your duty as sheriff."

Eric shook his head, "Yes, you do."

Sawyer set her cup of coffee on the coffee table and turned her full attention to Eric. She opened her mouth to tell him that he was wrong. She didn't get the chance though because Eric yanked her closer to him and kissed her hard on the mouth. She kissed him back and let him take control. She knew that there was more then what he had said but at the moment she was willing to forget that in order to be with him. She ran her hand down his chest and pulled at his shirt. She pulled away from the kiss and smiled at him.

"How about we take this upstairs?" she suggested feeling him run his hands along her body.

"I like that idea very much," Eric stated picking her up in his arms. He kissed her again and carried her towards the stairs.

"Just to let you know, you will tell me why you are so worried about the queen."

"Min karlek, I-," he started.

Sawyer placed her hand on his mouth, "No more secrets, Eric. We promised. But right now, I don't want to argue about this. I just want you to make love to me."

Eric nodded. He kissed Sawyer again and knew that he would end up telling her everything. He carried her up to their bedroom holding her close to him. He set her on her feet and kissed her hard on the lips. He felt her kiss him back and he knew that he would never want anyone other than her ever again.

Sawyer kissed Eric and pulled away to pull off his shirt. She ran her hands over his chest and placed a soft kiss over his heart. She smiled when he undid the buttons on her shirt and pushed it off her shoulders. She pulled away and unhooked her bra and tossed it aside. She was a little worried about what Eric would think of her body now after she had given birth to the twins. She had lost some weight since giving birth to the twins but she was nowhere near the size she had been when Eric had first met her. She sighed when he ran his hands along her skin.

"You are still the most beautiful woman I have ever seen," he whispered pulling her against him and kissing down her neck and collar bone.

"You are such a liar," Sawyer laughed raking her hands through his hair.

"I would never lie to you."

Eric ran his hand down her side and found the zipper for her skirt. He unzipped and pushed it down her hips. It fell to the floor and he pushed her underwear down next. He felt her hands working on his belt and the zipper to his pants. He picked her up and carried her to the bed. He placed her on it and then took off his pants in one second and was on top of her the next. He smiled when she laughed a little and wrapped her legs around him. He slid inside of her and kissed her deeply. He felt her warmth all around him and he felt whole again. He felt human for those few precious moments with her and he was going to fight for that with everything he could.