Eric looked over the papers one more time. He had decided to buy Sookie's house. Her brother, Jason had put it up for sale and Eric had finally decided to buy it to make sure that Sookie would have it when and if she ever came back. Plus by buying the house he would be able to control who would move in close to his family. He knew that the last thing that Sawyer would want would be to have people move in and spend most of their time spying on her and the children.
"I am officially fat," Sawyer said walking into the kitchen.
Eric turned to look at her and couldn't help but smile. She was in the middle of her eighth month being pregnant and Eric thought she looked gorgeous. He put down the papers and walked over to her. He ran his hand over her stomach. "Vacker, you look beautiful," he told her looking into her eyes.
"You are lying, Eric."
"No, I'm not. The twins tell you how pretty you are all the time."
"They are children; they are just following your lead."
"Oh really?"
Eric wrapped his arms around Sawyer and pulled her close. He had to admit that he couldn't hold her as close as he was use to. He looked down at her stomach then looked back up into her eyes, "You will always be beautiful to me. In every single way."
He watched as Sawyer rolled her eyes. He kissed her on the lips and she returned his kiss, "Fine, I'll believe you. So what are you up to?" She asked pulling away and walking to the island. She picked up the papers and started to read them.
Eric walked over to her and wrapped an arm around her waist, "I'm going to buy Sookie's house. I was thinking of fixing it up and then putting it up for sale again," he told her kissing her hair.
"Why buy it then? Why not let someone else buy it?"
"Well, my lovely Sawyer, I was thinking that if I buy it I am protecting this family. We are fairly famous now since Nan has been parading us all over television. I don't want the wrong person moving in next door and causing us pain and grief," Eric explained rubbing her stomach and smiling when Sahara began kicking up a storm.
"Wait, are you actually telling me that you thought something threw? You actually sat there and thought about preventing someone bad moving in instead of waiting and then killing that person?"
Eric rolled his eyes and kissed Sawyer on the neck, "You know, love, living with you is never dull."
"I know, it's why you love me."
Eric turned Sawyer around in his arms and kissed her deeply. He pulled away and smiled when he heard Ardith giggle from the stairs. He turned and winked at his daughter. "And what can I do for you?" he asked.
"Mommy said that you were going to come and tuck Aleryck and I in and read to us," Ardith said running down the stairs.
Eric swung her up in his arms and smiled at her, "Your wish is my command. What book would you like me to read to you?"
Eric carried Ardith up the stairs listening as she listed off almost every book that she owned. He turned and glanced at Sawyer as she stood in the kitchen. He watched her rub her head and he knew that his wife was still worrying about her vision. He sighed and wished that she would finally confide in him. It had been months and he knew that every moment Sawyer wasn't with him she was worrying about what she had seen. He wished that she would let him in and tell him what she had seen.
"Daddy, are you listening?" Ardith asked as he carried her into the bedroom.
"Sorry, love, I was thinking about something else. What book do you want me to read?" Eric asked placing her on the bed and tucking her in.
"Winnie the Pooh," Ardith said smiling.
Aleryck groaned from his bed across the room. Eric turned and smiled at him, "Do you have another request?" he asked.
"Yeah. Anything but Winnie the Pooh," Aleryck answered.
"Request denied!" Ardith yelled.
Eric smiled. He walked over to the bookshelf and grabbed the first Winnie the Pooh book he found. He was worried about Sawyer and what she was keeping from him but being with the twins helped push that out of his mind. He loved spending time with them and being with him made him realize that being a father to them was his greatest achievement in his one thousand year lifetime. He would always be proud to call them his.
Sawyer closed her eyes as she stood in front of the island waiting for the kettle to boil water for her tea. She felt a dull pound on the side of her head and knew it was a migraine building. She opened her eyes and cursed as the kitchen seemed to blur around her and
Suddenly she was in a small cement room. She turned and saw Eric chained to the bed. Sookie was trying to hold him down but he was hissing at her. Sawyer watched as she came down the metal ladder attached to the wall. She jumped down beside the bed and shoved Sookie off of Eric.
"Sawyer, what the hell are you doing?!" Sookie demanded.
"I am saving Eric. I've already been to Bill's and saved Jess from becoming extra crispy."
"But...How?"
Sawyer saw herself look up and glare at Sookie, "How is none of your concern, fairy."
Sawyer watched as she straddled Eric. He hissed at her and lunged at her. She placed her hands on his shoulders and shhed him. He looked at her confused.
"Eric, my love, enough," she told him in Swedish.
"I want out!" Eric screamed at her.
"No, you don't. If you go out you will die. I will not let you die, ma coeur. Calm."
Sawyer watched as she reached out and stroked Eric's cheeks. She began humming something to him. She watched as he calmed down and lay back down on the bed. She stayed on top of him and began to sing to him in Swedish. She couldn't make out the words though. She stepped forward to hear better and
Screamed when she knocked the kettle over and it fell. It crashed to the floor and the boiling water hit her legs. She grabbed the counter of the island and stepped back. She felt herself shaking. She stared down at the kettle on the floor and suddenly realized how dangerous her visions could be. She turned when she heard Eric come down the stairs.
"Vacker, I thought I heard you scream. Are you all right?" he asked coming to her side.
Sawyer shook her head. She felt tears come to her eyes, "Eric, I think... I think I need to tell you everything," she finally told him.
She looked at him and saw the relief written on his features. He stepped close to her and pulled her in his arms. She rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. She let her tears fall. She couldn't lie to Eric anymore. He deserved to know everything. No matter how scared she was that he would run off and kill everyone. She needed him to know what her fears were.
Eric closed the bedroom door. He had checked on the children and made sure they were sleeping before he and Sawyer had this conversation. He turned and saw her sitting on the side of the bed. She was running her hands over her legs. Eric had given her some of his blood so whatever burns that were there had already healed. He watched as she turned and met his glaze.
"They are sleeping soundly," he told her.
She nodded. He watched as she raked a hand through her hair, "I saw Antonia. Her spirit is still very much alive and looking for revenge against vampires. She threatened me," Sawyer told him softly.
Eric stood there stunned. "She threatened you? And you are just telling me this now?!" he demanded.
He watched as Sawyer looked away, "You know that new coven of witches that Bill is so worried about? Their leader is named Marnie. In one of my visions, I... I think she had control of Antonia or Antonia had control of her."
Eric turned and punched the wall. He yanked his hand out and watched as the dry wall and plaster fell to the floor. He took slow breaths telling himself not to yell at Sawyer. She was pregnant and she had been under enough stress with having to deal with this all on her own. He turned back and looked at her and saw the tears rolling down her cheeks. He hated seeing her in pain but he knew that he needed to do something about this. "Why didn't you tell me?" he told her softly.
She gave him a sad look, "You know why. Do I have to bring up Finn? You deal with threats to the family by killing them. We can't afford for you to do that this time."
"We can't afford for this witch to die?! She could be plotting against you this minute!" Eric bellowed.
He watched as Sawyer pushed herself up from the bed. She walked over to him. He thought for sure that she was going to hit him. He still knew how violent his Vacker could get when she was angry. Instead she reached up and placed her hand on his cheek. She stroked his cheek and he watched as tears ran down her cheeks.
"I know that Antonia could be plotting against me and all vampires here. But we can't do anything about it. Marnie, if she is working with Antonia, is still a human. After the whole mess with Russell, we both know that you can't just go off and kill this entire coven."
Eric pulled away from her, "The hell I can't."
He walked towards the door, "All right Eric, go and kill the coven. What are you going to tell Bill when he asks you why you did it?" Sawyer asked him. He stopped and stood there and cursed. "Exactly. You can't tell him about my visions. You don't want him to know about my powers so you can't tell him that I saw Marnie plot with Antonia against vampires. Then what do you think Bill will do?"
Eric turned around and faced her. "I need to protect my family!" he yelled. "You and the children are my everything. I am not going to let some witch harm any of you."
He saw Sawyer nod. "I know, love and I love you for wanting to protect us. But right now, you can't protect us the way you're use to. You can't just go out there and kill everyone. Russell made that impossible. You know exactly what will happen if you kill the coven. Bill will condemn you and Nan will start telling the whole world you were crazy and hell, she'll probably promote the pay-per-view of your true death for all to see. And then what will happen to me and the kids?" He watched as she stepped closer to him. She grabbed his hand and placed it on her stomach. He felt Sahara kicking, "What will happen to your child Eric? The child you waited a millennia for? Are you going to make her grow up in this world without you?"
Eric looked down at his wife's stomach. He felt tears come to his eyes. He didn't want to admit it but he knew that Sawyer was right. He hated it with every fibre of his being though. He needed to be able to protect his family. His father had taught him that a millennia ago. His father had taught him that protecting his family meant fighting for them and killing whoever would even think of causing them harm. Now here he was unable to do that. He leaned down and placed a kiss on Sawyer's stomach.
"Like always, Vacker, you are right. I just," he looked up and looked into her eyes, "I need time to adjust to this."
"You're leaving," Sawyer said knowing that Eric needed to be alone to think about everything.
"Just for tonight. I am going to go to the club. Maybe I will even talk things over with Pam. We both know that she will agree with you anyway."
He saw Sawyer nod but he could still see the worry and hurt in her eyes. He leaned in and kissed her on the lips, "I'll come to home to you. I always do," he told her softly.
He used his vampire speed and left the house before he could see her break down. He needed to be away from her and their children though. He could feel so much anger and disappointment now and he needed to get away from Sawyer before he lashed out and did something that could hurt her. He would go back home once he had a night to deal with the fact that this one time, he wouldn't be able to protect his family like he had been taught too.